Which is your favorite ultralight? Mine is the Kolb! *See description for all video credits* Also, for those in the US you’ll want to read the full Part 103 regulation here: www.usua.org/Rules/faa103.htm
Number 1 & 3 are great, with outstanding visibility in turns. Gyrocopters are my personal best love. The Hummel #7 looks *EPIC!* Heard it handles like a full size Beech. The Lazair just looks like a dream. Love the inverted _V_ tail configuration #9 Not only no. But _Hell no!_
Take offs are optional, landings are not. However, any landing you can walk away from is a good one. Those you can't... well.... it was still a thrill.
You have a lot more than you realize. What you don't have that we do (fortunately for you), is an orange narcissist conman criminal wannabe dictator. Hopefully that will soon end. Maybe we'll get lucky and have a 'grassy knoll' incident.
A family friend thought a gyro copter would be fun after he lost his pilots license to old age, he flew it around here and there in CA, one day while he was at the top of small mountain in Death Valley the engine died, he began to spin and fall, he just made it to the edge where the mountain turned to desert sand where he crashed. He was able to walk away, lucky for him there were campers way out in the desert a mile or so from him, he hiked over and they took him to his truck and trailer miles away. He then gave up flying, bought RC planes to give him a fix.
Why would u want to pay for a funeral ??? Some1 who doesn't care for life isn't going to be worried about death.(especially for paying for a funeral u won't enjoy),
You do not need a flying license but you do need to know how to fly. Get lessons and a simple certified aircraft and fly for 100+ hours, say a year in all weaather, then sell the plane and get one of these. Flying is fun but not cheap. Crashing is not fun and even more expensive.
Greg Warner are there not ultralight instructors with (obviously) 2 seater ultralights that a beginner could get lessons with? Honestly asking.. I'm not in the US.
SCREAMIN' LORD BYRON I know there are training facilities/programs for the paramotors, check out Tucker Gott’s channel to learn more about that. I’m not sure about any of the others though
Glad to see you included Peter's contraption. I've been watching him do RC airplanes for years. Thought he was nuts when he built that thing. Nice list. Thanks for a good vid.
Makes me want to get into the air. I had a friend who owned a 1965 Cesna, and he took me up a few times and let me take the controls. I'd love to own an ultra-light. Looks like lots of fun
OMG I started flying in 1978 and every aircraft you showed I knew about. And I have flown many of them. Thanks for making that video and taking me a trip through time!
Looking at most of these I seriously question where $15-20k goes when buying one of these. They look like they could be built from stuff at a hardware store for like $1000
You can get plans to build them for about $50-200 and source parts to make them on your own. A lot of it's just that pipes are bent at the production site, welded parts are made, complex geometry are cut or bent, and tools are used that some homebuilders won't have. It also takes a lot less time to just build a kit (3-400 hours) than to build from plans (800+)
The cheapest flying is the used paraglider. Not the paramotor.. but I've had more fun with my paraglider than any other type flying... I've been flying for 30 years. Aerobatic aircraft and skydiving are a blast. You dont need to get a license to do either. But you will learn alot about what type a pilot you want to be.. Good luck..
Hi everyone. Private pilot here. I’ve tracked every penny I’ve ever spent on flying. It cost me about $10,000 over the course of 2 1/2 years to get my full license, including ground school, materials, test prep, taking the tests, etc. (I had 60hrs logged when I took the practical). Last time I checked, that’s cheaper than $20k.... and gave me 60 hours of instructor-based lessons.... and I can take passengers. Just sayin...
Flight is divine! But the noise of a motor and prop take away some of the joy. Ultimately it was paragliding that won me over. The first time a cloth wing silently lifted me off the ground was pure magic.
The difference between the US and Europe regarding UL flying is staggering. The European twin-seater ultralight Blackwing has a max speed of 170 kts, retractable landing gears, a max allowed load factor of 12G and a max climb speed of 1600 ft/min. It most certainly requires a medical and a UL pilot license. US microlights are called "trikes" or "paragliders" in Europe, but they still require a license. No free flying over here.
@Trip Gil >>> FWIW, that is one of the main reasons why I have not acquired an ultralight aircraft: I want to get my pilot's license and take my grandson flying!!
“If you don’t have the time or money to spend on training” to fly, even an ultralight, then you should not be flying because there is a good chance you will die. Ultralights are still aircraft and whether there is a law requiring a license or not, aviation is (as the old adage goes) “terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity, or neglect”
Thats only if your drunk im 13 and im making a gyrocopter but i have a big back yard jut don't fly way up or else you made your ticket to heaven...or hell don't know which is worse
Eipper MX was the kit I purchased new and assembled myself. The dealer/seller took it for it’s first test flight as part of our deal. He had given me instruction in his two place model in which I soloed. I flew it for a couple of years...and lived to tell about it and then purchased a Cessna 150 and thinks sort of snowballed from there + $$$$$. All great fun and fantastic memories.
