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Another question we routinely receive is whether or not insurance is available for trikes.  At Sun 'N Fun EAA announced a new insurance product for trikes and PPCs.  This July 2008 article in Ultraflight Magazine talks to this exciting development.
We get asked this question all the time so we wrote an article for the April 2008 issue of Ultraflight Magazine (Sun 'N Fun Issue) entitled "Why Trikes?" to answer this question.
Article published in the May 2008 edition of EAA's Sport Pilot Magazine.  This article addresses the scarcity of both instructors and examiners and encourages those who share the passion of flight to be part of the solution.
The GA instructor community is focused on developing transportation pilots.  But most folks looking to get into aviation are drawn to it by the promised "fun" factor.  This article, published in EAA's Mentor Magazine Jan 08 edition contrasts the difference between transportation training and fun training.  Click here to read.
Interested in becoming a LSA DAR?  Find out how I did it by clicking here or getting a copy of Ultraflight Magazine, Jan 08 edition.
The AirBorne factory is located in the suburbs of Newcastle.  This slide show depicts one of the worst storms to hit that part of Australia in 100 years.  Fortunately the factory suffered no damage and the loss of property for those working there was minimal.  You will need PowerPoint to view this 2MB file.
Check out this feature article in the February 2006 issue of EAA's SportPilot magazine.  It covers our Dec 05 trip to AirBorne's factory in Redhead, Australia.  Find out how AirBorne trikes are made and what makes them so great.
Feature article in the December 2005 issue of Ultralight Flying Magazine.  Click on the underlined link to the left to see the article for yourself.
This was the feature article in the Sun 'N Fun edition of EAA's Sport Pilot Magazine, April 2005 edition.  In it our 4 month ultralighting adventure to the Northwest is documented with in text and pictures.  It was the trip of a lifetime.
On 24 May 2004 a trike pilot flew over the summit of Mt. Everest.  This link will take you to their story.
On April 19, 2005 Terri Sipantzi of Precision Windsports became the first civilian certified weight-shift, sport-pilot, certified flight instructor (SP-CFI).  Aero News Network documents this historic event.
  • "New Sport Pilot Trike Certified Flight Instructor"
Interview on Ultraflight Radio with John Ballantyne (DPE), Roy Beisswenger (host), and Terri Sipantzi (SP-CFI) discussing the sport pilot weight-shift check ride from both sides of the clipboard.
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