Quote Originally Posted by Maverick View Post
My last KF5 had an 0200-A with a 70" three blade Ivo-Prop. I set the pitch according to the RPM. Initially, I had the pitch too high and was getting 2450 RPM and 125 MPH. I flattened the prop so max RPM was 2750. My speed came down to 115 but my climb improved significantly. I generally cruised at 2550 RPM @ 110 MPH. My flying buddies were running 912ULS and could out-climb and out-run me so with this build, I'm using the 912ULS.
Hi, Maverick. I seem to be following your path and right now I’v got too much prop pitch. I’ll back it off some by reducing pitch to get better numbers. Your experience with O-200 vs 912ULS makes me think that if I am not successful getting off the water like the previous owner then I may have to make a drastic change and consider swapping engines and/or floats.