by Jeff Goin | Nov 6, 2005 | Tributes
Alan Chuculate died Nov 6, 2005 in a powered hang glider after hitting wires during approach. It was just after sunset. He was with two others landing just off the beach in a field about 4 hours south of San Diego. Alan had an immense influence on my flying by...
by Jeff Goin | May 10, 2005 | Reviews: Engines
Even when this review was done the Solo was a dated powerplant. It started life as an agricultural pump engine and by 2005 was used on more paramotors than any other. It’s older technology does not give huge thrust but it was enough for our application and...
by Jeff Goin | May 10, 2005 | Reviews: Paragliders
Click here to see the Spice 22 go through a maneuvers clinic. This is the most fun glider I’ve ever flown. The reason is a combination of super nice handling and high efficiency. After playing with Alex Varv’s loaner in 2004, I was hooked and, in spite of...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 7, 2005 | Log: Enterprise
What started it all—Tim Kaiser and Jeff Goin pictured | Her the new home In December 2001–the beginning of Chicagoland’s deep freeze–I got an idea. It was winter, and I hate the cold, so why not buy a small RV that goes to a warm destination every...
by Jeff Goin | Mar 9, 2005 | Log: Life
Jim Filgut is one of those humans you can’t help but liking. He’s the kind of friend you want. Sometime before 2005, a friend of Jim’s, Timmy, was diagnosed with terminal and untreatable cancer. He had a few months of life left and always wanted to...
