Mark wrote:
, but what's been clear to me for a while now is
> that when
> it's cold outside, running carb heat improves mixture distribution
> and fuel
> economy, at least at 10K' where it's cold.
I had noticed that there was some effect last winter with partial
carb heat, But I never have kept things the same long enough to make any
real correlations.
>
> I really need to put some wheel pants on my plane soon, but the next
> time I
> expect crappy weather for a few days I plan to extend the gear leg
> brackets
> 3" to see what that'll do for landing speed. And there are several
> other
> lists a mile long.
.
Get the wheel pants on so you can do what I did this morning --
Dig a pound of dirt and grass and crap out of the insides of them....
>
I'm going to try to get out early today. The newly repaired
transponder is not reporting altitude for some reason. If I can't get it
fixed today I won't be able to go above 10K to try to call ya on the
radio.
Joe Horton, Coopersburg, PA.
[email protected]
