Alltrikes

Again, hello. Im coming from a GA backround and had a chance to take a flight in a trike two years ago and was hooked. I was already quite bored with GA and annoyed with all of the cost and red tape involved. This seems like the right choice for a guy like me. I have been riding 2 wheels since I was 6 and to me a trike is basically a motorcycle with a wing. Perfect!

I am purchasing a new NW Maverick legend this week and have some questions for yall ole' salts.

First off I am in eastern PA near PHL and hanger space is a joke around here. If you can find it it is insanely priced. Therefore I plan to find an enlosed trailer and keep her in there and park at a local grass strip for $50 a month. Is it unrealistic to assemble and disaseemble the wing every time I want to fly? Will the machine get parasitic condensation while stored in the trailer?  Is the repeated break down and assemb bad for the parts?  Do many of you guys do this?

I wonder what the realistic range and fuel burn will be in my trike. it has the kawasaki 440 engine, and maverick 3 wing.  I know it's slow but thats what I wanted :)

I would like to install a ballistic chute but on a cops salary, this trike is killing my piggy bank, so I was wondering what your thoughts were on purchasing a year old canister brs or magnum chute ata much reduced cost? it still has many years left before repack. also where do I get the brackets from that are specific to my trike to mount it? northwing or BRS/magnum?

Regarding gps, I was wondering if any of you use a non aviation gps?  My trike cruises at 45mph so I won't be doing much xcountry stuff but I like "getting lost" and while I never rely on it, I'd like to have gps on my trike.  I just can't justify spending 700 bucks on a full blown garmin aviation unit.  I also don't reallylike using an ipad for various reasons. I was thinking about a garmin 96c but havnt seen any reviews ad they are still $450.  Is it a bad idea to use a high end garmin hiking gps with maps installed?  They are m more reasonably priced and still offer WAAS and a high retention and accuracy rate.  

Another thought...I have noticed that one of the main reasons pilots get out of recreational flying and sell their equipment is isolation and the inability to find folks (friends and family) who share their passion. flying alone all the time can get boring. The ones who stay in for a long time either have great "hanger/ flying buddies" or are on some sort of path to move up the ranks and fly commercial. Do you guys have a regional section in this forum (by state perhaps) where folks in similar areas can meet up? I know you Guysdown in Arizona are practically tripping over other trike pilots but here in the northeast it is a differenttory.  

I also have some questions about some other topics but I think I have talked enough for now.

Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Also any info on how to share my idea withthe powers that be with this site would be greatly appreciated. I think it would be a great addition.

AC