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My next stop was at the Sport Flight booth. SportFlight
works out of the Barrie Clearwater airport on Anne St. in Barrie. It is
probably the largest and most active training school in Canada.
Training
is available to pilots in the Pelican, Flightstar, EZ Flyer, Talon,
Skycraft ARV Super 2, SkyArrow and Hornet.
| They also offer weekend groundschool courses, and are
looking at setting up a plane for float flying courses this summer. Bill
Crampton was on hand with his ARV Super 2 , a side by side seating two
place, high wing, rocket ship powered by a 912, 80 hp Rotax engine. |
The Flightstar 11 |
Bill has been an ultralight instructor for over 17 years,
and has taught in schools across Canada and the United States.
He is a very experienced pilot, and knowledgeable
instructor who has trained students in the Merlin, L'il Buzzard, ARV Super
2, Pelican, Talon, Zenair 701, Kitfox and has many hours of float flying
under his belt.
| Bill had a SkyArrow on display and was using another
for introductory flight lessons. The Sky Arrow is manufactured in
Italy by an aircraft manufacturer with more than 50 years
experience. |
The SkyArrow |
With a sleek, all-carbon fiber airframe and 80 or 100 hp
Rotax 912 engine, the Sky Arrow delivers low operating cost, high
reliability and a touch of style.
According to Bill "ultralight flying is grassroots
aviation at its best" and an ultralight pilot permit is one of
the easiest, lowest cost and most fun licenses to obtain."
"Ultralights can be equipped with wheels, floats or skis, offering
pilots the best of all worlds, for year long enjoyment."
"an ultralight student pilot can start training at 14-years-old in
most cases using a self-declared medical" "a minimum of 10
hours of flight training is required on ultralights, with most students
actually taking between 12 and 15 hours" an approved ground
school course is also required, which can be done over a weekend."
According to Bill "you can go from novice to pilot safely in as
little as a month."
For more information contact:
L'il Hustler Ultralight Aviation
92 River Road PO Box 1710
Holland Landing Ontario
Canada L9N 1P2
647-723-8767 |
