My dad passed last year, and I find myself struggling with what to do with his old ultralight (~1982 Pterodactyl Ascender). Still have vivid memories of sitting outside, eating watermelon, and watching him takeoff and land in the field behind our house in south Mississippi. It's probably been ~25yrs since it was last taken out of the garage and assembled. I'm sure at minimum it would need new fabric. However, it's hard to imagine that the next stop is a scrap metal yard. As much as I once dreamed of one day taking it for a flight, I simply don't have a place to restore and keep an ultralight either. Selling for money is not an objective, and frankly just seems like a potential legal nightmare.
My predicament just had me wondering what others tend to do with their "retired" airframes.
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