Sorry, Dave... when I posted that msg I was already on my way and was in SLC. I'm in Spokane tonite then into Kelowna tomorrow (Sun.)
See you there!
Mixture Creep?
Moderators: GAHorn, Karl Towle, Bruce Fenstermacher
-
Chris Christensen
- Posts: 51
- Joined: Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:35 pm
I vote for changing over to the Vernier type. Had an old-timer say he wanted to show me something one day at Sulpher Creek in Idaho.
Did not know what his intentions were so sat back to watch. Looked like he was just going to show off how well a 180hp 170-B with CS prop could get out of Sulpher Creek. Soon he was frog-hopping down the gravel, complaining, "What hell is going on here, it wont't climb." I had scanned the panel and noticed that he did not lean for altitude. I said, "Jim, just keep the nose down and hang on," as the fence went under the nose. I reached up and had to use TWO hands on the old "clip" type mixture control, eased it out, and we were on our way as the engine revved up.
NOW, if he had been in that plane ALONE, wile dodging trees etc, he would have never been able to use BOTH hands to reach accross the panel to adjust the mixture under those circumstenches. There is now a vernier control which can be operated ONE handed while still keeping a look out for the next obstacle.
Did not know what his intentions were so sat back to watch. Looked like he was just going to show off how well a 180hp 170-B with CS prop could get out of Sulpher Creek. Soon he was frog-hopping down the gravel, complaining, "What hell is going on here, it wont't climb." I had scanned the panel and noticed that he did not lean for altitude. I said, "Jim, just keep the nose down and hang on," as the fence went under the nose. I reached up and had to use TWO hands on the old "clip" type mixture control, eased it out, and we were on our way as the engine revved up.
NOW, if he had been in that plane ALONE, wile dodging trees etc, he would have never been able to use BOTH hands to reach accross the panel to adjust the mixture under those circumstenches. There is now a vernier control which can be operated ONE handed while still keeping a look out for the next obstacle.
Cessna® is a registered trademark of Textron Aviation, Inc. The International Cessna® 170 Association is an independent owners/operators association dedicated to C170 aircraft and early O-300-powered C172s. We are not affiliated with Cessna® or Textron Aviation, Inc. in any way.