10:15 pressurized flammable gas cylinder strapped to your back, flame over your head, 200 ft above homes and habitation. what could go wrong. sign me up.
I've never tried a Kolb, but I think they're great. I trained in a Challenger2, and soloed in one. The challenger is a rock solid aircraft. Will do 6G positive, and 4G negative. VNE is 100 MPH.
A piece of trivia for you: There was a fixed wing version of the Benson Gyro Copter. It was developed in Montreal, and was called the Raz Mut. (French for close shave, a term French pilots used for buzzing the field.) It used the Benson's "fuselage" such as it was, and had a strutted fixed wing. I got to fly it and write a pilot report about it, when I was writing for Air Progress Magazine in the 70s.
@@brucecooper7905 I really enjoyed writing for them. They actually offered me the Managing Editor job, but I had just been hired by Piper as Manager of Press Relations. So I stuck with my commitment to Piper. Still not sure I made the right choice.
I'm fairly certain border monitoring now also uses LIDAR and sonic detection (for aircraft engines), so even if the object is RADAR stealthy, it can still be detected via LIDAR even at night. LIDAR is just a different electromagnetic frequency band than microwave band RADAR. Sonic detectors for aircraft engines have been used since WWII. That technology has been much improved since then, especially with use of computers for acoustic filtering and analyses. Can now determine range, bearing, and elevation with just a single acoustic system (although multiple sites provide better accuracy). A similar acoustic system on which you can easily find information is "Shotspotter" used by many cities to detect and locate gunshots.
I took an aeronautics course in High School, got to spend some decent seat time in my teachers personally owned Cessna 172SP. Since then, I've randomly gotten welding and fabrication experience in the aerospace world.... My wife and I were talking about purchasing a damaged ultralight or just building one.
True, but it says without a licence ... you might have been trained by family or friends but just want to avoid the cost and paperwork of a formal license. Here they thought about having a bicycle licence at some point.
No its not. Batteries that can supply that much power are still heavy AF. A gallon of gas will give you way more power than its equivalent weight in battery. For example the long range battery on the tesla model 3 weighs over 1,000pounds 🤣. Already 4 times the max weigh allowed for the entire aircraft
Used UL's can be found m7ch cheaper than the new prices. Check Barnstormers.com, Trade-a-Plane or even EBay! You should be able to get into a decent QuickSilver for as little as $3 - 4,000 USD. Just have someone who knows what they are doing check it over before you buy. jc
I'd love to build a flying wing aircraft like the B2. They are super efficient, have an awesome glide ratio and can be fast due to the low drag. In my opinion the best aircraft type. The only downside is that it probly will be big and not under 2000 pounds
Let me emphasize how important it is to learn from someone that actually knows how to teach flying. Before I got my CFI, another pilot friend of mine that was also a commercial pilot and was also working on his CFI had ultralights that he rented out. He taught people the basics and they went flying. He had four of them and inside of about two months, all four were crashed in fatal accidents. While it may sound fun and the freedom seems cool, for crying out loud, you cannot fly safely without instruction!
ultrlights have less inertia than conventional Gen Aviation aircraft and their flight envelope is a lot smaller so you have to treat them with respect and always be prepared for an engine failure because the lack of inertia means when the engine cuts you have to push the nose forward to maintain flying spead and to keep airflow across the wings. On take off land with an engine failure then fly straight ahead or limit turns to 30 degress from straght ahead and never never try to turn back. If you ignore this advice, you should at least get a ballistic parachute attached then no problem if you are over 150 feet.
Maybe the GAS should make it easier for the average person to fly. There IS no training offered for those wishing to fly ultralights. So if I buy one woe to those on the ground below me. BTW Merlin makes a great ultralight that is NOT covered with cloth or fabric but with aluminum and an enclosed cockpit.
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So who should pay for the instructor, plane, fuel, classroom time etc? I don't teach flying but I make my living teaching deep rig, mixed gas diving. Who should pay me or should I do it for free? Sure people can strap 3 tanks onto themselves and roll overboard, and they will die. The only reason somebody would think a pilot would not need proper instruction is if they didn't want to learn how to land. 911 anyone??? If you can't see the difference between sailing/ swimming and flying an aircraft then you are to stupid to respond to. Why am I wasting my time Mohammed?
Here (France) ultralight aircrafts are registered and a specific licence is required to fly. It is still simpler and more affordable than for regular planes.
Your life is worth the cost of training. Get a instructor and fly a cessna 150 for ten hours. Costs about 60 an hour plus fuel.. . you will learn very necessary skills in the first ten hours that might save your life in a ultra.. never buy a single surface wing ultra.. Blue skys and good luck.. very cool aircraft!
