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Items M14P - 4, 5 & 6

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New in sealed wrapper; sold plane, will trade for 1/4 oz. gold coin (current $ about $435)

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Thanks Brian... wish I'd had one. My plane had three owners in the US before me, and the seller to me, a truly fine fellow, has done yeoman service in transferring the plane to me, but he was not ...

Yes, the rear mag switch must be in the 1+2 position to start from the
front cockpit.
Dennis

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Phase Two; Magneto Mystery
After preflight, 12 blades, &c., kept rear magneto switch on "0" with the rear mag selector on "Cabin 1," and then went through two complete in-pl ...

I would advise against leaving the rear mag switch in the "on" position as a matter of procedure. If the instructor switch is inadvertently flipped (as is likely the case here), you now hav ...

Dennis and Byron, you guys are kickass... absolutely correct. I couldn't stand it and drove all the way back to the airport (hope I get a hangar closer to home one of these days) and checked out th ...

"Is the ignition selector switch in the aft cockpit set to the front seat? This will give the front seat magneto control."

- byronmfox

Don't have a clue, Byron... how does one do thi ...

If the rear mag is at 0, it won't start. So normal procedure is to leave the rear on. Yours sounds like a wiring issue. I actually rewrite and removed the rear mag switch.

Bill

Thanks... will ...

IMPORTANT NOTE: Ensure magneto selector switches in both the front and rear cockpits remain on "0" until the propeller pull through procedure is complete, then SET THE MAGNETO IN THE REAR C ...

I was suggesting the idea, more than the source. The Sears nearest to me is in San Antonio, 120 miles away !

Too right, Duncan.... that was my point. Don't know if a shilling or similar would open the cowl, though... which was why I looked for something more resembling a "turnscrew," I believe ...

Swiss Army knife works well too.
Doc

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Swiss Army knife lodged in the tail cone does a lot of things ! : )

I was thinking about FOD AND the need for a screwdriver to carry with you on tr ...

Just bought a 52, and learned one can't fly it without a screwdriver !

Found this wallet-insertable model and tried it on cowl, air induction port, gas tank caps, etc., and it works fine.

http:/ ...

Back in the early 1970s, when I got off active duty and got a job working in Lafayette, Louisiana, my hometown, there was a jolly guy named Walter Gordon who used to sometimes stop at the office - he ...