Yes, running hard, over 75% power. I am not trying to start another thread about LOP/ROP operations, so, please help me with my question if you can or call me an idiot if you prefer but do it somewhere else and I respect your opinion. I am going to lean. The manual states never to lean beyond 150deg ROP above 75% power, but it does not say never lean.
So, I use the red knob on both sides of that "magic non existent 75% cliff". I only use full rich power on take off unless I am at a high elevation field ( have not been to one yet), and I ground lean, aggressively, when I am taxiing. So not sure why you would run full rich any time other than take off and not even then if you are at altitude.
So, still looking for procedures, others that also use the red knob above 75% power. I dont think it makes sense to sacrifice that many dinosaurs when I want to run hard, which frankly is not that often, but I still want to do it! I want to run hard and clean.
My lycoming manual standard power chart publishes the curves for best power and best economy. The best power curve goes well beyond 75% and shows that curve through different RPM's and fuel flows. You can not match the fuel flow shown for best power at a given RPM without leaning. If you are not leaning, are you even generating the best power?
I have not taken altitude into consideration yet as I am still struggling to learn all of this but the chart does not reference a base altitude so perhaps it does not affect the curve?
When I am running matched up to the Power Curves with Fuel Flows per the manual, I feel I am operating within recommended ranges. A quick check of EGT's and things seem to match up intuitively in the 150ROP area so I believe I am leaning in the right area above 75% power. I would just like to use the JPI Lean Find mode properly when above 75%, or so, and can't do it without letting the computer find the peak which means I just ran too lean. Perhaps JPI is behind the curve? Ha, thats a joke. I love my EDM.