Oh the Great lovely easy to fly Cessna 150 / 152. I did my trading on both models and six of the types. You can land Full flap main wheels at start of the piano keys and stop at the end of. I could do that no matter what weather conductions every landing around speed 44. The 150 / 152 Are Excellent training aircraft and for touring, such a real pleasure to fly. On my GFT flight the Examiner said that was the Best GFT I have ever had. A I have to Trophy Excellent Pass GFT. So Thank you Cessna for producing superb aircraft. Keep up your Brilliance. You Cannot go wrong buying a Cessna 150 / 152 / 172. Happy landings to all. JB. East Surrey, UK.
Hey dude really great video. Thought u might wanna know some other channel has copied your video. Exact same title and they even copied your thumbnail and changed it slightly by adding a background! Hope you can sort this out. I reported their vid
davidsirmons weight restriction at 256lbs are too. The planes could be so much safer at 300lbs, or set to the Canadian ultralight weight limit which is 1200lbs I think.
@@Hiflier35thCAG The aircraft called ultralights in Canada are not just these sorts of aircraft, they are what the US calls light sport aircraft. The Canadians do not have a separate category for very small aircraft like this and there is no powered aircraft you can fly without a license in Canada.
I think those are nice. I am with him, just because training is not required doesn't mean you shouldn't get any. I would rather have the training than risk an accident since I would not know what to do.
Love the old school clips. A great reminder that behind every cool hobby there was a guy saying "What do you mean you don't think I can do it?! I bet you a case of beer I can do that, hell I could do that in my sleep!"
my question is i am a big man 350 lbs + 6'2" is there an ultralight for my body frame or am i stuck getting a regualer plane ( much prefur an ultralight due to time and money) ?
joseph purdy Most ultralights are limited to 250lbs for the pilot or less. The Experimental/LSA class Hummel H5 (big brother to the UltraCruiser) will carry a 300lbs 6’2” pilot. It’s fairly easy to get an LSA license.
I wish there was a U.K. equivalent of part 103 Over here to fly even the smallest of planes you need the same expensive license as you need to fly multimillion dollar machines
I’m a dual rated ATP (fixed wing and rotor helicopter), I hold 3 flight instructor ratings, and 1 ground instructor rating, with 14 years of flight experience. Before flying one of these ultralights….I WOULD STILL SEEK TRAINING!!
@@samuelseidel6148 Then buy cheap land in Eastern Europe. I'm from the big city but I bought 100 acres in hillbilly country far away from the law and it was dirt cheap. Never give up on a Dream.
Also remember that you will fuel to fly theses machines and an airport is where you are most likely going to get your fuel. You can’t enter controlled airspace with most of these machines without a license. Just a little heads up for everyone unless you want to be Jerry canning it or if you have your own fuel tank
All of these listed are basically VW rotax motors. They run on regular gas. There are some that use 2 stroke motors. I have seen sport class aircraft with diesel motors. But never one that required AV gas.
Those, are ultralights. Unless you save and invest until you're super old and THEN buy a plane or two, you're just gonna have to learn how to use ultralights. It's physically less plane for the same, and arguably better, experience of flight. All paramotor pilots say it's much more interactive than flying their cessnas because there isn't a massive fuselage blocking 70% of what you are trying to see, plus you feel wind, hear the sounds from below, and are much cheaper to fuel/repair/replace. Paramotors and ultralights are the way forward, especially with today's innovations!
I'm surprised you didn't include the Archaeopteryx in your list. It also doesn't need a pilot's license and looks like it would be amazing fun!! They are mostly considered a glider, but they do have models with engines.
This sparks my interest in escaping, at least for a bit. It's something different. My father's a licensed pilot whom flew in the Air Force and Delta Air Lines. I just hear that little voice in the back of my head calling.
Which is your favorite ultralight? Mine is the Kolb!
*See description for all video credits*
Also, for those in the US you’ll want to read the full Part 103 regulation here:
www.usua.org/Rules/faa103.htm
The hummel. Reminds me of the Hughes H1 racer.
@@adamfrbs9259 ive just got to agree
The joy of flying lawn care equipment and kitchen appliances. I love it . Would like to see a ultra light race safely ofcourse.
Number 1 & 3 are great, with outstanding visibility in turns.
Gyrocopters are my personal best love.
The Hummel #7 looks *EPIC!* Heard it handles like a full size Beech.
The Lazair just looks like a dream. Love the inverted _V_ tail configuration
#9 Not only no. But _Hell no!_
@@adamfrbs9259 mine are the Phantom the first one and the kilb
I love to fly, I'm a pilot. But he is right. Get some training first. As they say the second greatest feeling is flying. The first is landing safely.
Take offs are optional, landings are not. However, any landing you can walk away from is a good one. Those you can't... well.... it was still a thrill.
My training is from years of playing DCS World and il-2 Sturmovik, so it's good.
I knew a guy who built his only and nearly died twice. Was really scary.
