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  • Mark Gibbo Gibson

    Last updated by TrikeBoyWonder Comments (18)
    I just learned that trike pioneer and topless wing builder Mark Gibson died this morning while flying his trike during an engine failure in the Houston area.  This is a cut and past from Facebook from Steve Burns: I don't put much on...
  • Justification. Adding Spiral recovery to the PTS

    Last updated by TrikeCFI Comments (1)

    Categories: Training / Learning to Fly a Trike, Safety

    Based on a number of trike fatalities because of lack of training of pilots being able to exit intentional or unintentional spiral dives, I have decided to pursue getting spiral dive recovery into the Practical Test Standards (PRS) for the USA so...
  • Call to Action. Adding Spiral recovery Tasks to the Practical Test Standards (PTS).

    Last updated by TrikeCFI Comments (40)

    Categories: Training / Learning to Fly a Trike, Safety

    Intentional or unintentional spiral dives have caused a number of fatalities throughout the world. Therefore,  I have decided to pursue getting spiral dive recovery into the Practical Test Standards (PTS) so all new pilots and CFI's will start...
  • Yesterday's flight.

    Last updated by TrikeBoyWonder Comments (2)
    Yesterday was a very big day for me because I got to get back in my airplane and go flying again after a very long lay off due to health issues.  BUT the good news is that I got back in my airplane yesterday morning and went flying again. ...
  • A true storry

    Last updated by Ken Comments (7)

    Categories: Trike Talk, Training / Learning to Fly a Trike, Safety, Humor

    last weekend I was at the Dubova airport at th Air show. Big nice advent. A lot of planes, ultralight planes, helicopters, historic planes,  6 trikes, 4 PPGs and RC models showed there. A short video from my friend, you can to see...
  • An interesting article on spiral dives...

    Last updated by Charlie P Comments (21)

    Categories: Trike Talk, Equipment, Safety

    http://ozreport.com/1430146583
  • The Gripe Sheet

    Last updated by RizzyWizzy in the group Joke of the Day

    Categories: Humor

    Part of group: Joke of the Day
    After every flight, pilots fill out a form, called a gripe sheet which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next...
  • FAA Order 8130.2H Airworthiness Certification of Products and Articles

    Last updated by RizzyWizzy

    Categories: Trike Talk

    Airworthiness Certification of Products and Articles   http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgOrders.nsf/0/d10ce3d63a30600d86257e0d0074cdec/$FILE/8130.2H.pdf   Operations Limitations Job...
  • Trike Shimmying at landing

    Last updated by RizzyWizzy Comments (1)

    Categories: Trike Talk

    I went with my friend for a flight today, I fly a Northwing Navajo with HKS 700e. We did a few touch and gos, on two of the landings we felt a significant shimmy. Now on my trike, I already have a dampner, I am tyring to figure out what could...
  • TRIKE BOOK SALE for Valentine's Day

    A special for sweet couples, that would be you and your trike!  Yes from now until the end of February 2015 my book TrIKES: The Flex-Wing Flyers is on sale at 15% off the $30 price, PLUS FREE shipping to the lower 48 states.  Get your copy...