David-aviator
Well Known Member
Greetings,
I am one notch closer to flying again in that the Lycoming came to life today after a preheat to accommodate the 50 weight mineral oil with an OAT of 18F. The engine is running fine and I did the Lycoming first start procedure as per their service instructions. The only squak is no oil temp so that will have to be run down. It never came off of 59F.
On the full power run, I took it down the runway twice. Static rpm is 2150 and quickly increased to 2250 as speed increases. Those of you with a Catto prop, is that about normal? Acceleration seems to pick up quickly with increasing rpm. It definitely is no slouch.
More freezing rain coming in tomorrow so first flight will have to wait.
I am one notch closer to flying again in that the Lycoming came to life today after a preheat to accommodate the 50 weight mineral oil with an OAT of 18F. The engine is running fine and I did the Lycoming first start procedure as per their service instructions. The only squak is no oil temp so that will have to be run down. It never came off of 59F.
On the full power run, I took it down the runway twice. Static rpm is 2150 and quickly increased to 2250 as speed increases. Those of you with a Catto prop, is that about normal? Acceleration seems to pick up quickly with increasing rpm. It definitely is no slouch.
More freezing rain coming in tomorrow so first flight will have to wait.