Miscellaneous Posts

      Jet Lev.com   We have all seen Jetpacks, a man standing with this huge framework of tanks and hoses strapped to him and he gently takes off and zooms around a bit then lands again, most probably because his fuel was nearly spent. We've all seen pictures of this or even old B/W videos from the 50s and 60s. The typical jet pack is powered by a chemical reaction that ...

  Setting up for landing.   The present state of our economy is taking it's toll on everyone. Most of us are struggling to make our bills, and vacations and expensive hobbies are taking a back seat to vacationing at home and taking the kids to the public pool instead of Disney world. Most Private pilots are recreational not business related flyers. So, many pilots, myself included, ...

For anyone who can remember 8-track tapes and rotary phones, digital technology has changed virtually every aspect of your life. From your cell phone to your MP3 player, we were here and saw it all happen right in front of our eyes. Arguably, one of the largest industries to benefit from this is the photography industry, in particular, the camera manufacturers. The selection of digital cameras o...

  The 2009 World Paragliding Championships were held from Jan. 26 to Feb. 6, in Valle de Bravo, Mexico this year, located in Central Mexico (Lat: 19° 10' 60 N, Long: 100° 7' 60 W). A total of 148 Pilots from 44 countries were entered in this year's event. Originally scheduled for 11 tasks, high pressure conditions developed about halfway through the final task and forced a cancellation. So...

Hackers 'destroy' flight sim siteFlight simulator site Avsim has been "destroyed" by malicious hackers.Launched in 1996, Avsim's major sim of interest is Microsoft's Flight Simulator, but the site covered everything related to flight sims.The attack took down the site's two servers and the owners had not established an external backup system."The method of the hack makes recovery difficult, if not...

        Jet Pack Pilot Eric Scott has made a world record attempt at "Top Speed by a Jet Pack". On May 10, 2009 at Knockhill Racing Circuit in Scotland, Scott was clocked by police radar at 68mph which is indeed a new world record. Officials from Guinness have yet to decide if the feat is worthy of inclusion. Nevertheless, it is quite amazing. Who would have thought while...

I have been flying stunt kites for almost 20 years. I started on a Trlby Triple stack back in the late 80s. My cousin wanted to become a dealer and I bought a kite from him, after the first flight, I was hooked. That was then, this is now. The guys who started Prism kites in 1991 were flying the same thing I was flying, and decided they could build something better. They did build something bett...