PT6 Free Turbine starting simulator
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jynxyjoe
Queso King
LOL.
Batteries on, GPU on, hit starter, wait till the ng stabilizes or you stop hearing "winding UP" noises, introduce fuel, hit the ignitor to continuous, BOOM FIRE!, and since the PT6 is bullet proof... you are done. Power to full and enjoy.
400A
New Member
Probably the smartest thing I have seen or heard someone say about starting a PT6 in a LOOOONG TIME. So many introduce fuel right when that Ng gets to 22%, let the engine get some air moving through it and good and stablized.
As for the PT6 being bullet proof two catastrophic failures in 30 days makes me question that theory.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
Eh, there is always an exception to the rule.
OldTownPilot
Well-Known Member
I'd still rather trust my life to 1 PT6 over 2 TIO-540s
jynxyjoe
Queso King
:yeahthat::yeahthat::yeahthat:
or my CT7-9B
ppragman
FLIPY FLAPS!
Bingo, every time I cross the inlet, I pray that it'll keep spinning. IO-540F.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
Miss the ole 540H on the Super Viking. Man you could run that dry on 3 outa 4 tanks and it'll still start up like a top. Of course I never tried it on the 4th tank, unless unicom would let me land on the taxiway and clear the way to the self serve.
The gami 470 on the bonanza... not so much.
The gami 470 on the bonanza... not so much.
jynxyjoe
Queso King
KLB
Well-Known Member
I wouldn't worry about too much. It's not much more difficult than starting a fuel injected piston engine.
It'll most likely take you ten minutes to be taught how to start it. Another thing is that starting procedures vary with different companies and pilots. Different models of the PT6 also start differently. It also varies from aircraft to aircraft. For instance, I don't recall the start procedure for the 99 being anything like what some posters have mentioned.
It'll most likely take you ten minutes to be taught how to start it. Another thing is that starting procedures vary with different companies and pilots. Different models of the PT6 also start differently. It also varies from aircraft to aircraft. For instance, I don't recall the start procedure for the 99 being anything like what some posters have mentioned.
Well let me refresh your memory
Clear capped right
Rotation
Ignition
Oil pressure rise
Stabiilezed above 12%
Condition lever low idle
Fuel flow #
Thousand one etc...
ITT rise ITT rollback
Above 50% starter off
High Idle gen on
Real world start
Come on you freaking piece of #### start
Hi idle bleed heat on where the hell is the deice truck
engine start checklist complete!
jtrain609
Antisocial Monster
Yeah until your APU fails during start and you end up with a hot start.
I'll be honest, I didn't see it coming and when I saw the ITT start to rise I thought, "Huh, did the thing get far enough to actually start properly? Wait...N2's going down, not up...but....OH #### #### #### #### #### #### TURN IT OFF!"
I'll be honest, I didn't see it coming and when I saw the ITT start to rise I thought, "Huh, did the thing get far enough to actually start properly? Wait...N2's going down, not up...but....OH #### #### #### #### #### #### TURN IT OFF!"
KLB
Well-Known Member
And by magic, you mean a hot/hung start every 20 starts?
I can admitt that the only hung start that I had in the metro was pilot induced.:insane:
PaulRix
Well-Known Member
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 with the Aeroworx King Air B200 addon has a pretty accurate start up procedure for the PT6.
http://www.aeroworx.com/b200.html
It only works with FS 2004 though (ie not FSX). For the record, the manual for this clearly and in no uncertain terms, states that this product is 'for entertainment purposes only' . That being said, it could be useful to you (it was for me when I was a very green B200 Co-Pilot).
http://www.aeroworx.com/b200.html
It only works with FS 2004 though (ie not FSX). For the record, the manual for this clearly and in no uncertain terms, states that this product is 'for entertainment purposes only' . That being said, it could be useful to you (it was for me when I was a very green B200 Co-Pilot).