Radical bike rack

[Zzzorse]

Team Larry could maybe use this idea, fly himself to events, wife next to him, his racing Vendettas strapped to the wings.

Larry already knows how to fly, so to speak...

http://www.murphyair.com/detail/radical

 

[LarryOz]

Larry already knows how to fly, so to speak...

Actually I do! Earned my private pilot's license in 3 months time back in 2011.
But, my wife hates riding in small planes.
They are kind of scary in the mountains - no place to land in emergency.

 

[DavidCH]

I remember my friend took me up in a Cessna ; whilst in Ozz. It reminded me of a lawnmower with wings. He told me if the wind was greater than 10 knots that it would be difficult to land. So I asked him what the wind was doing and he said "10 knots"

 

[LarryOz]

I remember my friend took me up in a Cessna ; whilst in Ozz. It reminded me of a lawnmower with wings. He told me if the wind was greater than 10 knots that it would be difficult to land. So I asked him what the wind was doing and he said "10 knots"

You obviously must have got down OK - or you would have another, more exiting story to tell.
Yes that is true. The 2 seaters are very light. And man, if you get a crosswind, they are pretty difficult to land in anything above 10 knots..
What you have to do is track down the runway with the nose pointing into the wind (the steeper the crosswind angle from the runway the harder it is to do), then as soon as you touch down, you straighten it up on the runway.
If you are lucky you don't crash!
I ran off the runway once when I doing one of my solo's. It was crazy scary - I managed to pull it back on the runway before I flipped it over - just dumb luck I'm afraid.

 

[Zzzorse]

I managed to pull it back on the runway before I flipped it over - just dumb luck I'm afraid.

So your flying resembles your riding?

 

[RojoRacing]

Some have said I fly on this little rig but I swear I've only left the ground momentarily

 

[Zzzorse]

That's a mighty fancy wheelie bar.

 

[trapdoor2]

I grew up in light aircraft (my parents owned two, I soloed in sailplanes in 1974 and powered in 1978) and am a licensed A&P mechanic (which I haven't done since the early 1980's...same with flying). Too damned expensive to fly recreationally these days, and like the OPs picture, a little difficult to take your bikes with...

 

[Always-Learnin]

Private, Commercial, Instrument, Multi-engine Rated, Flight Instructor Rating SE Land & Instrument...had to quit flying...as mentioned above, too costly. I can't even afford to keep current now. Bummer... So I ride a bike, I can barely afford now. It's the continual need to update the bling.

 

[Ted]

Private, Commercial, Instrument, Multi-engine Rated, Flight Instructor Rating SE Land & Instrument...had to quit flying...as mentioned above, too costly. I can't even afford to keep current now. Bummer... So I ride I a bike, I can barely afford now. It's the continual need to update the bling.

Yup, I'm in your exact situation Jim only I had to quit because of NAFTA back in 1992 - couldn't find another flying job in Louisiana, didn't want to leave Louisiana so found a better paying manufacturing job ...