jackc Posted June 14 Posted June 14 Back in th good old days we we can never see again UNLESS you have a go at FAA FAR Part 103 Aircraft in a secret place from prying eyes 🤩🤩  https://youtu.be/GuPNfrfJVP0?si=5GD6QnoNEo0Mmzip  1
facthunter Posted June 15 Posted June 15 Not sure I'd want the possible consequences of that on my conscience. At least it has a tricycle undercarriege. Canards are usually touchy in the pitching axis. That one doesn't seem to be but it's for entertainment I reckon. and not flown by a REAL non trained pilot. Ignorance is rarely a plus. Nev
jackc Posted June 15 Author Posted June 15 I was talking to a very well regarded Aviator about the video. I sent it to him  for comment, he got the laughs I got from it and he simply said ‘that’s how we used to do it’  🤩 We have people on this Earth who should not be driving cars, but they are. We have people who should not be flying aircraft, but they are. The difference is a poor pilot is soon to crash, and a poor self teaching pilot is going to crash SOONER?  1 1
facthunter Posted June 15 Posted June 15 (edited) Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make them ALL yourself.. SOME people should NEVER fly. They just won't GET it. Situational awareness. Attitude flying and dare I say it. Something called Aptitude and accumulated EXPERIENCE. IF you've flown for a while and not crashed, you are extremely lucky OR you've Learned a few things. Know YOUR limit and the Planes. Nev Edited June 15 by facthunter 1
BrendAn Posted June 15 Posted June 15 If you don't take passengers and keep away from people on the ground. Who cares. Your not hurting anyone. There are so many unlicensed rec pilots flying around that raaus don't have enough resources to go after them all.
Thruster88 Posted June 15 Posted June 15 (edited) I did the self taught thing age 21, in a mk3 Scout, 6 months after the Australian ultralight federation AUF was formed. I guess it was legal, the Thruster Gemini two seat trainer didn't come till 1985 I think. Only scary moment I have had was getting into a holding pattern with 20-30 other aircraft going to Avalon East for the air show. Stupid organisation.  The "junior GA reporter" on Facebook is a great resource of what not to do in general aviation aircraft. Read one or two a day will keep you safe. Edited June 15 by Thruster88 1 1
BrendAn Posted June 15 Posted June 15 Those pterodactyls like in the above video are a handful I have heard. Methusala on here used to fly them I think. 1
Thruster88 Posted June 15 Posted June 15 The crow hopping at low airspeed is actually a fairly difficult manoeuvre for pilots with no real experience.Â
BrendAn Posted June 15 Posted June 15 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Thruster88 said: The crow hopping at low airspeed is actually a fairly difficult manoeuvre for pilots with no real experience. I know someone who was doing that and he went up more than he planned, panicked and cut the throttle. Stalled onto the runway , wrote off his new $30,000 flightstar then went to hospital for a couple of days.  Edited June 15 by BrendAn
spacesailor Posted June 15 Posted June 15 (edited) Wouldn't it be wiser To have a few ' practical ' lessons. With an instructor . To have an ' experienced ' pilot make the first test flight . Cuts down on mistakes. A first timer will make . If it doesn't work . A few good mates to take you to ' hospital ' , if it doesn't work for you ' this ' time . LoL spacesailor Edited June 15 by spacesailor
BrendAn Posted June 15 Posted June 15 24 minutes ago, spacesailor said: Wouldn't it be wiser To have a few ' practical ' lessons. With an instructor . To have an ' experienced ' pilot make the first test flight . Cuts down on mistakes. A first timer will make . If it doesn't work . A few good mates to take you to ' hospital ' , if it doesn't work for you ' this ' time . LoL spacesailor That's what they recommend for part 103 in America. You don't need any training but they encourage people to get some first. 2
facthunter Posted June 15 Posted June 15 It would be a sad thing to break your back and it's not that difficult to do in draggy planes if you lose power at a low height in climb. Canards are inherently twitchy in pitch and many today are not au fait with 2 strokes. Firing up and roaring off as was done there is not best practice. In reality while it looks like fun, you might have a lifetime of regretting it. Boring and ever safety conscious, it's paid off so far despite others trying to kill me. Nev
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