Or just lurk a while and read what others had to say.
Comments: We have visited your website. We liked it very much. keep up the good work.
Thanks
www.4data.ca
info@4data.ca, www.4data.ca Signed: Thu Nov 26 13:27:00 2009 Comments: Flying the weedhopper is easy. You can teach yourself. I partly wrote a book email me for a free copy. jpuckett001@aol.com
I hAVE CALLED THE FACTORY BUT NO ANSWER TO DATE, I hope they do call back soon. If anyone hears anything please post it here.
jp Jeff, Signed: Fri Oct 30 00:23:57 2009 Comments: How can fellow learn to fly Weedhopper.
Its a one man craft,any training areas near Chicago.
Thank you,Maxwell
Maxwell, Chicago Signed: Tue Sep 22 18:28:53 2009 Comments: richard p. breth, gbreth7@cox.net Signed: Wed Sep 2 18:33:54 2009 Comments: R Wallace, try http://www.weedhopperusa.net/ Dana, Signed: Sun Apr 26 18:21:05 2009 Comments: i have a weedhopper that i purchased back in the early 2000s. i took it to missippie and had victor and his his partners go completly thru it and mod it to a 40.it was only test flown there 1 time at factory for 15 minutes. i brung it back home and have been sick for several years ,but now im getting straightened out and i searched weedhopper usa and couldnt find anything.my question is has weedhopper shut the doors? i know victor was sick when i was there .any info would be appreciated.also this is a nice site.someone devoted a lot of time to it. R Wallace, ppcflyer at gmail dot com Signed: Sat Feb 7 19:32:35 2009 Comments: excellent guest book. i like it.
www.ezinfocenter.com/7385520/FREE haneesha, www.ezinfocenter.com/7385520/FREE Signed: Thu Feb 5 01:21:24 2009 Comments: My pitts is a riot, My 83 "C" model weedhopper (yes, Chotia 460D 200+ hrs.) is the most fun I can have in public with my pants on. I like your site. Happy Flying, Andy in Mesa, AZ Andy, andy@changeplumbing.com Signed: Mon May 26 22:46:19 2008 Comments: Nice site,Blade..i fly w/ dean & keith some.steve in lancing,tn steve wallace, frapper.com/slwallace Signed: Tue Apr 22 09:26:41 2008 Comments: rob, Signed: Tue Apr 1 22:07:23 2008 Comments: just bought an old B model, going to restore and upgrade. I was wondering if anyone had pics of how their 277 was mounted. The mount that came with this project was "different" to say the least.
thanks,
Rob Rob, Signed: Mon Mar 31 18:53:18 2008 Comments: I am buying a weedhopper b model tomorrow and need advice as how to upgrade.
thanks,
robert robert, Signed: Mon Mar 24 16:52:00 2008 Comments: Great website. I'm still concidering between the Affordaplane and the Weedhopper. Leaning more and more toward the Weedhopper all the time. Ken, Signed: Sun Dec 30 10:22:36 2007 Administration - Email addresses will no longer be displayed thanks to email address collecting spam-bots Comments: Great photographs! Tom was very impressed. love from your grandmother and mother. Georgia, Laura, and Tom, Signed: Sun Sep 9 11:24:51 2007 Comments: Thank you for all your pics and adventures. I,m buying an old weed hopper now and will soon start work on it.
Thanks, Bob Bob, Signed: Fri Jul 20 12:52:34 2007 Comments: This is a great site, and I am glad you told the bad stuff with the good stories - gives us greenhorns something to thing about....
Bruce (student pilot) Bruce, www.thelundes.com Signed: Wed May 23 19:39:19 2007 Comments: Nice history of your a/c and the joy it brings you.. there is a limited season for none enclosed a/c in Canada.. Hope you enjoy flying for years to come...sorry for the loss of your friend.. I hope this site may drive others to pursue the "dream of flight".. I enjoyed it... thank you..
