🔥How to start a Turboprop in 60 seconds!! | Aviation Pilot Vlog

[@beetledesert8642]

Me: *spends $100k on flight school for 6 years* This dude: So this is how you start an engine in 30 seconds

[@EvanLuft]

Haha 5 engines later… :p :p

[@troyellis4242]

I feel sorry you did that. Should've joined the military and do it for free

[@beetledesert8642]

@@troyellis4242 yeah im gonna go in the AF and get specialized training. (This is actually what im gonna do)

[@GenesisG70LaunchEdition]

@@troyellis4242 I don’t know my buddy from high school paid to learn how to fly a helicopter… everyone thought the same thing.. this is a dumb idea.. dude now makes a quarter million a year in Colorado doing what he loves

[@suomi1483]

Yeah but starting engines isn't very complicated. And you will learn alot more in fs

[@thisisMilindRaj]

It's so simple. Let's make it complicated by adding just 1 switch for on/off to fly.

[@EvanLuft]

Haha yes. Most jets nowadays have just a start stop button no joke! Technology

[@Porsche4life]

@@EvanLuft yes. The Honda jet has the Honda Civic and accord start button haha

[@surfwolf3]

Haha 😂

[@Dansaviation]

A cirus jet has a start stop button

[@dNorsh]

@@Porsche4lifeI don’t know if I like it or not tho it may not be as tedious but it just seems really fun to start one up

[@BackyardSpaceProgram]

Was at an airshow two days ago, wish I knew this before. Free plane!

[@EvanLuft]

Haha

[@YouKnowThatGuy]

"If we damage it then we'd be super sad" 😂😆

[@EvanLuft]

Haha very much

[@loringedwards2020]

Naaaa....just blame it on the mechanic.

[@AceSterTheMace]

@@loringedwards2020 no, that shit isn't going to fly...from all the Pt6 mechanics/technicians out there. 😁 We won't take the blame.

[@mectricaltitan777]

* clicks *, * bursts off electric flame *

[@humaunleashed5219]

And broke

[@jon3765]

Thanks for the info. Please post a 60 second landing video and I'm all set to start a new career.

[@EvanLuft]

Haha yes 👍

[@Keys879]

A new PT-6 engine can cost in excess of $300,000. I work for a shop where we repair them. Once we had a jack fail and drop one. Largely unscathed spare for what's called the 'chip detector' on the forward underside, it still cost us $150,000 to have it sent to Pratt & Whitney to have it inspected and recertified!

[@EvanLuft]

Omg that’s insane! Apparently the pt6 on the pc12 is even more expensive!! I’ve heard near 500k

[@Keys879]

@@EvanLuft Absolutely. We mostly repair the old lady Beech 99's which are an older model. The New PC-12 PP's I know cost quite a bit more. It's crazy the prices in Aviation currently. Some of it makes sense, but holy cow!!!

[@julianbrelsford]

According to Wikipedia most of the variants of PT6 are between 500 and 1500 horsepower. I imagine that the price they charge is partly a function of how much power the particular variant puts out.

[@coltenh581]

After learning about the stress fractures caused in engine pylon attachments by continental and American from poor forklift procedures during maintenance this makes me very uncomfortable lol

[@geddon436]

@@coltenh581 Interesting

[@timobatana6705]

Yeah I didn't catch that bro but at The Apocalypse of zombies ever hits, I have this video saved

[@EvanLuft]

Haha yes sir you do! And when you crunch through all those zombies with those propellers, we will push the lawnmower to shame

[@Pure-Luck447]

Just what I needed this morning when I popped out to my exact plane

[@EvanLuft]

Haha yes

[@cartler]

I've seen plenty of these at the airport near my house. Thanks for the useful tip 😏

[@EvanLuft]

;p

[@managed9348]

How will you get fuel?

[@deadbird9]

@@managed9348 dont worry they got fuel in em already just like in grand theft auto

[@MrSimplified]

@@managed9348 hold the fuel handler at gunpoint.

[@managed9348]

@@MrSimplified you won’t make it far😭

[@thomasferry9912]

I flew the conquest back in the 90’s. The II as well. What a great airplane!

[@pinkertonj1]

Glad I watched this I was having a hell of a time get my turbo engines started

[@EvanLuft]

Haha :)

[@flynomo]

Gotta love PT6’s. One of the best ever built

[@neerajdracks]

Pls make detailed versions for KZbin as well. Thanks 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@EvanLuft]

I will do!

