These machines move a relatively small mass of air down fast and will kick up a lot of dust and dirt in outback landings. Hopefully the landing can be fully automated by a last minute button to be pushed when committed to the landing (just before going IF) in order to avoid vertigo. Messy, but...
A while back Rotax or somebody had come up with a 912 IC with an electric engine mounted on the prop shaft behind the propeller. The idea sounded excellent; IC plus electric for take-off, IC only at optimum rpm for cruise plus recharge of battery. The weight penalty of the electric engine plus 5...
The Rally 2B Micro/Ultralight had a stick from the top, It was attached leading edge of the wing above. The stick was sufficiently long enough (handgrip was about 1 m from the pivot point) to predominately give the impression of pushing/pulling the stick forward/backwards with very little feel...
I am impressed with their achievement!
Now I know why in the Go-Fly competition http://goflyprize.com/ the words "vertical take off or near vertical take off" was used, maybe someone knew!
Phase 2 would be interesting!
" I for one would like to know what the homebuilders in Nambia are doing..."
I love Trump for putting us on the map
Still a most valuable forum for the love of aeroplanes and ideas
Andre