US Hawks Hang Gliding Association

I've found an Easy Riser for sale locally, for $500 that's been "ultralited" with trike gear and motor/prop.

I'm hardcore into late 70's antique and early 80's ultralites, and the Easy Riser was one of the first hang gliders to have a motor attached to it to make it a "flat lander"... so an Easy Riser would fit right into my collection of granddaddy forerunner pioneer ultralights.... (Volmer VJ-24w, Chotia Woodhopper)....

I could see myself flying it all three ways.... with trike and motor, without trike, or without trike and without motor (as a pure hangglider).

Opinions and thoughts on it? The Easy Riser in my memory is one of the first hang gliders that came out that had a better glide ratio than the Rogollos...

Of course, for $500, it's a diamond in the rough and in need of restore... so... another project plane for me...

I have a 20ft trailer I built to pick it up ( http://air-war.org/poorgirl/pickuptrip.htm ), and $500 would cost me 10 days of work (so, two weeks) at my little job.

Thoughts, opinions, on the Easy Riser?

Wow, did you luck into the right forum!!

A fellow named John did a magnificent restoration of an Easy Riser. You can start with these links:

Blog: Easy Riser repair project
https://ushawks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=1272

Learning To Fly The Easy Riser
https://ushawks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=1607

Here's a "before" picture:


Here's an "after" picture:

I've actually been here a while, off and on.

I'm more worried a topic like the Easy Riser here has been beat to death... in a past thread...



A few more close ups of condition of old Bird in question:

choppergirl wrote:I'm more worried a topic like the Easy Riser here has been beat to death... in a past thread...

Don't worry. There are still lots of empty bits on the internet. They make more every day!!

You did a much better job of documenting your "before" pictures. I look forward to seeing your "after" shots.

What a find !

Looks like an EARLY RISER to me

Hey Chopper Girl, That sure looks like a project wing for sure. And that earlier thread about restoring an Easy Riser could be of some use.

BTW - An old hang gliding friend gave me a Mitchel Wing, including the (required) under frame trike about 20 years ago. He'd built it himself from a kit (or just plans) and did a nice job. I have yet to try and fly it myself. I've thought of adding power, removing the tip rudders and adding a tail with rudder and elevators. That would make it more stable than it would be as a flying blade wing. But that too would be a large project.