Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 14:02:24 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m21.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 766721 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 02 Mar 2005 13:25:45 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.2; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-m21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id q.77.40580497 (1320) for ; Wed, 2 Mar 2005 13:24:58 -0500 (EST) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <77.40580497.2f575ef9@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 13:24:57 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Leaning for Taxi X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1109787897" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5000 -------------------------------1109787897 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Speaking of leaning, I'm at 00V, elevation 6874. I wasn't sure what to do to "set up" my IO550N when all the specs are for sea level. My plane won't idle at full rich. I start with the mixture pulled out about an inch, and lean another inch after engine start. During my 25 hours, I never landed at a field below 6000 feet. I think I ended up tweaking up the idle speed a little. I didn't want it to die on final, or on the runway. All was well until my first real cross country to SNF last year. I landed at Wiley Post, 1200 elevation and the engine was idling really high! Fortunately I had plenty of runway for my "power on" landing. I pulled the cowl and adjusted the idle back down, but I was really nervous for my return to the high country. I left the mixture out about 1 1/2" for landing and it ran just fine. All that said, is there any way to properly set up my engine here at my field? Mike Easley Colorado Springs -------------------------------1109787897 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Speaking of leaning, I'm at 00V, elevation 6874. I wasn't sure wh= at=20 to do to "set up" my IO550N when all the specs are for sea level. My p= lane=20 won't idle at full rich. I start with the mixture pulled out about an=20 inch, and lean another inch after engine start.

During my 25 hours, I never landed at a field below 6000 feet. I=20 think I ended up tweaking up the idle speed a little. I didn't want it= to=20 die on final, or on the runway. All was well until my first real cross= =20 country to SNF last year. I landed at Wiley Post, 1200 elevation and t= he=20 engine was idling really high! Fortunately I had plenty of runway for=20= my=20 "power on" landing.

I pulled the cowl and adjusted the idle back down, but I was really ner= vous=20 for my return to the high country. I left the mixture out about 1 1/2"= for=20 landing and it ran just fine.

All that said, is there any way to properly set up my engine here at my= =20 field?

Mike Easley

Colorado Springs

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