Engine Controls
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 4:35 pmIs there any way to simultaneously control all mixture or prop pitch handles as well as the throttles?
I was doing a rather long flight in the Beech 18 last night and had the props pulled back to about 85% each and the mixture handles at 76% each, but there must have been a slight difference between the left and right engine. Even though the tach was reporting them as synced, I noticed a strong tendency to drop the left wing after about 45 minutes, and when I checked the fuel, the left wing had about 75lbs less fuel than the right wing. I started both engines off of the center tank, and switched them to their wing tanks at the same time, so that shouldnt be the issue.
On a side note, my US capital tour (to be converted to a world tour in the beech) is quite fun and an interesting change from the airliners I previously flew more often.
I was doing a rather long flight in the Beech 18 last night and had the props pulled back to about 85% each and the mixture handles at 76% each, but there must have been a slight difference between the left and right engine. Even though the tach was reporting them as synced, I noticed a strong tendency to drop the left wing after about 45 minutes, and when I checked the fuel, the left wing had about 75lbs less fuel than the right wing. I started both engines off of the center tank, and switched them to their wing tanks at the same time, so that shouldnt be the issue.
On a side note, my US capital tour (to be converted to a world tour in the beech) is quite fun and an interesting change from the airliners I previously flew more often.