Microlighters

Well, after a long time playing around in fixed wing aircraft for a number of years, I finally went up in a weight shift at Microland (courtesy of a voucher from the wife for Christmas). Before I had actually flown in one myself I really wondered what the attraction was (I thought it might a fetish with the jump suit thing ).

Really enjoyed the 30 min flip of real flying (thanks Larry). The experience was pretty awesome...you really feel the feedback of the aircraft and the weather conditions. The whole "reversed" controls issue battles my small brain a bit but I suppose you would get used to it pretty quickly. Nice to actually be able to see the ground as well (I fly low wings in general) and dangle the feet in the slip stream. I was a bit surprised of how large the control movements are on landing and takeoff.

I am talking to the converted so I'll shut up now.

Scotsman
I'm a 3axis man myself, but weight shift flying is as close to flying like the birds that we humans can come!
Quite an amazing experience and as you mentioned, a very different experience from flyin 3axis!

Wait till you fly a GT450

Once you fly a trike you will understand why dogs stick their heads out of car windows.............

Boom, I thought that to dry their tongues

Scotsman

Dude you do realise that once you have flown a trike nothing would be good enough again

Now you can understand the hype is not just

Welcome to enlightenment

Trike flying is as good as it gets, and the more you do it the better it gets

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BOOMARANG wrote:Once you fly a trike you will understand why dogs stick their heads out of car windows.............

And bikers.....

There's only one thing better than flying a trike...

nicow wrote:There's only one thing better than flying a trike...

..........that relief behind the hangar after being in the air for 2 or 3 hours.

Low Level wrote:

nicow wrote:There's only one thing better than flying a trike...

..........that relief behind the hangar after being in the air for 2 or 3 hours.

Have had that feeling and well it is close but nope not close enough

..........that relief behind the hangar after being in the air for 2 or 3 hours.

What are you doing behind the hanger?


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Welcome home

Trike flying is the best experience you can have with clothes on!

Its just as nice with them off

regards