X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 01:17:58 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net ([216.148.227.85] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.5) with ESMTP id 902602 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:11:30 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.148.227.85; envelope-from=mjrav@comcast.net Received: from mark1 (c-65-96-140-242.hsd1.ma.comcast.net[65.96.140.242]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with SMTP id <20051227131044014008gls8e>; Tue, 27 Dec 2005 13:10:44 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <003e01c60ae7$5fb972b0$f28c6041@mark1> From: "Mark Ravinski" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: N320WH Destroyed, No Injuries X-Original-Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:13:37 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0037_01C60ABD.707A5580" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1506 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C60ABD.707A5580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Joseph, You could say that I suppose. I always cruise LOP. I always descend with the mixture very retarded also. I understand this = is good for the engine. Any form of descent checklist will have you checking the mixture along = the way. If the engine complains at all at leveloff, checking the mixture and = fuel flow are the first things to do. I don't see much danger in this -- it's more like normal ops. I do appreciate that the first time it happened in a new unfamiliar = plane was a learning experience. Real danger is when you don't adjust the mixture to rich before landing = and then for any reason need a bunch of power on final. Mark Ravinski N360KB 1361 hrs Posted for "Joseph Neustein, MD" : Mark: In your experience would running lean of peak in high atlitude = cruise compound the danger of forgetting to readjust the mixture in descent = or would there be some earlier feedback before leveling off that = something was not running just quite right with the engine? ------=_NextPart_000_0037_01C60ABD.707A5580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Joseph,

You could say that I = suppose.

I always cruise LOP.

I always descend with the mixture very = retarded=20 also. I understand this is good for the engine.

Any form of descent checklist will have = you=20 checking the mixture along the way.

If the engine complains at all at = leveloff,=20 checking the mixture and fuel flow are the first things to = do.

I don't see much danger in this -- it's = more like=20 normal ops.

I do appreciate that the first time it = happened in=20 a new unfamiliar plane was a learning experience.

Real danger is when you don't adjust = the mixture to=20 rich before landing and then for any reason need a bunch of power on=20 final.

Mark Ravinski

N360KB 1361 hrs

Posted for "Joseph Neustein, MD" <jn@elp.rr.com>:

Mark: = In your=20 experience would running lean of peak in high atlitude cruise
= compound=20 the danger of forgetting to readjust the mixture in descent or
= would=20 there be some earlier feedback before leveling off that something = was
=20 not running just quite right with the engine?

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