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A sport pilot can occasionally find a good deal on a plane. We heard of a flier who picked up an old Weedhopper that the seller thought had a blown engine. TurnedSport Pilot 2-seater out, all it needed was a set of coils.
It had a 30 hp Rotex engine and could do around 45 mph ground speed. A little more with a tail wind. 35-40 mph was the ideal cruise speed. Stall speed was around 16 mph. A 5 gallon tank would keep you up for about 2 1/2 hrs. Several guys that liked to fly would strap on an extra 5 gallons and fly from Orange to the lakes area and back. It was fun getting up to around 4000 ft and shutting the engine off and gliding.
It was a cool tool for scouting.
Said that he paid $800.00 for the plane and $60.00 for the coil set. Kept it a few years and sold it for $2000.00. Still, he was sorry to let it go at that.
A little common sense goes a long ways when flying ulralights. Don't fly during iffy weather and always be looking for a place to land if over an unfamiliar area. Fly one long enough and you WILL be landing someplace you hadn't planned on.

A sport pilot's license, or certificate, that requires much of the same training as a private pilot's license was added to flight possibilities by the Federal Aviation Administration in September2004. According to Sport-Pilot.org, it's designed primarily for people who want to fly for recreational purposes. sport pilot training is for Visual Flight Rules. Sport pilot trainees also would not train at night and wouldn't get the extensive cross-country training that other Pilots get.

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