Airdrome Aeroplanes
USA Part 103 Buyer’s GuideAirdrome Aeroplanes
WWI, in your hangar, for the price of a used car. Robert Baslee builds fifteen-plus replica designs out of a Missouri shop with a ten-acre grass strip, and more than 500 kits have gone out the door. Only two of those designs can be Part 103, and only in small scale.
2OF 15+ ARE PART 103
Dream Classic and the 3/4-scale Fokker E-III. Everything else Airdrome builds is a beautiful aircraft that is not an ultralight. Full-scale means a different rulebook, a licence, and an N-number.
Published today: $4,000–$14,000 kit range.
What it can and cannot do
The capability table.
Yes published as standard · Optional factory option or variant · No not available
The lineup
Two designs can be Part 103.
Small-scale. The more straightforward of the two Part 103 routes. Specs on request from the shop.
Three-quarter scale. The full-scale Eindecker is a different aircraft and is not Part 103. Make sure you and Robert are talking about the same one before any money moves.
Everything else here is not an ultralight
Fokker DR-1, D-VII, D-VIII, Sopwith, Nieuport, Morane, Bleriot. All full-scale, all gorgeous, none of them Part 103. Airdrome is a replica shop that happens to make two aircraft that fit this category.
Who it suits
- Builders who want a WWI aeroplane and are honest that they want it for the look.
- Pilots who value character over speed and utility.
- Anyone who enjoys a long, detailed build and is not in a hurry to fly.
- Buyers reassured by 500-plus kits already delivered.
What you give up
- Verify the exact model against 254 lb before you order. Most of this catalogue is not Part 103.
- A replica build is a longer project than a modern quick-build kit.
- Vintage lines cost you modern performance. That is the trade you are making on purpose.
- Contact is a personal Yahoo address rather than a domain mailbox.
Verified contact
How to reach them directly.
Confirm every specification and the Part 103 status of your exact model with Robert before you order.
Part 103 compliance is yours
An aircraft marketed as Part 103 capable can exceed the 254 lb powered empty-weight limit once engines, instruments, and options are added. That risk is higher here than almost anywhere, because most of Airdrome’s catalogue is deliberately not Part 103. You weigh the finished vehicle and you confirm compliance with 14 CFR 103 before you fly it. See the Part 103 disclaimer.
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