Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3178852 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:18:24 -0400 Received: from EDWARD (clt25-78-058.carolina.rr.com [24.25.78.58]) by ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i3JFILC9027017 for ; Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:18:22 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <028101c42621$480aa550$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Engine out Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:16:25 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Get injected, Finn. You'll thank yourself and your airplane will also. Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Finn Lassen" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2004 11:20 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Engine out > Had my most public engine out today as my engine quit on tight turn to > final into Sun'n'Fun. > Had to be pushed the last few yards off the runway onto the taxiway by a > couple of red-shirted controllers. > Engine started about one minute later sitting on the ground. > > I'm now convinced (after about half a dozen such engine outs) that the > constant velocity Mikuni carbs ARE susceptible to icing. > > It's always been after steep descents (lots of cool air), throttle all > the way back. > > Finn > > > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >