Flight manual
MD3
RIDER
Page 4-3
4.2.
ENGINE STARTING
- pre-flight inspection
completed
- safety belts
adjust and secure
- instruments
check of values, settings
- door
closed, locked
- master switch
switch on
- fuel tank valve (right / full tank)
open
- choke
activate (cold engine only)
- throttle
1/3 of travel (idle for cold engine)
- control stick
pulled
- brakes
on
- propeller area
“clear”
- ignition
switch on
- starter
switch on (10 sec as maximum
without interruption, followed by a
cooling period of 2 minutes)
- after starting the engine, adjust speed to smooth operation – idle
- instruments
check of indication (oil pressure must
rise within 10 seconds.
- choke
switch off slowly (cold engine only)
- avionics and other switches
switch on as required
4.2.1. Engine warm-up and test
Warm up to operating temperature - first at idle or 2000 RPM for 2
minutes, then at 2500 RPM to reach oil temperature of 50 °C . Check
temperature and pressure values must be within operating limits all the
times
- Check the maximum power
RPM must be around 5000 RPM
- depending on propeller settings.
- Check of ignition (magnetos) – set
3 850
RPM,
RPM drop should not exceed 300 on either magneto nor
120 differential between magnetos.
- Check idle -
1600
RPM +-100
CAUTION:
Perform the engine check heading upwind. Do not
carry it out on loose terrain. Consider also safety of other person.
Do not operate the engine for longer period of time than
necessary and allow sufficient cooling before switching off
