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Confused of Southampton
On 01/06/2013 09:21, David Watts wrote:
> Duncan,
>
> You've got me there. Surely if you have already pulled the throttle
> back to the stop on the carb., pulling the lever any more will not
> make any difference at all. Unless I am missing something.
>
> Dave Watts
> G-BXDY Classic Monowheel (Still just short of 2000hrs. But at least we
> are now flying again from our previously waterlogged airfield, so
> another week should see us over the magic number, and loving every
> minute of it)
>
> On 1 Jun 2013, at 08:52, "Duncan & Ami" <ami-mcfadyean@talktalk.net
> <mailto:ami-mcfadyean@talktalk.net>> wrote:
>
>> Message
>> Whilst complying with the LAA requirement for a throttle stop, it's
>> useful to set up the cables so that the carb stops are reached first,
>> followed closely by the stop on the throttle lever itself if the
>> lever is deliberately pulled closed against the throttle lever stop.
>> This limits any excess strain that can be applied to the cables, but
>> provides a useful facility to temporarily pull down the idle speed in
>> flight (which in any case will still always be well above the static
>> setting, as the forward motion drives the prop). As soon as the
>> deliberate backpressure on the lever is released, 'normal service' is
>> resumed
>> This facility makes a usefully large addition to rate of descent and
>> is helpful for landing in to short strips; it's like having an airbrake!
>> Duncan McF.
>>
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