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Kerry Green wrote:
> > The old "if you want it bad enough youll get it". But I want it all. > I want to fly, and I will fly, but Im not selling the harley to do > so. So lets get back to the mans first question: > > Does anyone know where there are plans for easily-built inexpensive > ultralights or trikes? (Yes, I know about http://affordaplane.com). > > If I cant find suitable trike plans, I will simply make my own - by > trial and error. > > Ive looked at trikes, and photos of trikes, and frankly, it looks > fairly simple. Theyre hardly high-tech. buy a used quicksilver for your first plane, hardly anyone will have a better idea of how get flying quick with a low initial cost, building your own plane will require lots of trips to see how its doen, lots of mis takes, r purchases of materials, shipping will clean your clock on long pieces, cutting charges will make you mad, hope you have a pretty good shop to do light machining,,,etc, etc, etc,,,,,,,,,,, properly m,aintained , the quick will sell for the purchase price and your cost of ownership will be hangar costs, fuel,oil, and perhaps some routine maintainance, all less and surely quicker than building anything even with a kit, plans, and an aluminum wharhouse next door,,,,,,,,, an engine and rive, new, will match the cost of a used quick,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and sewing the sail for your trike will open a whole new realm of possible screwups, additional equipment that most people do not have like a industrial sewing machine, and such,,,,,,,,,,,not even considering the design of a trike sail is anything but easy and simple and I sew sails for part of my living,,,,, -- Mark Smith Tri-State Kite Sales http://www.trikite.com 1121 N Locust St Mt Vernon, IN 47620 mailto:mark@trikite.com 1-812-838-6351 |
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