UltraFlight Radio - Archives for February 2004

February 24, 2004

Phil Lockwood, Lockwood Aviation
Phil Lockwood has a presentation called The Pilots Guide to Rotax Aircraft Engine Maintenance. You can catch this presentation at the Illinois Ultralight Safety Seminar as well as at Sun 'n Fun this year. His presentation includes information on the latest techniques for installing, operating and maintaining Rotax Aircraft engines. Listen to a preview here! www.lockwood-aviation.com. (2/24/04)

Dale Hooper, USUA
This year's USUA Annual Meeting will be held in Springfield, IL in conjunction with the Illinois Ultralight Safety Seminar. Find out what is going to be talked about there including news of about USUA award winners. usua.org. (2/24/04)

Michael Purdy
Roy and Michael take advantage of a missing guest in order to talk about the Paratoys Fly-In. That turned out to be the largest powered paraglider event to ever take place. (2/24/04)

Tom Olenik, Olenik Aviation
Different grades of Anti-Seize for exhaust systems. Expendable exhaust gaskets and how to keep them serviceable How to attach the exhaust manifold to the Rotax 582 engine. Using snowmobile engines on ultralights. Review of the HKS engine. Clean engine heads, gasoline additives and gasoline changes with seasons. When the show is live, Tom Olenik is ready to answer your four stroke and two stroke ultralight aircraft engine questions. Call them in at (888) 514-2100 or IM them in on AOL or Yahoo Instant Messenger to UFRadio. www.buyitsellitfixit.com. (2/24/04)

Jim Sweeney, NAPPF President and USUA Board Member
Ever fly to an airport and wonder what those mysterious signs and markings on the pavement were? Hopefully not! Jim joins us to talk about those signs and markings in order to you avoid the dreaded Runway Incursion. Follow along with the Runway Markings web page! (Part 1) (2/24/04)

February 17, 2004

Bill Fortney, Author of America from 500 Feet
Bill Fortney both flies trikes and is a professional photographer. He combined those skills to produce one of the best photographic art books to celebrate our kind of low level flight. Bill joins us to talk about aerial photography. You can learn more about his book at www.ultraflight.com/merchandise/books500Feet.asp. (2/17/04)

Paul Hamilton, Adventure Productions
Paul Hamilton joins us to tell us about his Weather To Fly 2 DVD. Weather To Fly 2 For Sport Pilots with Paul Hamilton is a much needed instructional program on meteorology for light sport aviation and light sport aircraft. Paul tells us what went into the making of it. /www.ultraflight.com/merchandise/videos.asp, www.weathertofly.com/ (2/17/04)

Allison Bell, Powered Parachute Pilot
Allison Bell has an interesting story to tell and a request from listeners. Last fall Allison saw his powered parachute take off without a pilot. As Allison followed the aircraft on the ground, the day ended with the machine yet in the sky. His hope is that someone has found the machine since and is looking for the rightful owner. akclbell@yahoo.com (2/17/04)

Tom Olenik, Olenik Aviation
How long can a 503 engine run on a tank of fuel? Trying a new two stroke oil. The value of a used Rotax 912. Checking crimps in Rotax oil injection oil lines. Two stroke oil filters. When the show is live, Tom Olenik is ready to answer your four stroke and two stroke ultralight aircraft engine questions. Call them in at (888) 514-2100 or IM them in on AOL or Yahoo Instant Messenger to UFRadio. www.buyitsellitfixit.com (2/17/04)

Jim Sweeney, NAPPF President and USUA Board Member
As we wait for the Sport Pilot NPRM to become the Sport Pilot rules, Jim explains the process with which aircraft are going to be certified as they leave the factory under sport pilot. If you have ever wondered how that process is supposed to work, tune in Jim's explanation. (Part 1) (2/17/04)

February 10, 2004

Bill Patch, Gyro Pilot and Powered Parachute Pioneer
83 year old Bill Patch was flying powered parachutes well before anyone knew what they were. Like the very first powered parachute, Bill's machine was a gyro airframe converted to powered parachute use. Listen to stories from the very early days of the sport. (2/10/04)

Master Sergeant Leonard Richard, Illinois State Police
Master Sergeant Leo Richard is the Northern Commander of the Illinois State Police Air Operations Section. His areas of responsibility include several counties including Cook, Will, Dupage, Kane, Kendall, Whiteside and Kankakee (most counties north of Champaign, IL). He will talk about the Illinois State Police's role in investigating complaints of unsafe ultralight/aviation practices. (2/10/04)

Bob Comperini, United States Ultralight Association
Bob Comperini is the webmaster behind the usua.org web site. This very useful site is a great member resource and useful for anyone in the sport of ultralighting. Bob joins us to go through some of the features of the site. usua.org Fly-UL (2/10/04)

Tom Olenik, Olenik Aviation
Tom deals with several engine questions. A listener is concerned about an oil case leak on a Rotax 503. How do you keep an engine from over cooling on a liquid cooled engine? What is the proper way to set an oil injection system? What is the proper engine idle speed for setting the Rotax oil injection system? How to disable a Rotax oil injection system? The economics of buying used vs. new engines. When the show is live, Tom Olenik is ready to answer your four stroke and two stroke ultralight aircraft engine questions. Call them in at (888) 514-2100 or IM them in on AOL or Yahoo Instant Messenger to UFRadio. www.buyitsellitfixit.com (2/10/04)

Jim Sweeney, NAPPF President and USUA Board Member
We are in the middle of safety seminar season. Jim Sweeney attends many of them and helps organize the Illinois Ultralight and Light Plane Safety Seminar. He joins us to talk about how to organize a safety seminar and what to expect at the Illinois event. safety-seminar.com. (Part 1) (2/3/04)

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February 3, 2004

Ron Gonzi, The Ultralight Store.
Ron Gonzi has been involved in ultralights since the late 1970's when Ultralights were just starting to get popular. Ron opened a business where he made aftermarket sails for the then popular Ultralights, primarily Eipper Quicksilver's and a few others. Ron is still making aftermarket sail sets for a variety of Ultralight aircraft and has a business called "The Ultralight Store" now located in Hemet California. Learn about the making of Dacron sail sets, and the things necessary to know how to take care of these and when to dispose of then in order to remain safe. (2/3/04)

Stuart Gort, Powerfin
As a prop manufacturer, Stuart Gort knows about as much as anyone about propellers for ultralight aircraft. Stuart joins us to talk about the best ways to attach your prop to your aircraft and make sure it stays there. www.powerfin.com (2/3/04)

Greg Gremminger, Magni Gyro
Greg Gremminger talks more about power push overs, bunt overs, and misconceptions about how they happen. Discussed is more of the physics of why bad things can happen in gyros and more importantly, how to avoid those things. magnigyro.com/USA/usa.htm (2/3/04)

Tom Olenik, Olenik Aviation
More about cold weather effects on 2-stroke oil injection systems. Trouble shooting a fuel delivery problem. Rebuilding the Mikuni fuel pump. Maintenance schedules. Taking care of your engine midwinter. Troubleshooting a slipping Rotax gearbox. When the show is live, Tom Olenik is ready to answer your four stroke and two stroke ultralight aircraft engine questions. Call them in at (888) 514-2100. www.buyitsellitfixit.com (2/3/04)

Jim Sweeney, NAPPF President and USUA Board Member
There are a lot of resources on the internet for pilot. Jim Sweeney has put together a list of these resources which will keep you busy looking and learning for a long time. See the Resources. (Part 1) (2/3/04)