Dana
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
Posts: 1047
Location: Connecticut, USA
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 Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:14 am Post subject: Ramp Checks, was Re: Firestar project |
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At 12:14 PM 1/31/2008, JetPilot wrote:
| Quote: | I have never been ramp checked, these guys talk about Ramp checks, and
maybe if you are flying into Oshkosh or Sun and Fun, or some other event
you might get ramp checked, but chances are very low that it will you will
ever get checked at the small airports that most ultralights fly out of.
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Seems I've heard of ultralights being weighed at ramp checks at major
fly-ins, but I don't know if it was random or only if an airplane "looked"
heavy.
For most pilots, any thorough ramp check would likely only be if you piss
somebody off, usually by what I call "impolite flying". Or, if you're
flying to or from an airport that tolerates but doesn't quite "welcome"
ultralights, a complaint about some offense (whether real or imaginary)
might precipitate a check. An example is the airport I'm on a waiting list
for hangar space at. It's 1/3 the distance from my house compared to the
ultralight friendly airport I'm currently flying from... the airport owner
allows ultralights (though only if the pilot has a license), but the FBO
owner hates ultralights and wants no part of them on "his" airport. So far
the airport owner's policy goes, but on one occasion the FBO told the pilot
of a [registered] Quicksilver GT-400 "the first time I have to go around
because you're too slow on final, you're out of here!" Wouldn't be too
hard to picture a guy like that calling the FAA and reporting an
"overweight" ultralight.
-Dana
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Black holes are where God is dividing by zero.
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