ORIGINAL: MikeL
A club of 230 special people, eh?
So it would seem, if it were as difficult as you seem to think.
ORIGINAL: MikeL
You're right, it's not rocket science. Pretending that using a tach is hard to do certainly doesn't do anyone any favors. Perhaps you haven't used one? You simply hold it behind the prop, tune to the peak RPM, and then drop it 300-500rpm. It's simple, precise, and very safe.
I never said using a tacho was hard... as you point out it is in fact quite easy, just unnecessary for tuning. If you read back to my original message I stated that I
do indeed have a tacho, and that I use it for things like comparing different propellers (in conjunction with a fish scale... RPM vs thrust) and different fuel blends.
ORIGINAL: MikeL
Why some of you become almost militant about this baffles me.
I'm hardly being militant. As I said earlier if you want to use a tacho then go for it - it's absolutely no skin off my nose. If anything I'd describe myself as bemused at the thought that they're
required for tuning and at your defensiveness about the whole topic but hey, do whatever floats your particular boat. The best thing about this hobby is there's so many different toys that we can all do whatever makes us happy.