Glen,
No, there are no accidental start incidents as a result of the oil-burp
procedure
for the 9xx engines.
It's virtually impossible to hand prop start a Rotax 9xx engine. I remember
from
my Rotax class that there is a minimum RPM required before the CDI ignition
can function. I don't remember the exact RPM (400 RPM??) value, but you'd have
to be an octopus built like Arnold Schwartzenegger to pull enough blades through
to turn it that fast.
Blue skies & tailwinds,
Bob Borger
Europa XS Tri, Rotax 914, Airmaster C/S Prop.
Little Toot Sport Biplane, Lycoming Thunderbolt AEIO-320 EXP
3705 Lynchburg Dr.
Corinth, TX 76208-5331
Cel: 817-992-1117
rlborger@mac.com
On Feb 1, 2012, at 7:20 AM, Glenn Rainey wrote:
> There is a thread running in the yahoo canard list concerning a recent fatal
(lycoming or similar I suspect) hand-propping incident at Gillespie Field /CA,
which prompts me to this posting. There must have been a lot of accumulated
experience
here and elsewhere with the 'oil-burp' procedure for the 912. Does anyone
know of any accidental starts? Sure, this query belongs on the rotaxEngine
list perhaps - i'm not yet subscribed to that - on my list to do. Quick look
- i found nothing.
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> Glenn Rainey (with Martin Burns)
> G-OJHL classic monowheel
> Cumbernauld, Scotland
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