I never said anything about adjusting a low needle while engine is running. I commend you for doing any adjustments from behind, as 90% of the people out there still reach arround (many of them of the long time flyer guys).

There is just no way you can denounce the increased safety from using a starter. It turns the engine the proper direction and when it starts the engine continues to turn the proper direction. I have seen, and had, engines that will burb back and run the wrong way when hand starting.

As far as the RING that you see on some spinners, well I use a silicone cone and that eleminates the problem. The only thing I have had happen is getting a melt line on a plastic spinner when the engine didn't turn all the way over. Big engine and it should have had a spinner rated for a starter any way.

I am sorry if this seems like a personal attack. That was not my intention. I ( and other people in the forum)just did not like the way some of what you were saying regarding hand starting. You were not specific regarding your starting habits. This is a forum (question) asked by a new pilot who may not know about chicken sticks and or seen the guys that use just their hand.

It still seems that you have hte opinion that and electric starter is not safer! I just don't see how that is possible???? Any thing to do to get your hands and fingers away from the prop, and starts the engine faster, without repeated need to flip the prop.

If you have a great engine and never have a glow plug go bad and never have a low battery in your driver along with nice 70* weather to fly in then I guess chicken sticking an engine would work every time with just a couple flips. Guess that would be in the perfect world where we never crash either.