Engine mixture guidelines

"Newps" wrote in message
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Jose wrote:
It's not the gauges, it's the fuel distribution. In order to run LOP
effectively each cylinder must peak at the same, or damned close, fuel
flow and therefore at the same time.


Yep, you're right. And this usually requires an engine mod, since stock
airplane engines are not very uniform. In any case, don't these mods
also come with a gauge for each cylender?


No, the GAMI's are six injectors that replace the standard six. They
reccomend an engine monitor but it's not necessary. As it happens I can
run real nice LOP without having to buy the GAMI's.

It's been much too long since I've known, and I'm too lazy to look it up on
New Year's Eve, but aren't GAMI injectors usually installed using an engine
monitor to obtain the best match for each injector and cylinder combination?
After the inital shop work with an analyzer/monitor, the use of an engine
monitor by the aircraft operator is recommended, but not required--exactly
as you stated.

BTW, I've always presumed that the advantage of a set of GAMI injectors was
simply that they guaranteed a matched set; but you could also have a
similarly matched set of stock injectors by carefull selection from a
sizeable batch, or simply by fortunate happenstance. Is this your real
world experience, or are you basically using the "hottest cylinder" method,
or both?

Peter

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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gpsman writes:

Making whole-hearted attempts may prove most effective.

One step at a time.

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"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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Bds,

There are no consequences of doing anything wrong in MSFS. That's why you
like it, remember?


You've put the major problem of our resident troll in two neat sentences.
Nice!

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)