Originally Posted by
misd-agin
Years ago an aircraft type I flew had a restriction for a minimum N1 (5%???) before adding fuel with a tailwind. RB211's???
This morning the brain's going "maybe it was a minimum N2/N3? X recommended, Y required with a tailwind??" The engines were a lot more finicky before FADEC's. Older Captains told me the early high bypass engines were even more prone to over-temping while starting.