Back when I bought my Pterodactyl ultralight, there were no instructors or two place ultralights. Probably stupid, but I read about flying and then took off. Second scariest thing I ever did. Still have the Dac. Looking for a new engine for it. The Cuyuna's getting old.
Register where as an ultralight pilot?
With the EAA under Ultralight interests. http://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/aviation-c...t-registration
Name and address of the instructor is required.
No slack for old farts.
Very interesting.Originally Posted by ulno
From your original post, it sounds like you taught yourself to fly. I'd enter your own name with just the first initial as your first name (J. Smith), and your address. You *were* the instructor, after all....
Ron Wanttaja
I don't see that being old is a factor. Would a new pilot be any better off? I have only flown powered ultralights for a few years, but I had no instructor. A "number" is required for the instructor (on the EAA form), but where would that come from, for powered ultralights? I'd like to register but I don't see how to get around that instructor number part.
The CFI name and number are required because the EAA ultralight pilot registration program requires 10 hours of flight instruction from a CFI, then passing written, oral and flight test. More information about ultralight pilot training can be found in the ultralight training guide. Here are links to these online guides:
Fixed wing, http://www.eaa.org/~/media/files/eaa/aviationinterests/ultralights/fixed_wing_training.pdf
Powered Parachute, http://www.eaa.org/~/media/files/eaa/aviationinterests/ultralights/parachute_training.pdf
Weight-Shift trike, http://www.eaa.org/~/media/files/eaa/aviationinterests/ultralights/weight_shift.pdf
Although no training is required by the FAA to fly an ultralight, the EAA encourages training and the pilot registration program is a way to recognize someone who has completed training.
Last edited by Timm Bogenhagen; 12-15-2014 at 10:04 AM.
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Timm
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But just what does ultralight pilot registration get you? USUA, for example, requires instruction (or a FAA pilot certificate) to be eligible for their insurance program, but EAA has nothing of the sort, does it?
EAA offers no direct benefits for registering as a ultralight pilot. The simple and less restrictive rules for ultralights were allowed by the FAA on the assumption that individuals would self-regulate. When you participate in the registration program, you are helping to fulfill this commitment to self-regulation. The FAA said in the preamble to Part 103 that: “The FAA has chosen not to promulgate Federal regulations regarding pilot certification, vehicle certification, and vehicle registration,preferring that the ultralight community assume the initiative for the development of these important safety programs....it should be emphasized that the individual ultralight operator’s support and compliance with national self-regulation programs is essential to the FAA’s continued policy of allowing industry self regulation in these areas.”
Last edited by Timm Bogenhagen; 12-16-2014 at 08:35 AM.
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Timm
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HiMAX - in progress
Thank you, I see that this is the EAA effort toward self regulation for fixed wing ultralights, which I accept as a contribution toward maintaining the priveleges of the current Part 103 system. However, it is unfortunate that this training program is blocking the registration of existing pilots. The registration program itself makes a contribution to self regulation by telling us how many pilots we are dealing with, but it won't be very good for that if pilots already flying, such as myself, are excluded. Perhaps there should be an allowance for experienced pilots to register without ten hours of instruction from a CFI.
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