Try this link. I went to BBC news search then entered microlight. Cut and paste this link. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/4959512.stm ...
Two men were injured after a microlight aircraft crashed into a hotel. The aircraft hit the Buccleuch Arms in St Boswells in the Borders at about 1810 BST on...
Well I used to drive a Bond Bug ... :o) ... From: microlights@yahoogroups.com [mailto:microlights@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of jeremy_harris_uk Sent: 30 April...
... Andrew, the Elf is going through full Section S approval, which should, hopefully, be completed before too long. It isn't light enough to meet the...
... Yes, with a trestle to hold the wing tip. The wings are pretty light and it rigs pretty much the same way as the Banbi, the main spar slides into a...
I too like Clive enjoyed this Popham greatly, Though I was only standing by my rigged SSDR trike for two days while my wife made coffee and my baby entertained...
Hi Mark, it was good to put a face to a name and glad we got to meet you early on the friday evening as it seemed you always had a string of people around....
A comment copied from someone on another e-group I belong to: "What I found VERY interesting is the photo shows more than half are fixed wing - are they...
Hi Rick, Not talking about Popham, but about BMAA in general. Keith Negal produced some stats (taken from G-INFO, August 2005). There were 2430 flexwings...
... produced some stats ... 1976 fixed wings ... to be all microlights, ... Hi Rob My guess would then be that more of the inactive (out of permit) aircraft...
... produced some stats ... 1976 fixed wings ... to be all microlights, ... Not quite the whole story though, Rob. I recall looking at the relative sales of...
Jeremy wrote: Not quite the whole story though, Rob. I recall looking at the relative sales of three axis and flexwing a year or two ago. I can't find the...
jeremy_harris wrote: I can't find the figures at the moment, but I remember that three axis sales year on year were outstripping trikes by a fair margin. ... ...
... Much good stuff snipped. I agree with much of what you say Graham. But please don't ignore the huge bulge in Harry's cheek, where his tongue is normally to...
My theory is that the market is influenced by factors that may not be immediately apparent. One is the effect of instructors and how they influence newcomers....
Mark, are there any pics on the web of your SSDR trike thanks colin ... while my wife made coffee and my baby entertained the troops. ... hardly a minute when...
Hello Colin, Yes under the files section there are two pictures of my miniswift trike; these are not fully up to date and as an ex student of mine has sent a...
Hello Roly, Yes and what a shock: I had assumed from the name Roly that you were a big fat bloke not the toned addonis who came and said hello! I loved the...
Thats not a bulge Bob, its one of my many hooks which Harry leaps on like a manic depressive Tuna :-)) As long as it isn't someone else's tongue ? Graham ... ...
Really enjoyed this years popham, fantastic advert for the sport, there were aircraft everywhere, I counted 14 aircraft lining up for finals over the trees at...
Kev sed... ... What are those then applying to a Chaser? Apart from mandatory 5 yearly re-weigh (arguably a bit unnecessary for a Chaser, but fairly ...
... them ... ever ... That was the NWMAA Sunday "bimble". Breighton via Crossland and back to St Michael's by the northern route for chille and jacket spuds in...
... *Just a bit sour at having to fork out for 'servicing' to please a certain bloke from the AAIB with a bee in his bonnet Guy; understandable really, as...
O.K. Thats it... The first time in four years that I can't get to Popham and it's the best one ever :-(( I'm now going to sulk. And I mean SULK! A mirolight...
No, I agree it's not. Similarly, I need to sort out an NDT inspection on my Raven's snoot sometime soon - damned if I can see why one accident in 20 odd years...
Due to bad planning, I only managed to get there by car for about 3 hours on Saturday evening. Coming from a totally non-aviation event, I turned up in jeans...