Hi there Kris good talkin at ya!!

Here is the thing tho.........even if you do change altitude...........the power and torque MAY change BUT where those PEAKS occur does NOT. WHERE they occur are goverend by the internal fuction of the engine. There are variables but the variables are CONSTANT throughout the rpm RANGE...........

Yes Iagree SPRING starters are evil weight gaining finger eaters!!

What I was reffering to about hovering was where I prop my engines .....the max load situation..........zero airspeed and max rpm i.e. when pulling from a hover.....I was not implying that my planes hover at full throttle............take care buddy!!!
IanB