OK, reality caught up with me. I need an ultralight.

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So I ran the numbers over and over and over and...

I can't afford a "real plane" at this point in my life. I might be able to build one but I couldn't very well fly it after laying out all that money. After soul searching I don't even know if I have the wherewithal to complete one. I can build models, I can modify cars... can I invest 1200+ (3000+ hours for the Bearhawk) in a project where I don't get any immediate benefit besides the joy of building? I don't know.

I've decided I want to get in the air quickly (yeah, right!) and test my resolve to build. That leads me to an ultralight... besides the only person I can then kill is myself, right? That simple fact is a huge load off the old shoulders.

I've been looking around for a couple weeks and the Legal Eagle seems to percolate to the top of the list:

• Welded Fuselage, tube-n-rag just like the Bearhawk I'm lusting after.
• Plans built. This is required in my world. Paper to 3D, all me.
• "better half" vw engine, 1/2 VW is inexpensive and has four stroke reliability.
• It looks and sounds like a real airplane.
• Direct drive. Simple, baby.
• Multiple examples flying on YouTube.
• Very active email list.

Anyone have one? Anyone have a friend that has one? Does it really fly like a slow cub?

Anyone have plans for a "better half" VW? Sane? What's the big difference between that and a Hummel engine?

 

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