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Old 07-30-2013 | 06:21 AM
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Default RE: Self taught flying - My diary / progress

Yep, a hot engine is a lean engine. Just after landing, your engine should be hot enough that you can only touch it for a second or so before it starts to hurt. If it's hot enough to actually burn you, it's too hot. If it's smoking, it's too hot. If it's quickly baking the castor oil into a dark brown varnish it's too hot.