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Old 25th Jan 2016, 16:46
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India Four Two
 
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If you are flying a 182 wheelplane, and you're approaching exceeding a CHT limitation, I cannot imagine what you're doing with it!
ST, how about using a 182 for glider towing at 65 mph with an airfield DA of 5500'?

Last summer during a hot spell with temperatures over 30 C, we often approached our club's max CHT when towing heavy two-seaters. Going from memory, I think it is 315 F and the absolute maximum is 350 F.

The remedies, in order of application, were: speed up to 70 mph, go to full-rich and lastly reduce power.

While I enjoy the challenge of operating the 182 efficiently, my opinion is that it is not very suitable as a towplane, partly because of the engine-management issues, but also because it takes longer to get airborne than our Scout towplane. This has led to some marginal departures when towing our two-seaters.
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