Fully open for take-off, then once airspeed, pitch and boost are set, and the a/c trimmed for the climb at 160 IAS, I reduce to halfway (or about 8 or nine clicks if you use buttons), check trim again and pretty much leave it there.
I close it fully when diving with power off, then open up to normal. As the other chaps have said, keep glancing at the temps. Prolonged fine pitch/high revs sends your oil temp soaring, but a few seconds of coarse pitch brings it down again really quickly.
I very rarely boost the engine beyond +5 unless in combat, and open rad fully when I do.
Last edited by ATAG_Dutch; 10-14-2011 at 04:36 PM.
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