EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Experimental Aircraft Association’s Virtual Ultralight Days returns for a third year Feb. 20-22, 2024, with three days of webinars focused on the lighter side of aviation.
The 15 webinars — five on each of the three days — run from 1 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. (Central time) each day. Experts in the ultralight community will present each live session with question-and-answer periods to address specific questions.
“Ultralight flying remains as one of the most accessible forms of recreational flight while also being one of the purest,” said Timm Bogenhagen, EAA Ultralight and Light Plane Community Manager. “Virtual Ultralight Days provides a free avenue to introduce more people to this segment of aviation and grow the knowledge of those already part of this community.”
Topics covered include how to get started in Ultralights, how-to instructions on a variety of Ultralight aircraft like fixed-wing, powered parachutes, powered paragliders, and weight-shift trikes, and informative topics on maintenance, airport operations, safety inspections, and more, EAA officials said.
All sessions are free of charge to everyone, with the archived video presentations available to EAA members afterward.
Pre-registration is encouraged, with registration links and additional schedule information available at EAA.org/UltralightDays.
I live in South Florida and have wanted to train in ultralights ( not light sport) for years, but very difficult to find instruction in actual 2 seat ultralight ( I realize they are no longer classified as ultralight). I have traveled to California and North Carolina to take lessons. Will these webinars provide info and names, addresses of instructors willing to train in 2 seat aircraft which in the past would have been considered ultralights?