What do you think I should look at 1st ?
Constant speed prop or the prop governor ?
RV-6A with 0-360, Hartzell prop and McCauley governor, both are at 1560 hrs. total time.
Changed the oil, lubed the prop and went flying. Just another day !
Set the climb power to 2400 rpm and 24"mp just like always. But when I got up to 6500 ft and leveled off at cruise there was no prop control at all. As airspeed increased so did the RPM up to about 2550-2600.
Descended to land and had control of the rpm while entering the pattern and landing. Got fuel and took off returning to base about 8 miles south with no problem setting cruise at 1500 ft and 23 squared.
Thanks,
Constant speed prop or the prop governor ?
RV-6A with 0-360, Hartzell prop and McCauley governor, both are at 1560 hrs. total time.
Changed the oil, lubed the prop and went flying. Just another day !
Set the climb power to 2400 rpm and 24"mp just like always. But when I got up to 6500 ft and leveled off at cruise there was no prop control at all. As airspeed increased so did the RPM up to about 2550-2600.
Descended to land and had control of the rpm while entering the pattern and landing. Got fuel and took off returning to base about 8 miles south with no problem setting cruise at 1500 ft and 23 squared.
Thanks,
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