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  • The Signs Were There - when not to fly!

    ...ale signature of the rotating winds. So all warmed up an the...thermal bumps.  As I got high the bumps got bigger, and I t...ined up and missed due to too high and crosswind - I would have l.... Today the early morning winds at 10 metres started at SSW,...

  • Pelicanman is in the Newspaper.

    Very nicely written article too. Now the secret is out :-) http://www.frasercoastchronicle.com.au/news/high-in-the-sky/2204541/?utm_campaign=Mailchimp+Afternoon+News&utm_source=Fraser+Coast+Chronicle&utm_medium=email

  • fatality in trike crash in buckeye az.

    sad news, high time fixed wing pilot killed crashing a revo. sure sounds like a 'departure stall' event. apparentl...trained in a totally different trike genre with little or no transition into a high-...

  • How's your Weather?

    Well it's almost summer here in the great Queensland of Australia.  Flyi...have very unstable conditions, with storms every week, warm thermally days, or winds gusting 20kts, and plenty of...

  • Intermediate Syndrome

    We have had a spike in relatively new pilots getting into trouble this...downs 7) preflights and maintenance 8) weather fragility 9) cross winds take offs and landings 10) what to do if cross winds are too strong to land 11) la...

  • Teen's high flying dream lands him in Marion: 3 Days & 900 Miles

    ...t lessons when he was 13. Four years later the high school senior from Lisbon rou...ve City, Pa., where things got hairy. The winds picked up to more than 12 kn...he completed all his requirements to graduate high school before his senior year,...

  • Final results for me to Learn to Fly.

    As most of you know I am now certified.  Someone recently asked me a few que...are a must! And this week is totally out for flying due to ex-cyclone rain and winds.  Best settled time of y...

  • Getting off to the best start in TrikeLife -What advice would you share?

    First off, this question has more than likely been asked and answered a few times here, so I ap...ter a Lotus race car in the garage. And while I've mastered high-speed driving fundamentals, I learned through hundreds of high...

  • Elk River Fly-in 2013

    Well that time of year is quickly approaching!   Woo Hoo!! I think I have dibs on the camping area nex...available for the occasion.  July and Aug typically are hot and when that high...

  • Can LSAs go commercial?

      It’s a regulatory certainty that Light-Sport Aircraft cannot be used in commercial operat...Admittedly, the aircraft are designed and built to a standard that is as high — if not highe...