Aviation Forum / General / Ultralight / February 2005

When I first started my ultralight flight training, I flew in
a Quicksilver MX-II (I think). It was a two-seat trainer, and
was really a lot of fun to fly.
What I would like to do is fly with a passenger. How difficult is

There are a number of older threads concerning 2si engines...I'm aware
that the air cooled 2si engines have some overheating issues with
regard to the rear cylinder.  Anyone have any opinions on the liquid
cooled engines?  I realize there is some simmilarity with hirth

I want to experiment with buiding a small scale model vtol & am searching
for a light weight electric motor that could be purchased in a hobby shop.
This motor would need to put out alot of  power with a 4 - 6 "  dia.blade.
For now I am looking for a motor that could be hooked up to ...

Yet another cluefuck from the censored trike email list:

Many of the small 2-stroke engines appear to have the recoil
starter positioned so that as one faced the engine the starter
is on the right and the prop on the left.  With this configuration
when  right-handed person uses their right hand to start the

Our popular composite workshop will be held Mar 12-13, 2005. More details on
our web site.
This will be the last workshop this year due to the shop move.
-mat

All this beating up on Dan Grunloh has me wondering if there aren't two
Dan Grunloh's out there. I mean, I know a Dan Grunloh from central
Illinois. He's a pretty decent guy who has a Skypup and a trike. He also
teaches, or used to, at a college also in central Illinois. Now, ...

This is a classic from Mike Huckle. It is in response to:
Hung Up To Dry
By Jeff Pardo
Published: 2/7/2005

I'm looking into trikes and have the following questions:
What do you call the part of the trike that ISN'T the wing?  i.e. the
seats/engine/gear/etc...? (I'll call it the "trike" for lack of better
terms)

I was looking for charts for Ozi explorer and came across almost the
full set at http://www.vfrchart.ahost4free.com. There is also one 0.5
mil chart of southern UK. http://www.vfrchart.ahost4free.com. Very cool.

Looking to purchase a GPS Unit.
Do I really need to get the mapping unit or will the cheaper ones be
suitable?
What are others using?

I am crafting an instrument panel for my Falcon UL and need to know wher I
can get some afordable and dependable instruments. Can anyone recommend
someone?

Are there any far 103 ultralights with castering nosewheel, or simple
plans for making your own.

.... tried selling at ebay .......yours for free....... pay for
shipping
Sigma Tek Altimeter and VOR, carbon fiber cloth 100 feet, ....
the cloth is 2 years old and the altimeter is 15 years old.....