I have a Stihl blower engine with pull starter on the rear. Stand in front of the wing to restrain the airplane, choke and pull. Starts every time. A one-man operation. It is 7 ounces of the best starting arrangement that I have seen or used. Unfortunately most engines do not turn in the correct direction.

Last year at a warbird fly in the average number of flips to start was between 12 and 18. Some were observed flipping 40 to 100 times. Looks cool but flipping often does not work as expected. Did you come to fly or flip?

Bill