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Sanity of Ultralight Ruleing

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Bob Kelly

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Joined
Aug 19, 2004
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373
Location
N.Calif Mountians
( rant on )


To me the Ruleing of UltraLights is Insane !

You cannot go faster than 75mph..... the aircraft cannot weigh more than 240lbs and cannot be flown after sundown....

I have designed a Ultralight Cannard but it would not be classified as
an Ultralight because it goes Faster than 75mph. i would have to add automatic SPEED BRAKES to slow it down ..it would cruse at 110mph.

limiting the Weight to 240lbs is seriously Ludicrus ! you take away from
PILOT SAFTY in so doing.....
it can be done... but WHY ? Why not alow the craft to be strong enough to protect the Pilot....

and if your Nuts enough to want to fly at night with no instermention and no landing lights why not let them ? why make it a LAW ? so they can collect fines from the poor sole that comes in a tad late or what ?

the Whole Result of the law is to limit the number of people flying...
WHY ? its Supposed to be a FREE COUNTRY !

Why not let every aircraft under 1000lbs be EXEMPT from ALL laws governing aircraft ?

(rant off )

They simply want to protect us from ourselves... and in the proccess
they restrict our freedom and safty..... they make the siduation worse

its Hopeless !

Bob......
 
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