Aviatec Carbone

An interesting machine from France. Anyone flown one yet?

Equipment

• Ignition key with 2 magneto check
• Instruments switches
• Strobe light
• Battery charging light
• 12v plug
• Three on main wheels
• Digital Instrument Panel ALPHAMFD von Bräuniger
  
• Electric Fuel gauge and Visual gauge
• Compass
• Rescue Parachute
• Emergency engine stop
• Integrated fuel Tank 55 litre
• Travel Bags (Option)

Technical Specification

• Weight
• Max. Take Off weight 450 kg
• Empty weight 224 kg with Instruments - without Rescue
  system
• Max. Useful Load 226/213 kg.

• Performances (at max. Take Off
  Weight 450 kg)
• Max. Speed 135 km
• Vs0 61 km
• Min. Speed 65 km
• VNE 150 km
• Cruising Speed 80 – 120 km/h

More information, visit their website HERE

Some Seriously Cool Helmet Ideas!

From Icaro 2000, a hang-gliding specialty manufacturer are these full and partial shield helmets that might be "just the ticket" for those of us looking for an unusual and comfortable alternative to traditional Trike Buckets. Browse the site and get some ideas HERE

Another cool camera / camcorder idea for Trike use!

Thanks to Mick Balaban for bringing this cool little video / still camera system to my attention. It is called the Digital Hero 3 and it provides a 3mp still camera along with a 640x480 resolution video recording capability, all on an SD memory Card. Has a velcro wrist band mount and a waterproof polycarbonate enclosure. Price looks pretty great at only $139.99!!

I will try to get my hands on a unit for testing, but check out their website HERE or HERE
They also have a neat Social Network (kinda like ours!) where users of the product can post videos taken with the system. Lots of sports represented there, but so far no Trike Flying!

New Multi-Camera Solid-State Video System coming for Review!

I just got off the phone with Nick O'Kelly, the inventor of the "ReFlight" recording/camera system. His company will be sending me out a system for review next week and I will share the details with all of you here.

What intrigues me about this system is the price point and the removable flash memory card. The quality of the videos is about "average" for what we all expect from a bullet camera head, rather than HD quality... but, it seems the convenience of the entire package being permanently mounted in the trike with a removable memory would make it VERY easy to record each and every flight.

I will await the delivery of the product to say more, but for now, they have details at their Website and we will be featuring their product in our new marketplace section of Trikepilot Social. This will be a place on the site where vendors can market their products directly to our readers, while allowing direct interaction and feedback on the use, installation, and improvements of the product.

Obviously, we hope that anyone who might purchase the product would share their videos on the site as well ;)

I look forward to sharing more next week!