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  • Santa and the FAA

    Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Federal Aviation Administration, an...miner walked slowly around the sled. He checked the reindeer harnesses, the landing gear, and even Rudolph's nose...

  • Gibbo Manta 17 wing First Impressions

    So today I test flew my wing for the very first time. I was quit...docile, it required gentle inputs. Spot landing, now you will love this one,...r Northwing, I would never have even attempted a landing at that point because my 19 m...

  • prov. 'neither a lender nor a borrower be '

    well, i was and did. while blessed with an excellent memory, it doesn't last long and i had fo...hob-nailed boots, with 1in thick soles, so had NO brake feed back.  on landing, he locked up the front wheel...

  • Hang Gliding from a Triker's Perspective-- Going Back is Going Forward

    The mission to Wallaby Ranch was three-fold: 1) Check out a...raight forward- Rogallo Flex wing, weight shift, landing patterns, etc.  Ken had...g plane called a Dragonfly.  Taking off and landing on wheels to aid in the initi...

  • Best Gibbo wing for an HKS700e motor

    This is my dilemma, I really like Gibbo wings, in pictures they look like they are built like a tank. But every time I muster the courage up to think about buying on...

  • Replacing Rotax 912 Fuel Pump

    Hi all, So I was looking at Fuel Pumps for the Rotax 912 80hp and found two different choices on CPS   893-110 https://www.cps-parts.com/catalog/rtxpages/cps15...

  • The Gripe Sheet

    After every flight, pilots fill out a form, called a gripe sheet which tells mechanics about p...Cannot reproduce problem on ground. Pilot: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear. Engineers: Evidence rem...

  • Tresspassing by Air. Rats with Wings. Community Relations

    Trespassing by air? Shotgun-wielding homeowner headed to court over paraglider confro...rvous and uncomfortable.  He was concerned about injury or strangers landing on his property.  He als...

  • Brain teasers for those that believe down wind turns are "different".

    If you believe that downwind turns are "different" from upwind turn...you have to "flare" your glider differently when landing on top of the southbound trai...pointing north?  Obviously answer is "yes"--landing with a 60mph tailwind would b...

  • Again Almost!

    last friday was lovely, sunny, 50 deg, no wind. but saturday was different, with possible thun...d to grab a bit of rope and got one side of the a-frame tied loosely to the landing gear, but had no chocks, and...