Power Loss on Takeoff
Yesterday I experienced a slight power loss on takeoff. Run up was fine. Full power takeoff was fine. Once I hit pattern altitiude, I pulled the power to cruise climb and there was a noticable decrease in power/rpms. It only seemed to happen in the mid-range throttle position. When in cruise, I slowly advanced the throttle and when it hit the mid-range position, the rpms would drop slightly and as I continued to advance the throttle, it would suddenly increase rpms by 500-600. Fuel consumption seemed to be higher than usual as well in cruise. Any idea on what may be going on? I plan to do a BUDS download on Monday, but I'm curious if anyone else has had this issue. It happened right after I topped off the tanks with MOGAS. Fuel sumps were clean. Part of me wonders if it may be a clogged injector. I guess the BUDS download may tell us. PS - Never got a lane light.
Aviation Real Estate Specialist & iRMT