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Show Ultralights worry chief Has the flying of ultralight aircraft, fast becoming serious business in the eyes of enthusiasts and aviation authorities alike, become dangerous? It has, at least in the eyes of one Vernal Municipal Airport Board member. Chairman Stan Anderson voiced con-ern con-ern at a board meeting this week about the use of ultralight aircraft at the airport air-port in light of an accident during the summer. But, as airport manager Dean Reynolds explained, the board can do little lit-tle to prevent the use of ultralights at the airport. The Federal Aviation Administration, Ad-ministration, he explained, recognizes ultralights as aircraft and thereby requires re-quires airports to accomodate the craft. The airport board can and did Tuesday Tues-day night approve a preliminary set of rules for ultralight pilots, however. Ultralight aircraft, essentially, are motorized hang gliders that fly at speeds under 100 mph. Typically, they are made of aluminum frames with wings, stablizers and tails made out of a fabric such as dacron. Their handling characteristics are similar to regular aircraft. f ' -i) ' i Ultralight aircraft safety concerns con-cerns Vernal's airport board. |