Still trying to work out how this is considered an "ultralight". 14 CFR Part 103(e)(4) requires "...a power-off stall speed which does not exceed 24 knots calibrated airspeed."
Just looking at the thing I would question if it passes the weight limite (~250 lb as I recall.) Seems like the stall speed would be zero - this thing will sink like a rock as soon as the power is off. Or maybe that's not what the rule means?
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What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
Still trying to work out how this is considered an "ultralight". 14 CFR Part 103(e)(4) requires "...a power-off stall speed which does not exceed 24 knots calibrated airspeed."
Bill Herderich
Just looking at the thing I would question if it passes the weight limite (~250 lb as I recall.) Seems like the stall speed would be zero - this thing will sink like a rock as soon as the power is off. Or maybe that's not what the rule means?
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
Rules, like taxes, are for little people. If the power goes off, you simply get a "503" message.
--- The Arrogant Jerk: Crabby and irritable since 1998.
VS means the stalling speed or the minimum steady flight speed at which the airplane is controllable.
https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?pitd=20170321&node=se14.1.1_12&rgn=div8
Bill Herderich
Thanks. I looked up the weight limit - 254 lb. That looks to me like a manned drone, and hard to see how it wouldn't exceed that weight.
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.