Happy Birthday Leonard!
Leonard recently went to the EAA Oshkosh Wisconsin Fly-In. He usually does a talk for the forums. He talked about the Legal Eagle on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. After the forum, the EAA ladies at the "Red Barn" area for the ultralights had a very nice...
Blue Lake, Minnesota
The video on Blue Lake near Park Rapids, Minnesota, was shot recently in 2024 by Denny Sleen's nephew, Phil Campbell. Denny showed this to Leonard, and right away, Leonard said, "That's really pretty, but I don't recommend flying over water like that. There'd be no place...
The Legal Eagle Ultralight
The airplane was built at Park Rapids High School as an after-hours shop class project. Denny Sleen was the shop class teacher who organized the project. He got the plans and materials together and taught the students for a few hours each week after school hours. ...
Airplanes for Sale
This Beautiful Original Double Eagle is now for sale. 1835 CC 4 Cylinder VW engine that is in excellent condition. The plane has only fair wear and tear on it. This plane is in the sport plane category. You may use your driver's license for your...
Celebrating The Legal Eagle’s Silver Anniversary
Celebrating its 25th anniversary at AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 was the Legal Eagle, designed by Leonard Milholland, EAA 72307. The Legal Eagle is a high-wing, semi-open taildragger powered by a 30-hp 1/2 VW engine that embraces and embodies the idea of back-to-basics flight. It is fully Part...
The Original Legal Eagle Ultralight Airplane
Leonard Milholland has sold the original Legal Eagle Ultralight airplane he designed and built 25+ years ago. This was the "one that started it all." This design struck a chord with many flying enthusiasts. It became such a popular idea that Leonard created plans to sell...
Maintain your Better Half VW Engine
The Better half VW engines are easy to maintain. I have one I have been flying for over 25 years. It still has good compression and runs very strong. Recently we ran a wood bar test on this engine, and it produced 30 hp. That I had...
World’s most affordable Ultralight Aircraft.
Learn about Leonard Milholland's Eagle Leagle Ultralight—the most affordable Ultralight Aircraft. https://youtu.be/B6MiQhQCI9E
Fly-in June 10th
We are having a fly-in on June 10th. Fly-in starts at 10 am and goes until people have to leave. The airport address for the pilots is 27sx, and the street address is 4107 Sport Flyers Ln. Brookshire TX 77423. Phone number: 281 785 3777
Let’s Splice Wood and Steel Aircraft Tubes
The shipping cost nowadays makes it more economical to splice the wood and the tubes for the Legal Eagles airplanes rather than pay the cost to ship the long pieces. Splices can be safe and as strong if done correctly. Wood sailing ships have many splices in their...
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