X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:48:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [69.84.129.242] (HELO asp.reflexion.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.1) with ESMTPS id 5102640 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:33:41 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.84.129.242; envelope-from=cberland@systems3.net Received: (qmail 8316 invoked from network); 24 Aug 2011 19:33:02 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mail-cs-02.app.dca.reflexion.local) (10.81.19.2) by 0 (rfx-qmail) with SMTP; 24 Aug 2011 19:33:02 -0000 Received: by mail-cs-02.app.dca.reflexion.local (Reflexion email security v6.50.3) with SMTP; Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:33:02 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 25672 invoked from network); 24 Aug 2011 19:32:51 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO remote.systems3.net) (98.172.79.178) by 0 (rfx-qmail) with (AES128-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 24 Aug 2011 19:32:51 -0000 Received: from S3SBS08SERVER.Systems3.local ([fe80::6077:364b:fa39:c71b]) by S3SBS08SERVER.Systems3.local ([fe80::6077:364b:fa39:c71b%10]) with mapi; Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:31:23 -0700 From: Craig Berland. X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List X-Original-Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:31:14 -0700 Subject: [LML] In-flight Mag Check? Thread-Topic: [LML] In-flight Mag Check? Thread-Index: AcxijKybaYkuy6tDRoelslm1Ui199wABYZjg X-Original-Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_D7A6B5700A0803448C27264F1F5387364E93D42A18S3SBS08SERVER_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_D7A6B5700A0803448C27264F1F5387364E93D42A18S3SBS08SERVER_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable John, Yes, not a bad idea....however....I have done three different types of crui= se mag checks. 1. I was flying by myself. Obtained desired data. 2. Flying with better half and failed to "inform" her I was going to d= o a mag check. 3. Flying with better half and informed her I was going to do a mag ch= eck and one mag was failed. (Engine stopped...) As an honorable man, I can only recommend one of the three methods. If one mag if bad and engine stops, I recommend you pull mixture to idle cu= toff, switch back to both mags and then slowly advance mixture and set prop= er fuel flow. Simply switching back to both mags can cause unwanted noises = when the fuel in the exhaust ignites. Unwanted noises can cause bruising ar= ound your neck. Craig Berland IV-P N7VG Gents: Is an in-flight magneto check generally recommended? Thanks, John Hafen IVP 413AJ, 330 hours, and I've NEVER touched the key while flying...... --_000_D7A6B5700A0803448C27264F1F5387364E93D42A18S3SBS08SERVER_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

John,

Yes, not a bad idea….however….I have done th= ree different types of cruise mag checks.

1. &n= bsp; I was fly= ing by myself. Obtained desired data.

2. &nbs= p; Flyin= g with better half and failed to “inform” her I was going to do= a mag check.

3. = Flying with better half and informe= d her I was going to do a mag check and one mag was failed. (Engine stopped= …)

As an honorable man, I can only recommend one of the three method= s.

= If one mag if bad and engine stops, I recommend you pull mixture to idle cu= toff, switch back to both mags and then slowly advance mixture and set prop= er fuel flow. Simply switching back to both mags can cause unwanted noises = when the fuel in the exhaust ignites. Unwanted noises can cause bruising ar= ound your neck.

Craig Berland

IV-P N7VG

Gents:
Is an in-flight magneto check generally recommended?
Tha= nks, John Hafen
IVP 413AJ, 330 hour= s, and I've NEVER touched the key while flying......

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