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@rsbrehm 21 сағат бұрын
Nice!
@debug3276 Күн бұрын
Hey man just watched a ton of your videos. Familiar area, I have a hangar in del Norte building bearhawk 5. Would love to explore some backcountry
@motofusi 5 күн бұрын
How do you think those wings would be on a stretched Pacer?
@GravityKnightFlying 5 күн бұрын
@@motofusi i bet they would work very well!! Tough to adapt, but awesome if done
@nathangrimes641 5 күн бұрын
Looks great!
@mary_mildred 6 күн бұрын
When you roll a high-wing aircraft, you are fighting its inherent stability.
@KirkHortel 7 күн бұрын
You have slimmed out! Job well done on the bird.
@gregwatruba4541 8 күн бұрын
What's your empty weight, and what's your gross weight??
@GravityKnightFlying 7 күн бұрын
@@gregwatruba4541 950 and 1800 (for now, may go up as the wing is tested further)
@harleyultra1500 8 күн бұрын
Absolutely Majestic Scenery!!! Thanks for sharing.
@Hamperokken 8 күн бұрын
Thats just ridiculous!! 😂 Congrats on you new bird, man!
@Shane_Little 8 күн бұрын
Omg that thing is sick! It just opened up so many things for you!
@oneninerniner3427 8 күн бұрын
Wow! That thing jumps off the ground
@DanasWings 9 күн бұрын
You came to the exact same solution (check valve in parallel with a Facet pump) at the same time that I did for my Rose Parrakeet. I took a different approach to the piping, though, to minimize the restriction on the gravity feed path. Per Facet you should have a max 74 micron filter upstream of the pump.
@donotbelieve90percent 11 күн бұрын
wind calm, I can't see GS?
@GravityKnightFlying 11 күн бұрын
@@donotbelieve90percent 108 indicated, 95 gs in this vid with a pretty strong headwind. The other direction I had 152mph gs.
@madmarkstoys 12 күн бұрын
You live like a king out there where you're flying
@madmarkstoys 12 күн бұрын
Seeing how happy you were getting that first flight in I was getting ready to shoot the shotgun out the front door for you instead I continue to finish my coffee and give you a thumbs up instead great job brother!!
@madmarkstoys 12 күн бұрын
don't you just love doing your own little modifications like the shrink tape and the brackets for vibration and rerouting wires and hoses for past experiencesit makes the job so much fun and it helps you regain trust quicker in your plane and motor when you put your own spin on things when you trust yourself completely on your mechanical abilities I love the way you do things brother I'm the same way
@GravityKnightFlying 11 күн бұрын
@@madmarkstoys absolutely!!!! Agreed!!
@madmarkstoys 13 күн бұрын
Sweet video bro I love the tool making and the dog too
@madmarkstoys 13 күн бұрын
is it the vibration that kills the oil sending unit is that why you use the extra long hose for vibration issues
@GravityKnightFlying 13 күн бұрын
@@madmarkstoys yes 👍🏼
@FlyingShark081 14 күн бұрын
Great!
@madmarkstoys 14 күн бұрын
That looks like heaven to me
@joelmiller569 14 күн бұрын
Nice!
@kirbyclone3293 14 күн бұрын
Wait, is that good?
@GravityKnightFlying 14 күн бұрын
@@kirbyclone3293 yea… pretty fast for a plane this size that lands slow, and has big tires etc. pretty efficient
@hankmarsh2620 14 күн бұрын
That’s awesome!
@rockymountainboy8080 14 күн бұрын
Nice miss you
@robertvogt5606 17 күн бұрын
Is the resin used on your cowl flammable or non flammable?
@nks1120 18 күн бұрын
I want to be like you ❤
@kbjerke 22 күн бұрын
Subscribed. I'd like to see the successful completion and flying enjoyment of this project!! ❤
@kbjerke 22 күн бұрын
Retired aircraft mechanic here - and I noticed at the 1:00 mark, a *JET* branded wrench. Cheapo, offshore junk that's *NOT* junk!! I have a set and it's lasted 40 years. So far!! Thanks for the video! Nice aircraft!! 👍
@superslayers23 22 күн бұрын
You’re awesome Cous! Just amazing. You biggest little fan is happy to see the new plane fly! Sheer happiness in that smile!
@GravityKnightFlying 22 күн бұрын
that is so awesome!!!!! love hearing this!
@timstephenson3341 24 күн бұрын
Many congratulations Todd, that's one big grin on your face and well deserved after all your effort. Interested to hear how you get on with the MGL fuel flow sensor..
@GravityKnightFlying 24 күн бұрын
thank you!!
24 күн бұрын
What aircraft is this?
@GravityKnightFlying 24 күн бұрын
highly modified RANS S-7S
@thomashall41 24 күн бұрын
Awesome seeing that excitement! Can't wait to see how everything unfolds.
@portnuefflyer 24 күн бұрын
Did I miss the empty weight?
