On Sat, August 29, 2020 9:57 am, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/640999040166450/
Looks like that was one of those Ultralights that really wasn't. Wiki says 325lb, which is way more than 254lb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Supercat So when FAA came out with the LSAs and started enforcing the UL rules, it's a Light Sport Aircraft. My parents' neighbor built a CGS Hawk Arrow with a big Rotax right before the whole LSA plan was announced. The Hawk was a true UL originally, but it would take a lot of mods including tiny wheels, ballistic chute, and smaller engine to make an Arrow legal. (chutes weigh less than the weight allowance for a chute, so mounting a chute is one way to make weight) It's been sitting unused in his barn for a long time now. At a minimum, you'd need new wing fabric before it could be flown again. In his shoes, owning a 40 acre field behind my house to fly out of, I might have kept flying but never ventured near airports or populated areas. But he didn't want to get a sport pilot license and medical card, didn't want to spend a lot of money making his plane less functional and didn't want to violate the rules, so his $20k toy just sits. Last summer he was talking about selling his Harley, I guess he's just too old for toys now. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
