"Dan Luke" wrote in message ...
This weekend the Cessna Pilots Ass'n put on one of their 2-day Systems & Procedures classes at Sporty's in Batavia
Ohio. This one was for 182S, 182T and T182S/T owners. About 20 owners attended, and it was well worth the trip and
cost.

Anyhow, one of the best tips I picked up from John Frank was to cruise my engine more over-square than I usually do,
i.e., instead of 26"/2400 RPM or 25"/2300 RPM, run it 27"/2200 RPM or 26"/2100 RPM.

I tried this on the way home and found I got the same performance, maybe a hair better, by trying to get the same %
horsepower with more MAP and less RPM. It was quieter and the fuel flow was down a smidgen, too. According to John,
most of the advantage comes from less internal mechanical horsepower loss at the lower RPM settings.

This is probably not news to a lot of you folks, but it was to me, and it's the way I'm going to run from now on.

--
Dan
T-182T at BFM


That was one of the 'tricks' Lindbergh taught the P-38 pilots to increase their range in the Pacific...