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<td><font color="#056F8B"><strong>4. STARTING ENGINES</strong></font></td>
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<p><font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight:700">Lockheed 1049G/C121G Super Constellation</font></p>
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<td><span class="notdotted">[ ] Engine Area</span></td>
<td>AREA CLEAR, POST FIRE GUARD</td>
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<td colspan="3"><font style="font-weight:400">Engines Starting Procedures:</font></td>
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<td><span class="notdotted">a. Mixture Lever</span></td>
<td>CUT OFF</td>
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<td><span class="notdotted">b. Throttle Lever</span></td>
<td>APPROXIMATELY 1200 RPM</td>
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<td colspan="3"><font style="font-weight:400"><dd>[FS: Hit <b>F3</b> until lever opens <b>6-8 %</b>]</dd></font></td>
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<td><span class="notdotted">c. Engines Start Selector Switch</span></td>
<td>SET TO ENGINE 3</td>
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<td><span class="notdotted">d. Start Switch</span><br> </td>
<td>ENGAGE, ROTATE PROP SIX<br>BLADES</td>
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<dd>(Liquid lock check. If prop stops, remove lower cylinder spark plugs to drain oil,</dd>
<dd>then repeat above step.)</dd></em></font></td>
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<td><span class="notdotted">e. Ignition Switch</span></td>
<td>ENGINE 3, BOTH</td>
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<td><span class="notdotted">f. Auxiliary Fuel Pump</span></td>
<td>ENGINE 3, LOW</td>
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<td><span class="notdotted">g. Prime</span></td>
<td>AS REQUIRED</td>
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<td colspan="3"><font style="font-weight:400"><dd>[FS: Primer must be used with cold engine (oil
temperature lower than <b>40°C</b>).]</dd></font></td>
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<td><span class="notdotted">h. Mixture Lever</span><br> <br> <br> </td>
<td>Cold engine: AUTO RICH<br>Hot engine: IDLE CUT OFF,<br>AUTO RICH<br><em>(after engine fires two revolutions)</em></td>
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<dd>[FS: To start a hot engine (oil temperature higher than <b>40°C</b>), move to <b>AUTO RICH</b></dd>
<dd>when starter is engaged. For easier engine start, position the lever between <b>IDLE</b> and</dd>
<dd><b>LEAN</b>. When engine has started, quickly move it to position <b>AUTO RICH</b>.]</dd></font></td>
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<td><span class="notdotted">i. Start Switch</span></td>
<td>ENGAGE</td>
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<td colspan="3"><font style="font-weight:400"><em><dd>(Maximum 30 seconds, then let starter cool for two minutes before next use.)</dd></em></font></td>
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<td colspan="3"><font style="font-weight:400"><dd>[FS: Hold, until <b>Ignition Light</b> goes out.]</dd></font></td>
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<td><span class="notdotted">j. Oil Pressure</span><br> </td>
<td>CHECK WHEN ENGINE STARTS<br><em>(for rise in pressure)</em></td>
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<td><span class="notdotted">k. Auxiliary Fuel Pump</span></td>
<td>ENGINE 3, OFF</td>
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<td><span class="notdotted">[ ] Engine 4</span><br> </td>
<td>START<br><em>(use above procedures </em><b>a</b><em> to </em><b>k</b><em>)</em></td>
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<td><span class="notdotted">[ ] Engine 2, then 1<br> </span></td>
<td>START<br><em>(use above procedures </em><b>a</b><em> to </em><b>k</b><em>)</em></td>
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<td><span class="notdotted">[ ] Engine Start Selector Switch</span></td>
<td>SET TO OFF</td>
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<td>OPERATE at 1000-1400 RPM</td>
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<dd>(until oil inlet temperature at least 6°C above prestarting temperature and oil</dd>
<dd>pressure is stabilized.)</dd></em></font></td>
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