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    I spoke to trike pilot friend, he recommended to check my axles a...nd keep the nose wheel up as long as possible at landing. I couldn't find any damage on the trike, so I was hoping for anyone else who has experienced the same shimmying, that could shed some light...

  • Comment on "Rizzy's bad landing"

    Good landing is, if the pilot can walk out of his trike Best landing is, if the trike you can to use again :) There were the best landing Rizzy! I saw your right rear wheel above the runway.

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  • Toucan't fly

    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!

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    I had my 1st solo (Saturday) at the El Mirage dry lake, again 2nd solo...ed the Skycycle with 2 seater Antares trike.  Refreshed my flying le...purchased NW 15m wing.   Antares trike was...in Carson City, NV.   Took more landing trainings with my repaired tr...

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  • The DC-8 and the Trike (joke)

    One day the pilot of a Trike was told by the tower to hold short of the a...rned around, and taxied back past the Trike. Some quick-witted comedian i...u make it all by yourself?” The Trike pil...;I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing like yours and I’ll hav...

  • Tyre (Tire) wear on AC Trikes.

    My new Tanarg has just flown 50 hours and completed 99 landing all on a paved RWY. The Tyres (Tires) are all but buggered. Mos...use? How long do they last? What type of runway are you landing on?

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  • Trike Shimmying at landing

    ...touch and gos, on two of the landings we felt a significant shimmy. Now on my trike, I already have a dampner, I...ow on air and also the second landing was done probably a bit faster,...Has anyone who owns a Navajo trike exprienced this? sometimes I thin...

  • The DC-8 and the Trike (joke)

    One day the pilot of a Trike was told by the tower to hold short of the a...rned around, and taxied back past the Trike. Some quick-witted comedian i...u make it all by yourself?” The Trike pil...;I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing like yours and I’ll hav...

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    I am selling my N numbered Airborne Trike, http://www.barnstorm...ink) N Numbered Airborne Trike with 337 hours on engine &...at short field take off & landing machine. Engine decarb, top...Selling coz I bought another trike. BRS/Rocket are expired and for...

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    Cruze wing with trim and less than 200 hours. 582 blue head with 12 hrs. BRS with recent repack. Has a strobe and landing l...antenna, 2 helmets and intercom.  A REAL nice trike. The only reason I'm selling is...

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  • Rizzy's bad landing

    The wind was rough, I flew for about 45 mins or so and got tired of fighting with the wing and decided to land, I didn't like my first landing approach so decided to go around, turns out the second landing attempt was not that great either. In extreme scenarios, a trike could flip.

  • High Alpha Landing Practice

    Practicing high alpha landing is very important for a trike. High alpha means high angle of attack of the wing. In a trike, it is the position that the co...o the front tube. It slows down the touch down speed of a trike, meanwhile increasing t...

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  • Trike Shimmying at landing

    I went with my friend for a flight today, I fly a Northwing Navajo with HKS 700e. We did a few touch and gos, on two of the landings we felt a significant shimmy. Now on my trike, I already have a dampner, I am tyring to figure out what could have caused the shimming, the only thing I can t...

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