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  • Tresspassing by Air. Rats with Wings. Community Relations

    Trespassing by air? Shotgun-wielding homeowner headed to court over paraglider&nb...nervous and uncomfortable.  He was concerned about injury or strangers landing on his property.  He als...

  • Brain teasers for those that believe down wind turns are "different".

    If you believe that downwind turns are "different" from u...o you have to "flare" your glider differently when landing on top of the southbound trai...e pointing north?  Obviously answer is "yes"--landing with a 60mph tailwind would b...

  • Beware the Drop Bear.

    Beware the Drop Bear.               &n...Bruce and Skallywag. When traditional land users were hearded together and forced...

  • Again Almost!

    last friday was lovely, sunny, 50 deg, no wind. but saturday was different, with poss...aged to grab a bit of rope and got one side of the a-frame tied loosely to the landing gear, but had no chocks, and...

  • 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...all them. Your mileage may vary, but I think I have most of them. 1)Remove Landing Gear fairings and lower fusel...

  • New Battery- Save ~ 7 lbs ( Equivalent to 1.5 to 2.5 more HP !!! ) Should I go for it?

    My current battery is about 4 years old.  Being in the trike, it is not a daily driver so it gets left for...This provides automatic current shut off if a short circuit is detected, or a forced...

  • TRIKES 2030? PROGRESS?

    ok, since some old 'talian guy, name of D'VINCI put out some DIY plans for a hang-gli...funding passengers. that's phase one, phase two the NTSB will arrive at your 'landing site', WITHIN MINUTES, with b...

  • My Sunday Flight

    Got a chance at some great air on Sunday, and found a perfect way to end the long T...they were running a winch/tow there so I was curious to see the operation . On landing we met Mike and Mike, and fou...

  • Why we have a Radio...

    Why Aircraft have Radios… (Australia)   &nb...orth,… inbound at 2000 feet for a full stop landing,… time in circuit 23,...ll and what to say, at each stage of approaching a landing area. These changes are refle...

  • Why Aircraft have Radio's...

    Why Aircraft have Radios…    ...orth,… inbound at 2000 feet for a full stop landing,… time in circuit 23,...ll and what to say, at each stage of approaching a landing area. These changes are refle...