My son and I are building an airplane. We did the first taxi test last night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX8dyWF_jCM
You can also see our catamaran fleet in the video, just to keep this sort of on topic.
I used to fly gliders a lot and have owned a couple. There were always lots of sailors in my glider clubs. There is some overlap there.
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Bryan in Poplar Grove, IL
Supercat 17, unknown year. Future project
Hobie 16, 1977 - died a spectacular death https://youtu.be/Y7O22bp2MVA
Hobie 16, 1978 - current boat
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My other hobby...
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Posted: Aug 20, 2021 - 10:11 AM
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Posted: Aug 20, 2021 - 04:57 PM
we have a few pilots in our fleet here too
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Posted: Aug 21, 2021 - 04:29 PM
Very cool, I have never heard of a waiex, but I sure thought it looked like a Sonex
. That has to be a great feeling. I am quite jealous of that hangar.
I have a 172, I find flying and sailing tends to attract the same types. My initial sail designs had way more to do with aviation experience than sail boats.
Edited by bacho on Aug 21, 2021 - 04:30 PM.
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Greenville SC
Offering sails and other go fast parts for A-class catamarans
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Posted: Aug 21, 2021 - 06:42 PM
The 172 is a great airplane. If my wife didn't hate flying I'd have a 172 instead of the Waiex.
I've done one sail design using Freecut CAD. Made two copies of it and I had made one sail before Freecut CAD. The first sail was horrible. Hope to do more for my catamarans. Just as a hobby, not a business.
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Bryan in Poplar Grove, IL
Supercat 17, unknown year. Future project
Hobie 16, 1977 - died a spectacular death https://youtu.be/Y7O22bp2MVA
Hobie 16, 1978 - current boat
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