I fly two different aircraft (vintage/military trainer) that have a flange on the throttle that richens the adjacent mixture lever when the throttle is moved back (in these aircraft, mixture lever back equals 'rich'). Obviously the designers wanted a richer mixture for descent.
A third radial type I fly, the flight manual expressly says mixture rich for descent.
Is the engine handling issue being discussed applicable to opposed engines only? I have very little experience so far with these and would like to be educated.
Last edited by Captain Dart; 16th Jun 2015 at 08:23.