The word "featheredprop" is a term used in aviation.  A pilot "feathers" a propeller when there is engine trouble.  This is done by adjusting the pitch of the propeller blade so that it is turned into the wind.  This reduces drag, and prevents the propeller from "windmilling." 

I first picked up the term while reading books about the air war during World War II.  It was not uncommon for the multi-engine bombers to return to airbases with one or two propellers feathered.  In spite of massive battle damage, they lumbered onward, and brought their crews home.

The term, and its imagery, stuck with me.  Often I've met men and women who, having suffered painful damage, turned a "propeller into the wind," and kept on flying. 

The word is for me a wonderful way to blend my love of history, fascination of flying and passion for life, while faithfully crediting God who fashioned us to fly in a manner birds fear to dream of.