In article ,
"Paul Sengupta" wrote:

At RAF Shawbury when I picked up my plane from the RAF,
I got everything ready, started the engine, then made contact
with the tower. Tower asked me then to "report ready for
engine start"...oops!

Paul

"Gene Seibel" wrote in message
om...
All but a few perfect pilots have made such a mistake. Don't worry
about it, but try not to do it again.



Yes -- a lot of countries -- European, especially, have the req to
contact tower BEFORE engine start! It is a really stupid reg, and can
play real havoc with the electronics, if you have a voltage spike due to
releasing the starter button after the engine fires.

This req epitomizes the stupidity of non-aviators making the rules!