LOVE YOUR FINGERS ??? USE A STARTER !!! DON'T PRACTICE BAD HABITS IN THIS HOBBY. TODAY, FOR THE FIRST TIME, I TRIED STARTING MY OS .91FS BY FINGER AND EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTH. HOWEVER, I DID FEEL A LIGHT BRUSHING OF THE PROP AGAINST MY FINGERTIP ON THE INITIAL FIRE-UP. MY WARNING !! YOU CAN DO IT, MAYBE FOR A LOT OF YEARS WITHOUT A PROBLEM, BUT REMEMBER THE ANALOGY ABOUT PLAYING WITH FIRE. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FLYERS WHO LIKE TO USE GLOVES, AT THE FIELD. I NOTICED THAT THEY CUT THE FINGERTIPS OFF OF THE LEFT HAND, OF A SET OF LEATHER GLOVES AND GLUED THEM OVER THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT GLOVE, FOR THE EXTRA PROTECTION. THESE FLYERS LIKED TO BRAG ABOUT THEIR WELL TUNED ENGINES. THEY ALSO EXPLAINED WHY THEY DOUBLED-UP ON THE FINGERTIP LEATHER.... THEY SAID IT STINGS WHEN THE PROP GETS-YA THROUGH THE GLOVE.... WHEN, NOT IF,... WHEN. A LITTLE TECHNICAL NOTE FOR YA... AN 11" PROPELLER SPINNING AT 10,500 RPM'S, HAS A TIP SPEED OF ABOUT 345 MPH... YOU DON'T WANT NONE OF THAT!!! AT IDLE, YOUR LOOKING AT A KNIFE, SPINNING AT 70 TO 100 MILES AN HOUR, WITH A PITCH ON IT THAT MAKES IT SEEM HUNGRY.... GET IT ?!?! IN LIGHT OF THE POSTS TOPIC... YES !!! I USE A STARTER AND HOPE YOU WILL TO. I HAVE BEEN USING THE HOBBICO TORQMASTER 180 AND IT HAS BEEN DECENT. I TRIED TO START A NEW OS 1.20 AX AND IT STARTED IT TWICE. EVEN WITH A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY, IT COULDN'T SPIN THE PROP PAST THE COMPRESSION STROKE FOR A THIRD START.... SAD !! I BOUGHT A DIFFERENT STARTER AND IT IS WAY BETTER THAN THE TORQMASTER 180. IT'S CALLED THE MINIMAX HI-TQ GEAR REDUCTION STARTER. SOLD BY CENTURY/MPI. ON THE MAXX PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE, IT IS LISTED AS ITEM #ACC1521 ELECTRIC GEAR STARTER $31.95. THAT STARTER HAS SOME TORQUE BABY !!! THE HELI VERSION IS $10 MORE. THIS THING WILL HANDLE THE 1.20 AX NO PROBLEM !!! THE MINIMAX IS CHEAPER TOO. A GEAR REDUCTION STARTER IS THE WAY TO GO. ENJOY A GREAT STARTER AND YOUR FINGERS !!!!