Thomas Borchert wrote:
Mxsmanic,
This would also explain why so many pilots can
depend on voodoo or tea leaves to determine how they make the
adjustments, and yet they never have any problems.

And you really wonder why people think you're a first-class asshole and
regret answering to your question EVERY TIME? It's because you are.

Oh mx definitely can sound that way. But in this case, if anyone else
had said it, there'd be virtually zero argument. With little or no
information in the old POHs, and pilots using techniques ranging from
LOP to ROP, then his observation is right... it seems like you can use
almost any adjustment incantation and the engine doesn't blow up :-)

Heck, just look at how much discussion is generated here about the
"right way" to adjust the engine. Not to mention that students are
rarely taught much about leaning / EGT / etc, partly because it's hard
to find definitive information. (Even though it's not hard to find
articles on the topic.). In the end, that's why we usually rely on
word-of-mouth from other pilots of the same aircraft type.

Cheers, Kev