awesome!

Thank you Tom. Glad you like them. Appreciate you taking the time to make comments . It's hard work and time consuming to make these videos! Thanks!

Hi Bill, thanks, and sorry about losing your Flight Design. Also good airplanes. Sad day. Ithink the low wing flight characteristics are still for me, but i expect when I get older ill switch to high wing just for ease of getting in, haha. Let me know what you end up getting to replace your plane. Definitely look at the TL's. Mine has been pretty great so far! Thanks for watching and commenting!

Hi Tom. Glad you liked it. Thanks for the nice comment. Cheers! Rob

@@masseywillingham8429 The Gulf Coast definitely makes a good backdrop for flying videos. Thanks for sharing! Cheers!

thank you Brian!

It is pretty cool that your friend Scott recognized you in our video. I guess aviation is a small community and everyone is nice people! I just subscribed to your channel, and Ill check it out. The STOL planes interest me. We are in Milton a lot, since we have a lot of family there. It would be nice to meet you and Scott and check out your airplanes! Glad you commented!! - Rob

All good ideas. I mentally process these kinds of suggestions and incorporate the ideas as we are shooting and producing future ones. I think our little youtube videos are getting better and better. Certainly the newer ones are better than the older ones. Thanks for the suggestions!

Coast to Coast with 5 planes sounds like an awesome adventure! Call me next time! Would love to be part of that kind of trip. We are still meeting people as we fly, and enjoying every minute of it. We were in St. Augustine a few weeks ago with N234YP, Arthur Dunn (X21), and Deland, Fl visiting my uncle. That video will be coming up. Too much editing to do! HAHA. Did you rent a "Sting", or a "Sling"? Both are great airplanes, and similar in ways. Your RANS S-19 looks very similar to my Sting S3. Nice airplane.

Hi Scott...wow, such a small world! It was cool to see him flying below us around Pensacola Beach. Let your friend know he's got a cameo in our KZbin video! HAHA. We live in Nashville, but we are in Milton a lot. I basically grew up in that area. Graduate of Milton High School back in the day! I just subscribed to your channel! I would love to see your Zeniths in person. Thanks for letting me know.

Hi, we love our Sting S3, it is a really well made and designed airplane! It is a 2009 Model Sting S3, 912ULS and has 1430 hours on engine and airframe now. I think I am the 4th or 5th owner. The past two owners I know had KZbin Channels. If you go to my channel and click on the "Playlists" section, you will find a few videos from both Jason and Larry. You can click on their respective channels and watch more videos with N234YP. The Stings are a great platform to make videos from since the canopy has such a great view. Let me know if I can help in your quest for a Sting. Thanks for the positive comment - Rob Previous Owners Sample Videos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYqyo5-ohaymmNk&pp=gAQBiAQB

Haha, Hi Dan, that is the question that all Yankee Papas get asked!

Thank you Roger. I have been following yours too. Sorry about the weather there in UK. Gotta get that awesome Sting S4 out flying! Cheers!

It is always a challenge to find time to edit for me. Appreciate the positive comments. I like to edit in a way that if you watch without sound, that it is still interesting to watch. Getting clean audio on the GoPro's in my plane has taken some trial and error, but I think I have found good system. I think the audio sounds pretty good in this video. I have just subscribed to your channel. I will check it out!

Thank you Barry for the nice comment. Let me know what you think about the other videos. Cheers!

@@lightsportpilotadventures Will do.🙂

@@honeycomb8753 It was nice talking with you too yesterday. When you would like a flight in N234YP, just text me!

Glad she liked it. And, glad she decided to go up.... so cool!

of course!! you win a ticket for one free ride in N234YP! when would you like to redeem!

lol, apparently you found the mistake no one else did! haha! Hope you liked the video. cheers!

Hi Rob and Candi! It was nice to talk to you too! Maybe my Rob can take your Rob for a ride in N234YP sometime. : )

Haha, he is smuggling bitcoin!!!! How did you know Uncle Scott??

haha, no reason to be jealous : ) Thanks for the nice comment.

We have plans to fly the Great Lakes over to Niagara Falls this year. Probably further since Crystal says she wants some real Clam Chowder, haha! Where are you guys based? Maybe we can meet up for lunch, or even better, do some formation flying and get video of each others plane in the air. That would be cool. SportCruisers are very similar to our Sting. It would be fun to see the differences in person. Thanks for the nice comment! Cheers! gmail: [email protected]

We decided to reverse course because the sun was not visible. It was behind us. We wanted to see the sun. We say that at 17:41. Glad we did, it was awesome to see. Thanks for watching and for commenting!

