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Thanks @Will.iam. It's intercooler'd, so 36" is what I aim for. It's my first year but if my friends M20C climbs a hell of a lot faster than mine, in the same weather, I get confused. I get that it's lighter, but also less power.

I'll see what I can do to maybe film it on the next trip, but from what I can tell, speed does not stay consistent. I stay at vy for a little while, and the climb rate is 200fpm, then it shoots way up, with the same vy (or even faster!).

@M20F @Tom 4536 - Called Chandler AV and Frank had the cowling off, going to add another gallon/hour, after we talked. When you guys say 36"MP, is that after the adjustment for the turboplus? I'm told I should be reading the turboplus adjustment for 40", and calculating for OAT/differential. 36" isn't the "real readline", since it's dynamic. When you guys say 36", is that indicated, or is that adjusted? Also, the low fuel flow doesn't have anything to do with my climb-out issue, right?

@Tom 4536 any specs on that take-off? How soon do you achieve that climb rate? Mine takes a good long time, and then suddenly picks up pretty fast. Maybe I should pay you for a flight some time so I can see the difference, sounds like we have the same setup.

Funny, Frank is the one that adjusts mine and won't put it higher. Edit for clarity: He's shown me that with the power settings provided by the POH, it might not need to be higher. Funny that he adjusted yours though. Mine used to overheat but now it doesn't overheat on those summer days, so it might be fine as far as FF is concerned.

I've got a Mooney 231 with wastegate/intercooler and am struggling with climb-out. On take-off, I've got MP at 36" (indicated, not adjusted for power settings), full rich, prop forward, trim in the middle, and flaps set for take-off. FF indicates about 22.5-22.9. I've been told that's low, but my mechanic has repeatedly stated it's not low and I might need to be going higher than 36" with power corrections. I'm in AZ, and the heat is around 85-100f when I fly, depending on time of day. On rotate, it takes a significant amount of time to reach a good climb-out at vy. I'll maintain vy, but be damn near in ground-effect until the end of a 3000ft runway MAYBE maintaining a 200fpm climb. Eventually, the plane tends to shoot up pretty quickly, around 800-1000fpm. Load is not the issue. With full tanks and two adults around 180lb, plenty of load left. Is this just a characteristic of the plane? If I up the MP to higher than 36-37", it tends to do a little better, but I'm always terrified of running it too rough.

Thanks @Air pirate. I'm still deciding whether or not to fly in to KRNO with a friend, to see the races. Would be a huge bummer to fly there and have the races get nixed (though I understand and agree if it happens). Sounds like it's going to be a last minute decision.

Will this even happen if it's still IFR? Seems like the airport is IFR most of the day, the last few days.

Great video. Any chance you can explain how you mounted the wing camera, and what concerns you had to address? Was it a gopro?