Pegasus Quantum 912
Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:34 pm
I flew one this weekend and just have to share the experience with you guys (and girls)
For the record, before the Quantum I had only piloted 4 different trikes in my life (3 Safari 582's and a Russian side by side Antenoff I think it is called.
A trike is a trike right? Wrong
Went to visit my ex-instructor on their private strip Saturday, and what do I see in the hanger.....2 Pegasus Quantum's and a Pegasus Quick. Man, talk about beautiful machines. Next thing instructor asks me "Wanna take her for a spin?" - Is the pope a Roman Catholic? YES!!
Taking off in the Quantum was different already - Usually I hold bar forward 4 fingers from profile tube until she lifts - Instructor in the back seat tells me no, wait until reaching flying speed and rotate, so I do and take off felt pretty much the same as my Safari besides having a bit more lift. Next thing I check the airspeed indicator and hands off this bird flies 65mph Pull the bar in ever so slightly and she jumps to 80mph :D :D
I proceeded to do a few turns and then the reality hit me - It feels like this trike has power steering and it is just sooo smooth in the turns. The weather was not great and I tell you a hardly felt a bump (I landed my Safari 10minutes before and was feeling a lot of bumbs!)
We climbed to about 1500ft AGL and instructor says take you foot off the gas Dave and push the bar right up against the front profile tube - So I think OK he wants to show me the stall recovery and I take my foot off push the bar right forward and wait.....and wait......and wait.... - No stall This bird just kept gliding along and would not stall - Unbelievable stuff.
I now know why people spend fortunes on trikes, because comparing this Quantum to my Safari is like comparing a 1984 Datsun bakkie to a Merc SLK 500
One day when I am big.......the SLK of trikes will be mine :D
Cheers
D
For the record, before the Quantum I had only piloted 4 different trikes in my life (3 Safari 582's and a Russian side by side Antenoff I think it is called.
A trike is a trike right? Wrong
Went to visit my ex-instructor on their private strip Saturday, and what do I see in the hanger.....2 Pegasus Quantum's and a Pegasus Quick. Man, talk about beautiful machines. Next thing instructor asks me "Wanna take her for a spin?" - Is the pope a Roman Catholic? YES!!
Taking off in the Quantum was different already - Usually I hold bar forward 4 fingers from profile tube until she lifts - Instructor in the back seat tells me no, wait until reaching flying speed and rotate, so I do and take off felt pretty much the same as my Safari besides having a bit more lift. Next thing I check the airspeed indicator and hands off this bird flies 65mph
Pull the bar in ever so slightly and she jumps to 80mph :D :D I proceeded to do a few turns and then the reality hit me - It feels like this trike has power steering and it is just sooo smooth in the turns. The weather was not great and I tell you a hardly felt a bump (I landed my Safari 10minutes before and was feeling a lot of bumbs!)
We climbed to about 1500ft AGL and instructor says take you foot off the gas Dave and push the bar right up against the front profile tube - So I think OK he wants to show me the stall recovery and I take my foot off push the bar right forward and wait.....and wait......and wait.... - No stall
This bird just kept gliding along and would not stall - Unbelievable stuff.I now know why people spend fortunes on trikes, because comparing this Quantum to my Safari is like comparing a 1984 Datsun bakkie to a Merc SLK 500
One day when I am big.......the SLK of trikes will be mine :D
Cheers
D
seeing that I work in the motor industry and we sell Mercedes
