Re: leaning procedures and EGT
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 2:43 pm
I do the same, as soon as I am out of the pattern I pull the mixture out to approx. where I know it should be.
I have an ACS mixture control, which is a "ratchet" type control. It has small ribs on the operating rod just beneath the knob, which begin to appear when the knob is pulled about an inch from the panel. I know from previous experience with this SN where the "sweet spot" is.
I do not aggressively lean during the climb, however. It just isn't full-rich. (I have no sophisticated instrumentation, only a tach and a CHT, and perhaps this technique may be a good argument in favor of an engine monitor, but no evidence of harsh treatment has appeared and I'd rather spend it on avgas or save for ADS-B.)
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I have an ACS mixture control, which is a "ratchet" type control. It has small ribs on the operating rod just beneath the knob, which begin to appear when the knob is pulled about an inch from the panel. I know from previous experience with this SN where the "sweet spot" is.
I do not aggressively lean during the climb, however. It just isn't full-rich. (I have no sophisticated instrumentation, only a tach and a CHT, and perhaps this technique may be a good argument in favor of an engine monitor, but no evidence of harsh treatment has appeared and I'd rather spend it on avgas or save for ADS-B.)
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