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Old 26th Aug 2015, 21:21
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flyinkiwi
 
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Originally Posted by 27/09
There's one flying school not far from here who's students seem to have no end of bother with hot starts on their injected C172's. However like anything YMMV.

Also I have a lot of experience with pilots new to an aircraft and or fuel injection and they tend to be ham fisted with starts usually having too much throttle set...
I've seen <insert name of nearby sausage factory> students in brand new 172's use the cold start procedure after refuelling and sit there wondering why it won't start. It's enough to make you weep.
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