It all comes down to this. You do in the air what I do on the ground. That's pretty much the same idea and it gets the job done. You're absolutely right, though, if the newbe doesn't learn from what he is reading here on RCU, either in this forum or other places, then there is no excuse for an engine that does not run right based on improper break in.

I did see one fellow at the field that was 'trying' to break an engine in. He absolutely refused to bring the engine to full throttle, but had trouble keeping it running at lower RPM. He had the needle open about 5 or 6 full turns, which was tantamount to having the fuel line pour fuel directly into the carb without any restriction whatsoever. He said that it hurt the engine to run it at full throttle. Hmmmm.. I guess my 7 OS's shouldn't run as strong as they do, right? Ah well... what can I say.

Basically, though, we manage to get good running engines with all of our techniques. They all seem to work. So, what's the debate all about?

My last post on the issue.

Later folks.