Thanks to many before me and the recent vidio.

TAKE OFF and STARTING a Single Engine Plane
how to actually start a single engine plane. Just what combination do I need? Magneto?

Basic answer:
Mixture: lever full forward - rich. When high altitude you can pull back
Throttle: in cockpit about an inch forward
Prop Pitch: back at first. When ready to run down runway full forward
(takes more of a bite out of the air but also encreases the RPM of engine.
So once aloft and cruzing pull it back)
Radiator: Suggest full open because you may forget and leave it closed.
If you do you will burn up the engine soon!
Fuel Cock: Open
Boost Cut-off: leave alone. It will alow you to push throttle more but you will burn your engine
Magnetos: flip both up. (this connects the electrical circuite and will cause the current to send a strong
spart to the spart plugs when engine is turning over - causing the fule to ignite in the
pistons)
Flaps: just leave up. No need for them to be down at all on a European run way.
On an aircraft carrier it might be a different story.
Ignition: I can't find a button for this in the cockpit, but when all ready press the key.
Engine should start. If it only turns over but soon dies you need a little more throttle.

Let engnie warm up: Say about 60 degrees at least, 75 best - in a Spit

Start down runway, you may need hard rudder to keep in direction you want.

Push Prop Pitch forward (full bite)
Gently push throttle forward to full throttle
(unless you have some reason you just got to get in the air immediatly)

Raise the landing gear once you are up about 200 feet and have no shaking of the plane.

Uriah, did you check out Flea's pdf?

Prop pitch should definitely be "fine" for the whole warming up and take-off.

No, where might I find it? I played around and decided that setting the pitch to grab more air at take off got me in the air much sooner. Not sure if this is 'fine' or not. Once off and at good speed I cut the pitch down (less RPM) for cruising along.

I have it at my web site, see my sig:

I also think that my quick guide there says pretty much what is needed for Spit Mk.I take-off:

Il-2 Cliffs of Dover -
Spitfire Mk.I Quick Guide
by Søren Dalsgaard

Start-up:
Fuel cock: Open
Mixture lever: Rich
Throttle: Idle
Prop pitch: Fine
Radiator: Fully open

Take-off:
RPM: ~2800
Boost: Not above +6.25
Take-off: +85 mph
Climb speed: 160 mph

Landing:
Mixture lever: Rich
Prop pitch: Fine
Gear down: Below 160 mph
Flaps down: Below 140 mph
Landing speed: 90 mph

And if you want to look like a real dashing airman , you MUST raise your wheels the instant they leave the grass ! By the time you hit 200 metres you should be thinking about turning around for a good airstrip buzz at 0 feet !

Also, see here. Guess they moved it too. Makes sense though.

Flea's Aircraft Operations Checklists

Make sure you get the 3710.1B version in the October Update.

Flea, I'll keep an eye out for your next update, but if I miss it pls tell me so I can update it at my site...

Inverted!!

If you can roll the plane over as soon as the wings can clear the ground, and lower the gear upside down, then even more style points!

(dammit, Bisher beat me to it!)