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sad news, high time fixed wing pilot killed crashing a revo. sure sounds like a 'departur...nate power reduction, stall, and if you don't have altitude crash. it can happen to any f...ack' power reduction, stall, insufficient recovery alti...- i'm sure i'm in the wrong place, but i'm offering for sale my HIRTH 65 hp unit, exactly as i last flew it, complete with carbs, pru, alti...
Call to Action. Adding Spiral recovery Tasks to the Practical Test Standards (PTS).
Intentional or unintentional spiral dives have caused a number of fatalities throughout t...bank angle (example 60 degrees) unable to maintain altitude at full throttle. Nose falls...to power on spiral recovery. 2. Selects an entry alti...- I was not present for either mishap, but I did retrieve Wayne's trike wreckage. Wayne is an experienced pilot...hit the power line maybe 2' above his head, so if he was 2' higher in alti...
- This is a cool story, of a hang gliding dog and his friend at Point of the Mountain Utah. When POM is on, it blows...there once, but got semi skunked on weather. Did have some awesome high alti...
- * Ocean crossing flight: This is your Captain speaking, I just wanted to take this time to remind you that your seat...ell your flight attendant and receive an extra pack of peanuts.*** Our loss of alti...
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eb.ohrh.parawind.free&hl=en I downloaded this app and took it...pilot, but works great on my trike. It has all the usual features, like alti...
- A recent powerline fatality and a few near misses of my own got me thinking about what I can do to avoid powerline...pole, which is a lot easier to see. 2) If you are flying low at powerline alti...
- After every flight, pilots fill out a form, called a gripe sheet which tells mechanics about problems with the aircra...d bugs on windshield. Engineers: Live bugs on back-order. Pilot: Autopilot in alti...
Brain teasers for those that believe down wind turns are "different".
If you believe that downwind turns are "different" from upwind turns, or if you think tha...little disturbance have not yet propagated to your altitude--the layer of the atmosphere...round? If you were practicing flares at high alti...