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Old September 3rd 04, 01:15 PM
Oli Kai Paulus
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Maik wrote:
Download the rules from LBA and search the news: de.rec.luftfahrt for
commercial flight discussions... in german of cource.

Or just call the LBA and tell them want you want to do. After a good
laugh they will catch enough O2 to answer all your questions :-)


I'll try ... at least the former

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Old September 3rd 04, 01:17 PM
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Maik wrote:
The first one is a flight instructor and company who can offer those
flights legally


ok.

And on the second website it is not clear what they are and how legal
that is. I would thing it looks not legal. They are nowhere telling you
that they are instructors, having a flight company or that they are
making it for nonprofit privat use.


hm.

Ask them both. it will be the fastest way to get the info about
"How-To-make money-out-of-my-hobby"


I will. Thank you.

Regards, Oli

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Old September 3rd 04, 07:46 PM
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Oli Kai Paulus wrote in
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commercial sightseeing trips on trikes are legal in Germany and are
offered at several airports, e.g.


I guess German aviation regulatory common sense is not quite up to par with
German engineering... shrug

Well, it's technically feasible and and it's legal in Germany. Of
course, the banner size is reduced compared to more powerful
aircrafts.


....and if the banner is smaller, that means the aircraft has to fly lower,
and therefore closer, to the people so they can read it. Hmm. Methinks
there's yet another safety issue here.

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Old September 7th 04, 09:27 AM
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Yes : " Bright Microlites" , Bright , Victoria , Australia 3741



"Oli Kai Paulus" wrote in message
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Hi,

I wonder if anyone out there is flying a trike professionally, i.e.
makes a living from it - except for flight instructors, of course. I
have shopped around a bit and basically found people offering

- sightseeing trips
- surveillance flights
- documentation (arial views of whatever)
- banner towing

and a few more exotic activities like herd monitoring etc. Virtually
no-one offers transportation services, probably due to the weight and
speed limitations of trikes and their dependance on good weather
conditions. Most of what I found in Germany seems to be offered by
either hobby pilots or flight schools as a mere add-on to their normal
acitivites and does not seem to be their actual business. It may also be
that the market in Germany is just not big enough, e.g. the web site of
Germany's leading magazin for marketing and advertising does not even
mention banner towing... Things may be different in the US, though.

So, if anyone has or knows of a "business plan" for trike pilots I'd be
glad to hear your ideas or follow your links.

Regards, Oli

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Old September 7th 04, 12:32 PM
Oli Kai Paulus
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ian .at.bendigo wrote:
Yes : " Bright Microlites" , Bright , Victoria , Australia 3741


thanks, they seem to offer sightseeing trips and work as instructors as
well.

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Old September 10th 04, 07:03 AM
Oli Kai Paulus
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Maik wrote:
It wouldn't be legal in Germany... so no one offers transportation etc :-)
make your CPL, buy a real plane, start a business and be broke within a
year without problems.


I have looked around a bit and as it seems, you may use your ultralight
for commercial purposes without any restrictions. You may need some
additions to your SPL (to transport people, to tow banners) but nothing
like a CPL. Commercial usage of ULs is allowed in Germany, see e.g.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraleicht or the thread in
http://www.pilots24.com/forum/viewto...inc.php?t=2388 (both resources in
German).

Regards, Oli

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