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Old 16th February 2006 | 20:23
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aerobatic sean
 
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Mags at engine start / Checklists

Some reassurance required - just reviewing my checklists for flying the supercub PA18 - is it worth flying anything else ! - for engine start it is an easy flow from right to left ending with starting the engine on LEFT MAG only - immediately after start I switch MAGS TO BOTH.
After start do a DEADCUT check as well.
I think I learnt this at a US flightschool which had 4 supercubs - I think it to check that an engine will fire with only one set of plugs by starting on left only.
Is this a good procedure ?
and then I can use on all aircraft surely.

Re CHECKLISTS - both the written and memory checklists can be improved oneself - does everyone else find that invariably that flightschool/manufacturers checklists can be improved by just sitting in the aircraft and taking every item in correct order a,thinking the flight through and arranging into a sensible flowlist.
thanks

keep blue side down
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