[Chris McKeon]

OK. so here I am after 15 Years since I had Life Altering Flight. This has been one Heck of an Experience. I do understand how some of You might say things like: "Oh now here is that Brain injured Pilot doing on, and On. and Om regarding His wanting to Fly". Wel Yes, I do Worry that My Lamenting about how My talking about the Self-inflicted Grounding that occurred because if the finale moments of My last Flight. I hope that I do not cause any pf You would simply wish that I would go away.

ON the Positive side of Things: Well., yes U do have My Eyes looking up into the Sky!

[Chris McKeon]

I have a Question regarding Aircraft design. when a Wing is either scaled up or scaled sown in size. Performing a Design Chane. IE scaling the Wing up in Size, there is a factor that is used, I know that One Word is factor. but the word that proceeds the Word factor I do not know what the Word is. Does anyone know what the Word is that Proceeds the Word Factor?

[Chris McKeon]

The Dream of Free Flight, Long Live the Dream.

I look at Myself, I think Wow, many if not all of You Must Think that I am a bit off. The Thoughts that I have running through My Head are full of Doubt that I will possibly never Fy My Predator, or ang Hang Gider again. I mean, it has now been Fifteen Years since My Last Flight. Well, all of Us began Our Quest to achieve Free-Flight by Dreaming of Just that, we dreamed of flying a HG. Even now, I think that to fly My Predator again will be simply Awesome! But I must be realistic, for I have numerous Cards stacked against Me. Then again Who knows? Maybe just Maybe this Year I will have Video to Post of Me launching a HG off a Sand Dune, or a Training Hill.

Ok, I have a Question regarding Flying a Three Axis Control Sailplane. I Flew a Grobe Sail Plane Twice. Please Take Note: Flying that Grobe Down at Byron Airpark was the only First and Second Times that I have tried to Fly a Sailplane. Flying that Grobe were the only two times that I have ever Flew a Sailplane, or any other Plane for that Matter. The one Problem that reared its Ugly Head was: While under Tow, I experienced some PIO Not a Crazy amount of PIO. But I did experience PIO. After We Released, No More PIO. Can anyone share with Ne Your Thoughts regarding dealing with PIO while being Towed? I ask this because I believe there must be some pilots here, Who Fly Both H-G's, and Sailplanes

Please share Your Thoughts, Good By Chris.

[Bob Kuczewski]

Hi Chris,

I've made three sailplane flights in my life: one winch tow and two aero tow.

I think the PIO problem is like balancing a broom. It's not so hard once you get the timing down.

[Chris McKeon]

{THREE AXES, BE ME: POSSIBLY}

Yea the experience, the rolling, and overcontrolling. Rolling, over controlling, and then repeating, over and over. This experienced caused Me to think that maybe I should Modify the Aircraft. I thought that I would do a better Job if the Yoke was Three Feet Lon!


But I do want to when I can get out Willams California. I believe that if I can get a Flight Flying a Sailplane where hopefully I will be able to progress with My learning how to Fly a Three Axis Control Aircraft.

But I feel confident that with More Airtime. I will be able to Progress further too where I will think of PIO as a Memory. I know that I am not the first Perspective Sail Pilot to experience control problems. Isn't PIO called a Syndrome?

SPEED AND GLIDE:

The raw performance of that Grobe got My attention. I mean the Glide slope was an Ah Wow moment For Me. I can no see why that Pilot who was Flying with Mickey while THEY WERE Flying out of the RENO Airport. To calm Mikeys FEARS THAT Tey were getting a little further from the Airport than maybe they should think about heading back towards the Altitude so that They had would be able to make back to the Runway. I can just see Mikeys Face after the Other Pilot said to Mikey: Relax, we have SFO On Glide.

[Chris McKeon]

{AIREAL BLESSINGS}

I watch this Video of Cross country flying. I think to Myself; Ah what Freedom that We are able to injury When We fly our hang gliders. Really, we are just plain Blessed!

In My effort to return to the Sky. I very well might accomplish this quest by flying some more of MY flying Sailplanes Why shouldn't I Fly Sailplanes some more While no, the Flying of a Sailplane is different from how We fly our Hang gliders. sailplanes operate in the same environment, the SKY! OH My, I say sign Me up!

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[Chris McKeon]

Wow! The albatross what a Flying, Soaring bird. If an Albatross sinks out while trying to work a Thermal, then that is a tough Day to try to get up.

An Albatross with all its Wing, is a Soaring Machine!









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[Chris McKeon]

What is it about Colorado? I mean how is it that a HG Cab get so Bloody, Stinking High?

As I recall: My Friend KM got to Twenty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty Feet. I mean what is the Deal regarding to beable to Spec-Out? Almost Twenty-Five Thousand Feet. Can You Say-Sing about a: Colorado Rocky Mountain High!". Was getting so High Flying a Hang Glider inspire John Denver to Compose that Song. Colorado Rocky Mountain High.