Note a camper found in his luggage after arrival at Oshkosh. Family support is always appreciated – sometimes they are enthusiastic co-pilots, and sometimes they send good vibrations from home. The fly was not part of the love note—but it was killed by cuteness.
In Case You Missed It
Aircraft Handling: Making the Compromises Work
Doug Rozendaal brings his considerable experience to a discussion of flight handling characteristics and his favorite aircraft. Among the factors designers consider are stability, control response, feel, personal preferences, FAA requirements, stick force, center of gravity, center of pressure, and the flight envelope. Every design is a compromise.
Power, Scotty, I Gotta Have More Power
“I canna give ye more, Cap’n. The dilithium crystals are already overloaded.”
—Star Trek
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