"David Megginson" wrote in

renters will always fly full rich. Nowadays, in my own Warrior, I
push the throttle to full for takeoff and don't touch it again until
I'm ready to land; in-between, I set power by adjusting the mixture
only, as recommended by the POH for best economy. I figure that if I
can make my engine run cooler, produce practically no carbon monoxide
(a major issue in a Canadian winter), avoid fouling plugs, *and* save
gas, what's not to love about running LOP WOT?

That's one great thing about owning. Lots of time to fool with mixture and
MP and prop settings. I save about 2 - 3 GPH over common "squared" power
and ROP settings. Also, when you fly a rented plane slower, and more
efficiently, you are penalized. The same style in your own plane costs less
while maximizing your PIC time. Dunno about the CO being a major issue
though.

le moo