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Old January 1st 06, 11:25 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Default Dawley Aviation PIREP, or: Atlas is BACK


"Newps" wrote in message
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Jay Honeck wrote:
(Incidentally, he said that the best thing that EVER happened to
their business was everyone running "lean of peak" and driving their EGTs
up above 1500 degrees. As temperatures approach 1600 degrees, the metal
simply starts to fail, and you end up saving pennies on gas, and blowing
dollars on exhaust systems.)


Done improperly LOP will start to melt exhaust systems. If you're getting
over 1500 EGT then you're not LOP, you're at peak. 75 LOP is the same
temp as 75 ROP.


The PROPER way is not so much running ROP or LOP but rather the transition
from full rich to LOP - it has to be done quickly, like 3-4 seconds ("The
Big Pull" as Deakin describes it).

Where jus about everyone gets into trouble is running near peak (i.e., just
a few degrees either side).

Jay is merely parroting the OWT and misinformation that has been running
around out there for _years_.



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Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO