Flight and operations manual of ATEC 321 Faeta NG aircraft with Rotax 912 iS
ATEC v.o.s., Libice nad Cidlinou, Czech Republic
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4.1.3.
Procedures Before Engine Start-up; Engine Start-up
Do not start-up the engine if there is a person in vicinity of the aircraft!
1.
Seat belts
fasten
2.
Canopy
close and lock
3.
Parking brake
on
4.
Fuel valve
open for appropriate tank in use
5.
Master switch
switch on
6.
START POWER
switch on (to
“START“ position
)
7.
Throttle
50% open position (approx. 8mm from idle position)
8.
Fuel pump
switch on (use only one fuel pump when starting-up engine)
9.
EMS
switch on, wait for displaying of values, the fuel pressure 3 bar
10.
LANE A
switch on
11.
LANE B
switch on
12.
EMS indicators check
lights off (see the engine operations manual)
13.
Start button
press and hold until the engine reaches 1500 RPM or more; hold
(without interruption) for max. 10 sec. (followed by a cooling period of 2 min. before next start-up)
14.
START POWER
switch off (to
“FLIGHT“
position)
15.
Set the RPM up to approx. 2000 RPM
16.
Oil pressure check
the pressure shall be within operating range in 10 seconds; when
reaching 3 bar continue increasing RPM
17.
Increase RPM to get over 2500 RPM for a period of 5 sec. (the generator B will switch-over to
generator A). The battery is being charged only from generator A. Check the charging of the battery
based on the value indicated by ampermeter.
18.
Check the EMS indicators. If lights are on or flashing, there is a failure that needs to be removed.
Follow the engine Operations Manual.
19.
Continue warming-up engine according to Art. 4.2.
Never unlock neither open the canopy when engine is running!
4.2.
Engine Warming up
Start warming up the engine when 2000 RPM. After approx. 2 min. continue warming up with 2500 RPM
until reaching the oil temperature of 50
o
C. After the engine is warmed up to the operating temperature,
start taxiing and prepare to take-off without undue delay to avoid overheating of the engine.
4.3.
Taxiing
Maximum recommended speed of taxiing is 15km/h (8kt). The direction is controlled by the nose wheel.
Braking is carried out with the brake lever on the left control stick. Control stick is in neutral position.
- in case of strong headwind, push the control stick forward
- in case of side wind, hold the control stick position opposite to wind direction.