("Richard Isakson" wrote)
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I've never liked powered ultralights that use the US part 103 definition
of ultralight. The FAA limited the empty weight to far too light a
weight. They could have added a hundred pounds to the empty weight and
kept the other limitations as they are. This would have produced a real
viable airplane class.


Agreed, almost.

350 lbs would have been great (without floats).

Low stall number is fine, but let's remove the speed limit on the upper end.
If it weighs X and stalls at Y, carries one person and (8g) gallons of
fuel ...who cares about its top-end speed!


Montblack
Hell ...I'M not 103 legal !!! :-)