Engine mixture guidelines

On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 01:05:03 +0100, Mxsmanic
wrote:


It seems, then, that the only reason to cross through the red box is
to improve fuel economy (?).


Fuel econonmy, in context with aviation, should not end with a (?).
Complex chores, emotional distractions, boring (if not hypnotic)
seat-warming, unpredictable winds, unpredictable landscape for
touching down; especially at night. Fuel economy could too easily be
life or death, or a major inconvenience. All part of the adventure of
flight. The 'red box', then, doesn't look so threatening, but
intimate knowledge of one's aircraft. It is control of substance.


Enjoyed the thread, excuse the interjection. Never heard of running
LOP at 65% power.
--
Mike

Michael Rhodes writes:

Fuel econonmy, in context with aviation, should not end with a (?).
Complex chores, emotional distractions, boring (if not hypnotic)
seat-warming, unpredictable winds, unpredictable landscape for
touching down; especially at night. Fuel economy could too easily be
life or death, or a major inconvenience. All part of the adventure of
flight. The 'red box', then, doesn't look so threatening, but
intimate knowledge of one's aircraft. It is control of substance.

Don't most GA pilots routinely take off with full tanks, anyway?

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Mxsmanic wrote in
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Don't most GA pilots routinely take off with full tanks, anyway?

PLEASE DON'T feed this troll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Allen

On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 15:43:05 GMT, A Lieberma
wrote:

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

Don't most GA pilots routinely take off with full tanks, anyway?

PLEASE DON'T feed this troll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Allen

Don't feed, Lieberma? Or don't pay? For feeding? Do you advise
thieves, Lieberma?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The bankers, the harlots of
Wall Street, who 'love' all except those homebound, Leiberma? The
lion is going to burn you all, Lieberma, whether I get paid or not.
And likewise I will fully enjoy it; knowing what justice is, Lieberma,
and the lack of it.

It will be it.
--
Michael

HUH?

Michael Rhodes wrote:
On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 15:43:05 GMT, A Lieberma
wrote:


Mxsmanic wrote in
m:


Don't most GA pilots routinely take off with full tanks, anyway?

PLEASE DON'T feed this troll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Allen


Don't feed, Lieberma? Or don't pay? For feeding? Do you advise
thieves, Lieberma?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The bankers, the harlots of
Wall Street, who 'love' all except those homebound, Leiberma? The
lion is going to burn you all, Lieberma, whether I get paid or not.
And likewise I will fully enjoy it; knowing what justice is, Lieberma,
and the lack of it.

It will be it.
--
Michael

"Michael Rhodes" wrote in message
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Never heard of running LOP at 65% power.

And you probably won't unless the engine is turbo'ed.

Matt Barrow wrote:
"Michael Rhodes" wrote in message
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Never heard of running LOP at 65% power.


And you probably won't unless the engine is turbo'ed.

Why not? I run LOP at 75% with my IO-520.

"Newps" wrote in message
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Matt Barrow wrote:
"Michael Rhodes" wrote in message
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Never heard of running LOP at 65% power.


And you probably won't unless the engine is turbo'ed.

Why not? I run LOP at 75% with my IO-520.

I didn't say definitely not, just _probably_ not.

Where does the average pilot (or even the vast majority) run the engine?

Matt,


I didn't say definitely not, just _probably_ not.


I still don't get it. Why "probably not"?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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Matt,


I didn't say definitely not, just _probably_ not.


I still don't get it. Why "probably not"?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

I have put on my Great-what's-his-name turbin, inherited from the late
Johnny Carson; and I have read in the stars that one of you has a fixed
pitch prop and the other has a constant speed prop...

Peter