by Jeff Goin | Aug 10, 2024 | Entertainment, Recent
That was painful. Our website went down for a couple days. Uggh. Technology is great when it works. As to what happened? The statis field voltage dropped below minimum slag and we had to shut off the power to reboot our shields. It was scary! Thankfully, when...
by Jeff Goin | Jul 22, 2024 | 09: Airspace, Accident Reports, Recent
To my knowledge, this is a first. [Originally published Dec 21, 2021 at 0608] Dec 21 at around 9am a single-engine Cessna 208 (Caravan) flying as a UPS contract carrier, collided with a powered paraglider, killing both pilots. According to this source the aircraft was...
by Jeff Goin | Feb 8, 2024 | For Sale
Downsizing our fleet of Miniplanes from 3 to 2. Jeffs ABM Miniplane Top 80 Paramotor For Sale. Same as what was used in PPG Bible 6 & 7. Swing-arm frame ABM and med or small harness. Good for pilot up to 200 lbs at sea level, 170 pounds at 5000′. Price:...
by Jeff Goin | Nov 2, 2022 | 08: the Law, 09: Airspace, Recent, Safety
See also: ADS-B Test | ADS-B Out Overview | ADS-B Portable Transponder We tested the UAvionix prototype and it worked. Unfortunately, the market size and regulatory environment is too uncertain, so they won’t be marketing to us. You must have an N-Number. We...
by Jeff Goin | Nov 2, 2022 | 08: the Law, 09: Airspace
Visual Graphic to Understand Class E Surface Area We normally launch in Class G airspace and climb into Ek which starts at 1200 (or 700′) AGL and goes up to 18,000′. We canNOT fly in or over the “lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E...
