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What is an ultra light aircraft? Ultralights are aircraft that can have one or two seats, weigh up to 1200 lbs take-off weight and have a stall speed of 39 knots (45 mph) or less. Ultralight airplanes are the quickest growing segment of aviation in Canada today. In fact ultralights are growing at a rate that is greater than any other class of aircraft, leading the increases in the number of recreational aircraft in Canada over this past year! Why are ultralights so increasingly popular? Cost is certainly one reason. With the least expensive new two seat certified aircraft starting at well over $100,000 compared to some new two seat ultralight kits selling for well under $20,000, it isn’t hard to see that ultralights can be a lot cheaper to purchase. Operating costs can be a lot lower, too. Flying 100 hours per year on a certified aircraft like a Cessna 150 will probably cost in the region of $8000. Many new two-seat ultralights can be flown for around $25 per hour. Comparing numbers like those it is easy to see that for many people ultralights don’t just provide the chance to fly more hours for the same money, they provide the only opportunity to fly affordably. Cost isn’t the only factor. There are many ultralight pilots who could afford to fly bigger aircraft but who fly ultralights because they find them just more fun. Instead of the “car-like” comfort of most certified aircraft, many ultralights provide the adventure of flying open cockpit, flying from short, unprepared fields and flying “low and slow” over the countryside. The ultralight category covers aircraft from very slow and basic aircraft, like powered parachutes, to fast cross-country speedsters – so there is something for almost everyone in the ultralight world. Because all ultralights are “owner-maintenance” you can do your own work or hire someone to do it for you. Info above taken from Copa web site written by: Adam Hunt Canadian Owners & Pilots Association Website |
The aircraft in the photos above are Ultra Lights. Really! Photos are courtesy of Murphy Aircraft Mfg. Ltd. Murphy Aircraft Mfg. Ltd Website |
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