@@lightsportpilotadventures Seeing the sun is a pretty good excuse! While a LSA isn't that fast, jet based eclipse flights can increase duration a fair bit and will pick a vector that still allows seeing the sun and is as close to the travel vector as possible -- and also trying to bank when the eclipse is at high altitude. Of course, some of them also give up this and reverse course to give a view to those on both sides of the aircraft. There are eclipse timing phone apps that can handle flight plans to make their predictions. Few have a transparent roof as you do.

@bradtem yes, jets are faster but our canopy is 360 degrees completely open sky. I actually slowed down as much as possible to get it to last longer. Maybe saved a few seconds either ways haha. But, you are correct we did loose a few seconds by heading it to. : )

Thanks for the positive comment! You are flying an S4 now? Awesome! Which year model, engine, etc... That's very cool. I can only run 93 Premium Auto gas when I am at my home airport John Tune (KJWN). I have (four) 5 gallon gas cans that I keep in the trunk when I fly. All of them can fill the main tank. If I am on a cross country, then I user AvGas. Really, no choice... and therefore I change the oil every 25 hours, so to limit the lead buildup in the oil. I can tell when it gets sludgy. I made a GoPro mount for the wing tie down rings using a metal GoPro mount off amazon, modified with some washers and wing nuts. I'll send you a pic if you like. Easy to make. Cheers!

@@lightsportpilotadventures Hi, A 2016 TL-2000 Sting S4 with the 912 ULS. It has a single Garmin G3X and ADS-B out. Good for day VFR which is exactly my personal mission profile after 28,000 hours of airline flying. There are two places relatively closeby that sell unleaded high octane fuel at the airport. One is a 10 minute flight away into a very short and fun field, the other just under an hour (CAM3 and CAH3). My aircraft is based in CYYJ. The main problem is finding ethanol free fuel though ROTAX has indicated it is OK with up to 10%. I have not had a reply from TL Ultralight if they approve of ethanol in their fuel system. This is a "rescue" aircraft as it was abandoned in Ft. Lauderdale during COVID. The owner was given 2 hour notice to get on an emergency evac flight to Canada and left the aircraft outside for what he thought would be 3 months but ended up being almost two year. Had to trailer it back to Canada and replace the control wires, control hinges, instruments, external lights, engine wiring and hoses, and the pneumatic tubes (into backup altimeter and Garmin system). It is mechanically sound and I flew it from Midland, Ontario (CYEE) through the USA (around the south of Lake Michigan) to Victoria. I was able to find unleaded fuel up to Montana where I had to use 100LL for the remainder of the trip. Now dealing with cosmetics. The canopy and rear window will need to be replaced and the BRS refurbished. The panel warped with the heat and it may be a challenge to correct and recover. However, that will have to wait until the fall as flying weather is here. Your videos are really amazing and provide a high degree of motivation to "get out there"! Please send a picture of your camera mounting. I am considering an Insta 360 would work well outside. I currently have one mounted inside but the over the nose view is quite obscured by the cowling. Hoping to get videos to share with my groundschool students (part-time groundschool instructor) highlighting local procedures, communications, etc. Thanks for sharing your experience and please thank your "production manager". Jay in YYJ

@@JayMcGowan Congratulations on your new rescue S4! Very cool airplane, would love to see some pictures of the plane and all of the work done. I had some wind damage on my rudder last spring, as it is parked outside...no hangers in Nashville. So, my rudder and cables, and all control horns and hinges were replaced to remove damaged parts and to get the rudder aligned with the front wheel again. So the main issue with using ethanol fuel is the alcohol content in the fuel will "soften" the interior of the fiberglass resin in the fuel tank. It's not an issue with the engine or hoses I am pretty sure. I would advise you to avoid any ethanol fuel if at all possible. The fuel tank is the structural "body of the plane underneath your feet. See "Sting Flight" KZbin channel. Richard DeHaven had to fix that issue on his Sting Sport, and documented the repair online and in the KZbin video. AvGas is safe as long as you change the oil at 25 hrs instead of 50 hrs. Nice that you rescued a Sting s4! The journey back to flight would be an interesting story tell. TL Planes are pretty resilient, and also great is that new parts are attainable from TL. They are pretty good about parts, other than the shipping from Chec Republic. A Canopy and rear window will be pretty expensive. Is it that damaged? My Plane is Sting S3 2009, has 1300 hours. Our planes have the exact same wing. Yours has a nicer canopy and interior design and a smaller rudder. Mine, Still flies great, but has had many thousands of landings, I am sure some not so great, haha. I am electing to replace the entire nose gear assembly and linkage for slop in the steering resulting in shimmy. Could also have been caused with the rudder damage. Gear leg and hardware is sitting in my garage ready to install. I could list all of the things I have done to this place in the 2 years I have owned it. New exhaust system, new Rotax reduction gear, rudder repair, strobes, new tires twice, new brake tubing, calipers, pads and rotors. They were original and needed renewed. Minor issues with avionics.(flakey screens) Hoping once all of the worn original parts are cycled out, it will be solid for a while. Also not required but I did it anyway, new seat and interior upholstery. Much more comfortable and styling now haha. You can see the new seats in the Eclipse Video. : ) Let's stay in touch. ([email protected])

