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CABLE ENDS:  concurr with Dan Schaefer's comments on springs for mixture
and carb heat controls. In my 600 hr Lancair, no solid control wire
failures yet, but my logic is to have the carb heat spring go hot, not
cold.  Murphy says the wire will fail when you need it most, You're solid
IFR over bad terraine, temps near freezing.  The loss of power with it
"on" is not much consequence to me. I had to put a locking control on
mine, Spruce P/N 05-15000 Pg 150 in 98-99 Cat, after air flow kept pushing
it in the cold position in the situation above.  One of those never again
deals, I now use carb heat before going into any cloud...             FUEL MANAGEMENT: About Scott Kruegers missle on "hearing the Facet Pumps
speed up when the wing tank is empty"  By taking the clear polyurathane
tubing through the instrument panel to create a viewing window, bubbles
are a dead giveaway to empty wing tanks..No gauges required, if you time
the fact pumps, (mas o menos 0.7 gal/ minute both on) Something for your
PAX to do, keep track of each pumping cycle. With 30 gal total in the
wings, I know I have about 42 minutes total pumping time. So, by filling
the 12gal day tank near the end of pump time, I've got more than IFR
Reserves and no nagging fears about gauges..
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