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In article <0UWL5.1031$6b7.19873@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>,
grunloh@uiuc.edu (Daniel Grunloh) wrote: >In article <3A00035C.57ED@trikite.com>, Mark Smith >>Richard Lamb wrote: >>> >>> Dont mean to show an attitude, >>> but I wont fly a 2 stroker without >>> an EGT. CHT really only tells you >>> that the fan belt is intact. >> >> >>Not to be the second smarty pants but,,,,,,,,,,, > >,,,snip > >>you may want to rethink your statement, and Ill bet your primary >>experience was with racing two strokes, not flying them,,,,,,,,,, > > >I doubt if he will rethink his statement since it represents >the majority view of ultralighters everywhere. I gotta admit though that I flew a free air 277 about 200 hours without an EGT or CHT. I never could find a satisfactory vibration free mounting. However, I left the probes in place so I could check the temps when needed. I carried the instruments along (in my lap) on test flights and anytime I did any maintenance, changed the prop or whatever. Now I have both all the time on my 447 and at least it provides a little assurance that all is probably OK when I hear a burb or miss. I feel the CHT is a must for fan cooled engines. I need the EGT too myself now that I have an inflight adjustable needle. It keeps me from going the wrong way when adjusting for altitude or temperature. :-) -------------- Daniel Grunloh (grunloh@uiuc.edu) http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~grunloh |
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