IrishAl Posted February 5, 2015 Report Share Posted February 5, 2015 Look at the 17 second mark and you can see the CT pointed at the camera yet it tracks down the runway. If the wheel isn't going where it is pointed it must be skidding. I suspect it's not on the ground yet at 17 seconds - touchdown at 19 - ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastEddieB Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 I had a chance to go flying yesterday. The winds were variable, so I figured a good time to play with recording one-wheel landings with a tail-mounted GoPro on my Sky Arrow. Hardly a "Drunken Cub" routine. More like a "Slightly Inebriated Sky Arrow"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WmInce Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 I had a chance to go flying yesterday. The winds were variable, so I figured a good time to play with recording one-wheel landings with a tail-mounted GoPro on my Sky Arrow. Hardly a "Drunken Cub" routine. More like a "Slightly Inebriated Sky Arrow"! Thanks Eddie, that was a hoot! . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishAl Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Thanks Eddie, that was a hoot! . . . Thanks Eddie - did you feel any tyre-walking to the side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastEddieB Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 Never heard the term "tyre-walking", so it's hard to say No, each tire (or tyre!) seems to track well while it's on the ground. I know it's been suggested they must be "skidding". I'm thinking its more a tire (or tyre) doing one of its jobs - resisting side loads with minimal drama or slipping, via traction with the runway surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Koerner Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Nice to have an end hanger so you can leave the plane out or work on it outside without blocking your neighbors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastEddieB Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 I got my reservation in early when the hangars got built, and was lucky to get that end hangar. Another big advantage is the extra space it has, not needing a second "notch" cut out for what would normally be the hangar on the other side. Just barely gives us room to back "Campy", our travel trailer, in for winter storage, still leaving just enough room to angle the Sky Arrow in: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 That a Buell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastEddieB Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 That a Buell? Yep! 2003 XB9R Firebolt. Quite the hoot. Just got back from a ride with friends in the N GA mountains, but on a different bike. First real ride in months. Over 60°! In February! Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Never rode an XB9R, but always wanted to. What is Eric Buell building these days? I used to like the ride on Highway 19 from Dahlonega to Blairsville. About as good as it gets for sport riding on public roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastEddieB Posted February 8, 2015 Report Share Posted February 8, 2015 Probably need a "Bikes" forum to avoid too much of a derail. Still, today's mount, a 1999 BMW K1200RS I've modified to my tastes: Friends on a Yamaha FJR1300 and an Aprila Futura. Did the run up 19 over Blood Mountain to Blairsville, where the photo was taken. Before that, GA60, that I live off of, down to Suches. Roads like that were the main driver of my move to this area. Sorry, not up on what Eric Buell is doing today. Still the man is a genius and several of his innovations can be seen on other brands today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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