Cross Country Adventure
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- Scott and I take the planes on a cross country flight. We covered just over 140 miles and landed on beaches, islands, and rivers. It was a great day to go flying. Scott is flying a Quad City Challenger II.
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Aircraft: 1987 Spectrum Beaver RX 550
Engine: Rotax 582 Mod90 (Grey Head)
Oil: Amsoil Saber (pre-mixed at 80:1)
Prop: 64" 2 blade Warp Drive with 11° of pitch
Stall Speed: 35 mph
Cruise Speed: 60 mph
Max Level Speed: 75 mph
Never Exceed Speed: 95 mph
Rate of Climb: 1000 feet per minute
Fuel Capacity: 18 US Gallons
Fuel Burn: approx. 5 gph
Range: 200 miles (no wind)
Take off and landing distance: 100-250 feet
Empty weight: 540 lbs
Max take off weight: 1000 lbs
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Matt ...great job. I enjoy flying with you. Always wanted to fly ......did 11 hours ....my next trip would have been solo....and flying in on a final approach.....crosswind turned me sideways ...i panicked, and have never wanted to take that chance again.......but still have the passion to do it., I was 32 at the time ....i'm now 76......so thanks for the ride.......really great!!
Oh wow that tandem takeoff at the end was especially cool. This is the dream guys
Man I wish I had my own ultralight.this looks so addictive.
ultralights on floats are awesome, i hope to own one myself one day
1 cream, 1 sugar plus a chocolate glazed donut? Wow, breakfast of champions!
Only the best for this machine.... lol
Too much coffee and you have to land to piss too often. Can you piss from the plane?
cool flight
I like the multiple cameras showing on one screen
editing dept gets an A
Your having Way too much fun. I think the ultra light is the way to fly. I have flown RVs, Challengers, and Pipers, most fun is in the UL category,but any flying is fun...thanks for sharing!
I concur. I like all forms of flying as well but there's just nothing like low-and-slow!
Thanks for taking us along
You actually mentioned one of the Things I am interested in in the Video , I am a Professional Bowhunter , I wanted to use an Ultralight to get to a few areas I need to Hunt More Quickly and really just enjoy the time
You have to check your local regulations very carefully. In BC as part of our "fair chase" laws, you are not allowed to hunt on the same day that you fly. You can fly in to remote areas for the purpose of hunting, but you must spend the night before you even begin scouting. And you are definitely not allowed to scout for or chase animals from the air. Even if you fly on a normal commercial flight, you aren't allowed to hunt the same day, the only exception being flying out after your hunt of course.
@@WestCoastWheelman just twelve hour wait. Early season, my clients will fly in early morning then we can get an evening hunt in.
Loved the water landings for Scott especially when he rode up on the beaches. I put my 701 up for sale and I'm considering a newer Challenger with larger fuel tank, pontoons and maybe even the 582 for more power and strangely enough better fuel economy. I want to stick with the pusher prop tandem style plane for now. Who knows what the future will bring. Thanks for the awesome video, please send my best to Scott.
Will do! If you do decide on the Challenger for your next plane, please look into the latest design as it has possibly corrected some of the issues the previous generation had. If you're open to suggestions on your next plane, I'd consider looking at the CGS Hawk Arrow II. Same config as the Challenger (tri-gear, high wing, pusher) and from what I've heard, a much better design all around.
Oh ,,What a strong macho man,,,being proud of shooting little animals in the face ! You re the Man,,,Matt !
lmao at 11:45. Right when you hit that rock my instant thought was "All that smooth sand, and he finds that one freakin' boulder!" And then you basically say the same thing a moment later (looks back to see if wheel is still there). Had me rolling!
Ha ha! Glad you enjoyed that!
I'm disappointed that you didn't let us watch you eat the doughnut and sip the coffee while driving!
My kind of flyin Matt...good stuff..Thx..!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video, thanks and nice flying
Living the dream! Thanks!
