Air Restart - Jul 2005

I tried yesterday to engage a restart at a slower airspeed by
> advanceing the prop pitch to assist the turning of the prop. Actually
> I discovered it makes little difference and really it is a case of
> going to 105 knots on fine pitch for a efficient restart.

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Date:         Mon, 18 Jul 2005 20:54:55 -0400
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From:         Bruce Schimmel <bruce@SCHIMMEL.COM>
Subject:      AIR RESTART (was: Northeast SAFARI]
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Air restarts: 105 knots, 500 feet minimum. It terrified the stuffing
out of my IFR friend, but 12-year-olds *love* it.

bruce



On Jul 18, 2005, at 20:42, john adbon wrote:

> RE Air restarts
> I tried yesterday to engage a restart at a slower airspeed by
> advanceing the prop pitch to assist the turning of the prop. Actually
> I discovered it makes little difference and really it is a case of
> going to 105 knots on fine pitch for a efficient restart. the total
> loss in height after restart was 500 feet. Does that match up with
> your experiences.
> John (Aust.)
>
> Steve Wells <SAWELLS39@AOL.COM> wrote:
> Hi Ted
>
> Glad to hear you walked away from your landing incident with no
> personal
> injury. Thanks for the additional info on what led up to the hard
> landing. What
> type of damage was done to the landing gear, wing, fuselage, ect.?
>
> Also, thanks to Jim and Horst for their imput regarding low voltage
> warnings
> and air restarts. If anyone else has what they think is an excellent
> air
> restart method, I would appreciate getting the details.
>
> Steve Wells
> Albuquerque, NM
> #51
>
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Date:         Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:55:40 -0500
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Subject:      Re: AIR RESTART (was: Northeast SAFARI]
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I have obtained the best result for an air start to keep the prop
feathered until you reach about 90 to 100 knts.=20


Regards
=20
Horst Stratmann
UPC Interpipe, Inc.
Tel:  512 266 0132
Fax: 512 266 0133

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ximango Owners Group [mailto:XIMANGO@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM] On
Behalf Of Bruce Schimmel
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 7:55 PM
To: XIMANGO@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM
Subject: AIR RESTART (was: Northeast SAFARI]

Air restarts: 105 knots, 500 feet minimum. It terrified the stuffing out
of my IFR friend, but 12-year-olds *love* it.

bruce



On Jul 18, 2005, at 20:42, john adbon wrote:

> RE Air restarts
> I tried yesterday to engage a restart at a slower airspeed by=20
> advanceing the prop pitch to assist the turning of the prop. Actually=20
> I discovered it makes little difference and really it is a case of=20
> going to 105 knots on fine pitch for a efficient restart. the total=20
> loss in height after restart was 500 feet. Does that match up with=20
> your experiences.
> John (Aust.)
>
> Steve Wells <SAWELLS39@AOL.COM> wrote:
> Hi Ted
>
> Glad to hear you walked away from your landing incident with no=20
> personal injury. Thanks for the additional info on what led up to the=20
> hard landing. What type of damage was done to the landing gear, wing,=20
> fuselage, ect.?
>
> Also, thanks to Jim and Horst for their imput regarding low voltage=20
> warnings and air restarts. If anyone else has what they think is an=20
> excellent air restart method, I would appreciate getting the details.
>
> Steve Wells
> Albuquerque, NM
> #51
>