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  • Gibbo Manta 15 meter single surface wing on an HKS 700e, a good idea or not?

    I am thinking of buying my second wing and would like your input. Currently I fly a 19 meter Northwing with my Navajo trike that has an HKS 700e engine and I am thinking of getting a 15 meter single surface wing and I need your guidance. On one hand you have Northwing and on the o...

  • Time to smell the roses

    I posted this blog on trikepilot social, but I seriously suspect that I will get any honest responses, but my questions are valid and I would like someone to answer me;    I am so sad at the news of Bill Crow passing away. His Revo crashed and he sustained many injuries. He was air li...

  • Another Revo accident

    www.unionleader.com/article/20150905/NEWS07/150909465/1003/SPORTS01 The pilot was Bill, he was airlifted, he is in critical condition. I hope he is ok. This was another Revo accident in recent memory.

  • Shipping across the country

    Someone in Florida wants to buy my wing. Now I live in Idaho. Is there a way to safely ship a wing all the way from Idaho to Florida?

  • Sun N Fun or Oshkosh or just the Flyins?

    Hi all,   I live in Boise, ID and have never been to Sun N Fun or Oshkosh and was wondering for someone who has prime interest in Sports/Recreational flying which event (Sun N Fun or Oshkosh) is better.   I might visit one of these events this year and was wondering if anyone c...

  • New Gibbo Wing Mako 15 RST

    Gibbo Gear is coming out with a new wing, a 15 meter double surface, check out their website http://www.gibbogear.com/ In the desciption it says "100% double surface increases top end speed and lowers the stall speed....Not sewing the under surface to the top surface allows the two s...

  • New Gibbo Wing Mako 15 RST

    Gibbo Gear is coming out with a new wing, a 15 meter double surface, check out their website http://www.gibbogear.com/ In the desciption it says "100% double surface increases top end speed and lowers the stall speed....Not sewing the under surface to the top surface allows the two s...

  • Cross Country (Long Distance) Flying Prep & Gear

    Hi all, I wanted to start a blog about cross country flying. For new pilots who are exploring long cross country flying, what considerations should they take? Jeff trike made an awesome recommendation "Delorme Inreach" a PLB (Personal Locator Beacon) GPS tracker that al...

  • Battens falling out of a trike wing during flight

    A few months ago I watched a trike crash video. It was somewhere in Russia. It was a fatal crash.  This trike was a single person trike with a 80 hp 912 on it. In the comments, there were many opinions (guesses) as to what caused it. Some pilots were of the opinion that there was too much t...

  • Is Iron cross and offensive symbol?

    Hi All, I am working on adding Iron cross symbol to my wing. I want to know if this is offensive symbol. I don't want to offend anyone and neither get shot flying over farmlands here in Idaho. Which amongst these two is appropriate. The one on the top is used by bikers and even the cu...