Tag: performance testing
![[Credit: ScaleWings]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/UA3_002-scaled-2.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "Big Prop Boosts Scalewings SW-51 Mustang")
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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]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_1519-scaled.jpg?w=324&h=160&crop=1 "Manual Starting Methods")
Manual Starting Methods
Practical techniques for hand-propping and other manual engine starts when an electric starter isn't available.
Affordable! Fast! Too Hot!
Marketing departments willfully ignore the difference between objective and subjective statements, especially the marketing...