Allison Start Sequence
16% - 65% - 94% still sticks in the memory bank. The C130A and C130E starter switch were held in the start position by a solenoid and auto released at around 52% RPM. If it did not the switch had to be manually released. The H model used a toggle switch to open the Starter valve, held in the open position manually against spring tension and released at around 60% RPM. Rather than just sit back and "hope for the best" if a hot start or stagnated start occurred it was simply aborted by using the condition lever to GROUND STOP. Strong tail winds did potentially lead to hot starts.