tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431855988816394483.post5810419485405759777..comments2024-03-22T22:08:41.016+11:00Comments on Making Time for Flying: Engine start-up sequence in the 172SPJulienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00981068637782241298noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431855988816394483.post-84855368943574830882008-09-15T21:32:00.000+10:002008-09-15T21:32:00.000+10:00Test pilots on the Saratoga are probably a special...Test pilots on the Saratoga are probably a special breed of pilots who can use their left knee to turn the ignition key :-) I agree it sounds tricky. One more reason to use FADECs.<BR/><BR/>There was someone on pprune.org who said that he always uses the fuel pump to flood the engine, this way he always knows which state the engine is in before attempting start-up. This is undeniable logic, however I somehow do not feel entirely comfortable with that procedure :-)Julienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981068637782241298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3431855988816394483.post-64240609128250934702008-09-15T04:33:00.000+10:002008-09-15T04:33:00.000+10:00The cold start is the easiest... but I sometimes s...The cold start is the easiest... but I sometimes struggled with the warm start on the Saratoga:<BR/><BR/>No priming<BR/>Trhottle half open<BR/>Mixture idle<BR/>Starter<BR/>And then SIMULATENOUSLY reduce throttle, and enrich mixture.<BR/><BR/>May be this is tricky because I have only two hands...<BR/><BR/>And I will not mention to difficulties to choose between cold / warm / flooded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com