Recent content by tnmcgee

Thank you for all the replies. A lot to think about. I got the mechanics report second hand and now that you have mentioned it there was something said about some malfunction in one set of mags. I am not a highly experienced pilot. When I heard the power drop and felt the engine laboring my...

Honestly, it all happened so fast there was no time for the sphincters to tighten up. It has bothered me more in the two days since it happened then it did the day of.

Recently, I was climbing out in a Cherokee 160, P-28 I have been renting when, at about 300' AGL there was a sudden, marked decrease in power. It sounded as if someone had pulled the throttle back about 25% and the engine started running roughly. I thought it was going to die compelely. I...