Al You might do well to have another squizz at some of the latest "dangerous
little ultralight things" with common engine failures. They have moved on a tad
from those days:
As one example, and there are now many, have a look at
http://www.millennium-aircraft.com and consider:
a.. Construction: All Carbon Fibre
b.. Engine: Rotax 912ULS
c.. Horsepower: 100 hp
d.. Fuel Type: Premium Unleaded
e.. Fuel Use: 17 lit/ph (at cruise)
f.. Fuel Tank Size: 65 lit
g.. Endurance: 3.5 hours / 900 km
h.. Stall speed: 35 knots
i.. Max speed: 190 knots
j.. Cruise speed (75%): 166 knots
k.. Takeoff & landing dist: 150 m
l.. Wing Span: 8.10 m
m.. Length: 7.10 m
n.. Max weight: to be confirmed for Aus
o.. Empty weight: 285 kg
p.. Wing area: 9.96 m2
----- Original Message -----
From: Al Borowski
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA, marketing and democracy in the GFA
Hi all,
Mike Borgelt wrote:
. You unconsciously think that GFA members and Australian glider pilots
are the same thing. When you get over that we might make some progress.
How does a glider pilot operate outside the GFA? I have a C cert, motorglider
endorsement and an unrestricted RAA license. Let's suppose I won a million
dollars, decided to buy my own aircraft, and go gliding outside the GFA. How
would this actually work? Who would do my check flights etc? And is there a
standard process CASA follows, or is it decided on a case-by-case basis?
It seems the simplest path would be to buy a light self launcher and register
it RAA. As we all know, those dangerous little ultralight things use very
unreliable engines, so engine failures may be common :)
Cheers,
Al
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