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| May 13th, 2013 at 3:26:57 AM permalink | |
| Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | If the fuel tank is more than five gallons, its not an ultralight and has to be licensed and the operator needs a Recreational License or a private pilot's license. Also regulated is airspace, by altitude and by population density. The actual regulation would come from phone calls from you neighbors complaining about the noise to the authorities. Many police forces loved ultralights but the police unions wanted actual airplanes so their members could get valuable licenses and experience. If you just want ti to be one person flying around in largely rural areas, an ultralight with five gallons of fuel is cheap and legal. Have to fly 500 feet or more above private property for noise abatement. |
| May 13th, 2013 at 12:24:49 PM permalink | |
| Ayecarumba Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 89 Posts: 1744 |
How far can you commute on five gallons in an ultralight? |
| May 13th, 2013 at 12:44:07 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 | Just get one of these Looks safe enough. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| May 13th, 2013 at 4:24:39 PM permalink | |
| Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 |
In the USA, an ultra light is maximum of five gallons and maximum speed of about 60mph and daylight, rural use with no license or training needed but often training needed for safety. In the USA a more modern category is Light Aircraft which requires an fairly easily obtained Recreational License. Far more complex regs and more diverse range of weights and speeds. Range? Far more than your bladder and certainly far more than your girlfriend's bladder! Range could be anywhere from six hundred miles to 1200 miles but limiting factor is comfort, noise and cost. |
| May 13th, 2013 at 4:29:05 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
As personal helicopters go, I really like this electric one:  Nice landing mechanism. You land on the ball to take the weight, then 4 spindly legs keep you from tipping over. Presumably you have to come straight down. The 'e-volo' personal multicopter is a prototype personal transport vehicle, steerable via joystock and powered by sixteen propellers to hover in the air.... each of the vehicle's sixteen motors uses an off-the-shelf battery and is independently controlled, easing maintenance and repairs.the craft is energy and economically efficient, with a one-hour flight estimated to cost about 6 euros' worth of electricity. |
| May 13th, 2013 at 5:38:44 PM permalink | |
| Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | RC-22 seems safer despite its narrow operating range. |
| May 13th, 2013 at 6:06:13 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
 Possibly, but the e-volo probably offers some hope of a significantly quieter engine that is cheaper to operate without the big blades or the gasoline engine. They can dismantle the structure holding the blades so that just a portion with two blades can be shipped back for repair or maintenance without taking the entire vehicle into the shop. The R-22 seems like more of a workhorse helicopter, suitable to ranch operations and herding cattle. The e-volo seems like more of a suburban vehicle more suited to people trying to avoid traffic or cross terrain with no direct roads. A friend of mind lives on an island in Casco Bay in Maine. It is about 1300 yards over water to get to a nearby island where you can drive to Portland. A ferry runs back and forth 10 times per day, but I bet they would love to have a little two seater helicopter to take the occasional rich person or medical emergency back and forth. |