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  • Passive Detection Systems.

    Passive Detection System - Power lines....aircraft has hit power lines and the pilot was killed, or, at best, seriously injured. I sell a lot of pilot's helmets to Ag pilots an...... Why did these crashes happen? The pilots knew that the power lines we...

  • Airborne Electric Trike in 2013?

    http://www.airborne.com.au/airnews/?p=1988 The Ultimate Trike Whether it’s t...e engine off in thermal lift. Famous Australian aviator and avid microlight pilot Dick Smith has been on our ca...

  • Megafauna Flyaway 2012

    ...e the voice for the Air Ambulance pilot who was about to descend at th...ay into Loxton and we advised the pilot of the number and position of.... We had a great evening with the Glider fly-off in the main conferen...obinson who out flew the other 53 gliders buy two metres.  &nbs...

  • Quotes

    Pilots begin their journey in the sky with an individua...s people.  This is why the most dangerous of pilots are the newly minted…...oo much to know fear.  But in truth, being a pilot defines us more that we defin...

  • Class C inner ring SURFACE?

    A pilot friend of mine pointed out an interesting "loophole." The inner ring of the class C goes from the "surface" of the airport to approxima...

  • Why we have a Radio...

    ...y aircraft ... except my hang gliders.     &n...nbsp;   I hear some pilots say that radios are a waste o...rcraft not having radios. The Glider pilots have had their fair share of...was no exception. The Cessna Pilot got back to me, he amended hi...

  • Flying in Turbulence and Thermal Activity

    Hi all, I hope I am NOT the only one here who is not entirely comfortable flying in...r a little while now). Few weeks ago, I was flying with an experienced (Trike pilot friend) and he noticed that f...

  • Why Aircraft have Radio's...

    ...y aircraft ... except my hang gliders.     ...nbsp;   I hear some pilots say that radios are a waste o...rcraft not having radios. The Glider pilots have had their fair share of...s what you want to tell other pilots. Process it, perhaps even re...

  • Recent SW Idaho trike crashes

    I was not present for either mishap, but I did retrieve Wayne's trike wreckage. Wayne is an experienced pilot with 40-50 hrs in trikes. He...

  • Pilot converts 767 into Airport Guesthouse

    This guesthouse wouldn't fly in most neighborhoods February 02, 2014 12:00 am  •  By Tom Beal The guesthouse in Toshikazu Tsukii&r...