LETTER TO THE EDITOR
I would like to comment on the spark plug “burn out” procedure discussed in Paul McBride’s Sept. 4 column, “Tips to reduce spark plug fouling.”
Operating lean really troubles me. My mechanic son observed a Mooney do several aggressive burn outs and taxi back a couple of times. The last time they commented they had REALLY done a burn out. Shortly after departure they lost the engine and barely made it straight into an adjacent airport.
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