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  • 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...do you use? How long do they last? What type of runway are you landing on?

  • Tips and tricks for Landings

    ...a low time pilot, I'd certainly learn from some tips and tricks on landings from you seasoned pros....I've learned that the flare is significantly less on an engine on landing vs. a idle or deadstick...

  • Bush Pilot: 'Brakes were my enemy': Landing a one-way airstrip in Southcentral Alaska

    ...could try to be cool, and say "ya, it was no big deal," but the truth is, it was hard work. The runway is plenty long enough, but it's a one-way landing because of that mountain domi...

  • The DC-8 and the Trike (joke)

    ...by yourself?” The Trike pilot, not about to let the insult go by, came back with a real zinger: “I made it out of DC-8 parts. Another landing like yours and I’ll hav...

  • Funny flying quotes

    ...s a million to one. Next time you fly, cut the odds and take a bomb. — Benny Hill The light at the end of the tunnel is another airplanes landing light coming down head-on to...

  • Screaming babies...

    ...ght an experienced Air Force pilot was seated next to a young mother with a babe in arms. When the baby began crying during  the descent for landing, the mother began nursing the...

  • Flying the Air Creation Tanarg!

    ...nd I guess I feel it a bit more than in an XT-912 Arrow, but it is smoother. The speed range is about the same, however you can't compair the landing the Tanarg B13 combo lands li...

  • Odd Spot: TIF anyone? Worst possible passenger

    ...ull flight by sending officials to block the runway and stop the plane landing, authorities said Monday....local governments -- to drive cars onto the runway and stop the plane landing, media reports said. The...

  • Santa and the FAA

    ...quipment and truly put Santa's flying skills to the test. The examiner walked slowly around the sled. He checked the reindeer harnesses, the landing gear, and even Rudolph's nose...