Ultralight finds my lost RC Plane

One of our club members owns an ultra light and was gracious enough to assemble it at the field and searched the nearby corn field, ultimately finding my lost RC plane.

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[7452]

What does a 15 year old know ? not much. Come back in a few years when you get your drivers license.

[7452]

Thanks for the compliment. Once the hang glider pilot located a plane, he would circle in the general area while and point downwards to where the rc plane was located to the person awaiting in the corn field.

[bassax7045]

would be real decadent to have a club ultralight to tow gliders up in the ai r ;-)

[elvedin555]

god none of you know how to land



[sunmaster007]

@batjacutube i also think that it is great there is no age limit. these look very stripped down compared to australian microlights and therefore they are not safe in other words there are many parts missing required for optimum safety like; a drag link and proper suspension. also do you know what type of aluminium grade they use on these trikes i know australian ones use 60601t6 grade aluminium and 70701t6. this is what australian ones look like (w w w.airborne.com.au)

[sunmaster007]

@batjacutube well if you read my comment properly it states that in australia these are called microlights, here ultralights are fixed wing ( like on the macgyver episode on mythbusters ) i know the difference. Also if someones been training here for any amount of time his instructor has the final say. here there is an age limit of 15+ to be registered with RAA or HGFA (FAA equivalent)

[batjacutube]

@sunmaster007 first, there's a difference between Ultralight and Microlight. Learn the difference. Second, if someone's been training here in the States for 2 years and his instructor won't let him solo (even if you're only 15) then he's not competent to fly, let alone comment on another. That's the great thing here in the US, no age limit to solo an Ultralight if you're competent. And last, the trike he's flying is quite well built. Learn about trikes before calling someone else's unsafe.

[sunmaster007]

this is the crapest 'ultralight' i have ever seen. in australia they are called microlights and they look nothing like this. im 15 and i stared training when i was 13 but because my dad is the instructor (with 900 hours in these things) he wont let fly solo until i get my drivers licence. which i think is fair. but any way that one dosent look safe at all look at ours

[XxstryaexX1]

that is cool and hey why cant it me an electric ultralite?

[drifter503]

@backintack I can't teach you, I fly a single seat plane and I'm probably too far anyway. Contact your local EAA chapter and they should be able to give you some more info/choices.

[drifter503]

@AllAboutUnboxings I'm not sure about the flight sim time, but it's probably a good starting point. Most people get between 6 and 10 hours of dual trainer time before flying solo, but that depends on a lot of factors (how confident/experienced the instructor is, how confortable you are, flying area, etc).