My first flight was 12 Aug 06. So far I have only put on 5.2 hours on the aircraft, all orbiting above the airport. I only fly on weekends as the airport is 85 miles away.
I have a new Penn Yam Aero O-320. Does anyone have a feeling how much risk I would be taking if I leave the close vicinity of the airport? Is there a high probability the engine could fail during curise within the first 10 or so hours? I have a Dynon EMS and I am watching all the temperatures. I am still working elevated oil temperature. I manage the power so my oil temp does not exceed 230 deg F with an OAT of 80, but I understand that is not good for break in. On takeoff I use full power but for cruise at 8000 density altitude I have to keep RPM to 2300 or less. The plane fly very nice but its getting boring up there. I can not even shoot touch and goes. Not a happy camper at this time.
Do I just got to slug it out for ??? hours?