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Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:39:01 -0500
From: John Slade <sladerj@sbcglobal.net>
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To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Subject: hard starting
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Steve & Others,
We all set up our engines in such a way that makes us feel secure, and 
no criticism intended, but I wanted to emphasize a couple of points for 
other readers....
You mentioned that you don't switch the injectors separately. Switching 
off one set of injectors is a standard part of my preflight, and it has 
saved me from taking off with one circuit down. Also you said that you 
have no fuel pressure gauge on the panel. The fuel pressure reading on 
each pump is also part of my pre-flight. During the first few hours this 
helped me detect a blocked filter and a bad pump ground, and once helped 
me solve rough running in the air.

Extra switches and dials in the cockpit certainly increase pilot 
workload, but they sure help with problem diagnosis prior to and during 
flight.

John Slade
Turbo Rotary, N96PM
96 hrs.