A friend of mine purchased a Pilatus PC12 and asked me if I would be
willing to go to SimCom to attend ground and simulator training in the PC12.
Naturally, after having just flown off the hours on my Turbine Lancair 4P I
thought it would be an excellent opportunity to improve my flying skills and
enhance my understanding of the  “free turbine.” I was surprised to learn
that although Pilatus has installed a Torque Limiter, there is no
Temperature Limiter to limit temperatures during the start process.  I
watched in horror on two occasions during a simulated start process when the
operator allowed the engine to exceed 1000 degrees.  Hence, the need for the
training!  For the sake of both novice and experienced Lancair turbine
pilots there is a limiter available to eliminate the possibility of a
“hotstart.” [for both the “D” and “E” engines].  Go to ww.vravionics.com.  I
would hate to see this happen to any of my fellow Lancair turbine pilots.