I'm going to be doing more winter flying this year than i have in the past. Winters in Ottawa Canada get pretty cold. My IFR instructor has commented on how cool my Cylinders get on low-power approaches, even in relatively warm outside air surface temps of 0 degrees C (in Feb they'll be down to -20C or colder). The cylinders get down into the low-mid 200 degrees range. She has suggested i look into some kind of baffles or something to keep them warmer.
I've always been very concerned and careful about cylinder temps getting too high, but it never occurred to me that over-cool cylinders could be problematic.
Thoughts?
I've always been very concerned and careful about cylinder temps getting too high, but it never occurred to me that over-cool cylinders could be problematic.
Thoughts?