Cessna skylance tc T182T, Information Manual

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CESSNA SECTION 1
MODEL T182T NAV III GENERAL
GFC 700 AFCS
U.S.
SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMINOLOGY
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ENGINE POWER TERMINOLOGY
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Lean
Mixture
Decreased proportion of fuel in the fuel-air mixture
supplied to the engine. As air density decreases, the
amount of fuel required by the engine decreases for a
given throttle setting. Adjusting the fuel-air mixture to
provide a smaller portion of fuel is known as "leaning" the
mixture.
Rich
Mixture
Increased proportion of fuel in the fuel-air mixture
supplied to the engine. As air density increases, the
amount of fuel required by the engine increases for a
given throttle setting. Adjusting the fuel-air mixture to
provide a greater portion of fuel is known as "richening"
the mixture.
Full
Rich
Mixture control full forward (pushed in, full control
travel, toward the panel).
Idle
Cutoff
Mixture control full aft (pulled out, full control travel,
away from the panel).
Full
Throttle
Throttle full forward (pushed in, full control travel,
toward the panel). Also known as "full open" throttle.
Closed
Throttle
Throttle full aft (pulled out, full control travel, away from
the panel). Also known as the throttle "idle" position.
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