KR>cruise power

2008-10-12 Thread Brian Kraut
How do I establish what RPM equates to 75% and 60% power on a VW 2180 at different altitudes? I have heard from one person that full throttle at 8,000' is about 75% power and that sounds about right to me, but is RPM at full throttle at 8,000' the same as it will be at 75% power at other altitu

KR>cruise power

2008-10-12 Thread Justin
In a lycoming at 8,000' full throtle is 2700 (redline). The VW im guessing would be about 3000 unless you have a low pitch prop. Justin N116JW www.geocities.com/attngrabber14/Home - Original Message - From: "Brian Kraut" To: Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:23 PM Sub

KR>cruise power - How do I establish what RPM equates to 75% and 60% power on a VW 2180 at different altitudes?

2008-10-12 Thread Dan Heath
Push the throttle all the way in and then, pull it back a little until the engine sounds like it is working about 75% as hard as it did when the throttle was all the way in. N64KR Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC da...@kr-builder.org See you in Mt. Vernon - 2004 - KR Gathering See our KR at ht