Flight Notes— how to fly the Air Creation Buggy 582 SL Ultralight

The Air Creation Buggy 582 SL is a tricycle-type, two-seater ultralight with a three-wheeled fiberglass shell suspended beneath a hang glider-type wing. Its streamlined cockpit fairing with windshield and finned wheel fairings reduce drag and increase directional stability. As in a hang glider, the pilot maneuvers the Buggy by pushing or pulling a horizontal control bar, which shifts the weight of the pilot and passenger forward, aft, or to one side relative to the wing. The main difference between this ultralight and other aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator is that it provides a relatively easy seat-of-the-pants flying experience, especially for first-time pilots.

Unlike a basic ultralight, the Buggy 582 SL provides minimal instrumentation for monitoring engine rpm (revolutions per minute), altitude, airspeed, and heading. This version of the 582 carries the "SL" designation; the "S" denotes its comparatively silent two-stroke, liquid-cooled engine, and the "L" denotes its lightness. The version you'll fly is equipped with the Kiss 450 wing, which performs somewhere between a wing suited to basic flying and a truly high-performance ultralight wing used for aerobatic flying. It provides fairly forgiving stall characteristics, along with handling that lets you get more playful and daring as you familiarize yourself with the Buggy and its many capabilities.

Specifications

	U.S.	Metric
Maximum Speed	87 mph	140 km/hr
Cruise Speed	50-75 mph	80-120 km/h
Engine	Rotax 582 two-cylinder, two-stroke, liquid-cooled, 64 hp
Propeller	Three-blade Ecoprop, diameter 5 feet 7 inches
Empty Weight	392 pounds	178 kilograms
Maximum Gross Weight	983 pounds	445 kilograms
Length	12 feet, 9.5 inches	3.9 meters
Wingspan	33 feet, 6 inches	10.2 meters
Height	11 feet, 8.5 inches	3.57 meters
Seating	2
Useful Load	450 pounds	204.5 kilograms