I really had no choice in the matter. After take off I had throttle issues and the throttle was stuck at about 3/4!!!!! I kinda freaked out for a min, as I was the only one at the field.....

I kept flying here around for a min to try and work the throttle to see what might be going on. Nothing. She was stuck and not moving.

Mind you this was about 1-2 min after take off, and a full tank of fuel. So, I was in for the long haul and would just empty the tank and dead stick her in.

I kept doing the landing pattern just in case. Finally it died out, just as I passed the runway and was parallel with the runway.

I was about at mid runway when she died and then turned her in and brought her down. She was coming in hot by the way, and I overshot the runway.

I flared it too early and nearly stalled it out. Good think for the trainer style wing, cause she took the over flare and just glided down a bite more and then touched down. Nosed over just a bite, but nothing too bad.

No damage down.

Anyway, got back to the pits and looked things over... the throttle barrel was like "jammed" and was not moving at all, like it is out of round....

Anyway, good excuse to get the new carburetor I was thinking of getting to help with idle and transition issues.

I managed to get in about 4 flights, all with decent landings before she died out on me. Good thing to, the rain was coming it.

Does this engine happen to be a Super Tigre? My old .45 did that and I've heard several others complain about the same problem.

I also had a Throttle arm come off of a Magnum .46 carb several years ago and full throttle. It seems like the thing will run forever when you want it to hurry up and quit.

It is a Magnum XL, not sure if its the XLS, 40. I want to get this, if it is the right one: http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/283022.asp

And next time (hopefully there won't be a next time), don't shoot approaches - just circle above with plenty of altitude.

Makes better sense. Thank you.

In any deadstick situation, altitude is your friend, because it affords you time to maneuver. As stated above, circle two to three mistakes high. When she dies, you'll have plenty of time and airspeed to make the approach you want, and get it down safely. Also, if you are high enough, sometimes you can force it to die by putting into weird attitudes, and by changing attitudes quickly. Not always, but when the tank starts getting empty, you can sometimes create small pockets of air in the line that will cause the engine to die. Just some things to think about next time..

Thank you for the advise guys!

You are in America- speak like one ADVICE!

Haha, I am just kidding.

Good job with the stuck throttle- you didn't panic and you brought her down in one piece

Had a similar situation a couple months ago when a throttle connection came loose in flight. (Fliton Edge 540 Freestyle with a Magnum 91 four stroke). The plane was happily flying along at 3/4 throttle. Too fast to land, and this engine sips fuel, so I was in for a very long flight. After a couple minutes, I decided to try to get the clunk high and dry by taking the plane up as high as I dared and diving. On the third try, sure enough, the engine finally quit, and got her down safely. There was still over half a tank of fuel left.

Brad

You are NOW a "glider pilot"