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Ground Operation
Precautions:-
Ground Operation
Ground Operation
Ground service equipment should be positioned
away from propeller arc with wheels choked and
brakes set.
Hydraulic Lock
PULLING PROPELLER IN
OPPOSITE
DOR WILL INJECT
TRAPPED OIL OR FUEL
INTO INTAKE PIPE
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Engine Starting
Is a specialized procedure and varies with individual
engine and aircraft.
Engine Starting
Engine Starting
ENGINE CONTROL
Throttle control.
Propeller control.
Mixture control.
Flooded Engine
If engine flooded during start attempt, place mixture
control in the idle-cut off position.
Engine Warm - Up
Ground Check
Operating Flexibility
Is the ability of an engine to run smoothly and give
desired performance at all speed from idle to full
power output.
- Ignition operation.
- Power check.
- Idle speed and mixture.
- Acceleration and deceleration.
- Engine stopping.
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Ignition Operation
Comparing rpm drop to a known standard to check for
faults in ignition system.
Ignition Operation
Power Check
Engine Stopping
Engine Stopping
Then ignition switch off, all other switches off
and removed key.