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AIRCRAFT ENGINE OPERATION xx AIRCRAFT ENGINE xx AIRCRAFT PILOTING Proper break-in procedures for light plane engines. Operating engines "oversquare". Get an understanding of bearing loads, detonation, and torsional vibrations of aircraft engine/propeller combinations. Advice on operating a 22-year old Lycoming O-320 series engine past the TBO. Instructions for leaning an aircraft engine for best-power when taking off at high-density altitude. Procedure for starting a Beech A55 Baron's engines (IO-470-L) after two years of inactivity. Advice on the operation of high-output air-cooled engines. Tips on mixture management, engine shutdown, and alternate fuels. Advice on power management after touchdown (to properly cool down an aircraft engine) and proper shutdown procedures. Advice on the proper method for reducing power and stabilizing an engine that develops operating problems while in flight. Importance of not inadvertently leaning an engine during a full-power climb by reducing the throttle setting below the point needed for adequate cooling. Ground-run inspections can tell you an awful lot about the health of your aircraft without leaving the cockpit. Post-top engine break-in procedures. Power checking. How to determine if your aircraft engine is producing full power output as part of your run-up procedure. Another look at leaning. Proper mixture management for safe operation, best power, best economy, etc. Mixture control setting (rich-lean-rich) when starting Lycoming IO-360 C1C fuel-injected engine explained. Tip on operating the GO-300 engine found on a 1959 Cessna Skylark. Cold-weather starting procedures for aircraft engines. Advice on preheating, oil weight, priming, etc. Correct engine cool down and shutdown procedures are explained. Mixture control. A pilot's guide to the why, when, where and how of mixture control and proper leaning procedures for various fuel delivery systems. Part 1. Intricacies of various carburetors and injection systems described. Mixture control. Part 2. Details on the power settings and leaning procedures for each system in the various flight modes (taxi, run-up, takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, and landing). Break-in tips following a top overhaul on a Continental O-200-A engine. Troubleshooting higher-than-usual fuel burns in Lycoming O-320-E2D engines. Advice on leaning of engine while operating on the ground at less than 50% power in order to avoid plug fouling. Engine break-in. How to avoid overheating the cylinders when running in a new or overhauled engine. Good sense engine operations for 4-cylinder air cooled carbureted engines driven by fixed pitch propellers. Tips on breaking in a rebuilt C-85 engine. | |||||||||
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