Posted for "Shannon Knoepflein" <kycshann@kyol.net>:

I guess its personal preference.  I would like to hear your
reasoning...heres mine:  If you are someone that can't handle stress and forgets easy, I would
certainly agree.  I guess it's all about level of comfort...for me its
comfortable knowing that I have to push all three knobs in, and there is
also a side benefit in these high power machines.  Having the prop pulled back reduces power, as does having the mixture
set to LOP.  If you've ever shoved the throttle all the way in on a 300+
HP engine, I think you'll see my point.  Shoving the throttle in creates
a huge amount of torque that has to be reacted too, possibly even too
much, especially at these dangerously low speeds....NOT A GOOD THING
IMHO.  Having the prop pulled back and mixture LOP reduces this affect.
There is CERTAINLY enough power at 2200 rpm LOP to get you off the
ground.  Once you get the throttle in, then add the prop for some more
power, and last the mixture for full take off power.

No damage will occur in this short period of time, all of 3-5 seconds
maybe.  However, the power application will be smoother and safer IMHO.
YMMV.  Can you show me where my method falls short?  Maybe I'm missing
something.  I realize its what we've always been taught, but that does
NOT mean its correct.

Flame suit on.......

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Shannon Knoepflein   <--->   kycshann@kyol.net