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Fabric covered wings can last for decades if properly cared for. It's ultraviolet light from the sun that kills fabric, so if a plane is stored indoors it can last a long time. This plane isn't a "plastic material", it's just shiny paint on the fabric.

No kidding, that smooth shiny green tricked me... lol, the "plastic material" I was asking about was b/c of the sheen on you wings. I had no idea what I was looking at which is why I asked. I've seen several wing constructions/coverings & I appreciate you sharing & as uneducated as I am right now I'd never call a plane a plastic material. Yeah, I guess I didn't write it correct but I said IDKnow how to determine if a fabric wing good/bad? Then referring to your wing I was saying your wing looked to be a plastic material - because of how shiny it appeared to be. Man, I'm excited over these & know nothing so I get ahead of myself & ask about stuff failing to know it's name even, TY once again......... happy holidays

The Maule fabric tester is used on the fabric on larger aircraft. In the UK, the "Bettsometer" is used for annual inspections on microlights. The Bettsometer is a very small spring- bal;ance fitted with a hook. The hook is inserted into the fabric, and the tester puts a pre-determined load in line with the surface. If the fabric doesn't tear. it passes. There are different values for each aircraft. Available from Clive Betts sails in the UK.

Thank You Sir, I've only asked about this sort of thing more than a dozen times but I'm appreciative for you informing me. I have figured out that, "UV" is the enemy & now knowing this I've got a clue? When I do get ready to buy I'm now thinking it would be wise to pay for an inspection by a professional. Thanks again, Happy New Year

@@diggy-d8w My pleasure, sir! Happy New Year.

@@jaimerivera6996 it’s a friend’s plane. He’s the pilot, I just took the video. He’s got a Rotax 447 on it.

kolbaircraft.com/UltraStar.htm

Thanks. I’m just the cameraman. The pilot, Joel, does a great job for as little time as he has had in the pilot seat of his Kolb.

@@briankopp6171 Perfect landings by him! Better than I ever have done in a tail dragger. Altitude is your friend, but airspeed is a better friend on a hot day or if your engine fails. :)

The Kolb Ultrastar is supposedly one of the easiest tail daggers to land ever made. It is immune to ground loops if what I’ve read is to be believed.

@@briankopp6171 They are still difficult to land but you make it look simple. Crosswind will make it interesting especially with the corn rows driving down the air.

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN SCARY!!

And that’s why no one will remember your name

@@johnnybagofdoughnuts4193 no one will remember his name, because he has concerns about crash safety?

Indeed, a couple years back I paged through all the NTSB reports on Kolb accidents. The majority were fatal. Compared to other ultralights like the MiniMax line, where almost none were fatal. There’s no structure in a Kolb to dissipate the impact.

It stalls at like 20mph. You could damn near fly it into the side of a building at 20mph and Mayne break your foot. The engine is secured with 4 1/4 inch an bolts. Its not going to break off. A ultralight pilot who assembles his plane properly, and does a through pre flight. Has a better chance of dying on the drive to the hangar than he does flying.

@@Sparkplug487 Just read the NTSB reports, the majority of the Kolb accidents listed are fatal, and there’s a lot of them. Whereas if you read the MiniMax reports, almost none are fatal. The difference seems to be that a MiniMax has the engine in front of the pilot, who is surrounded by a light wood structure. In the post crash photos, the structure is often obliterated into a pile of wood bits, but this seems to absorb the impact forces as it does so, giving the pilot a good chance to survive with little injury. Whereas in the case of a Kolb, the pilot is perched out there in front and takes all the impact forces on his body.

Kolb Aircraft company is once again selling the plans.

They only made them in the 1980s. They could be built from a kit or from plans. I think the Kolb aircraft company recently started selling plans for it again but they can only be purchased used today. They sell for $3000 to $8000 on the used market.

Have you ever been on a lake, with a jet boat? Guess not. Sorry for you

Good. More space for other (less whiny) aviators.

@@Dr.MSC.W.Krueger it's funny because they make an electric ultralight. And the prop was just as loud as a 2 stroke. The prop is what makes most of the noise.

Whoa, Little Nellie!