The Most Surprising Ultralight Aircraft You Can Fly Without a License.
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Ultralight flying offers one of the quickest and purest ways to experience the joys of aviation. Whether you're into powered parachutes, trikes, traditional fixed wings, or even amphibians and rotorcraft, ultralights offer loads of fun and excitement. And the best part? They're usually quite affordable and don’t require a license to fly. Unlike standard aircraft, ultralight aircraft are not subject to stringent FAA regulations, making them the least regulated and simplest to operate without a license. Back in 1982, the FAA introduced something called Part 103. It's a simple set of rules that applies to ultralight vehicles. With Part 103, you don't need to bother with FAA registration, any sort of pilot certificate, or even an aviation medical and you can either buy one that's ready to fly or build it yourself using kits as long as you follow the AC-103-7 guidelines. However, to qualify for Part 103, the aircraft must be a single-seater weighing less than 254 pounds and used solely for recreational or sports flying. Surprisingly, some aircraft weigh more than 254 pounds but are still considered ultralights. So, be sure to hit that like and subscribe button as we explore the most surprisingly cool planes you can fly without a license.
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As a GA Pilot I would strongly recommend training before flying any of these aircraft. Watched 2 ultra-lights go in because the pilots did not understand what a stall is. Neither survived. Had ultra-lights fly into fields with no radio and nearly get themselves and others killed. GET a HAND HELD Aviation radio before going to any airfield and learn how to read aviation charts. The life you safe maybe your own.
Yup , I’m all for training in this area !
Stalls are for model T's. Nothing can stop the determined idiot.
I used to hang around with a guy who was hell on wheels. Not much sense but wasn’t afraid to do some of the most wild dangerous stuff. Years on he told me he built or bought an ultralight and only took it up once. I guess he learned his lesson cheap this time having lost a foot years earlier in a seadoo accident screwing around. Locally we have had a few killed locally usually from a stall, spin incident.
I wouldn’t want to try one of those myself without at least 5 hours of some kind of instruction and I owned a Cessna 150 for many years. Seriously , those things can and do kill people and due to its classification unless you are in with the as aviation community you never even hear of the incidents . Aviation of any sort needs a reasonably sound education concerning what you’re dealing with. Also consider how most of these videos and articles are sales pitches. Much of what is being said isn’t applicable to you in real life. Best example is landing in your back yard. It better be a very big yard like mine which is an old farm field . Ignorance of “ High, Hot, Humid” can led to a very bad day .
Good qualified teaching is mandatory...you can't jump into a car and drive it without the relevant protocol.,the same with a weapons license..nor will insurance cover you easily...in my opinion self teaching only goes so far! And yes l did gliding before getting a restricted PPL
@@drizlerHang around? Hang glider pilot? Wow!
Licence not required sure...but training is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Id rather say - strictly necessary
Flying is the last thing most private citizens haven’t done ! Like driving a car or boating !
I never did learn to fly but wish I had !
Watching this allows my mind to dream ! 😂
I took flying lessons in a weight shift micro light but couldn't get the hang of landing just like a kamikaze pilot i.e. judging height. Wish I had kept it up though.
Imagine flying an aeroplane without a licence, in the UK you can't ride an electric bike without a licence.
Oi mate! Ya got a loicense fer them shoes?! A bit sporty fer a civilian, innit?
same here in germany mate !
Germany is so disgusting...
everything is forbidden !
no wonder so much germans are always in a bad mood...
Y'all still accept the existence of a monarch… 🤷♂
@serversurfer6169 ,
I'm an American making fun of the Brits. Sorry for not being more clear.
@@jameswoodard4304 Ah. Me too! 😅
Hey thank you for featuring our Snake Trike! This is truly a fun aircraft and one of the best and most economical ways to get into aviation. I'd like to connect with you and show you our fixed wing single seat Part 103 aircraft, the Minifox. We plan to have it at Oshkosh in 2025 and would love to get some feedback prior to its showing.
Well, nothing like the freedom these might bring, I mean.... I can feel it just thinking about flying. be safe & peace
Love the Fokker DVII video or a full size DVII flying at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New York.
Great video! Some beautiful planes and heli's there! And ok, so you don't need a licence to fly but I'd certainly get some rigorous training before going up in on e of these!
