Taxiing Procedure - ELA Aviacion ELA 07 Pilot Operator's Handbook

ELA 07-07S PILOT OPERATOR´S HANDBOOK
14. Throttle: Place your left hand on the throttle. If choke selected reduce
the throttle to idle position. Without choke move the throttle lever slightly
forward.
15. Start: Turn right the ignition switch to start the engine with your right
hand.
If the starting is difficult, use the starter for a max of 10 seconds,
wait 1 minute in order not to damage the starting system and try
ONCE THE ENGINE STARTS
1. Oil Pressure: Once the engine starts, make sure that the oil
pressure rises to a correct value.
If the oil pressure does not reach the minimum specified in 10
seconds, stop the engine immediately.
2. Choke: After a few seconds, if choke was applied, push it to OFF.
3. Warm-up: Move the throttle to hold 2500 engine rpm until the oil
temperature rises to 50°C (120ºF)
4. Radio: ON if requested.
5. Transponder: ON if requested.
6. Altimeter: QNH or QFE as appropriate
7. Navigation system (GPS): Switch ON if necessary.

4.3 TAXIING PROCEDURE

It is necessary to proceed very carefully during taxiing:
1. Rotor: align the rotor with the gyroplane during taxiing.
2. Engine: Make sure the oil temperature is not less than 50°C before
taxiing to the runway.
Version: V07-05
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Last modification: September 2017.