Get to Know My Airplane

[@BenLomov]

Put on your thinking caps, cus you're about to learn all there is to know about my airplane 🤓

[@yongvx506]

I know adding a alternator is out of the question, it would take away from your power plus you don’t want that. My question is could you add flexible solar panels without disturbing the air flow or adding to much weight so the battery charges while flying in the daylight?

[@joshuakalman3255]

@@yongvx506 I guy 6y

[@AirplanesLuxury]

If you buy a mooplane I recomend an Extra 300

[@jebidiahkerman4600]

do you listen to music while flying,or would that be too distracting?

[@mthompson965]

Ben: "No, it's not a machine gun" Me: Disappointing

[@gregoriafraire2427]

Nuke

[@flipps8377]

Nice reference

[@clzoschke]

Great videos, Ben! You don’t land the S1 - it lands by itself and you just hope it goes well! Best wishes from Toulouse, France.

[@BenLomov]

Haha that's true! Thanks!

[@CptMehdi05]

I really wanna study in isae Supaero, Toulouse

[@wackaircaftmechanic2312]

That's a smooth way to see god

[@eggs1632]

Ok what are these weird comment icons youtube

[@chichii_]

This man needs more views and subs it’s so cool to see this

[@BenLomov]

Thanks!

[@nickhart5332]

Fully agree!

[@fritz4345]

$40,000 sound like a great price/fun ratio.

[@BenLomov]

Yes Sir!

[@liberlaber.guitarist]

MrBeast could by alot of PITTS S1s hahahah

[@commanderhurst3283]

@@liberlaber.guitarist Beast can build a biplane Air Force lol!

[@crazyplays7900]

@@commanderhurst3283 he isn’t actually that rich in cash most of his net worth is in his channel because he invests most of his money into the channel

[@roscoe9507]

Brilliant dude, just what I asked for you to do, absolutely brilliant walk around, thank you for sharing your Pitts with us

[@BenLomov]

haha yep! Glad you liked it Ross!

[@roscoe9507]

My 172 Skyhawk is quenching my first for now. Roll on your next vlog

[@ericswild]

Ben, this is the coolest toy I have ever seen!! If your ever out in the Northeast flying this I would LOVE to see it in the sky!! Thank you so much for the tour...WAY COOL! I find the lower windows to be such a brilliant idea.. I cant believe how affordable these are.

[@CigRacing]

Flippin' awesome - Love the detail on the plane and your reasons for getting it. Keep it up! Getting through Ground School now, and would love to eventually learn to fly a Pitt.

[@CptMehdi05]

Wow, chill dude, while watching this video I get a notification of another video "Get to know me"

[@BenLomov]

😂 ya just trying to pump these out ASAP 😁

[@pete_mitchell]

BSAP would be enough

[@davidreinhardt6956]

That's a great airplane! Get gap seals for the rudder, elevator and ailerons. Not too expensive and you'll see a noticeable difference

[@Campake]

i just love the outline thingies on the thing you're talking about, love your editing, as always. also, you're AMAZING at explaining

[@fitchyyboi]

Your videos are crazy good for your sub count! Keep it up!

[@RC-nl9yp]

Good job kid !!

[@AlanpittsS2a]

Pitts are amazing little planes

[@henryfreund_]

Picked up an A150M for 20k, 1200 hours total time. Basically the same thing as the pitts, just doesn’t look as cool! And having a transponder, ifr cert, etc makes it a blast. Nothing like doing aerobatics in a Cessna

[@davidr.hofstetter7301]

Another great video Ben! You answered in this video my question from your cross country video which was cost and instrument panel lay out. I hope you achieve your goal of becoming a top flight competitor in aerobatic competition! God bless and stay safe!

[@brianlloyd4796]

Lovely aircraft, great video👍👍👍

[@BenLomov]

Many thanks!

[@nicolasciurleo7442]

Great vidéo ! It's very interesting to see difference between aerobatics and "classic" planes that im used to. And your pitts is very amazing ! Grettings from france ^^

[@BenLomov]

Many thanks!

