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0 pointshef198984y ago0 comments

That depends under which class the aircraft will be certified, depsite it being electric I could image that it falls under the ultra-light class (I'd have to look up the exact Name under EASA so).

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t0mas884y ago

EASA doesn't have rules for ultra- and microlight aircraft, they're only in national regulations. So then it depends on what the country you're in decides.

But even if you're allowed to fly with only minutes of fuel reserve. The big question is whether you should want to. When you're in a more basic aircraft, that didn't go through all the certification requirements that other aircraft go through, it would not be a great idea to skip all kinds of safety practices like fuel and alternate planning just because you're not legally forced to do it. You're then just increasing risks more and more, while this thing is marketed to non-pilot buyers that may not even fully understand the risks.

HPsquared4y ago

This also doesn't look like it can glide or autorotate, so if you run out of fuel it's pretty much guaranteed to crash.

Edit: I guess that eventuality is managed by the parachute system and a structure designed to handle the resulting "hard landing".

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t0mas884y ago

EASA doesn't have rules for ultra- and microlight aircraft, they're only in national regulations. So then it depends on what the country you're in decides.

HPsquared4y ago

This also doesn't look like it can glide or autorotate, so if you run out of fuel it's pretty much guaranteed to crash.

Edit: I guess that eventuality is managed by the parachute system and a structure designed to handle the resulting "hard landing".

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