On 09/10/2014 03:25 PM, Mike Stirewalt via KRnet wrote: > I continue to be mystified when I read things like this (flying with > partial throttle). Unless you're down low, who flies with partial > throttle?
Unless you are rich, I think most people fly at partial throttle in most airplanes. Flying full throttle wastes a lot of fuel. The difference between 75% power and 100% power results in a small increase in speed as compared to the large increase in fuel burn. -Dj -- Dj Merrill - N1JOV - VP EAA Chapter 87 Sportsman 2+2 Builder #7118 N421DJ - http://deej.net/sportsman/ Glastar Flyer N866RH - http://deej.net/glastar/
