High & Fast 2 Home in Mosquito Ultralight Helicopter, GB103.

November with sun? Not too cold. Rare for Oregon. Headed home up river high and fast over 50mph. I pushed the collective lower and lower then had to start a flare fairly high trying to balance things. Was too busy to look at rotor rpm until almost on the ground, and it was low, but the landing was very soft and easy. Sure would have liked to see this from the ground.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• ultralight
• helicopter
• mosquito
• larry
• flies

[gerasmus]

Hi Larry,

Thanks for posting these videos. Boy, it looks like fun :) Would you please post some specs of te machine like maximum takeoff weight, max speed, max height, flight endurance, type of propulsion, what kind of fuel does it use, operating costs and would it operate in extreme high temperature. I live in far north of S-Africa where temp easily get to 44C and extreme humidity. This heli could e just the thing for anti-poaching patrolling.

[LarryCanFly]

@gerasmus Hello SA, Google: "Mosquito Air Specifications"

[Mrcaffinebean]

Your neighbors ever get ticked off at you?

[LarryCanFly]

@Mrcaffinebean Neighbors are cool. I do my best to not bug them and trust that if there's a problem they tell me about it before taking aim.

[hahno455]

Why do you lower your throttle? Wouldn't you just lower your collective until touch down, and then lower your engine RPM?

[LarryCanFly]

@hahno455 I lower the throttle to enter auto-rotation. I'm not very good or experience doing autos but keep trying since it's the safe way to the ground if the engine quits. So far so good but it's pretty scary thinking someday it'll be for-real.

[Frosttty]

Tough to fly that thing when your massive balls get in the way. That thing looks like quick death, but fun!

[cheshirepat30]

My God that looks fun!

[LarryCanFly]

@sosoasian Correct, it's an ultralight. The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) FAR (Federal Aviation Regulations) CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Title 14 ( Aeronautics and Space), Part 103 - Ultralight Vehicles, . 103.7 ... (b) ... operators of ultralight vehicles are not required to meet any aeronautical knowledge, age, or experience requirements to operate those vehicles or to have airman or medical certificates.

One of the last freedoms left in the USA, land of the free, home of the -

[sosoasian]

yo Larry, so am I correct in saying that your particular model of the Mosquito aircraft line does not require a FAA pilot's license?