bryancobb
Junior Member
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2010
- Messages
- 5,336
- Location
- Cartersville, GA
- Aircraft
- Owned Brantly B-2b/Fly Kitfox III/Mini-500b
- Total Flight Time
- 1350
Flying
Flying
"Flying" in my understanding, requires being airborne and not touching the ground. If a gyro with two wheels on the ground, carrying 1% to 100% of the aircraft's weight is flying, then I suppose a NASCAR car is "Flying."
Neither can be banked and turned by aerodynamic forces when left and right wheels are touching terra firma.
Flying
Just as a note to your statment.."The lateral component of those forces BANK and TURN the aircraft, if in flight." You are flying if your balancing on the mains...slow but flying none the less. And as others have said, if you havnt had your plane test flown yet....Stop. All info here is ment to HELP from everyone. You only get one chance to get it wrong. Lets do it right.
"Flying" in my understanding, requires being airborne and not touching the ground. If a gyro with two wheels on the ground, carrying 1% to 100% of the aircraft's weight is flying, then I suppose a NASCAR car is "Flying."
Neither can be banked and turned by aerodynamic forces when left and right wheels are touching terra firma.