All planes will "land" themselves. The key is to be able to take off one more time! ;-)
Any landing you walk away from , is a good landing ! Lol
WHY THIS VIDEO IS GOOD:
-Quick to the point
-very descriptive and includes the price
-tell you why it is a good ultralight
-not click bait
Holly Gates agreed!
@@skyforce2132 just walk away ranee
Just walk away run away Renee
Also no 20 minute intro
Yis
Don’t know why I’m watching this when I live in the uk where freedom and fun don’t exist
See about moving to the USA bud, we'd welcome you here.
@jefforey siegel turnip farmers of today.just getting by 😶..... cant even store rain water😶 that's everyone. Not just farmers.
@jefforey siegel
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You have a lot more than you realize. What you don't have that we do (fortunately for you), is an orange narcissist conman criminal wannabe dictator. Hopefully that will soon end. Maybe we'll get lucky and have a 'grassy knoll' incident.
Fred Flintstone yeah! Then you can have your dream of a Pence administration. Brilliant!
A family friend thought a gyro copter would be fun after he lost his pilots license to old age, he flew it around here and there in CA, one day while he was at the top of small mountain in Death Valley the engine died, he began to spin and fall, he just made it to the edge where the mountain turned to desert sand where he crashed. He was able to walk away, lucky for him there were campers way out in the desert a mile or so from him, he hiked over and they took him to his truck and trailer miles away. He then gave up flying, bought RC planes to give him a fix.
The money you save on training can be used to subsidize your funeral expenses.
"Without a license" is not the same as "without training". Ignorance is not intelligence, buddy.
Why would u want to pay for a funeral ??? Some1 who doesn't care for life isn't going to be worried about death.(especially for paying for a funeral u won't enjoy),
The thing is you can get a couple hours of training until you are comfortable
Funny but,this is a real life situation though I get you're humor.
Hahhahahhahaahha!! No doubt
You do not need a flying license but you do need to know how to fly. Get lessons and a simple certified aircraft and fly for 100+ hours, say a year in all weaather, then sell the plane and get one of these. Flying is fun but not cheap. Crashing is not fun and even more expensive.
Greg Warner are there not ultralight instructors with (obviously) 2 seater ultralights that a beginner could get lessons with? Honestly asking.. I'm not in the US.
Thanks Santa
Flight Sim X
SCREAMIN' LORD BYRON I know there are training facilities/programs for the paramotors, check out Tucker Gott’s channel to learn more about that. I’m not sure about any of the others though
@@screaminlordbyron7767 well if it was a 2 seater then its not really an ultralite anymore
Glad to see you included Peter's contraption. I've been watching him do RC airplanes for years. Thought he was nuts when he built that thing. Nice list. Thanks for a good vid.
“But let’s say you don’t have the time or the money to spend on training”
First plane: *20,000$*
The legal Eagle around $8k to $12k
I saw a used ultralight on ebay once for $3500, still functional.
He forgot to mention paramotor
You can get a cessna 152 for 20k why would you get an ultralight?
@@kie9683 no license or training required
Propeller: fan that keeps the pilot cool.
Turn it off and watch him sweat.
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I laughed way too much at this.....lol
Air con
That joke is soooo old and worn out! The first time I heard it, I fell off my dinosaur and broke all three of my knees! left, right, and Weenee!
@@ConvairDart106 the comeback was even older haha
In most European countries you even need a license to fart, so no this wouldn't work.
In California you need a license from the AQMD to fart.
I just applied for my fart license and white privilege card last week, still waiting on it.
Hi Aviation Nut, Is there anything that I can fly without a licence here in Europe?, nothing at all, thanks.
I bet that's an awkward wait in line.
Come to the wild west. Shoot(pun-intended) for half the time you can become a doctor or a pilot... [compared to Europe.]
Makes me want to get into the air. I had a friend who owned a 1965 Cesna, and he took me up a few times and let me take the controls. I'd love to own an ultra-light. Looks like lots of fun
You can fly these with no license , but have to go through nine kinds of hell to get a license for a 251 gram drone . Is the FAA
fucked up or what ?
The same of our ENAC in Italy!! but we cannot fly anything without a license...except a kite:-)
@@diegofurlan6564 Don't give them any ideas .
@@spencerboaz2385 hahahaha..:-)
OMG I started flying in 1978 and every aircraft you showed I knew about. And I have flown many of them. Thanks for making that video and taking me a trip through time!
Looking at most of these I seriously question where $15-20k goes when buying one of these. They look like they could be built from stuff at a hardware store for like $1000
Really for the engineering
Thought the same
guessing a supply vs demand thing --- and yeah, the know how behind the design
You can get plans to build them for about $50-200 and source parts to make them on your own. A lot of it's just that pipes are bent at the production site, welded parts are made, complex geometry are cut or bent, and tools are used that some homebuilders won't have. It also takes a lot less time to just build a kit (3-400 hours) than to build from plans (800+)
The cheapest flying is the used paraglider. Not the paramotor.. but I've had more fun with my paraglider than any other type flying... I've been flying for 30 years. Aerobatic aircraft and skydiving are a blast. You dont need to get a license to do either. But you will learn alot about what type a pilot you want to be.. Good luck..
are you living in USA?
