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It WILL NOT do well on a heavy trike with 582. I can not safel...ikely get you killed. At best glide you are coming down at 1000-1...ne and good when you can also glide a bit. Best glide power off i...times with all ranges of hang gliders and the trike wings listed)...I was quoted in emails a 7:1 glide...- Oh wow Henry do you not get a bit nervous flying over such forbidding MAJESTIC land? Stunning views Henry. At 16,000 do you think that you could glide away from the mountains if you had a engine failure? Nice work man.
- Thankyou all so much for your comments, much appreciate! A challenge from Super 8mm to video, the quality has deteriated over 40 years but not too bad for the end result. Will have some more about learning to hang glide in the same kites soon for you to see..
- Do you guys really think that the low speed turf tires ar...me it is like comparing wings with a 3 point aspect ratio spread, not even in the same...ke off and the side wall stiffness makes ground operations in higher cross winds a ple...
- Hi WE, Anne and I had a fantastic flight last night. The air was smooth and you could see forever. We climbed to 3700 feet and did a glide approach back to the aerodrome from 7nm. I had to go-round as we were still at a 1000 feet over the RWY. Great flight. All the best YFT
- .... This alone is going to add more risk.exsessability to terrain and mc.glide ratio and sink rate. Piloting knowl...you do trade a poorer sink rate in heavy trikes. Ive been flying hang gliders scince 1979 and ga aircraft...
- More flight time on the new wing today. Still impressed. It's better than the Streak3 in all phases of flight except stalls. The Streak3 wouldn't actually stall. It just kind of started nosing itself down into a glide. The Reflex Sport definitely has a stall break to it.
- Be careful with the pitch block until you get used to it. It will be a diffe...with. Sounds like you like more of a floater (larger and/or higher aspect ratio). These typically have im...
- “successful” and “uneventful first solo” is the biggest hurtle. Solo your heart out. Love it. Once you solo it is all a nice glide.
Comment on "Flight to Catalina-- 22 Miles over Open Ocean in a Trike"
Thanks guys. Many of these flights are mental challenges. @2:17 when it...cean in front of you and you are not high enough to glide-- you have to reflect o...u, you are only 1 mile off shore and have PLENTY of glide...