December 4, 20232 yr No matter what I do, I can't get either engine to start in the Tecnam. Fuel selectors in the proper positions (left on left, right on right). Followed the checklists, started each aux fuel pump, verified fuel PSI in the green, clicked off. Clicked the ignition switch, fuel PSI in the green, pushed the starter button. Engine cranks but never catches. Same for both engines. I'm at a complete loss. Can anyone figure out why my engines won't start? EDIT: I figured out my problem, see my post below. Edited December 5, 20232 yr by daparkerSD
December 4, 20232 yr Try keep pushing the starter buttons a bit longer and see it they finally do the start-up. The fuel selectors should also be with the lever in the outside in a closed position. Cheers, Ed MSFS2020 Steam // Rig: Corsair Graphite 760T Full Tower - ASUS MBoard Maximus XII Hero Z490 - CPU Intel i9-10900K - 64GB RAM - MSI RTX2080 Super 8GB - [1xNVMe M.2 1TB + 1xNVMe M.2 2TB (Samsung)] + [1xSSD 1TB + 1xSSD 2TB (Crucial)] + [1xSSD 1TB (Samsung)] + 1 HDD Seagate 2TB + 1 HDD Seagate External 4TB - Monitor LG 29UC97C UWHD Curved - PSU Corsair RM1000x // Thrustmaster FCS & MS XBOX Controllers
December 4, 20232 yr Could be the same issue I've been having. Do you only get electrics if you connect external power? Or is yours ok just on battery. On external power, with everything ready for start, the engines just do not start. I'd recommend contacting Aerosoft and FSS. If it is the same problem, the more of us that shout up about this, the better chance we'll have of getting it investigated properly. They've both just fobbed me off and I've gotten nowhere. 40 EUR is a lot to have a dead plane that can't be started. Bill 😎FS2024 • Currently in 'GA mode' : A2A Comanche 2024 & Aerostar • Black Square C208, Bonanzas, Barons, TBM850, Dukes • COWS DA40 & DA42 • FSW Legacy, C24R Sierra & C414 • Echo Falco F8L • FFX HJET, Visionjet and P180 2024 • Got Friends A32 Vixxen • FSReborn Sirius TL3000, Sting S4 and Piper M500 • Flyboy Rans S6S • Skyward DA50RG • SWS Zenith CH701, RV-8, RV-10, RV-14, PC12 • Milviz C310R • Air Foil Labs Bristell B23 TrackIR • BeyondATC • PMS GTN Payware • RealTurb • Axis & Ohs • FS Realistic Pro9800X3D • RTX 3080 • 64GB DDR5-6000NPPL licence holder in the UK
December 5, 20232 yr I'm on SU13 and it is staring just fine on battery. Make sure you select correct tank fuel selector (click on button and twist) - left on left, right on right. Turn both fuel pumps on. Then in sequence left or right engine ignition on, starter on. Life time flight sim enthusiast, current airplane owner 172P (past C182F). FAA CP/IR ASEL/AMEL, FI ASELMy System: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D , MSI X870 GAMING PLUS, 64G RAM, ASUS RTX5090, 4T SSDPut my hands on (pic/dual/given)7GCAA, 8KCAB, BE24, BE76, BE35-C33, BE35, C150, C152, C172B/N/P/R/SP, 182F, M20E,M20C, M20J, AT6(SNJ4), PA28-140,PA28-151, PA28-161,PA28-181,PA28RT-201,PA28R-180/201T, PA24-250, PA32-300R, PA44, AC114, YAK-18T, YAK-52, SR22
December 5, 20232 yr Author A light bulb went off in my head and thought that it might be a key binding issue with one of my controllers. More specifically, the magneto left-right-both-start switches on my Honeycomb Alpha yoke. And indeed that was the issue. If I turned the switch to both, the engines fired and caught! So I removed all those bindings from the Alpha and I have a functioning Traveller. Now, finally, I can start flying that bird.
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