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Cherokee 180
Picked up from shop. Flew great. Flew 10 minutes to home base.
Sat on the ground for 30 minutes. Went to take off. Run up was fine. On takeoff roll had lack of acceleration. Looked at tach and it was at only 2100 rpm. Aborted takeoff. Did another run up and all OK. Static RPM in 23-2400 range. Next takeoff attempt went well.
Flew one hour and stopped for fuel. On the ground for 15 minutes. Takeoff went fine. Flew another hour. Stayed on the ground overnight.
Went to take off. Run up was fine. This time my wife had her eyes glued to the tach. Takeoff roll began with good initial rpm up in the 23 to 2400 rpm range. About 2 to 300 feet down the runway rpm dropped to 2100. Aborted takeoff and tried again. This time takeoff went fine. Flew two hours home with no problem.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Cherokee 180
Picked up from shop. Flew great. Flew 10 minutes to home base.
Sat on the ground for 30 minutes. Went to take off. Run up was fine. On takeoff roll had lack of acceleration. Looked at tach and it was at only 2100 rpm. Aborted takeoff. Did another run up and all OK. Static RPM in 23-2400 range. Next takeoff attempt went well.
Flew one hour and stopped for fuel. On the ground for 15 minutes. Takeoff went fine. Flew another hour. Stayed on the ground overnight.
Went to take off. Run up was fine. This time my wife had her eyes glued to the tach. Takeoff roll began with good initial rpm up in the 23 to 2400 rpm range. About 2 to 300 feet down the runway rpm dropped to 2100. Aborted takeoff and tried again. This time takeoff went fine. Flew two hours home with no problem.
Any ideas?
Thanks,