B A R R Y wrote:

Small aircraft are typically parked nose out, or with room to get out.
You start it up and move out.

lucky you! I got to push and pull the dang thing, or find
someone to help me; and for some reason, it always seem to be
going uphill. It is not always possible to taxi right off
parking for a number of reasons: for instance there might be
other aircraft parked nearby or behind, and it's not considered
good manners to blast gravel and dirt onto other aircraft,
and/or you might prefer controlling more precisely the
manoeuver. Some places ban the practice outright. Not being
very mobile this is the most difficult part of the exercise (I
know that I would fly more often at night -- when there are
fewer people that can be drafted as pushers/pullers -- if
that was not an issue); There exist some mechanized or
motorized tow-bars but they are awfully expensive; I know
how to convert old self propelled lawn mowers that would do
the job easily, but I haven't been able to 'sell' the idea
where I fly... that's probably what I'll do when I get to
own an aircraft.

--Sylvain