G-Force Research in the Centrifuge this Thursday !

By skycaptain / March 13, 2016 March 13, 2016 / News

Thursday March 17th, two of our pilots will be participating in a University of Texas Medical Branch led Commercial Spaceflight Passenger Training Study at The NASTAR Center. Our pilots will experience a simulated suborbital spaceflight at The NASTAR Center using its high-performance centrifuge-based simulator. This simulator is capable of generating high onset-offset, sustained acceleration (“G”) forces similar …

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Cozy Update – March 12, 2016

By skycaptain / March 12, 2016 March 12, 2016 / Cozy Experimental Aircraft Project

Using the grinder I sharpened up a few of the chisels. The chisels were used to remove masonite that was stuck to the outer surface of the right fuselage side. Next, any PVC foam that was stuck to the right side form was removed and glued back into the right fuselage side. Any lumps of …

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Citabria Flight – March 6, 2016

By skycaptain / March 6, 2016 March 12, 2016 / News

A great afternoon to spend at the airport ! We had a good view during lunch … then a preflight check of the Citabria … and out for a run over Lakefield and back to CYPQ … for a low and over to check out the crosswind … then around the field for a landing and …

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Cozy Update – March 5, 2016

By skycaptain / March 5, 2016 March 5, 2016 / Cozy Experimental Aircraft Project

Sanded the inside of the fuselage sides some more. Popped the fuselage sides out of the forms !

Becoming a Space Pilot

By skycaptain / February 21, 2016 February 21, 2016 / Products

Today’s young pilots may very well have opportunities to become space pilots during their lifetime. The skills required for piloting crafts that will fly into space are similar to a regular pilot’s but will require additional training. Opportunities for career transitions from air to space piloting are not that far away. The number of commercial spaceports …

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