X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.100] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1551842 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:49:38 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-098-162.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.98.162]) by ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id kAAFn2kL010477 for ; Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:49:05 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001401c704df$c042a640$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Idle Speed was [FlyRotary] Re: P Porting template? Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:49:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine > On a fast airplane it is a different story. However, what are you fast > drivers idling at now? > > Richard Sohn > N-2071U > > Richard, I normally idle at 1800 rpm on my 13B. I can idle down to 1200-1400, but I found out that idling slower with the big prop out front increases the rate of descent to the uncomfortable level for me (on landing). So I set it up so I can not get into that mode of descent - after all, I have replaced the landing gear once (and that's enough) {:>) Ed