Sav throttle issue at Great keppel island

[Kyle Communications]

Anyone on here who knows the aircraft that was the subject of this report for the 18th sept.

 

https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/occurrence-briefs/2022/aviation/engine-malfunction-amateur-built-savannah-xl15-km-great-keppel-island-queensland-18-september-2022?fbclid=IwAR3PqqRTkiIMSHIaLvo9EXVN9m9yQH1pfwm6869qoIbLhFnJ0uDOlGZnqOs

 

Good job whoever the pilot was...good thinking

 

 

 

[IBob]

That's an unusual looking throttle setup, Mark: twin sticks and centre throttle, maybe???

[Kyle Communications]

Hi Bob. thats the std setup but I cant see the throttle connecting rod. So i dont know. To my knowledge there are no other twin stick amateur built XL here in OZ except the Girlfriend and she had the twin operating rods. Mabel has twin sticks but a centre throttle this time though and again I have never seen a centre throttle version Sav here at all

 

[IBob]

Yep. The lever that attaches to the LH throttle connecting rod appears to have been removed. Also there is no sign of the RH carb throttle cable. It's a bit of a mystery.

Here is the standard setup, the throttle cables being the lower ones in the pic, the upper ones are choke.