by Jeff Goin | Mar 25, 1999 | Log: Enterprise
In the beginning was the prop. Made of wood, and fashioned after its own kind, it was was good. Loud, but good. It was attached to my Fly 75 (a modified Fly 70) which noisily pushed me around the country with about 80 pounds of screaming thrust. The Enterprise...
by Jeff Goin | Jan 24, 1999 | Reviews: Paragliders
The symphony was a common beginner wing that was sold with the early DK motors. I only flew it about 10 times and don’t remember the sizes. Handling (2): This is a beginner wing in handling and, as such, is very forgiving. It takes a lot of brake pull to turn....
by Jeff Goin | May 6, 1998 | Log: Helicopter
I had gone for a helicopter “Discovery Flight” to get helicopter flying out of my system then fell in love with the coolness of being able to fly something so precisely in 3D. That flight cost me a Private Helicopter License and led to the purchase of a...
by Jeff Goin | May 2, 1998 | Log: Helicopter
Beating the air into submission by pummeling it with $100 bills Flying a helicopter is really quite amazing. It’s not natural, of course, and can seem nearly impossible to the uninitiated. People ask me all the time “is it hard?” The best way to...
by Jeff Goin | Nov 18, 1997 | Airline Safety
Original: VoicelessComm.doc 11/18/97 The worst-ever aviation tragedy was two 747’s that collided on the ground in the Canary Islands. It was caused by a communications failure. A great improvement in aviation safety would arise from reducing or eliminating problems...
