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...his is a good question... At first I check maps: air maps - TSA, TRA, CTR, TMA and their activation.... next I check terrain maps. I do not have a BRS then i plan my routes over pl...Comment on "Water Ditching in a trike with speed of 70 mph !!"
...s scenario but I’m still not convinced on best action. I do have a BRS (expired) but I’m reall...the ground. If I’m high and over trees I will most likely pull the BRS. The alt lets the BRS canopy...Comment on "Call to Action. Adding Spiral recovery Tasks to the Practical Test Standards (PTS)."
My 2 cents Paul, but I would change the minimums for this maneuver to 1500 agl. You're right that it should be done at 2000, but if you state 1000, and someone decided to do it at 1200, their within the PTS. It's too close to the BRS minimums if someone gets themselves in trouble.Comment on "Call to Action. Adding Spiral recovery Tasks to the Practical Test Standards (PTS)."
...and hour and my hand do not when I type. What I meant was pulling out of the Spiral maneuver at 1200 would be within the PTS, but too close to the BRS minimums. In any case, I...Comment on "Call to Action. Adding Spiral recovery Tasks to the Practical Test Standards (PTS)."
...feel we should be doing maneuvers that would create a situation where a BRS was needed. Far from it. T...imitations. Yes, as history has shown, if the wrong procedure is used, a BRS would be required but that is...Comment on "Battens falling out of a trike wing during flight"
...g battens. Slower wing. While still at altitude, test slowing to near landing stall speed. If you don't lose anymore battens and decide it is not a BRS deployment. Plan on a power o...Comment on "Installing a BRS (recovery parachute)- Preference / use by Country"
.... I ordered my trike with intent to mount a BRS in the future. Still I have a...or it :) I know two pilots which used their BRS. One was very experiedced pil...flew to center of near field and activated his BRS. I havent a BRS, then I p...Comment on "A Surreal Timelapse Of A Supercell Forming In Wyoming"
...pical person can handle about 5 g"). Good reasons to have the BRS in front of you where you can...your non-dominant shoulder on one side-- if you're reaching for the BRS, it's likely because of c...Comment on "A Surreal Timelapse Of A Supercell Forming In Wyoming"
...do if you found yourself in severe cloud suck in a trike and you couldn't spiral out of it. maybe try and break the wing and deploy your brs when your well out of the suc...Comment on "Aussie MegaFauna 2014-- everyone post your photos to this album ! ;)"
...need a changed my instruments, because I think I hadnt a big problems to use "your" rate and I would like be ready to fly with you :) BRS or GRS are not required and t...