Cirrus SR22T - Leaning mixture in cruise REDUCES engine power. It should INCREASE it

As you lean, power will increase until you get to peak power (right around peak EGT also). As you lean further to the carrot, power will decrease as you get to best economy, which is the cyan target.

The cyan target is not a best power target but a best economy/engine life target.

This is an exceptional reference: as you can see, as he leans the power goes from about 80 to almost 90, and then just before he gets to the target the power begins to go back to roughly where he started as he leans additionally to the target.

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