[Pontiac]

Expect this thing to be able to travel at upwards of 170 mph, and you can take it to 10,000 feet (or even higher, with oxygen)

Since it's classified as an ultralight, you won't technically need a pilot's license

I don’t know about Australia but in the US this aircraft could not be classified as an Ultra-light.

With the speed and altitude he plans for it I don’t believe it could meet the requirements of an ultra-light.

It has been a long time since I read about them but from memory I believe that ultra-lights were limited to 55 knots (about 70 mph) and under 1000 feet

[taildragger]

Pontiac....

Here are the regs, IHMO no way is that thing less than 254 lbs.

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This part prescribes rules governing the operation of ultralight vehicles in the United States. For the purposes of this part, an ultralight vehicle is a vehicle that:

(a) Is used or intended to be used for manned operation in the air by a single occupant;

(b) Is used or intended to be used for recreation or sport purposes only;

(c) Does not have any U.S. or foreign airworthiness certificate; and

(d) If unpowered, weighs less than 155 pounds; or

(e) If powered:

(1) Weighs less than 254 pounds empty weight, excluding floats and safety devices which are intended for deployment in a potentially catastrophic situation;

(2) Has a fuel capacity not exceeding 5 U.S. gallons;

(3) Is not capable of more than 55 knots calibrated airspeed at full power in level flight; and

(4) Has a power-off stall speed which does not exceed 24 knots calibrated airspeed.

[pingman]

At that speed and elevation, who’s going to catch you? /sarc