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Question on Baron 58 prop control
On the real Baron 58, is there any forward thrust at all with the
props feathered (or set to zero)? I have a slider set to the prop controls and if I set it to zero the plane will still drift forward slowly as I advance the throttles. I'm not clear on exactly what 0% does on the prop control. I notice that it can actually go into negative percentages, but I have no idea what that actually does to the props. Does anyone know? Does 0% actually mean that the prop is feathered? I can see the prop pitch change out the window, so it seems like it does (the blades are almost parallel to the wind with props set to zero). Also, can the props be feathered on a running engine, or is that not a good thing? If you are wondering how I got into this, I feathered the props after simulating a dual engine failure, and forgot to set them back the next time I started up and taxied out. I noticed the aircraft was extremely sluggish until it dawned on me that I had not reset the prop controls. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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