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Article: Proposed ultralight plane rules would put more people back into the air.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- August 7, 2003
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Byline: Jon Hilkevitch
OSHKOSH, Wis. _ A nest of orphaned geese inspired Ana Thwaits to learn to fly. Her landings _ low and fast on a grassy field _ would make any waterfowl proud.
Thwaits, 19, recently joined the growing ranks of motorized ultralight pilots. Cruising at speeds up to about 70 mph in the bucket seats of open-air craft that look like flying lawn chairs from a distance, these aviators are barnstorming back to a simpler time before instrument gauges and electrical systems.
"My love for ultralight flying started after I saw the movie `Fly Away Home' about a girl who taught some goslings to fly and led them on a migration in her ...