10,000 feet

[@diannalecompte227]

This man is flying in his UltraLite to show what 10,000 feet looks like. I wanted to know because I love American Bald Eagles fly at. The eagle flys at 30 MPH and they can travel up to 125 miles a day. This is an awesome video I love it. Thank you for sharing.

[@benzbaron]

Man that thing looks awesome. I love motorcycling but that must be a hell of a thrill. Looked real cold up there. Thanks for the video, now I really have to go up in a small plane.

[@zim01001]

This is just magnificent! How much for one of those trike's (if that is what they are called)? Also curious how you can be brave enough to go up in one without a parachute/sufficient buckles (maybe you had?)

[@kennykewn5182]

Outstanding effort well done!!! Sky looks beautiful like that, only imagine what it felt like, highest I've been is about 4500ft in a quik!!!! Will go higher, again well done !

[@nickjaxe]

Fantastic....I wonder what engine you have fitted and how long did it take to get up there...bit difficult to read your altimeter....did you cut the motor on the way down or just let it idle......been hoping to do this for a while in my flex. Nick.

[@tskfrcdgr]

i had no idea you could go so high on those, this video was extraordinary. i almost felt scared for you up that high on that thing, although i'm sure you know what you're doing. if only da vinci and so many other lived to see personal man made flight like this. if your engine goes out, can you glide in from that high, or do you carry a parachute. loved how you said forgot my jacket like it was no big deal you do this sort of thing all the time haha

[@drummer4845]

I remember watching this a week after it was uploaded. Every now anx then I come back to watch it. Still one of my favourite videos

[@idamontede]

You are just awesome. I just hope that at some point I will fly one of these machines. Right now I am trying to recreate the e-spyder, an electric ultralight. And I have a couple of questions. 1. What is the rpm that the engine has to have in order to take off. And, do I need a license to fly one of these thing at altitudes below 100 feet?

[@MAZDAKPRODUCTION]

WOW, good job man. that is a nice field strip. Is that ur own?? what state is that

[@kaizenx68]

Man this is amazing,I want to do this so much.Do you buy your trike or do you build it from some kind of kit.

[@i0.0t]

ITS OVER 9000! No srsly bro this is the best video on KZbin as of now

[@moak08]

WOW UNBELIEVABLE, THATS SO COOL. one question though, if your engine stopped working, would you be able to glide back down?

[@mburdge39]

Hi! Crashing into a plane is not really a concern, although you do have to scan the sky while flying. Legally I am supposed to avoid the clouds per FAR103 regs, plus I really don't want to get water in the carb. Thanks for watching!

[@user-sd7qt3hy8l]

Is there ever a moment when you're up there when you are thinking "Holy hell I am high"...I would get paranoid about engine failure and plummeting to the Earth, bro.

[@mburdge39]

It is an airspeed indicator. The difference between the static pressure and the pressure of the air rushing into the opening in the bottom of the tube causes the red indicator disc to rise, since the upward pressure in the tube is greater than the weight of the disc.

[@brucesterj]

Very nice.. Would love to rent one for an afternoon and see the sights. Thanx for sharing.

[@SHZ4201]

One of the BEST videos I have seen on KZbin! This is awesome and breathtaking.

[@italiancmade]

This video is the best video of youtube, good work!

[@eadams7451]

Learned in flight class that 10000 can pretty unsafe without oxygen. Really glad you got back safely. Can't wait to play with my ultralight when I decide on what to buy. Fair winds my friend!

[@Mopperi]

Good video! Flying is the best thing you can do. Greetings from Finnish PPG pilot.

[@MacWalther]

That was absolutely beautiful.

[@1pdigit]

this is one,... no, the most amazing things i have ever seen, my life now is different, i have to do this.

[@Samyouell11510]

do you where a parachute or anything?lol man this is just awesome

[@LostInTime49]

You have any trouble finding your way home?? Awesome video bro.

[@nfaguade]

I'd be scared shitless flying that high hanging from a bunch of tubes.

[@nothing_burger]

Great vid, thanks for posting. What's that tube looking thing attached to your front bar right above your feet? What's it do and how does it work?

[@bilelle1]

i didn't know a glider can reach this altitude

[@Berkner80]

Only a few months soloing and already flying up to 10,000ft, that's pretty brave. I have been up to 2,000ft and that was high enough for me. However, the view at 10.000ft is pretty cool.

