I have a new BME50 and I've never used a gas engine before.

One part of the instructions says that the carb should not be left in the airflow and should be in a cowl so that the air can go into the intake smoothly. Or something like that.

A little later it says to start, choke the carb by placing finger over the carb opening.

Emmm.... It's kinda hard to get my finger in there because it's covered up in the cowl.

It does have a choke but it doesn't feel like it could be controlled by a servo. Should I connect some way of choking it manually with the choke?

How do I handle this? Do I HAVE to cover up the carb to prime it?

Tanks
Ken