-2-
I
te al. englne
uses a Rotax realuct{on
gearbox,
ensure
that tie
gearbor(
ls
fllled
nttn the colrect ol1. to the
couect
1evel,
before atteEptLng
to
op€rate t-he
englne.
(See
also sectlon olr
reductlon
gealbox,
and
Eaintenance
scheilule).
l".lot.
you
run the englne
bake
sule all englne controls are opeiatlve,
tbat
you
knor on anil off
posltlons
of throttle End
lgnl.tlon,
that they
ale
easlly accesslble. and that
you
can
operate
thera
lnstlnctlvely $lthout
hesltatlon. If a
'flybackr
throttle ls
fltteal,
ensure tllat lt cannot
stlck ln alty opeD o!
partly
open
posltlon.
,lct.cL.nvin"
Eountlng systeE frequently
as
well
as the drtve conponents,
fuel llnes, eiriDg, and fuel and
air
fllters.
(see
also baintenance schedule).
-
ANever
B1x fuef
ln
!n
area
tnat
ls
enclosed or
lrhere
fules
coulal reach an
lNever
refuef an alrcraft tf fuel could
be
spilled
on bot engine codponents.
Use safety approved f\rel contalners ;ndl never transport
fuef
in .r
unsafe
lerecf
for fuet
contaEtnatton.
alr ventsr etc. Protect engine
while
not
ln
use
fron a'ly contaDinatLon entering erdlaust, fuel,
o! carburetlon
systeD
but be s\rre t! rebove storage
protectlop
before startlng englne.
rllMatntain
you.r
englne In top coDtlltlon, but nevert}leless
be
prepaleil
for
lt to stop rundng
at
.nty
tlne, I€ave
yourself
a rrey out in the event of
une)<pected
fallure.
I
x".'"t .ot t}}e
eng1ne
on Ure
grounil
wlth the
propelLer
turning riJlless
you
ale ilolng
so ln a
lun-up
area atnal can observe anyone o!
anlthing
entelilg
the danger
area. In obsewe!
ln
a
6efe
place
iB a deflnlte asset.
,l*v.t
leave
you!
allcraft or othet vehlcle
unattenileil while the engln€
16 runnlng.
If
opelated
by soroeone else
you
could be Eued even if the
u.se
tas unauthollsed bV
you.
lo.n
-
englne log andl enter alt operatlnq
tlDe, but ln
particula!
any
unusual
operatlon o!
plobleDs.
Do
not
fly unless
you
have corlected
any
probleb
and recoliled the
correctlon tn the Logr.
l/l,*""r
run
the englne slthout
grope!
Ioading
{e.9.
propelle!).
l
rllraF use
genliine
ROTAX
parts.