New engine II

[Frode Berg]

Hi all!

Thanks to all that answered my last post! Very informative!

I have one more question regarding a factory overhauled engine.
Is it critical in any way to fly the first 25-50 hours quickly?
Can we shorten the life of the engine by letting the plane sit in the hangar
for many days/weeks between flights?
What's recommended? We are 5 co-owners, and quite often the plane will sit
in the hangar for a while between usage....especially during winter, but
that won't be an issue now obviously.

Anyone?

Frode Berg
LN-LMR

[Jay Honeck]

> What's recommended? We are 5 co-owners, and quite often the plane will sit
> in the hangar for a while between usage....especially during winter, but
> that won't be an issue now obviously.

I used my new engine as an excuse to fly every other day!

Hey, any excuse will do... ;-)

But seriously -- you have FIVE partners, and the plane actually sits for
more than a day or two? That's amazing to me.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Bill Hale]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message news:<j9Mkc.7041$0H1.802025@attbi_s54>...
> > What's recommended? We are 5 co-owners, and quite often the plane will sit
> > in the hangar for a while between usage....especially during winter, but
> > that won't be an issue now obviously.
>
> I used my new engine as an excuse to fly every other day!
>
> Hey, any excuse will do... ;-)
>
> But seriously -- you have FIVE partners, and the plane actually sits for
> more than a day or two? That's amazing to me.

They all want to fly it on the same day!! Bill Hale

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On Sat, 1 May 2004 11:30:45 +0200, "Frode Berg" >
wrote:

>Hi all!
>
>Thanks to all that answered my last post! Very informative!
>
>I have one more question regarding a factory overhauled engine.
>Is it critical in any way to fly the first 25-50 hours quickly?
>Can we shorten the life of the engine by letting the plane sit in the hangar
>for many days/weeks between flights?
>What's recommended? We are 5 co-owners, and quite often the plane will sit
>in the hangar for a while between usage....especially during winter, but
>that won't be an issue now obviously.

If it's a Lycoming engine with factory cylinders it is somewhat
critical to "season" the nitrided cylinders sson after installation to
help prevent them from corroding.

TC