Spins and Loops

I spun the Aerobat ten times, for some reason it would not respond to a recovery immediatly. In a flash of a moment, I though about my friend Frank Jenkinson who perished in a Pitts Special after getting into a spin; then I though about the time we went around about 14 times also in…

Canopy Conundrum

September 22, 2024Time: 13:00 local I departed Oshawa toward Lindsay, then at the north end of Scugog island I diverted toward the Peterborough Airport. Some friends asked if I could fly a low and over so that they could video the Glasair doing something which is quite normal for this machine. The Ceiling was broken…

50 Minutes Of Terror In A Glassair 3

50 minutes of terror On  the 21st May 2011 I departed Brantford airport in my Glasair 3 on route to Oshawa, at approximately 200 feet the Gull canopy on the left side (pilot’s side) detached itself from the fuselage, there was a loud “BANG” I thought that the canopy had collided with the tail section, I continued to climb,…