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  • Passenger Endorsement... CHECK!

    Today I sent a message to that instruct...When? I: Mid-day when there are thermals, wind and not so easy air....the local bitumen runway, and some thermal activity later...  all done.&nbs...#39;t fly trikes in these winds and turbulence at this time of day - accor...

  • Funny flying quotes

    The odds against there being a bomb on a plane are a million to one, and against two bombs a...ming down head-on to the runway you are taking off from. — Robert Livingston, 'Flying T...

  • Mid-Atlantic XC trikers

    Anyone flying XC can count on an overnight hanger in NC when passing through.  Call Doug (336) 414-2522 or Todd (336) 558-6800

  • Drift HD170

    I use the above to film and capture audio through my intercom.  I can turn it on/off record while flying v...

  • My terrifying Trike flight story

    Hi everyone, I would like to share a terrifying trike story. This happened back...o my instructor that "I was not comfortable flying and...tip to the ground (we were the only idiots flying...s in those conditions...It almost felt like flying a...

  • Flap artists: Birds sync wing beats in V formation - Do you formation guys at YFT feel this?

    The next time you see birds flying in a V, consider this: A new study says they choreograph the flapping of their wings with exquisite precision to help them on their way. Cool article and video HERE

  • Clearance

    Pan Am 727 flight, waiting for start clearance in Munich, overheard the following conversatio...want an answer, you must speak in English." Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a...

  • Old pilot

      An old Pilot sat down at the Starbucks and ordered a cup of coffee. As he s..., 'Are you a real pilot?' He replied, 'Well, I've spent my whole life flying b...

  • Flying the Air Creation Tanarg!

    This is a copy of some question that Henry asked me. Hi Henry, Don't envy me it was watching you that sealed the deal for me in getting a Tanarg....

  • fatal crash into power lines, 7/7/2013, parker dam california

    http://www.havasunews.com/news/coroner-identifies-parker-man-as-victim-in-fatal-aircraft-c...Ultra-light aircraft crash Sunday morning as 59-year-old Jeffery Bline. Bline was flying h...