Weirdest Aircraft I’ve ever flown - LongEZ Aeros over
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An automotive mechanic with commercial multi engine IFR, second generation airshow pilot and flew Oshkosh his 3rd year in the industry. Family man and currently on vacation with his girlfriend and their 4 kids instead of Oshkosh this year.
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8,000 hours
5,000 military / helicopters and fighters
Almost 2,000 in the Hornet
RCAF 2011 CF18 Demo Pilot
CF18 Instructor Pilot
Loves general aviation and his F-1 Rocket.
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Former Canadian Forces Snowbird #7, 3&6 14'-17'
Former instructor on the Hawk and fighter pilot
Award winning film maker
Currently in fighter pilot school in California
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FlightChops in 2019: Yeah there's probably going to be some sort of crazy pandemic next year that will shut the world down, so I better make sure to have several hundred hours of cool footage on standby to put out...
Saving the best for when everyone is watching.
Geez I hope not!
Pandemic crap that is.
@@429thunderjet2 Best not be any Pandemic bs next year since it's now coming out that everybody is lying about the numbers. Oshkosh '21 and all other events next year will be epic to make up for all the losses this year.
Kyle Fowl
It will probably be the SAME pandemic, but hopefully to a lesser enough degree that something like Air Venture can be run. MAYBE. Eventually COVID will become a seasonal thing, like other flus, hopefully, or there will be a vaccine (that has to be tweaked every year, most likely).
"The pedals don't go like this, they go like this. Okay?"
"no...."
"Impossible..."
I loved that answer because I thought exactly the same :D
I still don’t understand what he said 🤣
Was laughing hard 😂
2 rudders, 2 pedals. Simple ....said no pilot ever.
I appreciate how honest you are when you don't catch everything. Much safer to admit you didn't get everything than to smile and nod and make critical errors.
Much safer not to put yourself in this situation at all!
Hats off for handling not only a brand new and different designed aircraft but also the pressure of the airshow. VERY IMPRESSIVE!
Thanks! It was a lot 🤓
It just seems like yesterday you were a geeky nervous pilot in Canada self critiquing writ large. Now you Finally have your IFR ticket but more phenomenal is your ability to climb into , strap on and wear in this case , any platform with an Air foil ( to include RW to a degree ) and quickly adapt. Truly impressive
Still a geeky and nervous Canadian... just have a few dozen more types in my logbook now :)
@@FlightChops will you play flight simulator 2020 on release? And if so which version?
Chops what a great episode, I really enjoyed watching the aerobatics in the Long EZ. It’s really cool to see all of the experienced pilots that flew with you and how well they planned and briefed the flight. Thanks
I love how so many content creators are really showing up and showing out for NOshkosh2020 and demonstrating that the community and the network are really what make experimental aviation what it is, not just an air show.
I am so in love with the Long EZ. Thank you for this virtual experience.
Great stuff Steve. Keep the awesome vids coming. Be safe and stay healthy!
Thanks for the content! Been waiting for this one since you first teased it, there just isn't enough EZ content on CZcams. Keeps the morale high while building mine.
I remember seeing these at airshows in the early 80s. Now I’m all amped up to work on my Cozy plans again. Thanks!
A friend's grandfather built a few of these in his garage for other people. Was always cool seeing a LongEZ.
Excellent footage these LongEZ's are so unique looking - Thumbs Up
Awesome ride, thanks FlightChops. Follow your Excitement.
Aviation is Cool!
Sharing Aviation with others even better.
Great work Steve.
I love this one! great job man! I think its the best in flight video yet..so much fun to watch. I think I will construct a home made LongEZ RC plane now.
I was there in the audience at Theater in the Woods and not believing how cool it was to see my favorite CZcamsrs in person. It was an interesting roundtable. Sure missing Oshkosh this year, but videos like this are really helping to make up for it.
I didnt get to go to Osh last year ☹
That was AWESOME on so many levels! Thanks!
Super interesting.. Thanks for all the effort you put into these videos for us!
Varieze pilot here: absolutely brilliant. LEZ Kyle is a brave one letting a noob fly front seat :-) What an experience! First canard flight AND landing at OSH with Chatter and not knowing what to expect. A bit like my first solo in the VE which had all the pressure, but not the extras. I have done straight rolls, but the add some rudder is interesting and will try. The air to air was awesome especially the landing! Great Job for a first flight!
I still will be staying away from loops :-) Thank You for a GREAT video!
Please educate me on the LongEZ, I thought these had pretty low G tolerances?
@@WhereNerdyisCool That is a pretty broad request. Typically cruise at 160 knots, holds 52 gallons of fuel at 7 GPH burn and is strong enough to pull +5G and -2G ish. Use Google.
@@BrilliantDesignOnline I did. One response was 2G + and 1.5 - That sounded weird so I wanted to ask an owner 🙂
@@WhereNerdyisCool My aircraft is a Varieze, while fundamentally similar, it is a bit smaller. I do not exert negative G's in mine (IE when inverted, I am zero or positive) and I have pulled fairly assertively while solo, but I tone it down when I have a Pax. Googling 'varieze pilot manual' yields the first item of Vari-Eze Owner's Manual -Free by roynouguier free fr vezoman (link simplified) in a PDF on page 22 show +5 and -2 in the envelope chart.