Tim...Foxboro,Ontario,Canada
Tim, Signed: Wed May 23 16:33:17 2007 Comments: Enjoyed your site Pictures and info very helpful. Dan Cronin, Signed: Mon May 7 10:03:49 2007 Comments: Great site Blade My name is Don I owen a 2 place and a single seat weedhopper and I love to to fly these bird's too they are great and easy to fly so if anyone is thinking of buying one I would suggest that you go to www.weedhopperusa.com Vince is the one to talk to his is a great guy I think ya will like him too he has been a great help to me. donald_clanton@yahoo.com Donald , I dont have one Signed: Thu Apr 19 07:19:27 2007 Comments: i wanted to let you know that you have a great website. the info and pictures and stories are very helpfull and enjoyable. i am planning on getting a weedhopper very soon, i use to fly a quicksilver mx about 8 years ago. you should do a few video clips :) carl, Signed: Sun Nov 26 01:43:18 2006 Comments: To solve your head/ie cumbustion temp probs., make sure the engine is sealed at the case seams and cyl base and heads., use a product like ply-o-bond etc., to insure a 13 psi pressure hold (if 2 cycles loose this, pyrometric temps increase at the point of combustion) ..ps neat site 'sorry to hear about your pal...anyway try it, we had to do it when racing 2 strokes to make 'em last., regards....fred fred, Signed: Sun Nov 19 00:13:14 2006 Comments: To solve your head/ie cumbustion temp probs., make sure the engine is sealed at the case seams and cyl base and heads., use a product like ply-o-bond etc., to insure a 13 psi pressure hold (if 2 cycles loose this, pyrometric temps increase at the point of combustion) ..ps neat site 'sorry to hear about your pal...anyway try it, we had to do it when racing 2 strokes to make 'em last., regards....fred fred, primarycarriers.com Signed: Sun Nov 19 00:06:46 2006 Comments: Well, I didn't have to wait a whole year. I'm finally back in the air! I bought a weedhopper from Mr. Vince Calhoun in Georgia. Most avid weed pilots know of him. I am the proud new owner of Vince's Miss Liberty. You can see pics on my website:
http://www.geocities.com/paulnsuelandry Paul Landry, Signed: Tue Oct 24 13:27:28 2006 Comments: I love the weed hopper! WOO HOO!
Salvatore La Rosa , Signed: Tue Oct 10 11:12:00 2006 Comments: Great pics, good story about your first
flight, kinda like my first. Had a weedhopper about 15
years ago and had lots of fun with it. I am planing to
build me another one soon. There is lots of room to fly
here in southwest Louisiana. Carl Perkins, Signed: Mon Aug 7 19:10:46 2006 Comments: Hi, I'm a Weedhopper owner from Dallas,TX. Thanks for the info Dan Cronin, Signed: Wed May 3 18:05:37 2006 Comments: Great site! I've been considering the Weedhopper, and you provided a lot of interesting information. Thanks! Ray Dutton, Signed: Wed Apr 26 20:33:03 2006 Comments: Hi, I am a weedhopper pilot from Jackson Mi. I really enjoyed your site!:) Rick Dallas, Signed: Fri Apr 21 02:25:26 2006 Comments: Hi Blade
I am newly licensed UL pilot from Nantes(West part of France) . I really enjoyed your site that I found by chance while I was looking for a second hand Weedhopper.. Very nice pictures and insteresting descriptions. You live in a great place to fly !!
If you had any opportunity to visit France send me a mail to arrange a flight over Brittany.
Best regards
Francois Francois Charbonnier, Signed: Thu Apr 20 14:31:48 2006 Administration - cleaned up SPAM entries. Comments: Hi,I am from Guatemala central America ,and I love this great plane.I want to buy the Weedhopper you sold here,thanks...........Derek Mata Derek Mata, Signed: Fri Mar 24 19:13:42 2006 Comments: Dude! Great plane! Great site!
I was flying hoppers about 15 years ago in Jackson MS. Just a few miles from the Weedhopper factory. (Actually, it was a converted gas station at the time.) The owner back then was Bill Thornton. I've flown with the current owner, Steve Hixon a few times.
Anyway, about 10 years ago, I moved back to Louisiana, my home state, and set up flying at a local airport. One night, with my plane tied down, (no hangar space) a storm blew up and demolished my plane. I sold it for parts and have been wingless ever since. I hope to have another plane in about a year. In the mean time, I have built a new home on a piece of land that is big enough to fly off of. Can't wait to get back into the air! You have a really nice plane there. I like the mods you have done. I'll check back from time to time and let you know when I get my new hopper.
Best of luck, happy flyin.
