I got interested in flying when I was a very small child. In 1992 I went to a local air show and met Rick Helm, the owner of Sabre Aircraft. He built a small ultralight flex wing trike. Myself and a friend bought one. It cost $4995.00. Complete.
That started a 30 year friendship during which I eventually purchased at least one of every model he built.
When he shut down Sabre in 2004 because of the new Sport Pilot rule, I decided to design and build my own. I built one, flew it and eventually sold it.
I then built another one. I called this second one the "Bandit" because it took all my time and my money.