by Jeff Goin | Apr 18, 2007 | 15: Advanced Ground Handling
The PPG Bible describes how most pilots do reverse launches—throttle in one hand and A-risers in the other. For light winds, the cross-armed method is recommended and indeed it is probably the most effective. But another method works almost as well with less fuss. It...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 7, 2007 | Log: Enterprise
My phone beeped. The message “meeting at the polo field this afternoon” was from local pilot Gary Brown who was planning an outing at the polo field. I thought the weather was supposed to suck but obviously somebody else thought otherwise. Sure enough, a...
by Jeff Goin | Mar 28, 2007 | 13: Flying Cross Country
These tools are for someone who likes to go old-school just for the fun of it. They were shown in chapter 13 for cross country flying. WindVectorBlank PDF File, 4 Mb 2 pages. One blank Circular graph for calculating ground speed based on forecast winds aloft with...
by Jeff Goin | Mar 16, 2007 | Log: Enterprise
Let the testing begin. This Enterprise trip has several missions besides fun. One is getting pictures that illustrate a certain type of light wind reverse launch. Another mission is to quantify various aspects of handling. Naturally there are some wings that I really...
by Jeff Goin | Mar 13, 2007 | 12: Maintenance
Thanks to Brian Del Campo Welders own the world. But it’s a surprisingly steep learning curve that our contributor, Brian Del Campo, has climbed. And when it comes to aluminum, not all shops can handle it. Assuming that you want to fly the weld being considered,...
