Amateur Aircraft Ultralight

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This AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT & ULTRALIGHT FLIGHT TESTING HANDBOOK sets forth suggestions and safety related recommendations to assist amateur and ultralight builders in developing individualized aircraft flight test plans.

Section 1. Homework
Section 2. Airport Selection
Figure 1 - Runway Length Chart
Section 3. Emergency Plans and Equipment
Section 4. Test Pilot
Section 5. Medical Facts For Pilots
Section 6. Transporting The Aircraft To the Airport
Section 7. Assembly and Airworthiness Inspection
Section 8. Weight and Balance
Figure 2 - Empty Weight CG
Figure 3 - Take Off CG
Figure 4 - Additional Equipment Added
Section 9. Paperwork
Section 10. Powerplant Tests
Section 11. Additional Engine Tests
Section 12. Propeller Inspection
Figure 5 - Propeller Tracking
CHAPTER 2. TAXI TESTS
Section 1. Low Speed Taxi Tests
Section 2. High Speed Taxi Tests
CHAPTER 3. THE FIRST FLIGHT
Section 1. General
Section 2. The Role of the Chase Plane
Section 3. Emergency Procedures
Section 4. First Flight
Section 5. First Flight Procedures
CHAPTER 4. THE FIRST 10 HOURS
Section 1. The Second Flight
Section 2. The Third Flight
Section 3. Hours 4 through 10
CHAPTER 5. EXPANDING THE ENVELOPE
Section 1. General
Section 2. Hours 11 through 20
Figure 6 - Climb Airspeed and Altitude Graph
Figure 7 - Best Rate of Climb Speed Graph
Section 3. Hours 21 through 35: Stability and Control Checks
Figure 8 - Static Stability
Figure 9 - Time
Section 4. A Word or Two About Flutter
Updated on
Jul 16, 2013

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