Fitted the new oil thermostat on Friday to my 912 Quantum. What a great device. Almost halves engine warm-up time. Kept my oil temp happily between 93 and 97 degrees. Max was 100 degrees on full power. This was with my oil radiator fully uncovered. Normally I have to keep it fully or partially cover...

Warp Drive best for stones and SA conditions. Arplast best performance.

I would say that most of us hate being bounced around fighting the bar. There is not too much you can do if you run into a frontal system other than doing a 180 turn and running away. I know its often not easy, but maintain a steady force on the bar. Dont fight it you will exhaust yourself. Often th...

Formed by the merger of the two top UK trike manufacturers, Mainair and Pegasus, P&M have combined the best of both aircraft to produce their new model, the Quik 450. This trike has an awesome speed range from 45 to 93mph cruise speed ! Of course all the previous well established aircraft such as th...

Dont worry Demon old chap. With a bit of help from your mates we will have you in the air shortly.

Yes you have a point. The Quik has a 200kg cockpit load and will operate very well at the altitude mentioned. The range and bumps will be no problem. With a cruise of 85mph and top end of over 100mph. Price will be roughly R300 000 all in new.

I guess the big choice is 3 axis or weight shift??

No Demon. Like a Cobra, Blade, Air Creation or Pegasus Quantum

Then of course you could also look at the flex wing option. Cheaper to run and repair etc. Far less down time if you bend anything. Some of the better trikes easily offer the same and possibly better performance than some of the three axis aircraft mentioned.

As for my wife. She is convinced I love my flying mates more.

She might have a point!!

Unfortunately in my experiance with trike wings, nothing is for free. If you get a stable wing in turbulence, you have a wing heavy in the roll. I takes a lot to get it to bounce around and you also have to pull hard to bring it back. If you have a wing light in the roll, you will get trashed in tur...