World's first Quadriplegic Trike Pilot!

 

What an incredible story! On February 14, 2006, Dave Jacka became the world's first known Quadriplegic Trike pilot. His amazing feat has been chronicled by the Able Management Group at their site, and they also have video as well. Dave had special control bar fittings made that would "lock" his hands to the bar, allowing him use of his upper torso muscles to control the pitch and roll, even though he has no grip strength. The details of how they modified the Airborn Edge to provide from ground steering, throttle control, and other necessities is a triumph of ingenuity and will.
 
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Able Management Group has also posted video of Dave soloing below:

Ultrlalight Problems - The Trial and Error of the Early Days...

There are has been much debate about the safety of modern ultralight trikes. Many of the newest safety features such as four-stroke engines, BRS Chutes, etc., all come from the "trial and error" of the early pioneers. These men and women had to learn by their mistakes (and crashes) about what could...and did... go horribly wrong. Watch...

Just gotta laugh at the music on this one!

More fun from the Flight Sim crowd! This one is in FS2004, but it is the creator's choice of music that had me grinning from ear to ear ;)

Video of the Day - Ultralight Trikes Fly into Greenland

Ah, finally we're starting to cover the planet with trikes! (ahahahh.... just kidding. I mean "Greenland, New Hampshire!) ;)