[Members] 19 December 2023

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QotM
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Pilots are often taught to not lean the mixture of a normally aspirated
engine below 3,000 feet. When departing an airport when the density
altitude is 5,000 feet, should we wait until reaching 3,000 AGL before
leaning the engine?


Scenario
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Your mission is ferrying the club airplane 350 miles to a paint shop. If
its not there by tomorrow morning, your next chance to get in the queue
for painting will be months from now. Is high wind and turbulence enough
to scrub this flight, or is there a safe way to make it happen?


19 December 2023 1H0 Pilot Lounge 1830 CST