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Wednesday, June 21

What's Up?

Why its me, in a new (for me) flying machine - all my previous flying experience had been in helicopters and small/medium fixed wing airplanes so this was quite a change! A couple of days ago I climbed aboard this ultralight weight shift aircraft for a flight above Jasper, Tennessee. If you think it looks a lot like a hang glider, you're right - except this thing has a fuselage (sort of) and an engine. The other major difference between this this aircraft, and the traditional aircraft I'd flown in the past - no license required, hey, even you can do it!

Sorry, no pictures from the air - maybe next time.

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Gofar · 407 weeks ago

That looks easier than even a gyrocopter. Is it?
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Steve 56p · 407 weeks ago

Can't really say Gofar - have never been in a gyrocopter, but certainly easier than a helicopter. BUT, on these weight shift aircraft all the control inputs are the reverse of every other aircraft out there - so it's not all that simply for a pilot with my type of experience to make the transition. The instructor, that I flew with, said maybe 15 hours (or so) for me to solo.
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