dweyant
Pre-takeoff checklist
Took the wife and daughter for a flight last night for dinner.
After dinner we went to fly home and I thought the engine sounded a bit off, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.
However, when I did my runup I had a large RPM drop on the left magneto. Looking at my JPI it showed no EGT's on cylinder number three.
I aborted the flight and was fortunately able to borrow a crew car to drive home (made a much longer evening than I had intended).
So, what are the likely causes, and how difficult is it going to be to get this repaired? There is a mechanic on the field, but I'm going to call my mechanic and see if he has time to drive up and look at it with me.
Thanks for any suggestions.
-Dan
After dinner we went to fly home and I thought the engine sounded a bit off, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it.
However, when I did my runup I had a large RPM drop on the left magneto. Looking at my JPI it showed no EGT's on cylinder number three.
I aborted the flight and was fortunately able to borrow a crew car to drive home (made a much longer evening than I had intended).
So, what are the likely causes, and how difficult is it going to be to get this repaired? There is a mechanic on the field, but I'm going to call my mechanic and see if he has time to drive up and look at it with me.
Thanks for any suggestions.
-Dan