Engine Start Procedure:
1. Ensure mirror pointing to correct place to see propeller.
2. Crack open nose air vent – otherwise nose pitot gives excessive position error; it’s in the vent air intake.
3. Operate pneumatic switch to change from fin mounted Pitot to nose Pitot.
4. Operate pneumatic switch to increase variometer damping.
5. Lower undercarriage in case engine fails to start.
6. Ensure fuel cock is on.
7. Turn on ignition.
8. Fly at between 49 and 65 kts.
9. Move engine switch to up position to raise engine.
10. Wait for green LED to indicate engine in raised position. It should be visible in the mirror.
11. Press and hold down electric fuel pump button. Simultaneously pull decompression handle – this should result in propeller hub rotation and any of the five blades still folded unfolding. If any blades still folded waggle rudder to help unfold them.
12. Increase speed to about 65 to 70 kts. Release decompression handle. Monitor via mirror.
13. If engine starts release fuel pump button when rpm stable.
14. If rotation stops back to 11 and try again – with higher airspeed up to 76 kts permitted.
15. If started climb away at 49 to 54 kts (blue line at 51 kts) and raise undercarriage – otherwise land if below your safety height.
Clearly this is a glider procedure doing an air start without an electric starter. Expected height loss around 200' I test the motor for about 10 seconds at the start of every cross country flight once airborne. I won't bore you with the shutdown procedure.
Before beginning the 'starting the motor' procedure one should have found a suitable landing place, and be positioning to land whilst starting the engine - in case it fails. Workload is moderately high.
Flight Manual says,"Below 300 m (984') AGL, starting attempts are to be avoided so as to have a safe height for plannig the approach pattern should the engine fail to run."