@@JayMcGowan www.amazon.com/SUREWO-Aluminum-Motorcycle-Rearview-Compatible/dp/B07ZGLNW56/ref=sr_1_7_sspa?crid=3LY9KSIZ06176&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TCwfj4q5Mhan5cyNR-bREKqttJhWIq8CGG-pjBRUDMnzX4gbfZZQlipb_cF1_EX8wJztyTnSF1PSKZlrXxJNwMWlBRpYHhA_494WiY1LajqZ4ofydE2iyNfMEyA3pfrPYatwzkPQlL8R_TIDhqdvMmu1vpfdfuTJWeb7BO1lpVVkxqvEBuZyhfTboFAb-7A4zl-NuMRKZvX97vkKV8TY9lMpvkghwUWDDO7a56-Wh-8.fQ75bMcg-cuNOeakjV_p73JBQuhQMsnrbmGZ-geIEvU&dib_tag=se&keywords=gopro+metal+swivel+mount+arm&qid=1716920634&sprefix=gopro+metal+swivel+mount+arm%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-7-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1 Then I added a 1/4-20 bolt, larger washers and wingnuts from Home Depot to attach it to the tiedown ring. I used two wingnuts facing opposite on the same bolt with large washers in between. Tighten it down very tight with your hands and it stays on great. Recommend not using GoPro 11 mini, as the battery can not be swapped. The 360 cam would be awesome, but in that case, I would have an A&P add two hard mounts to the end of the wing that could hold a carbon fiber boom, and have the 360cam on the end of the boom. Trent Palmer style.

By the way, the underwing camera on the tie down for the Eclipse video, I experimented and pushed the boom forward instead of straight down as far away from and below the wing as possible. It ended up with too much "wing" in the top of the shot. I will be going back to original mount position. You could use the same system to go on the rear tail tie down ring, but My plane is always dirty on the bottom of the plane haha, and the shot looks bad to me. You could aim the camera down or backwards. Maybe I will try it. I have also experimented with cameras on the foot steps, but same issue, the bottom of the plane is always dirty. Haha, I love talking about airplane and videography.... sorry for the novel.

Hey Zip! Thanks, yea... she is all grown up. : )

Nice Pam! Thanks for the nice comments!

Glad you liked it! Thanks for the comment.

It was definitely a trip we will remember! The TL Sting has the perfect canopy for this adventure. It was awesome! Thanks for the nice comment!

Let me know next time you’re over at DKX, I’d love to meet up.

Hey Shawn! tewpilots@gmail - email me and we can get in contact. We will make some plans! Thanks for the nice comment!

Thanks for the nice comment. I lived in Milton, Fl... graduated from Milton High School, and met my wife at UWF. Small world, great area, although we live in Nashville these days. Both of my sisters, and my mom lives in Milton, and we visit often, hence the actual reason for me being there for this video. : )

Thanks for the nice comment. Sad about the weather there... I watch the channel Short Field and he says the same thing. Have you been flying your S4 any, despite the weather?

@@lightsportpilotadventures Hi there. Bless you. Yes I also watch short field too. I have only flown around 4 times since January due to rain and constant high winds . Your channel inspires me to get out there even more. Over the last two months, As the weather has been windy and wet, I decided to build a Tug for my plane to move it on wet grass . I took out a patent on it this week. :). You may like imy little Tug. Check out my video link below. Warm regards Roger. And thank for the reply. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKmmhHltiqeFe6ssi=V5ZzSd1vIpiOJdxN

I loved your tug! I saw the video, you and your brother are pretty ingenious! Very cool. Where I live, there are no hangars available, I wish i had a hanger like yours. Looking forward to some flying videos!

So Dylan, I thought this comment was from Dan, it was hard to see on my phone! Gonna have to hear this story, will be seeing you guys tomorrow for the DC-3 video project.

Haha no worries! See y’all tomorrow ✈️

The airport is actually public use (probably because they accepted FAA funding in the near past). However, you have to receive HOA permission to leave the airport grounds/boundary. Beautiful area but nothing to do once you get there! Apalachicola airport, just to the north, would have provided ample lunch opportunities. Awesome video BTW!