[@z31gerry]

Just started following you and im loving your vids. Would love to become a pilot but flight school is expensive lol I'll just keep rocking flight sim haha

[@philconey11]

It amazed me how easy turbines are compared to some of the pistons I've flown when I initially transitioned to turboprops.

[@AM-vg2wq]

Awesome plane and imagine it flies just as fast as it looks 😊

[@ridingismymedicine941]

I'm not a pilot but two sounds are forever engraved in my heart; motorcycle V-twin engines and turboprops on any aircraft.

[@EvanLuft]

For a non pilot…. You make the aviation community proud! 💪

[@Apexxshock]

The pitch on those props is crazy!!! They’re almost flat

[@rickzarkos2970]

You wont just be sad, Your FIRED....

[@toptinty6186]

I'm a new pilot just starting my 3rd lesson today. I tried flying a beechcraft king air in Microsoft flight sim but was stumped when I needed to start it. 😂. Thanks for the help though.

[@bugenhagen5813]

Reminds me of starting a race car. The oil pump, starter, and other accessories all get started manually also. Being a pilot looks fun but it's like swimming in the air and I hate the ocean.

[@EvanLuft]

That’s new to me but I can imagine it would be similar! :) :)

[@Lindrios]

I'm going to add all of these switches into my Honda Civic, just for the feels 😅

[@EvanLuft]

Haha I would be the one to do that too

[@Astinsan]

Looks like a crazy fast plane.. Is it a fun fly?

[@EvanLuft]

It’s a lot of fun! Great for fishing trips, skiing, and landing on small runways in the mountains

[@mianatwood]

This was a pretty good video, the first time I have actually gone to subscribe to someone on KZbin shorts

[@EvanLuft]

Haha thanks!!! Means a lot! :) I’m new to the KZbin shorts as well haha

[@matthewjohnson1588]

Thanks, my arabic friend has been wondering how to do this for a few years now 👍

[@_MOORE_1986]

Good to know, when the cops are hot on your tail and you need to get this thing going ASAP! Me, well it took me 60 seconds just to find the battery switch and then had to pause, rewind, and play again. Then I realised it was a completely different Plane.

[@EvanLuft]

Hahahahaha that’s where the new keys would be better! One button… START hahaha

[@iloveappleyoutube7198]

Major “Props” to you for this video

[@EvanLuft]

hahaha good one!! :)

[@lloydlindamood2768]

It's more fun to get into the tr3b, sit down shut up and just think about what you want it to do! Skunk Works a division of Lockheed Martin!

[@EvanLuft]

Hahaha that’s right

[@projectocamero7502]

That's awesome Evan. With those smooth landings, how long have you been flying?

[@EvanLuft]

Thanks!! :) :) not all smooth but I’m glad you think so! :) :)

[@xxZerosumxx]

Clear prop!

[@EvanLuft]

I am regretting not saying that! Haha

[@cenchloraadums3143]

Looks like "simple" has another definition that I never knew before...😂

[@troybeck9232]

Seems easy enough with practice. Cool

[@alexlammers6371]

For small single engine planes: push the primer stick, put in the key, and give it a little slap on the dash

[@EvanLuft]

Hahaha yes. And if it doesn’t start…. Give it another smack in the dash

[@matthewkashnig3061]

Hot start. Chop fuel keep starter rumning for like 20 seconds? Heard those are expensive to fix and need to know incase we get mother of a geomagnetic storm n have to steal one.

[@angryeltrucker6326]

Just add those switches to a key ignition like a car that way everything comes on when you turn the key

[@EvanLuft]

Haha that’s how these new jets work. Just a start button and they auto sequence everything. Haha biggest risk is you get a blister on the tip of one finger ;)

[@southjerseysound7340]

@@EvanLuft yeah and you don't have to joy of watching the temps rising and wonder if they're ever going to come down.

[@bertbergers9171]

Missed you checking fuel levels in the tanks ;)

[@EvanLuft]

Haha good point

[@pilotboy217]

Lucky bastard 😂 i dont even have a pilots license but i want your plane

[@josephstalin463]

thx, finally can steal this plane in airports ☺

[@ericoschmitt]

Switch switch click, clocks spinning, levers forward. Got it.

[@EvanLuft]

Hahaha nicely put!

