jas24zzk, combination of exhaust pipes sticking out and the front of the undercarriage leaves little area for manuevering....and he doesn't like the flames.
Chuck, all of OAC's aeroplanes look like that
lots of mopping of floors and elbow grease on shinny surfaces and ...you even get to learn how to fix all of them.....lucky little so and so
EDIT- The lad just got in from work...the reason for the stronger grip on the Ryan's prop was for giving it a good follow through for priming. The actual stroke for starting is a much shorter, easier pull through compression.
For me. had it demonstarted on a C150 by our CFI, John Young. Little 0-200 had him practically touching his knees on the compression stroke....not a good posture close to a prop about to fling into a blur.