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Old 31st Jan 2016, 04:52
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IFEZ
 
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Please enlighten me (as a member of the uneducated masses) on the correct leaning technique to achieve your precise lop figure flying a basic a/c like a warrior or even a C152, without any fancy gadgets & gauges to assist you. This is a genuine question - I'm interested to know. If doing it with your eyes closed is the way to go, then you must be doing it by sound. As Ramrod said, the only way that would work is leaning it until it starts running rough and then richen it until it smooths out.
The APS course sounds like a good idea if you are flying a more advanced a/c but I can't see how it could help your average ppl chugging around in his old warrior or C172 with a throttle, a mixture control, a tacho and basic oil pressure & temp gauges, not even an egt gauge let alone probes on every cylinder!

Sorry scavenger, trod on your toes a bit with that post, but looks like we're after the same info!

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