[@arcturusraze1236]

Hi from Houston, Texas! Nice plane and editing!

[@BenLomov]

Thanks for watching!

[@zoozolplexOne]

beautiful machine !!! I didn know what symmetric wings means and what were for. Thanks for sharing.

[@BenLomov]

Thanks for watching!

[@sailendrayalamanchili4126]

Great video, highly informative . You have chosen an adventurous career. Happy landings !

[@user-px1wj2uv3r]

Great video man. What a cool plane! Socks and crocs though...come on man lol

[@BenLomov]

That’s the only way to do it 😜

[@user-px1wj2uv3r]

@@BenLomov Guess I need to get some crocs! haha

[@t_tk]

I know almost nothing about Airplanes, but this video is just super interesting, even though I have no clue what you're talking about

[@rumbear1]

Nice video. I wish you the best on your career path!

[@BenLomov]

Thank you so much!

[@dimitrivandervieren158]

Great video, hot plane!

[@hachipanki8634]

What a lovely little airplane! Pd: I thought i was the only one curious about the Star, very simple indeed! Cheers!

[@BenLomov]

Glad you liked it!

[@ericlawrence9729]

Great video and sweet Pitts, keep up the great work.

[@nickhart5332]

Plane is freaking awesome!

[@scottstewart9154]

I like living vicariosuly through you! I would like to know what type of event do you think a parachute would help. I would think any emergency you would encounter you would either not have enough altitude or time to get out. Or you would have enough Altitude to find a place to land safely.

[@zachattackp1566]

hey! I found your channel about a week ago! great videos that are well produced and entertaining! i loved the vlog style videos from the acrobatic competition and the flight across the nation! keep up the good work

[@AMSeagle]

Love the vids man keep it up !!

[@BenLomov]

Thanks! Will do!

[@scottc3858]

Cool video Ben. Super informative. Thanks a bunch.

[@mileskifield]

Excellent job Ben, you definitely accelerated the learning curve. Watching your take off and landing video, it looks like touching down tail wheel first gives you the best results. Just an observation,from an outside point of view. Stay sharp I hope your the next Sean Tucker.

[@ayatotakema1194]

Yes a New video

[@BenLomov]

😁

[@willbdevey]

nice crocs! love the video

[@BenLomov]

😆

[@ezyq1077]

Good vid

[@wolfdoggo2860]

that airo batic competition was so cool good job

[@BenLomov]

thanks!

[@puceater2311]

Love the Pitts S-1S. I fly Rc planes and own several different size Pitts. It files amazing acrobatics but landing is not its forte. Subscribed to follow your adventures.

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

Great wee plane. I’ve only flown an S-2B so Incan only imagine how much more responsive the S1 is!!!

[@pittss2c601]

There is a big difference. All the S2's are very easy to fly and land compared to the S1's. However the controls on the S1 is so much fun since everything is super light.

[@BenLomov]

That's correct! I was actually very surprised with how different the two variants fly. I was expecting the S1 to be more touchy and all, but I was still surprised. Nothing can really prep you for that moment 😁

[@benvankampen9259]

I have to agree. Flying my S1C was magical; so light and it flew like it was on rails. However, I do prefer the S2S. It has a bit more mass, but is still very responsive and much easier to land.

[@panzersoul87]

Bruh how do u only have 27 k subs with that good of editing and content. subscribed!

[@anatolyanatoly8037]

Hi, it's so cool, that in usa u can easily have your own plane, fly it, and do stuff like that. In Russia we dont have that opportunity, light aviation is not popular. Your russian fan)

[@BenLomov]

haha yes general aviation in the U.S. is quite different from the rest of the world. We are very lucky indeed! Thanks for watching!

[@jonnyswalk_7]

Fantastic Video Ben 👍 You’ve achieved a great deal and I’ve no doubt that deservedly your channel will grow 👍 Stay grounded fella 😊 👍 One small piece of hopefully constructive advice - you speak really well and smoothly and you have a lot of info to impart, but if you were somehow able to slow your speech down a little I think that your video’s might be even better 👍 Anyway well done again and God bless you 🙏 Warmest wishes from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 UK 🇬🇧 - Jonathan 😊 👍

[@BenLomov]

haha I appreciate the honest feedback, I'll try to figure something out. I just don't want the videos to become "draggy"

[@hscollier]

Excellent!

