Hello all,
First of all I will introduce myself. I am a 26 year Blackhawk helicopter mechanic, I have expierence with building radio controlled airplanes and helicopters as well as some real life stick time on both. I am slowly on my way to having my hang gliding certificaton as well. Flying has been a dream of mine my whole life and I am getting sick of sitting on the ground looking up.
I have always been interested in building an ultralight and I finally have a house with a 2 car garage, time, and a little bit of money (not much). I will be able to buy a little bit at a time so I will have to go with something built from plans, no kits because I cannot come out of pocket that much up front. I will also have to buy all my tools, compressor, glues etc.... so my question to you more expierenced guys is "What should I build?"
My favorite ultralight so far is the J3 Kitten but after reading about how hard it is to get it to meet the part 103 rules and being that I am a first timer I should go with something easier. I am liking the Legal Eagle XL, looks fairly easy to build, I can buy a little bit at a time and it is not a very expensive aircraft. let me know what you guys think. thanks.
Brandon