Was thinking that I'd need a controllable screw to get the most from the climb out performance. Doesn't exist. There is a manual mixture screw on the carb,...
After months of trouble shooting the Koenig decided to reward me with a power up! Started and ran it for several minutes, multiple times. EIS hour meter...
This was my second flight at King Mt., and first trip to King. I really wasn't crewed and supplied to do any serious X/C this time. It was a family trip that I...
another great day here in southern Ontario. Pre-frontal conditions, cloudbase was about 3500 to 4500ft agl and lift was inconsistent. a couple of 7-800fpm...
we had some great lake effect convergence today. just flying back and forth in it i did a 100km. i was just to chicken to fly further then best glide for the...
I'm now putting the finishing touches on my SWIFT, and need to get a recommendation on flap/elevon gap sealing tapes.. which one to use and tips on applying. ...
HI ALL I have a Parker cliff impact div. Dose some 1 have 1 or knows about them let me know !! Im off to fly this weekend and hope in the swift if not trx ! ...
Here is just a day playing around at King Mt. Idaho, going anywhere, everywhere, nowhere and back again. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsg3jgnQKOg Rolla...
what a great day. I did a 200km triangle in southern Ontario. speed over the course 53km/h. the FAI record of 45km/h by Robin still stands. Because I forgot to...
Raven Hang Gliding LLC is pleased to announce that we've finally added hubs to fit the ATOS carbon-fiber bar to our Whoosh!Wheels product line. We now offer...
I bought it from Barry Palmatier in Feb 2012. I was hoping I would have a good excuse to go fly if I bought it...but alas...with my 4 and 6 year old I can'tget...
finally a good day for a 100km triangle. i got to the hangar in the morning only to find 2 flat tires and one broken bracket on the tug. got all that fixed. ...
Hello, Today I found that one of the aileron hinge pins is missing . I'm going to do a complete check of the wing. http://www2.ocn.ne.jp/~yoshihg/pin.jpg Also,...
How do you think it's the better way to a sailplane pilot "get the hand" to fly a Mill? Do you think it is tottaly necessary to get hang glider instruction...
Hello y'all, A couple of days ago I was flying my Swift'Light PAS (the powered configuration), in SE Oregon. The flying-season has only just begun in Oregon,...
Wondering if anyone has done a semi-permanent mount of a B.S. fairing to the SWIFT cage. I find it time-consuming to get exactly right so for the upcoming...
If anyone is interested in a really fun toy I have my SuperFloater for sale. It has less than 15 hours on it since new and has always been kept in my hanger. ...
After letting it get away and then regretting it for almost 2 months. I was in the right place at an unfortunate time and now I am blessed to be a member of...
HI ALL Please send Photos of your nose wheel or sced on the mill and the swift !! Do to I seen 6 defren tipes on the swift and 2 on the mill! Mike B. S....
In the original specs on the 3-cylinder Konig 2-stroke engine power unit for the Bright Star SWIFT, I can find no mention of a fairing or cowling for it. I...
Thanks to Mike Gretta, I am the proud new owner of Bright Star SWIFT #37, previously owned by Norm Castagneto. It has foot-launch & power cage hardware......
BrightStar SWIFTs seem to have been built in two variants, unpowered and powered (SWIFT & PSWIFT). I've heard rumors of a tandem SWIFT variant, but never seen...
One of the first things I had to do when I bought my used P-SWIFT, was to clean out the fuel tank. It was a nasty mess of glop in there with the fuel level...
Ok Guys I uploaded two files to the files section of this list. One is a scan of the original Brightstar SWIFT owner's manual in the root directory of the...
"Bright Star P-SWIFT with wing #044" which is mostly images of me removing the fuel tank for cleaning, replacing the fuel level sensor, figuring out how the...
Does this group ever discuss roll launched gliders like the BUG or GOAT? Is there an interest in the hang glider community for a high performance roll...
Miller said: Why would you not use foam to make a shell structure and make a mold. Carbonfiber would eliminate most of the tubing structure, would be lighter ,...
