Marc Olson
GONE WEST
Seattle, WA
I got stuck out with a dead battery last Saturday, and after a couple of half-hearted attempts at hand-propping (I used to fly a J-3 with no electrics), I gave up and started looking for someone to give me a jump.
A mechanic mentioned that it's quite hard to hand prop the O-320, and my instructor also noticed that the prop was set to be vertical after shutdown, rather than canted 45 degrees to the left to enable easier prop'ing.
Any tips or tricks (or experience) with what to do if you get stuck with no juice?
A mechanic mentioned that it's quite hard to hand prop the O-320, and my instructor also noticed that the prop was set to be vertical after shutdown, rather than canted 45 degrees to the left to enable easier prop'ing.
Any tips or tricks (or experience) with what to do if you get stuck with no juice?