What is the proper way to stop the engines?

[Bikiniweekend 11]

Hello,

 

Maybe it is a dumb question but what is the proper way to stop the engines?

I don't remember any mention about it on the manual.

At the moment I do it cutting the fuel flow with red levers.

[Nick Craig 3]

This is the proper way to shut down a turbine engine.  It is called condition lever.

 

The other waynis by pulling the T handle, this is only used in an emergency such as an engine fire.

[Bikiniweekend 11]

9 hours ago, Nick Craig said:

This is the proper way to shut down a turbine engine.  It is called condition lever.

 

The other waynis by pulling the T handle, this is only used in an emergency such as an engine fire.

 

Thanks! 

 

Some info I found: https://skybrary.aero/articles/condition-lever

[vonmar 8]

The Otter manual (for MSFS) page 141 shows the Shutdown checks which includes Floats and Amphibians.

[Bikiniweekend 11]

5 hours ago, vonmar said:

The Otter manual (for MSFS) page 141 shows the Shutdown checks which includes Floats and Amphibians.

 

Thanks, I didn't pay attention on that checklist 

In fact it is also in the ingame checklist, but I expected to have a switcher to shut off like in other airplanes.

[Nick Craig 3]

Actually, most if not all aircraft are shutdown with the mixture/condition lever.  You can shutdown a piston aircraft with the magneto switch I suppose but that is not the recommended procedure.  If the magneto is always "live" (mechanical issue) you will not shut it down using the magnetos therefore cutoff is used.  A turbine engine has ignition only during starting, and when deice is turned on, it can be compared to as a blow torch. Ignition to light the fire, fuel feeds the fire till fuel is cut off (condition lever).

[Swinden 0]

In real life - bring the props to FEATHER, let the engine stabilize for several seconds - bring condition levers to CUTOFF.