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herbgh(at)nctc.com
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 Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 11:53 am Post subject: air restart... |
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If one has altitude when the engine goes quiet, then the prop could
assist the pull start by putting the plane in a bit of a dive... Low
and slow...better fly the plane.. Herb
At 01:01 PM 2/15/2010, you wrote:
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John Hauck wrote:
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> Obviously you have not tried starting a 447 powered Kolb from the pilot's
> seat.
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I do, tho, have a lot of time pull-starting 447's overhead with with
the starter rope (on a different plane) - as Thom said, contributing
factors on how easy/hard it is are the prop used and how the handle is routed.
It's a lot harder regardless of engine with a heavier prop, the 3
blade IVO can put you to task getting the works up to the required
300 rpm especially in the seat pulling overhead. Also, if the rope
is too far back or things are in the way when you're pulling that
won't help either.
My starter rope on my FS II for example was routed a little too far
back to have any hope of starting from the seat. Well, it was a 503
also which is pretty stiff even with the clutch....
LS
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lucien
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| Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:13 pm Post subject: Re: air restart... |
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| herbgh(at)nctc.com wrote: | If one has altitude when the engine goes quiet, then the prop could
assist the pull start by putting the plane in a bit of a dive... Low
and slow...better fly the plane.. Herb
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Never worked for me unfortunately, as the prop was always behind me when I flew with the engine off.
So the rope really has to be positioned where you can get some leverage. On my FS II it was too far back and I regrettably couldn't start in the seat. And with the 503, I'm borderline too weak to pull start it when seated even with the clutch fitted....
LS
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| Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 2:46 am Post subject: air restart... |
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You might consider a pull handle for each hand. On my Mitchell B-10, I ran the starter rope through a forward mounted pulley. Then, put a handle on the end and one before the pulley. When you pulled with both hands, it was very powerful and made air starts easy. Vic
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