@J.MichaelWilhelm 24 күн бұрын
I may have missed it, but what HP is the Titan,180 or 200?, and do you think you are going to miss the turbo advantage with add DA that you fly at? Looks good so far. Can't wait to see the paint colors and scheme.
@GravityKnightFlying 24 күн бұрын
It's ~180. There will be times I miss it for sure. At sea level this combo drastically outperforms the turbo S7. Somewhere around 8-9k altitude, the 7 would have pulled a head of this. So in the 10-12k realm this should still hold it's own pretty well. Up at 13-18k the S7 would definitely outperform this plane in power to weight. The wing on this plane will also close up the gap some, flies a lot slower than the 7, and the other advantage is that the same load of passenger(s) and gear, will have quite a bit less effect on this plane than the 7. Some of this we have tested, some is hypothetical... so time will tell. But being that I had a fixed pitch prop on the 7, I wasn't able to take full advantage of being turbocharged and I think this thing will still do pretty well at high altitudes. If not... I'll find a way to squeeze a little more power out of it!
@clintgosch2306 25 күн бұрын
Good call on the mixture cable bushing. My carb heat cable broke due to fatigue, pulled the knob completely out of the panel on final! Quite a surprise! Plane looks great! Blue sky's!
@GravityKnightFlying 24 күн бұрын
thank you!
@patway4683 25 күн бұрын
Awesome! Congratulations!
@ChristIsMyRedeemer2024 25 күн бұрын
Amazing! Thanks for sharing
@craigsanders6925 25 күн бұрын
I use FlyQ on my ipad but it won't work with the garmin, I think you can use garmin pilot or foreflight.
@Clif_Brown 25 күн бұрын
Looking forward to your new adventures and videos in your cool new BLT airplane!
@portnuefflyer 25 күн бұрын
That folding front seatback will make up for the bigger door you are used to with the S-7, when loading bulky stuff, nice. I used to push my T-Craft into a hangar using a dolly I could just taxi up onto, when the ramps flipped up the wheels were secured, it just took about 30 seconds. That fairing work on the shock tubes will pay off, should be easy to fab something up, I really like the streamlined 4130 used on the rest of the gear struts, and no cabane! I'm looking forward to the fuel flows/cruise speeds report, and do a "max duration" test, throttle way the heck back, like when eyeballing a new LZ or not in a hurry, looking good Todd!
@nathangrimes641 25 күн бұрын
That’s awesome. It will be great to see what you do with it.
@thompsonjerry3412 25 күн бұрын
Why no turbo?
@GravityKnightFlying 25 күн бұрын
air cooled engines with turbo's seem to have a fairly short life, plus added complexity, tight tuning requirements etc. with this plane I wanted to go a different route - a simpler engine setup. the reason it works ok at high altitude as this it starts with so much power. 180hp and 950lbs empty does really well up to 10-12k altitude. not as good of climb performance as my S7 did up super high, but this wing makes up for a lot. i'll know more as I can play with it up high and see what it will really do, but so far I think it will hold its own in that 10-14k area
@Twizlair 25 күн бұрын
awesome
@oneninerniner3427 25 күн бұрын
👍Cool Beans man👍
@prof.heinous191 25 күн бұрын
I see Todd give a big thumbs up, and we do the same! Congratulations Sir, on all your hard work, and congratulations to Todd senior also, for that fine contraption (don't let those Patey boys see it!)
@polperropilot 25 күн бұрын
May I ask if you use a fire retardant resin in your carbon fibre parts? Reason I ask is after watching Hal Stockmans video.
@GravityKnightFlying 25 күн бұрын
I do not, that revelation came about long after all my parts were made. i bought a fire extinguisher which may or may not really help, but figured it's an option at least. sad what happen to hal's....glad he's ok. will be interesting to find out what happened to his 916 that caused an oil fire... if we ever really know anyway. glad they are rebuilding
@polperropilot 25 күн бұрын
@@GravityKnightFlying Yes very sad for Hal. I suppose with new builds using Carbon Fibre pilots may now consider using a fire retardant in their resin. I guess we should ask @mikepatey as he is constantly using Carbon Fibre in his builds. Looking forward to seeing more of your Badlands travellers adventures.
@markmark2080 25 күн бұрын
As William Clark recorded in his journal back in 1805 when they reached the Pacific Ocean..."Oh the Joy". Happy for you, craftsmanship and attention to detail like on a high stakes race car... Best wishes.
@joelmiller569 25 күн бұрын
So excited about this build!
@joelmiller569 25 күн бұрын
What's ur full time job?
@GravityKnightFlying 25 күн бұрын
i work in IT, for the state essntially.
@joelmiller569 25 күн бұрын
Very cool!
@ar15boss 25 күн бұрын
Did you have to do any specific break in procedure for that motor?
@GravityKnightFlying 25 күн бұрын
from my research, it's good to run them hard at first, even get the temps up pretty high (CHT) is fine. you want to make as much cyl pressure as possible to seat the rings etc. titans do have a 2 or 3 hour break in period at the factory, so the break in is already underway when you get the motor... but good to try and finish that off at low altitude and high load.