TBM 930 Start Up Sequence (From COLD and DARK Cockpit) 

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useful for MFS2020, thx

Who's here after downloading Microsoft Flight Simulator?

Flying the 930 in MSFS right now, and when that alarm went off I checked the sim. 😄

Outstanding video - Thanks for showing in complete detail, and extremely well described the full Cold & Dark Startup Procedure. So many videos leave out little, key details. For someone who really hopes to learn the correct procedure, this type of video is very much appreciated - Thanks!

congrats to your Dad for doing so well- he must be very proud and happy that his hard work has enabled his family to see and do things like this- nice work!

I like how you don't need to yell, "Clear prop!"

Great video. You certainly known the systems well. I’d love to take a spin in a TBM at some point. What a machine.

Compliments to your dad. Great video. Loved every bit of it.

Thank you a lot for sharing !

Outstanding walk through on startup. Thank you.

Love these videos- currently geeking out on turboprops for some reason.

Wow!! Well done!! Thanks!!

Thanks for the video.

This thing is fantastic, it really is. A turboprop that can cruise at 30,000ft at 330kts.

a turboprop coming out of feather and rolling into ground idle is one of the greatest sounds the human ear is capable of hearing

Love it!!! Sorry about these deadbeats that hit the thumbs down button , these bots have nothing better to do and have no appreciation for the hard work that goes into bringing us these videos.

Good stuff thank you

Hello Nice video not too fast Well detailled actions Thanks

Great video! Just what I was looking for to help me with the TBM930 on MSFS2020. Please do more videos on this excellent aircraft. Thanks!

Fun!

Cool

That baby is about as smooth as the 82 warrior ll I fly lol, I’m guessing it smooths out as RPM and pitch change? Nice video always interesting to see dark to starts on different planes.

Hi there. An interesting video... However, a few points: As near as I can tell, the aircraft has the Pratt & Whitney PT6A-66D engine. There are a few things that are common to the PT6 series engines. 01:22 you state you're starting on Battery AND Main Generator. Your engine is equipped with a Starter/Generator -it functions solely as a Starter until the engine reaches self-sustaining Ng (around 48%) and the starter auto-disengages AND the Start switch is returned to the OFF position. Then (and only then) it functions as a Generator, supplying the aircraft power busses. At 2:50 you see 21 AMPS on your EIS... that does not indicate the health of your battery for engine-start. At that moment, all it is indicating to you is your battery DISCHARGE rate, with all your avionics on. You won't see your Start amperage UNTIL you're turning your engine. At 3:40 you state (paraphrasing) "at 13%, introduce fuel". The P&W Manual states 12-13% (depending on engine variant) is the MINIMUM Ng to introduce fuel -not the TARGET Ng. If your battery is healthy, or you're starting on an EXTERNAL Power Source, why not let the engine spin-up to a speed closer it's potential? You'll not exceed any Starter time-limits, and you'll get a cleaner, cooler start! In mine (-140) cold-start, external source the engine will spin-up to 18-19%, if I go for every last turn the battery will give me, easily. However, turning it quite that far is unnecessary and unhelpful. I generally put the fuel in (on a cold-start) when the engine is still accelerating on the battery, through 17%. Warm engine starts are based on Ng AND ITTºC -again around 17% and cooling through 180ºC on my engine.

Great vid. Just a question, it runs a bit lumpy for a turbine no ? :) Pilots and Cams shaking, I expected it to be silky smooth.

What a Geat Video,,, Good Job,,,, As For You Copilot,,, He Needs More Coffee,,,

I would love to fly that plane

thanks - but is'nt there unsual vibration ? is that normal ? idont see in other tbms

In MSFS2020 I cut fuel to my engine as a, "Oh what's this do?". And here I am. I crashed before I saw how to restart then engine. But now I know Thanks : D!

I really love this video. But when I start the TBM motors in FS2020 I cannot follow all those procedures to the letter because I have the cup of coffee in my hand.

Thats why i drive a 1966 Corvette!!!

hello ..... can you explain how you select the GEN ON pefor you start any sources for the generator to be selected ?? OR that was (ALTERNATOR) ? because ther is no APU or engine GENERATOR before start any one of them So you don't have APU in your airplane which means NO APU GEN generaror !!SO the only source it can be available to you to transfer DC to AC is the ALTERNATOR (wech is you van technically consider it as( GENERATOR ) So is that what you mean ?

Awesome video, can't beat that start up sound it's just beautiful. Quick question.... How does the turbine start on these without (im assuming) any bleed air from an APU or GPU etc? Is the battery alone powerful enough to start the turbine?

Does TBM have a degree program for startups?😄

What is an EIS system?

563 degrees Celsius is hotter than the surface of Venus

I believe all the TBMs have an 850 SHP engine, but the Pilatus PC-12NG & NGX has a 1200SHP engine. Now the TBM all re supposed to the fastest planes of their types, but they only seat 6 people including the pilot. The PC-12s can be configured to seat up to 11 or 12 including the pilot.

I'm not a pilot so I know basically nothing about aircraft. My question is there seems to be quite a bit of vibration shortly after initial start up, where is this coming from?

5 degrees Celsius? That's not cold. That's nice.

Did not turn on the alternating beacons before starting the engine?

I thought ITT would tell you hot starts and NG would tell you about hung starts?

what is the one on the left wing that look as a missile and why it is not on the right-wing?

At 13% ng introduce fuel and half the igniters ? are burning. At 52% another set of igniters ? will come on. In your talk through you have repetitively refered to the injectors as igniters. Is there a reason for this or do you mean fuel injectors ? As in at 13 % Ng introduce fuel so first ring of injectors ignite followed by at 52% second rise in itt due to second ring of fuel injectors igniting which is a bit high I thought, followed by stater disengagement and revert to generating.

I'll never get why in generations of general aviation no one has made a cockpit that has elbow room.

ITT you mean for hot and wet starts, NG is for hung starts as far as I know.

Why does the plane shake so much with the engine running on th ground?

If only Flight Shitmulator included a g3000 with a few more functions than an old calculator and a brightness adjust knob 😞 . Great video by the way, great aircraft!

Silly to ask but does the aircraft really have a generator or is it an alternator?

Love this bird....if i was a millionaire i would definitely buy it as my private plane.

You forgot to check the muffler bearing

Inertial seperator or no need of this ?

PC12 NG is SO MUCH SIMPLER to start!

You would think that in an airplane that expensive, there would be a "start" button

I guess that vibration is a fouled plug - or the carb is gummed up - or maybe even the distributer cap is loose - eh?

your bearded buddy needs some instruction on his seat belt

you guys are deff not 6feet apart thats a tight cockpit

What's the purpose of having all those switches should have one switch that simply turns everything on

The cost 3million for the computer crap. The engine 200,000 the rest 300,000 lol..

This was filmed before the push to wear masks. I hope these guys didn't get sick.

pfft. i'd choose a hawker seafury over this thing any time.

A King Air would be half way to the destination before you get through the start up checklist! Just sayin!

What the hell is a WET start?😂

Definently not a plane for a beginner!

Why go to all that trouble when you could just hold CTRL+E? 😄😂🤣

I'm sorry but I must comment. I'm tired of seeing pilots thrash on those warning light buttons as if they are toys. Yes it's fine to silence them but come on. Some day they won't work. When my new TBM 940 arrives, I'm going to use those buttons like babies. I'll push it once, calmly to cancel the warning. Sadly if people are so quick to cancel them, they might habitually do it during a real warning situation and not actually pay attention to the said warning.

NO FACE MASK NO FLY