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there is the down side to electric?your take off weight is the same as your landing weight.that is why it is good on light aircraft like trikes but power to weight ratio is poor for larger more powerfull aircraft as fuel burns weight decreases and range increases.any thoughts?
...my trike along with various of other student trikes many thousands of miles and it's still going strong.It's a very good light weight and affordable solution. For me light weight is the key as it can be towed...- +471 more Comments
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- The Weight Shift Control Aircraft Pilots Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge is for ultralight, sport and private pilots flying trikes and weight-shift control (WSC) light-sport aircraft (LSA). Wri...mation necessary to operate a weight-shift control aircraft and fo...
- Point San Luis light house is a little hard to see. It's at the corner of the property closest to us. I made a little hand held iPhone movie from here...
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Strobe Lights- My installation on Wheel Pants (spats for you Aussies)
...erburst LED Strobes / Postion lights on my trike. I debated betw...nts. The advantages of LED lights are: Low power draw Ne...or minimal electrical noise Light weight The disadvantage...o both wing tips). Less weight Less chance of wires g...- A few updates to the new Trike: Sold the original IXess wing and replaced it with a new...power trim control switch on the dash. Painted the light gray areas to black metallic....adio. Installed a Baha Design dual mode LED Landing light....
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- This is the direct link to the FAA handbook for weight shift aircraft. The definitive study guide and resource for trike pilots
- Man lands in jail after taking airplane on drunken joy ride By Brian Nordli (contact) Monday, March 3, 2014 | 3:32 p.m. Paul...
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- The odds against there being a bomb on a plane are a million to one, and against two bombs a millio...you fly, cut the odds and take a bomb. — Benny Hill The light at the end of the tunnel is another airplanes landing light...
- Recent discussion on a tragic accident thre...e between over engineering, strength, weight, and adequate flying performa...with part 103 trikes. We have a weight limit that defines the upper...ver taken off where my maximum all up weight (MAUW) exceeds 500 lbs but le...
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- Have you heard about usless and expensive Federal Bureaucracy? You find my take on the Light-Sport branch of the FAA at my blog www.JohnOlson.blog.com
- I'm linking to YFT's discussion of Radios & Communication HERE so it will be filed in a logical manner: &nb...
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- ...nbsp; Weight shift 16 hr condition inspec...ual condition inspection on your Light Sport Weight Shift Control Experimental T...pection on your own Experimental Light Sport aircraft. This course ap...In addition, he is an Engineer, Light Sport Repairman with A&P t...
- The aircraft are increasingly finding their way on to flight lines across the continent and the...find the meager fuel burn and the lighter touch of reduced regulatory...their decision making. Yet still, Light Sport Aircraft and the light...onleaders/2014/02/27/in-support-of-light-...
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- The Sandia STX 165 is a small, light weight Mode C transponder designed to fit a ½ 3ATI instrument hole, leaving space in your TRIKE. The size of a dollar bill. &nbs...
- Cruze wing with trim and less than 200 hours. 582 blue head with 12 hrs. BRS with recent repack. Has a strobe and landing light....
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- ...March 25, 2013 EAA Ultralight Chapter 127 announced that th...ers who fly all types of ultralight and light sport aircraft. The...e include powered parachutes, weight shift and airplanes. T...tion. “Discovery Flights” that are :15 minute fl...
- Aero Club of Northern California luncheon at Michaels at Shoreline. Dr. Mort Grosser presents on Gossamer...eries for more info: http://alltrikes.com/elgg/videos/view/51364/the-light-stuff-human-powered-flight-...
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- ...lify for our Part 103 (true Ultra Light) category, but aside from the...er 103 requirements including max weight. Would be an awesome w...ed for tandem use, so with a very lightly designed trike this could ha...g as combined pilot and passenger weight are in right range.
- A student film project featuring light sport aircraft
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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. Being in the trike, it is not a daily driver so it gets left for periods of time. It's about at the end of it's useful life and needs replacement. Having weighed everything that goes into the trike, I was REALLY surprised to se...Tags: Li-Fe, Lithium-Iron, Lithium-Ferrous, Battery, Lead Acid, Light Weight, Fire risk?, Extra Horsepower, genesis, charging, fully, cells, balancing
- This battery is shockingly light. It feels like an empty plastic box. Here's a photo balancing it on one finger.
Tags: LiFe battery, Light weight, Lithium Iron