On 1 Apr 2005 20:20:17 -0800, wrote:

My CFII actually had us shut down in the runup area once or twice, as
we were told we'd be waiting 20 minutes or so. I thought that it was
not allowed to shut down in a movement area, but he thought otherwise.
We debated it, but I could not find the reg.

Couldn't you just turn off the master switch so the hobbs stops, and
kept the engine running?


Hobbbs meters are driven by oil pressure.