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Re: Europa-List: Re: Rotax 914 - how to avoid an overboost?

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Rotax 914 - how to avoid an overboost?
From: Peter Zutrauen <peterz@zutrasoft.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:25:18
Sounds like a separate/dedicated  high-manifold pressure alarm cct with
buzzer/indicator may be warranted?

Cheers,
Pete

On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 8:59 AM, Roland <schmidtroland@web.de> wrote:

>
> Frans,
>
> thanks for your sympathies and comments on this which of course are much
> appreciated.
>
> Principally I agree with all you are saying,
>
> But: electricity can be lost at any time, so everything might be looking
> good on start up. You can encounter the same problem during taxi or run up
> (like me) or in the descend, when the waste gate is also fully closed.
> Select full power on a go around and you have it as well - with no warning
> lights at all.
>
> Watching the manifold can be an option, but believe me that you have an
> overboost within a second or two with T/O-power and the gate fully closed -
> so you have to be very quick. I also doubt, that you have your eyes on this
> the first seconds in a go around situation.
>
> Regards
> Roland
>
> PH-ZTI
> XS Trigear 914
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=378383#378383
>
>


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