Comment on "Just found a frayed upper rear cable on my wing!"
Good catch Ken! What I see on that picture is a deformed thimble and a frayed cable. The thimble is not a perfect teardrop, unless it was made that way, but I highly d...Comment on "For several weeks I've tried to log into TPS, but only get a 'forbidden 403' message."
...re disclose my real identity for fear of been tossed from here into the abyss of unloved ULM pilots. Clue there ... did you get it ... ps they are watching you ... from a distance....Comment on "Lauries new Butterfly Tanarg attacked by jealous Bee and Toucan."
How rude... Lawrie's new aircraft is not a butterfly, they are hunting boomerangs. Lawrie being an indigenous Australian, decided to use his tribal colours "Thomson Bus" tribe. Watch out on the next Megafauna Fly-away.Comment on "Kamloops Flying Trike to Buse Lake Area in Heavy Turbulent Air, Sept 12, 2014"
Glad it was you up there and not me. I even had a death grip on my laptop while watching the footage! What is the special post processing software you are talking about? Great footage over what looks like the ideal breeding ground for thermals and turbulence.Comment on "Three weeks before taking delivery of his TANARG"
You've got that right Jozinko, Admin is watching this year for calendar worthy shots and this is certainly one of the candidates for Next year's calendar. We will be posting candidate images in November and have the Calendar ready in December.Comment on "WEATHER - To Go or NOT to go. Pilot planning decisions."
...useful). NZ is highly influenced by sea breeze and mountain winds, which most models lack the resolution to resolve. Your line in the video about watching patterns in the preceding...