ORIGINAL: The Raven
ORIGINAL: Zippi
All of my gassers have had EI and I always have my prop set at 11:00. I can get my right hand out of the way a lot sooner since I don't use a glove. I always pull down and out.
I like your mention of pull down and out. Too many people throw the prop and immediately pull their hand back in preparation for another attempt......which is asking for trouble if the engine pops just when the pilot decides that last throw didn't work. Goodbye fingers and/or hand.
Swing your hand and arm through and past the prop arc. Don't pull it back until the engine stops turning and, then only whilst keeping yourself clear of the prop.
Just take a look at some hand starts in the video section.....it makes me cringe watching some pilots.....and gassers with EI are probably the most dangerous to play with.
I'm not saying don't hand start, just avoid it where possible and use electric starters. Hand starts need to be treated with the utmost of caution.
Early in my glow days I learnt the hard 'rapped knuckles' way to WAIT before positioning my hand for that next flip. Also a throw back from those days is positioning my prop at 1.00 o'clock to get my fingers up, over and out of the props arch the soonest.
Karol