You do need a license to fly. There is not a single place on earth that will let you fly with no license!!!!!!
Thanks for puting Metric information on the videos.
I have an eye condition and can't get a GA license. I paraglide and that's a lot of fun, but this looks amazing. I think I'm going to get that Merlin lite in a few years.
The 103 looks quite good and has a huge following.
I was close to buying one (UL 103) in 2007 just before the housing crash in Florida. Now in Virginia, wish I could get back into it, not much interest in ultralights the area I'm in currently.
@@Raggzzaug11 I will be moving to the UP of Michigan in the future and plan to purchase their E model with BRS. When I was flying in my 20's I was fearless. Now at 82 I am more careful. 😉
Thank you for the bait and switch. The cover image two-seater would have been nice to learn about--even though it isn't an FAR 103 ultralight.
The cover image looks VERY much like an L/19. I flew these, once long ago, and clicked to find the A/C/ Bait and switch
Yup, just added Mostop to the 'do not suggest' list.
I forgot the name, but there is a low wing aluminum monoplane that qualifies under FAR 103. I'm sure it's not cheap. I don't know much about it, but I do care about something that can handle a high elevation grass field with somewhat unpredictable winds. Yes, I am a pilot with about 1000 hours, but GA regulations, rules, and annuals got too expensive to keep up with.
That still image is the reason I watched this. Stupid.
Many models shown do not fall under Pt 103 exemptions. They are registered sports aircraft much more comparable to Light Sport Aircraft in specifications
Most
Except in other countries such as Canada.
@@Lt_TraggFAA Part 103 does not apply in Canada.
In many ways, an Ultra-Light is more dangerous than a typical General Aviation aircraft due to it's light weight. It is more easily upset in turbulent winds and when flown at a lower altitude there's less time for recovery. That is, even if you've gotten instruction in unusual attitudes. They also have very little crosswind component. I'm an experienced pilot and have flown many different aircraft. I once owned a KitFox 4 and flew the Kitfox 5 for many years and understand the pull that flight has. I was also into Skydiving, flying a Ram-Air type parachute. If you insist on flying any one of these aircraft, take some flying lessons. Especially with someone who has experience flying that type. It could save your life.
I'm sure youv've never flown one.....
I have several hundred hours in several different part 103 aircraft... never had a incident......
That German made Breezer B400 is sweet! Wish they would've mentioned a price on it.
? Just asking: Can you buy one in the U.S. ....Cost? ...you can sign me up for one.
@greggwhittenberger9177 I have no idea. First I've ever heard about it.
You don't seem to understand the difference between Light Sport and Ultralight. They are not the same and they are quite different.
As others have said, get a pilots license if you want to fly.....not to please "the man", just to learn how to not die.
Prospective UL flyers should check out the Badlands F series and the Top Rudder 103 Solo. Both are excellent, and the Badlands is offered with a four stroke engine option for those, like me, who don’t like 2 strokes.
That is the two I have been looking at also. Leaning towards the Ruckus.
This is an irish man narrating this video. This is video is for the USA flyers. I am sure there is many hoops to jump through in Ireland 🇮🇪 just to get even a kite into the air. Great video please do a video on irish microlite legal requirements 🙏
This is a text-to-speech computer program narrating the video, in a vaguely Irish accent.
@colindoyle2225 Thanks for the heads up.
Ever since seeing Mad Max Road Warrior, and The God's Must Be Crazy 2, I have wanted to get an ultralight. But them pesky bills and insufficient cash flow have stymied me.
Me too... That little plane in The Gods must be crazy 2 definitely got me fantasizing... Probably costs less than a bass boat... But I still can't afford the plane. I've already got a bass boat as it happens, but I can't really afford to run the thing at the moment... The fact is, I need a piano more than a bass boat or a plane, actually.
Anyone want to trade a baby grand for a bass boat? ha ha.
Peace.
Thanks love the video ...Ive always love to fly & now I have Hope with an Ultralight to Buy & actually Pilot One ..yea !!!
If weather conditions change suddenly, as we experienced today in a small town in the Midwest, any of these contraptions would turn into death traps.
