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  • Engine Out...

    Two blondes were flying to Miami from Cleveland. Fifteen minutes into the flight, the captain announced "One of the engines has failed and the flight will be an hour longer. But d..."One more engine has failed and the flight will be two hours longer. But...

  • Experimental Condition Inspection Class

    ...cial Light Sport Aircraft. However, if you have a SLSA trike or an Ultralight, this course is still very be...of your trike which will enable you to perform a more informed pre-flight and post-flight inspection. Neil Bungard is...

  • Battens falling out of a trike wing during flight

    A few months ago I watched a trike crash video. It was somewh...ny) is on these batten strings, especiallly during flight?  2) Is Bungee string a...sp; 3) Can these batten strings actually break in flight?  4) If a batten string...

  • Another Trike Crash with Two Fatalities

      http://fox6now.com/2017/08/09/boaters-kayakers-attempted-to-save-victims-of-ultralight-plane-crash-in-jefferson-county/  ...two people have died in the crash of an ultralight plane into a river in souther...River near Jefferson Tuesday night. The ultral...

  • Shopping for Flight Suits?

    I'm looking to pick-up some new flight suits.  The bags I have did OK but I had issues with the zippers breaking.  I think they're made in Pakistan.  (Pakistan?!?)  Yup - Pakistan!   Check out Skywears.com Anyone have any suggestions on other makes and models?   

  • EAA Obtains Clarification From FAA On E-LSA 'Inspections'

    ...cantly hampering some people's efforts to get their two-place ultralight trainers transitioned to the...as demonstrated through a review of the aircraft records and flight history, and/or a series of flight tests.Hansen rightly asserted...

  • What is Part 103 and why have a separate group for ULs?

    ...nots (63mph, 102kph) with max power in level flight maximum power-off stall spe...equirements are met than the trike is a true ultralight and complies with part 103.&n...nd fly a heavy trike and have never flown an ultralight then you might want to co...

  • Getting off to the best start in TrikeLife -What advice would you share?

    ...ant. While I've always had an interest in ultralight aircraft, I've only recen...while I'm familiar to the fundamentals of flight, I'm pretty much a blank...me regarding school choice, aircraft choice, flight/weather in the area I live, l...

  • Yesterday's flight.

    Yesterday was a very big day for me because I got to get back in my airplane and go flyi...ay morning and went flying again.  When I took out my log book to log my flight I noticed the last log entry...

  • Safety concerns when flying trike with a child passenger

    Hi all,   I am considering flying my 10 years old son...gest worry is the passenger belt umbuckling during flight. And I am looking for some id...belt safety for my son before I take him up for a flight.   Any input will be g...