Comment on "well how many times have you heard someone say trikes hang gliders your crazy i would never fly in that.so strange ive flown aerbatics in a stearman, s ailplanes, small ga airplanes, hang gliders and trikes.but for some reasone sitting in a big airliner makes me nervous. so here is the guestion, are you more comfortable flying a trike or do you get nervous when flying in a big airliner."
Yes xc but in big airliner thingy (you dont know the pilot)Comment on "Battens falling out of a trike wing during flight"
Ken the case iam refering to was unreported. But from what the pilot told me was the sprog after take off came out. Instead of landing the pilot keeped flying and the wing t...failure of more battens from the tip. The pilot tried to land but...Comment on "Trike Flying-- The Basics: How long does it take to become a Pilot, Where can I learn, How much does it cost, etc"
Great post Crayon Box (hey, how'd you get that nickname anyway?)!...enses for trikes in the US: Private Pilot Recreational Pilot- rarely used, if I remember r...ndorsement. You can also have a Private Pilo...our pilot's license (see Sport Pilot ab...Comment on "New bill in Congress would expand driver's license medical- The "General Aviation Pilot Protection Act""
This is actually great news !! This is one of the major differences between flying a trike as a Private Pilot and as a Sport Pilot--...Comment on "well how many times have you heard someone say trikes hang gliders your crazy i would never fly in that.so strange ive flown aerbatics in a stearman, s ailplanes, small ga airplanes, hang gliders and trikes.but for some reasone sitting in a big airliner makes me nervous. so here is the guestion, are you more comfortable flying a trike or do you get nervous when flying in a big airliner."
None of the above. If there is a good PIC (like me-- ha, ha), then...en I get a bit nervous no matter who the pilot is. Professional Airlines...o have a likelihood of being in a modern airliner accident. Us GA pilots could learn a lot from their co...Comment on "When the Shit hits the ... uh ... Roomba !!! ???"
@ white eagle. I don't think is legal to carry compressed methane gas in a commercial airliner, unless you have some kind of hazmat label affixed :-).Comment on "The Expeditions of Crayon Box (works in Europe too Jozinko!)"
Nice one admin. Ypac is a private airpark and nikenbah is a farm, also private so th...Comment on "Flying Blindfolded - Solo - on a PPC/PPG type aircraft - not a WSC Trike"
Lots of Q's: I had heard that a PPC (with fixed wheels) can't land crosswind (but since landing distance is short, can probably land across th...e events? (like trikes). A PPG (with legs for landing gear) can land sideways (if the pilot ca...