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Comment on "Battens falling out of a trike wing during flight"
I know of another case, 1-2 battens lost due to being unclipped ... missed in preflight I think. They went into the ocean, not sure if spear fishing is legal there :). Pilot landed the airplane OK, but reported scary handling on they way down- Searching around I found only a weed hopper accident that was blamed on the fabric. not on the thread per se. Have you seen a thread caused accident reported?
- ...9; level? (plus that engine needs a 'ring' job , cough, cough) . did the faa really condone this 'stunt', as several sources have reported, if so, they are just as stup...
- Good points Tussock. good to hear your expertise with the Arrow. I've also been a bit concerned seeing all of the reported accidents. Good to get the word out on the techniques needed...
- ...ouple of weeks, I’m looking forward to seeing (up close) a different approach which is up-flow with prop-suction. It’s an ingenious approach and reported is superior to ram-air....
- ...bly the 'achiles heel' and would fail before the material. haven't read much about wings 'coming undone' . i would expect that it would have been reported in trike wrecks we've been aw...
Comment on ""World's Smallest" Air Show Brian Ranch California May 25-26 2013"
Hey Peter, thanks that really helps explain the conditions and variability reported. I would guess that before an event they would manicure the runway so it was in it...Comment on "Your altimeter displays one altitude while your GPS displays another. Under VFR, which do you use/when?"
Most of my handheld gps seem to wander a bit, however the WingX seems to do better. Not only does the AGL seem to be correct but the actual reported altitude seems to be within 20&#...- ...bitty wheels and not a lot of support for the wing. It is a wonder that someone hasn't already called TPS (Trike Protective Services) on you and reported a case of trike abuse. :-) I...
Comment on "Your altimeter displays one altitude while your GPS displays another. Under VFR, which do you use/when?"
I think you probably have to. And for that matter how do they handle aircraft that are flying over areas where settings aren't reported? I don't think the altimeter setting...