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Old 5th Jun 2003, 17:46
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Not wishing to pre-empt anything, but...

"...temperature 21 degrees Celsius, dew point 19 degrees Celsius..."

...assuming this was not a fuel injected Raven II, that's real carb-ice territory.

Add over-water operation and less than full load operation, ie: partial throttle settings, and you're there. It only takes a momentary lack of sufficient carb heat and...

Hope I'm wrong
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