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Old 18th Jul 2014, 12:09
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I understand that the EPL is to be used in the event of an FCU failure.

I'm not meaning that you use the EPL instead of the power lever.

If the power lever was firewalled and the engine was producing full power from that.... if you then open the EPL, does it then introduce even more fuel to the mix resulting in an even higher tq?

Or will it result in a lower power setting? As far as I am aware if the FCU is functioning perfectly, and the EPL is then used... the FCU still provides the metered fuel to the engine while the EPL provides fuel as well. Hence the need for the power lever to be at idle while using the EPL. (Explanation of this was that in case it magically starts working again).

@Ultralights, you have never been shown how to do a wing over and the thought of doing one never entered your mind


@L0u0k0e Some people have suggested to feather the prop to try and preserve the engine. Obviously they have pulled the mixture too.
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