resetting mixture

"xerj" wrote in message ...
Generally speaking, when making power changes in the cruise once leaned, do
you just adjust your throttle and/or RPM and THEN adjust mixture? I imagine
you wouldn't push mixture to full rich before making power changes at
altitude. Is this the case?

If I'm adding power, I enriching the mixture, add the power and then
relean. Some engines (Cont.'s) will not provide much power at altitude
if you go full rich.


Further question: when going from, say, 24 inches and 2500 RPM leaned to 21
inches and 2500 RPM, would you generally need to adjust mixture at all?

If you're going to stay at that power setting for awhile, it would be
a good idea. However, its not critical. The important thing is that
when you add power, you need to enrichen.

-Robert