Originally Posted by
Flying Binghi
One thing I found with the 550 were after stopping to open the cowling oil filler cover. This allows an air circulation that cools the back of the engine which seems to help stop the whole engine and accessories ‘cooking’ whilst parked.
This ^^^ I do with every fuel injected engine after shutdown.
I flew an Aztec for 600hrs, first with almost runout engines that were cantankerous to start to say the least. On more then one occasion I’d had to run back in and get another pilot to start the beast for me. After new engines were put on we became good friends and I became the Starter Master.
I used to start the engine closest to the battery first. After that it was a doozy.