Today's flight to YPOK...
The morning was a little cool but not what we would call co...st a little overcast. All in all it was a great day for flying, and the Pirate Ship, and the Ice Madden were off...
Toucans can't fly. Whilst on a cross country trip to Lightning Ridge in outback NSW, we had a forced landing. Suspected bird strike to the propellor. All went well though. No damage to trike or pilot and passenger. Yes, a video is being made. Watch this space!
X-Ray Tango Flight of 4 aircraft during a training flight. The Flight consisted of Echelon Left, Diamond, Echelon Left, Echelon Right, and a pitch and recover landing.
Three aircraft formation in very close. Todays Briefing, Formation T/O and join into Left Echelon. Then VEE Formation, followed by Reverse VEE, and them back to Left Echelon. Landing Pitch and Recover. Total training time for formation 50mins.
Helping a new pilot set up his brand new NW Maverik trike. Had to get CG all squaired away and a multitude of other...ceptable front suspension, prop pitch, locktite all engine bolts, beef up rear land...
I had been wanting to do this flight for a while. I had flown to Catalina before, but in some ways this see...lated, no public airstrips (1 dirt strip that says they will prosecute you for land...
A few updates to the new Trike: Sold the original IXess wing and replaced it with a new 13.6 Northwing Conquest and&...metallic. Installed a Becker 4201 radio. Installed a Baha Design dual mode LED Land...