beepee

"We had a guy who lost a finger because he didnt yell anything when he started his gasser ..."

I have thought about this one for a long time and have not figured it out. I must be daft. Unless of course, it was someone else's finger he lost.

Bedford

Sandmann_AU

I'm more likely to yell if the engine doesn't start...

jetmech05

In the days of wooden ships in might have been fire in the hold....but everytime I've been around explosives it's been fire in the hole...perhaps it's a misnomer....or perhaps it's because most explovisive demos are set off in a pit.....

Funny what we get our panties in a wad over ain't it.......

I've never heard anyone announce anything when starting engines....at any club where I belong or at any demo or contest.....unless of course your right next to a guy and he's busy tinkering...then you just say startin her up or something

JRFisher

Dookieshoot- I can barely type I'm laughing so hard. Great one!

Charlie P.

"Fire in the hole!" is what the powder boss yells before detonating an explosive charge in a mine or cut (shaft or surface).

"Fire in the hold!" is what the engineer yells just before the ship's captain hands his hat to the first officer and runs for the lifeboats or parachutes (surface or aircraft).

carrellh

At our club, engine starts do not require announcement.

Your post (# 15) about the gasser totally confuses me. How does saying something, or not, cause someone to lose a finger when starting his own engine?

Charlie P.

Gassers may be an exception. At our field it usually involves two folks: a holder and the pilot. So, out of courtesy and as a warning you should let your holder know you're about to flip the prop. But he should never have a finger in the arc of the prop at any time . . . unless caught off guard and over-reached for an upper-wing on a bipe. Hense the warning: "Ignition on" followed by "Ready?"

WCB

I'm thinking that when Largescale088 got in this hobby "many, many, many years ago" things must have been a lot different when starting an engine. So much so that it required the utterance of a "phrase" beforehand. Failure to utter said phrase resulted in the loss of digits from one's hand.
I hope this has cleared it up.

LargeScale88

I think its "fire in the hole" Thats what Ihear. Iwent flying today, someone says "start you son of a b****"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BillyGoat

Some good responses!

I typically don't announce when I'm about to start and engine.... Unless there is somebody near by with their attention directed elsewhere.

ZERO-322

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LOL

ec121

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"Fire in the hole" is also used when firing a flintlock rifle to let your mates know to watch out for the flame blast of the touchhole on the side of the barrel. Feels like hot sand hitting you. Wouldn't want to get it in your eyes. The term is also used where black powder artillery is fired for the same reasons. Fire jets out of the touchhole of the cannon.

Bonified Wingnut

Before you start there is usually sombody saying, "I got an APC if you want to try it". After your dead stick the guy flying the 4000 watt brushless says," I know whats wrong........It's not electric". -BW