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Old 8th Sep 2013, 17:46
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I hope your engineer gave you the correct 'run in' procedure - it does require that you do a flight of about 2 hours with different power settings including a time at full power.
It usually takes about 50 hours for the engine to settle down and 'loosen' up by which time temperatures will reduce.
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