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    HomeBuilt Ultralight- Father and Son Edition!

    Oh i will lol. Life would be way easier if I wasnt supporting my family on my own. But until my wife decides ultimately to get a job, its bust ass and keep whatever scraps i can.
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    HomeBuilt Ultralight- Father and Son Edition!

    I think this about sums up the budget nicely haha. So I already have the Plans for the 1100R and is what im leaning towards atm. I have access to a lot of pine and spruce that i can get for practically free, im just going to have to be picky about what i take and what i dont. The majority of...
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    $84k ultralight Corsair

    According to the website, the quickbuild kit is only $38,790 USD. And outside of the speed its 103 compliant as it only weighs 247lbs. For an ultralight F-4u Corsair, if i had 40k to blow id have already bought it lol.
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    Building an Ultralight with my Son

    Hello everyone, im a 27 year old dad from omaha. Ive been dreaming of flight since i was 4 years old. I recently decided to take the plunge and Build a Homebuilt Ultralight Aircraft with my Son. Im still in the planning phase but i've narrowed it down to one of the following: Legal Eagle XL...
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    HomeBuilt Ultralight- Father and Son Edition!

    Hello everyone, im a 27 year old dad from omaha. Ive been dreaming of flight since i was 4 years old. I recently decided to take the plunge and Build a Homebuilt Ultralight Aircraft with my Son. Im still in the planning phase but i've narrowed it down to one of the following: Legal Eagle XL...
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    Hello From Omaha

    Hello everyone, im a 27 year old dad from omaha. Ive been dreaming of flight since i was 4 years old. I recently decided to take the plunge and Build a Homebuilt Ultralight Aircraft with my Son.
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    Help with Mini-Max 1100R

    I actually pre planned for this, I am able to actually replace the aluminum Spars with Carbon Fiber Ones, I found a Stronger Carbon Fiber Spar Tubing with almost triple the wall thickness as its aluminum Counter Part but it weighs 7.3% less then the aluminum spars would. I was Concerned that a...
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    Help with Mini-Max 1100R

    The Carbon Fiber Ribs are going to be made to the exact same dimensions and thickness' and design as their wooden counter parts, they just will most likely come out 10-15% lighter. The Rib design is a "Compression" design, since the force on the ribs is the Air pushing down on the top and up on...
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    Help with Mini-Max 1100R

    So thanks to a friend who is really interested in my building a Mini Max 1100R I was offered some stuff i need to ask you guys about first. So the mini Max is a primarily wood build. My Buddy Has a special 3D printer that He built that is able to 3D print Carbon fiber Parts, after the Carbon...
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    Best Beginner Ultralight?

    When I say cheap i don't mean hardware store crap, Im only using aircraft grade parts. I decided on the mini max 1100R since my buddy who is an airplane mechanics work throws out pallets of perfectly good Aircraft grade wood once every couple of month to make room for new stock, His work...
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    Best Beginner Ultralight?

    I plan to order subkits for most of the project, the only subkits i wont be ordering online are the Wings and the Fuselage. But everything else, Tail, Rudder, fin, Wing Ribs, And covering, I will be ordering as a subkit. As for the Wood for Spars, Ive got a buddy Who works on airplanes, and...
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    MiniMAX 1100/1030

    How much do you estimate it cost you to scratch build this? I have decided on the minimax 1100R as well.
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    Best Beginner Ultralight?

    BELITE is currently working on a Complete $3500 Kit (It just got crowdfunded Yay!!!) and its flight tested wonderfully their still working some kinks out, but due to the low cost to build one self (roughly $1500 if you build from plans that i doubt they plan to sell on its own) And ill look...
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    Best Beginner Ultralight?

    Im looking into the 1109R Mini Max, It fits my current needs (though i will need to lose 50 lbs minimum of my goal of 80lbs to lose) And then once i am able to get 20 hours and Get my experimental/Sport license I can upgrade it into a 1500R or 1600R closed cockpit Sport model. that i can fly...
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    Best Beginner Ultralight?

    Where in gods green earth are you getting a motor? $1000 To build the entire plane motor and all. Please I need to know, because ive been fretting over having to Save up for the next 2 years to drop $4800 on a 45 hp rotax, a Hirth 2702, or a Rebuilt 1/2 VW. Honestly the Motor is currently...
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    Best Beginner Ultralight?

    So Im Also Very Very strongly Considering Ordering the Airframe kit for one of the 2 103 legal Mini Max's As I Really like the Design. If i went Mini Max What Would the reccomended weight loss be (we will just assume use with a Hirth F-33 Engine or 1/2 VW engine)
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    Best Beginner Ultralight?

    While it is a Class C airspace Airport, its actually a private airport, its only traffic is the occasional Charter flight. but other then that its 98% Student pilots getting training. It needed to be class C as they train Commercial Pilots as well. So Its not really that busy, they just dont...
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    Best Beginner Ultralight?

    Hey all, So I am looking to Build an Ultralight, however i dont have 15k i can just spend on a kit. (unless you know of one that comes with everything needed to fly for 5k or less ;) So here are my "Requirements" 1. Preferably look like an actual airplane.. No powered parachute. what can i say...
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