This is a diary of my experience with a Classic 912 over 2 years and several
long
cross countries and multiple legs at around 10,000ft msl.
They are my experiences only and might serve as a starting point for you.
ENSURE YOUR CARBS ARE WELL SYNCHRONIZED.
I raised the needles to richen the mixture slightly. The manual says that might
be necessary.
Bing carbs provide a good mixture up to 4500msl.
The HACman links the venturi vacuum and the pressure (vacuum) in the float bowl
through a tapered needle valve which varies the mixture as the pressures
stabilize.
This is not an instantaneous process. (Lest you think this is a non-aviation
method of leaning, the Stromberg carbs fitted to all A-series Continentals
used this system.)
At part throttle there is a significant vacuum at the venturi and mixture
adjustment
is positive.
At full throttle (WOT) there is very little vacuum at the venturi so the valve
will be opened more in order to get a vacuum in the float chamber.
To lean:
1). Establish a stable cruise. Note MAP, EGT&RPM.
2) Maintain a stable cruise. SWITCH PROP TO MAN. Note MAP, EGT and especially
RPM.
3) Maintain a stable cruise.
Slowly screw out the mixture control, pausing every 1/2 turn or so. You
want to
sneak up on the peak and as previously mentioned the response takes a few
seconds for the pressures to equalize.
Note RPM and EGT. Continue to screw out the mixture control, pausing
every
1/2
turn.
4). Maintain a stable cruise. Note RPM and EGT.
When RPM drops JUST A BIT, note EGT and screw the mixture control in
slowly
until RPM is restored. Note EGT and RPM. Peak EGTs will vary day to
day.
Return prop control to AUTO.
Rotax are not approved for LOP operation so I go at least 50deg F rich.
My experience is that my 912 @ 10,000MSL @ WOT is all the mixture control can
handle.
Retarding the throttle a bit in order to get a little vacuum might increase
the vacuum over the float and allow a bit more leaning, but then you havent
got WOT any more.
Richen before changing power or altitude. If you forget once you wont forget
again.
It wont hurt anything, but it is an attention-getter.
My experience is that at 10k and close to 1450 gross the burn is on the order of
3.8gph US at 123-128KTAS.
Need I point out that your mileage may vary?
Creighton Smith N96EG
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> From: Bud Yerly <budyerly@msn.com>
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Fuel management
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> Creighton uses the FC10.
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> Bud Yerly
> Custom Flight Creations
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> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com <owner-europa-list-server@matr
> onics.com> on behalf of Mike Christine Duane <DuaneFamly@aol.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 5, 2018 3:59:10 PM
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Fuel management
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> If I might ask, which totalizer did you chose?
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>> On Jun 5, 2018, at 7:27 AM, crouto <crouton@well.com> wrote:
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>> I tried it with just the footwell lndicator. Bubbles made it inaccurate.
> I could purge it by horsing the airplane into a very steep zoom. The bub
> bles could be seen climbing the gauge tube but in addition to the anxiety s
> uffered by the passenger, it did not always completely purge the gauge syst
> em.
>> So I put in a totalizer and 1 red cube thinking I could factor in the ret
> urn amount. I couldn=92t.
>> So in went another red cube in the return line and, hey presto, fuel adde
> d equals fuel used. I have a straight 912 and a long ranger tank. In a 24
> gallon burn (indicated) the added fuel is within 0.3gallon less than indic
> ated. I consider this a safety margin and have no plans to mess with it.
>> The footwell tube is useful for indicating the aircraft is fueled, but in
> the monowheel tail down stance it is not an accurate quantity gauge. By t
> he way, since the installation of the long ranger the bubble problem seems
> to have nearly disappeared. Go figure.
>> Creighton Smith
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