Aeric
Line Up and Wait
I went for a flight yesterday afternoon and intended to get at a rather high up for some pictures. I did a constant near Vy climb at full throttle with a couple of partial throttle reductions and pitch to near level to make sure the cylinders stayed happy. As I passed through 8500' (leaning since around 2500') the engine started to run quite rough and I suspected carb ice so I backed off the power a bit and leveled. I applied carb heat, richened the mixture a little and after a few seconds I regained power so I removed the carb heat and then a few seconds later it ran very rough again. I reapplied carb heat, got the power back and after a few seconds removed the heat and it started to run rough again. Carb heat back on, and I left it on for close to a full minute and all was well after removing the heat. Ran fine the rest of the flight.
I realize the first two times I had not left the heat on long enough...lesson learned, this was my first encounter with carb ice.
This happened in absolutely cloudless air and at full or nearly full throttle, and at an altitude that should be rather dry.
I understand that the 0-200 is rather notorious for making ice, but given the conditions, is this unusual?
I realize the first two times I had not left the heat on long enough...lesson learned, this was my first encounter with carb ice.
This happened in absolutely cloudless air and at full or nearly full throttle, and at an altitude that should be rather dry.
I understand that the 0-200 is rather notorious for making ice, but given the conditions, is this unusual?