Ultralight World
The “Ultralight World” column featured in EAA Sport Aviation, sharing tips, expert advice, and inspiring low-and-slow stories on all things ultralights.
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The Current Regulatory State of Ultralight Training
This piece originally ran in the November 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. The release of the final Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification (MOSAIC) rule in July at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 built heavily on… Read more
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Aviation Dreams Reborn
By Mark Solper with Lee Fischer This piece originally ran in the October 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Paul Poberezny once said, “Airplanes bring us together, but friendships keep us together.” Little did I… Read more
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Where Are All the Ultralights?
By Bill Darnell, EAA 576650 This piece originally ran in the September 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. I am told by some of the more senior members of the Michigan Ultralight Association (MULA) Flying… Read more
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John Moody’s Icarus II
By Rick Hayes, EAA Lifetime 262014 This piece originally ran in the August 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. John Moody is widely regarded as the “father of modern ultralight aviation” and has a… Read more
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Sailcloth Covering
By Malcolm Brubaker, EAA Lifetime 428307 This piece originally ran in the July 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Stabilized Dacron is the easiest, fastest, and least expensive aircraft fabric to install. That’s why… Read more
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What Is an Ultralight?
By Paul Hamilton, EAA 694707 This piece originally ran in the June 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. An ultralight is different things to different people. I will give you two scenarios that illustrate different… Read more
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Engine Failures During Cruise, Part 2
By Mark Murray, EAA 394554 This piece originally ran in the May 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. What you’ve dreaded so long, practiced for, and feared, just happened: Engine failure! Thank goodness it… Read more
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Out of Hibernation
By Jon Eisele, EAA Lifetime 739102 This piece originally ran in the April 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. As winter loosens its grip and the days begin to grow longer, pilots across the… Read more
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The Reality
By George Karamitis, EAA 144192 This piece originally ran in the March 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Folks, I am going through a most difficult time. I am grounded. After almost 80 years… Read more
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Flying the Superior Shoreline
By Kevin Szalapski, EAA 792226 This piece originally ran in the January 2025 issue of EAA Sport Aviation magazine. All winter long, I had envisioned a long cross-country flight with my weight-shift trike. I meticulously planned… Read more