[@BenLomov]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@evanhymas3177]

Amazing videos! you deserve way more subs!

[@BenLomov]

I appreciate that!

[@realfalc0n]

Ahhh you are a great pilot

[@blyz_69]

Don't forget the S2E :) Bought in 2011, 750 hrs on airframe and SMOH. Canopy, alternator, O-360 w/ Ellison throttle body, top wing tank..weighs 986 lbs, $34.5K in great shape

[@BenLomov]

That's right!!! Sorry about that haha

[@blyz_69]

@@BenLomov all good man. It gets missed a lot because they're rare and it is hard to find training. Keep up the good work and the videos. Pitts!

[@pittss2c601]

The S2E is a great airplane. Same with the Christen Eagle. Some of those can get heavy though.

[@jimmyoverly3512]

Wow great deal, still for sale? Considering a trade? I have french bulldogs to trade.

[@blyz_69]

@@jimmyoverly3512 oh sry, not for sale. Just telling what I found it for

[@_kulio_9301]

its a lovely little aeroplane personally i want to restore the English Electric Lightning F.6 XR754 but I definitely don't have the money I wish you and your little Plane lots of fun.

[@graantmnz]

a very informative video Ben . I am Pitts fan, have even flown in one and got to fly it briefly ( a S 2 B ) ... and have 2 RC model ones. I have to rate doing a tail slide in a Pitts is one of the coolest feelings I have ever had in my life.

[@arthurdeltacharlie7544]

hey ! could you do a video where you show the engine and explain every little component, if it is possible ? keep it up ! :)

[@subedi12]

Love From Nepal. Wel Come to you in Nepal, the country of Highest Peak Mt. Everest.

[@lighghtrite2261]

With the release of Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) and most recently with it rolling out on Xbox, a lot of folks are flying a Pitts virtually for the first time. It’d be neat if you did a video on the basics of flying one of these.

[@incsuinuka5941]

really nice airplane you have there

[@somerandomguyyoufound.4665]

Remember me when your famous

[@PositiveRateAv]

everywhere you go in the hanger there is a Cessna citation cj4 or longitude

[@CargoInk]

Yes, the smoke is very thick when you made this video in the valley.We are doing our best to keep the wildfires to a minimum. The aircrafts have been hitting maximum hours and are in need of maintenance. Lucky that everything had been moving smoothly on the maintenance part. Another good training would be flying in the Reno Airshow. It’s a circus and lots of fun especially when everyone leaves for the day. 🤪

[@didierneeferc]

really nice airplane dude! She is so clean! ive worked alot on IO-360s! very nice valve covers too!!! you should chrome the spinner too haha. you got it for a good deal too!

[@Yogenh]

I don't understand why there is no alternator in this plane. it wouldn't and much weight to it would it?

[@CCitis]

I wouldn't like that. I would be stressing all the time my battery would die.

[@philipmcgouran]

Great video, What do you use to edit in the 3d graphics?

[@anandshukla8782]

Nice very nice I want it in india

[@Testdriving12345]

Love your videos Ben. I was wondering , was it difficult to find an AP to do maintenance on your Pitts?

[@BenLomov]

Thanks Ryan! And at first yes it was, but once you’re in the loop you kind of learn about other Pitts in your area, and who they get maintained by. There’s a lot more than you’d think as I’d come to find out!

[@Testdriving12345]

@@BenLomov Thanks Ben for your response. Little backstory, my friend and I are invested on buying a Pitts S1 and for him to participate in aerobatic competitions in the future. Keep up the videos, they’re so inspiring! Will keep in touch! Cheers from Long Island, NY! -Ryan

[@BenLomov]

That's awesome, good luck to the two of you! You won't regret it and make sure to keep me posted!

