Originally Posted by
Fl1ingfrog
I go back to my first car, a Morris Minor Traveler. No need to prime but the choke setting was critical. It was important to know your car because the setting would vary to that days conditions. Eventually I would get it right 90% of the time. It had no starter so the hand crank had to be used always. That too had its best unique technique which you would quickly need to learn or suffer from it.
I assume there was something wrong with the Traveller (or your pocketbook at the time :-), even the series MM had a starter. My Model T on the other hand, now that really requires differences training, and not just for starting!
FWIW we're very similar to UK/AU here in NZ, wobbly prop, retract, etc all require training and sign-off. Not sure now if it's actually mandated by the CAA but as each type requires a rating, and you want your students + a/c to survive, it comes with the territory.