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Old 24th May 2006 | 02:58
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Tinstaafl
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'Fuel....air....spark' is my litany.

If the a/c has fuel selectors then I change from whatever it was on to the alternative.

If it has standby/emergency/boost pumps then they go on

If it has manual primer then I ensure it's locked although I keep in the back of my mind that if all else fails then maybe using it might give me some intermittent power.

If it has a mixture control then it gets moved around, usually starting at full rich

If it has carb. heat/alternate air then it gets selected

If it has a throttle (natch...) then that gets moved too.

If it has magnetos then they each get a go at running the engine without the other one.


etc


Pretty much if it has a knob, lever, button, switch or other device that controls any of the three items then it gets moved to an alternative position.
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