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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.

The Dawn Patrol

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“Hey, who you callin’ old?”

The Dawn Patrol

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It’s The Great Pumpkin Drop Charlie Brown!

The Dawn Patrol

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Sharon’s Combine Service part II—the repair. Dick Starks.

The Dawn Patrol

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Bent landing gear on a Kolb Twinstar MK-II? This is a job for the Flabtrolic press—or maybe not.

The Dawn Patrol

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They may not be comfortable, and they don't go fast, but flying a WW-I plane is just plain fun. When you can share the experience with some American heroes, its even better.

The Dawn Patrol

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When the National Geographic Channel throws down an aviation challenge, The Dawn Patrol answers the call.

The Dawn Patrol

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When one email gets forwarded far and wide, an airport picnic (featuring a surfeit of fried green tomatoes) ends up attracting a mob. But The Dawn Patrol rises to the challenge.

The Dawn Patrol

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Each stalwart member of The Dawn Patrol has had his "day in the hay" (i.e., an off-airport landing). Now Sharon Starks is initiated into that venerable club.

The Dawn Patrol

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When the chainsaw starters they'd been using on their airplanes for years finally started to give out, Dawn Patrol members searched for a replacement. It turned up in a garden tractor.

The Dawn Patrol

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The Dawn Patrol crew managed to stay out of trouble (mostly) on their visit to the Gathering of Eagles in Gardner, Kansas.

In Case You Missed It

Going for Gold

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Darwin Barrie’s RV-7 takes the prize at AirVenture.

Build Your Skills: Fabric

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Taping curved areas is essential if you want to keep them smooth, and the same goes for inspection rings or gussets. This month, we walk you through the process and help you iron out any problems; by Ron Alexander.

Why Not AoA?

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If AoA flying is so great, where has it been all your life?

Wind Tunnel

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Aerodynamics Engineer Barnaby Wainfan dissects one of the most common and possibly least understood flight maneuvers: turns.