This is the boisterous, wildly exaggerated but true tale of Dick Starks, a Kansas City math teacher who goes through the agonies and delights of learning to fly under the guidance of an old veteran CFI and A&P named Virgil, buys a down-in-the-tires Cessna 120 and learns about the tribulations of aircraft ownership the hard way.

Dick then gets bitten by the homebuilding bug and goes on to build and fly a replica of a WWI Nieuport 11 fighter plane. He becomes part of the "Dawn Patrol", a group of airborne lunatics who fly out of a tiny strip and are constantly challenging one another to strange types of aerial combat.

Most of all, You Want to Build and Fly a WHAT? is about the fun of flying and the joy of sharing that fun with family and friends. It is hilariously illustrated by the greatest aviation cartoonist of all time, Bob Stevens.

About the Author
Dick Starks started writing about flying as a lark, approaching this pursuit with his usual eagerness and zeal. His work has appeared in such magazines as KITPLANES, The EAA Experimenter, and Homebuilt Aircraft.

Soft Cover
256 pages, Glossary, Illustrated: cartoons and photos

Publisher
Butterfield Press (1992)