On my skills test I started the engine with quite a bit more than 1/8 throttle set
, the parking brake was on (as it bloody should be!) and I acted speedily and brought the throttle back to 1200rpm! It was weird, I was pretty sure I had set it properly, always wondered whether the examiner whacked it up full whilst I wasn't looking to see how I reacted
, if it was him I'm sure glad he didn't knock the parking brake off too, although toes were on the breaks at the ready!
The rest was almost flawless if I do say so myself
Best PFL & Bad Weather circuit I've ever done
Oh did get a slight telling off in the debrief for calling 'ready for departure' before moving right up to the hold line, was still facing into wind, about 5 yards back.