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    Mark's new design

    18 mph wind and a low-speed high-lift wing. If you are taking off into an 18 mph head wind and your air speed is somewhere around 28 mph(?), then if the wind suddenly falls off as it is apt to do, you might find yourself 50' off the ground and suddenly well below stall speed. And having that...
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    Mark Stull

    I was looking forward to visiting Mark on my next trip to Texas. Mark was an inspiration. I do have a question for the UL pilots here. I read in an article that the wind was blowing at 18mph during the time of the accident. Is it usual to fly with that kind of wind speed? I'm just puzzled...
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    Valley Engineering's new ultralight

    I live about 5 miles from their shop and have visited them once. Their planes seem to be well designed and well built. When I was there last spring they had several backyard flyers under construction and had enough orders to keep them busy the rest of the year. I can't really comment on the...
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    Where are the instructors?

    Here's an article that might be interesting for some members. EAA - Light Plane World - Finding Ultralight Instruction I know this is one of the major problems I'm encountering.
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    Visit to Valley Engineering (BackYard Fler)

    I visited the shop where the Backyard flyer is built this afternoon. They have an almost completed BYF in the shop. Since this is one of the ULs that I'm seriously considering, I wanted some upclose observation. I was very impressed. The fuselage looks and feels very strong. Much stronger...
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