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Old 04-05-2004 | 05:09 PM
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Default RE: How do you start your gas engine?

I stradle the fuselage ,feet planted behind the trailing edge of the wing, transmitter on the ground beside me, grip the right leading edge with my right hand and flip the prop with my gloved left hand.
I can see me trying that and falling forward, either into the spinning prop or on top of the wing and fuselage, crushing it in the process

I'm scared of starting my little glow engines without a starter. I can't seem to do it without getting thumped. The gassers are a different story. I just give it a quick flip with my bare hand through compression. If the prop tips are in 1 o'clock and 7 o'clock positions as it hits compression there are no worries.