January 1942                                                          A.P. 1565B. Vol.I Sect.2     
Amended by A.L.No.22/H                                                                                

     3.    PRELIMINARIES

           On entering the cockpit check:

           Undercarriage selector lever - DOWN
                                          (Check that indicator shows
                                          DOWN; switch on light
                                          indicator and check that
                                          green lights appear).

            Flaps			- UP

            Landing lamps		- UP

            Contents of lower fuel tank.

      4.    STARTING THE ENGINE AND WARMING UP

         (i)  Set:

              Both fuel cock levers	- ON
              Throttle			- ½ inch open
              Mixture control		- RICH
              Airscrew speed control	- Fully back DH 20°
              Rotol 35° Propellor.   Lever fully forward.
              Radiator shutter		- OPEN
             
        (ii)  Operate the priming pump to prime the suction and
              delivery pipes.  This may be judged by a sudden
              increase in resistance of the plunger.

       (iii)  Prime the engine, the number of strokes required being
              as follows:
             
              Air temperature °C:	+30  +20  +10  0  -10  -20
              Normal fuel:		 3    4    7  13
              High volatility fuel:                    4   8    15

        (iv)  Switch ON ignition and pull out the priming pump              
              handle
             
         (v)  Press the starter push button and at the same time give
              one stroke of the priming pump.  The push button also
              switches on the booster coil and should be kept depressed
              until the engine is firing evenly.
         

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