What reg?
30 years ago, after I got my pilot's license, I bought a champ. I used to fly it every morning after work. I tied the tail to the tiedown, and propped it with one hand from behind the prop, and the other hand holding onto the airplane. One morning, the airport manager came out and was very upset that I was starting the plane solo, saying it was illegal. He showed me in the regs where this was stated, something to the effect that "a qualified person at the controls..."
Two years ago, a friend said that he usually flew his Luscombe solo, and had to tie the tail down and start it by his self. I told him that it was illegal, "a qualified person at the controls..." He said that there was no such regulation, so I took this as a challenge for me to find the reg. So I looked and looked, and looked some more, and I could not find any such regulation.
I concluded that the regulation was on the books 20-30 years ago, but for some reason, the Feds took it out. If anyone can find this reg, I wouild sure appreciate it if you could point me to it.
BTW, regulation or not, this is just not a smart thing to do. I'll admit that I used to do this with my second champ, also, but then who said I was smart. That second champ decided to go flying by itself one day, but that's another story, having nothing to do with starting the engine.
Thanks,
Tracy.