Skycycle ultralight trike
with Verner JCV-360
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Sky Cycle Wins Grand
Champion Ultralight at Sun 'n Fun 2012!
For nearly 14
years now Mike Theeke has been building Skycycle trikes, for
the first 7 years he built them for Look Out Mountain Flight
park, and now he produces them for his company Sky Cycle
trikes.
Mike has won a number of awards for his design and
workmanship and this year walked away with Grand Champion
Ultralight at Sun N Fun 2012.
Over the years Mike has made small improvements in the look,
feel, style, and design of the trike. These include offering
high tech trike wings from several manufacturers, as well as
a variety of engine options.
These include the Kawasaki, Hirth, Rotax two stroke and now
the Verner JCV-360, twin cylinder 35HP, 4 stroke engine.
The Verner
JCV-360 is a purpose-built 4-stroke, water cooled, boxer
style engine which weighs in at just over 57 lbs complete.
Mike indicates the Verner JCV-360 has been giving him great
performance. Using the new Maverick III single surface,
strut braced wing the Sky Cycle cruises along at 45 mph, at
4500 rpm. The engine is both oil and water cooled and comes
complete with an electric starter and generating system. The
engine also comes with a built in carb heating system to
prevent carb icing.
The engine
uses a belt driven reduction drive and the the Skycycle
trike was equipped with a 3 blade Ultra Prop made in
California.
Mike indicates that the majority of his customers "are early
morning late evening flyers, who generally fly no more than
50 miles from their home base, flying out for breakfast's,
or local flyins."
The average flight is about 60 minutes their and 60 minutes
back, which still gives leaves plenty of reserve fuel in the
5 gallon tank.
All of Mike's trikes can be legal part 103 ultralight
aircraft, meaning that a pilot doesn't have to have a
medical to fly it, doesn't need to have FAA registration,
and doesn't need a pilots license to fly one. (Mike
indicates he will not deliver a plane unless the pilot is
qualified to fly trikes.)
Currently Mike doesn't have any dealers and sells direct to
the public. Delivery times are currently about 6 weeks,
which is also the time it takes to get a new wing in.
For more information on the Sky Cycle series of trikes
contact
www.flyhardtrikes.com
Skycycle ultralight trike with
Verner JCV-360
four stroke engine, Light Sport Aircraft Pilot News
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