Thanks, and that is exactly what we discovered once we landed. Thanks for the nice comment!

Nice to hear from you Finbar. It has been really hectic at work, we moved our production building to another city these past few months. Thanks for the nice comment! I will be posting more often hopefully since the winter is over! Cheers!

Thank you Bert. I've been busy with work for these past few months, so it has taken a while to get this final OshKosh video done. Winter is over, and it is going to be a great flying season coming up. Hopefully more videos more often! We have been loving N234YP. The country is smaller when you can go 150mph. Thanks for positive comment, and good luck on your aircraft adventure as well! Let me know if I can help.

Congratulations on your new Sparker. You must be the first US owner of that model! So Awesome! A Sparker is certainly on my short list of airplanes when we decide to upgrade. I would love to see your plane sometime, maybe even include it in a Light Sport Pilot Adventures KZbin video somehow! Let me know what you think, and thanks for the positive words and for watching our KZbin channel! ([email protected])

Hi Chuck and Tammy! A TL Sting will hold 32 gallons. 20 in the main tank and 6 in each wing. Cruising at 120kn at 5300 RPM, will burn 5.5 gallons per hour. With day reserve of 30 min, you can fly very safely for 4.5 hours. Which will yield about 530 or so miles depending on the wind direction. However, I like 2 -3 hour hops, better for my bladder, haha! Economy cruise....better mileage, If you slow the RPM to 5000, your cruise is about 105kn at 4.8gph get you closer to 700 miles... These numbers are around max gross weight. Lighten it up, it just gets better.

I have had a few trips back from KOSH to KBNA (Oshkosh, Wis to Nashville, TN) which is 475 miles, at 9500ft, as non stop on premium auto gas. Usually around 4-5 hours.

Btw. I’m flying a Bristell LSA

Nice plane, very similar. Thanks for the comment, and no worries I get that a-lot. I started adding both graphic and audio in the later videos.

@@lightsportpilotadventures well you are ahead of me. I have probably a hundred hours of footage recorded and haven’t edited a single video.

: ) Video Editing is the hardest part for sure. So time consuming! I still haven't got the last OshKosh video done from last year! haha working on it.

Thanks for the comment Derek. Appreciate it. There are a lot of reasons we chose the Sting over some of the others. I have been watching this channel called "Sting Flight" (www.youtube.com/@StingFlight) for over 11 years, and was amazed what he was doing with his Sting. This guy Richard DeHaven posted a lot about maintenance and flying in his Sting. Then after reseaching a lot of planes, TL is one of the few that allows a pilot/owner to work on a lot of this on their own. And the POH (Pilot Operating Handbook) is what the FAA says a pilot/owner is allowed to do, so..... So far, I always changed my own oil, have completely renewed my brake system, new rotors, calipers, pads, and master cylinders, replaced tires, and have updated the seat covers in our Sting. Most manufactururers won't even let you change your oil, so TL is really cool in that regard. Also, I tend to like low wing planes since they are a little more "unstable", in the good ways, that make them more fun to fly. Low wings usually have a stick, like a fighter plane. High wing almost always has a yoke. Better for people with "large legs". In a high wing plane, the CG is like a pendulum that if you let go, will stabilize on its own, so they slower in movements, in contrast, a low wing plane, usually more, touchy, nimble and more sensitive on the stick , which I like better personally. Like you said, a high wing plane is definitely easier to get in, and as I get older, I will likely put a higher value on that. I could go on and on about reasons I liked the Sting, in particular, later version of the older, Sting S3. High glide ratio, conservative Max Load, GRS Whole Parachute, Avionics with Auto Pilot, Real Time Weather, Rotax reliability and 5GPH 120kn level cruise, cruise speed is vital for our mission... etc. Every person has a "mission" for their plane. Think about your mission, and it will help you choose the best plane for you. Cheers!

Thanks for the reply! As I research further the TL aircraft seem to be a tremendous value if I'm being honest. So far our "mission" criteria include cruise speed, comfort, visibility, safety, and useful load. Both the Sting and Sparker are fine examples. Obviously I could pick your brain for hours but I won't 😆. If you're ever near Lake of the Ozarks in south central Missouri let us know!

@derekbertz2832 - Yes, the newer TL's are really made well, awesome airplanes, but they are pricy. You can find S4's used for around 120k well equipped. (Trade-a-plane.com). Sparkers are too new to find used ones, but that may be my next plane. 175kn cruise pretty amazing. Right now, N234YP as at "SportAir" in Little Rock, Arkansas getting some maintenance done. Maybe I when we go pick him up, we can swing up that way. Let me know if I can help on your journey to becoming a pilot.