May 21, 201016 yr Like a few other folks, I've had problems with inexplicable power loss on various Carenado aircraft (C172, Seneca, Bonanza) and, after a bit of playing around, it seems to be due to carb-icing.I guess it's an FSX problem rather than carenado cause these aircraft aren't fuel injected (or at least I don't think so...).If you lose power and you're sure it's not to due to poor mixture control etc. hit the 'H' key to turn on the carb-heat and that seems to solve the problem instantly!G Gareth Howell Cheshire (UK)
May 23, 201016 yr Commercial Member In at least one case, it's correct. The 172N model they created is carbureted, and icing is indeed something to keep an eye out for. I learned on a 172M that was only a couple of years older than the Carenado version, and the use of carb heat was part of every flight. Bill Womack ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit my FS Blog or follow me on Twitter (username: bwomack). Intel i7-950 OC to 4GHz | 6GB DDR3 RAM | Nvidia GTX460 1gb | 2x 120GB SSDs | Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
May 23, 201016 yr Author In at least one case, it's correct. The 172N model they created is carbureted, and icing is indeed something to keep an eye out for. I learned on a 172M that was only a couple of years older than the Carenado version, and the use of carb heat was part of every flight.You're right, I just re-read my post and it don't make much sense! I should have said that the Bonanza and Seneca are fuel injected and don't have carbs but still suffer from apparent carb-icing in FSX... Gareth Howell Cheshire (UK)
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