A big update to come for the Kodiak 100 by SWS.

To latch the propeller into a flat pitch you need to follow proper procedure. If you don't you will be stuck with the propeller running in fixed pitch and break your engine, so read carefully. To latch the propeller before shutting down the engine, put the power lever into beta range -without feathering the propeller, of course. Then pull the condition lever to cut-off and the propeller will be locked in a flat pitch angle.

>To unlatch the propeller start the engine normally -you will notice it begins faster now due to the prop pitch being fine. Once the engine is started, move the power lever to idle. Next, move the propeller lever to feather and immediately unfeather the propeller to release the locks. Why immediately? Because you don't want to wait 20 seconds for the prop to cycle to feather and back. The feather-unfeather sequence serves only to unlock the propeller, so you don't have to wait for it when you're in a hurry to leave.