The one I'm familiar with looked identical; very under-powered but I did get to watch someone (not the owner) who knew how to fly take it up and it was structurally sound and did all the expected tricks...slowly. I think the owner crashed it twice (slowly) and sold it out of state...
It was a beautiful thing to watch flying (slowly).
Yeah, they are not intended for distance or any real work to be honest. More like a fun hobby.
I don't have a license but I have been considering buying a ultra-light for years. I really want to have some property where I could build my own mini-hanger and landing strip though. That would be the most ideal for playing around with one (in my mind).
It fits in a two car garage and the landing strip is shorter then most driveways. I exaggerate, but you get my point. On the fun per dollar scale it is not a bad buy..but partial ownership of a Cessna is only maybe 25g a year?
...I should post some Alaskan bush aircraft...
You should post some bush craft.
The DRACO was pretty badass. It would be so fun to have something like that but I would need a lot of training to ever be able to fly something that crazy.
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