My pleasure... literally. :-P
thank you for sharing this video. Being hard of hearing this type of flying would be best obtain for me. I hear pretty well but not enough. I have 22 hrs in tayorcraft and 4 hrs in sailplane. I say the amphibian is my favorite way to fly.
Nice flying... Nyce plane... Nice vedio...
No tantrum cause of little plane... Just focus on aviation... Good nd hope full lesson... 😚
Great video. Sure is pretty there .
Don't worry about the zoom lense. One continuous shot is just right to capture that nice water landing.
You are truly an adventurer. You know you're going to lose a motor. You need to have a hook knife on a string around your wrist for takeoffs. When that motor quits you'll be underwater instantly. I hope you don't get knocked out. Or you'll be dead.
I could tell you were from NB when i seen the timmies and the fog lol
Beautiful flight i see you enjoyed lot nice weather
Got an old drifter I'm trying to restore. Hope to get it going this summer. Have someone lined up to test and give me lessons. C ya
Cool thanks for sharing.
Good video. I was wondering if rocks aircraft kicks up, ever hit the propeller?
Yup... I've got to be especially careful on gravel. Let's just say I've gotten pretty good at repairing propellers... lol
@@mmatt do you repair wood propeller nicks or dings with epoxy? Or epoxy wood filler? Just curious have your repairs been durable?
Thanks for sharing
@@vlogcity1111 The most popular method of repair for wood props is using crazy glue and baking soda. Clean out the damaged area for loose material, degrease it, apply a small amount of thin (runny) crazy glue, sprinkle in baking soda. Rinse and repeat until the damaged area is built up above the profile of the propeller and then carefully file and sand it back down to match. Paint and rebalance if desired or needed.
@@mmatt thank you very much for sharing repair procedures.
I’m thinking epoxy wood filler could work as an alternative?
It’s just epoxy with sawdust as a binder to give it enough stability to fill in chips.
Let me know what you think.
I purchased a 2 seater quicksilver mx for 1800 with floats this week.
As well as a single pair of floats for $850cad
Now I need a single seater Mx.
There is one up for sale 6 hours away from me.
Do you think $2700 is a reasonable price for a single that can fly?
@@vlogcity1111 I've never used epoxy wood filler so I can't comment on it. Give it a try and see I guess. Just make sure to use it in a location that won't affect the flight safety should it fail.
That price seems really low... lol
I'd make sure it's airworthy! But if it is, that's an amazing deal. :-)
Hey Matt, Your videos are awesome! Can you please tell me what the instrument gauge mounted on your wing is for?
Whoops, scrolling down through your comments, I see it's a speed indicator.
Air speed...
I am seriously thinking of flying ultralights as buying a Cessna 182 or a Mooney 201. I would like to have a enclosed plane then have lots of fun.
I am in Southern New Jersey so I have to find a school here.
Look seriously at the CGS Hawk Arrow 2. One of the best planes in its class in my opinion.
It's a beaver rx 550 rotax 503 dual ignition flys great a just sold my
Nice video... Someday maybe I'll have mine.
Nice video. What is the name/type of aircraft Scott is using?
That's a Challenger.
10:25 Island landing. Sand bar in middle of river.
20:09 Beach landing on side of river.
Dark Roast all the way!
You know it! :-)
I miss my ultralite................. time to build a new one.
Reminds me of the good old days when I flew ULs.
CONGRATULATIONS ...........NICE VIDEO.
Hi whare are you flying and how does it fly
Love your shows thanks how much more power do u have now with that new motor I understand stand that 912 is to heavy and so expensive to
Old motor was 50 hp, new motor is 65 hp.
Ya, the 912 is really too much engine for this size airframe in my opinion. Not to mention the $25K+ purchase price!
