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Hey guys,
I have a couple questions regarding mixture, carb heat, and pitot heat:
1. How do you know how much to lean the mixture as you ascend to higher altitudes? How much to enrichen when descending?
2. I live in Arizona where the environment is very dry...how do I know when I should use carb heat? Should I always use it when descending? Always when landing?
3. Pitot heat - When do you guys generally use this? I know some plans (like the Cirrus) automatically turn it on at a certain threshold, but the 172 I train in doesn't do this.
I asked my instructor these questions (except the first one), but I would like to hear what you guys have to say as well.
I have a couple questions regarding mixture, carb heat, and pitot heat:
1. How do you know how much to lean the mixture as you ascend to higher altitudes? How much to enrichen when descending?
2. I live in Arizona where the environment is very dry...how do I know when I should use carb heat? Should I always use it when descending? Always when landing?
3. Pitot heat - When do you guys generally use this? I know some plans (like the Cirrus) automatically turn it on at a certain threshold, but the 172 I train in doesn't do this.
I asked my instructor these questions (except the first one), but I would like to hear what you guys have to say as well.