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Re: Europa-List: Use of reserve tank

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Use of reserve tank
From: Frans Veldman <frans@privatepilots.nl>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 23:13:03

On 06/24/2013 10:47 PM, Bob Harrison wrote:

> Also If Mark Burton is reading this would he advise if the Woodcomp Prop
> with the Smart Controller is likely to motor to fully fine in the event of
> an abrupt un intended engine stop ?

Although I'm not Mark Burton I think that indeed it will motor to fully
fine. The controller tries to maintain the target RPM, if the RPM drops
it will set a finer pitch, that's what it is supposed to do. If the
engine is out of fuel, the RPM drops, so the prop will be set to fully fine.

Frans



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