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Here is the first post to ppgwings groups. I hope we can get the designers to share there information here as I believe it will be beneficial to us all. I...
Mike MacPherson
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Apr 10, 2006
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I have flown a Sting Powerplay 160 for 3.5 years. I have a Paramania Revolution on order. The sting is and was a great glider, and would reccomend it highly....
Mike MacPherson
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Apr 11, 2006
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Mike, Your choice of words is definitely the clearest and least likely to cause confusion. FAST / SLOW Set it in concrete now, after all you are the boss! Best...
Bill Kerr
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Apr 11, 2006
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In a message dated 4/11/2006 8:58:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mmacpherson@... writes: Trimmers On, Off, In, Out, Fast, Slow. To me, saying the ...
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In a message dated 4/11/2006 9:04:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, billgkerr@... writes: I heard it defined as Trimmers On, Off, In, Out, Fast, Slow. To...
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Here's my two cents...since we fly powered pgs the main purpose of the trim tabs is to "trim" the wing to counter act the prop torque. So I tend to use the...
Jerry Frost
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Apr 11, 2006
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ppgwings group. File : /A1rev.doc ...
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ppgwings group. File : /A2rev.doc ...
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I'm easily confused, can we please keep it as Fast and Slow trim, anyone without an adjustable harness could call it asymmetrical fast and slow, it would be...
Graham J Howard
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Apr 11, 2006
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hey good idea for a group. I have been paramotoring since 2000, and fly both inland thermal flights and smooth beach air along the south shore of long island....
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Apr 11, 2006
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I like fast/slow Terry...
Terry Lutke
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Apr 11, 2006
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Dave, I have one on order also. Cant wait. In the files section you can see two files dealing with a demo weekend I held last fall. Independent pilots opinion...
Mike MacPherson
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Apr 11, 2006
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The photo on the home page is of Ryan Smith(power atlas) and myself, Powerplay Sting. I would like to change this photo about twice a week so if you have on ...
Mike MacPherson
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Apr 11, 2006
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I fly a Kompress with an Apco Thrust. I find the Thrust a great pleasure to fly. It's not quite as fast as my friends Eden II, about 2 mph less. It's very...
Arthur Levy
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Apr 11, 2006
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Dave, I have been lurking on the LIPG site, and get daily emails from Phillipe. I really want to free fly this year and I am planning on making a trip up there...
mike macpherson
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Thanks Graham. Im looking forward to getting mine at the end of this month. ... From: "Graham J Howard" <graham_howard2003@...> To:...
mike macpherson
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hello Mike, All long post [supper fast flying} YES YES YES the revolution is au some!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! flew today on the beach 20 to 1200 ' over an hr....
Joseph Hill
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On reflex wings it's improper to use the trim tabs to counter torque. Even on non-reflex wings I would weight shift, adjust the harness or the motor mount to...
maxppg
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Max, The reason trim tabs are present on motor wings is so pilots can adjust the wing for torque. Free-flight wings typically don't have trim because they can...
Bruce Brown/Ohio PPG
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... Max, The reason trim tabs are present on motor wings is so pilots can adjust the wing for torque. Hi Bruce, Respectfully, there is more than one use of...
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Max Trikes don't weight shift too good. How do you adjust the motor mount to counter torque? Jerry ... torque. Even on non-reflex wings I would weight shift,...
Jerry Frost
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... torque. Even on non-reflex wings I would weight shift, adjust the harness or the motor mount to counter torque. Trim tabs for me are to adjust the flight...
Mike MacPherson
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At parastars this year I told MCJ that when I fly, I adust my right trimmer to conteract torque, I could tell right away that he did not agree for my use of...
Mike MacPherson
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Apr 12, 2006
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Sorry Jerry, not to counter cruise torque. Acceleration torque can be countered by washers under the left or right engine mounts. Usually this is properly...
maxppg
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It's funny to hear all of you talk about torque. That was solved over ten years ago by the DK folks in Japan. If you take a look at a DK frame you will see the...
Robert Kittila
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Apr 12, 2006
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Mike MacPherson
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Robert Interesting comments. I wonder why the other engine manufacturers have not similarly addressed the torque issue. With the smaller engines it's not as...
Jerry Frost
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Apr 12, 2006
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Jerry, My guess is the engine manufactures are too busy copying each others bad and ugly designs to stop and think outside the box. Just because a unit is old...
Robert Kittila
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Apr 12, 2006
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Hi Mike, I also ordered my revolution through jose at aerolight, i'm getting the 28, gold ground color. did you join the lipg?, it's well worth it, a good...
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