Finn Lassen wrote:

No this is not the opposite of "cold feet".

Went flying again today in my 13B powered RV-3. Getting more
comfortable, although my heart pounds a bit faster on any new sound or
vibration.

I think it was about 90F outside today. No real cooling problem as such.
Did see oil temp as high as 198 C (223F in oil pan), and water temp as
high as 190F.

Today I noticed that my left foot is getting uncomfortably warm - though
thick-soled shoes . Is is normal that the bottom forward skins get real
warm? Of course, I my case the muffler is on the left side and air is
blown past it, hitting the left side of the firewall and forced down and
out (and also past the left side skin, which I've learned not to rest my
left hand against).

Another point I need to solve is when reducing throttle to maybe 3500
RPM the mixture reads lean and EGT goes up. Mixture is fine above 4000
RPM and below maybe 3000 RPM. Of course, the ultimate solution is to
switch to fuel injection - but that's in the future.

Finn

 
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