Blowing in the Wind & Photoshopping

by | May 7, 2008 | Log: Airline

Doing a book with hundreds of illustrations, many involving Photoshop, meant that I’d recently gotten better at photoshop. I had to spend some of that on fun. In May 2008, After seeing the IL paint scheme on one of our “red bellied warbirds” I had to...

Can I Cross that Line on the Chart?

by | May 3, 2008 | 09: Airspace

There are a lot of lines on sectional charts. It’s confusing to know which ones we must pay attention to or not. This should help demystify those lines. Of course you can look at the sectional chart’s legend to see what the lines are but that doesn’t...

Colorado Collapse Paramotor Crash

by | Apr 30, 2008 | Accident Reports

A good one for analysis because the pilot hass been willing to talk about it. First, we are happy that the pilot is able to discuss his brush with death and, secondly, that he is willing. In fact, he offered up the video, recorded by his brother-in-law, so the world...

Paramotor Thrust Tests: 2008

by | Apr 12, 2008 | Reviews: Paramotors

The real measure of paramotor power: how hard does it push. Understanding Paramotor Suspension (Harness) Systems Thrust testing numbers are always relative and should only be compared when the testing was done at the same time on the same tester. Those are the only...