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Focusing on FAR 103, but touching all areas of the 103 and experimental; buy and home built aircraft.

Coverage and research on all aspects of ultralight and microlight aviation.

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Does anyone know any good manufacturers that make single seater flexwings?

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2023/09/03
15:38 UTC

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Anybody near Portland, OR interested in homebuilt Aircraft? PM me!

This is meant to be a long-term post, so even months from now, feel free to contact me.

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2022/11/07
19:44 UTC

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electric ultralight question again

hi everyone, so i wanted to build an electric ultralight for a while now, and finally i have the funds to do so, i dont want to design an whole new plane so i have been thinking about taking a popular ultralight design and putting an electric motor and batteries in it, i know the flight time wont be long (50-80min) but if i take an electric motor with the same hp as the original motor and balance the cg, will i be able to convert an ultralight? i was thinking about a couple off designs, my favorite:pietenpol, legal eagle, ultra cub, mini-max 1100r, hummelbird/ultracruser.

P.S important to note that i live in europe, and the laws are less strict, so ignore the weigh limit.

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2022/04/05
20:36 UTC

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can this be converted to electric

hi everyone, i have been building planes for about 5 years now, so i have some experience, my university also has some pretty good metal and wood working tools, so my question is: can the legal eagle be converted to electric? (i dont mind the short flight time) i thought about taking the motor,batteries and the controller form an aerolite ev-103. if it wont work on the legal eagle will this work on the mini-max 1100r or the hummel bird, hummel ultracruser ?

btw i will build the legal eagle as light as i can im talking like 100-110 kg

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2022/03/30
14:17 UTC

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Florida air biking

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2021/05/09
11:31 UTC

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Ads-b out question and tailwheel training

New to forum. I am considering an ultralight, maybe a Kolb as most of my flying is done alone. I have my private certificate and am working in my IFR rating.

I live near a grass strip, but I am under a class B shelf And within the mode C veil.

Question #1: what are the ads-b requirements for ultralights and do any of you use a transponder for flights under the veil and for flight following?

Question 2: Most of the ultralights I am interested in are tailwheel. Most of my time is in tricycle geared planes, but I have some tailwheel time, but am not yet endorsed. How necessary is a tailwheel endorsement for flying a tailwheel ultra?

Thanks

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2019/12/13
00:45 UTC

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Purchasing a Quicksilver Sprint II

I have no experience in ultralight aircraft but I have my commercial AMEL ASEL instrument. I’m purchasing a Quicksilver sprint II for $3,000 next weekend apparently everything is fine besides one of the wheels and it’s been sitting for a year or two. I have a friend who is an A and P So he is going to get it running again.

Do I just hop in this thing and do some high speed taxis and kind of mess around in the pattern until I’m comfortable or would you recommend going up with someone experienced in these?

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2019/04/19
15:53 UTC

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Anyone know of a FP202 Koala for a good price(<$5000)? I'm looking to get an ultralight, and I've heard great things about them, but they're hard to find cheap.

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2018/05/09
22:34 UTC

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Any Wisconsin pilots who would be able to check out a Challenger II before purchase?

My dad and I are both student pilots looking at buying a semi-local challenger ii around Green Bay area and while fairly handy, are hoping someone in the area would be willing to help us out and take a look at it to see if it's safe and so forth. And if anyone would be willing to fly it down to 93C or nearby, we'd be willing to pay (plus there's beer and lunch included!).

I apologize if this is the wrong place to ask, but I figured you guys would be the experts. Thanks!

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2018/03/01
03:33 UTC

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Need guidance on training recommended for Ultralight soloing

I'm looking to make progress towards owning and flying a F103A ultralight. I would plan on buying used. I understand there is no official license for this class, but of course it is prudent to receive some amount of training prior to soloing. I gather in the old days there was no tandem training and ultralights were taught similar to hang-gliding. Nowadays there are 2-passenger LSA that are often used to train, as well as ground instruction and simulator time.

As far as my personal experience, I completed a full ground school course but never took the test. I have about 1 hour experience flying 3 different small aircraft, only one of which I remember the model, a Long-EZ (my favorite one to date, too..)

 

Is the short answer just find a LSA private pilot instructor and get trained enough hours until they think I'm ready to fly my own ultralight? Are there groups that have unofficial "ultralight training" programs in California anyone can recommend?

 

Thank you for any feedback on this.

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2018/02/08
00:27 UTC

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interested building a no-cockpit ultra

I'm already on my way, and I bet I'm fairly idiotic but I am building mine without a cockpit. I'm going to stand or ride or lie suspended on the wing.

I have a Yamaha 26/90 hp, and that should be more than strong enough, and am considering just a 1' to 1.5' wide fuselage, which will store the engine, fuel, and a camping backpack if need. The wings will be 3' deep, and I don't know (4' or 8') how long they need to be to suspend me. For the wings, I'm planning on an linear aluminum frame with a layer of coroplast followed by some fiberglass. All told, the 4' wing minus the engine should be easily under 100 lbs.

Though they will be entirely sealed, The wings will disconnect so I can bicycle it around. I bike a lot of things around, this is the least difficult part of everything.

The thing is, I have no idea how to design a plane, less desire to build a straight kit.

So this leaves me starting at ground zero. I'm a pretty good learner but I understand the learning curve is deadly and expensive. My questions are:

  1. IS THIS ABSOLUTELY LUDICROUS?
  2. Do you think a good length is 4' or 8' per wing for literally an engine, fuel, me, and a backpack
  3. are there definitive resources I can find? I'm good at digging into literature but I'm just making this shit up.
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2017/11/20
06:13 UTC

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Question about STOL ultralights

how fast do they fly and can they be retrofitted for light cargo/shipping? i want to know out of curiosity for a novel i'm writing.

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2017/10/28
21:42 UTC

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Rebuilding an ultralight plane that CRASHED in Lake Tyler, all on video! | New video series!

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2017/08/31
02:04 UTC

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Getting in the air

Hey, I'm new to this, and I am wondering what the cheapest way the get in the air with a non weight shift ultraligth craft is? (under 450kg on my country)

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2017/07/15
19:22 UTC

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If you're interested in building a Goat ultralight in the Los Angeles area, PM me!

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2017/05/21
15:56 UTC

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