“Has to stall at 24 knots”
Do they not want people able to evade dogfights easier during everyday combat? 😂😂😂
This came up in my reccomendations and I expected one of those computer narrated top 5 videos.
Pleasantly surprised and subbed
Hi everyone. Private pilot here. I’ve tracked every penny I’ve ever spent on flying. It cost me about $10,000 over the course of 2 1/2 years to get my full license, including ground school, materials, test prep, taking the tests, etc. (I had 60hrs logged when I took the practical). Last time I checked, that’s cheaper than $20k.... and gave me 60 hours of instructor-based lessons.... and I can take passengers. Just sayin...
Flight is divine! But the noise of a motor and prop take away some of the joy. Ultimately it was paragliding that won me over. The first time a cloth wing silently lifted me off the ground was pure magic.
The difference between the US and Europe regarding UL flying is staggering. The European twin-seater ultralight Blackwing has a max speed of 170 kts, retractable landing gears, a max allowed load factor of 12G and a max climb speed of 1600 ft/min. It most certainly requires a medical and a UL pilot license. US microlights are called "trikes" or "paragliders" in Europe, but they still require a license. No free flying over here.
No freedom in Europe? Imagine my shock.
you do pretty much need a license to do anything in europe
Collin Hennessy Nah, just different. Some things are easier, some things are not.
Rex Regis Not for flying drones. No registration required. Yet.
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I mean $20,000 isn’t exactly “cheap”, but as long as you can fly, that’s all that really matters!
@Trip Gil >>> FWIW, that is one of the main reasons why I have not acquired an ultralight aircraft: I want to get my pilot's license and take my grandson flying!!
Cost just as much a car. Really not bad. They need to do a finance plan guarantee they would sell more.
You can get a cessna 150 for that much.
@daniel ndungutripp Lol no, not new.
@daniel ndungutripp Cessna 150's are not produced anymore so no it wouldnt be exactly new lol
“If you don’t have the time or money to spend on training” to fly, even an ultralight, then you should not be flying because there is a good chance you will die. Ultralights are still aircraft and whether there is a law requiring a license or not, aviation is (as the old adage goes) “terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity, or neglect”
Thats only if your drunk im 13 and im making a gyrocopter but i have a big back yard jut don't fly way up or else you made your ticket to heaven...or hell don't know which is worse
GeneralJpickles 288 I’m afraid you have a lot to learn about flying young man. Hopefully you don’t learn it the hard way.
@@andy347 sir i do know a quite a bit of gyrocopters and the laws of physics sory for my bad english
Eipper MX was the kit I purchased new and assembled myself. The dealer/seller took it for it’s first test flight as part of our deal. He had given me instruction in his two place model in which I soloed. I flew it for a couple of years...and lived to tell about it and then purchased a Cessna 150 and thinks sort of snowballed from there + $$$$$. All great fun and fantastic memories.
Why don’t more people with DUIs ride around by air! This is gold!
10:15 pressurized flammable gas cylinder strapped to your back, flame over your head, 200 ft above homes and habitation. what could go wrong. sign me up.
I've never tried a Kolb, but I think they're great. I trained in a Challenger2, and soloed in one. The challenger is a rock solid aircraft. Will do 6G positive, and 4G negative. VNE is 100 MPH.
Very well researched and presented.. thanks for sharing!!!
You can fly any aircraft without a license, it's entirely dependant on your level of fondness for prison.
you spit some truth right there
Sky King didn't go to prison..
If your sitting next to a qualified pilot in the flight deck you can fly the plane.
#Rip skyking
Aircraft flies with fuel not with license
A piece of trivia for you: There was a fixed wing version of the Benson Gyro Copter. It was developed in Montreal, and was called the Raz Mut. (French for close shave, a term French pilots used for buzzing the field.) It used the Benson's "fuselage" such as it was, and had a strutted fixed wing. I got to fly it and write a pilot report about it, when I was writing for Air Progress Magazine in the 70s.
I LOVED that magazine!
@@brucecooper7905 I really enjoyed writing for them. They actually offered me the Managing Editor job, but I had just been hired by Piper as Manager of Press Relations. So I stuck with my commitment to Piper. Still not sure I made the right choice.
The airolite 103, the hummel ultracruiser, and the doubled engine plane are my favorites.
There a video out on youtube of a guy flying a ultralight while drinking a beer and he landed it perfectly with no experience
Where
He had flight sim + book smarts
bruh I've played gta v and flew tons if jets I'm sure i can fly this tiny Mickey mouse planr
He was just on a lucky streak, he will crash for sure, I have 1500hrs PCI in powered aircraft and I can still get a landing wrong - EASILY !
sounds lika 'bama
Can any of these fly back and forth across the US/Mexico border undetected? Asking for a friend.
