Another article reproduced by kind permission of Arthur Marcel, about ultralight aviation pioneers, this time about Scott Winton. Please click on the box at the top right of the post to view with Google Docs. Thank you Arthur.
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In Case You’re Sometimes Tempted….
Here’s a photo and text emailed to me recently. Don’t try this at home, kiddies! Sometimes the regulatory authorities seem to over-do the restrictions on pilots at Airshows, Races and Displays. There are some sound reasons they do this. A review of the fatal crashes at such events in the last ten years is sobering. […]
LGT Stratos History
Another article reproduced by kind permission of Arthur Marcel, about ultralight aviation pioneers, Charles and Helena Ligeti. Please click on the box at the top right of the post to view with Google Docs. Thank you Arthur.
Jump for your Life
Found another really nice base jumping video…. just thought I’d like to share it with you. Enjoy…
Ultralight Pioneer Sander Veenstra
Today, an article reproduced by kind permission of Arthur Marcel, about ultralight aviation pioneer, Sander Veenstra. Please click on the box at the top right of the post to view with Google Docs. Thank you Arthur.
Did you even know it Existed?
Of course you’ve heard of “thinking outside the box”, right? How about “thinking outside the planet”? Once again, not exactly ultralight related, but really interesting and a bit of a puzzle…. a US X-37B spaceplane in orbit for more than 500 days, and it barely gets a mention in the press. In fact, I simply […]
Watts Bridge All-in Fly-in, 2014
As in past years, May means the All-in Fly-in at Watts Bridge, NW of Brisbane. So it was, on the last day of May, that this year’s All-in Fly-in was held. The weather was fairly benign, although sadly, low cloud kept a few potential visitors away. The cloud was down to the mountain-tops immediately east […]
