Return-Path: Received: from [161.88.255.139] (account marv@lancaironline.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.2) with HTTP id 384868 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:13:13 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [LML] Georges BIG Secret To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser Interface v.4.2 Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:13:13 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for Walter Atkinson : Mike: You are dead-on correct. Once F:A ratios are balanced, the only differences in CHTs are cooling issues. And, you must address them in that order... F:A ratios first, then cooling. Getting that absolutely right still continues to evade us in some cases. I think we are a LOT closer than anyone else as a result of the investigation having been done scientifically, but trust me, there are some cooling issues we still do not have a handle on. Some cowl set-ups offer some mighty difficult problems to solve and even at that, not all airplanes of the same type present the same problems-much less solutions (the 210s come to mind)! It can be maddening. In your similar camp is the Cirrus, which basically *got it right.* Even they missed very two significant issues. As a result, I would bet that they didn't instrumented up one of these engines they way George did. Walter > Now if I could only balance my CHTs while running LOP with a nicely