---------------------------------------------------------- Kitfox-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 12/13/10: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:56 AM - Re: 582 to death valley (Guy Buchanan) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:56:06 AM PST US From: Guy Buchanan Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: 582 to death valley On 12/12/2010 6:55 PM, rez wrote: > My 582 is set up nicely for Pahrump. EGT about 1150 full throttle and 1200 mid range. No altitude compensation. At minus 200 feet it will be running lean. Is this something I should worry about or no big deal? > Depends on your fuel situation when you get there. If you HAVE to land at Furnace Creek for fuel, but your EGT's won't let you, you'll have to have an "interesting" dead stick experience. Otherwise, if you have plenty of fuel you can check it out and if it doesn't work, go back. I've had the problem you describe a couple of times and it made for "challenging" landings. Because I use rich mains and the HACman system I ended up having two throttle settings available, full and idle. Landing was therefore not too difficult, but I had to really watch the EGT gauge, a distraction not conducive to good pattern work, lookout maintenance, and a "stabilized" approach. If you're not too far from Furnace Creek you could probably pick a day with a 2700' density altitude and landing at Furnace Creek would be identical with landing at Pahrump! Guy Buchanan Kitfox IV-1200 / 582-C / Warp 3cs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kitfox-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kitfox-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kitfox-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kitfox-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.