It appears insurance coverage through USUA is no longer available, at least I couldn't find it. There is an old link on their site that forwards to First Flight Insurance but I couldn't find any...
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It appears insurance coverage through USUA is no longer available, at least I couldn't find it. There is an old link on their site that forwards to First Flight Insurance but I couldn't find any...
Over 61,000 views on this topic in the Vansairforce forum, probably redundant to discuss much here.
Just for clarification, whether or not you individually completed 51% of the construction does not determine whether or not you may receive the Repairman's Certificate for your aircraft. The only...
Thirty years ago my first custom-built aircraft was a Fisher Super Koala which is sorta like a 4/5 scale Taylorcraft. I bought the kit and it was nicely manufactured with good full-size drawings. The...
At the risk of beating a horse that may be drawing its last breaths.....
Yes, in its purest sense GPS doesn't know or provide heading. Matter of fact....in any sense it doesn't know or provide...
You still haven't addressed the difference in what GPS and a compass indicate when wind is a factor.
Yes, a GPS could be used to calibrate a compass if there was no wind, but how often do we see...
Bear with me, I'm still not seeing this.
Let's say I decide to fly a constant GPS heading of 360. The only "heading" GPS knows is ground track. So the plane is traveling in a track that is due...
Please educate me.
The compass needs to indicate the direction the nose of the aircraft is pointed. If airborne, the GPS may be indicating a ground track of 360 but due to a crosswind the nose of...
Ok....looks like we have some thread drift (pun intended), the original post was about swinging a compass, I thought that was the topic being discussed.
Works well on the ground but not necessarily in the air. If flying with a crosswind the nose of the aircraft will not be pointed in the same direction as the ground track. This can introduce several...
You can purchase the plans and a video about building the 1/2 VW from Leonard himself:
https://legaleagleairplane.com/
Well....in that case I suppose there is no point in anyone replying to your query......guess you didn't get the answers you wanted. ;)
No POH is mandated for experimental aircraft. Been flying my RV-6 for 22 years, never had a POH and that is legal. Since a POH is not required I fail to see where a pilot could be bound to a POH even...
FAR 91.213 (a)
Nope. No instruments required for experimental aircraft operated day VFR. This is per the aircraft operating limitations which are part of the airworthiness certificate package.
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It looks like your original question has not been addressed or answered.
In my opinion....it is legal to fly an aircraft with an experimental airworthiness certificate in any condition. The...
Guess it depends on when you need an engine.
If you can wait a few years until a new engine has accumulated a few tens of thousands of hours of field history (and the company looks like it will...
Some reasons why there are few auto engine based aircraft:
Scarcity of reliable gearboxes
Cooling
Cowling
Weight
Ron's excellent table of stats is referring to FAA registration, not registration with the state or locality in which you reside.
FAA registration renews every three years and is applicable once...
The insurance was just for USUA members ($20/yr when I used the insurance) but the lack of info leads me to suspect the insurance is no longer available from First Flight. They previously had...
Since you posted in the Ultralight forum I assume you want liability for your UL. The third-party policy I used via USUA was the only option I could find for an ultralight. The common aircraft...
In years past I've purchased third-party liability insurance for UL and light sport aircraft via the United States Ultralight Association. However, I'm not sure if they still offer insurance, guess...
So.....there actually wasn't a problem, right?
That's pretty creative and nicely flown. No doubt it is too heavy for Part 103 but other countries have more lenient ultralight regs.
Be sure you read the reviews.
For an experimental aircraft the over riding factor is the statement signed by the person who does the condition inspection:
"....this aircraft is in a condition for safe operation....."