Finally the engine quit in flight. The Chinook can glide!

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I ran up the engine to 4000 rpm and did the checks before taking off. All good.
On take off the left carb came off the rubber flange. See the image at the end. A support spring that's supposed to hold back the carb is missing in the picture. Not sure if this is why the carb drooped down.
Before the flight I had tightened this flange and checked the support spring after replacing the fuel bowl gasket, which I had discovered was leaking in the previous flight.. That's another story.
Chinook Plus 2
Rotax 912 UL

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@Tregrense 19 дней назад

Well done!

@me109av8r 8 месяцев назад

Smooth emergency landing. Glad you and the bird are ok.

@paraglide01 8 месяцев назад

Nice for keeping a cool head during a stressfull event. Good job.

@craigmclean8260 8 месяцев назад

Nice job on the engine-out landing! Had a similar thing happen w/ my first instructor's plane, a FlightStar IISC w/ the HKS engine (which has the same model carbs as the Rotax 912); the mount for the right carb broke when we went to take off again on a T/G; noticed the right EGT go much higher than left; fortunately, we were still on the ground-roll. Replaced the mount, and continued flying...

@CupcakesLanders 8 месяцев назад

Nicely done! 👌

@varieze117pj7 8 месяцев назад

Good job. Thanks for sharing.

@stevejohnson7132 8 месяцев назад

If it was gonna happen it sure is good it happened then. And good landing.

@Taffey_Lewis 8 месяцев назад

The bus can swim.

@jeffcauhape6880 6 месяцев назад

Is there a way to change the mount so that doesn't happen?

@blackhd92 3 месяца назад

of course you can, its called safety wire. More fun to take off and climb to a safe altitude, turn back toward the field then pull the choke out until the engine runs rough and when you're sure of making the field, cut the ignition.