13-07-2020, 11:25 AM
Further to my thread , yesterday.... the ruling of starting your model in the pit area and then transporting the aircraft to the flight with the motor running, worries me. the person only has to trip over and could fall on top of the prop. A solution would be to have a starting fixture at the flight line for restarting , after the model has been run up in the pit area. Also, i`ve been informed by a club member, that a 60 size motor and above, should 'not' be started by hand, due to safety concerns. An electric starter or a "chicken stick" (americanism} which can be any thing, like a plastic rod etc. so that the fingers do not contact the prop. Brian C