They can't handle a whole lot of cross wind
The German Breezer is the only one that doesn't look like a potential death trap. Most of these ULs have the engines mounted in a position that, in the likely event of a crash, the structure will fold and dump it (the engine) onto the pilot. No thank you.
It's so great that we live in a world that a person can sit in an airconditioned office, copy other peoples work, and make good money off it. WHAT? Do you know how much time, effort and MONEY it takes to travel ON LOCATION to capture this content? How about you take this video down (including al the clips of mine you used) and stop stealing other peoples work and PAYING someone to do a "Voice Over" on a video that now looks like your own? How about some respect @Mostop
Flying is easy. Landing is hard.
Landing can be challenging. Flying can too, depending on what else is happening in the sky. Weather is nothing to sneeze at, and it can change rapidly. Then there's unusual attitudes, disorientation, and mechanical issues. Even takeoff can get weird if the weight and balance is off or it's gusty.
Love the Fokker D.
Part One - Oh - Three!
Yeah, and Eff. A. Are. Take note, robot.
The alloy descriptions and pronunciations were hilarious, I know I heard '4130 aluminum" in there.
Allowances are not Loopholes
Cool! I can fly under freeway underpasses and land in parks!!
To anyone who sees this, please pray for my health and send positive energy my way.
Sure thing... As a scientist, I don't actually believe in the effectiveness of either of those things... though I guess that second one could take a lot of different forms... such as this reply perhaps...?
I wish you peace, love, and health.
Would you drive a car without getting training? Well, lol, maybe some do. But with flying you're talking about moving in three dimensions simultaneously. Having learned how to fly and possessed a private licence I, too, would strongly recommend at least a minimum of training before venturing forth in an ultra-light.
Since this is talking about American law... Yes, _most_ people do drive without any training beyond practice... Obtained by driving.
Most states let you start driving with nothing but a 25 question written test, and a full license after a very short drive test. Same with motorcycles.
For instance, my driving test to get a full license was to drive around the block (obeying traffic laws) and then park back at the DMV.
@@DH-xw6jp Yea, our license testing is far too easy and it shows. Morons on the road everywhere!
man it's been so long since i been up there
The regulations suck. How did they arrive at that weight? It actually endangers lives having such restrictions. It forces people to use systems and components that are not optimum for flight.
You guys know that the Euro symbol is € and that you used the symbol for British Pound, right? Hope that the rest of the data in vid is correct!
103 is almost always pronounced one-oh-three. Also, the idiom is Part 103, not FAR Part 103.
A airplane that can land on water is great because you can land almost Anyware in Sweden. Fokker D-VIII great to and the price is not high.
It would be nice if you had range data and cost for all the aircraft instead of just some of them.
Approximately $ 25,000 for cost, and range is limited by that 5 gallon tank and 55 mile top speed. Your realistic range is about 55 miles.
@@L0stEngineer Thanks
Bait & Switch... many are not Part 103
I've been a fixed wing pilot for thirty years, and I can't imagine myself hopping into one of these helicopters and thinking I wouldn't kill myself and anyone in a hundred yard radius in under 15 seconds. Anyone attempting to fly ANY aircraft without training had better get their affairs in order first. I think the only usefulness these planes have is for actual trained pilots that have lost their medicals and still want to have a little fun. But anyone thinking they can build this in their back yard, watch a few videos and then take off is simply a fool strapped to some aluminum tubing and fabric.
Great video clips.
I’ll stick to RC and live to a ripe old age😊
Not one bad or negative word was spoken about these aircraft? Guess they must all be perfect?
3:15 That is british pounds (£) and not Euros (€).
You need a pilot licence in Great Britain for these planes
And like wise part 103 applies to Americans not Brits, lol.
Cuz the video is talking about America and the American FAA😂👍
@@ddouglas3687 Isn't it a shame?
@@stever4181 You could gather all your biker buddies and go tell the British version of the FAA you're not going to listen to their stupid rules!
We did that a couple hundred yrs ago. Lol!
Your King John was told to stick it too ya know! 😆
@@ddouglas3687 Whoa little britches I am an American living in England or Limy Land. My wife is English. I do have some ancestry that came from England but that was in 1635, Yep 1635. Not 17 or 18 or 19 but 1635. One of my relatives is John Tyler. The 10th President of the US
@@stever4181 woah yourself tiny britches my side got here in 1632! The other side, mom, got here 1640!
