Hippike
Pre-takeoff checklist
Silly question (still a student) but if hand propping is so dangerous, why don't we hand prop from behind? Standing beside the cowling (facing forward and not facing the plane) and propping that way, when the engine starts, the thrust would push you backward and you would avoid getting sucked into the spinning prop, no? Am I missing something? Again, student, so don't scold me if the Q is silly.