PA-28-180 Low power query

: Some of the things that might be helpful to specify are the conditions you
: are experiencing this condition. For instance, you mentioned your airport
: is 2100 MSL, but what was the density altitude? What FPM are you getting?
: Are you leaning at all prior to takeoff or during the climb?

: You mentioned EGTs on all cylinders, so I'm assuming you have a full engine
: analyzer. Most of these have a download function. What I suggest you do is
: take a normal flight and carefully note all the conditions of your flight,
: then do a download of the data. You might try shooting an email to Walter
: Atkinson over at advancedpilot.com. Walter participates in a number of
: forums and he's quite helpful.

I doubt that DA is the issue. Of course it has more power at sea-level DA, but still not what it should have as per the static
runup. I've done the DA calculations whenever I'm trying to figure out any true performance as per the book value. I know that few
airplanes match the performance listed in the POH, but they shouldn't be *dangerous* if loaded to gross, and the static RPM should remove
all aerodynamic airframe possibilities (out-of-rig, extra drag, etc).

I do not have an analyzer, but a single gauge and multiple probes on a switch. Also, since I run autogas often, if it were starved
for fuel it would probably have detonated by now. Oh, and yes... I do lean for the DA when necessary (like in the summer when DA can reach
as high as 4500').

Cheers,
-Cory

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* Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, PPSEL-IA *
* Research Associate, Vibrations and Acoustics Laboratory *
* Mechanical Engineering *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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