VMC Club

The VMC Club meets on the third Thursday of every month from 6-8 PM at ACI Jet.

We talked about the potential for carb ice and several pilots experienced it. Some resolved it with application of carb heat and others made a precautionary landing. Carb icing is usually not an issue with Lycoming engines but is often something to be aware of with Continental engines that are found in Cessna 152s and 172s. Check your owner’s manual to see if you should use carb heat when operating at low RPM (e.g. on the descent to landing) or for takeoff.

We also had a discussion of the crash at Hollister Airport and played a snippet of a Juan Brown video of the accident. This is the full version.