If you fly low enough you won't be detected by radar if that's what you're asking
I'm fairly certain border monitoring now also uses LIDAR and sonic detection (for aircraft engines), so even if the object is RADAR stealthy, it can still be detected via LIDAR even at night. LIDAR is just a different electromagnetic frequency band than microwave band RADAR. Sonic detectors for aircraft engines have been used since WWII. That technology has been much improved since then, especially with use of computers for acoustic filtering and analyses. Can now determine range, bearing, and elevation with just a single acoustic system (although multiple sites provide better accuracy). A similar acoustic system on which you can easily find information is "Shotspotter" used by many cities to detect and locate gunshots.
Nah fam
Flying low avoids radar , however the noise from the small whiny engines so low to the ground will give you away.
lol drug dealer
This Video on Ultra lights flying without a licience is Awesome I Love this Video!!!!
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Ultralights are awesome
Tampa Here, thanks for sharing your flying video!👍
I took an aeronautics course in High School, got to spend some decent seat time in my teachers personally owned Cessna 172SP. Since then, I've randomly gotten welding and fabrication experience in the aerospace world.... My wife and I were talking about purchasing a damaged ultralight or just building one.
That was a well-put-together most awesome video sir, thank you
To which country does the "no licence" apply? I guess USA?
In Germany u need a licence to ride a skateboard ^^
XD Really?
Suddenly while flying one, An American Fighter lines up at you and your computer keeps saying "Engaged"
That biplane at the end is awesome! Thanks for this video; really fires the imagination.
Thanks for all your information. I don't think I'll ever do anything like that but it was so much fun to watch.
I like hummel ultracruiser
5:47
I’m getting a plane that’s for sure
Sebbe kartellen - full scale rc
Come pick me up foo
b52
Flying without training is stupidity.
organ donors. We need them.
@@linanicolia1363 yes
True, but it says without a licence ... you might have been trained by family or friends but just want to avoid the cost and paperwork of a formal license. Here they thought about having a bicycle licence at some point.
Yeah smart to take at least a few flight lessons
Why? If you crash just hit restart i mean duh
Fantastic machines -Thankyou for sharing !
I like your vids. Very informative. Well presented too.
"Build your own!"
Me: *make paper plane*
When you see a air national guard F-16 pull up right beside
Lol yeah miraculously WAY below their stall speed
@@scottskinner577 hes only beside you for a second and he's decending the whole time but hes there none the less.
Pretty sure if he wasn't stalled out via act of god, hed kill you with either the intake or the exhaust,
@@arcticsnow7041 I guess all pilots are males?
Scott Skinner LoL stall speed is 120-130 on a f16.... these top out at 55...
This is a perfect market for electric planes, I'm surprised there was only one? On the list.
No its not. Batteries that can supply that much power are still heavy AF. A gallon of gas will give you way more power than its equivalent weight in battery. For example the long range battery on the tesla model 3 weighs over 1,000pounds 🤣. Already 4 times the max weigh allowed for the entire aircraft
👏🏽 well made video, thanks 🙏🏾 for the links
Wow, you have given me too many dangerous ideas! I had no idea about the ultralights! :D
Those prices are absolutely insane !
Used UL's can be found m7ch cheaper than the new prices. Check Barnstormers.com, Trade-a-Plane or even EBay! You should be able to get into a decent QuickSilver for as little as $3 - 4,000 USD. Just have someone who knows what they are doing check it over before you buy.
jc
@@jmichaelcarbonniere9549 Thank you
comes to the uk
*oi m8 you got a loicence for that*
You do need a license to fly UL/ML in UK airspace.
Got it roight heah, coppah. And it's printed on ALL-YOO-MEN-EE-UMM.
davidsirmons quick question. Do you speak English because I can’t tell...
SaltyMc BoatFace but, how could they pull you over,
Except the Powered Paraglider, no licence needed for that
I'd love to build a flying wing aircraft like the B2. They are super efficient, have an awesome glide ratio and can be fast due to the low drag. In my opinion the best aircraft type. The only downside is that it probly will be big and not under 2000 pounds
Look at the Mitchell Wing B-10
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Wing_B-10
What a great video. Some machines I have never heard of or seen before. Epic. Cheers.
Hey
Wow so nice, first 5 were cool, then this Hummel comes along, stunning, wow love that sleak look with hints to the sixties and even ww2
too make it less expensive the tutor will direct you where to pick up a parcel and to drop it off
😂👍
Let me emphasize how important it is to learn from someone that actually knows how to teach flying. Before I got my CFI, another pilot friend of mine that was also a commercial pilot and was also working on his CFI had ultralights that he rented out. He taught people the basics and they went flying. He had four of them and inside of about two months, all four were crashed in fatal accidents.
