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Offline Habu

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« Reply #30 on: January 06, 2003, 07:42:42 PM »
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There is nothing that compares to the open air flying of an ultralight. Well... nothing else I have done in my provincial life. ;)


What type did you fly?

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« Reply #31 on: January 06, 2003, 07:51:03 PM »
This was the type in which I soloed

Went on to the double-surface, symetrical airfoil. They can be had quite cheaply.

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« Reply #32 on: January 07, 2003, 05:50:55 PM »
Looks like a very cool plane to fly. It seems a bit underpowered though.

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« Reply #33 on: January 07, 2003, 06:06:06 PM »
Surprisingly not. You pop off the ground in about 100 yards, and it has a decent climb out. It never felt underpowered, though I don't have any high-performance experience to compare to.

I was flying "Dawn of Aces" at the time, and I have to say the feeling was similar in many respects.

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« Reply #34 on: January 07, 2003, 06:21:10 PM »
Those little ones are not really what I was looking for, but however a buddy of mine is really interested. Thank you and keep this stuff coming.
Besides, some of the other suggested planes look realy cool. That RV (wasn't that HiTech's ride?) and that Pulsar, yeahh.
More info plz.
It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)