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Originally Posted by Lasiorhinus

I sincerely hope you're referring to not nosediving into the ground, instead of mindlessly parroting ridiculous old wives tales about "square" power settings.

Unless of course you are indeed an old wife. Then all is forgiven.

Boy oh boy was I about to get stuck into you for not reading the rest of my post but then I realised I posted it on the 'flying over square thread'

Originally Posted by Me

Funnily enough, what's best for the engine is to run the highest MP/lowest RPM combination that the power tables will allow for the pressure height you're at.

You'll find that the lycoming that goes in Arrows will give you something like 75% cruise 25.4"MP/2100rpm for a certain height (can't remember the actual figures but it's something with pretty large disparity)

Originally Posted by Me

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It takes very little effort to look at the book and get it right

I was taught to understand 'keep the prop on top' was referring to the order of lever movement when increasing/decreasing power.