Posted for Earl Schroeder <earleschroeder@yahoo.com>:

 I would like to add raising the nose of the aircraft to the climb profile
during the ground run test for obvious reasons.   Earl
 


 George Braly <gwbraly@gami.com> wrote:
"""
Since a lot of early engine problems
are fuel & fuel vapor/heat related
 problems, I would suggest running the engine hard on the ground and then
 letting it heat soak for about 30 minutes.
 
 THEN start it up and see if you can run it long enough to get around the
 traffic pattern or up to altitude.
 
 If it passes the second test, it is probably as ready as you can be for
 a first flight.
"""