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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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"P-47 Start Up" ... and some complain if our cars don't start up right away!

"WWII P-47 Thunderbolt Start Up Procedure"
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...8830&pr=googsl

(taken verbatim from vid)
Pre Take-Off and Cockpit Check
  1. Trim Tab Controls (test for movement)
  2. Throttle ... Closed
  3. Prop Control ... Full Forward
  4. Mixture Idle Cut Off ... Off
  5. Master Battery Switch ... Off
  6. Instruments ... Checked and Set

Ready Set To Take Off
  1. Elevator ... Neutral
  2. Aileron ... In Neutral
  3. Emergency Hydraulic Hand Pump ... Test For Pressure
  4. Cal Flaps ... Are Opened
  5. Primer ... Closed and Locked
  6. Throttle ... At 1 inch
  7. Battery ... On
  8. Starter Switch ... Clear
  9. "1, 2, 3 ... and Starting."

Geesh. I got tired after "Throttle ... Closed".
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 11:52 PM
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That sounds like me trying to get my old dodge truck running. Manual choke FTL
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by weavagra
That sounds like me trying to get my old dodge truck running. Manual choke FTL
LOL

I remember having driven a couple of cars that had a choke ...
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