Remember:
Maintain thyne airspeed lest the ground rise up and smite thee! Paul Landry, www.geocities.com/paulnsuelandry Signed: Wed Mar 1 14:31:59 2006 Comments: Nice site Blade.Will trouble you more whenI get around to building my own.
Regards Jai, Signed: Fri Dec 30 11:47:02 2005 Comments: Fantastic site Blade, just wonderful!! the videos; Flight 4.008 and 007 are of my friend in my Weedhopper (just have to share the FUN!) PrestonEng, Signed: Mon Dec 12 05:48:05 2005 Comments: I was here, hello. Erin Sharp, www.myspace.com/temredrider Signed: Sun Nov 20 14:49:22 2005 Comments: Great site. Thank you for taking the time to do it.
I'm in San Jose and leaning towards the Hawk Plus, I hope to fly with you and all the other good people.
Ryan
San Jose Ryan K, Signed: Sat Oct 1 08:54:52 2005 Comments: Blade, Cool site really enjoyed looking it over. I am hopefully starting on my B model conversion soon, Happy Hoppin..... Andy Andy, Signed: Mon Aug 15 20:00:48 2005 Comments: Dear Blade, as always, I enjoy returning to browse your photos, files and experiences. Thanks for sharing them with all of us! I hope some day we'll get to share some air, hoppin' some where!
Hav'a good'n! Jackye Reynolds Jackye , Signed: Thu Jul 21 08:34:03 PDT 2005 Comments: I'm seriously considering getting an ultralight after I retire in Dec. 05. I've been looking at the Quicksilver Sprint and the Weedhopper. One is a 3 axis and the other is a 2 axis control. How do you think they compare? I know there is a significent price difference and one is a tractor and the other is a pusher. Any major difference here? Are exhaust fumes from the Weedhopper a problem? Is the Rotax 277 really adequate or should I only consider the Rotax 477? Thanks for answering.
Wes from Waxhaw
Wes, www.jaars.org Signed: Tue Jul 5 07:33:34 PDT 2005 Comments: really enjoyed your sight and love the weedhopper its the safest ultralight flying. Heres some pics of my twoplace. Have a nice weekend and safe flying Bill Bill Murdock, Signed: Fri May 20 18:34:22 PDT 2005 Comments: Hey Blade,
You've developed quite a neat informative archive. I fly the "grandson" to the Weedhopper. It's an XAir. How well does the single-seat Weedhopper handle wind? Any idea how well the 2-seat trainer does in wind? I'm a BFI and curious for training purposes. The "grandson" handles wind up to 15 mph rather well. I'm not sure if it's because of the same wing design as the Weedhopper or not. But I've considered doing some flight training in Weedhoppers...for the fun of it!
Thanks,
Bernardo Bernardo, rraircraft.com Signed: Sun May 1 16:24:08 PDT 2005 Comments: Hey Blade,
Great site! I have a "B" model upgraded to "C" with a 277 rotax, I couldn't have completed it with out the Weedhopper news group on yahoo and people like you. Robert (Bud) Travis, Signed: Sat Apr 9 15:40:37 PDT 2005 Comments: I would love to have a Weedhopper! Until then, I fly a PPC. Not as much fun but will do 4 the time being. Sam in Fla, http://sblom.com/ Signed: Thu Apr 7 18:52:19 PDT 2005
Sorry!
My guestbook script was broken for several months. I fixed it on 4/01/05. Comments: liked your page but was suprised to see my challenger there.,i built the one with the sharks teeth. the napper, Signed: Sat Dec 11 15:45:49 PST 2004 Comments: rick, Signed: Wed Aug 18 01:51:03 PDT 2004 Comments: did enjoy your fine documentation. your landscape seems really perfect for flying, no building for miles ! keep flying Fritz, Signed: Fri Jun 25 14:11:22 PDT 2004 Comments: Very nice site. Keep that Hopper flying.
Here is my 4 page site. Takes time to load:
http://www.geocities.com/spherehead1/index.html
I fly a Chinook + 2 now. Don James, http://www.liteflyers.org/ Signed: Fri Jun 25 13:41:18 PDT 2004 Comments: Nice web page! Makes me think I need to author one! I just restored my 1984 Quicksilver MX. Hadn't flown for 8 years before this year (2004) and I love it! I fly out of Little Texas Airstrip, near Tuskegee, Alabama. Fly safe! Glen Weldon, Signed: Fri Jun 25 11:32:52 PDT 2004 Comments: AWESOME PICS JUST BOUGHT A C MODEL WITH A 277 ROTAX KEITH MURCHISON, Signed: Sat May 1 08:42:48 PDT 2004 Comments: Much enjoyed viewing your website Blade. Content included strikes a resonance paralleling some of my own exploits.
