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<blockquote data-quote="KMixson" data-source="post: 446169" data-attributes="member: 432"><p>A 3000 foot difference might not be that noticeable. Now if you are running at a 10,000 foot difference you might see a difference. Back when I was younger I took a car up to Mt. Evans in Colorado. In Denver the car ran fine. After going up that mountain in the car it started skipping and running rough probably around 12,000 feet. This was back when cars had carburetors on them. The mixture was a little off for the altitude encountered and the low oxygen percentage of the air. After walking to the top of the mountain even I was huffing and puffing trying to get enough oxygen especially being from sea level. That was a 14,000 foot difference for me. This is why a lot of light aircraft have mixture controls on them along with the throttle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KMixson, post: 446169, member: 432"] A 3000 foot difference might not be that noticeable. Now if you are running at a 10,000 foot difference you might see a difference. Back when I was younger I took a car up to Mt. Evans in Colorado. In Denver the car ran fine. After going up that mountain in the car it started skipping and running rough probably around 12,000 feet. This was back when cars had carburetors on them. The mixture was a little off for the altitude encountered and the low oxygen percentage of the air. After walking to the top of the mountain even I was huffing and puffing trying to get enough oxygen especially being from sea level. That was a 14,000 foot difference for me. This is why a lot of light aircraft have mixture controls on them along with the throttle. [/QUOTE]
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