ORIGINAL: grizwald
I would like to know how many of you tune your engine before every flight.
I sometimes fly with someone who does this every time before takeoff.
I have been flying for a few years now and I very rarely have to fiddle
with engine tuning. My engine always ran fine an OS40LA and I just tune it
at the beginning of the flying season, my idle is smooth and not too fast
and it transitions well from idle to high speed. I believe in the If runs good
do not fool with it philosophy.
I'm with you Grizwald - I prefer to properly break-in and setup an engine and then rarely touch the setting unless I notice something is off (almost never). I am a big believer in not messing around with the needles once they're set (that doesn't mean I don't know how to tune an engine though
). I fly with a buddy that just can't seem to leave that high speed needle alone. It never fails, he's the one at the field with the most dead-stick practice. I say, if it ain't broke...
-MA