In article <fpm344p5uhj04t969m8at1jra3881lupc7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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"Valued Cor****ate #120,345 Employee (B A R R Y)"
<DwightSchrute@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Sat, 31 May 2008 14:35:32 -0700, Ron Garret <rNOSPAMon@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
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> >In article
> ><74d11604-d1d2-4eba-9350-6ded91cb0149@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "atlieb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <atlieb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> Believe it or not....
> >
> >The only part of this I don't believe is that the engine didn't burst
> >into flames on startup. Ten shots of primer? Seems a tad excessive.
>
> It isn't in my '76 Sundowner. I'd have to believe Al's is similar.
>
> When I first got the plane, I'd prime it like the fleet of Warrior's I
> had trained in. A few dead batteries later, the nice folks at the
> Beech Aero Club helped me understand what I was doing wrong.
>
> My POH states 8-10 shots in a cold engine. I usually use 1-2 for a
> warm start.
Well, shows how much I know. I've never flown a Beech, only Cessnas and
Pipers (and Cirri but they have electric primers). 2-3 shots was plenty.
rg
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