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Forum: Private Flying

17th Jul 2015, 01:02

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"NJK blew a jug today"

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Posted By India Four Two

hf, No problem. I've often thought an...

hf,

No problem. I've often thought an adjustable flap would be nice, but that would require an STC and significant expense.

Re the CHT, I'm going to find out which cylinder the probe is...

Forum: Private Flying

16th Jul 2015, 19:56

Replies: 25

"NJK blew a jug today"

Views: 12,876

Posted By India Four Two

Yesterday, I talked to the pilot who had the...

Yesterday, I talked to the pilot who had the cylinder failure. He was at about 500' at the end of the crosswind leg, when he heard "a big bang" and the rpm dropped to 2100. He was towing a heavy...

Forum: Private Flying

13th Jul 2015, 14:25

Replies: 25

"NJK blew a jug today"

Views: 12,876

Posted By India Four Two

DP, Yes, it has a conventional CHT gauge,...

DP,

Yes, it has a conventional CHT gauge, connected to one cylinder. Every tow plane I've ever flown has had one. Towing without one would be a recipe for cooking an engine. Our new C182 has an...

Forum: Private Flying

12th Jul 2015, 22:32

Replies: 25

"NJK blew a jug today"

Views: 12,876

Posted By India Four Two

hf, As I mentioned earlier, the Scout has a...

hf,

As I mentioned earlier, the Scout has a ground-adjustable cowl-flap, so we can't close it at the top of climb.

I'm only going on personal experience. I've been around Scout tow-planes in...

Forum: Private Flying

12th Jul 2015, 19:33

Replies: 25

"NJK blew a jug today"

Views: 12,876

Posted By India Four Two

DP, About 1700 hours. Interestingly, the...

DP,

About 1700 hours. Interestingly, the cylinder that failed was a replacement for a previous cylinder failure, a few years ago.

ATC,

No metal in the filter. The annual is due soon and the...

Forum: Private Flying

11th Jul 2015, 01:33

Replies: 25

"NJK blew a jug today"

Views: 12,876

Posted By India Four Two

An update

Following the cylinder head failure on Tuesday, new parts were ordered on Wednesday (cylinder and piston). On Thursday morning, I was out at the field for my towing shift in the C182.

About 9am,...

Forum: Private Flying

8th Jul 2015, 23:11

Replies: 25

"NJK blew a jug today"

Views: 12,876

Posted By India Four Two

The Scout has a ground-adjustable cowl flap,...

The Scout has a ground-adjustable cowl flap, which we keep at the full open position. We have a seaplane fixed pitch prop. We operate at 3700' and higher, so we run a slightly lean mixture.

Climb...

Forum: Private Flying

8th Jul 2015, 20:25

Replies: 25

"NJK blew a jug today"

Views: 12,876

Posted By India Four Two

PC and DOF, I'll ask about the compression...

PC and DOF,

I'll ask about the compression when I'm back at the field tomorrow. I'll also see if I can get a look at the cylinder once it is off the engine.

Forum: Private Flying

8th Jul 2015, 16:31

Replies: 25

"NJK blew a jug today"

Views: 12,876

Posted By India Four Two

"NJK blew a jug today"

Yesterday, our chief tow pilot sent out an email advising of a significant schedule change: "NJK blew a jug today". NJK is our long-time Scout tow-plane. I was at the field at the time, just...

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