> Then John told me that several
>people had hypothesized that the Rotax would be difficult to air start, so
>of course we just had to try it! After feathering and stopping the prop at
>about 75 mph, we glided for a short while, with a ratio of about 15:1
>(short wings this trip), then took the prop out of feather and nosed over a
>bit. At 110 mph the prop took a few quarter turn jumps. At 120 mph, with a
>single half rotation, the engine caught immediately.
Teh Rotax is not difficult to air start with a feathering prop, which is
not allowed in UK I believe.
It is impossible to air start with a fixed pitch Warp Drive prop in a Europa.
Graham
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