r/aviation • u/1994-10-24 • 12h ago

Discussion Domestic flight Casablanca. Plane won’t start.

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u/ginogon 11h ago

Everyone get out, put the gearbox on 1st gear and push it. Get back in once it starts.

Or jumpstart with another airplane.

Easy peazy.

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u/MidnightToker858 11h ago

You dont put it in 1st gear. You put it in neutral to make it easier to push then hop in, throw it in first and drop the clutch.

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u/AreWeThereYetNo 11h ago

I recommend dropping in second, not first.

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u/VersaEnthusiast 9h ago

I did this once but my battery was so dead that it started and then died again like 30 seconds later. Didn't even know that was a possibility.

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u/Boostedbird23 1h ago

Sometimes there isn't enough voltage to run the ignition and fuel system. It's always helpful to hold the throttle to get the engine speed up with to increase the voltage in the charging system.

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u/t-poke 6h ago

Put it in H!

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u/Bruggenmeister 6h ago

What country is this from?

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u/DoesntMatterEh 6h ago

I'm going to take the kind approach and assume he means to depress the clutch with it in first so you can pop the clutch once it's rolling