Recent content by isaache

Re: MT Propeller Wow...wish my paint would stay on like yours does. Maybe it has to do with diameter, horsepower, rpm, airspeed, or ? I typically run 2400 rpm, my engine is 350 HP. I do a bit over 200 kits (not a Commander), but I don't know what phase of flight causes the most erosion...

Re: MT Propeller I've been flying behind an MT MTV-9-D/198-58a 3 blade constant speed propeller on my experimental plane for 7 years now...it's a fine prop. The only down side for me is flying in precip causes rapid and complete paint erosion on the blades. I find the paint on the forward...

Re: Lop Brand new factory engine. Two cylinders at about 600 hrs, two more at about 675 hours. Waiting on the other two.... it's a big-bore Continental thing, one theory is Conti does a lousy job machining the exhaust guides. Don't even ask about the Conti starter motor and adapter. I liked...

Re: Lop sN14664..That was my 114B. A very nice plane...was on the cover of "plane and pilot" magazine....glad it got a great home!

Re: Lop Continental endorses running my TSIO-550E lean of peak per Conti's own engine operations manual, so I don't have any reason to think LOP (done right) has anything to do with cylinder consumption. In fact, I know of other folks who run this engine ROP and have the exact same cylinder...

Re: Lop I fly LOP behind one of those large turbocharged Continental engines in a different airplane (used to have a couple of Commanders). I cruise LOP all the time, but I had the benefit of others knowing roughly the settings to use as a starting point, a MAP controller, fuel injectors, and...