phdigger123
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Cottage Grove, Mn
I was out flying my Gullwing today and had an adrenaline raising experience. It has a Lycoming R-680-13. You can use full power for one minute on take off and then you need to pull the power back. On a go around I went to full power. When I pulled the power back after about 45 seconds the engine damn near quit. The carb heat was off at that point. I went back to full power and pulled on the carb heat and the noise came back. When I landed I did a run up and everything seemed normal. So, my question is, do any of you have much experience with this engine and is it susceptible to ice? It was about 60 degrees outside with some light haze. I don’t know what the dew point was.
Any help or guidance is appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
Any help or guidance is appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike