Re: FireFly & MZ 34 - First Flight

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Subject:		Re: FireFly & MZ 34 - First Flight
From:		Jack B. Hart (jbhart@onlyinternet.net)
Date:		Wed Mar 17 - 4:50 PM

At 06:47 PM 3/17/10 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Jack, did it quit during climb or after pulling the throttle back?
>BB
>

Bob,

I was trying to descend.  I was fighting the dilemma of increasing CHT and EGT

due to unloading the over propped engine.  I had dropped the engine down to 
about 4,300 rpm and both the CHT and EGT had fallen away from the upper 
limits.  The carburetor may have iced up and it quit.  From experience on 
the ground, if the high speed jet had plugged the engine would have 
continued to run at a little over 4,000 rpm.  So I suspect it may have been 
ice.  With the muffler mounted up overhead, it may be possible that I can 
add carb heat.

Tomorrow, I will check it out some more.

Jack B. Hart FF004
Winchester, IN