While it may sound fun and the freedom seems cool, for crying out loud, you cannot fly safely without instruction!
Wow! I bet he feels horrible.
ultrlights have less inertia than conventional Gen Aviation aircraft and their flight envelope is a lot smaller so you have to treat them with respect and always be prepared for an engine failure because the lack of inertia means when the engine cuts you have to push the nose forward to maintain flying spead and to keep airflow across the wings. On take off land with an engine failure then fly straight ahead or limit turns to 30 degress from straght ahead and never never try to turn back. If you ignore this advice, you should at least get a ballistic parachute attached then no problem if you are over 150 feet.
Maybe the GAS should make it easier for the average person to fly. There IS no training offered for those wishing to fly ultralights. So if I buy one woe to those on the ground below me. BTW Merlin makes a great ultralight that is NOT covered with cloth or fabric but with aluminum and an enclosed cockpit.
That Cloud Hopper Air Ballon looks a little sketchy with the tank on your back ! lol
well, at least you are going to die while being 'high & loaded', if that tank explodes...
Great video, It was fun to watch
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6:15 when I pull up to sandy shores in gta
Flying is like fixing a nuclear reactor. It pays to take the time to learn how to do it correctly.
Same could be said for driving, sailing, or swimming.
Yet we don't demand 6,000 USD licenses for those things either.
So who should pay for the instructor, plane, fuel, classroom time etc? I don't teach flying but I make my living teaching deep rig, mixed gas diving. Who should pay me or should I do it for free? Sure people can strap 3 tanks onto themselves and roll overboard, and they will die. The only reason somebody would think a pilot would not need proper instruction is if they didn't want to learn how to land. 911 anyone??? If you can't see the difference between sailing/ swimming and flying an aircraft then you are to stupid to respond to. Why am I wasting my time Mohammed?
5:43
Aww baby p51
Grate description sir. Thank you a lot. Next video, could you explain parts of aircraft body and their functioning..?
Here (France) ultralight aircrafts are registered and a specific licence is required to fly. It is still simpler and more affordable than for regular planes.
3:54 does anyone else remember these things in a nintendo 64 game called pilot wings or something ??
No classic Weed hopper? That was one of the early ones and was all over
Your life is worth the cost of training. Get a instructor and fly a cessna 150 for ten hours. Costs about 60 an hour plus fuel.. . you will learn very necessary skills in the first ten hours that might save your life in a ultra.. never buy a single surface wing ultra.. Blue skys and good luck.. very cool aircraft!
Charles Ware costs about 120-150 an hour these days
Well said!
jc
Get a good flight simulator too, doesn't hurt so much when you crash and can learn a lot.
@@oldschoolman1444 yes the flight simulators are incredible today.
@@Rafael-tw1ei It's the biggest thrill you can have for under three hundred dollars...
Oh the Great lovely easy to fly Cessna 150 / 152. I did my trading on both models and six of the types. You can land Full flap main wheels at start of the piano keys and stop at the end of. I could do that no matter what weather conductions every landing around speed 44.
The 150 / 152 Are Excellent training aircraft and for touring, such a real pleasure to fly.
On my GFT flight the Examiner said that was the Best GFT I have ever had. A I have to Trophy Excellent Pass GFT.
So Thank you Cessna for producing superb aircraft.
Keep up your Brilliance.
You Cannot go wrong buying a
Cessna 150 / 152 / 172.
Happy landings to all.
JB. East Surrey, UK.
I’d start saving up for one of these, but I’d make sure to get EXTENSIVE training before flying anything. I’m not dying because of impatience
In my country I have to register a 525 gram drone as an ultralight and announce the area and the flight plan and ask for permission to fly.
holy! sh***! I'm so sorry for you! hope you can have at least a bit funny with it.
Hey dude really great video. Thought u might wanna know some other channel has copied your video. Exact same title and they even copied your thumbnail and changed it slightly by adding a background! Hope you can sort this out. I reported their vid
The "less than 55knots" restriction is just stupid.
davidsirmons weight restriction at 256lbs are too. The planes could be so much safer at 300lbs, or set to the Canadian ultralight weight limit which is 1200lbs I think.
The restrictions limit the damage these things can do.
@@jamesdewane1705 to the pilot or if they crash in a resident area?
@@Hiflier35thCAG The aircraft called ultralights in Canada are not just these sorts of aircraft, they are what the US calls light sport aircraft. The Canadians do not have a separate category for very small aircraft like this and there is no powered aircraft you can fly without a license in Canada.
@@nelpe1975 The weight and speed limits are to minimize the damage you can cause to whatever you hit, not just to protect the pilot.
I think those are nice. I am with him, just because training is not required doesn't mean you shouldn't get any. I would rather have the training than risk an accident since I would not know what to do.
love the Peter Sripol #11 mention. he's the reason I got into this stuff.
I'm waiting for the one man flying saucer.
aw. legit was waiting for the paper airplane to make it in this video for a laugh
Wasn't this posted already?
