| Are you afraid to achieve your dream to
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| | And most accidents are results of human
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| fly? Most of us are prevented of flying
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| | mistakes. I know you don't want to be one
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| on their own for various reasons - lack
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| | of them. There are many things that YOU
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| of time, bad weather conditions etc or
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| | can do if you want to fly safer:
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| most often the reason is money. The
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| | Get better training. It makes sense to
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| financial problem is now solved to some
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| | spend more money on instructed flights
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| extent by the ultralight airplanes, but a
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| | than risking your life. Don't hurry to
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| new concern might be stopping you from
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| | make your first solo flight and even on
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| flying - their safety.
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| | it, have your instructor presented in the
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| How safe are the ultralight airplanes?
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| | airplane.
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| The short answer is safe enough. The long
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| | Ensure your aircraft is safe. This is a
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| answer requires you to consider some
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| | common sense, but still needs to be
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| important factors.
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| | emphasized on. Check the wings, the
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| Nowadays the safety of the ultralight,
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| | propeller, the fuel, everything. Then
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| microlight and homebuilt/experimental
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| | double check.
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| aircrafts really equals that of the
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| | Don't fly in bad weather conditions.
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| certified light airplanes. Then why
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| | Makes sense, doesn't it? Better to miss a
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| asking about safety at all?Mostly people
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| | planned fly rather than killing yourself
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| are afraid to fly ultralight aircrafts
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| | or breaking your aircraft in the storm.
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| because in the past they used to have
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| | Get an emergency parashute system. It
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| very poor reputation (which actually came
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| | costs about $2,000 and I know sometimes
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| mostly from rumor). The ultralight
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| | that could be 50% of the price of your
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| aviation was not regulated at all which
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| | ultralight airplane. But these $2,000 are
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| was allowing many unexperienced pilots to
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| | not even 1% of the cost of your life, so
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| fly on aircrafts with questionable
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| | just spend them without postponing.
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| safety.
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| | Use a helmet. You can get a motorcycle
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| Today most countries regulate the
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| | one, it won't cost you a lot. The helmet
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| ultralight aircrafts to some extent and
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| | saves you not only in case of accident,
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| the pilots have either get a license or
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| | but also from hitting a bird or a bee in
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| agree with some restrictions like
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| | case you fly open-air vehicle.
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| avoiding populated urban areas, night or
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| | Use common sense. Leave the great
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| bad weather conditions. This really
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| | cascades to the professionals, don't fly
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| improved the safety of ultralight flying
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| | close to buildings or rocks... just don't
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| a lot.
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| | do anything that does not make sense.
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| Today only the Experimental Aircraft
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| | The pilot is by far the most important
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| Association keeps some statistics on the
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| | factor in most ultralight aircraft
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| ultralight accidents. It reports 101
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| | accidents. Follow the steps above, fly
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| accidents with 20 fatalities over a 3.
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| | reasonable and you'll have no problems at
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| 5-year period - considering there are
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| | all. Then you'll be able stop reading
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| thousands of ultralight flights with
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| | articles like this one and enjoy your
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| thousands of planes, the figures are not
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| | ultralight flights.
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| so scary at all.
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