Originally Posted by
Deeday
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!
At our club we pull the planes around by grabbing it by the the prop!
All our planes are Rotax 912S and 914 powered.
Hand cranking is necessary to get the oil-gurgle.
This is not dangerous with the Master switch off, magnetos off and a cold engine, right? Is it dangerous with a warm engine?
Is it dangerous to move a plane by pulling the prop blades?
Surely not!??
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