M5fly
Well Known Member
Looking for some feedback on what the typical speeds you guys with the 150hp fixed pitch are seeing in cruise. I've been using 2400-2500rpm between 8500-11500ft and haven't seen ground speeds more than 170mph in any direction (taking winds into account). That power setting gives me about 3/4" of throttle left, should I just be running it WOT at those altitudes to see the speeds Van's publishes? A couple guys with RVs at my airport said we might want to check the horizontal stab position to make sure it's correct and not contributing to the speed loss. One mentioned he had to correct this on a previous 6 he owned and made a huge difference. Any other ideas or comments?