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Old 06-08-2015, 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 185skywagon
fhollahan Can you tell me the rough air temperatures you have been flying in ? I'm looking at the same setup, don't want those problems.
My overheat issues were in temps anywhere from 65° to 80°. After switching fuel, I have since flown in 80°-90° temps with no issues.

I I have noticed that if I shut down right after landing and taxiing back, after shutdown the temps will spike like crazy up to 330-340°. If I let it sit at idle for 30 seconds or so before shutdown the temps won't break 300° after shutdown. I don't know if the heat has any effect on it or not when it's not running, but it triggers my telemetry alarm and people usually approach me shortly after landing to talk about the plane and the alarm gets annoying. lol.