Not a fan of punishing the thread when people can't behave themselves, so I'm still going to respond since I appeared late to the party. I also happen to own a twin PA23-250 (Aztec)
My hand is raised also.
I climb at Vyse (about Vx with both turning) till about 500 feet then by the time I am at 1000 feet I am at Vy (120mph in my Aztec). I continue to push the yoke forward until I see 135mph indicated and it stays there until I reach cruising altitude. WOT and full RPM which is 2575 in the Aztec.
The only adjustments I will make is to start to pull the mixture back starting around 3000 feet.
At cruise after I adjust things and get the autopilot engaged, I'll back the MP down quite a bit along with the RPM before I do the big red knob pullback to go LOP. Then I will start to push the throttle forward to WOT at the same time working the mixture back more to keep me out of the red box. I typically cruise about 50-55% power 3-6" oversquared and considerably LOP. Then the cowl flaps get closed and fuel pumps shut off. I'd say the only time I am not WOT is during landing and the brief time I'm transitioning between ROP and LOP. Or if there is noise abatement.
I don't have GAMI's but literally I can use the mixture as a throttle when LOP and when I descend that is what I do until I start to get ready for landing (<2000 AGL).
Climbing at full throttle means you get to your cruising altitude more quickly as well.
P.S. I flew my carb PA32-260 the same way. This is what the inside of the exhaust looked like when I removed the muffler.
My hand is raised also.
I climb at Vyse (about Vx with both turning) till about 500 feet then by the time I am at 1000 feet I am at Vy (120mph in my Aztec). I continue to push the yoke forward until I see 135mph indicated and it stays there until I reach cruising altitude. WOT and full RPM which is 2575 in the Aztec.
The only adjustments I will make is to start to pull the mixture back starting around 3000 feet.
At cruise after I adjust things and get the autopilot engaged, I'll back the MP down quite a bit along with the RPM before I do the big red knob pullback to go LOP. Then I will start to push the throttle forward to WOT at the same time working the mixture back more to keep me out of the red box. I typically cruise about 50-55% power 3-6" oversquared and considerably LOP. Then the cowl flaps get closed and fuel pumps shut off. I'd say the only time I am not WOT is during landing and the brief time I'm transitioning between ROP and LOP. Or if there is noise abatement.
I don't have GAMI's but literally I can use the mixture as a throttle when LOP and when I descend that is what I do until I start to get ready for landing (<2000 AGL).
Climbing at full throttle means you get to your cruising altitude more quickly as well.
P.S. I flew my carb PA32-260 the same way. This is what the inside of the exhaust looked like when I removed the muffler.
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