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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 - May 11, 2026 1

In Case You Missed It

Blast From the Past

Jonathan & Julia Apfelbaum - February 28, 2022 2

Chris Hill’s Dr.I replica is as close as you can get to an actual 1917 Fokker Dreidecker.

Aero ‘lectrics

Jim Weir - September 21, 2018 0

Temperature trickery.

sideview shows the Better Half with the full VW case. [Credit: Legal Eagle Airplane]

Better Half VW

Randall Brink - March 2, 2026 3

Leonard Milholland's VW two-cylinder lightplane engine.

Letters

Kitplanes - August 18, 2015 0

Magic Hole FinderI would like to offer one more simple method for finding hidden...