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Operation Migragation

Its that time of year again when a siege of cranes and a gang of ultralight pilots take to the air for their 1,300 mile trip. The graduating class this year consists of 21 whooping cranes that will fly behind the ultralight aircraft from Wisconsin to Florida. For this first time ever, there will be [...]

Powered Parachutes to the Rescue

Powered parachutes are more and more being recognized as a powerful tool to fight crime by local police departments. The slow flying speed of a powered parachute in comparison to a small airplane makes these aircraft a better platform to view the lay of the land and spot illegal activity. Short take off lengths of [...]

Police S.O.A.R. to Catch a Thief

Palm Bay Police in central Florida are using a new technology to catch a thief. The Search Operation Aerial Response team (S.O.A.R) will use powered paragliders in their day to day operations to conduct aerial surveillance. Besides looking for criminal activity, the police officers will use these aircraft to search for lost children and seniors. [...]

Powered Parachute With an Attitude

Since the 1960’s mankind has been working on a car that flies. A British company maybe the first to accomplish this feat with the Parajet Skycar.

Going Green With Aviation

With the technological advances taking place today, its only a matter of time before our 747’s are running on green fuels. In fact, the European Union has already required that jet aviation engines be greener by the year 2012. The International Air Transportation Association (IATA) has set the goal of 100% green aircraft with no carbon [...]

GPS 101 – The Basics

Your at 800 feet, thermals are playing out, you see the landing zone about a mile away and wonder if you can make it. No time to second guess, so you check your glide path with your GPS system. The GPS checks your location in reference to the landing zone, calculates the distance between, calculates [...]

Wind 101 – The Basics

What makes the wind blow? There are two primary causes for the wind.