>
    > First pic. Here we are getting ready to go for a ride.
    >
    > Second pic is MAP 37 Engine RPM is 5560.
    > Dave has a 2.17:1 gear box. EGT exiting
    > the turbo is 766 centigrade or about 1410 F.
    > I am not sure of the rest of the numbers so
    > Dave will have to tell us when he sees this.
    >
    > Third pic.
    > I think we are going 117 Kts IAS and climbing
    > at 940 FPM but Dave will have to confirm this
    > as well. Sorry the pics are not better but the
    > lighting was less than ideal.
    >
    > BTW the surge was not surge but bad spark plugs AKA "sag".
    > Dave fixed that before he left home to fly up to
    > SZP. Dave will also fill us in on that hopefully.
    >
    > ------------------------------------
    >
    > Next pic. I am going to let Dave explain these
    > numbers. Looks like 175 TAS 233 Hdg  1250 feet Alt.
    >
    > It appears I was wrong on the 940 FPM rate of climb above.
    > I now think that was 940 feet Alt and I don't know what
    > the airspeed was but it could have been ???
    >
    > With all this new fangled electronic stuff I feel like a dog
   watching TV
    > :)
    >
    > Paul Lamar

   A couple of comments...

   It looks like Dave needs and INOP cover for the steam AI..

   The Altitude is in the box.

   I think the VSI function is on the right side of the display - stays
   attached to the 'tape' which indicates trends.  When climbing, the
   readout
   is above the middle, and when descending, it's below.

   The first image I think shows 800-900fpm up at 117KIAS indicated,
   and the
   other one shows 500fpm down at 165KIAS.


   Matt-

Matt, you are right about which number is which, but the "steam" AI
(actually it is electric) works better than the AI in the Bluemountain.
However, both can be off early in the flight if not caged before take
off, which I don't do when VFR.


Dave Leonard
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