A few years ago when G62's were all the rave at my flying field, hand starting by the guys there was the norm. The secret seemed to lie in the relationship between the magnets and prop position prior to TDC.

Primed until dripping wet, a few good slaps with a heavy gloved hand always seemed to get them going. A few were fitted with recoil spring starters which helped, but they enjoyed very little popularity due to constant breakages, which might have been due to a lack of maintenance.

Karol