Sounds like you should have charged more for wet fees.
I know the several Warrior II (PA28-161) planes I rented, both the
owners and FBO made money off them. As for flying with the throttle
firewalled (75% power or less depending upon altitude) versus reduced
throttle there wasn't much difference in economy even with proper leaning.

I would believe most owners (including myself) are more concerning with
proper leaning, cold shock, and sloppy pilot landings & takeoffs. Those
factors will bite into an owners & FBO's pocketbook.

Nick
PA28-180



Seth Masia wrote:
This is one reason I no longer lease back my airplane -- because people ran
it without regard for fuel burn, and the FBO charged me for the waste. When
I fly it, I get 150knots at 10.5 gph, but I saw renters burn 40 gal every
three hours. Nuts.

Seth
Comanche N8100R

"Nick" wrote in message
...

When I used to rent a Warrior 160hp, I would usually fly it with the
throttle firewalled.

Does the Warrior you fly have wheel pants on? If not that would cost you
a least 5 knots.

Nick
PA28-180 'D'

lardsoup wrote:

I rent a Warrior from a local FBO and usually set the RPMs to 2400 in
cruise. It gets about 110kts at
2400. But that seems too slow. Heck I've been getting 110kts from one
of
their C152s. Rereading the
POH I see that the cruise RPM settings can be 2500 or 2600. So I'm
curious.
Where do others run their
Warriors while in cruise. I'm not concerned about fuel burn because fuel
is
included in the rental price
and my typical flight is around 2 hours. I know an old Warrior is no
SR-71,
but I want to at least try for
some more speed. Thanks.