Gave 4 rides on Saturday to 8 happy people!
Carroll & David
Notice the shadow of the yaw string on David's face, he's a marked man now!
Jessie & Yaser
Yaser's right cheek and shoulder strap display the sign!
Katrina & Scott
Again a marked passenger! Check Scott's forehead and left shoulder:
Mona & Sanket
Now you can see the yaw string that casts the shadow:
That yaw string is my most important in-flight instrument! It is a high-tech, heads-up display showing me the relative wind and allowing me to correct with rudder input from foot pedals in order to have us fly straight through the air for the most efficient aerodynamic presentation, the least drag created, the lowest sink rate and therefore the most time in the air! The one pictured is for me when I take one passenger in the front seat, install a control stick and fly from the rear seat(the rudder pedals are always there)! For these two-passenger flights I use the yaw string attached to a small stalk on the nose cowl. Single passenger get a chance to operate the controls too!
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