[@dpm6000]

Another excellent video! Really interesting about the wing and rudder changes. What monoplane are you thinking of and what’s the timeframe for needing to switch over assuming you continue to have success in your aerobatic career. P.s. That smoke was unbearable for a month! Hopefully you didn’t miss out on too many flying days.

[@mackdlite5900]

Hi Ben, do you have a merch store? I'd like to purchase exactly that shorts-crocs-socks combo you're wearing.

[@jayden7128]

Nice jet in the back

[@V1gilan7e]

The video quality is amazing, I'm Contentful

[@CitrusAviation]

Thank you so much for the awesome video! I loved you showing us your aircraft. Whenever you fly around the Midwest I would love to meet you. Question, what is the average cost to rent the hanger space, maintain the aircraft, and fuel and oil costs?

[@Johnrider1234]

Mini coopers are heavy. Solid cars.

[@drchoyal5656]

Great aviator

[@Brian_Christensen07RC]

I mean I have an RC Pitts. Lands about the same. Hopefully I can get into IAC eventually. I’m in IMAC now which is awesome. We just based IMAC off of IAC. I love the pitts.

[@rosshughes2534]

Is that a us pro tool box in the background

[@hangie65]

Nice video about a little great plane Ben, thanks. After you factor in all operating costs, what does the flight hour come out at? Thanks.

[@lachlanweigel4681]

Hey just curious, what about the brakes?

[@hf117j]

So as far as experimental aircraft. What requirements need to be met in order to be able to fly them? There are a few I've been wanting to build and fly

[@sanderlattinne503]

quick question: isn't the S2S also a single seater?

[@pittss2c601]

Yes and that biplane rocks. Look up Sean Tucker & Skip Stewart.

[@sanderlattinne503]

@@pittss2c601 those guys are insane, rich goodwin is also worth the watch

[@BenLomov]

Yes it is, and I see where you're coming from. The S-2S is actually originally a 2 seater aircraft frame, but it was modified to seat one person but house a bigger engine. I think that's the only Pitts with a "2" in the name but only one seat 😁

[@sanderlattinne503]

@@BenLomov Thank u for your response😀!

[@benvankampen9259]

The S2S was developed by modifying a S2A (two seat four cylinder AEIO-360A1A or A1E, 200 hp engine). The fuselage was shortened to accommodate the six cylinder AEIO-540D4A5 engine. I believe the top wing was also moved forward a couple inches. My S2S doesn’t roll as fast as my late model S2A and they both have the same wings with the S2B symmetrical ailerons.

[@lefishe2485]

the propeller is just a big fan, it keeps the pilot cool, and when it stopes, you can see the pilot start sweating.

[@morrisschermerhorn184]

i also want to be a pilot when i am older

[@kylebangerter5295]

Please make a video how smoke comes out of these planes for the shows

[@SOCALAVIATION2K]

Wow Awsome! That’s a really cool plane. I thought I already subbed to you but I will do it again:)

[@BenLomov]

Haha thanks man!!!

[@SOCALAVIATION2K]

@@BenLomov your welcome!

[@MrLegendra]

Have you tried a barrel roll? Any other stunts? I'd be so tempted.

[@BogeyedMedal]

The other planes in ur hangar, r they urs aswell?

[@BenLomov]

Watch the "get to know me" video and you'll find out 😜

[@BogeyedMedal]

@@BenLomov ok

[@JS-ob4oh]

Your dog is thinking: Poor master. He is talking to himself, again. It's gotten much worse since he brought home that strange smelly red bird.

[@AverageAviator]

Awesome Video! I just got a Skybolt and am going to work my way up to IAC. What kind of prop is that? You mentioned the prop being ground adjustable, I have the same engine and only a simple fixed pitch but am trying to look into other ground adjustable, in-flight adjustable, or constant speed options.

[@BenLomov]

That’s awesome, hope to see you around sometime. And I don’t know why I said that to be completely honest. I think I just got carried away with all the talking I was doing, but mine is a simple fixed pitch metal prop. It’s not adjustable at all. You can get propellers that are adjustable on the ground, but they are not so common. Getting a constant speed prop would be the best thing you can do, but it’s also the most expensive/complicated way to go about it. But I think you would do just fine without it as well. Most Pitts have a fixed pitch prop.

