Hi all



I know it's digging an old thread up but this is one thats really worth reading.

Any ways, another solution to this problem is to always have two people starting a plane (this is club rule at my site)and so you have one person restraining the model and the other person controlling the throttle (tranny on the ground) and starting the engine (this is usaully the planes owner/pilot). Once the plane is running and checked out, the person restraining the model will then carry out the model to the flight line, with no risk of damage to the model or the pilot. We find this good at our site as it allows any neccecary preflight tuning/nose up tests easy and safe to carry out.
when planes get too big to carry (30cc upwards) comitee permition is then given to the pilot to then wheel his plane out to the runway and then start the model on the runway with the other person still restraining it, with this the model must be ready and quick to start having been tuned and tested in the pitts before hand


Just my chip but i think it's worth saying



Henley