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Old 03-28-2014 | 01:30 PM
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abelenky
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From: C-172 PPL
Question

Originally Posted by TonyC
I wonder what noise the engine would make as the last few ounces of gas empty out of the tanks, through the carb, through the valves into the cylinders ...
The Engine Shutdown procedure for most small piston planes involves pulling the Mixture to Cutoff while the Throttle is at Idle.

Isn't that effectively the same as running the plane out of gas?
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