Paul Hamilton
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Aero Classic may be the lightest. You can shop for any brand so I went with Michelins but my observation has been that even the same size tire can have a significant difference in weight which I have noticed……. Look at the weights to establish a base line to work from. Never thought we would have trouble getting tires.
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Again, one of our students TJ, training with us leaving for Nebraska, asking if any trike instructors near him. CFI’s get your location on the World Map. Help students find you. This is where I am referring people who want to learn.
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Have had a 503 two stroke up to 17,000 MSL. Every trike is different. Depends on power, weight and wing. More power higher. Less weight higher. Larger wing higher. You lose about three percent thrust per thousand feet until thrust equals drag and that is your absolute ceiling. Service ceiling is defined as “the altitude when the climb rate decreases to 100 FPM”. Had an unpowered Hang Glider to 20,000 MSL with no engine.
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Larry, Thankyou for representing all the trikers at Oshkosk. It is a huge effort. It helps all of us, providing a positive image of triking. Another example of your hard work providing a success for all of us. Again, greatly appreciated.
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Yes Jeff the “Sport Pilot Checkride” was written to make it as easy as possible to get through the checkride. Instructors should tell their students to use it and students should seek it out to make sure they only have to take one chechride.
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Websites are an incredible amount of work to perfect. I know, our 350 page site requires constant attention. It also could work better with different phones. However, I will say that I have seen incredible improvement with “this site” so be patient. It is like having a new product or child, it will develop and improve over time. It just got started.
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be great if we could add pins on the map for DPE’s. This would help answer this question.
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I hear of the problem finding Sport Pilot Examiners all the time. If you can imagine, the airplane sport pilots have the same problem. A main part of our business now at Sport Aviation Center is getting students, who have already been trained and ready for their checkride, here to Carson City Nevada to finish it, get it done. We have two full time instructors, two S-LSA trikes (three sport airplane instructors), and myself as a DPE for WSC Trike/airplane ready to go. Have written the book “Sport Pilot Checkride” specifically for WSC Trikes and Airplanes, everything to make it as easy and fast as possible to get that final hurdle checkride done. Yes, I know we are a long way from the SE, but if you want to get it done, it is just another option, another tool for your tool box. See https://SportAviationCenter.com and give me a call.
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“If I climbed up higher would the air get better?”. No telling is the correct answer. Could get worse, could get better, could stay the same is what I tell my students and pilots. I typically climb about 5000 feet vertical for most of my flights and the air is different all the way up. My advice would be to keep climbing and see. If it gets drastically unbearable or worse, go back to where you just were you know the air was better. It will probably be different, maybe better, maybe worst. Good news is that altitude is safety since the ground is what hurts. Explore with altitudes.
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Quite common for CFI in back seat, especially when airplane pilots are used to pushing both pedals down on startup for the brakes. Yes, most trikes cannot hold trike still with brakes at max throttle. Always have hands on kill switch for startup AND taxi.
Note CFI training FIRST STATEMENT – HAND ON THAT KILL SWITCH. Thanks all for more of “the long story” https://youtu.be/PUGIe2sWXbM
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Will be following. It is so important to learn to help others.
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Yes a two place ultralight, 254 pounds or less, would be needed. The general public have been saying that is two low of a weight to build a single place ultralight. The manfacturers have been struggling but successful to produce a single place wsc trike at 254 pounds. If there are two place trikes under 254 pounds please provide info on them. Yes it would be great to get going. Simply get the two place trike under 254 pounds and apply for an exemption via EAA and or USUA.
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Step 1. Get a good product. Not easy doing anything. Hard work and dedication. Great start for you in this industry. We will all be with you.
Step 2. Website must have. Start with one page. It is “another project” but worth it.
Maybe a battery backpack, blanket, saddle bag, etc……. My vision is electric ultralights should have a “luggage rack” perhaps.
Again thanks for your details, very helpful to have application data.
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Jonathan, WOW thanks for the input. Nothing loke getting the story from the expert. Really appreciate it. Do you have a website where all this is explained in a table or something.
What I would want is a BATTERY JACKET. Not part of the aircraft weight but a jacket I could wear that would have the capacity what I would want. Simply plug it in and good to go. That might be a product you may want to offer.
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Something you can do on every takeoff is have extra speed on the initial climbout up to 100 feet or so. Great habit to develop. This can make all the difference. And YES, get used to pulling the bar in during simulated engine failures at altitude so it is a natural reaction.