Mooney M20J 1978, Pilot Operating Handbook

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CLIMB
(Best Rate)
Power
-
F U L L THROTTLE
2 .
Mixture
-
LEAN FOR SMOOTH OPERATION.
-
FUEL
OPEN.
4 .
Airspeed
-
MPM (88 a t Sea
d e c r e a s i n g t o 94 (82 KTS)
a t
5.
Ram Air - ON AFTER CLEAR
Manifold p r e s s u r e d r o p with increasing a t
any setting. Power can be r e s t o r e d by gradually
opening the
T o I n c r e a s e
A i r
A i r ON position) allowing
to
bypass a i r filter and p r e s s u r e .
T u r n r a m a i r off i f encountering icing conditions.
Do
a i r c r a f t into known icing conditions. Using un-
filtered induction a i r when flying i n snow or other
conditions can b e hazardous. Snow can
in
t h e fuel injector impact t u b e s , o r f r e e z e
in the inlet p a s s a g e s under icing conditions t o cause
of power. If snow o r icing conditions w e r e en-
countered DO RAM ON AGAIN
entering c l e a r a i r a s s u r e d that a l l i c e has melted
f r o m the a i r c r a f t . Do not u s e r a m a i r in visibly dusty
a i r .
After establishing power and t r i m m i n g the a i r c r a f t
for check t o i n s u r e and
i n s t r u m e n t s a r e s e t and functioning properly.