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Old January 11th 05, 03:54 AM
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Andy,

It is a procedure used on a few radial engines, such as on the Jacobs
on a Cessna 195, however, the prop has to be pulled back to low rpm
(coarse pitch) prior to shutdown, not on startup.

For horizontally opposed engines (singles) it has no effect, the prop
is on the low pitch locks and is being held there by the spring and
will stay there until the rpm is high enough for the prop to govern.
All the best,
Rick