4.12 development update discussion and feedback

Originally Posted by Woke Up Dead

I was thinking of option a): Yak engine is working fine one second, then it takes a bullet or two and right away it is gasping and gutless. I didn't even know that option b) existed, you mean I might get my engine power back if I cycle the magnetos?

Sounds weird. I've actually experienced a mag failure in flight and I almost completely missed it. If I hadn't been totally bored while buzzing along I wouldn't have noticed my rpm had dropped by about 75/100rpm. Cycled from Both to Right ... no change. Switched from Both to Left ... engine died ... and ... quickly back to Both. The Left mag had lost point gap. Other types of mag failure can cause a rough running engine ... but I don't know of any situation involving just one mag that would result in the engine just not running ...