New TEAM WEBSITE:
The NEW address for TEAM Aircraft is www.teamaircraft.com.
e-mail address, it's teamair@dtccom.net
A beginners
guide to powered parachutes!
A Beginner's Guide to Powered
Parachutes" is the latest video release by Brian FitzGerald of
Wichita, Kansas. 2 hours and 34 minutes long, it is his fourth
independent video regarding the sport of Ultralight Flying. FitzGerald¹s
first three tapes, "A Beginner's Guide to Ultralight Flying",
"Ultralight HangarTalk Part 1", and "Ultralight
HangarTalk Part 2" have been well received by customers and
reviewers alike.
Click here for more info!
For
some great trike flying shots check out
this site!
Click
here.
Looking for
streamline strut material?
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OR GEAR LEGS STREAM-LINE FAIRINGS ARE DURABLE, LIGHTWEIGHT, IMPACT
RESISTANT, AND PAINT ABLE.
For info click
here.
Bi-Plane
Owners and Builders
An internet
biplane builders group has been formed by Andy Holoubek (EAA 444713, a
member of Chapter 49), and Pat Barrett of Poulsbo, WA.
This free group is open to anyone actively building a biplane, from
ultralights to 360 hp monsters, and beyond. Members are currently
building several Skybolts, a Culp Special, a Starduster Too, and a Pitts
Model 12. Several other members are flying biplanes, and more will be
starting construction in the near future. E-mail Andy Holoubek at fun@alcobilliards.com
for more information.
Trike
List:
This is an invitation to join the Ultralight Trikes
group, an email group
that I moderate at ONE list, a free, easy-to-use email group service. By
joining this group, you'll be able to easily send messages to fellow group
members using just one email address. ONE list also makes it easy to store
photos and files, coordinate events
and more. There is only one rule;
R-E-S-P-E-C-T. TO JOIN THIS GROUP,
Click here to
go to our site
and click the "JOIN" button.
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Rotax
582 rotary valve shaft kit.
While reading through one of the powered Ultralight Magazines I came across
an ad for a system which is claimed to eliminate the Rotary valve shaft
problems on the 582 engine.
Joe Grahek, Owner, of the UltraLight Center in Cadillac, MI. sells a water
pump conversion kit. The kit consists of a new style tempered rotary valve shaft.
The system apparently equalizes pressure between the seals. I
have not seen or used the kit. For more info contact:
joegrahek@netonecom.net
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The Sport
Pilot Proposal Explained
For over four years, representatives of the ultralight and light plane
community have been meeting to develop solutions for various issues
related to ultralight-type aircraft. That group, known as the ARAC
(Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee) Part 103 Working Group,
included representatives from EAA, the United States Ultralight
Association (USUA), United States Hang Gliding Association (USHGA),
North American Powered Parachute Federation (NAPPF), AeroSports
Connection (ASC), various ultralight manufacturers and other interested
parties...
For
more info click here!
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COUNTRY MUSIC STAR INJURED IN CRASH OF ULTRALIGHT: Country music star
Doug Stone was injured in the crash of his Titan Tornado on Tuesday
March 7,when the ultralight went down in woods near Springfield, Tenn.
Witnesses said Stone was flying at about 120 feet when the engine
starting having trouble. Though the plane burned after impact, Stone was
able to limp away from the wreckage and is being treated for minor
injuries.
The Turlock Ultralight Flyers Assn home page is
up and running. Located in central CA. Check it out..... http://www.tufa.org
Para
glider pilot gets sucked into thunder clouds:
Davor Jardas gets hauled to 21,000 ft in a thunder cloud wearing
T-shirt and shorts. He advises: "when you see some innocent
cloud start cauliflowering into the stratosphere, stick to beer
and television."
Click
here for more info!
 Looking
for a system to replace your exhaust springs!
Neat set up introduced to replace springs on Rotax
exhaust system, helps prevent prop damage, better support,
For
more info click here!
Caution:
Do not send this company any money www.paratrikes.com
this is the same guy who was bringing the wonderful Skywest engine to
North America.
He has been taking money and not delivering product!
Learning from the mistakes of others
Here is a piece of video of a trike doing aerobatics, and crashing!
