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My New airplane

bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,664 ✭✭✭✭
edited June 2015 in General Discussion
I bought this GT400 it is a FAR legal 103, Rotax 447 40 HP motor with 107 hours on it. This plane has a boat load of instruments not normally seen on ultralights. I am mowing part of the field behind my house to make a 500 foot runway. It will take of in 150 feet.

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    tneff1969tneff1969 Member Posts: 6,682 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Cool [:)]
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    montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 58,064 ******
    edited November -1
    Looks really cool,but I couldn't do it.
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    ChrisStreettChrisStreett Member Posts: 3,856 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That sure looks like fun!
    "...dying ain't much of a living boy"-Josey Wales
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    reloader44magreloader44mag Member Posts: 18,783 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Looks like fun...watch out for drones[:D]
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    WarbirdsWarbirds Member Posts: 16,845 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Congrats!
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    Chief ShawayChief Shaway Member, Moderator Posts: 6,199 ******
    edited November -1
    Very nice.
    When I was a kid, my dad and a friend of his were WeedHopper dealers. We had one and he had one also.
    They were not as fancy as yours though.
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    bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,664 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by reloader44mag
    Looks like fun...watch out for drones[:D]


    and power lines! [:)]
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    AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,062 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yep.

    Looks like it can just barely kill ya
    ?The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.?
    Margaret Thatcher

    "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
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    Locust ForkLocust Fork Member Posts: 31,698 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That looks like so much fun! I am so jealous of how brave you are!
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    kidthatsirishkidthatsirish Member Posts: 6,985 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Pretty sexy for an ultra light! Nice job....have fun!
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    SGSG Member Posts: 7,548
    edited November -1
    Very cool Bpost! Looks like so much fun[8D]
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    OakieOakie Member Posts: 40,519 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Awesome man!!!!!!!! Good luck with her and fly right. Oakie
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    scrumpyjackscrumpyjack Member Posts: 5,336 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That antique Slide carb is enough to make me say, "Godspeed, Bruce".

    Oh, and...you sure 40hp will get YOU off the ground in 150ft[?][?][:D]
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    EhlerDaveEhlerDave Member Posts: 5,158 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    What kind of weight limit does it have? I would love to have something to fly around. [:)]
    Just smile and say nothing, let them guess how much you know.
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    perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,390 ✭
    edited November -1
    IF it will get You off the ground in 150 feet it should be able to get me off the ground in 50 Feet LOL I almost bought one once stopped on my way to OHIO gun show in Columbus there was about 20 of them In a BIG field watched them for over an hour. Talked to about 6 different owners
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    onepopperonepopper Member Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nice looking plane. Must have a great wing loading spec. I'm building a Pietenpol with a Subaru E-81 import engine, about 50 horsepower.
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    Ditch-RunnerDitch-Runner Member Posts: 24,609 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    good or you enjoy and have fun , be careful in the summer the locals have a few and come buzzing over our place


    a close friend of ours nose died into the river about a year or so ago a couple miles from our house in a ultra lite , sadly did not make it .
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    HandLoadHandLoad Member Posts: 15,998 ✭
    edited November -1
    Do I see a ballistic recovery chute Velcro cover?

    Pretty Bird...too bad it would only taxi with me in it. Sigh....I miss Flying...
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    JunkballerJunkballer Member Posts: 9,185 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    A push-pull without the pull [:D], too dangerous for me, have fun & enjoy it [;)]

    "Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee

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    dpmuledpmule Member Posts: 6,653 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Now figure out how to mount a Browning A5 on the side, inverted for easy reloading and get it sighted in and walla, you have a good coyote/wolf aerial control vehicle.



    Mule
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    shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,815 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by montanajoe
    Looks really cool,but I couldn't do it.


    Hell no, a wet/dry vac won't even clean that up!!
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    bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,664 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a few hours of fixed engine time but will make darn sure I am comfortable flying it by taking a bunch more time with an instructor.

    By removing an unused section of fence I will have a 600 foot runway taking off into the prevailing SW winds in my yard.

