Hello again After working all day, I was really to tired to fly and so I decided to go into the pattern and time some take off runs. First I'll have to admit that learning to use to boost is going to take some practice. It was easy when all I had to do was push the mixture and throttle and concentrate on going down the runway straight. I tried not to use full boost and set the waste gate prior to turning onto the active. I guess I pulled too much. The engine went up to 33 and the boost went to 37. This might be because the OAT was less then 70 and the cold air made more power. I was trying to climb out at 80 MPH and because of the strong cross wind ( runway 090 and the wind was 12 knots at 012) I concentrated on aircraft control and not the gauges showing how much power I had. I looked at the ASI and it said 110 Kts and the VSI was over 500. Seeing that made me feel that I could probably climb at 1000 FPM. I made one more take off and this time I did not pull as much boost and again was unable to master a smooth rate of assent. I found that I was only doing 3000 RPM and 31 boost. I pulled the boost knob out a little more and the engine really came to life. All n all the cross wind practice was excellent and knowing that I have more then enough power is a good feeling after all this work. I will continue to fly every day and learn to use this new power as I continue to see what's inside the envelope.
Orma Southfield, MI N110LR flying strong after 20 years To the gathering
