Proping Question

Many years ago I had a 125 hp Tripacer kick back when hand propping in
cold weather. The trailing edge of the prop put a 1/2 inch cut in my
fingertip - right through the leather glove I was wearing. Needless
to say I didn't go flying that day.

Lessons learned -
1) Fingers on the prop face only. Never over a trailing edge.
2) Don't over prime.
3) Know you mag system so that you are hand propping on only impulse
magnetos.

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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On 2007-05-17 14:26:01 -0700, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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On 2007-05-15 05:59:05 -0700, "Doug Palmer"
said:

...

Trivia: Kettering developed his electric starter after a friend was
killed
when an automobile engine kicked back while he was starting it with a
hand
crank...

Sounds like it was running backwards to me. Maybe it would not keep
running, but the prop only has to hit you once.
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Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor


So, we are arguing over the definition of the word "run"?

Now, if you brought your car in to where I work because it would just fire a
couple cylinders and quit and I tried to tell you that it was "running"
wouild you buy that? :-)

But, yea, one cylinders worth of "running" would be all it would take to
split one's skull.

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Geoff
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On 2007-05-18 13:57:02 -0700, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at
wow way d0t com said:


So, we are arguing over the definition of the word "run"?

I s'pose. Well, it has been an interesting thread. I suppose it will
run on for awhile now, until someone calls someone else a Nazi. :-)


Now, if you brought your car in to where I work because it would just fire a
couple cylinders and quit and I tried to tell you that it was "running"
wouild you buy that? :-)

But, yea, one cylinders worth of "running" would be all it would take to
split one's skull.


--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor