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  • FSA issue 96 - Blind faith

    ...e being a professional electrical engineer, the pilot in America '...s reported the iPad 2 had a total failure rate of 10.1 per cent, with...some disaster'. Principal engineer for avionics at CASA, Charle...emselves; "In the event of a failure, what is my backup?"'...

  • Secrets of Cost-Effective Maintenance and Recommended or Required: The Savvy Aviator #61 & #63 Mike Busch AvWeb

    The first article: "The Savvy Aviator #61: Secrets of Cost-Effective Maintenanc...eration, or preventive maintenance on an aircraft, engine, propeller, or appliance shal...st for Part 91 operators of small piston or single-engine...

  • Remembering TWA

    You remember TWA (Trans World Airlines) don't you? Well I do, as one day at LAX...then down into England. The pilot brought all engines up to power before releasing...ay. The plane was so low that the exhaust from the engines...

  • 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...auling two passengers occasionally with an HKS 700e motor and not overwork the engine...

  • 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-... itself and you can buy the accessories that are needed for your 912 engine...

  • How to change a Tanarg fuel tank

    Got a recent inquiry on how to change a fuel tank on a Tanarg. Here are the major parts as I recall them. Your m...the gear box to keep the rear of the trike from tilting back. Right around the engine...

  • What is Part 103 and why have a separate group for ULs?

    So what is Part 103?  In the USA in 1982 the FAA initially define Federal Aircraft Regulation, Part 103 (se...ually requires sacrificing weight on different parts of the chassis structure, engine...

  • New to the site, some questions.

    Again, hello. Im coming from a GA backround and had a chance to take a flight in a trike two years ago and was h...the realistic range and fuel burn will be in my trike. it has the kawasaki 440 engine,...

  • The Signs Were There - when not to fly!

    Today I got some flying experience.  I learned a lesson or two!  Nature can be very unforgiving when y...y I planned a NAV exercise for myself. I sat in my trike at 230pm, warming the engine...

  • TRIKES 2030? PROGRESS?

    ok, since some old 'talian guy, name of D'VINCI put out some DIY plans for a hang-glide...cent men') there have been some improvements, i.e. engines, airframes, materials etc. B...ro' to enforce regs, if your bi-annual is due, the engine...