Engine

Aircraft Engine

Core Skills

• Tour Your Engine
• Read an Engine Monitor

Preflight and Startup

• Check and Add Oil
• Add and Sump Fuel
• Prime and Start with a Carburetor
• Prime and Start Lycoming Fuel Injection
• Prime and Start Continental Fuel Injection

Ground Operations

• Lean for Taxi
• Cycle a Propeller
• Check Engine Instruments on Runup
• Clear Fouled Plugs
• Check Engine Instruments on Takeoff
• Lean for High Altitude Takeoff
• Test Ignition Grounding (P-Leads)

Flight Operations

• Lean for Climb
• Select Cruise Power Setting and Altitude
• Lean for Cruise
• Set Power and Mixture for Descent

Troubleshooting

• Do an Airborne Ignition Check
• Do a Mixture Distribution Test
• Do an Induction Leak Test
• Interpret Problem EGT/CHT Readings
• Use Carb Heat
• Distinguish a Bad Sensor from a Problem
• Handle Abnormal Engine Indications

Special Situations

• Preheat Overnight
• Preheat Rapidly
• Break in an Engine or Cylinder
• Prep for Inactivity

Maintenance Tasks

• Download Engine Monitor Data
• Analyze Engine Monitor Data
• Calibrate Fuel Flow Gauge (K-Factor)
• Remove a Cowling
• Inspect the Engine Compartment
• Check Engine Baffles
• Check for Exhaust Leaks
• Replace Safety Wiring
• Clean and Gap Spark Plugs
• Change the Oil
• Collect an Oil Sample
• Replace and Inspect Oil Filter
• Change an Air Filter
• Clean a Fuel Strainer

Management Tasks

• Make a Logbook Entry
• Track Major Powerplant Events
• Customize Digital Engine Monitor Alerts
• Choose the Best Oil and Additives
• Choose the Best Spark Plug
• Decide to Replace Cylinders or an Engine
• Assess Upgrades