Ultralighting at Mexican Border - San Diego 1986

[pipkeajaj]

They should be made again...but with a front mounted engine...One of the many paramotor engines might do today...Maybe a slightly biger wing surface to make it even slower and thus needing less engine...Drag goes square with linear speed...

[worldkiter]

Thanks for the video!!! I just bought a Quicksilver MX and a weight shift for $900.00 total. I fly PPG's, and I've got them in a hanger now for restoration. Both came with new skins, clean engines, and new parts. Hopefully, with a little elbow grease we'll get them flying again. I've got a crew of local PPC pilot's wanting to work with the rotax already... Thanks again for the video!!!

[EkBalam707]

Oh yeah!

[drifter503]

Mark Smith just buitl one from parts he had laying around his shop.

Look it up under double quick at the posey patch

[drifter503]

Still one of my favorite videos.

[parafan]

I restored a Yamaha powered WS Quick a couple of years ago. It was fun to fly, but the marginal controllability scared me, I never felt comfortable in it... because of that and the fragility and weather limitations I sold it. The MX Quicksilvers are a lot safer, though I now fly a Kolb (and PPG's). There's a short video of my WS Quick under my username.

I'll bet there are a lot still hidden in garages in basements; I got mine from a guy who had it in his garage for the past 20 years.

[ooohyeahh]

Very cool. Yeah I agree - it's best to fly the WS Quicks in mellow conditions - early morning or late afternoon. That's when I'd take mine out. Never had the opportunity to try an MX yet but can imagine they would have more control.

I'll check out your video - Thanks.

[dovesmagic]

Nice brakes! Those QS Eippers look like a blast! I'd love to have one in the future. Do you know where anyone like me could get flight training to fly an Eipper? It seems like there's training for 3-axis aircraft, trikes, but nothing like this.

[ooohyeahh]

Thanks! Yeah they did work lol. The nice thing about those earlier machines is the fact that they were simplistic and really easy to fly. I loved mine while I had it. Regarding the training, I don't know for sure, but I would imagine there has got to be some people who have experience with the old Eippers, who are training with the newer ones. We self-trained but were quite experienced in hang gliding itself. You might try calling around to some of the various flight schools.

Good Luck!!

[drifter503]

Awesome video. Those old swing chair quicks are getting rare.

[ooohyeahh]

Thanks...yeah I wish I still had it around. Looking forward to getting another Ultralight one of these days. What a great place you have for flying down there - must be blast!