2012 – N224SM – John Leder – Velocity XL/RG – Thomson, GA – 0

Aircraft experienced nosewheel shimmy leading to nose gear failure upon landing. The pilot stated that he landed the airplane on the main landing gear and then lowered the nose landing gear on the runway. The nosewheel started to shimmy, and the pilot applied aft pressure on the control yoke; however, the nose landing gear strut […]

[Video] Cockpit video of flying to the Dayton Pilot’s club BBQ

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Dayton Pilot’s Club / Velocity Cookout 2012

I was pretty bummed when we cancelled the Velocity Midwest fly-in at our place last month, but there was no avoiding it. With all of the construction at our airport it just wasn’t safe to bring a bunch of pushers in and try to park them on the ramp with all of the rocks and […]

2012 – N27TR – Alex Rhodius – Velocity SE/RG – Villa Canas, Argentina – 0

Apparently Alec’s airplane lost power. I think I saw them looking for a new canard on the Reflector as well. On February 28, 2012, about 2140 universal coordinated time, a Ragonese Velocity, United States registration N27TR, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Villa Canas, Argentina. The foreign […]

2012 – N22UD – Taras Rud – Velocity XL/RG – Key West, FL – 0

Gear Up The pilot of a sleek, silver home-built kit airplane that experienced landing gear failure Sunday was identified by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Taras Rud, 37, from Vero Beach landed the 2010 Velocity aircraft on its belly at the Key West International Airport when its landing gear failed to lower, Monroe County Sheriff’s […]