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  • The Signs Were There - when not to fly!

    ...and went to make my approach from the other side - over the powerlines.  Bumping along I made my turn, lined up and missed due to too hig...rrecting my approach altitude due to gusts and thermals with power and pitch.  The cane lo...

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

    ...sp;   Full Spectrum Power Pulse Batteries (P1, P2, P3),...bsp; contrary to the 787 Dreamliner -- but, as seen below, these...pplications include: 1300cc inline 4-cylinder sportbikes; 1200cc...key is shut off, there is no power drain right?  No mainte...

  • ' knock-off-knockoff'

    i just bought (on line) a 'knock-off-knock-off' video cam, $19.25, inc postage! well, so far it's $19. overpriced! its a copy of my ultraprox adventure cam 04, which is a 'knoc...

  • Time to smell the roses

    I posted this blog on trikepilot social, but I seriously...r. If I was to compile a data of total "top of the line trikes" sold and total accide...seperated. Should any trike (forget top of the line trike claims for a second) be...

  • There's a piper down

    ...ebsite and email services to be offline. We had hoped that the website...been restored by now. We remain offline as our hosting company has be...hat we are doing everything in our power as fast as we can to have ev...24 hours before we will be back online. Hopefully, we will continue...

  • Reflections of a New CFI (Powered Sport Flying Oct/Nov 2012)

    For those that do not receive Power Sport Flying Magzine (time to subscribe!!), here is a link to a nice article pr...y the read as much as I did.Tony Chttp://pmaviationusa.trikeflyers.com/pdffiles/Powe...

  • Call to Action. Adding Spiral recovery Tasks to the Practical Test Standards (PTS).

    Intentional or unintentional spiral dives have caused a number of fatalit...st-standards-sport-pilot/ In the PTS Power Off Stall Task, the turning s...two tasks as a starting point: TASK: POWER ON SPIRAL RECOVERY (WSCL and...knowledge of the elements related to powe...

  • Remembering TWA

    You remember TWA (Trans World Airlines) don't you? Well I do, as one day at...t had cleared out the LA basin of smog. TWA Airlines had a daily flight originati...gland. The pilot brought all engines up to power before releasing the brakes....

  • Intermediate Syndrome

    We have had a spike in relatively new pilots getting into trouble this year.  You learn a lot in the first yea...engers 21) video 22) awareness of obstacles 23) dealing with loss of electrical powe...

  • When I learned my lesson about Dew Point-- TIWTIWGTD

    ...ould be whipped, but to the East of the block line would be calm.  Now, just...nd going down fast over the beachside houses, power lines and Pacific Coast Hwy (1) or...etween the cold ocean on one side and houses, powerlines & PCH on the other....