Simviation Forum - In flight engine problem??

Jul 9^th, 2005 at 1:58pm

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Don't know what to make of this one:

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Reply #1 - Jul 9^th, 2005 at 1:59pm

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He's Mental!!

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Reply #2 - Jul 9^th, 2005 at 2:03pm

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Hes desperate!

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Reply #3 - Jul 9^th, 2005 at 2:14pm

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Hes desperate!

Wouldn't you be?! Grin

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Reply #4 - Jul 9^th, 2005 at 2:25pm

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LOL... funny that he'd rather try to fix things in mid-air than make an engine-out landing... in a Cub of all things. Very curious as to the story behind this- was it just for lauf=ghs? Some kind of record attempt where landing would disqualify him? ???

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Reply #5 - Jul 9^th, 2005 at 2:40pm

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i missed a bit Grin

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Reply #6 - Jul 9^th, 2005 at 3:13pm

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Unfortunatley I have no idea as to the story behind this picture - maybe it was just a set up stunt.

All I know is that I wouldn't like to be climbing out of that fiddly little 'Cub' door whilst flying along.

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on Today at 7:03pm, SideWinder9 wrote:Hes desperate!

Wouldn't you be?!

LMAO!!!!!!!!

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Reply #7 - Jul 9^th, 2005 at 6:38pm

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Does a cub even have an electric starter?

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Reply #8 - Jul 9^th, 2005 at 7:08pm

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Posted by: TacitBlue Posted on: Jul 9th, 2005, 11:38pm
Does a cub even have an electric starter?

Not sure, but i'd feel so sorry for the guy if he managed to climb out there, fix the problem, get back in - & then remember that there was no electric start.

Can you imagine his little face - it'd be a picture Grin

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Reply #9 - Jul 9^th, 2005 at 7:11pm

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Not sure, but i'd feel so sorry for the guy if he managed to climb out there, fix the problem, get back in - & then remember that there was no electric start.

Can you imagine his little face - it'd be a picture Grin

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The J-3 Cub doesn't have a starter. I suspect he went out there to swing the prop. That's what it looks like to me anyway.

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Reply #10 - Jul 9^th, 2005 at 7:58pm

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Not sure but he may have stepped out to add a quart of oil as well.

Aircraft like the DeHaviland DHC-2 Beaver you could add oil from within the cockpit below the throttle, pitch and mixture control consol.

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Reply #11 - Jul 9^th, 2005 at 10:14pm

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Wouldn't you be?! Grin

Yes, but i dont know that I would have the nerve to do that! 8) Shocked

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Reply #12 - Jul 9^th, 2005 at 10:19pm

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Yes, but i dont know that I would have the nerve to do that! 8) Shocked

yeah ,I rather to stay inside until someone or any bird make it start it again, before i hit the ground Grin

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Reply #13 - Jul 10^th, 2005 at 11:50am

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I've seen that photo somewhere while I was searching for J-3 info - yes, he's cranking the prop mid-flight. Can't remember the guy's name though.

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Reply #14 - Jul 11^th, 2005 at 1:03pm

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The unofficial way of restarting (you weren´t allowed to shut it down) the engine without starter in a motorglider was just deactivating magnetos, mixture poor and than dive till the prop reaches enough speed to start. Than you just had to add magnetos and mixture and it ran...... My father flew in one once and the pilot did this. Better than climbing out I think.

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