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Hello Trikers. TrikeMag is here. After more problems than a strong crosswind landing, a new online digital magazin...- Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Federal Aviation Administ...examiner walked slowly around the sled. He checked the reindeer harnesses, the landing gear, and even Rudolph's nose...
- So today I test flew my wing for the very first time....y docile, it required gentle inputs. Spot landing, now you will love this one,...ter Northwing, I would never have even attempted a landing at that point because my 19 m...
- ...loppy winged craft.' the most recent tragedy involving a 'many hrs' FWP crashing a borrowed trike, fatally,...nailed boots, with 1in thick soles, so had NO brake feed back. on landing, he locked up the front wheel...
Hang Gliding from a Triker's Perspective-- Going Back is Going Forward
The mission to Wallaby Ranch was three-fold: 1) C...straight forward- Rogallo Flex wing, weight shift, landing patterns, etc. Ken had...ing plane called a Dragonfly. Taking off and landing on wheels to aid in the initi...- Passive Detection System - Power lines. &nbs...t was just a lapse in concentration that caused the crash. ...reg Withers, who had landed just before Jerry's crash,...
- Based on a number of trike fatalities because of lack of training of pilots being able to exit intentional or unin...zzy Bee) in Australia http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/two-people-dead-in-light-plane-crash-i...
- After every flight, pilots fill out a form, called a gripe sheet which tells mechani...rs: Cannot reproduce problem on ground. Pilot: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear. Engineers: Evidence rem...
- Trespassing by air? Shotgun-wielding homeowner headed to court over paraglider&n...nervous and uncomfortable. He was concerned about injury or strangers landing on his property. He als...
Brain teasers for those that believe down wind turns are "different".
If you believe that downwind turns are "different" from...o you have to "flare" your glider differently when landing on top of the southbound trai...e pointing north? Obviously answer is "yes"--landing with a 60mph tailwind would b...