Really struggling to clean up my exhaust.  I figure black smoke means too much fuel so I lean my engines using the EGT gauge.  Sometimes it works.  Sometimes I end up with white and black smoke despite all engines being set the same way.  It’s driving me nuts.  Any advice for clearing my exhaust would be appreciated.  
 

also, I still can’t figure out the auto/gyro pilot. Can’t get it to hold straight and level flight.  I think I read that it won’t  turn or climb and descend but will hold you straight and level. So I flew with clear skies and still couldn’t get it to hold.  

Edited February 20, 20215 yr by GrizzlyAir

🙂 Smoke colour is random when the engines are above about 90% throttle. The Cyclone family of engines were known oil-burners (7 litres per hour or thereabouts for the GR-2600). Use the RPM gauges and the MP gauges to set cruise (see the checklists for the settings required for each phase of flight). As stated in Part 2 of the manual on page 27, we have absolutely no idea how the Cambridge Exhaust Gas Analyzer works, so it simply displays EGT as a visual effect.

The gyropilot has been subjected to a significant overhaul in the upcoming patch. As is the (very irritating) way of things, after the Clipper was released I found more information on how it functions. Consequently, I have reprogrammed it to match the new information.