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Old 21st Mar 2020, 15:56
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Switchbait
 
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B737 CFM56, you don’t add the fuel unless you have positive N1 rotation.

it only takes a small amount of SA to work out if it’s spinning backwards prior to the starter engagement, then you wait for it to wind down to zero, then count back up again before adding the fuel 👍🏼
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