Small Turbines Starting
Hi,
we had a discussion on starting our Engines...(our outfit operates Cessna Citations).
My idea was and is, that I like the engine to accelerate as high as possible before putting in fuel. Checklist says 8-10%n2 Minimum to move from cutoff to idle.
Some guys just wait until 8 %, some past 10% and I wait until about 13-14%.
(I donīt wanīt to drain the Battery and stress the starter too much, so I wait til acceleration on starter only begins to slow. Certainly subject to OAT and batt status)
We are talking about JT15D and Williams FJ44 Engines.
Your toughts ?