My orthopedic surgeon was a Navy A-6 pilot and his personal plane was a LongEZ. I ended flying with him quite a bit. What a fun plane. So light and responsive on the stick.
Great video showing Air Adventure last year! It really helps remembering what life used to be, just last year. Thanks
That’s awesome,what a great ride and thanks to the owner who made it possible. Wow.
Really well done video. Loved it!
Awesome. Thanks for the content!
What an amazing aircraft and episode. Truly riveting. Thanks 👍🏾
Truly 'bonding' perhaps :)
"That was awesome!" I agree!!! Great experience there for you Steve and brilliant to watch.
Thank you kindly!
Thanks for this awesome video. Also thank you for not adding mid-roll adds.
Another brilliant video! Love the look on your face during the flight, nice to see you having some fun during these times. Perfect touchdown on landing as well!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I love those air-to-air shots!
Very well edited. Great little story
First time I heard about the LongEZ was one being built by my second cousins (ex) husband. He was a aeronautical engineer who was one of the many designers on the space shuttle. Never had the privilege to fly in it. Very interesting aircraft to say the least. Thank you for letting me video fly with you. Take care - be safe - hope to see more of your video's. "Spin"
That looked like one cool day for you Steve, to get to fly such a variety of airplanes. And that was a cool plane and fast too. Thanks for sharing the experience, it was a pleasure to watch!!! ;-)
Glad you enjoyed it
Excellent program today 👍👍
While I love FlightChops' content, it's the little details that really move it one notch above. Like how the engine noise mutes the moment his headset clamps onto his ears.
Beautiful flight and plane! Excellent!
Yes indeed! Thanks!
Nice video! I heard you on SimVenture 2020. Very cool, man!
Hey, thanks!
I am an absolute fanatic for the Long EZs! Now you've gotta find a Berkut to fly, which is like a super hyped up EZ. So glad to see you got to fly one, they're really neat little planes.
Smiling the whole time what an awesome video. That second loop was beautiful
This was alot of fun to watch. Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
'Follow the jet truck'...normal things one hears at an airport.
Surprised there was no warning to watch for jet wash.
Probably not that much different to "Follow the company tug to the ramps" that a lot of commercial pilots hear. Just unusual since GA pilots aren't usually in busy environments like Oshkosh.
@@edfrawley4356 Well, how many jets were flying that day?
Friggin awesome! Loved it
Rock on!
Love your vids!
This was outstanding fun to watch. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great Air Venture content, helps with Oshkosh withdrawal
one of my favorite videos! I'm still so nervous with radio and you handled that amazingly!
You can do it!
The controllers are there to help
loved the loop the front canards make it almost impossible to stall
Good job 👍! I always wanted to fly one ☝️ of those, just not for the first time in the middle of an air show. You handled it very well! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Had a lot of fun putting some custom military equipment in place of the back seat of one of these for testing. The test pilot took me up in the larger CM-44 model as a thanks for helping them put on a new prop. Very unique ride.
This made me smile
Cool! Love that plane design! Love the Beech Starship!
A few years ago, in Sacramento, I looked up. I worked just south of Maclellan.
What? A VariEze? No, she's a turboprop. A twin! I then spied the "owl eyes" of stowed landing gear. She was just overhead.
Starship!!
I'll never forget it.
@@robertborchert932 Nice! Jelly!
That first cockpit shot showed the fuel selector right where Burt designed it to be, right between your legs. I had a flashback to the loss of John Denver in his Long-EZ, where the builder located the fuel selector behind his left shoulder.. Great job flying with zero TIT. Thank you FC! 👏👍
Appreciated - and yes the John Denver story is a tough one. But a good lesson for all of us to be familiar with the location and function of critical controls
Nice flight boys!!!
One of my friends has a Long EZ. Amazing airplanes.
I've been waiting for this moment, for all my life......
This was an awesome video. Thank you!
thanks mate, tough year i know but thanks for the video
You bet
Just love this channel. We had a plane like that in our part of the world until the owner had a engine failure right after takeoff. It ruined his day. Very Stylish plane. I love it.
Glad you're enjoying the channel - and I hope your friend was ok
One of the funnest planes to fly. Very cool .
I love all of Burt Rutan's designs. So different and smart. A true visionary!
"OKAY?" "NO" AWESOME FLIGHTCHOPS, SIMPLY AWESOME
I love canards! Thank you for sharing this flight!
Man that guy was a cool dude... Absolutely nothing fazes him!
Awesome footage 👍
You got my like from that 2nd roll. That thing looked amazing cutting through the sky!
Thank you! Cheers!
"...did a thorough briefing but the sound was *enhanced* by a bunch of jet noises..." There ya go, fixed the narrative for ya 😉
Right on, brother, and you should HEAR that F22 take off, if you haven't.
Awesome. Thanks for sharing
Nice flying Chops!
