Comment on "The end of Cessna's Lightsport forray: Skycatcher's Demise- in with a Roar, out with a Whimper-- was it the $150K price?"
Weather caused a postponement of the thrust test until the next fly-in...Rotors Over The Rockies: http://www.utahrotorcraft.org/WR/Western_Rotorcraft_2013_07_hires.pdf The results are in this newsletter.Comment on "EAA pushes for ultralight training reforms- Instructors plunge from 3,200 in '02 to FIFTY !!!???? More WTF"
...ered why no instructor I worked with ever suggested hang gliding as a useful step in under standing how our wing performs. Or is the lack of thrust a game-changer??? Never tried...Comment on "EAA pushes for ultralight training reforms- Instructors plunge from 3,200 in '02 to FIFTY !!!???? More WTF"
...ore soloing a soaring trike I felt quite apprehensive about flying with thrust which is why I obtained some...and control of flying with a towing force is quite different than with thrust so that is why I still think...Comment on "Propeller test comparisons - are you paying too much?"
...hed to the same bite, then they should be the same based on the above excellent, hard to refute, data? Here's some results from the Static Thrust Contest. These were not...Comment on "Who is the WORLD's most Famous Triker? John McAfee, Vladamir Putin, John "Ole" Olson, Rizzy Wizzy, or [Write In]"
...having a similar discussion on the gyro forum about a control bar steerable rudder. I assume he was trying to improve handling. I use vectored thrust on my large wings (310 sq/ft...Comment on "EAA pushes for ultralight training reforms- Instructors plunge from 3,200 in '02 to FIFTY !!!???? More WTF"
Hey Joe. One thing about the thrust issue. It seems a lot of HG pilots that transitioned to 103 trikes had a tendency of letting off of the throttle after they left the ground. The...Comment on "Efficiency: Perfect pitch UAVs and airboats lead to new propellers (at least some good from UAVs / Drones)"
...rue that for a given engine (say a Kaw340) the thrust is proportional to diameter o...ith a 340 you would not necessarily get better thrust than say a 64" prop UNLE...e are often dealing with marginally sufficient thrust just to get airborne and usua...