SST to Arrow Conversion Update

We have completed six conversions on customers SST wings this year. We update the airframe, the rears are shorter as the Arrow has less span than the SST. Tubes and hardware are inspected and replaced where necessary. A brand new Arrow sail is added to the airframe. Once completed the wing looks as new. It is then off to our airfield for the test fly and fine tuning.

The Arrow is getting great reviews both for new and upgraded wings. We have more SST’s arriving early next year for upgrades and expect more owners to take this option. Have a …

The Ultimate Trike

Whether it’s the V-Lite with the F2T wing or the T-Lite with the higher performance Core wing it would be difficult to find a better handling trike. Both machines powered either by the Polini two stoke or the Bailey four stoke engine are a dream to fly. They are also good fun to soar with the engine off in thermal lift.

Famous Australian aviator and avid microlight pilot Dick Smith has been on our case to build him an electric powered V-Lite. We have slowly been researching the viability of the project and you may well see an electric version …

Epic Flight on a Sting 3 168

 On the 12/12/2012 Allan McMillan flew his 3 year old Sting 3 168 from Mount Borah, Manilla (NSW Australia) to Walgett with a dog leg. Interesting to see Allan and his Airborne Sting 3 are coming 3rd in the International contest for hangliders distance comp and 1st in the Australian distance comp. The last time any one flew further than him from Mt Borah that has uploaded a track log was in 2007 in a topless glider, the pilot an Austrian.

You can see Allan’s tracklog here:
http://www.xcontest.org/australia/flights/detail:allanmcmillan/12.12.2012/01:12

It shows a distance of 254.46 kms (158 miles) That’s a great …

Facebook Airborne jacket givaway

The Airborne jacket was won by Rodrigo Brigida of Sao Paulo Brazil. All the people that have visited the Airborne facebook pages and liked us went into the draw. The names were printed off and made into a dart board, which let us throw a dart to pick the winner.

We plan to do the same again in June, so if you want to be in the draw you need to like us on facebook and your name will be added to the dart board. The jacket shown in the above has a large embroidered logo on the back and …