RE: Self taught flying - My diary / progress
I started her up with the low idle in the middle of the hole and it seems ot idle quite well. I reset the high end revs and then tried the idle for a while and hte transition is fairly smooth. theres a couple of splutters but from an instant change from idle to wide open I'd say it takes 2 - 3 seconds to reach full rpm.
You should have instant throttle response with no burbling sputtering hesitation at all, it should sit there and idle for 2-3 minutes and still transition without sputter or delay, the low speed screw still needs a 1/4 turn or more. You relly need to get this tuned out or your bound to have another dead stick, they usually happen on an aborted landing when you try to throttle up and get away.