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March 28th 06, 11:45 PM
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Emergency
Dan, this is one of those "for what it's worth" stories.
About 30 years ago I flew a Mooney ranger that was pulled around by a normally carberated engine that loved to develop carb ice. The first clue it was happening was that the EGT began falling really fast. Carb ice drives the engine towards a richer mixture. The same thing may happen in your airplane. If it does, include the EGT in your instrument scan when you're at cruise. I was amazed when I started doing that how often a 50 degree drop in EGT happened, and how often it was recovered by yanking on the carb heat knob. I'm glad it turned out OK -- angel flights should get lots of second chances. 
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