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Old 7th Dec 2004, 13:13
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Well done Grainger, had a good chuckle over your post !

Bert, If a CECO is set up correctly, there should be very little start differences over the Bendix. Unfortunately, you may find some "agressive" starting CECO's in your travels

Of course a fast - hot start is preferred....Remember that Allison article we talked of a year or two back, a proper C20 start may reach temps of 825C and have a time of 25 seconds from ignition to 58% N1. (Allison CSL 1176, or CSL 1192). That Old thread in starts is located Here

Personally, I always preferred the CECO system, as it allows the pilot a bit more control over the start.

When picking up a strange 206, (I worked in a fleet of 50 once)one should always look to see what FCU system is installed, (in addition to the obvious detailed D.I.) plus conduct the first CECO start as you would any L1-2-3-4...just in case it is set up a bit "agressive".
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