My 1/4 GP 300 extra should make it to the building table in the next 2 weeks or so. This will be my first gasser. It will have a ZDZ-50NG.

I always flip my small 2-stroke glow engines with a chicken stick. For the 4-stroke engines I'm forced to use an electric starter which I hate because they beat up my spinners.

Every time I see a gas model, the person starts it by hand flipping. Most people I know that fly 2 and 4 stroke glow engines would never accept this as a safe starting method on their engines. Why is it so accepted by the people who run gas engines? Is it impractical to use a chicken stick on such a large motor? Are any of the electric starters powerful enough to start a gas engine? Does wearing a glove really add any level safety to hand flipping?

Thanks, I just want to have all the info I need before deciding what method I will use. If I do end up hand flipping, I think I will wear a very heavy welding glove.