[@AverageAviator]

@@BenLomov ahh that makes more sense, I know how it goes when making videos, mine aren't nearly as refined as yours haha I found some interesting electric in-flight adjustable options but it will probably be a while before I make the switch, I've gotta learn how to fly the Skybolt well first!

[@ThePinkPanth3r]

I want to build a single seat experimental. Probably from plans rather than kit because I'm extremely cheap.

[@3v4761]

Why did you use the 4.5gl tank ...did you use any of the 18gl tank at any point...whats the total mileage on both tanks???

[@AV8R_1]

A lot of professional aerobatic performers also compete in air racing. Are you thinking about doing that as well? Also you mentioned having to switch to a mono wing aircraft at some point, but there are other niche areas of aerobatic performing where you can stay in a biplane. It’s not going to be the highest level of air about a competition, per se, but there are a lot of successful performers flying Stearman‘s and other similar aircraft.

[@ryancirrusfan2]

One of the reasons I wouldn’t mind moving to the USA, is for the aviation. Over here in the UK, we don’t have the “experimental” option, we only really have the certified. The only exception that I can think of, are those in the UK that are crazy enough to build their own plane. But it has to be certified by the CAA. The wood and glue has to be certified for use, the steel, aluminium. It’s a major headache and nowhere near as easy as in the USA. For better or worse, who knows. There’s no real data to say that the UK’s system is safer and visa versa.

[@danielbasovitch5087]

Maybe I am wrong, Aviat's site says +6 -5 G.????? Always thought it was more.

[@beegeezy88]

Can you give me an idea of insurance cost for an S1?

[@BenLomov]

Hey ya so for starters I couldn't even get any companies to give me a quote. Nobody wanted the liability. I finally received only one, and so that's who I had to go with. But it REALLY depends on your hours (I was very low time), and what you want (I wanted full hull coverage). If I remember correctly, I think I had to pay about $5,000 my first year, and about $5,500 my second (for some reason insurance went up across the board). As always, you can choose to pay monthly with a percentage, or the full amount right away. I always did the full amount just to get it over with and save some money. Hope that helps!

[@exquzit9346]

Maybe a dumb question, but do you ever worry that the battery will just stop due to the fact that there isn’t an alternator. Sorry if this is a dumb question just wondering. Cheers!

[@wackaircaftmechanic2312]

Wouldn't matter. You just need to prop it to start it if you need to go somewhere. If they have a IO 360 it won't start. I had this problem yesterday where the boost pump died and It wouldn't start then.

[@vandrian99]

Было бы очень интересно узнать стоимость ангара и страховки. Ты молодец! Желаю успехов

[@danielbasovitch5087]

Ben, I think you were wrong about the G limits of your pits S-1. +6 -3 is NOT a lot for an aerobatic airplane ! I flew a Pitts S2B and remember doing +81/2 Gs and -3, the instructor told me that I could NOT do anything in the air to Break the plane before I passed out !

[@JojoCrazyCat]

Here i come place !

[@19211926]

any thoughts of putting a alternator on it?

[@ffh4xff870]

Long no see do u remember geoagod

[@Shreyam_io]

are you planning to move out of California any day in future?

[@UltraMagaFan]

I always thought the star was to get rid of static electricity apparently not.

[@benguo6142]

Just saying, I found a IFR waypoint PITTS about 45 miles southwest of Mather...

[@rocketremity9571]

What do you think about Extra EA-300? Would you fly it?

[@BenLomov]

It's an awesome airplane and of course!!!

[@aviationforlive7434]

When will you upload a detailed version of your cross country trip?

[@BenLomov]

😂 that will be soon 🤞

[@aviationforlive7434]

@@BenLomov 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@AV8R_1]

Can you put VG’s on it to give you slower landing performance while enhancing control authority at slow speed?

[@kamikazegroyper7963]

>Not built for cross country >Proceeds to fly it from coast to coast What a mad lad!