User manual

Aerosoft PBY Catalina 1.00 Manual
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Engine Settings
The following settings are ideal settings and are used on most Catalinas flying at this moment. They
war models were of course driven harder, but this can lead to failures and other problems. There is a
power settings page in the onboard checklist as well.
RPM Man
Press
Cylinder
Head
Oil Inlet
Temp
Oil
Press
Mixture Fuel
Boost
Fuel
Press
Cowl Gills AIS
Warming up
1000
Amb-100
Amb-40
80
Auto
Rich
off
15
Open/close
Warmed up/
idle
1000 100 40 90 Auto
Rich
off 15 open
During takeoff 2700 48 210 80 90 Auto
Rich
On 17 trail 95
Climb 2300 35 210 80 85 Auto
rich
Off 17 open 95-100
Slow cruise 2050 27 195 80 80 lean Off 17 close 107
Cruise/
cruise climb
2050 30 205 80 80 lean Off 17 close 113
Cruise
Descent
2050 20 180 80 80 lean Off 17 close Cruise
Descent 2050 17 180 80 75 Auto
Rich
Off 17 close Cruise
Approach/
gear down
2050 20 180 80 80 Auto
Rich
On 17 open 95
Final 2050 20 180 80 80 Auto
Rich
On 17 open 90
o Cowl gills closed at sub zero conditions on start up.
o Carburetor air on at expected icing conditions (visibility <1500 meters and temp <10 degrees).
When on the carburetor temp will almost always show a solid 30 degrees.
o Approach and final with gear down, 50 feet over runway, props to full and RPM stays at 1800
RPM to anticipate a GA.
o Cylinder head temp shown for 15° Celsius.
o Mixture goes to lean when Cylinder Head temp drops below 200 depending on ambient
conditions. Here shown as 15° C in relation to the cowl gills.