[@ShelldonWells]

Fantastic video! How long did it take to get to 10000ft? and back down again?

[@Sh4tterdL0g1c]

the view at 6:45 has to be breathtaking when youre actually all the way up there

[@Ghost31096]

This is so awesome!!

[@lennaert1337]

this is pretty damn awesome , what a machine like that officialy called ?

[@mburdge39]

@jburdman7 Technically I had 39.6HP! But I probably only used 35! You can read the Garmin in HD with a full screen and possibly a magnifying glass! Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@jburdman7]

Two miles high in a 35HP lawn chair? This has to be about the coolest thing I have ever seen Thanks for posting! (P.S. I can't read your Garmin. If you have the time you can use youtube's 'caption' feature and add text to the screen.)

[@theobserver3346]

To think that a person can fly up to ten thousand feet, soar around the clouds for awhile and see sights that only a few will ever see... Great Video ( :

[@mburdge39]

Thanks! I will be back into the PPGs next spring. Been traveling and need to have something more portable! Started my PPG life with an Adventure F3. I am considering the Miniplane with the Thor engine.

[@UrbanLeopard13]

come on dude look how huge the sky is. like he has to worry about running into a jetliner

[@marxtondutton7709]

Wow that really truly was amazing. I bet it was pretty cold up there wasn't it?

[@killerandom2]

awesome video! did you have to keep contact with air traffic control?

[@jasonmennie]

Such a great Video !!!

[@mburdge39]

Thanks! Everyone should try it once-lol. It gets a bit boring at that height as the ground does not appear to move underneath you. The view of course was spectacular.

[@pogisiG]

Cool, thank you.

[@nebojsastokic]

belisimo video complimenti,,,

[@mburdge39]

Hey! Thanks! Yes I could glide in if the engine quit. There was also a ballistic recovery chute I could deploy if the shit really hit the fan! That was my first and only time going up to 10,000ft. I would typically fly around 800-2000ft.

[@mrtqtran]

man i wish i could do that. such an awesome video man.

[@electroguy2007]

10,000 feet is NOTHING. 14,000 ft is when you need an oxygen canister.

[@hayfire2]

Beautiful !! :-)

[@mburdge39]

Thanks a bunch. I am glad you enjoyed it!

[@seansound]

Wow that was trippy!

[@SuperC457]

AWESOME!!!

[@HenryGyroLife]

Well done !! My personal altitude record in my trike is 9,600 feet and you already defeated it.

[@galbq]

Amazing! How did you do to the engine does not freeze during descent? :)

[@dawnjohnson5059]

Plain n Simple, this is way too cool..

[@Direwolf56]

Honestly, with the low hanging clouds, it looks more like 30,000 feet than 10,000 feet.

[@thebrianjames]

What was the actual flight time for this? I would guess your climb rate would be pretty low getting to that altitude. Awesome video though! Very inspiring for young pilots.

[@ronimiguel]

I thought this was a trike, nice vid man, I hope at one point i can afford one like this.

[@mburdge39]

There is a ballistic recovery chute on the trike if needed. Thankfully never came close to needing it!

[@josephcedeno6011]

im building one for me but im not climbing that high.. inspiring.

[@thecactuus]

great video how much did your microlight cost total?

[@mburdge39]

Honestly not sure. I know people track their flights using google maps so I assume it does. I just used it for the GPS, elevation, & ground speed. The difference between gound speed and air speed would let me know wind speed and direction.

[@zachfiles8730]

beautiful

[@mburdge39]

Thanks! Under 254lbs=no license. I had around 10 hrs of training before going solo.

[@dannyandcindy]

Way cool, Mike! Well, not just literally...

[@aerofloter1]

Good job i enjoyed Nelson

[@rici29]

Good vidéos! What kind of camera do you use? I think to buy the same Gps to start to fly..

[@mburdge39]

Thanks! I use a Drift Inovation HD170, however, I will be getting a GoPro soon.

[@alejandrotapia5347]

Very good video, your garmin that information can give you?

[@diowil1]

Oh my goodness! I must have held my breath the whole time after you broke the cloud plane! Absolutely incredible. Good job. Damn near a superhero! No jacket to boot.

[@OHAApple]

WOW! thats incredible

[@ronaldperry669]

Very Cool, thank you

[@mburdge39]

Yes, the power button also serves as the back light button.

