by Jeff Goin | Mar 13, 2007 | Mx: Motor
Thanks to Brian Del Campo | Walbro Carbs | troubleshooting carbs. A carburetor’s job is to feed the engine a perfect mix of fuel and air as commanded by the pilot. There are two basic types of carburetors: Float bowl and Membrane. About 70% of all paramotors use...
by Jeff Goin | Mar 12, 2007 | Advanced Launching, Entertainment, Log: Enterprise
Can you ever have too many wheels? 8 is enough. Photos by Kevin Kanarski I also got to try something I’ve wanted to do for years but was never willing: the roller blade launch. There’s plenty of video and Kevin’s still shots are featured below. The...
by Jeff Goin | Mar 3, 2007 | Log: Enterprise
The Enterprise started out in Phoenix this year and toured both big western fly-ins before heading back towards Chicago and with a romp at Bubba Peters 9000 foot high launch site. “Bubba” the Bonanza wintered in Phoenix and saw some action flying around...
by Jeff Goin | Feb 21, 2007 | 34: Cool Places to Fly
Location: North of Yuma, AZ, east of the southern Salton Sea, CA and about 200 miles west of Phoenix, AZ. Basic Description: Just like what you’d imagine the Sahara Desert except that bordering the main dunes is a large area where RV’s can drive and park....
by Jeff Goin | Feb 20, 2007 | Log: Airline
Bi-annual visit to the $16 Million Flight Simulator. Microsoft, eat your heart out! It’s never routine. Even the inevitable emergencies aren’t routine. Different instructor, different sim partner, slightly different sim behavior and older brain cells,...
