5.Throttle to idle run
6.Open the choke if the engine is cold
7.Pull up the control stick
8.Main switch on
9.Ignition on
10.Brakes on
11.Start the engine
12.Turn off the choke
13.Warm up the engine until the operating temperature
4.3.Warming up the Engine
Start to warm up the engine at 2000 rpm, hold approx. 2 minutes, continue until 2500 rpm till the oil temperature reaches 50oC. Check both ignition circuits according to Art. 4.5.
4.4.Taxiing
Recommended speed of taxiing is 15 km/h ….. 8 kt max, direction is controlled by the tail
wheel using pedals. Hand brake control is on the control stick. Control stick pulled up.
4.5.Pre Take-Off
Compulsory procedures prior
1. | Brakes | checked |
2. | checked | |
3. | Hand operated controls | checked |
4. | Flap position I set and | checked |
5. | Choke turned off | checked |
6. | Fuel master switch on and | checked |
7. | Fuel gauge indicator | checked |
8. | Instruments on and within limits | checked |
9. | Safety belts secure | checked |
10. | Cockpit secure and locked | checked |
4.6.Take – Off and Climb Away
By accelerating until the maximum position of the throttle is reached, make the aeroplane move. Fly off the tail wheel pushing control stick and then get control back to neutral position. Keep the aeroplane running on the main wheels at a normal flight position in the axis of the runway using rudder and elevator control. At speed of 75 km/h … 40 kt you make the aeroplane fly off the earth by a light pull of the stick and continue the flight until 110 km/h … 59 kt Then by gradual pull you make the aeroplane start climbing at the optimum speed of 120 - 140 km/h … 65 – 75 kt. Retract flaps after the height of 50 m … 150 feet and a speed of 120 km/h … 65 kt is reached. The marginal engine values must not be exceeded during the
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