    Getting a camera hooked up to the wing is my next project.
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    shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,815 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You gonna mount a GoPro tot he wing strut?
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    NeoBlackdogNeoBlackdog Member Posts: 16,702 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Did Chuck Yeager sign the instrument cluster?
    [:D]
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    select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,453 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    That thing looks unsafe to me. Fly at your own risk. Just curious will it run on one plug if one fouls out? Does it have a back up fuel pump?
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    perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,390 ✭
    edited November -1
    Don't smoke when flying the fuel tank looks to be just behind your shoulder[:0]
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    allen griggsallen griggs Member Posts: 35,260 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What a beautiful little ultralight!

    I have a lot of air time in ultralights. Here I am flying my Goldwing.

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    What is the stall speed of your ultralight? What is the top speed?
    You are in for a lot of fun with that little airplane. How much did it cost?
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    roswellnativeroswellnative Member Posts: 10,132 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I dont have enough insurance to even be reading this thread

    Best and I pray you get close to God.. but not too close!!

    Ros
    Although always described as a cowboy, Roswellnative generally acts as a righter of wrongs or bodyguard of some sort, where he excels thanks to his resourcefulness and incredible gun prowesses.
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    bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,664 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
    What a beautiful little ultralight!

    I have a lot of air time in ultralights. Here I am flying my Goldwing.

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    What is the stall speed of your ultralight? What is the top speed?
    You are in for a lot of fun with that little airplane. How much did it cost?


    The stall speed is 26MPH by law the top speed is limited to 55 knots cruise speed at 65% power is about 50 MPH.

    I was lucky, the guy needed to sell; I paid $7,000 for it.
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    Smitty500magSmitty500mag Member Posts: 13,603 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
    What a beautiful little ultralight!

    I have a lot of air time in ultralights. Here I am flying my Goldwing.

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    Now this is a talented man. Not only can he fly...he flies his airplane backwards. Most people would be satisfied just being about to fly one the normal way. [:)]
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    He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 50,964 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    What is its range on a tank? Why does it have only half a steering wheel, does it only fly in clockwise circles? Where is the parachute? Are you Nuts?![:0]



    Sorry, I hate heights, not my idea of fun, but best to you.
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    bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,664 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
    ,,,,,,,,,,,needs a little 'ballast' in the front,,,,,,,,,,,wait, wait, I forgot who's the pilot !!!!!! [:D][}:)]

    I am a feather weight now, lost 23 pounds recovering from surgery and still losing by eating better. I now weigh 250 and dropping. [:D]
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    bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,664 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by He Dog
    What is its range on a tank? Why does it have only half a steering wheel, does it only fly in clockwise circles? Where is the parachute? Are you Nuts?![:0]



    Sorry, I hate heights, not my idea of fun, but best to you.


    That tank is not exactly 103 legal. According to FAR 103 the tank needs to be a max of 5 gallons. That one is 13 [:0] gallons. I will put a 5 gal tank in.

    The steering wheel is like many famous airplanes, including the B-17!
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    shootuadealshootuadeal Member Posts: 5,242 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Very cool, have fun. I have a Cessna 172N that I bought after getting my PPL last summer but have considered also getting a super cheap ultralight that I can keep out at my house. Got a huge rectangle yard in front of the grain bins that would be perfect for something like that.

    Lets see a picture of the panel on that thing.
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    mogley98mogley98 Member Posts: 18,297 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Where are the doors [:D]
    Why don't we go to school and work on the weekends and take the week off!
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    GuvamintCheeseGuvamintCheese Member Posts: 38,932
    edited November -1
    Cool, a flying tent.
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    bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,664 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by shootuadeal
    Very cool, have fun. I have a Cessna 172N that I bought after getting my PPL last summer but have considered also getting a super cheap ultralight that I can keep out at my house. Got a huge rectangle yard in front of the grain bins that would be perfect for something like that.

    Lets see a picture of the panel on that thing.

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    TooBigTooBig Member Posts: 28,560 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well I would hold your hat and remember it's not the fall but the sudden stop.
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    toad67toad67 Member Posts: 13,019 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You better call your Doctor Bruce and see if your brain is still in the operating room[;)]Not for me, but hey, if you like it go for it. Just don't bring a John Denver CD along with you...
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    pulsarncpulsarnc Member Posts: 6,272 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Have wanted one for years pretty good panel for an ultralite .
    cry Havoc and let slip  the dogs of war..... 
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