Results for "Cross Wind"
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Don became a Solo Man today. Well done Don. Don has battled 30kt winds and thermals. He hasn't had a day without cross wind, and then today he went solo on a day with no wind... Don said that it was very strange to fly with no bumps or wind trying to blow you off the runway. He did very well.- I saw a lot of videos of cross wind landing. I think a lot of pilots approaching to landing with a small s...m flew with engine on to a small speed (cca 70-80km/h). When I have a cross wind I flew from 500ft without eng...
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Photos
- Just as we got there the winds were picking up (you can see we're tied at 4...e Sierra Foothills. We landed with a tail wind of 9 (uphill), it was alrea...this time passed up Harris ranch 22 mph 90° cross-- hm, shoulda got up e...
- We started climbing here to cross Canyonlands National Park.
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Albums
- The wind was 20 to 25kts and 270 degrees. Ken was landing on RWY 19 at YYWG.
- This is an album with live updates from XCTriker on his cross country from Santa Maria (SMX) to Havasu (HII) today!
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Bookmarks
- Drag the globe around and see winds all over the world !! (sent to me by my friend Jim)
Birdly-- Very Cool !! The virtual dream we've all been searching for ....
‘Birdly’ is an installation which explores the experie...sify the embodiment we include additional sonic, olfactoric and wind feedback. Soundwise you perceive only the roaring of the wind and the flaps of the wings. T...- +1 more Bookmarks
Files
- Cor - check this out. This is something that occurs reasonably regularly...en. In this case there's a surface shear caused by friction of the wind against the ground - yep, good old-fashioned wind gradient. The wind is blowing...
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Discussion topics
- ...the manufacturers limitations are 12 knots cross wind and max wind strength at 20 knots. That pa...good idea and I didn't want to fly in those winds" and my instructor said to m...g any headway)....I was on high alert going crosswind...Instead of doing one nice c...
- Today I sent a message to that instructor bloke that s...M: When? I: Mid-day when there are thermals, wind and not so easy air. M: H...d! Apparently you can't fly trikes in these winds and turbulence at this time...
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- ...quot;How should we approach landings at a strange field with no wind socks if we suspect a cross wind might exist?" - Anon....ning? If we did we should certainly have a general idea of what winds to expect at our landing sit...
- ...5 2013, 8:09:37 am PST High winds around the center of a low pressure Cross Country writes: This wee...ll region, perhaps only 50km across. This is 'mesoscal...corpion's tail, gives the wind region its name. The wi...
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Top-level pages
- ...the second landing was done probably a bit faster, with about 6 mile cross wind. Has anyone who owns a Navajo...add a 215 pound passenger and slightly deflated tire, coupled with a cross wind landing and all of the above...
- Hi all, I wanted to start a blog about cross country flying. For new pilots who are exploring long cross country flying, what consider...nket, knife etc? How do you prepare for a cros...
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Market posts
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Events
Salton Sea Fly-In Feb 5-10: in the fat sweet air 200' below sea level Hosted by Paratoys
This is mostly a Powered Parglider & Powered Parachute Event, but trikes are welcome. To Register with Paratoy...ble. If you’re adventurous, there are numerous places to explore on mini cros...- We are joining forces with Chad Bastian of Trike Buggy to get together and fly over the 3 day weekend....If you’re adventurous, there are numerous places to explore on mini cros...
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Videos
- Cross wind, thermal, stall and recovery and relax :)
- You can see all the pilots have a small airspeed. Then they cant control their landing
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Groups
Cross-Country Trikers
A group for Trikers around the world who are interested in Long Distance trike flights.Advanced Triking - Above and beyond normal Flying
For all pilots who want to go above and beyond basic sport, private and CFI certificates to new levels of skill, precision and safety.
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Landing when you're not sure what the wind is doing
Pilot's Tip of the Week: "How should we approach landings at a strange field with no wind socks if we suspect a cross wind might exist?" - Anon. Answer: "First of all, have we done our planning? If we did we should certainly have a general idea of what wi...Tags: Landing, Cross Wind, landing, doing, approached, answer, field
- Here is the VIMEO link Beautiful 2+ hour flight from Calvada Meadows Airport NV to Furnace Creek Airport and back with Leo Fitzgerald. 20+ mph winds picked up just as we were coming in for landing at sunset! Revo Trike Flight from Peter Del Vecho on Vimeo.
Tags: Trike, cross wind, Revo, Calvada, Furnace Creek, landing, takeoff