At 4:02, I have a question: Why does the prop need to be turned by hand until you hear the engine "burp"? The question is asked sincerely; I come from the old school of aviation, where you don't mess with a prop unless something is really wrong (like a need to hand-prop). But I'm unfamiliar with Rotax engines, so I'm keeping an open mind...is this something that is a particular step for Rotaxes?
At 4:02, I have a question: Why does the prop need to be turned by hand until you hear the engine "burp"? The question is asked sincerely; I come from the old school of aviation, where you don't mess with a prop unless something is really wrong (like a need to hand-prop). But I'm unfamiliar with Rotax engines, so I'm keeping an open mind...is this something that is a particular step for Rotaxes?
It's a dry sump engine, so you need to turn the prop to basically "pump" oil back into the tank so you can check the quantity.
Thank you, good tutorial.
Chaplain Billy
Is the pitot tube heated?
No it is not. The cruiser is unfortunately not approved for IMC
It is heated. It’s not certified to fly in IMC but it doesn’t mean that in a cold humid day you will not have icing of the pitot probe.
@@dawsonhollingsworth3535 That's to bad. I need an airplane that's IFR capable.
@@maciejrutkowski638 not on any of the 20 cruisers I have flown… none have heated pitot tubes
@@dawsonhollingsworth3535 in my school each of them have heated probe.
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