1 Side Electrical / 1 side MAG - POH

[Omega232Devils]

Hello,
I am looking at an aircraft with single mag and single electroair ignition. I was wondering what others' start up sequence was like. I have the POH that comes with the plane, but would just like to compare with others.

Can you post the "Starting Engine" portion of your checklist here?

Thanks,

Dan

[dedgemon]

Dan,
I have a RV-9A with one Slick (with impulse coupler) and one Lightspeed Plasma II.

I don't do anything different than I would with 2 mags (or 2 EI's for that matter).

Turn'em both on and crank.

[flyingriki]

Ditto what David said with one couplered (sp?) Slick and 1 E-Mag.

[RONSIM]

Electroair on one side, Bendix mag on other -- O320H2AD --

I start with the mag and then turn on the EI with a switch --- I have a key switch with the "P" leads attached and do a regular mag check --- my annoyance is when going from mag to both, then back to EI, I get a hesitation and backfire ---and then all smooths out -- still working on that technique.

You can certainly tell when I switch on the Electroair --- engine gains several RPM and smooths out like crazy!

[Omega232Devils]

Thanks for the replies guys really appreciate it.

[flyingriki]

Does anyone know for sure if the impulse coupler is necessary with an E-Mag on the other side?
Thanks!

[Mel]

Originally Posted by flyingriki

Does anyone know for sure if the impulse coupler is necessary with an E-Mag on the other side?
Thanks!

If you are going to run a non-impulse mag, make sure it is OFF while starting. The "non-delayed" timing of the mag will cause kick-back.

[flyingriki]

Thanks Mel!