Aviation Forum / General / Ultralight / January 2005

Ontario, CA -- By choice rather than bad weather or negative action
taken by the FAA or TSA, over one thousand glider pilots will be
grounded in Ontario on February 10 – 12, 2005. They will be attending
the annual national convention of the Soaring Society of America, open

I'm not an expert, and maybe I'm about to ask something stupid, but I think
it worth the try:
with reference to tsunami disaster in south-eastern Asia, does anybody think
it would be possible to use ultralights for carrying life-saving drugs in

When I was a kid (I'm 58 now) we had 5 gallon cans for water. The cans
had a schrader valve on them (just like a bicycle tire) which you used
to pressurize the can. Voila, turn on the faucet and water would come
out.

I'll be in Jacksonville Florida for a few days. I'm looking to fly
ultralights. I'm a fixed wing pilot now but have never flown an
ultralight. Can anybody suggest any place for instruction?
Plus I live in Cincinnati. Can anybody suggest a place in the Cincinnati

Do the new Blue head 582 engines all come stock with a thermostat
installed?  If so, where can I find the thermostat?

Topless Mavrick Wing, 15 meters
2 seater, 503 Rotex DCDI, BRS, Full instruments, 12 gal fuel, Disc break, Wing
tip Strobes,  Full yellow pod (fairing), This is a topless wing which means its
strutted (NorthWings new design) It a 2002year, always hangered, and has about

Plane turns into glider, lands on Reading Road
Pilot and daughter walk away from wreckage after single engine conked
out
By Sharon Coolidge

Can someone please point me to the Canadian definition of an ultralight
helicopter.
Thanks
Mike

I have a Kawasaki 440A which came with a Sapphire microlight project I
bought, and I need some information about the engine.  i have virtually
no information about it -- not even max RPM!
Does anyone have any manuals or other documentation that they would

Howdy,
I'm using a stepladder, funnel, and 5 gallon gas cans to fill my plane.  I
can't tell how close to the top the fuel level is as I fill, so I'm constantly
overflowing the dang tank.  Has anyone got a clean, easy, and cheap solution

Writin about flying ones ultra light.
It just seems like the board should get busier when one can't be out flying but
it drops off a bunch during the off season.  For us ultrlight pilot wantabes we
lose out just like trying to find a real UL BFI in the area to take lessons.

This summer I met a fellow from Britain who had shipped a trike here to Nova
Scotia  and planned to fly it across the country. I helped him with a small
bit of his preparation and he seemed like a very nice fellow.
In any case I wish to know how he made out. He flew out of Stanley ...

Does anyone have an old owners manual from a Rotax 447 they would be willing
to give up, or sell? I'm just getting started in this hobby and I would
appreciate it. Thanks.

I recall a few years ago several companies that were building
prototypes of ultralight sea-planes that flew in ground effect over
the water.  They used fiberglass hulls and tube and fabric control
surfaces.  

FYI.
I fly a '02 Quicksilver Sprint II Bluehead 582 on Full Lotus floats
with the wide boom kits.  For the first 380 hrs of operation I flew a
4-blade Warp Drive with a 3:47-1 ratio.  20 hrs ago I switched over to