Start Up Before you go flying, you'll need to learn how to start the engines. This tutorial will take you through starting the Cessna 172p.

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/controls/gear/brake-parking 1 /controls/flight/flaps 0.0 /controls/switches/magnetos 0 /controls/engines/current-engine/throttle 0.0 /engines/active-engine/running false /instrumentation/adf/frequencies/selected-khz 340 /environment/weather-scenario Fair weather /controls/flight/elevator-trim 0.17 /consumables/fuel/tank[0]/selected true /consumables/fuel/tank[1]/selected true /controls/anti-ice/engine/carb-heat false Welcome to Livermore Municipal Airport. In this lesson we'll go through starting the aircraft. 10 The fuel selector is set to BOTH and the carb heat is off.

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Make sure fuel mixture is set to fully rich.

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3.0000 Use the m key or mouse to select fuller mixture.

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Open the throttle slightly. Use your joystick throttle control, or PgUp to increase throttle to about 10%.

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3.1156 Push in the throttle using PgUp, or your joystick throttle control. Open the throttle a bit more.

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That's a bit too much. Pull it out slightly using your joystick throttle control, or PgDn. That's a bit too much - pull it out slightly.

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Prime the engine for start. You'll have to pull the primer lever all the way towards you and then push it in, several times.

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2.6500 Pull and push the primer lever

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Now, we'll check no-one is about to walk into our propeller. 2

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Looks clear. 2

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Turn the master switch on.

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1.9333 /sim/model/hide-yoke true Click the battery master switch to turn it on. /controls/switches/master-bat /controls/switches/master-bat We need to switch on the magnetos. Click the middle hotspot three times, or use your mouse scroll wheel, so the key is set to BOTH.

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3.0000 Click the middle hotspot three times, so both magnetos are on and the key is set to BOTH.

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/controls/switches/magnetos 3 Finally, we can start the engine. Hold down s, or the right hotspot until the engine catches.

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3.0000 Wrong way - set the magnetos back to BOTH. You need the magnetos on to start the engine. Set them to BOTH by clicking the middle hotspot or pressing ].

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/engines/active-engine/running 1 Great, the engine is running. Adjust the throttle so we're running at between 800 and 1000 RPM.

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3.8622 /sim/panel-hotspots false You can release the starter motor now - the engine is running /controls/switches/starter true That's a bit high. Reduce throttle to below 1000 RPM using PgDn, or your joystick throttle control.

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That's too low. Increase throttle to above 800 RPM with PgUp, or your joystick throttle control.

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Now turn the master alternator switch on.

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1.6333 /sim/model/hide-yoke true Click the alternator master switch to turn it on. /controls/switches/master-alt /controls/switches/master-alt Finally, switch on the master avionics.

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1.6333 Flip the master avionics switch. /controls/switches/master-avionics 0 /controls/switches/master-avionics 1 Great, our lesson is complete. We're now ready to taxi to the runway. /sim/model/hide-yoke false

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