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Old 05-07-2012 | 10:58 AM
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From: PC12NG; C-414AW CA/Aviation Mgr.
Default Boarding with RH engine running???
Originally Posted by Great Cornholio
Yeah I always watched kids extra close. Even older ones. The worst time was when they had toys in their hands because if they dropped the toy they would chase it no matter where it went. I had to grab a kid once. Toy dropped and bounced forward but I wasn't sure where it was going to stop and he darted after it so I grabbed his shirt and the parent got the toy.

I cant remember if Beech offered an optional prop brake (doubtful since running in feather would melt the windows) but they did claim that if you held the prop by hand during the start you could keep it from moving as long as it was at idle power...just don't let go.
I recall this exact thing happened to a commuter airline in SJT. It was in the early 1980s. A little girl dropped her doll & chased it under the plane. Right engine turned her into hamburger. Very sad & totally unnecessary.

As to holding the prop...P&W told the operators of a King air 200 I worked for, to hold the prop with a rope, & start the engines & run at low idle until the oil temp came up off the peg. This was in Fairbanks AK. The chip lights kept coming on, meaning the gearbox oil was too cold. I think the Dir. Of Maint. tried this once, then said forget it, because of the danger.
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