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With our Mooney F model at best glide speed when I pull the prop control all
the way back (max pitch), it saves me about 300 fpm while maintaining best glide. With a minimum pitch, the blades are one big braking force. "Dale" wrote in message ... In article , wrote: Whether or not the engine is "running" if the rpm is below this range, moving the prop control has no effect on the pitch of the prop. That's what I thought until I tried it on my 182. Idle power, trimmed stable 80 mph glide with the prop control all the way forward. Pulled the blue knob back and watched the airspeed increase about 5MPH...pushed the blue knob in and I slowed again. -- Dale L. Falk There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing around with airplanes. http://home.gci.net/~sncdfalk/flying.html |
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