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Dick Starks

Dick Starks
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Dick Starks has written two books about the joy of flying; “You Want To Build And Fly A What?” and “Fokkers At Six O’clock!!” He was the recipient of Flying’s 2001 Bax Seat Award “for perpetuating the Gordon Baxter tradition of communicating the excitement and romance of flight.” Dick and his wife, Sharon, both fly WW-I replica aircraft.

Dawn Patrol’s Last Hurrah

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Knowing when to fold 'em

The Dawn Patrol

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Five bottles and counting.

The Dawn Patrol

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Good things come in threes.

The Dawn Patrol

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Road trip.

Raising the Misery Bar

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The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol

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Take time to peel a banana.

The Dawn Patrol

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Know when to hold em, know when to fold em.

The Dawn Patrol

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Triumphs and disastrophes.

The Dawn Patrol

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Carburetor confusion.

The Dawn Patrol

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After all, this is a hobby.

In Case You Missed It

Dynon’s D1

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Dynon’s “Pocket Panel” self-contained mini-EFIS has plenty going for it—excellent performance, portability and a reasonable price. By Paul Bertorelli.
Leakdown-Tester

The Big Scare

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You look down at the instruments, and instantly energy drains down your body as if bomb bay doors on the soles of your feet had opened and the concrete floor were a sponge.

The Home Machinist

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Bob Fritz visited the TechShop workshop in Menlo Park, California, and got to play with lots of big, shiny toys that any homebuilder would covet.

Disintegrated Drive Coupling

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Ever wonder why the standby alternator or vacuum pump isn’t working? There is a...