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Subject: | Re: alternate air |
At 09:36 AM 5/31/2013 Friday, you wrote:
>I think the alternate air is just this, if the ram air box becomes plugged with
snow, ice or a bird you will need air from somewhere for the engine to run,
I think the cowling air would be the best air and I hope I will never need it.
Once it is opened. you will need to remove the cowling to make sure it is closed
properly, per plans. Hope this helps.
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>Jim
If you design the cable installation correctly, there's no need to remove the cowling.
It will work like a normal control. Here are a few pictures of my installation.
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Matt Dralle
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