Aerobatics in an Ultralight

[@rancelee9480]

Bro ,that was so fun!!! Thanks for taking us along !

[@jimseals8659]

Thanks for showing us what the Beaver can do. I'm too old to fly anymore, but my fondest memories are flying a Challenger 2 and a Flightstar single place. I have about 200 hours in them.

[@watashiandroid8314]

Aerobatics in the states are defined something like "an abnormal attitude or acceleration" (very vague), need 1500 ft AGL, there are no pilot requirements (regardless of carrying passengers or not), experimental planes need to test the maneuver in phase 1 and write the entry speed in the aircraft logbook (no requirement on who flies the test), and everyone needs a parachute if exceeding 30° pitch or 60° bank with a passenger. The other things (weather, populated areas, airspace) sound the same. Fun stuff Matt 🤙

[@homworld]

Hey Matt haven’t been tuning in recently but now back on the grind love to see it😎

[@florentinvonfrankenberg7102]

I recently got interested in ultralights and the possibility of learning to fly and getting one. When you mentioned Woodstock, Canada I thought you were in my back yard! Turns out its the other Woodstock. Oh well. Happy flying!

[@mmatt]

@@florentinvonfrankenberg7102 Ya, that happens a lot actually. Well if you're ever out this way, let me know and maybe we can meet up at the airport for a chat or even go flying if the weather is nice. :)

[@donc9751]

That was pretty darn cool and even a little "scary" myself! I was relieved a little when I saw what your ultralight was rated for as far as G forces. I used to fly paragliders so I'm familiar with flying "flimsy"!!! And when I read you were going to do "aerobatics", I imagined myself up there hearing not only the increasing speed of the wind, angle changes and I can almost relive the experience of doing wingovers, spiral dives and various induced collapses and recoveries on my glider. I couldnt help but think that I'd also be very aware of hearing all of those tubes and metal parts your plane is made of as it flexes and strains with the g loading and in the back of my mind even if I couldn't hear that, I'd be wondering about at what exact point will the weakest tube/part or wing break. As much fun as I had doing them in a paraglider, I bet its a lot more fun doing them in your plane. I'm glad you put an awful lot of research into doing them, I'm impressed by that. And I'm sure thats been a huge confidence builder for you! Great video fir me as I almost felt like I was reliving the old experiences from many years ago all over again. Be careful and don't get overly confident!!! We always want to keep pushing that outer edge fear barrier more as we gain confidence by doing them many times. Just keep that in mind. Have fun!

[@flyingadventuresab]

Nice modest maneuvers!

[@learndesignwithdev]

I believe due to acrobatics there would be faster wear and tear and may be more stresses than normal. So the frame or components that should be changed late, will have to changed faster.

[@commentatron]

That's why Olympic-level athletes have such short careers. Aerobatic maneuvers in an airplane probably produce the same effect.

[@learndesignwithdev]

@@commentatron I Just want Matt to continue to make videos but make sure he doesn't cheap out on parts when it comes to change them. Just be thoughtful of frame components etc.

[@commentatron]

@@learndesignwithdev Same here. He seems pretty conscientious, though, so I think he'll be okay.

[@johnhohenadel3099]

Matt…….loved it! Looks so fun! Still planing to get out to Woodstock this year! This wind noise in this video says it all.

[@deerranch6560]

That was absolutely awesome, that's very practical maneuvers I was thought by my instructor back in the day when I was taking my flying classes. Practice is always great because when the emergency arises you are ready. Keep on keeping on. Blessings.

[@madmarkstoys]

very nice brother

[@kyleriv]

Glad to see you back this week, I missed last weeks morning installment.

[@craigmclean8260]

Looked like a lot of fun! Last time I went flying (all too long ago) was w/ my first instructor in his Ercoupe. We did wing-overs, and he showed me a basic hammerhead, which was very gentle in that plane. I enjoyed all of this, but had to be mindful of adding throttle too fast; the carburetor on that C-85 lacked an accelerator pump, so there was a definite hesitation if the throttle was jammed on too quickly. And I learned how, at 8:55 in your video, how to add 30 minutes to your evening flying time; just remove your sunglasses!

[@gtsskyline20]

A friend of mine had one of these beavers and he had a wing strut bolt shear off on a takeoff. Luckily he was only a couple feet off the ground when it happened and only sustained a couple bruises.

[@mmatt]

Crazy!

[@jamesknuckey1332]

When are you going to post a new video

[@Aloisius-bt2km]

Flying at its best, thank you for the great videos. Greetings from Australia

[@philryder966]

I was wondering also about the g forces, but I guess that is a sturdier craft than it looks. Is there a particular reason for the nose wheel to be ocscillated back and forth just before it hits the ground or is that action connected to the rudder? Anyway, neat flight! Take care! 😎👍

[@mmatt]

It's connected to the rudder. And yes, it's a very sturdy airframe. :)

[@FunFlyingGlobal]

Some great flying - looks like you're having a blast! I'd love to chat with you about that aircraft.

[@mmatt]

Feel free to email me at mattmclatchy "at" gmail "dot" com

[@indyraven1]

Very cool! Looks like you got a new solar farm? Or maybe I’ve just not noticed it before. 😊

[@lukkas913]

Nice flyin, would be nice to include somehow the radio traffic or chatter if there is one, also hows the landing and take off procedures, like can you land wherever you want with a small plane (Cessna) or does it have to be an ultralight?

[@martinwade9421]

I live in ireland. I think that I heard that someone bought a Beaver (or Chinook) kit here. Not approved to fly here, unfortunately.

[@livestock9722]

Back in time for one half hour after civil twilight 😎 What do you have for a landing light?

[@dr.dansgarage]

Great video

[@alkempton1512]

Always entertaining

[@MXZ-or6nk]

Hi Matt. Nice video. What happened to the 701?

[@richardturner6278]

Cool Matt! Very cool. What's up with the 701? I could sure take care of it . I can understand swapping up mounts every now and then but haven't heard u even mention the 701 in a while. Did u sell it?

[@mikeepeck]

Matt, You still with us?

[@jackryan152]

wish someone would put out a beaver or a challenger for MSFS2020

[@mmatt]

Me too!

[@livestock9722]

Or a Flightstar 2 for X-Plane.

[@grandenauto3214]

Fun!

[@Htfhjooffhgghwwwwdf]

What is the manufacturers structural limitations on the airframe? (plus/minusG)

[@mmatt]

See 3:47 in the video.

[@maxsisombath1003]

Hi I wonder what headset are you using?

[@mmatt]

David Clark H10-13.4 with the extra thick gel ear pads. I just disassembled them and bolted them to my helmet. I also run PlugFones to help block out the extra noise that I get from the lack of doors.

[@daviousmaximus6446]

whhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :)

[@GolfRomeoIndia]

Hmmm, i have access to a basic ultralight 😉 LoL

[@4437RR]

Big Z mystery 😏

[@doc8066]

Can't fool me. I found the video of your first solo flight in a beaver. "Student pilot forgets everything on first solo flight"😂 Still have gt500?

[@mmatt]

That's what gives me the confidence that the airframe will hold up to the extremely mild (by comparison) maneuvers that I'm doing. Lol

[@mmatt]

Sold the GT500 last summer.

[@tommypaget2294]

Ultralights aren’t made for aerobatics!!!…..there could be structural failure!!!

[@mmatt]

Good thing you're not on board with me then.