[@JosephPapado]

Good try! However how did you deal with the problem of a possible meeting with another aircraft that would fly at that height, at the same time and the same area? Did you contact the nearest airport via vhf?

[@flyingwithchristina]

+Ιωσήφ Παπαδόπουλος In the United States, anything over 18,000 is automatic IFR (Instrument flight rules, where you have to contact the airport and file a flight plan and the airport keeps you seperated). Anything under is VFR (visual flight rules) if the weather is clear and visual... so in an ultralight you can go up to 18,000, as long as you stay out of the clouds, and he didn't go that high... though I have no idea why you would want to go up that high. Not sure what altitude hypoxia can set in from thin air... also another consideration... I'll probably do the same thing in my ultralight when I get it flying, but only for bragging rights and to say I did it... just to see how high I can go... IMHO, you got to have big brassy balls to do shit like this... its a long way down... thought it don't really matter... 100 feet drop will kill you just as sure as a 10,000 feet drop will... I guess its psychological. I gurantee tho if a jet liner passes him, the pilot is nudging his co-pilot to wake up and "take a look at this shit!" Not something they would see everyday... maybe once in a lifetime... that high. If I were to do this.. I'd wear one of those thermal hunting full body suits.. lover r regular clothes.... double socks... with a face ski mask and gloves... not to mention a helmet... you have no idea what the atmosphere is going to do or turn on you suddenly by the time you get down...

[@mburdge39]

Haha! The HD cameras will give that impression.

[@julianopauli2449]

Vídeo nota 10 muito bom parabéns..

[@mburdge39]

Just my arms, hands, & neck. My feet were ok.

[@mburdge39]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@Smennyboy]

Wow, that looks amazing! I'm gonna have to check around if anyone around here fly these things

[@bilelle1]

wow men you almost got out of earth you have to be the most lucky men on earth

[@jakejones5736]

Something tells me that the wind force against your body is sufficient to determine airspeed. Wouldn't the airspeed indicator be more of a stall warning indicator?

[@robbiesean]

Great video, about the best I've seen , clear, sharp images. Just a tad too high( by 8000 feet...lol) for my taste.. I dunno , I just feel if I fell out of the sky at 2000 feet it wouldn't hurt as much as at 10000...

[@mburdge39]

You won't be disappointed!

[@mburdge39]

Thanks! Temp & RPMs. Western Pennsylvania

[@mburdge39]

Not at all. I spiraled up and back down. Thanks, glad you liked it.

[@oostenmusic]

You are a fucking trooper man

[@mburdge39]

Yeah, there is no carb heater. If the engine decided to putter out I would just glide in.

[@DX91001]

Looks like you needed a little oxygen.

[@Berkner80]

Any danger in running into airline traffic at that altitude? I have a Sabre with a 340. What size engine do you have?

[@OfficialCytation]

Most of Colorado is at 10K, he would be fine

[@Eproctophil]

That's a great rendition of Space Oddity in the background. Who's the performer?

[@mburdge39]

It is boring that high, but you can't beat the view.

[@mburdge39]

@henry253 Thanks! It is too high when the ground stops moving, but what a view!

[@pogisiG]

just out of curiosity, i never had a garmin gps wristband watch. does it have lights? i've checked a lot of reviews but never seen one with lights on...just wondering, thank you

[@flyzapva]

That's insane :O

[@ClarkKulper]

This was absolutely beautiful. Thanks for the upload.

[@mburdge39]

A jacket too-lol!

[@vassilito]

stunning what is the highest altitude that u can reach with your trike?

[@mburdge39]

@copacetically I am just guessing that it was around 50 degrees farenheit, add the wind and it got brisk. Hypothermia was not a risk for the short time I was up there.

[@timmay301]

flying is my favourite thing. Isn't it incredible that there's such a huge space out there for us to explore. just another dimension, really :D surface dwellers :)

[@iachulsi]

amazing...

[@mburdge39]

@zim01001 The Sabre like this can be found used from 4000.00 to 7000.00(with wing). I sold this for $5500.00.....or $5000.00....can't remember, so I could buy my Kolb. I did have a BRS chute and a nifty lap belt :).

[@mburdge39]

@mburdge39 I meant "wear" a heavy jacket-lol!