Hi All, Ditto on why all the controversy.
Let me say that propping our peanut whistle engines can be done standing in place with no leg swinging...... Maybe even with an arm and leg tied behind ones back. <g> However, good luck trying to prop a 450HP Pratt & Whitney in this manner. I mention this only for some passing possible historical significance. This is where all my leg swinging started many moons ago. Bob Urban ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Hi Dennis, > I just read your posting about hand propping your coupe. Yes, it is > easy, I don't know why all the controversy about it. Just stay away > from the prop and keep the thing tied down with chocks, tie-downs or > what ever and spin it. Everyone thinks their was is the 'right way', > but actually the right or best way is be safe and do it which ever way > works best for you. The way I do it (with the leg swing) is the way I > learned over 50 years ago and it works fine for me because it gets me > away from the prop without my even thinking about it and if I should > happen to slip or lose my balance for any reason I'm quite a distance > away from the prop and can't possible be hit by it. I think anyone who > is 'afraid' of the prop should not try and hand start their plane until > they get some 'old timer' who has experience (not what he's read on the > internet or in a book) to show him how. >
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