rmh,

Thank you for the great inputs! My assumption was that the max RPMs were achieved in a dive based on hearing the engine wind up as it was descending. I noted the min/max RPM numbers after I landed and assumed (yep, made an ***** out of myself!) that the max was in the dive. I will most certainly have an observer next time to read the numbers out as I climb and dive to confirm what the engine is doing.

Dave