Pietenpol Aircamper engine controls-an overview

[@cjborsuk]

Mike - that is a fantastic video! Thank you! It answers so many questions I have. I think you have truly found your next career if this retirement thing does not work out.

[@cookingwithcuyandotherfuns6238]

Ahaha! THANK you so much, Chuck! I'm glad you found this video helpful!

[@stevezvada313]

Great video! The Swagelok fitting on the smoke system is looking good of course...wouldn't expect anything different!🙂

[@cookingwithcuyandotherfuns6238]

Thank you, Steve! Nothing but the best for our Piet:) Also--good eye!!

[@remicallant8756]

Very nice video, many thanks , greetings from Remi, Belgium

[@cookingwithcuyandotherfuns6238]

Thank you very much!

[@bentonbee1]

Thanks so much for posting. I love the simplicity and you have a fantastic plane! This is a great video on helping others.- Mike Townsley

[@cookingwithcuyandotherfuns6238]

Thank you so much, Mike. Just like the Champ----it's so easy to fall in love with these simple old taildraggers.

[@lawrencedevine2767]

Hi From Ireland. Class.

[@davidmvermillion]

Am I seeing correctly that besides the idle mixture knob, you don’t have mixture control? If so, why is that?

[@cookingwithcuyandotherfuns6238]

Hello David! Good catch. The A-65 engines typically have the mixture control arm wired full-rich all the time. The reason for that is that the engine runs just fine there all the time since most of these engines power Cubs, Champs, etc. and don't climb high enough to have to lean the mixture. Also many of these Stromberg carbs have the mixture control capped off---there isn't even an adjustment arm. Just full rich all the time. Some do have mixture control cables but only in high/mountainous areas usually.