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It's normal. I don't use carb heat because it's not needed where I
live. Don't use carb heat in the pattern just because the checklist calls for it. Use it when you need it. AOPA sez carb ice can be encountered at inlet air temps up to 104 degF. They also have a chart that they occasionally publish that shows the tendency to generate carb ice as a function of inlet air temp & relative humidity. This chart shows a real coffin corner at high humidities around 50 deg F. Higher temps and there will be less tendency of course, and at lower temps there isn't necessarily enough moisture in the air to form ice. That chart should be posted more widely. I can't find it just now, but it was recently on their web site. It should be necessary studying for us flying with carburetors. |
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