Microlighters

Hi guys

I am doing a project with a university, and am trying to get as many people in aviation to answer these questions (shouldnt take more than 2 minutes, so your input will be much appreciated). You dont need experience on microlights/ultralights to answer!

How many hours of experience do you have

on microlights:

On all other aircraft:

What are the symptoms of an approaching stall (off the top of your head)?

Do you believe you could identify an approaching stall without the warning system easily on the aircraft you have flown?

Do you believe you could identify the approaching stall on a ultralight/microlight without a warning system?

(For those with ultra/microlight experience) Would a stall warning system be a welcome addition to ultralight/microlight flying?

Thanks for answering the questions!

harry wrote:Hi guys

I am doing a project with a university, and am trying to get as many people in aviation to answer these questions (shouldnt take more than 2 minutes, so your input will be much appreciated). You dont need experience on microlights/ultralights to answer!

How many hours of experience do you have

on microlights:

On all other aircraft:

What are the symptoms of an approaching stall (off the top of your head)?

Do you believe you could identify an approaching stall without the warning system easily on the aircraft you have flown?

Do you believe you could identify the approaching stall on a ultralight/microlight without a warning system?

(For those with ultra/microlight experience) Would a stall warning system be a welcome addition to ultralight/microlight flying?

Thanks for answering the questions!

Which University, what dept. and more details about the nature of the project please.

Brunel University, London England, Dept of engineering

We are building a microlight and I need to research on my topic, which is the instrument panel and supporting systems.

P.S. I just read a private message advising me not to release personal responses, don't worry, all responses will be tabulated with simplifying the answer, and no names, locations etc released.

harry wrote:Hi guys
How many hours of experience do you have on microlights:

3 Axis microlights - around 150hrs, weight shift 6hrs

harry wrote: On all other aircraft:

around 1000hrs

harry wrote: What are the symptoms of an approaching stall (off the top of your head)?

quiet, slow speed, high nose attitude, controlls go softish and aerie feels uncomfortable.

harry wrote: Do you believe you could identify an approaching stall without the warning system easily on the aircraft you have flown?

Yes

harry wrote: Do you believe you could identify the approaching stall on a ultralight/microlight without a warning system?

Yes

harry wrote: (For those with ultra/microlight experience) Would a stall warning system be a welcome addition to ultralight/microlight flying?

Depends on cost - Don't think it essential, unless it has violent stall. Most I have flown have a sort of low speed mush, but I am told some of the composites bite, so there it would be of some use...

Harry, welcome to the Microlighters forum; you will find a bunch of people here who fly flex-wing and fixed-wing microlights (MTOW 450kg) and some that fly the heavier aeries so you should get a good broad spectrum of responses.

Maybe it would have been better if you had started out by introducing yourself and then go into seeing if the people on this forum would mind taking part in a survey? Then I would suggest that you set up another website with all your questions and put a link in here that those who wish to participate could link with? I am sure you will get a lot of responses if you approach your potential participants correctly.

Nothing wrong with the guy's approach. Just help him out.

Cloud Warrior wrote:Nothing wrong with the guy's approach. Just help him out.

Just talking from experience having done this type of thing before!

Here's a better idea,

Set your questionaire up in a document, excel or word, post it here, I'll help if need be. Those who are interested can fill it in and return mail it to you

Spot on Morph. Thanks.