Very candid and informative about your Weedhopper Flying.
Nice job of presenting your experience of Flight. Wonderful Pictures. Consider your website a "must read" for any Weedhopper pilot! Vince, Signed: Sun Apr 25 18:15:13 PDT 2004 Comments: great page, just lookin!! have a ao-84 powered minimax and a "old" kolb ultrastar" great plane. ron wehba, Signed: Sun Apr 4 17:15:49 PDT 2004 Comments: Great job on your website. I'm thinking about getting one up and running as well. Keep up the good work. I'm just getting back into the sport after a 20 year absense. Looks like another hopper for me! Ken Lathrop, www.hardwired.us Signed: Sat Apr 3 08:04:45 PST 2004 Comments: Blade, your site is "outta site"! Very good detail on very good subjects, tips,ect. Aerial photos are awesome, looking forward to flying with you as soon as I get my little MX SPRINT in the air. Keep up the good work. Jack Wood, Signed: Sat Mar 13 21:41:38 PST 2004 Comments: Your site is great, just ordered a new 40 5wks ago just waiting now and building a enclosed trailer for it, fred fred, Signed: Tue Mar 9 17:26:54 PST 2004 Comments: old head looking :) les, Signed: Tue Feb 10 16:58:01 PST 2004 Comments: I have been getting all the info I can on weedhoppers I may be getting one.I enjoyed your site very much you had everything I was looking for to make up my mind it looks like the weedhopper is for me. thank you very much I'll visit again. Jeffery jeffery myrick or pappy, Signed: Sun Jan 11 20:58:16 PST 2004 Comments: I must say that this a a vary fantastic site you have up. Excellent detail to flights. Amazing aerial pictures. Awsome looking Hopper. Im buying my first one in the next couple of week from a friend. Cant wait to get it flying. Needs a new sail set. But anywho excellent site man. 2 thumbs up!!!
Jamie Holford, Signed: Thu Dec 25 10:45:29 PST 2003 Comments: Great site i have and will continue enjoying your website. jon of forsyth ga. a pic of my hopper is in the photo section of weed hopper flyers site. thanks jonathan mitchell, Signed: Sat Dec 20 14:12:32 PST 2003 Comments: I'm a "Hopper wanna-be". I fly a PPC but sure have enjoyed viewing your website! Bring it to us "blow by blow!" Sam in Fla, http://sblomberg.com/ppc/ Signed: Sat Nov 8 15:28:26 PST 2003 Comments: Well done Blade. You have come far enough to contribute to the hobby and have! Congratulatons and my best wishes to you.
Vince Calhoun, Signed: Sat Sep 13 11:58:43 PDT 2003 Comments: I truly enjoyed reading your flying reports. Love the site and will be back. Keep flying low and slow. Mark Carter, http://www.ul-pilot.com Signed: Thu Aug 28 10:21:14 PDT 2003 Comments: Yep; new to the group too and looking around. I will looking in the files next time here. Thanks for your efforts! Larry Larry Lyons (Spotter on yahoo), lyons4water.com Signed: Mon Aug 25 14:57:32 PDT 2003 Comments: Blades--Enjoyed very much you weedhopper experiences. Such wonderful simple flying. Love it!!! Keep up the good work. Frank Layne, Signed: Mon Aug 11 22:32:30 PDT 2003 Comments: I am new to the group and to wh. I am picking up my WH40 this weekend in GA. I enjoyed your site and info. thanks jon of forsyth, ga jonathan mitchell, Signed: Wed Jun 18 19:15:47 PDT 2003 Comments: My old "Cyber Weedhopper" page!
http://weedhopper.homestead.com/home.html Jim Greene, Signed: Thu Jun 12 21:07:26 PDT 2003 Comments: Thanks for Looking!
Blade Doyle, bdoyle@lsd25.net http://www.lsd25.net/ Signed: Tue Jun 10 17:14:43 PDT 2003