It was probably taken down, or he found a major mistake.
Love the old school clips.
A great reminder that behind every cool hobby there was a guy saying "What do you mean you don't think I can do it?! I bet you a case of beer I can do that, hell I could do that in my sleep!"
I fel in love with your videos.
Thank you mate 👍😊🌹🙏
my question is
i am a big man 350 lbs + 6'2" is there an ultralight for my body frame or am i stuck getting a regualer plane ( much prefur an ultralight due to time and money) ?
joseph purdy Most ultralights are limited to 250lbs for the pilot or less. The Experimental/LSA class Hummel H5 (big brother to the UltraCruiser) will carry a 300lbs 6’2” pilot. It’s fairly easy to get an LSA license.
I wish there was a U.K. equivalent of part 103
Over here to fly even the smallest of planes you need the same expensive license as you need to fly multimillion dollar machines
Ryan M. SSDR is pretty close isn't it? ~20hrs training mandated I think.
Man I’m 11 and I’m a plane enthusiast and i really feel like buying an ultralight
Start saving now and you will be able to buy a used one in a couple years!
I mean you could but I would recommend atleast flight sims so you know somewhat what to do
@@LuckyClovers72 i played x plane 10 for 2 years
Your gonna crash wait till you are 40
new name 40?
I’m a dual rated ATP (fixed wing and rotor helicopter), I hold 3 flight instructor ratings, and 1 ground instructor rating, with 14 years of flight experience. Before flying one of these ultralights….I WOULD STILL SEEK TRAINING!!
sir I have 30 years of continuous flight training experience. And x
So do not fly without a few hrs of training it could hurt…
Ask John Denver about that.... oops.
10:10 Belgians are everywhere lol
Should have a disclaimer at the beginning that this is only US law, people watch youtube from all around the world you know!
Just find a place in the middle of nowhere if you want to fly without a license. That's what I do.
George Washington unlikely in Europe.
@@samuelseidel6148 Then buy cheap land in Eastern Europe. I'm from the big city but I bought 100 acres in hillbilly country far away from the law and it was dirt cheap. Never give up on a Dream.
George Washington Thats easy to say when you’re a founding father of another country🙄
@@bippy201 😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍
Also remember that you will fuel to fly theses machines and an airport is where you are most likely going to get your fuel. You can’t enter controlled airspace with most of these machines without a license. Just a little heads up for everyone unless you want to be Jerry canning it or if you have your own fuel tank
Well some of the engine's might be 2T (2 stroke) so you can just fill up your mix and go. :)
All of these listed are basically VW rotax motors. They run on regular gas.
There are some that use 2 stroke motors. I have seen sport class aircraft with diesel motors. But never one that required AV gas.
Talk about on the fringe....this is it! That said....the Quicksilver MX is indeed one of the best your history lesson has to offer.
That's was most enjoyable with many small craft I'm sure we would all love to fly 👍
I'm not as interested in aircraft you don't need training for as much as aircraft normal people can afford...
I'm afraid you'll have to travel to a place called the 1950s for that 😢
Those, are ultralights. Unless you save and invest until you're super old and THEN buy a plane or two, you're just gonna have to learn how to use ultralights. It's physically less plane for the same, and arguably better, experience of flight. All paramotor pilots say it's much more interactive than flying their cessnas because there isn't a massive fuselage blocking 70% of what you are trying to see, plus you feel wind, hear the sounds from below, and are much cheaper to fuel/repair/replace. Paramotors and ultralights are the way forward, especially with today's innovations!
Most ultralights are the price of a new car.
The title should be:
10 aircraft you can die in without a license.
Aviation Nut Careful, you might brake a nail. Grow some balls. Check out a Skycraft Scout. It’s called fun.
Next day be like: Florida man crashes into play ground full of children, Florida man was suspected to be flying without a license
I'm surprised you didn't include the Archaeopteryx in your list. It also doesn't need a pilot's license and looks like it would be amazing fun!! They are mostly considered a glider, but they do have models with engines.
Looks like toms of fun!!! Flying is flying. The Phantom X-1 would be my choice!!!
How are you supposed to afford a plane when you can’t afford training
me: *reads the title*
channel name: *has florida in it*
me: of course..
I wish I could experience my dreams for real...Sadly I'm broke 😞
I think this comment would fit to about 80 % of the human race...
@@nelpe1975 until you do something about it...😃
This sparks my interest in escaping, at least for a bit. It's something different. My father's a licensed pilot whom flew in the Air Force and Delta Air Lines. I just hear that little voice in the back of my head calling.
Ive seen all of these since I live right next to an airport it’s awesome
_Flying! _*_The most fun you can have with your clothes on!_*
Who said you needed your clothes on to fly?
@@user-gm4kv2my4u well, I guess if you are into your weenie hiding in your buttcrack to stay warm ...