Very Interesting. I have seen this style of plane before but never in person. Then, just two days ago I saw one here in Alamogordo, flying toward the Sacramento Mtns just behind my home. Very Cool.
Great video , I was going to video our flight to kosh this year.
Wow! Always loved the Long Eze. Like a little, personal fighter. You looked good in there ,
0:27
"It doesn't do this, it does this. Its does this, doesn't do this."
Hes just like.... "no (that's not right. That's not how that supposed to be)"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂
Excellent ... Good Job
I used to fly a Long EZ (Cozy model), it seated two side by side. The best description of flying it, was like flying a Corvette in the sky. Stick reaction was Instant. The only negative thing i recall about it, was that landing speed was quite high compared to other aircraft in this class. The fun part was all of the people that ran out to look at the airplane, every place i landed it.
enjoyed watching, nicely done.
bout damn time you flew a burt rutan plane, i love this guys designs, wish more people would think outside the box like he does
Agreed!
Me too!
the longeze remains the most beautiful and economical homebuilt available. I would be overjoyed to see more of an emphasis on homebuilt aircraft performing at airventure, and a lot less of the military stuff. We are the "Experimental Aircraft Association," and we love these airplanes!
Thanks! Glad to hear people still like seeing the homebuilts flying at Air Venture.
@@kylefowler8775 I noticed a slight potential-jab in the dialogue at the Varieze (the airplane that didn't fly worth a darn?) I'm strongly considering buying a vari project to restore. would you advise against it? I've heard that the roll rates and control response are a bit better than the Long eze, despite the day vfr limitation. Thanks for the great show, and the great attitude.
I got to take an orientation flight (there was about 35 of us) in a KC-135. I was in the cockpit on take-off. We flew from Topeka, KS (KS Air National Guard) to Southern New Mexico. We refueled to B-1 Bombers. Then flew back to Topeka. Laying down next to the boom man is awesome. Thumbs up to the KC 135 Pilot Andrew!
What a positive instructor! Respect sir!
Wow, that was INTENSE!!!!
Awesome video thanks guy👍😄👍
They are a mad aircraft but like most of Rutan's aircraft fly well and look different! Great one to add to you log book.
My neighbor next door built one of these planes in his garage back in the early eighties. I still see it flying around the Central Queensland area at times. A very unique, noticeable and safe design.
I loved this video! My dad built a Long Eze in the 80’s and my parents were at all the air shows, not performing, but watching. He sold it and built a Glasair 2RG until he passed away in 2010 and we had to sell his beloved plane...sad day watching the new owner fly it away.
Ah man… sorry to hear that, but his plane will be loved and continue to fly
Well done man 👍👍
Thanks 👍
Random dude: Okay.....
Flight chops: no
IM DYING 😂😂😂😂
So I have always seen the Long Ez and thought that was a little weird. But it is EVEN WEIRDER than I imagined. That said it is a really cool aircraft and I enjoyed learning about it and watching you fly it.
That was awesome!! What a wonderful aircraft 😊
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr Rutan at an air show in Prescott, AZ. Got a nice tour of his aircraft.
Learned something about the LongEZ... Now it makes sense as to why the rudders operate the way the do... They serve double duty operating as speed brakes! Thank you!
Got it, also there is a belly brake for decreasing L/D to get the thing down over objects, as it's practically a low performance sail plane at idle (or off). It shouldn't be left down on the ground, though, as it partially blocks the flow to the intake cooling air duct (not physically, but aero flow wise). The differential nature of the tip draggers also serves as high speed ground steering, like a rudder would normally, since the brakes are at the bottom, as you say..just in a differential pedal mode.
Yep , no flaps, you fly them right down to the runway, hardly any flare. 80kts, coming in hot compared to most 2 seat piston.
@@TD_YT066 No flaps, but there is a belly brake on the bottom of the fuselage, to allow you to increase the descending glide slope, otherwise you'd have a hell of a time getting in anywhere, as the thing glides not too far from a low performance sail plane, even engine off (prop stopped). You do still flare though, but not as much as a normal configured aircraft. You can certainly make ultra smooth landings with an EZ, though, not only, as my instructor used to call them "hemorrhoid checkers", when you plant solidly for various reasons, or just a botched flare.
This is an awesome video.
Nerves of steel! Nice flight :-)
Great stuff I am 60 years old but got 10 hours when I was a kid always regretted not getting my license.Thanks for sharing.
Awesome!!
Wow, what a great video!
Fun vid! Thanks!!!
As a kid I recall at least one, but I think two, of these that would regularly fly around over my hometown in northeast Wyoming. We loved seeing the "backwards planes!" 😄
That.... was awesome!
Cool stuff Steve 👍
That had to be a bit weird after flying all kinds of normal aircraft eh !
Awesome content all things considered, After seeing you fly it I began searching for a Rutan EZ for Prepar3d but one doesn't appear to exist, I'll wait for FS2020 to see what ultralights are made for it eventually. Good Video!
Enjoyable to watch that beautiful bird fly.
Thank you!