Following on from the above responses, you do, indeed, appear to have your understanding of QNH reversed. However, aircraft performance is based on Density Altitude . Without getting into the details... DA is a factor of the Pressure Altitude (QNE) at a given elevation, adjusted for for non-ISA temp...

Nkwazi wrote:Glad you enjoyed it - it is real flying and you flew in the best you can get with one of the nicest blokes in the trike community

Couldn't agree more

demon, thank you for the kind offer (^^) . Thatchman, however, was kind enough to pick me up and take me along to the Kroon fly-in this morning s023 - what a wonderful experience!!! vhpy It was my first time in (on?) a trike and I was pleasantly surprised at how gentle and predictable the ride is. I...

Come visit Kroon tomorrow morning and have a lekka breakfeast. Hop skip and jump from Harties. Seems there is going to be quite a few okes to chat to and check out their stuff. Under flying events: http://www.microlighters.co.za/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=15495 Thanks for that, Low Level (^^) Anyone with ...

Thanks for all your responses so far s023 (keep 'em coming). I.t.o. budget, I have seen machines listed in the R50k - R75k region. That is very appealing as a means to get up in the air. However, i do require something that can handle a reasonable x-country (eg. Aviators to Welgevonden) and that can...

Thanks AndyG for pointing out the distinction . I am specifically referring to flex wing microlights (weight-shift trike), like Tumbleweed's avatar.

Hi to all I am sure most of this is covered on the forumalready, but here goes anyway. (If you can point me to the threads that would also suffice). I am a PPL with a desire to own my own set of wings. I am thus trying to establish a partnership in order to purchase something that is going to be a p...