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Comment on "Finally some GOOD legislation-- House to take up small airplane bill after recent Senate passage"
the Small Airplane Revitalization Act has just become Law! ;)Comment on "Blackout in a trike- Coming back to consciousness on the ground (unexpected medication reaction)"
An airplane has a tail and moment arm (static margin) which helps a airplane to weather vane into the wind.a trike has very poor static margin.I would think depending on conditions and throttle that a trike would enter a slow descending turnComment on "The end of Cessna's Lightsport forray: Skycatcher's Demise- in with a Roar, out with a Whimper-- was it the $150K price?"
...ffect is important for all our light flying sports. I gotta agree though that a $150K price is not entry level. Maybe the just passed Small Airplane Revitalization Act will help...- Love the front design, look like an airplane nose.
- Nice, but I think it is Remote Control Model Airplane
- Nice!!! That RV12 is one sweet Airplane! Miss you guys!
- Nice Rebel, you didn't feel any blast from the propeller of the airplane (Looks like some DC-3) that had just landed?
Comment on "What degree of subtlety should we use to critique a pilot video who is demonstrating dangerous skills as cool?"
...g can loose speed very quickly givin conditions and aoa aplications.an airplane aoa is controlled through ele...parasidic margine(the vertical surface aera aft of the c/l giving a n airplane the ability to weathervein.)...- I can still remember my first airplane ride. It was in 1961, flying out of LAX at night. I had my nose pressed against the window feeling like Peter Pan as I watched the millions of lights below me.... Congrats David
Comment on "Battens falling out of a trike wing during flight"
I know of another case, 1-2 battens lost due to being unclipped ... missed in preflight I think. They went into the ocean, not sure if spear fishing is legal there :). Pilot landed the airplane OK, but reported scary handling on they way down