Originally Posted by
SkyHigh
Oh no, it is true. It was not the checklist that was the problem. He had no instincts for how to finesse a piston engine. He kept flooding it out or having a difficult time with the starter. I had to take over before the battery went dead. He also had no idea of what the rudder was.
Skyhigh
Struggling to start a piston engine for the first couple of times I can understand not knowing what the rudder is that's a little hard to believe. But I guess stranger things have happened.