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From: sutter@osu-eddie.UUCP (Bob Sutterfield)
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Subject: Re: ultra-lights
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Date: Mon, 18-Nov-85 12:19:22 EST
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> Does anyone out there know anything about ultra-light "airplanes"?
> I would like info on like:  cost, safety, ease of use (like do you
> need a big place for a runway), regulations, etc.
> Thanks.
> 
> jsl@ciprnet.princeton    or
> ...allegra!princeton!ivy!jsl

Before any other considerations, don't go anywhere near one without
three-axis control.  Be @b(very) leery of any weight-shift "control system".
I have seen an ultralight bent by pilot-induced oscillations and overcontrol
on takeoff.  The craft was not a pretty sight, nor was the person on board.
I don't know how long he was in the hospital.

Even with three-axis control, I'm not so sure...
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