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Montblack wrote:
("Judah" wrote)
On the other hand, if the Pilot stalled the aircraft (either with or
without engine power) by not properly managing the airspeed across his
wings (for example by climbing too aggressively), the plane may lose
its
lift (aka stall), and drop its nose somewhat suddenly.


One year at OSH, hanging out at the Ultra-Light pasture, I heard the
field
announcer put a stop to pilots trying to outdo one another with over
aggressive climbouts. He was pretty stern with his warning.


Montblack

Eight or 10 years ago at Arlington a fella killed himself that way.
I watched it happen. Short takeoff and steep climb to about 200', then
a fairly steep turn to return to the runway to demonstrate the
short-field capability of the airplane (an advanced ultralight). He did
it several times until it finally bit him. The airplane went left
wing/nose down and rotated into the ground. Classic stall/spin
scenario.
Too many ultralight pilots get too little training and do too
little reading on their own. And, like the rest of us males, they hate
to be outdone and might push things farther and farther until one of
them dies and the media have more junk to feed to the masses. I can
understand the "stern" warning. That field announcer might have
witnessed the same accident I did.

Dan

About 25+ years ago at one of our local airports, in southeastern Florida,
the rag draggers used to make a very short takeoff at roughtly mid-field,
level off at around 50 feet, and make a very steep turn to transition across
the airport to their pick-up area. One had a mishap, and after that the
operation was much more conservative. I never heard the details or extent
of damage, but suspect that the apparent headwind may have only been a long
gust.

Peter