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EMG-6 on aero-tow — first generation in the air

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EMG-6

Flying the EMG-6

First flight 20 December 2013. ATV, Jeep, then the real thing. The rules follow how you finish the airplane.

EMG-6 taking off from the grass

First campaign

20 December 2013.

N103MX was the first EMG-6. Ground tows with an ATV and then Mater the Jeep.

N751ZB is the second. Almost flyable. In Hangar 8 now, getting a Rex 30 electric motor, with other powerplant options still on the table. That work is in the EMG-6 journal.

EMG-6 as a pure glider in flight
Pure glider in flight
EMG-6 hooked for a ground tow
Ground tow

Certificates

The rating follows the configuration, not the other way around.

Ultralight pilot

Part 103: no certificate, no medical, no registration. Training is still the smart move.

Glider rating

Fly powered or unpowered. A glider rating is required to carry a passenger.

Experimental amateur-built

Operate as an experimental amateur-built depending on configuration and empty weight.

Student

Logbook endorsement, solo, and a path to a glider certificate in powered or unpowered form.

No medical is required for glider operations. A glider rating is required to carry a passenger. Electric motors were outside the original light-sport engine definition; MOSAIC is the rulemaking to watch. None of this is legal advice. Read the FARs.

From the camera

Flight, tow tests, and hangar talk.

Powered flight test — Predator 37

Flights 55 and 56. The most-watched EMG-6 film on the channel.

EMG-6 at AirVenture 2015

Sparky flew every session it could get at Oshkosh.

Prototype 2, test flights day 2

Twelve flights after certification. Then the airplane comes back apart.

EMG-6-250TD

The 250 airframe in the air. High-view hangar footage.

Test flight 58

Aero-tow hook in the new location. GT-500 on the front.

Hands-off

Hands and feet off. The airframe holding its own.

Aero-TV: The Cutest Motor Glider

AirVenture 2016. Flight clips and Brian on the flight line.

EMG-6-250 local flights

Polini 250. Local flying from Hangar 7.

June 2015 test-flight compilation

First test of the new tail. Clips from 23 June 2015.

The EMG-6-250 noses over

It happens. The 250 on its nose, and the recovery.

EMG-6-250 fun flying, September 2015

Later 250 flights. The airplane looking like it belongs in the air.

Test flight 54 — first electric power

Predator 37 sustainer. First series with electric power.