Snortin' up on a column of black smoke....but where are the outboards? Not lit that's where. You can see a spark at the base of the smoke column. Zoom in and you'll see that my airstart device is still at the pad rather than in place onboard to light the outboards. In the words of three wise men -- "nyuk nyuk whooop oop oop oop nyuk nyuk boink bonk"

Wired and ready to go (not).

I now will always snip the outboard igniter in half so that the blast from the main nozzle has less pull. I will make the outboard igniters more secure (read: use more tape). I have used the pictured method with success several times in the past but my improved methods should make it 100%.

photos by Mike Bendall