ORIGINAL: desmobob
ORIGINAL: Cyclic Hardover
You wasted a whole gallon of fuel on break in? <SNIP> All that waste of time and fuel is not going to make it run any better.
They can't tune the engine any better than a redneck can tune a fork?
If they don't know how to tune an engine, whats the point?
If an engine is having problems, I feel is a "skill thing".
All the guy did was post a report on breaking in his engine. He must have enjoyed doing it, and he must have been happy with the way it turned out.
Why do you keep implying that he --and everyone else but you, it seems-- is incapable of tuning an engine?
Good flying,
desmobob
Maybe i just took it the way it was implied, that with such a long break in, that the engine will now run perfectly and thats a false assumption. And I am very good at tuning an engine, not because of a massive ego, but that I pay attention. After taking bits from the manuals and advice from others, I tossed the useless stuff and went with what makes sense and it works.
Breaking in an engine on 1 gallon or 5 is not going to make it run any better or worse if you can't tune it right. With simple back up checks, you can have a perfect running engine.
9 out of 10 times, I see people tune their engine and then pick it up and point it in the air, That nice but does not tell you much other than if the engine does not quit at that moment, it probably won't in flight but that still doesn't mean its running at its best.