Originally Posted by
golfbananajam
I was taught in the same way as TelsBoy and one of the reasons for doing the power checks as close as possible to the hold is to check for oiled-up plugs which is not uncommon and which happened several times on the continental powered 172 I used to fly
Also to clear any carb ice you've picked up whilst taxying; carb heat should be applied before (but not during) mag checks.
Last edited by chevvron; 10th July 2018 at 16:52.