A very quick question regarding multi-engine piston airplanes

[N918KT]

This will be a very quick question I have regarding multi-engine piston airplanes.

Do multi-engine pistion airplanes have 2 ignitions slots for the keys? In other words, do you need to have 2 airplane keys, one for each engine? And are there 2 ignition slots where the keys go into, one for each engine?

I think in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004, the Baron 58 had 2 ignition slots, one for each engine, but wanted to make sure that is true in real life.

 

[Hawker800]

Most don't have keys (other than the door). Usually separate switches or rocker switches.

 

[Skylane81E]

No keys

Beech twins often use rotary switches but they do not have a key in them

 

[Skylane81E]

Here is one

 

[Immelman]

The bigger the airplane, the less likely it requires any keys.

 

[N747JB]

Door keys only for twin Cessnas, same with Citations. I guess they figure if you can figure out how to get the door open and start em, you're not a thief!

 

[denverpilot]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0000CBILL#immersive_view?1386633262590

 

[frfly172]

Keys are for the doors,ignition is just a switch.

 

[Hawker800]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0000CBILL#immersive_view?1386633262590

Good one.

 

[MachFly]

TwinStar was the only twin I flown that had a key. It was a single key. To engage your left starter you turn the key left and to engage your right starter you turn the key right. During the flight it self the key was centered and you could take it out if you wanted to.

 

[denverpilot]

TwinStar was the only twin I flown that had a key. It was a single key. To engage your left starter you turn the key left and to engage your right starter you turn the key right. During the flight it self the key was centered and you could take it out if you wanted to.

That's funny because no one would ever want to steal one of those. And the owner if they survived the Thielert fiasco would probably leave the keys in it.

 

[silver-eagle]

I flew a Piper Archer. There was no ignition key, just a start button, a lot like the cars are coming through with. The key gets you in, the button gets the engine started.
Of course, with cars, there is a whole bunch of wizzbang going on. No magic with airplanes. If you can sit in it, you can start it.

 

[MachFly]

That's funny because no one would ever want to steal one of those. And the owner if they survived the Thielert fiasco would probably leave the keys in it.

LMAO


That was actually the Austro. I never flew with the Thielerts.

 

[denverpilot]

LMAO





That was actually the Austro. I never flew with the Thielerts.

The one here sat under a sun shade hangar for a couple of years until the owner(s) could afford to re-engine it. They were all excited about it and had it in a club and did a big promotion and all that, people flew the crap out of it. And then it was forever grounded until they came up with as much cash as they originally paid for it, to put it back in the air.

Meanwhile, the Senecas just kept hammering around the pattern. Cranking out new multi pilots.


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[Henning]

This will be a very quick question I have regarding multi-engine piston airplanes.

Do multi-engine pistion airplanes have 2 ignitions slots for the keys? In other words, do you need to have 2 airplane keys, one for each engine? And are there 2 ignition slots where the keys go into, one for each engine?

I think in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004, the Baron 58 had 2 ignition slots, one for each engine, but wanted to make sure that is true in real life.

Real planes don't have keys.

 

[MachFly]

The one here sat under a sun shade hangar for a couple of years until the owner(s) could afford to re-engine it. They were all excited about it and had it in a club and did a big promotion and all that, people flew the crap out of it. And then it was forever grounded until they came up with as much cash as they originally paid for it, to put it back in the air.

Meanwhile, the Senecas just kept hammering around the pattern. Cranking out new multi pilots.


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That's sad.

Perhaps they made it too cheap (per hour) when they put it in the club.

 

[bnt83]

The one here sat under a sun shade hangar for a couple of years until the owner(s) could afford to re-engine it. They were all excited about it and had it in a club and did a big promotion and all that, people flew the crap out of it. And then it was forever grounded until they came up with as much cash as they originally paid for it, to put it back in the air.

Meanwhile, the Senecas just kept hammering around the pattern. Cranking out new multi pilots.


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Bleeding edge of innovation....

 

[gismo]

Real planes don't have keys.

The Travel Air you used to own had a key but not for the magnetos. It was the master electrical switch.

 

[Henning]

The Travel Air you used to own had a key but not for the magnetos. It was the master electrical switch.

Nope, not the 58, straight up switches.