On 10/16/2020 1:36 PM, Mike Stirewalt via KRnet wrote:
I suppose if medical issues are involved going to a category of aircraft
that doesn't require medicals can be a solution but other than that, I
don't see any correlation between age and ultralights.
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People tend to call anything with an exposed cable or tube an
"ultralight". T.V. news last week reported two killed in ultralight
accident. Unless the aircraft had a letter of deviation and only used
as a trainer it was not an ultralight. The term ultralight now days is a
total misnomer. Very, very few of the rag wingers flying are single
place, weight less than 264 pounds, and carry a max of 5 gallon fuel.
Very few of them were EVER legal.
Anyway, I'm moving to "LIGHT SPORT" for the experience as well as the
drivers license medical at some point in 3 1/2 years when my "basic med"
expires. 15 years and 750 hours in my KR have been awesome. A fast and
cheap traveling machine that follows my thoughts in flight. But flight
in the KR at 3500 to 7500 feet cross country I can't see anything closer
than 2 mile radius as the wing and fuselage block the view. Before I
give up flying I want to experience more hours in the air down low
enjoying the scenery and smelling the corn and clover, enjoying the
golden light at dusk lighting up the little country churches and
cemeteries, old barns that are leaning a bit and cattle grazing the
hillside. There's more to flying than getting there in a hurry and
that's the part I'm seeking to find. A couple of flights in a two place
Quicksilver planted a bug.
Challenger, by the way, claims the Challenger will handle 30 mph
crosswinds. I'm certain I'll never try to verify that. I once did 20 /
G30 at 90 degrees to the runway in the Tripacer but I wouldn't even
consider trying that in the KR. If I were to encounter a 30 mph
crosswind with the Challenger I'd simply land in to the wind at less
than 10 mph in probably 50 feet or less. Why would you even try a 30
mile per hour crosswind landing in an airplane with a 35 +/- mph stall
speed?
That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Each of us have our goals /
reasons to fly. Too many never see those goals realized. How many
times have you heard someone say, "yea, I've always thought I'd like to
get my license but never got around to it"? Or, "yea, I'd like to build
an airplane someday". Too often we take our freedom to fly and the joy
and experiences of seeing the world as few other do without giving it a
second thought. We pilots are some very lucky dudes. Think of how
lucky you are the next time you're looking down at the world from 5000+
feet.
OK., back to my recliner. Need to rest up for the trip back to the
airport tomorrow.................
Larry Flesner
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