Max Engine RPM

[cgruby]

Today I went out to fly and damaged my rudder getting the plane off the trailer, so I'm out for a while. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

[cgruby]

I got the rudder repaired, and it turns out it was due. The tubing had several rust holes in it and evidence water had stood at times 2 inches deep. I cut out the old and spliced in new, recovered and repainted. This time I put in a couple of drain grommets.



My original problem was that my engine only turned 4,000 RPM on T/O. Feeling I should be turning 5,000, I checked the prop pitch and found it to be 16 degrees, so I turned the adjustment 1 turn ccw and came up with 14 degrees. I went out and flew today and now see 4,400 RPM on T/O. I couldn't tell from a pilot's standpoint that there was any change in performance, so I probably won't adjust it any more than that.


Thanks everybody,

[kmach]

Ivoprops are easy to adjust ,so why not try some different settings. There will be a sweet spot to your liking at a certain setting.

[cgruby]

Thanks Kevin, good advice.