I don't know which country is worse off at this point however but please do not mess in the affairs of Dragons for you sir are crunchy and good with ketchup! 🐉
And yes I am a Douglas!
And related to King James 6 of Scotland aka King James I of England!
All in good fun though👍
At some point men had to get in barely airworthy planes and fly them without any training and while most of them survived there's not really a good reason to do it today.
Hold my beer 🍺....
Its hard to beleive you can still build one for about $4,000.00 with a rotax engine and a 5 blade adjustable pitch prop!
Magnificent!
Do ultralites have to stay in E Class airspace?
in our country even drones are regulated by the authorities
As they should be because some douchebag drone drivers like to fly their drones in airplane patterns and near airplanes.
@@rogerbee697 How have those regulations stopped the odd douchebag from flying near airplanes? Still no record of impacts all these years later
In the United States, the regulations and operator requirements for drones are far more significant and complex than part 103.
Anyone know what the thumbnail bush plane is ? Thanks
It's the Zlin Savage Bobber, and it's sadly NOT an ultralight, otherwise I might be induced to own one.
@@SeeUsFly Thanks for letting me know !
@Mostop - Nice video but FYI you are incorrectly pronouncing FAR Part 103. FAR is the abbreviation of _Federal Aviation Regulation_ and is pronounced F A R, not the word far. The 103 in Part 103 is pronounced 1 0 3, not one hundred and three. Since you're referring to US regulations/requirements you should use the standard American English pronunciation. Regards from Thailand!😁
You do know about automated narration?
@@mtkoslowski And you think that makes it OK? Sadly, too much of that is being used on YT lately.
Most people here in the USA call it “far 103” and not “F-A-R 103” because it’s easier to say. We all know what it means.
If you wish to be precise it is “part one -zero-three” as “Oh” is a letter. We all know what is meant.
In Europe even for a rc drone you need a licence
That’s your fault for being a servant.
@@chiefjoseph8154Kinda what I was thinking. So you fly a drone without a license, who would know?
Europe is a Police State.
Hold my beer 🍺.... 🤣
Narrator on the Fokker “unfortunately rendering its impact negligible…”. Do you understand it was a German plane?
Don't for get the "advanced" construction methods using RIVETS...
@@donaldcarey114
rivets don't make you an invader of my country.
what is the problem?
*Dutch
Guy says 31,000 Euros, but the graphic shows Pounds Sterling...
Scary. Brave people flying crazy machines.
They aren’t so scary. I spent a couple days getting familiar with my Microcopter SCH-2A, just getting up off the ground and hovering, taxiing around our fields, etc. I found it quite easy to get the hang of and by the end of the week I was comfortable buzzing all around the valley I live in. For around $20 in fuel I can fly for about an hour, and I added a backup fuel cell “for emergencies.”
Incredible that there are flying devices that don't legally require training.
Pigeons etc
just because you CAN, doesn't mean you SHOULD.
The more loopholes and regulation, the better.
You do in Australia
Is Part 103 guidelines or rules? Because as a drone 'pilot' under Part 107 i need a license but nothing similar under part 103 according to this video
That's correct. The FAA has determined that you and your 2lb drone are more dangerous than a few hundred pounds of aluminum, flesh and fabric. Therefore you need to be tested, tracked and then fined for any violations.
The A plane looks like a copy of the well known legal eagle
Thanks for sharing
video starts at 1:37
Slepcev Storch should be included
While showing a full scale bush plane!
Bullshit!
I wonder if the russian cannon fodder going into meat wave attacks receive the same smooth delivery this narrator is giving us .
I imagine they're told to shut up and follow orders... as they are transported to the roaring slaughter.
Peace.
The Uke nazis are getting their a$$e$ kicked, philly-hv2kc. Wake up.
Great joke from ww2 pilot. During an interview years after the war a pilot was giving a lecture about a dog fight and wax quoted as saying " this foker was settaling behind my tail and was trying to get me in his sights" the cordinator cut in and said "for thos who dont know a foker is a ww1 aircraft flown by the germans" the pilot continued "thats true but this foker was flying a meserschmitt."
