Restarting The Engine With Windmilling Propeller - Diamond DA 40 Flight Manual

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3.2.4 RESTARTING THE ENGINE WITH WINDMILLING PROPELLER

Restarting the engine is possible at all airspeeds above
70 KIAS up to v
operating altitude.
As long as an airspeed of at least 65 KIAS is maintained, and
there is no major engine failure, the propeller will continue
to windmill.
1. Airspeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 KIAS
2. Fuel tank selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fullest tank
3. Ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check BOTH
4. Mixture control lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check appropriate position
5. Electrical fuel pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . check ON
6. Alternate air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OPEN
If Engine Does Not Start:
7. Mixture control lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LEAN
8. Mixture control lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . push forward slowly until
If it is not possible to start the engine:
- Adopt glide configuration as in 3.4 - GLIDING.
- Carry out emergency landing as in 3.5.1 - EMERGENCY
LANDING WITH ENGINE OFF.
END OF CHECKLIST
Doc. # 6.01.01-E
NOTE
and up to the maximum demonstrated
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NOTE
NOTE
Rev. 8 01-Dec-2010
Emergency
Procedures
engine starts
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