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[19 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 379 views]
Quick Update

Our Dear Leader appears to have taken himself off for a well-earned break. So here’s a nice video to watch till he comes back and here’s how to Tweet us

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[13 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 418 views]
5 Hours in the Air and No Result!

 
Peter Wilson, our intrepid Chief Pilot, logged in from Valencia to explain the delay in the first race and other worrying developments…
The [first] race was cancelled due to high swells.
I went to the breakwater whist awaiting the decision and the seas looked perfect, but if one looked at the horizon, you could see the bumps of significant swell out to sea. The parameters re conditions are such that the defender, more or less, can say if they are happy with the conditions, given that they won’t go out in …

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[8 Feb 2010 | One Comment | 600 views]
America’s Cup – On Your Marks ….

Thrillseeker extraordinaire, Airescape Chief Pilot Peter Wilson, logs in from Valencia, Spain with the latest on the America’s Cup tussle which begins today.

Featured, Learn to Fly, Overseas, video »

[1 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 430 views]
Yes, But What Does It <em>Feel</em> Like?

Here’s a special video from Ireland that will give you a real sense of what it feels like to fly a trike – and frankly we’re not even sure how it was shot. But these are the sort of views you can get trike flying.

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[29 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 608 views]
America’s Cup Trike Videos

So you wanted to know what Peter Wilson looks like when he’s flying his America’s Cup sorties in Valencia, Spain for the Alinghi 5 syndicate? Hmmm? Had enough stills? Want video? Well, here he is:

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[29 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 420 views]
AirEscape Wins America’s Cup Technology Race

“I now carry an iPod which is linked via WiFi out of the onboard computer which is linked to the iridium on the top of the engine, which is linked to the maritime G.P.S. network around Spain. The iPod reads out a height value to within one meter…”

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[23 Jan 2010 | 5 Comments | 804 views]
News & Views From America’s Cup

AirEscape CFI and Head Adventurer, Peter Wilson, reports on his continuing escapades in Valencia flying microlights for the Alinghi 5 consortium. Apparently his duties include some sort of spying missions on the challenger, BMW Oracle. He has sent back a set of remarkably good quality spy photos…

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[11 Jan 2010 | 3 Comments | 785 views]
America’s Cup Trikes

Intrepid, globe-trotting Chief Pilot, Peter Wilson, sends cryptic news from Valencia, Spain. It seems he is connected with the Alinghi syndicate’s preparations for defending the America’s Cup there.
Here’s his latest despatch:
All’s going well here albeit a bit cold. 1st flight of the trikes yesterday and no significant hitches. (Well none actually.)

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[19 Dec 2009 | One Comment | 359 views]
Looking Further, Doing More

CFI Peter Wilson, back in the country from international training missions, took time out in Tumut recently to conduct Cross Country training for a group of enthusiasts.

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[24 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 1,016 views]
Buzz Sydney Harbour In a Microlight!

Sydney – one of the few truly beautiful cities in the world. Now you can buzz Sydney Harbour in a microlight for a close-up experience on a special microlight adventure flight over the Harbour