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Old 8th January 2003 | 18:31
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Captain Stable
 
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Because applying power with carb heat on can cause a rich cut.

This is why you should never leave carb heat on, and, saving the blushes of earlier posters here who have mentioned their bad habits in this regard, especially not when a go-around is likely.

To carry out an in-flight restart, you have to juggle the throttle lever. This injects fuel. See my first paragraph. It will be far less likely to restart with carb heat on. If possible, it will take significantly longer. In a light single, time is of the essence if you are restarting. You are using up time with both hands off the column/stick that could be spent setting yourself up for a nice, leisurely forced landing into a field somewhere.
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