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That's my opinion too. IMO, The pitot tube cover is not airtight (it is just against insects or dust). Thus, there is no noticeable dynamic pressure inside the pitot tube...

All of this makes sense. But do not forget to make the difference between only covered by a _non-airtight protection_ (which IMO is your issue) and _blocked_. Unless you would...

I think it can. Almost sure.

I have no experience of that, so my opinion is not better than yours can be. My reasoning makes me think that the decrease should not be instantaneous, but I...

Yes, this tank is in place. Number 2. Killing the engine or preventing it to (re)start can be done by `/fdm/jsbsim/propulsion/tank[2]/priority = 0` or ``` javascript setprop("/fdm/jsbsim/propulsion/tank[2]/priority", 0) ``` whatever...

The primer is not necessary, _normally_. The engine starts well after a few seconds of starter. Right. But if you push the throttle too soon after starting the engine, the...

@gilbertohasnofb wrote > is there a property that tells us the temperature of the engine even when it's shut down? And does it show realistic values? At least /engines/active-engine/oil-temperature-degf /engines/active-engine/oil-final-temperature-degf...

POH C172P, O-320 engine (160 hp): 

I had written the first code by starting from the one I did for he DC3 JSBSim http://wiki.flightgear.org/Howto:Write_a_fuel_system_in_JSBSim#Douglas_DC3_.282_engines.2C_4_tanks.29 (done with the assistance of Bomber (Simon), jam007, Jon S. Berndt, I...

Do you understand where the code is which prevents the engine from starting if the conditions (throttle, mixture, primer,...) are not fulfilled?