Starting a FI engine
I come from the world of fixed wing planes. As I almost only fly FI aircraft I do know that there are some that are really hard to start - especially when hot.
The Problem is not a cold start but hot starts after 10-15min. Especially when it is hot and in a congested engine bay you will have Problems with vapour bubbles that makes starting the engine very difficult.
Some fuel injected engines start very easily (the big Lycoming TIO540 in the Mooney TLS for example), others are hard to start - especially the IO360 used in the new C172S models is a beast when it comes to starting it hot.
When I started flying the G2 I did not like the idea of the carburated engine, however the automatic carburator heat works perfectly and is dependable in all weather conditions.
Marcus