Sport Pilot Talk

Post the pics if you get any.

Landing procedure was to cut the power abeam the numbers, and glide the rest of the pattern incrementally adding flaps. That's how I was taught a half century ago in an Aeronca Champ (except, for the flaps, substitute slips). And, that's the way I teach now in an Evektor, Sport Cruiser, Gobosh, etc...

I've flown a few hours in the Allegro with the 80hp rotax. Its a good airplane. 4800rpm take off would be a breeze with one person on board. The one at my flight school had over 4000 hours on the airframe. It is very light on the controls and has to be flown with your feet entering turns. Glides rea...

Total flight Solutions in Louisburg NC has a Remos for rent and instruction. I sent an email, but I still don't see it on the map.

Thats an awesome journey, I'd love to see their write up at the end.

Sounds like a reporter trying to make a name for himself by skewing facts to meet his agenda.. Guess the 40,000 automotive deaths per year are insignificant as are the 225,000 deaths per year caused by medical malpractice. Flying is safer than seeing my doctor - go figure.... LOL! Brilliant!! Best ...

MrMorden wrote:
A couple of weeks ago in a 1000-1300fpm descent from 10,000 feet with a strong tailwind I hit 155 knots groundspeed, with indicated showing 122 knots. That was fun.

You should check the flight tracking data for that one! By the doppler calculations you may have been just shy of mach 1.

Nice write up, for a great flight. I looked at your flight aware data and there were several points where you were going over 160mph! One read 170mph!! Thats awesome!

Nice shot!

Is that a forward swept wing?

*The airplane that you used to rent.

It looks like gusty conditions may have played a major role on approach.

http://www.aviation-safety.net/wikibase ... ?id=164875

http://wavy.com/2014/03/23/small-plane- ... vil-hills/

I think the RV14 cruises closer to 160kts. This could definitely breath new life into the fading general aviation used aircraft inventory. I think there is still a niche for the new light sport aircraft, but the market will become much smaller due to increased segmentation introduced by the huge var...

+1 In the video, it looks like the trail plane allowed the lead plane to get into his blind spot, below the cowl. Once the skydivers started climbing onto the wing strut, the aircraft veered to the right and lost some altitude, resulting in the collision with the lead aircraft, who had no way of see...

Wow! this is awesome! Thanks for the link!

I don't like the center stick or the setup of the panel. With the center stick, it is difficult to reach around to the radios on the far side of the panel. I guess it just feels weird having the throttle on the left and then having to reach all the way to the right to hit the flaps, and to switch ha...