About Trike First Flights and First Solos

About Trike First Flights and First Solos

First flight in a trike for everyone. Your first flight and others you know about incliding solo

EXIF

ModelHERO3+ Black Edition
Shutter10/15370
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Speed100
Focal Length3mm
Captured2014:06:10 14:10:27

Low flying over a lake bed is a highlight of the flight

By TrikeCFI
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Low flying over a lake bed is a highlight of the flight

Comments

  • TrikeCFI

    It should be noted that flying low is considered dangerous to some but I keep my speed high and this is s big landing area so all appropriate precautions are taken while flying students. This is one of the favorite activities for all during the flight. Fast and low. People comment it is like the Star War vehicles.

  • white eagle

    this to me is a great place to fly low  and fast or low and slow in a soaring trike. i think xc said it well to have a plan a or b or even c. every place has its own set of variables and risk.i myself like to minimize the risk by choosing good locations with options.its not that other pilots may take a wider variety of risk that gets me, many do and many have a great deal of experience . what gets me is when a pilot makes poor judgements lacks the experience or does it poorly and especially with someone who is undereducated in the risks the pilot is trying to impress.Low time pilots should spend many hours learning the feel of there trike and proceed with educated caution.I have many hours flying hang gliders but as a fairly low time trike pilot i realize that a trike affords us the ability to do many things and places that i could never reach in my hang glider. As a trike pilot i have no problem enjoying holding a good safety margin until i have fully paid some dues that the more experienced trike pilots have had to pay and i can learn from them without rushing out to be them.