How many hours do YOU fly in a year?
By Uwe GoehlI am trying to compile some statistics on how many hours in trikes the average (active) WSC pilot flies in a year. Please also let me know if you have any special circumstances which you think affect the number (ie you are a full-time instructor).
Thanks, in advance, for all responses!
How many hours do YOU fly in a year?
By Uwe GoehlI am trying to compile some statistics on how many hours in trikes the average (active) WSC pilot flies in a year. Please also let me know if you have any special circumstances which you think affect the number (ie you are a full-time instructor).
Thanks, in advance, for all responses!
Trikes flying into towered airspace details. What types do we have?
By Paul Hamilton
Getting ready to do some publications with trikes
flying into towered airspace. Appreciate help from those who have
experience to make this easier for everyone. For airplanes and
trikes, I always get the question for "what is your type of
aircraft" which is a 4 character designator for each make/model.
Example is Cessna uses C172. The Samba I fly uses UF10.
I call 800-wx-brief and nothing for Apollo Monsoon or Evolution
Revo. I did not try any others. I had to fake it using "WSCL"
which got ATC off my back but this is clearly not make model
specific. All you cross country pilots out there, what have you
been using? Any manufacturers have specific "aircraft type" or
should we provide a generic trike WSCA aircraft type?
I am doing some more research but any experience or thoughts
would be appreciated.
Wind Shear Landing
By Dave SchultzBrought to you by: http://www.pilotworkshop.com/tips/wind_shear_landing.htm
TPS Shop Talk: Rotax 912 MANDATORY SERVICE BULLETIN
By Dave Schultz| Rotax releases Alert Service Bulletin ASB-912-062 / 914-044 R1 |
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This Mandatory
Alert Service Bulletin covers the inspection of cylinder
heads #2 and #3 for oil leakages into the intake port on
Rotax 912 and 914 Series aircraft engines. http://legacy.rotax-owner.com/si_tb_info/alertbulletins/asb-912-062-ul.pdf |
Automated Altitude Maintenance
By Glade MontgomeryWhat I found is, so long as you're a little bit flexible in desired flight altitude, your airplane can be set to naturally hold it, with zero need for operator input.
What happens is, for any given trim state and rpm, your airplane will naturally climb (or descend, if applicable) to where, given that trim state and rpm, the air remains just dense enough to maintain that altitude. If it happens momentarily to veer a bit below that density/altitude level, it will naturally tend to climb back to it, and vice versa.
This makes it very relaxing for the pilot. There is no need to constantly adjust throttle back and forth, or move control bar in or out. Just set the trim for the speed you want, then find the throttle setting that maintains (roughly) the desired altitude. Once you find that setting, the altitude takes care of itself.
If a while later you find yourself wanting to go a little higher, increase the throttle proportionally. The airplane will climb to its new equilibrium altitude, and climb no more. Or, vice versa.
At least when in smooth air (and of course letting wing pitch take care of itself), I don't think I've encountered departures from the equilibrium altitude (whatever it ends up being, for a given setting) of more than a hundred feet, or so. I had not been aware this feedback mechanism exists, so as to make "automated" altitude maintenance so easy. It's pretty cool.
Selling a Trike with an expired BRS good idea or not?
By Rizwan BukhariHi everyone, I have put my trike up for sale and as I am getting a few calls, I wanted to ask this question.
Every caller so far has asked about if the BRS/rocket is included. My BRS and Rocket are expired and personally I don't feel confident in giving them away with my trike because god forbid, if the next buyer was ever in bad situation (mid air collision or something) where they had to deploy the BRS and it failed to work, who would be liable? what is the best way to make sure that one is liabiltiy free?
P.S. Personally, I am thinking not to give the BRS and the Rocket with the trike just for that reason.
Thanks for your guidance.
The Official TPS PB
By Craig ValentineToday I went flying to get a photograph of my new Personal Best GPS ground speed and took 24 photographs and ended up with just one blury photo that shows 195 Statute MPH on my GPS. The highest speed was 201 MPH and I thought I had several photos at 197 MPH.
Photograph to follow.
NGK Spark Plugs - Are they OK?
By Kael Rowan




