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  EAA - Ultralights
Flying ultralights is not a step up or down, but a step into a completely different and exciting sector of the flying community.
Part 103 rules specifically say that an "ultralight vehicle is a vehicle that is used or intended to be used for manned operation in the air by a single occupant." Two-seat ultralight trainers can only be flown by an instructor operating under an FAA exemption.
The only exceptions are ultralight students signed off to solo in the two-seater in which they have taken training from an instructor who holds an FAA exemption.
www.eaa.org /ultralights   (452 words)

  
  Ultralight aviation - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Ultralight aviation is a segment of aviation that is permitted in the United States of America by the FAA as long as certain weight, speed, and fuel capacity restrictions are observed.
In other countries, for instance Australia, two-seat aircraft with a maximum weight of up to 544 kg are allowed in the "Ultralight" category.
Ultralight aircraft are generally called "microlight aircraft" in the UK, and "ULMs" in France.
education.music.us /U/Ultralight-aviation.htm   (494 words)

  
 Basic Ultralight Glider
Technically these aircraft are ultralight sailplanes, but they are best described as "airchairs", which are simple, slow flying gliders with the pilot sitting out in the open air rather than inside a fuselage.
In the United States, all unpowered ultralights, including paragliders, hang gliders, and airchairs are regulated under FAA Part 103, which allows gliders to be built and flown with no direct official oversight as long as they weigh less than 155 lbs.
The Basic Ultralight Gliders are best characterized by their light wing loading, which is about the same as that of a hang glider (around 1.7 lb.
home.att.net /~m--sandlin/bug.htm   (598 words)

  
 Ultralight Regulations
For more than a decade, the U.S. Ultralight Association has proudly provided the powered ultralight student, pilot, instructor and owner programs that have been recognized by FAA as the kind envisioned at the issuance of ultralight regulation.
* Ultralight instructors are subject to the program/training requirements of the FAA Exemption and of the administering organizations.
No person may operate an ultralight vehicle within Class A, Class B, Class C or Class D airspace or within the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport unless that person has prior authorization from the Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility having jurisdiction over that airspace.
www.ultralightflying.com /regs.html   (1096 words)

  
 Ultralight Flying! Magazine HomePage
Air sport aviation is taking hold all over the world, and ultralights and light-sport aircraft - including fixed wing single- and 2-seaters, trikes, powered parachutes and powered paragliders are leading the way.
Light Sport and Ultralight Flying magazine is the world's oldest and largest publication dedicated solely to the recreational sport of ultralight and light-sport aircraft flying.
Light Sport and Ultralight Flying has been in publication for more than 31 years and offers you articles and information by ultralight and light-sport aircraft industry leaders and professionals not found in any other publication.
www.ultralightflying.com   (433 words)

  
 THE ULTRALIGHT BACKPACKING SITE
Ultralight backpacking lets you bag that fourteener with your pack on - it weighs less than two gallons of water!
Lightweight backpacking, fastpacking, ultralight backpacking - whatever you call it - it gives you more freedom and comfort.
It rained or snowed for seven days, but even with a down sleeping bag and a tarp, I stayed dry, hiked 110 miles, and bagged a few peaks.
www.the-ultralight-site.com   (550 words)

  
 John's Ultralight Backpacking Page
Once I realized with a few simple changes I could lower my average weekend backpack weight from 50 pounds to 30 pounds I was hooked on Ultralight backpacking.
Being open-minded and willing to change has helped me reach an Ultralight level I previously thought was unattainable.
Before taking any new piece of equipment backpacking it was time to experiment in the backyard and around the neighborhood.
www.monmouth.com /~johno   (1216 words)

  
 Ultralight hiking and backpacking: Photography!
Ultralight hiking and photography do go together, although a compromise in picture quality is somewhat necessary.
As a general rule one could say that the smaller the film size, the smaller and lighter the camera can be made.
So, for the ultralight hiker, a smaller-format camera is the way to go.
www.ultralight-hiking.com /photography.html   (1268 words)

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