Mixture Control: A device embodied in the carburettor of an aero engine for reducing the quantity of fuel supplied to the cylinders as height increases so as to maintain a constant ratio of fuel to air.
The fuel mixture control has been replaced with a vernier-style control for more precise leaning. The control has been moved up to the main console, away from the cyclic trim lever - a change pilots have been wanting for a long time.
Inside the cockpit a fuel mixture control and a fuel primer pump are located on the instrument panel. The mixture control is used to adjust the air/fuel mixture for the altitude being flown.
In piston-engine powered aircraft, the system replaces both magnetos, making obsolete repetitive and costly magneto maintenance, and eliminates carburetor heat, mixture controls and engine priming.
Enhancements for the 2009 model include a larger keyed-entry door, vernier mixture control, a lighter and more responsive tailwheel, and the Garmin G600.
Five things: After you have gotten back to VMC, advance both throttles, both propeller controls, and both mixture controls. Retract the gear (if appropriate) and retract the flaps.
Three things: airspeed, ball, and needle.
They are: Fuel flow valve "on" and mixture control "rich"; prime as required. Master electrical switch "on" and magneto switch to "both". Throttle advanced ¼". Visually and verbally "clear" the area around the airplane.
In flight the mixture guard is placed on the mixture control to prevent it being pulled in flight accidentally. On the far right is the mixture knob.
 See also: Power, Aircraft, Altitude, Climb, Flight
  
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