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Old 8th Oct 2003, 09:11
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Ascend Charlie
 
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This is something that almost every jetBox pilot can expect to do at some time, especially if the job involves a scramble start.
But the flight manual says "Ensure blade is turning by 25% N1" and when i looked up to see if it was turning - and it wasn't - I then shut it off from about 30% N1. Engineers confirmed no damage, except to pride.

The other thing you can expect to do is start it with the fuel valve off. Normal light-off, winds up to about 40% and then goes awfully quiet - you can even hear the laughter of the people 50 feet away watching you.
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