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

      It doesn't look challenging -- it looks like a huge airstrip with a tiny bit of snow. I 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 dominating the uphill...

    Tags: Bush Pilot, Brakes were my enemy, Landing, one-way airstrip, Southcentral Alaska, Trike flying, Triking

  • Flying With George - Felts Field Fun Four Minute Fast Frigid Freeze Flight

    A Four Minute (actually under 4 minutes Takeoff to Land) Flight once around the pattern at Felts Field just before sunset on December 28th 2012. Yes it was freezing out but I stayed nice and warm in my new Sedici Hotwired heated gear which I was testing and it works great. Special thanks to non...

    Tags: Flying With George, Aviation, Light Sport Aircraft, Trike, WSC, Aircraft, Astra, Astra S2, Felts Field, Traffic Pattern, Takeoff, Landing, Winter, Cold Weather, Sedici Hotwired, Spokane, Washington

  • Flying With George - First Flight 2013

    First flight of 2013... Wishing all a wonderful new year filled with great flying adventures. Jan 1st, 2013 just before sunset, -3 degrees Celcius, 12 minute flight, three trips around the pattern. Special thanks to nonperishable for their music.

    Tags: Flying With George, Aviation, Light Sport Aircraft, Trike, WSC, Aircraft, Astra, Astra S2, Felts Field, Traffic Pattern, Takeoff, Landing, Winter, Cold Weather, Spokane, Washington

  • Sunset Flight Jan 13, 2013

    Cold (-5C) but gorgeous conditions for a short late afternoon flight.  The video is here: http://alltrikes.com/elgg/videos/view/8306/flying-with-george-fire-and-ice

    Tags: Flying With George, Aviation, Light Sport Aircraft, Trike, WSC, Aircraft, Astra, Astra S2, Felts Field, Landing, Winter, Cold Weather, Spokane, Washington

  • Flying With George - Fire and Ice

    Second flight of 2013... Low clouds opened up in the late afternoon making for gorgeous flying conditions with a wonderful winter sunset contrasting the deep freeze of January. Jan 13th, 2013 just before sunset, -5 degrees Celsius, 28 minute flight. Special thanks to James Asher for the backgro...

    Tags: Flying With George, Aviation, Light Sport Aircraft, Trike, WSC, Aircraft, Astra, Astra S2, Rhonda, Sunset, Felts Field, Takeoff, Landing, Winter, Cold Weather, Spokane, Washington

  • Landing when you're not sure what the wind is doing

    Pilot's Tip of the Week:   "How should we approach landings at a strange field with no wind socks if we suspect a cross wind might exist?" - Anon. Answer: "First of all, have we done our planning? If we did we should certainly have a general idea of what wi...

    Tags: Landing, Cross Wind, landing, doing, approached, answer, field

  • Is it landable #2 Soft Beach?

    There used to be a video of this online-- now gone, but rumored to be archived !!?? See HERE for some discussion

    Tags: Beach, Landing, Soft

  • How a landing should be !!

    Youtube description 2010: "A 52 second video showing the typical pilot reception on landing at the Florida Ridge hang gliding park." I think the bikini model is a female HG champion as well.

    Tags: Hang Glide, Landing, Service

  • Free audio - Approach and Landing When the Air is Bumpy

    Free 8-minute audio by Rod Machado where he offers tips and tactics for landing in gusty conditions. Rod explains: The hidden hazards associated with wind gusts How to maintain better control during your approach Avoiding inadvertent stalls from wind shear Recommended...

    Tags: Turbulence, Wind shear, Landing, Airspeed, Gusts, Control, Stall, controls, landing, control, machado, audio

  • Your Engine Just Quit, Should You Land On A Road Or A Field?

    Found an article posing a question I often wonder about. Not a great article, and offercs inconclusive advice, but I think it might spawn interesting conversation. I had an engine out due to fuel pump in my first trike. Opted for dirt road, and suffered NO damage. Anyone else out there got an exp...

    Tags: engine out, landing, field, road