"B A R R Y" wrote in message
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Robert M. Gary wrote:
On Dec 31, 1:34 pm, B A R R Y wrote:
Robert M. Gary wrote:
One
thing that "electric" pilots do not realize is that its very, very
hard to guess how much power the engine will develop when it first
starts. Sometimes it will just be idling, other times it will start
with a big roar.
I seem to remember a rule about a licensed pilot at the controls when
hand propping.

Am I dreaming?

In the US you are.

Maybe I'm thinking of an airport rule...

Yes, you are--and occasionally a municipal rule. I won't even try to hazard
a guess as to whether either of those are enforceable, or under what
circumstances.

Peter