One for the engineers.

[Twister_Ken]

Safety First Flying

Having lost a good friend and a client a few years back, when his Tiger moth was involved in a mid-air collision, I've always been a bit iffy about prvate flying. But one company you mentioned, <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.writeforweb.com/twister1>Let's Twist Again

 

[Ruffles]

There's a cheaper option to diesel flying:
http://www.dac-ranger.nl/engsite/enstart.html

Sounds fun to me!

Interesting that they can get by with a fixed pitch prop - which apparently means more efficiency.

Rob.

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[Sybarite]

Re: ooh , well then maybe

Lovely plane but wouldn't be able to get the crew in it.

Another I like is the Australian Gippsaero Airvan. It's like a big Cessna and can carry 8 people for only (approx.) $360k. It would make a good no-frills corporate plane or air taxi.

www.gippsaero.com/articleZone.asp?articleZoneID=143



John

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[Jacket]

Re: Safety First Flying

Apparently they've caused more deaths than they've saved, due to people accidentally setting them off during takeoff and landing.

Think I'll stick to just wearing a parachute, and hoping I've got time to get the canopy off.

Then again, a few people have died through setting off their parachute while on the ground, and being dragged off when it fills with wind. Looks like you can't win.

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[Twister_Ken]

Darwin awards

You'd have to be monumentally stupid to release the parachute accidentally. Good for the gene pool, maybe!

"To deploy the parachute a person must use approximately 35lbs of pressure, and two separate manouvers." In addition, the panic handle is in the overhead under a detachable panel, and nowhere near the flying controls.

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