Going flying, for real.

So, I'm breaking down. For years I've dreamed of flying. And I am going to make it reality.

Back in high school a friend and I were going to build a set of hummelbirds.

Hummel Aviation

The problem then, was the Light Sport Aircraft license wasn't around, so there were a few hurdles to overcome. Well, as usual, plans are plans, and they sometimes pop and go away.

After doing some research, I happened upon the Affordaplane. The design seemed sane, and seemed like it would be easily under part 103 ultralight weight. I ordered the plans, joined the mailing lists, and started doing lots of math.

Cutting to the chase, I found the mailing lists to be caustic. The plane (even the prototype) builds up overweight. And.. well.. to make it work, it's going to take a lot of work. So, due to the condition of the community, I decided I needed to step up and collect information. I started a new blog. The Affordaplane Resource

I am building an ultralight. It will likely have it's base in the affordaplane. But it isn't going to closely follow the plan.

The next step is to take some flying lessons.

Cheap sports cars, and the potential for very cheap racing.

I wonder why there aren't any really cheap cars on the market.

My dream "second" car, would be something not very fast, very cheap, and very light.

I'm thinking a modern day british sports car. 1 or 1.5 liter 2 cylinder motor. Cam in block. Live axle. Either trailing arm (heck, even leading arm..) or struts up front. Just do everything as simple as can be.

All of the cars electronics could be handled by $2-3 microcontrollers. And you'd only need maybe three of them.

The body panels should be blow, or vacuum molded plastic. Cheap, easy to replace.. and did I mention cheap?

I wonder if there would be a market. The car would be loud. But it would be a convertable. It would be perfect for spec class racing.