Originally Posted by
phil170258
As a writer of fiction you often struggle with how closely you want to cleave to reality. For example I was researching firing up a Beech 18, and it seems like quite a lengthy and complicated process. That actually suits my purposes, because I'm able to extract some drama from it, and I will go into some detail, but if there was no drama to be got, then I'd just skip over it.
thanks Phil
The start up isn't much worse than other engines. There's a bit of piano playing going on holding the starter and ignition boost and tickling the primer. There's about 7 gallons of oil to warm up but in that part of the world it shouldn't take too long.