Any way to run some hardwire power supplies to the camera mount locations and plug them all into a 2s lipo battery (which is quite small). That would put at full charge 8.4vdc available then plug the battery into a switching regulator and knock the output to 5vdc and the gopro will be happy for much longer times. Should not have any interference as the system would be divorced from the airframe. These parts are very common to the RC model flying/drone/quadcopter hobbyist. Also quite light and inexpensive.
I've recently run a power cable to my strut cam which is the one that records my audio. The other two are secondary and tertiary angles so I'm not nearly as concerned with them cutting out but I'll probably wire them up someday too.
Do you have a ballistic parachute? If not I'm making some out of old tarps and and some caps from a capgun
@Yugo Yankoff my old tarps work really good and the caps from the cap gun are environmentally friendly
Is it open season on "ground fog day?"
Yup! :-)
Hi Matt. Don't you ever get stone chips in your prop landing on beaches like this? Could prove to be expensive....maybe spats or stone guards might be the next goodies to buy....?
Yup, every now and then but it's pretty rare. I have the nickel leading edge protection and it's pretty durable. I have considered designing a set of stone deflectors but I just haven't got there yet.
What is the rain gauge looking thing on the strut?
A low budget airspeed indicator that I was testing. It works quite well.
What is your throttle at when at cruising speed/when you were flying from airport to sand bar??
I cruise at 5800 RPM.
Cool.....
that seemed like a gutsy turn over the trees on take off. was it?
Are you talking about the one at 22:37? If so, it was the lesser of two evils. I didn't have enough altitude to return to the beach if the engine quit so I figured I'd rather be in the trees instead of in the water.
Hi Matt, what is your home airport? the sandy Island you landed on do you know the name of it, or where abouts it is on the Saint John River? I fly a 701 on Anfibous floats and would love to meet up with you guys next summer some time. I am located on the lower part of the Saint John River around the Oak Point area..looks like it was a great day for the XC flight.. great video btw..
This video was shot up in the Edmundston area when my home airport was CYES. I now keep the plane in Woodstock (CCD3) The river islands around here are a bit too rocky for the Beaver but I'm sure we could still find some fun and adventure if you ever came up this way. :-)
Great, thanks for the Reply Matt. I will put it on my list of things to do in next years flying adventures and shoot you an e-mail in the spring when I start flying again. Till then I will just keep watching and looking for your videos that you post. Nice job on them btw..
@8:13 That Challenger looks so sexy! No dis to your craft Matt
Your terrain looks very interesting to fly in, at least as nice as what Trent Palmer flies in. Can you imagine flying in Saskatchewan? Same, same same every day.
Them Timbits at Timmy’s
The ultralight that landed in the water, what is the name of it and it’s price please.
Quad City Challenger II
Prices vary depending on options. Google will tell you all you want to know about it. :-)
What kind of aircraft is Scott flying? Very cool.
Challenger II
How is the glide ratio on that bird? Assuming you have no engine, what's it's glide ration.
7:1 according to the manual. I've seen 8:1 though (but I think I had a bit of a tailwind)
What is your max fuel and distance with tail wind .?
That all depends on the tailwind component. I can carry up to 18 US gallons of gas and I burn about 5 gallons per hour. With a cruise speed of about 55 mph, that's just under 200 miles with no wind. Add a tailwind and that number just goes up.
How do you legally carry 18 gallons? I was under the impression that Ultra lights were limited to 5 gallons?
I'm in Canada. There is no fuel capacity limit for ultralights up here. :-)
What requirements do you need to fly these type of planes?
It depends on what country you're in. Here in Canada, all you need is an ultralight pilot permit.
Hey if you're say a Heavier Guy in the 310# range , is it still feasible to Fly an Ultralight??
Yes.... but it might be hard finding an instructor light enough to train you. Most 2 seat ULs have a useful load of around 500 lbs and fuel will usually take up about 70. So you'd need a 120 lbs instructor...
TY I guess I should probably drop a few pounds anyway but Good to know ,and thank you for getting back so quickly..
