Flying is as close to Heaven as you can get without leaving the earth for good. Paragliding is a peaceful way to enjoy the beauty of the sky and not much driving is required. Hang gliding is faster and can be done when the wind is much stronger. On those days when the hills are socked in with clouds, it helps to have an ultralight. I can get in the air with the least fuss by flying my ultralight.
Nice one again 👍 Did you make a deal with a crossroads demon to get such great flying conditions🤣 Do you hanger your trike where fly from and if so do you fold back wing. Just curious as to what some do. I have an enclosed trailer and fold back wing on trike and travel 20 mins to field. Still working on rebuilding my trike since a little mishap last year. Back to flying next year. All the best to you and yours
Another great flight👍. I had a starter problem recently to. My sprocket broke and hit the starter. This folded the sprocket back and stopped the engine suddenly. Forced landing .
I bet you have the new carbon struts. I have the old aluminum ones with a plastic faring over it, that I fixed so it would not rotate to a ridiculous position.
I have the aluminium struts with the plastic streamlined coverings like yours. The bolts that secure the end mounts to the tubes go through the fairings so they don't rotate on the tubes. In the instruction manual, there is no distinction made for there being a set "right" or left "strut", and they look identical to me. Do you know if there is an actual right and left strut? I have just refrained from flying at high speeds because the vibration is a little unnerving. Mine is an older used Solairus. I don't care much for the instruction manual because there are references to and pictures of the Stratus in it in addition to the Solairus.
Yes. There is a right and left strut. The fitting at the end of the tube is red or green for port/starboard. They should not be able to be assembled on the wrong side. When I got my Solaris the fairings were free floating and I secured them in a slight negative angle of attack relative to the wing. I do not notice any vibration, but my wing pretty much maxes out at 40 MPH. To get there, I have to idle the engine and pull in hard while fighting the dive recovery. Dave
Dave, I learn somethingn from you every time! I had to look this up: "The "glory" is the nimbus of light that appears to outline the shadow of your plane on the ground when viewed from above." Awesome!
I have a hand deploy reserve on might right side. It has not been repacked for a while. Thankfully my ultralight is very stable in flight. I inspect the crossbar junctions and hang point (visually) each flight. I check that the mast is secure each flight along with all the engine, tire and electrical checks. I replace the heart bolt(s) every 200 hours, although I have never seen any significant wear. I had the sail off for repairs about a year ago. No general frame concerns. I replaced the rear wires due to concerns about vibration. If I think of it as a hangglider with a motor, I have not broken a hangglider in 45 years of flying. Still, it's a long way down, so watchfulness is in order.
I like the clouds you get to play around! You had mentioned at one point you have had a exhaust muffler that was clogged up. I was wondering how you knew? My exhaust developed a crack, I bought a new one but want to be sure my muffler did not have anything to do with it. Thanks Ken
I had them muffler cleaned and then I removed the packing. The packing was oil soaked and hardened due to rich running conditions. (leaky needle valve).
Thank you. I have not had any issues with my drive belt. It has over 300 hours on it. Wear can occur due to slippage or debris caught in the belt. I had to replace the the prop bearing about 120 hours back. All seems secure now and I just re-torqued the head.
