Sky Pup!
Looks like a little Cub.
I’m not a Pilot,
But my Friends Are
and That looks like Fun.
Ultralights and hang gliders is super fun. I am not that fond of paragliders, because you can't fly them in the mountains on days when the wind picks up, and all that swing back and forth makes me a little airsick. Unfortunately, my current life insurance policy doesn't cover me when flying any of those types of aircraft these days. So I am “stuck” flying a normal plane these days... : (
I started out hang gliding. I flew the Skypup by accident the first time. It came with a trailer and had never been flown by the guys who built it, who were both in their 80s. I took it to a rural airport that didn't have much air traffic. I was just trying to “hop” it, but I ended up a 100 feet in the air in a flash and drifted over the planes on the ramp, so I had to fly around the pattern. I wasn't even wearing a helmet and hadn't fastened my seatbelt... not that a plane made 90% of Styrofoam insulation would give a lot of protection.
Fortunately, I had hundreds of hours flying hang gliders so the altitude didn't make me nervous. But I really had not researched the proper way to land it, so I landed it like a hang glider... I cut the throttle and glided in and let my speed bleed off just above the pavement until it felt like it was about to stall. Then I gave it full up elevator. This created a rough landing, but it didn't cause any damage. All I needed to do was keep bleeding off speed just above the pavement until I couldn't keep the main wheels off the ground anymore. That is a recipe for a smooth landing every time with a Skypup. It is the easiest plane that I have ever flown, although our Cherokee with it's very wide tricycle gear is almost like a car with wings and can be landed by almost anyone with minimal instruction.