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  • Rotax two stroke reliability reveled

    There is an industry stigma that Rotax 2 stroke engine...ATURES Warm the engine up. If you go to takeoff power with a cold engine, it create...and gearbox may not be properly heated for takeoff power . Besides getting up to opera...

  • Incident Report

    Incident Report 20/02/2017 at 0845 hours.Yarrawonga Aerodrome YYWGMETAR:Win...low the glide slope. I then asked the student to add a small amountof power. There was an over correction of power. However this was quickly tak...

  • Your Engine Just Quit, Should You Land On A Road Or A Field?

    Found an article posing a question I often...Idaho, a Just Aircraft Superstol lost power. The pilot initiated a forced...f, a Piper Tripacer lost and regained power three times at approximately...g landing, the airplane collided with power pole, power lines, and then t...

  • What is Part 103 and why have a separate group for ULs?

    So what is Part 103?  In the USA in 1982 th...ng speed of 55 knots (63mph, 102kph) with max power in level flight maximum power-off stall speed of 24 knots (...flying styles from true soaring platforms to powering XC and be addressed. S...

  • The Signs Were There - when not to fly!

    Today I got some flying experience.  I learned a...to make my approach from the other side - over the powerlines.  Bumping along I m...my approach altitude due to gusts and thermals with power and pitch.  The cane loo...

  • New Battery- Save ~ 7 lbs ( Equivalent to 1.5 to 2.5 more HP !!! ) Should I go for it?

    My current battery is about 4 years old....; and    Full Spectrum Power Pulse Batteries (P1, P2, P3),...r consistent performance and balanced power. Each set of cells is enclose...When the key is shut off, there is no power drain right?  No mainten...

  • Goats and Wedgies in Australia

    Alan Beavis, Marlies and Peter Eicher from Australia experience the pleasure of flying with eagles more often than...es" are to be expected, as the eagles often defend "their airspace" against the human...

  • stones spupidicity 101

    the other day, for no good reason i changed my 12m wing for my 14.7. it was hot he...'t feel threatened, except for having to REALLY pull back, AND back off the power to fly straight and level, at...

  • Learning to Land - consistently!?

     I am looking for your assistance so PLEASE chime...y is that? It is good practice to always use power off approach and landing to b...l my landings. I have only once or twice been shown powered approach and landing....

  • There's a piper down

    BARNSTORMERS WEBSITE Announcement On Thursday morning, December 8th 2016,&n...disruption of service. We want you to know that we are doing everything in our power as fast as we can to have eve...