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Checking oil on a cold Rotax 912

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etterre

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I was just reading some posts about hand-propping and it brought to mind one of the pre-flight items that always makes me nervous: Pulling the prop through (seems like 10-15 blades) on the Evektor SportStar so that I can check the oil.

It's always bugged me, but with the composite 3-blade prop and the reduction drive, I have to put my hands near the hub (so I don't break the prop) and I have to curl my fingers over the blade (because I have no leverage and the redrive adds extra resistance)

Any 912 owners out there that have a better procedure?
 
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