This set up uses cold external air and is hence prone to ice and has a
manual knob.
http://www.lightsportaircraft.ca/puma-aircraftreview/images/rotax912engineinstallation.jpg
This set up has the heat "always on" as is takes the air from the warm
and toasty area under the cowling.
On 12/25/2011 6:16 PM, circicirci wrote:
> As you know, with the exception of some of a few flying 912s in the UK and other places who have custom-installed some sort of carb heat on their Rotax, our 912's have no carb heat.
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> Although it appears that there rarely is carb-icing, it IS possible. And anyway I believe my flight examiner may want me to state what the symptoms are (I do know those) and what the proceedure for dealing with it is.
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> Of course in most piston aircraft engines like the Lycomasaurus, the primary response is supposed to be "turn on carb heat."
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> But is there ANYthing one could do on a Rotax that has no carb heat if detecting symptoms of carb icing (other than pray?).
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> Might "descend to lower warmer altitude if available" be appropriate?
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> Possibly cut back power (if practical/safe?) as that might reduce the rate of cooling due to expanding air flow in the carb intake?
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> Or?
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