Brakes are useful for taxiing around on land and for controlling your speed down a boat ramp into the water. For salt water, we use a stainless steel scrub brake which is almost zero maintenance. Scrub brakes are not as effective as hydraulic disk brakes. Hydraulic disk brakes are very effective, and work well for […] Read More »
Flight Training for non-US Citizens
There is a program run by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to screen non-US citizens before they can start flight training. It is called the Alien Flight Student Program or AFSP. To quote from their website https://www.flightschoolcandidates.gov, “AFSP’s mission is to ensure that individuals participating in flight training do not pose a threat to […] Read More »
Headsets and Helmets for Cygnet Trikes
If you are flying solo in uncrowded airspace, you could legally get by with nothing more than a set of ear plugs. But to converse with passengers, monitor a radio, talk to other aircraft or air traffic control, you need headsets. There are many headsets available but only a couple we have found that work […] Read More »
Take your FAA Knowledge Test
To get your Sport or Private Pilot Certificate, one of the requirements is to take an FAA Knowledge Test. This is a computerized test given at small airports all over the country. Go to http://candidate.catstest.com/sitesearch.php to find test locations. It is good to get this test out of the way before starting your flight training. […] Read More »
Flight Training for Existing Pilots
If you already have a pilot certificate, all you need is a ‘proficiency check’ to add the additional category and class ratings, at the Sport Pilot level, to your existing Pilot Certificate. The official FAA category for trikes is Weight Shift Control (WSC). The classes are Land (WSCL) and Sea (WSCS). The FAA does not […] Read More »
Check Lists
Congratulations on finding your way to the Checklists section. Using check lists is the smartest thing you can do to prevent doing dumb things. With some hesitation, I will share my personal checklists below. So why my hesitation? I developed these check lists for me, to keep myself out of trouble, and for me they […] Read More »
Who Invented the Aviation Check List?
In October 1935, US Army Air Corps brass gathered at an airfield in Dayton, Ohio. They’d come to see two aircraft builders pit their planes against each other in a series of trials, with the best-performed aircraft getting its builder a lucrative contract for new long-range bombers. In theory, the two rivals, Boeing Corporation and […] Read More »
Cygnet now approved in the Republic of Serbia
I would like to inform you that the certification of the Cygnet is now possible in the Republic of Serbia according to Regulation on ultralight aircraft (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No 68/10). Best regards, ________________________________________ Branko Stupar Airworthiness Inspector Novi Beograd, Bulevar Zorana Djindjica 144 tel. +381 11 292 70 69 fax. […] Read More »
Airtime Aircraft around the world
Countries that Cygnet aircraft have visited (that we know of as of April 2016) include: United States Canada Mexico Bahamas Belize Colombia Bulgaria Hungary Montenegro Norway Poland Serbia Slovenia Sweden Maldives Seychelles Australia China Malaysia New Zealand
Insurance Options
United States Ultralight Association (USUA) offers liability policies for approximately $600 per year through and O2 Sports Insurance (Florida). Join USUA for $40 per year at www.usua.org. Then contact: O2 Sports Insurance, Inc Tel: 1-855-351-0202 110 East Broward Blvd, Suite 1700 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Email: info@o2sportsinsurance.com As of 2020, liability insurance for a Cygnet costs […] Read More »