Gnat Starting Sequence

Isn’t there some sort of “eyelet” on the end of the nose?

You then have a hook in your drill,but only give it the prescribed number of turns otherwise you’ll pull the peg out at the backend where the elastic fixes to.

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I’d best go and sit on the naughty step too then with Malcolm.

Miggers:p :p

Lancman,

Newark has a Gnat procedures trainer tucked under their Anson in hangar 1, so they might have some relevant documentation.

www.newarkairmuseum.org

Also there was similar unit at Cockpitfest 2007, with a guy using it to fund raise for the under-privileged in Africa.

Dave, that would be brilliant mate, PM sent! 🙂

And LOL @ the jokers on the thread!!! 😀

Mike,

If you still need this, i can copy the appropriate pages and get them off to you if you PM me your details ?

Cheers……..:D

Dave

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Go and sit on the naughty step! 😀

Can someone in the know let me know the starting sequence for a Gnat, please?

I’d be interested in knowing the cockpit actions for getting the engine going, preferably as written in the pilot’s notes/manual etc.

(Yes, this is for Bluebird again!)

Cheers! 🙂

Starting sequence for a Gnat.

1. Get its attention,

2. If it is still asleep, tweak its starboard antenna,

3. If that fails, shout loudly “WAKE UP YOU LAZY INSECT”,

4. Once the insect is properly awake say in a calm voice “Shoo”.

5. It should then fly away.

6. If all of that fails then it is probably dead, so move on to the next one.

Sorry, couldn’t help myself 😀