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Old 8th Dec 2011, 08:46
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I was referring to Rotax engines, which are routinely hand-cranked during the pre-flight checks, to get a meaningful reading of the oil quantity.

good finish, I cannot think of a reason why a warm Rotax, with fuel and mags On should not start if hand-pulled. I'm certainly not going to try!
The Rotax don't use traditional mags, they have ignition modules found on the newer cars. For them to produce any spark that has a chance of igniting the engine, you would have to top something like 120rpm by hand...
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