This is a quick guide to the startup and line up checks for the Extra 200. Learning these checks will help when converting to the Extra.
Pre-Start Procedure (cold)
- Canopy closed and locked
- Harness tight
- Headset on
- Flight Controls – Check Full and Free Movement
- Fuel to Centre tank (horizontal)
- Propeller Fully Fine (Pushed in)
- Mixture Rich (Pushed in)
- Throttle Fully Forward
- Master Switch On
- Booster Pump On – Until Fuel Flow Needle Move to 5.5 mph
- Throttle Fully Back then open to 1,000 rpm position
- Mixture Fully Lean (Fully Back)
Starting Procedure
- Check Clear and Call “Clear Prop”
- Whilst pressing the brakes with the stick held back:
- Turn Key
- Push the mixture fully forward (when Engine Starts)
- Bring the throttle back to 1000 RPM
- Pull the Mixture 2cm back (to stop the plugs Fowling)
- Change to Wing Tanks (vertical)
Power Checks
- Set 1500 rpm with the throttle
- Cycle the propeller 3 Times
- Check Magnetos (below 150 rpm and within 75 rpm of each other) If the mag drop is near limits, set 1,800 rpm mixture rich and try again
- Fuel to Centre Tank (Horizontal)
- Throttle to idle
- Check Flight Controls
- Set 1000 rpm
Line Up Checks
- Propeller Fine
- Mixture Rich
- Booster Pump on
- Check Fuel is Set to Centre Tank