tobnpr
Pre-Flight
New student...
Any recommendations? Just basic stuff- typical small GA.
Any recommendations? Just basic stuff- typical small GA.
Resource to learn "basics" re: piston aircraft engines?
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Chapter 7 of the PHAK
https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/f...ndbooks_manuals/aviation/phak/09_phak_ch7.pdf
https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/f...ndbooks_manuals/aviation/phak/09_phak_ch7.pdf
tobnpr
Pre-Flight
Perfect, thanks for the info.
No test prep... just want a basic + understanding of the design/operation.
Like many of you, I've always wrenched on my own "stuff", from vehicles to inboard gas/diesel boats to outboards/PWCs.
Just want to know what I'm looking at when I pop the cowling.
No test prep... just want a basic + understanding of the design/operation.
Like many of you, I've always wrenched on my own "stuff", from vehicles to inboard gas/diesel boats to outboards/PWCs.
Just want to know what I'm looking at when I pop the cowling.
Stewartb
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Read “Fly the Engine” by Kas Thomas.
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Mike Busch is interesting, but you have to listen to him at 1.75x or 2x speed. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc-IpamUhzvGsAfMzH2lIcA
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Oooooh… really, find a shop that has airplanes stacked like cordwood and find the owner. Pay for a hour of his time to just show you stuff.
I, too, am an avid amateur wrencher. But stared at stuff hanging off a airplane engine like a dog watching TV at first. “That’s a prop governor…”. “Oooooooh… yep, can see that now, kinda looked like a mechanical fuel pump on a old Bobcat.”
Mech shops full of dismantled airplanes reveals LOTS of otherwise unknowns!
I, too, am an avid amateur wrencher. But stared at stuff hanging off a airplane engine like a dog watching TV at first. “That’s a prop governor…”. “Oooooooh… yep, can see that now, kinda looked like a mechanical fuel pump on a old Bobcat.”
Mech shops full of dismantled airplanes reveals LOTS of otherwise unknowns!
The PHAK linked above is a good basic manual. But if you want some more detail there are a number of free options online from the FAA and the OEMs as well.
Stewartb
Final Approach
You can download a free book about engine management on Superior’s website. https://www.superiorairparts.com/