Last week, a friend texted me with a question: He had found a nice restored Cub, but like so many J-3s, it didn’t have an electrical system. It had a C-85 upgrade with the accessory case that can’t be converted to electric start. So hand propping would be the only option.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/insider/purity-of-flight-is-overrated