I was wondering if there were anyone out there, in the Southern West Virginia area who flies ultralights?
Haven't seen any local EAA chpters close...
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I was wondering if there were anyone out there, in the Southern West Virginia area who flies ultralights?
Haven't seen any local EAA chpters close...
Nope.Quote:
Originally Posted by ktbearpaws
No one.
Any "Virginia Hillbilly" that want to fly has to compete against Your last Hillbilly-of-note...
You are so screwed...
Chris
We prefer the term "Appalachian American".
There is an EAA chapter in Fairmont WV, but from what I can tell from a couple meetings i attended, the meeting regulars are less into the building/experimental/ultralight aspect and more into the Young Eagles and hangar flying.
Nothing wrong with that at all! Just not the type of chapter i was looking for.
I was looking for more ultralight resources in WV. there is somewhere south of elkins that does something, but i haven't had a chance to get down there. Nothing up in the morgantown area that i've been able to find.
Check out Leon field. Logan County Airport has a few powered parachutes.
Your best bet would be Leon Field (W07). There are usually 15-25 ultralights based there. However, winter activity is usually low.
We'll be having our monthly meeting next Tuesday evening at Robert Newlon Airfield [I41], just outside Huntington. Where in "South WV" are you?
Oops, since you asked specifically about ultralights, we are not an ultralight-only group. Some have ultralights, some amateur built, some of us fly factory machines. Some are building, some have built, a couple work in the aircraft-building industry. Some metal, some composite, some fabric-covered building & flying. All in all, a good mixture of what's available.