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Apparently the FAA didn't consider it "acceptable".

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Mushrooms are more fun than therapy?

Hah! I've owned six airplanes over the years (two were ultralights, but still... total purchase price for all six was under $75K.

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One reason I like my uncontrolled field... radio on the fritz? Go NORDO. :) But yeah, we've all had highly anticipated flights get cancelled at the last minute for maintenance issues.

Many older aircraft (including the T-Craft), while reasonably stable, won't stay straight and flight for a long time, but will eventually fall off into a spiral dive. However, if the goal is to get down through an overcast and it is known for certain that the ceiling underneath is high enough...

Yes, there are a few: The Phantom as mentioned earlier, the Quicksilver Super (a bit on the heavy side to be a legal ultralight, but nobody's checking), the Moyes Dragonfly, some others. And believe it or not people are doing loops and rolls in paragliders!

Where in CT are you based? Goodspeed has several restaurants within easy walking distance, and loaner bicycles if you want to go farther. If you're doing the Hudson corridor, the Nu-CAVU restaurant at Kobelt Airport is a nice lunch stop. If you're into antique airplanes, Bayport Aerodrome on...

Yup, another one who had a hissy fit and wiped his question when he didn't get the answer he wanted. Maybe someday he'll grow up.

My local FBO does SP training in a J-3.

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Nothing is wasted if you're enjoying the journey.

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No, because the propeller is or should be optimized for operation at some nonzero airspeed. A helicopter rotor would make a huge static thrust, but it wouldn't do a very good job of pulling an airplane forward at 150 knots. Constant speed props start to make sense when you need good...

You get the hours either way, but two trips or going farther makes it more interesting.

Nothing like fresh apple cider when it starts to get a little "tangy".