I had a go at starting the a/c last week - dead easy. Don't know what all the fuss was about! Of course the engine was cold, and was obviously primed just right. The vendor (and the engineer I took to look at the a/c) gave me instructions on how to start the engine, and it did first time!
I've also got a sound set of instructions for starting it solo - which should mean I don't appear in the accident statistics.
So I've gone ahead and bought a quarter share the aircraft. It's a HAL-26 Pushpak, like Stiknruda's.
Now, I must get that Tailwheel course booked (and join the PFA)
tacpot
Aircraft Owner
