Kite Strings

Frank's story is a sad one.

...but few if any come equipped with a kill switch that you don't have to reach for. I would THINK that as long as you could instantly drop the power down to idle the reach free kill switch wouldn't be that big of a fuckin' deal. I could be wrong and maybe more have developed over the last couple o...

Oh good. Whether or not we're both talking about the same guy my recollection about the issue of Soarmaster Syndrome isn't an Alzheimer's related phenomenon. I too had heard of the Soarmaster's issues and it could also be the same guy. My knowledge of motorized harnesses is limited and towing even ...

One of my Kitty Hawk instructor senior colleagues (no recollection of his name, think he was from Washington state) back when I started teaching on the dunes in the fall of '80 was missing a toe or few courtesy of a Soarmaster - the keel mounted ancestor of the Mosquito stuff. I seem to recall that...

I've never seen that done before. If I lived in the flats I might do something like that. Think I would just get a trike and enjoy the relaxed seating though. Maybe even install a cup holder on it. :D I too think a nano trike would be cool. One advantage of the motorized harness is the ability to f...

I had concerns about the prop being so close and the possibility of the plane snagging then running into it. Guidopicca - 4 years ago Thank you pilots! About the questions: You can't go to the propeller because THE PILOT HAVE A STEEL WIRE fixed from the harness to the central tube during the fly. In...

I liked this and may try it with a Doodle Bug. He's able to steer as you can see in the first video and one minute into the third video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqIsngIkVbI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqIsngIkVbI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np40IRkGYWE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np4...

No worries and thanks for the welcome.

Brian

But... The notification system seems to have broken down. During one of my rare forays into the Administrator zone I was horrified to discover that NMERider and Niki had been silently gathering dust for five and eighty-five (WINCE) days respectively. Instantly clicked them in and wrote and sent apo...