Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #67618
From: Ron Laughlin <ronlaughlin@gmail.com>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Leaning the IO 500
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 07:48:17 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
George,
 
Understandably, those are very similar TAS numbers that I see with my IO-500 Cirrus. APS taught me that 50 degrees ROP is the very worst (most harmful) power setting. It certainly does produce more power than 50 degrees LOP but at the expense of maximum engine stress (internal cylinder pressure). Coincidently, it's also the power setting that is most likely to lead to pre-ignition and detonation.
 
I don't have the APS PP presentation material you asked for (I presume it would be copyrighted anyway) but I do have a chart called the "red fin" that was derived from APS power setting recommendations/ data. It's included on a checklist card that I put together for my SR22. You're welcome to download it and modify it to meet your needs. As long as the intersection of FF and degrees LOP are outside the "red fin" I know I'm at a safe power setting:
 
 
On my IO-550 I have determined that a quick and safe "go to" FF setting for LOP operations are: 15.5 gph up to 4000 ft MSL; 14.5 gph from 4000 to 7000 msl and 13.5 gph at any altitude greater than 7000 msl. Set it and forget it until I'm leveled off in cruise and have time to fine tune it.

Ron


On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 11:47 AM, George Wehrung <gw5@me.com> wrote:
Does anyone have a copy of the powerpoint presentation from the advanced pilot seminar?  I ask because I think for our plane running 50˚ ROP gives us the best performance.  50˚ LOP is the best fuel economy.

I have been collecting data especially on my cross country trip for our IO 550.

Basically at 7,000 feet I found that at 50˚ LOP I was indicating 170 KTS TAS and 150 KIAS.

At 50˚ ROP I was 179 TAS and 158 KIAS.  

My EGTs/CHTs:  291/1435 LOP & 330/1431 ROP.

When I tried 75˚ ROP I slowed a couple of knots.  At 100˚ was increased fuel consumption for no gain in airspeed.

Anyhow, I pasted some data below which was typical for the 9 leg trip across the US last week for our ferry flight.  Also note, the plane is not painted, which may bear differences for our ES vs others.


7000
2400
150
170
12.7
291
1435
50˚ LOP
7000
2400
158
179
16.6
330
1431
50˚ ROP
7000
2400
157
177
16.8
332
1416
75˚ ROP
7000
2400
157
177
17.3
331
1391
100˚ ROP


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