Who brings the power back on climb?

[MARZ]

I'm all in and don't touch fuel boost, mixture or prop until I'm at pattern altitude - fuel pump off first - then MP then RPM - I do bring it back in depending on the intended climb but not over 2600 - If I'm going up more than a couple thousand I want to get there sooner than later. 

[jetdriven]

Some people bring the MP back to 26", then add an inch a minute, in 3 minutes its back at full throttle all over again.  Thats a lot of work.

 

Some carburetors have a full throttle enrichment circuit that is bypassed when the throttle is brought back.  The engine then runs leaner, which may be hotter.

[Hank]

My carb does have the WOT enrichment; I push everything forward at the start of the runway, and leave it there all the way to cruise altitude, unless ATC gives me an intermediate level [a rare event]. Level off, accelerate, then set power, then lean.

Yes, my book says pull back to 2550-2600 after raising the flaps [clear of obstacles and running 80-90 MPH]. Normal climbs are shown as 26"/2600; the Climb Performance table is WOT/2700, Full Rich and Flaps 15º. Makes you wonder about the flaps, too . . . Nice how they tell us to do X, and then create charts showing us how the plane performs using Y, guaranteeing we won't make the book figures.

[jetdriven]

Hank, have you tried leaning the EGT in climb to the sea level target EGT?  The enigne will run at the same EGT all the way up, otherwise it just gets richer with altitude.  We have found above 5000 you can lean about 100 degrees leaner than target EGT.

[Hank]

Byron--

I sometimes remember to use target EGT, but often not until I notice how low the EGT is reading as I am nearing cruise. Reinforcing desirable new habits takes so much effort than learning new bad habits!

[KSMooniac]

WOT/2700RPM/Target EGT leaning method for me in a J.  No reason whatsoever to reduce power in the climb as it is less efficient and doesn't "save the engine."  Our Mooneys are generally pretty quiet compared to many other planes too, so if in a noise-sensitive area I just follow the specified departure path or avoid the "sensitive/whiny" areas.