Please excuse my spelling im sure there all wrong. 😂😂😂
Douglas Bader wasn't it? And he was giving a talk at a posh girl's school.
I’m surprised nobody’s ever built a tilt rotor version of an ultralight yet!
The crashes of the early prototypes probably puts people off.
@@Struthio_Camelus it should be safer nowadays with the latest tilt rotor technology. Take a look at the V 280 Valor
tilt mechanism adds significant weight
Why does a rule change for an airplane have to be a loophole?
Where's the thumbnail plane?
No one says Part 100 and 3.
That bugged me too. Lol
"The Fokker emerged as one of the top fighter's of WW1. ..and had the potential to alter the course of the war, but UNFORTUNATELY it was not manufactured until the wars conclusion rendering its impact negligible" 😂 The Allied Powers of the USA, Britain, France etc. we very upset I'm sure - very unfortunate.🙄😁
There's a lot of difference in a light sport and ultra lite . Iv flown piper cub. Aeronca 7ac. Cessna 150. Taylircraft and a 2006 legend cub combat cub the 1st COMBAT CUB by American Legend. N532AK. And after my dad passed away since I'm diabetic and can't get a light sport license I tried flying an ultra lite belite ultracub. It scared the crap out of me. There's no gliding in over long loafing decent. You have to have power on and aim at the numbers. Not fun after being in light sport for most of my life 63 yrs another bad thing is the two stroke. Not a good thing on an ultra lite a two stroke will vibrate the damb thing apart especially if it has rivets. No ultra lite for me. I love life too much
The term "ultralight" and the imagery seen is being conflated with other types.
Its absurd that you dont need a license for this but by damn if you are flying a model drone or radio controlled toy and you dont register it and follow the absurd FAA rules you can land in jail!
Jail time, never happen.
I met get one of those copters to mow my lawn.
Did you say that swan was powered by Panini's😂
good video but you didnt mention my favorite. the cri cri.
But you need just as much training to fly an ultra-lite. And you don't need a license to fly a Cessna solo. If you need to insure your craft you'll need to be trained to fly it.
I could be wrong but in Canada I think a license is required to fly anything
Canada is a communist country, and there are no men left in Canada. Soy boy bun toppers.
I thought you could fly a plane without a license but could not pilot other people in the plane without a license
Where's the Zlin Savage Bobber? Just crap ultraugly aircrafts was showed.
whew. Hate when the editor can't tell the ultralight replica from the real airplane. The DVIII. At least two of those are actual DVIIIs, particularly the green camo one. That is the full sized WWI fighter complete with it's original rotary engine. I have seen that thing up close and personal at Rhinebeck Aerodrome in New Your State. Not an ultralight at all.
Great idea, but.. I could never afford the liability of falling on someone.
The Most Surprising Ultralight Aircraft You Can Fly Without a License. And generally crash and die in!
Tell that to John Denver
He flew a newly purchased experimental and had trouble with switching the fuel tanks and lost control. Sad but preventable.
You could build the entire thing out of uhmwpe and it would be extremely light and float without float pods.
It all sounds VERY exciting, but I'm FAR too risk-averse to bet my life on an aircraft that is built - and looks - far too much like a toy! I think I'll stay home and watch the ultralight crash videos on RUclips!
Seems like your Stony may weigh to much... 😜
where would i park my helicopter? and where do l put my groceries n stuff..?
convert to drones for Ukraine
Part One-Oh-Three. Most of the aircraft shown are not ultralights.
Some people die fully licensed. Some people live long without a license. Some people never fly because you dont teach them what they need to know. Get your wallet we can start a ultrilight school soon...blessings...m
USA
So as you may also be able to see on your rig, the Google offers to translate "USA" to English... and if you take it up on that offer, it gives you "deer"... strange.
peace.
Why didn’t you give us the price of afford a plane now I’m not gonna watch a video
Let's see how many times we can incorporate 'Part 103 Ultralight' into the text.
- The writer of this crappy text, probably
But you need a license to operate a radio and catch a fish 🎉 but not for something that can drop out of the sky tripping in deadly Mass???🎉🎉
I think too much is made of not needing a licence to fly. Anyone who is not a licensed pilot should at least get some serious training.
If ultralight accidents begin to spike, law makers will step in and spoil things for everyone
No Gyro planes.