[@johnsheppard2456]

I love the PT6

[@shubhamdwivedi7766]

That's good now I am able to fly ,the skies look good from here but I forgot to ask how do you land? 😂😂😂

[@TheAdx1001]

How to not damage the PT6 Do not add fuel before engaging the starter generator and igniters

[@terabyter7976]

It's the same as turning on the engines of a car, you just have to do all the things separately to ensure more safety

[@EvanLuft]

Yup! :)

[@raynus1121]

Conquest - nice bird👍

[@EvanLuft]

Thanks!!

[@Gofish163]

You had me at turn the battery on😂

[@Wake13]

You talk as fast as Ben Shapiro! Love it!

[@blackcat6.2.]

Ticking sound you hear in the background Me: Bruh all I hear is you ahahah awesome stuff tho 👌

[@EvanLuft]

Hahahaha I know :( thanks man!!

[@TheBillzilla]

I've got a couple of thousand hours on Garret TPE331's. I much prefer pure jets. 😊

[@AceSterTheMace]

Good training for the non pilot's out there. The Pt6 /34 thru the 114 are very forgiving and with proper 100hr.s and trend monitoring will be very trustworthy.

[@EvanLuft]

Yes :) the 114 are on the caravan??

[@AceSterTheMace]

@@EvanLuft Sir you are Correct Cessna Caravan with boat oars for props. Worked on many that were owned by FedEx out of Traverse City Michigan.

[@videopokernetwork6824]

I farm out the start up sequence to Others. When the engines are warm, that's when I sit down and fly.

[@tavspop]

I'm kind of the same way. When I go hunting all I do is drink and shoot.

[@EvanLuft]

Hahahahahahh

[@EvanLuft]

Hahaha this was too funny haha

[@pfsantos007]

Lol in today's day and age there should be a push start retrofit for these doing all the switching and monitoring.

[@EvanLuft]

I agree!!

[@thelightbrigadef4172]

Start the turbine engine may be easy but avoid getting it too hot which commonly called "hot start"

[@argusflugmotor7895]

Pratt and Whitney pt6 Canada’s🔥

[@EvanLuft]

Great powerplant!

[@odub9747]

Alright!!! On my way to the nearest airport for a ride🙂

[@EvanLuft]

Haha kick the tires light the fires 🔥

[@mixter7x7]

wow - just like an action movie . 3 blinks later both turbines are on idle and ready.

[@EvanLuft]

Haha

[@anwarislamu]

I put key in my car’s ignition and turn .. voila! it goes

[@raynus1160]

425 Conquest. Nice.

[@rolandocrisostomo2003]

Sweet, where are we going? Jamaica, Bahamas, come on pretty mama.

[@randyr4361]

Beautiful plane.

[@RandomsFandom]

It’s like starting any vehicle. Super easy. Lol

[@EvanLuft]

Pretty much the same thing :p

[@bugenhagen5813]

Dang and here I thought you guys just get in and push the on button.

[@EvanLuft]

It is for the jet guys hahaha

[@MyCatInABox]

So, are these pt6's FADEC?😮

[@sundayridetexas416]

How much does the process of becoming a pilot cost? On average, of course. Ty

[@surfwolf3]

You’re bad ass !!! 😎🏴‍☠️

[@EvanLuft]

Nooo I wish!

[@goodisnipr]

piLOt: starts prop without yelling CleAR PrOp! FFA: FBI, OPEN UP!

[@ahtheh]

Ok, now what do I do after the engine stops after the fuel runs out. Asking for a friend

[@xa-xii4865]

every SP:VR player be like

[@thyagoEverett]

Where do you go to school for this airplane? Thanks

[@AB9_]

I love this , waiting for more videos ! :D

[@EvanLuft]

Haha thanks!! :) :)

[@007prince777]

Have you ever considered: Alexa , start the engine

[@EndangeredMooseknuckle]

Okay, ready to fly. Let's go

[@EvanLuft]

Haha let’s go!

[@867KOSOVO_JE.SRBIJA]

Nice cessna 402

[@recycledsteel3693]

Ok so am I right in saying (on the ground) you can only start one side from scratch? Which you need to then start the other! Or is the process reversible?

[@EvanLuft]

You are correct. Almost always you start the one on the battery and the use the running one to start the 2nd engine. It is impractical to use a cart start every time. A good battery and alerting the engine spool up to around 18 to 21 % before introducing fuel won’t cause any harm at all. I can count on one hand how many times I’ve seen someone cart start a pt6 in almost 15 years of flying. Usually due to a bad battery or something :) :)

[@recycledsteel3693]

@@EvanLuft So are you saying it is not possible to start the other way? I know nothing of flying but find it interesting. If this is correct is it because the second engine lacks the hardware to do so? If yes is this to reduce weight? Or is it just practice to start one from battery and the second from electricity generated by the first? Could you start both from battery (even if bad practice)?

