Colyn,

 

Trial and error but I found it to be around 48-49 gph. Read the Pat Brunner post and this is what will happen if you are "too rich"  at WOT 38.5" and 2700 RPM. Hickman's fuel flow was in excess of 50 gph. You should check fuel flow on takeoff as it is a "killer" item. Too high or too low is too bad. If it is too high and you are already "committed" to flight just dial back the mixture to something in the range of "normal"-- but fix the situation when you are on deck. Know what the proper settings are and keep those in mind. Adjusting MAP via throttle will probably not fix the problem. Also, Hickman had a Chelton and should have been getting "engine cautions" if his limits were setup properly.

Jeff


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From: Colyn Case on earthlink
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Sent: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 3:46 pm
Subject: [LML] Re: Hickman's Accident: NTSB Probable Cause Report