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  • Learning to Land - consistently!?

    ...own, the hold-off slows us down causing a waffly, slower than desirable arrival - which could end badly in a low height stall if there is a gust or wind shadow. This is the problem....

  • Incident Report

    ...at 0845 hours.Yarrawonga Aerodrome YYWGMETAR:Wind 230 degreesWind speed 10kts on groundARFOR:Wi...oserunway 19 as the student needed some crosswind departure training. After tak...cided to over fly the aerodrome and check thewindsocks. This was done and runwa...

  • When I learned my lesson about Dew Point-- TIWTIWGTD

    ...kinds of lift: Ridge Lift: wind blows into a cliff or mountai...day-  we needed about 14 mph wind to minimally soar, but we'...a mile inland) and have barely any wind in our faces.  Sometimes...ddenly blew his breath onto a cold window when the dew point met the...

  • Gibbo Manta 17 wing First Impressions

    ...would have with the competition wing. Today I flew in absolutely no wind conditions at all (maybe 1 mi...f confidence, I turned the trike around and took off again (there was no wind, so it didn't matter whic...

  • Intermediate Syndrome

    ...dirt roads 5) mastering your radio 6) bullet proof tie downs 7) preflights and maintenance 8) weather fragility 9) cross winds take offs and landings 10) what to do if cross winds are too strong to land 11) l...

  • Burning Man airport appears, disappears without a trace - Pretty cool story about the burning man airport

    ...on the desert floor could be a mirage. At a distance of 20 nautical miles, it's visible one moment, then partially obscured by shifting plumes of wind-driven dust the next. Jarring...

  • Sail Wing Rocket

    http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57552488-1/sailrocket-2-breaks-sailing-speed-record-at-68-mph/ Sponsored by Danish wind turbine maker Vestas, the Sailrocket accelerated to 59....

  • the life of thread ? (not brian!)

    ...d the edges to keep the covers on. i used to put water in 'em but with the covers frequently wet with dew the extra weight wasn't needed. (till the wind blows!). even though the mate...

  • Megafauna Flyaway 2012

    ...w in Formation back across the water and along the coast. One of the big wind generators had blown up, and...l. After lunch we headed for Wentworth in some quit bumpy condition. The wind at Wentworth was crosswind on...

  • Equipment for XC Flying in a Trike- Series of emails

    ...y important--  weather / winds / visibility / TFR's ahe...also use an app called "Wind-Aid" which helps give yo...below you, to enter the L downwind for XX) Here is a checkl...'t flop around so much in winds).  Most off the shelf k...