Lakeview Bill wrote:
On an aircraft with separate "battery" and "alternator" switches, should you
turn on BAT and leave ALT off during engine start, or should you turn them
both on prior to start?

With a 1995 Maule MX-7-160, both go on to start.

A little bit of the "why" on this would be nice also...

'Cause there's a little placard beside the switch that says to do it that way.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.