How could I forget?

Neither the Blanik nor the Pawnee had a radio so we both had hand
helds. It was cold so we were bundled up with the radios inside our
clothes and we had pre-briefed that you would move from high to low tow
and back if you wanted to talk to me. We had crossed Music Pass, the
Sand Dunes, and the San Louis Valley and were just heading into the
mountains beyond when you gave me the signal. When I got out my radio
and called you, you told me I was trailing black smoke. I immediately
started looking for places to land, all of which were behind by now.
Then I noticed that I'd neglected to lean the mixture as we continued
climbing to about 12,500' MSL.

Mixture is not one the things done often when all your power flying is
from the surface to about 2K and back down. Thanks for the reminder.

On 12/24/2014 9:46 PM, wrote:
Speaking of mixture, remember the XC tow we did from Westcliffe to Salida?

Smoke over the Rockies... ;-)

--
Dan Marotta