May I ask about how much you spent to get going solo on the ultralight? I need to save up, but this is definitely in my future :) Did you do it as a package or just by the hour?
Typical rates are around $100-$150 per hour up here in Canada. That will vary in different places. Most students require at least 10 hours of instruction before they go solo.
what planes do you guyz fly?
Scott flies a Challenger and I fly a Beaver
You should charge your cameras from your generator.
The one on the strut that captures the audio is powered now. I don't have enough cable for the other two but they're only secondary and tertiary so I don't mind.
Perfect lovely i wish i was with u love to glide really
Cost? Where to buy?
Do you use automotive gas or does your engine need avgas?
We use premium auto gas although some guys run 100LL avgas. The avgas reportedly fouls up the sparkplugs a bit faster though.
First aircraft was a rans coyote 503 ..........
I've always liked Rans aircraft. Maybe someday I'll even got to own one. :-)
Love the wing tanks.
Me too! ;-)
For you groundhogs - for me bandicoots - b*stards, but we're not allowed to kill them because the darlings are native, you're lucky, you should see my veg patch...
What kind of aircraft does Scott have?
Quad City Challenger II
Itas a beaver r 28. Single seat
Did I hear the crack of a gun shot go nearby at 13:45? Are sure this is Canada not Texas? Lol
Well Maine is just across the river... lol
who is the maker of your aircraft
Spectrum Beaver RX 550. No longer in production sadly.
What camera's do you use?
Scott uses a GoPro Hero4 and I use Contour HDs
Thanks, how do you like the Contour? My last 2 GoPro's were junk.
The only downside to them is the lack of video stabilization so it picks up the vibration from the engine sometimes. They could also stand to have a wider field of view. Other than that, I like them quite a bit.
Thanks for the info.
4:40 "Not today.....I was going to shoot him in the face" LOL!!!!
Do you need a license you fly one of those ?
Yes you do.
Research part 103, take away one of his seats and it would be close to legal ultralight. The one in this video you can fly with a sport pilot rating. Half the hrs of private pilot but it comes with restrictions.
@@chadgriffith5819these are ultralights in Canada. No part 103 up here - a permit is needed (but not hard to get)
Check out my gravel pit ;-]
My bad!!...missed it...DEEP APOLOGY!!
No worries... hardly any of us are perfect, even if we are pilots! ;-)
I like the amphibian better
I enjoy your videos bud...appreciate the effort but the “shoot it the face” remark was a bit much. Destructive species or not that animal is just trying to live...have some compassion :) keep up the good work!!!
I guess my compassion lies more with the farmer who is trying to make a living working that land and not with an animal who has overpopulated this area and is actively destroying crops. Besides hunting, the only other economical way of controlling the population size is with poison and that unfortunately affects other non-harmful wildlife.
@@mmatt Dont' listen to Alex barylski. Shoot them in the face is extremely appropriate. They just need killin.
Shoot it I. The Ass
Yea...but I like to think I am...
Not in plane pictured??..maybe I'm missing something...but when I see a plane I like..I click that vid... not the same plane..so "click bait"
The picture for the video is an actual still from the video itself. If you go to 21:17, you'll see that. So again, how is using an actual still from the video posted "click bait"...?
Your an idiot. Did you pass 6th grade?
how in the world is this video such bad quality the iphone had 4k in 2015...
Thanks for putting up these free videos Matt. It's greatly appreciated.
You lost me with the backwoods, hillbilly "humour" and the need to pull Tim Horton's into a flying video. I gave it 30 seconds and then my stomach threatened to unload. Try to remember what interests us pilots. Thumbs down.
The 100,000 views this video has disagrees with you. 🙂While this video may not be to your liking, I have almost 500 others. Maybe flip through a few of them and see if you change your mind. The redneck humour doesn't come out very often, I promise. lol!
Sucks to be you!!
Click bait
How so? We went on a cross country adventure....
Interesting plane, lousy video. Who wants to see some kid order coffee.