David Megginson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Jim Wilson writes: > > > So the examiner's admonishment was unfounded? I take it you didn't > > argue with him on this point :-) > > Well, I didn't understand his point during the flight. I was leaned > out for cruise in the simulated cross country, and he said we had > better try the carb heat and flipped it on -- I thought that he was > worried that the engine was running rough (different people have > different perceptions), so I turned, smiled, explained that Pipers > don't usually have a problem with carb ice, and enriched the mixture a > bit instead to make the engine as smooth as possible. Big mistake, > but fortunately it cost me only a tongue lashing afterwards. > > > I take it with the Piper there's some warning before it's too late. > > We hope... or will you be thinking about this email some snowy > > night in March with engine out and 5000ft of air below? > > Carb ice is always a concern, and it certainly won't hurt to check > once in a while. In fact, carb heat can even smooth out the > distribution in a carbureted engine, allowing one to run further > lean of peak without roughness. > > Note that it's not the snowy night that catches people with carb ice, > but the humid, hot summer day -- that's when the air holds the > most moisture. >
Oh right, that makes sense. Thanks for the explanation, and the story. Best, Jim _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
