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The alternative to bending down as the propeller is pulled through the compression stroke is to keep the back straight and bend the knees slightly, stepping away in a crouch. [Credit: LeRoy Cook]

Manual Starting Methods

LeRoy Cook - 1
Practical techniques for hand-propping and other manual engine starts when an electric starter isn't available.
The newly-restored F-24 enjoying the morning sun. [All Images Credited to Mike Davenport]

Golden Age Revival

Mike Davenport - 0
Werner Griesbeck's meticulous total rebuild brings a classic 1938 Fairchild F-24 back into the air after decades.
[Credit: AdobeStock]

Instructional Inflexibility

LeRoy Cook - 1
Flight Instructors tend to be the least flexible of all pilots.
The fixed-gear twin Cessna 336 almost sunk the design type. Only 195 were sold. Cessna upgraded it to retractable in 1965.

Forgotten Flops

LeRoy Cook - 2
Many proposed, prototype, and production airplanes died at birth in aviation's golden age.
sideview shows the Better Half with the full VW case. [Credit: Legal Eagle Airplane]

Better Half VW

Randall Brink - 3
Leonard Milholland's VW two-cylinder lightplane engine.
An Aerotrek A220 perched resolutely on the grass and ready for flight. [Credit: Aerotrek]

Aerotrek

Randall Brink - 0
Thirty years of value and performance in the light sport market.
[Credit: Zenith Aircraft Co.]

Zenith Building Momentum With Workshops, New Options and Mosaic Opportunity

Randall Brink - 0
Zenith greets new builders at home and takes its show on the road.

Cubcrafters

Randall Brink - 0
The Preeminent Force in Modern Backcountry Aviation.

Everyday Test Flying

LeRoy Cook - 1
Advice on the Routine Test Flight.

Just Aircraft

Randall Brink - 0
From Backcountry Dream to Bush Plane Empire
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Contributors

Kitplanes - 0
Julia DownieOnce a year we take the opportunity to publicly thank the hard-working Julia...

Titans of Tungsten

Eric Stewart - 4
A visit to Midwest Tungsten Services.

Buying Used: Long-EZ

LeRoy Cook - 7
Construction workmanship varies greatly, so it pays to have experienced eyes look over your temptation before you succumb to its charms.

Thrust Line Effects

Barnaby Wainfan - 2
The propeller of an airplane generates thrust that drives it through the air. In...
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