[@dieselyeti]

Cessna 425. Cool plane.

[@factsondeck1552]

This is all I need to know. I am now top gun. 😂

[@deltav4444]

Butiful plane my dude!

[@EvanLuft]

Thanks man!!

[@JustJohn505]

reminds me of me starting a pilatus for the first time on flight simulator. i was so confused as to why the engine blew up. turns out your not supposed to leave the fuel on while starting. turbines engines are scary and expensive lol

[@EvanLuft]

Hahaha yes fuel comes AFTER the starter hahaha

[@brandonhuth2634]

Taxi with one engine to save fuel while other is off, or not a huge difference in fuel usage

[@EvanLuft]

Not a huge difference in savings and these airplanes are almost impossible to taxi with one engine. Almost no ability to turn on the ground

[@Moocowthegreat]

Thanks for the video, but can you post a step by step walkthrough on how to turn it off? Apparently it’s a “safety hazard” to leave it running. We just ignored it for a couple months but it inevitably started racking up fuel costs and my boss doesn’t like that. Update: My co-pilot tried turning it off, the idiot just made it go faster. Update: Can you please post a walkthrough about how to turn it off? I guess it’s spinning fast enough now that it’s moving the plane. We’re just letting it roll around in circles on the tarmac but it’s getting really annoying. Update: It killed a guy. Ground crew? More like ground beef🤣!! Anyway, you can stop making that update, the cops turned it off. Update: You know what, I probably shouldn’t have kept refueling it. That just seems like a no brainer

[@Louis_Roper]

Omg that’s hilarious 🤣.

[@Borgforce]

Looks like the controls on the Apollo space ship.

[@EvanLuft]

Hahaha yes

[@psanimations1920]

Yes ok good but what are these parts you talked about

[@thisiconisactuallygoofysfa9960]

Depends on what plane

[@EvanLuft]

Very true! :)

[@michaelcobaugh7287]

I don’t want to be the passenger of the pilot who forgets one of those preflight procedures.

[@EvanLuft]

Me either haha

[@mutshane1575]

Why the NAV lights during daylight?

[@particularlybad]

So left, left, up down, a, b... Got it.

[@EvanLuft]

Haha yup!

[@alvinfry1895]

Me: Wait hold up. I can steal your plane now! Can you do a video on how to take off and land( preferably safely)?

[@EvanLuft]

Hahah

[@theyoutubeguy1]

Thanks, now I can go perform a Sky King tribute act.

[@EvanLuft]

I had to google what sky king was

[@loringedwards2020]

With Penny and Clipper?

[@LucasRamos-ho2zj]

Which aircraft is this ?? Cessna ?

[@Cormano980]

These things inspire safety

[@markhaugland4620]

Do you have to turn on the fuel pumps? Sounds dangerous if you accidently turned them off at 10,000 feet. Sounds like a really bad design.

[@EvanLuft]

These fuel pumps are always in standby so if there is low fuel pressure they will come on automatically :)

[@SyedRaziSha]

Hi how to turn it off, please upload asap I’m running out of fuel

[@Kstrizzle5150]

Can you do the King Air 350i next

[@EvanLuft]

If I had access to the king air 350 then I would love to haha

[@garrettparmenter938]

Nice ADI and HSI!

[@EvanLuft]

:)

[@mikewolf3264]

All turbine enginea are exspensive. I work with PT6-67Ds on 1900D. Them are exspensive.

[@JRVR780P]

Experience = Respect…!!!

[@EvanLuft]

Yes sir :)

[@2snowgirl520]

Do a video with beta prop sound

[@yukselveziroglu3587]

Once you have proper flight training it’s as easy as boiling an egg , but looks complicated to an outsider

[@EvanLuft]

Yup!

[@BLRyVision]

As a student pilot, I am very excited to be getting my multi and transition to turbo prop. Any suggestions?

[@EvanLuft]

Awesome to hear Brenden!

[@EvanLuft]

I would suggest honestly…… flight sim at home. Get familiar with the going air and all that stuff. Exactly what I did before flyjng my first turboprop and I was way ahead of the curve!

[@thelettuceconsumer]

Dangerous to give me such powerful knowledge.

[@EvanLuft]

Haha I know right. Never trust someone who has delicious fluffy waffles as a profile pic right :p :p

[@TGAV8]

Cool stuff