Click here.
CH 601 Zodiac accident
Click
here.
Kakabeka Falls Flying Club
Fly in
Also our annual flyday get together is scheduled for June 11/00. Everyone
is welcome to join us, fly in, drive or walk if you wish... will post more
info on website soon... Rejean--
I invite you to visit the Kakabeka Falls Flying Club link from my website
at... http://www.angelfire.com/ca/flylite
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"Ultralights in Northwestern Ontario"
TORONTO
AVIATION & AIRCRAFT SHOW
Canada's Largest Indoor Aviation Exhibition Canada's Biggest Fly-In Event
May
5, 6 & 7, 2000 The Hangar,
Downsview Toronto (North York), Ontario, Canada
http://www.aviationshow.com/
22nd Annual Rocky
Mountain EAA Regional Fly-In
June 24-25, 2000
June 24-25, 2000
Vance
Brand Airport, Longmont,
Colorado
Click
here for more information
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Dave, anyone who
signs up on our web site can receive a free sample copy of
UltraFlight Magazine. We hope that in the upcoming year to greatly
expand our subscription readership. Jim Byers UltraFlight
Magazine
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FREE INTERNET ACCESS!
I have found
ultralight pilots to be very "thrifty." After all we need the
money to support out addiction. A service that I am using gives me FREE
internet access - from just about anywhere in Canada or the U.S.
Click here for more info!
Ultralight aircraft Photo
album
Enter your favourite ultralight
aviation photo and you could win an issue of the Ultralight Flyer video
magazine! To enter just send along your photo, with a little info
on it via email, we will enter it in the journal. Then each month
visitors will vote for the most outstanding photograph, which will win a
volume of the Ultralight Flyer video magazine!!!!!
Click
here to enter the ultralight photo album
60 HP - 98 lbs. U.S. Made!
There was an add for the Hexatron engine in several publications last
month. The engine American made, is a two cylinder opposed engine which is
suppose to produce 60 HP and weigh around 100 lbs. It apparently is going
to be on display in a Merlin at Sun N Fun - other ads said Oshkosh . No
website or email that I could find but the company name was Hexatron
Engineering Co. Box 26896 Salt lake City Utah 84126-0896 801-363-8010
For more information: http://www.hexatronengineering.com/prod02.htm
Rotax 582 Engine Radiator
Cooling Kit
This kit sells for $119.00 new
and consists of 2 radiator air deflectors, hardware, and spacers to
mount to the radiator in the picture. This is reporte d
to reduce your engine water temperature up to 30 degrees in the
summer heat.
If your engine runs over 170 degrees you are slowly damaging your
water seals and water pump shaft. There needs to be airflow for
these to be effective.
582 Radiator kit not included .
For more info click here
EDITORS CAUTION: While these may work on powered parachutes - there
have been reports that they disrupt the airflow to the tail section - when
used on pusher ultralight aircraft.
 $750
Ultralight hangar!
Made from a semi-gable greenhouse structure, and covered with a heavy
duty tarp tied off at the front and rear.
The anchor points are trailer home rods driven into the ground,
and using motorcycle tie-downs. Pretty
simple, and construction costs around $750 total.
Click
here for more information.
How to minimizing
noise in ultralight aircraft radios and intercoms:
Most strobe driver units are
designed with filtering and internal shielding to keep radio
interference to a minimum, however occasionally noise will be
heard over the radio or intercom This noise is almost always
caused by the way the systems have been installed. One must
remember that noise does not always come from the power that is
being supplied to your equipment.
Click
here for more information
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Coming
in April - SUN N Fun 2000
There are a couple of articles that I
have moved over to the site dealing with two stroke oil they are at:
http://www.ultralightnews.com/features/oilworks.htm http://www.ultralightnews.com/features/oiltest.htm
The test was conducted by Pennzoil on 4 - 503 Rotax engines run for 280
hours. The pictures and graphs tell quite a story. I will be leaving for
Sun N Fun this weekend. Starting April 5th there will be DAILY updates
from Sun N Fun posted in the Airshow section. So drop in and browse and
don't forget to click on a few banners - I'll need the money when I get
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