Ultralight aircrafts have little regulation, no pilot license required
ANOTHER HOME BUILT CAROL.
LET'S HOPE THE COMMUNITY COMES
TO AARON THOMAS LIVE IN
RALEIGH. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
>> WITHIN THE LAST 45 MINUTES,
THE FAA CONFIRMED AN ULTRA
LIGHT HELICOPTER CRASHED IN
ROBESON COUNTY TONIGHT. THE
PILOT DIED IN THE CRASH NEAR
PEMBROKE ALONG PHILADELPHIA.
SROS FIRST-RESPONDER RADIO
TRAFFIC FROM BROADCASTIFY CAME
IN AROUND 2.30. THIS AFTERNOON.
AND I
>> PEOPLE ARE PORTRAYING HAVE
REPORT OF A HOMEMADE AIRCRAFT
CRASHING. NOT THINK ARCANE.
PHILADELPHIA DRIVE ONE ON ONE
BREAK. PHILADELPHIA DRIVE OFF
WITH A HOMER.
>> NOW THE FAA SENT US THIS
STATEMENT SAYING, QUOTE, AN
UNREGISTERED EXPERIMENTAL
HELICOPTER CRASHED IN PEMBROKE
NORTH CAROLINA. ONLY THE PILOT
WAS ON BOARD. IT WILL LIKELY
BE A WHILE BEFORE WE UNDERSTAND
WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE
AIRCRAFT. THAT WAS CHRIS
LOVINGOOD HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO
THE TYPE OF AIRCRAFT. THIS WAS
HE JOINS US IN THE STUDIO.
CHRIS.
>> THE FREYS HOME BUILT
HELICOPTER MAY GIVE SOME PEOPLE
PAUSE SCHOOL. AND MENTALLY.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW BEFORE I
DID SOME RESEARCH, CAROLINA.
THIS IS VIDEO OF A MOSQUITO
SCL HELICOPTER. IT'S THE TYPE
OF HELICOPTER. THE ROBERTSON
COUNTY SHERIFF SAID WAS
INVOLVED IN THIS CRASH IS ALSO
CLASSIFIED AS AN ULTRA-LIGHT
AIRCRAFT, WHICH IS VERY MUCH
LEGAL. IN FACT, THE FAA SAYS
NOT ONLY DO YOU NOT NEED A
PILOT'S LICENSE TO FLY ONE,
THERE'S NO AGE OR KNOWLEDGE OF
BUILDING OR FLY. ONE REQUIRED
TO.
>> AS FOR THE HOME BUILT PART,
THAT'S BECAUSE YOU CAN ORDER
THE SINGLE-SEAT VEHICLE FOR YOU
TO ASSEMBLE ONE WEBSITE I CAME
ACROSS SELLS KITS FOR THIS
HELICOPTER FOR ABOUT $47,000
AND FOR 13 GRAND MORE BILL
ASSEMBLE IT FOR YOU. NOW YOU
DON'T HAVE TO REGISTER THESE
VEHICLES WITH THE FAA, BUT
THERE ARE STILL GUIDELINES YOU
HAVE TO FOLLOW FLIGHT
RESTRICTIONS RIGHT OF WAY.
IT'S STUFF LIKE THAT. AND AS
FOR WHY THE MINIMUM REGULATION
WILL, THAT'S BECAUSE FAA COATS,
AS THESE VEHICLES ARE ONLY TO
BE USED FOR SPORT OR
RECREATION. PLUS, THEY'RE
TYPICALLY AWAY FROM LARGE
POPULATIONS AND OTHER AIRCRAFT
OPERATIONS AS WELL. BUT THE FAA
IS VERY CLEAR. THE PERSON
BUYING A HOME KIT HAST TO