Yesterday it was unseasonably warm here and PA and I got to fly the plane. The temp was in the low 40's so I headed to the field. First thing I can say is this engine really loves a 10x6 prop. I tuned it just lean of the two-stroke break in sound on the ground. I flew it and the plane was a rocketship compared to the 10x7 on it. Anyway, I flew for maybe 5 minutes and the mixture stayed the same. It did stall right after landing when I tried to throttle up to taxi back. the cold must have affected my idle mixture. I didn't feel like flying again since there were several helicopters up and I hate flying when they're flying since they stay close and are too noisy, drowning out the sound of my plane's engine. After counting the turns of the fuel pump, I found out that I still had about 3.5 ounces in the tank. So I now know that I can get at least 5 minutes of flying with the same settings. One day when there's less people in the air, I'll fly longer and listen for any change in mixture.

Mike