Comment on "2013- March 6th: Carl Carlsen's fatal flight- Airborne XT, Streak III wing, Rotax 912 80 HP"
From all the news reports I have seen - my guess is a prop blade broke and went through the wing/wires causing increased engine rev...l - possibly due to the wheel spat coming off and hitting and breaking a prop b...Comment on "The end of Cessna's Lightsport forray: Skycatcher's Demise- in with a Roar, out with a Whimper-- was it the $150K price?"
Weather caused a postponement of the thrust test until the next fly-in...Rotors Over The Rockies: http://www.utahrotorcraft.org/WR/Western_Rotorcraft_2013_07_hires.pdf The results are in this newsletter.Comment on "EAA pushes for ultralight training reforms- Instructors plunge from 3,200 in '02 to FIFTY !!!???? More WTF"
Wayne, that's an interesting idea for instruction. Developing a technique wit...a useful step in under standing how our wing performs. Or is the lack of thrust a game-changer??? Never tried...Comment on "EAA pushes for ultralight training reforms- Instructors plunge from 3,200 in '02 to FIFTY !!!???? More WTF"
...ke I felt quite apprehensive about flying with thrust which is why I obtained som...th a towing force is quite different than with thrust so that is why I still think...part 103 trike seem to think only way to get appropriate instruction is to get trai...