Flying on a HIGH - Flylight NiNE display - Sun n Fun part 4

[@paulieb796]

You did us proud Giles. 👍

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

I did try buddy. I hope it shows what the NiNE can do.

[@deanfox8951]

A Union Jack wing would have been great to see.

[@LarrySMednick]

8:56. Spanking fully warranted!

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

I was awaiting the Larry Spanking. 😜🤙🏻

[@fredmolloy6197]

Fantastic display Giles 👏👏👏 and to do that in front of all those people takes some bottle, flipping ace mate.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

It was a privilege to be asked and I hope it shows off what the NiNE can do.

[@ShortField]

Brilliant video Giles looked like the air was pretty bumpy but you handled it superbly. Really like the commentary and the music you chose was just perfect. Well done mate.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

I did try to get appropriate music as well. It definitely wasn't smooth.

[@InducedBank]

Fantastic! A great job managing to document the show amongst all the business and people! really nice demo flight and as the commentator said - great landing! 😁

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Mike, it was Def a busy week. I don't think my videos even do the event justice. It was a lucky landing😜🤙🏻👍🏻.

[@PARANOOB]

Excellent! Nice to see you chucking it around a bit.. reminds me of your shenanigans on a paramotor.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Haha, if only I could barrel roll a Flexwing 😜🤙🏻

[@gedstokes4832]

Yet again Giles, top shelf. I bet you want to go again. I liked the commentary whilst you were doing your show. I’m pleased you got to fly. 👍👍👍

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Gerry, I would like to go again but think it's a bit outside my personal budget if I did it on my own. You'll like next week's installment. The commentary was nice to hear as well.

[@gedstokes4832]

@@GolfFoxtrot22 I’m looking forward to it already 👍

[@blue_beephang-glider5417]

Great flying demo with the extreemly limited time you had. Well done 😎👍

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Blue, thank you. It was slightly challenging conditions but worth the effort.

[@FLYNRYAN1978]

Man, it’s crazy the speed range on that wing ! Great landing. Great video, thank you.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Ryan, the speed range and associated control is on a whole other level with this wing. The landing was a fluke 😊.

[@ianimg1043]

Awesome bud, very impressive flight and a treat to ride onboard. Mint landing too 😉

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Glad you enjoyed the ride along. You'll be landing like this before you know it.

[@flyingkub]

Good one Giles, looked like a good tight display.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Algy, it was definitely challenging at times. The NiNE seems to cope well with rough air.

[@434holly]

That was awesome. It was nice meeting you there at Sun N Fun. Ill have one of them soon!

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi John, did I meet you on this day? You'll love what ever aircraft you fly. I hope they let me back next year😜🤙🏻.

[@434holly]

@@GolfFoxtrot22 Not sure what day it was, but we watched you fly. Hope to see you next year!

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

@@434holly I hope they let me back 😜.

[@clearprop]

Great footage of the demo, Giles. 👍😁😁😁

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

I was lucky I had Chris take the ground footage.

[@crbrown79x]

Thanks Giles, I appreciate the trust you put in my hands. Although no one else volunteered either 😂

[@BasketCase]

Another great video 😎 Sad to hear about Bob Bailey. I saw him in action at a hang gliding competition in Forbes in the Australian Flatlands. The Dragonfly is incredible. I got a couple of tows behind one with Bill Moyes at controls ❤

[@BasketCase]

I found what could be Bob Bailey's last interview : kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJymhnygaq1ggKssi=YjaQFeqgV0Ci3oH_

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Basketcase, thanks for the other comment with the video link.

[@AZC1949]

How ironic! You talked about the Day 3 Tornado Watch/Warning at Sun ‘n Fun and I’m here trying to take a break from cleaning up & trying to secure my home from a tornado! Friday, May 10, 2024 is not a day I want to relive. Still, enjoying the series, Giles.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Oh Zach, I really hope all is ok?

[@AZC1949]

@@GolfFoxtrot22 wee weren’t injured & house is better off than many around us. Have power, no internet. Roof & rooms on back of house & carport damaged. I hate pine trees! Thousands out of pocket already & thousands more to repair.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

@AZC1949 I don't know what to say Zach.

[@AZC1949]

@@GolfFoxtrot22 It’s the cost of living in an area prone to hurricanes, tornadoes & floods. We’ll survive. Might be eating a lot of cheap hot dogs, though. Looking forward to more videos, Giles.

[@tonycaneva3000]

Well done ! that must have been demanding, great landing to.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Tony, every country has different conditions and this was definitely a learning experience for me. The NiNE is a very capable aircraft and I was more than happy to fly it. The NINE has a very nice landing attitude with so much control all the way to touchdown, it's a real dream to fly.

[@tonycaneva3000]

That’s great to hear, my friend and l, are currently awaiting livery of the nine wing here in Australia, and just a side note Vittorazi are releasing a new EFI Cosmos 300 in first part of 25, so many new innovations coming so quickly it’s like a lolly shop😂

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

@@tonycaneva3000 I bet you can't wait. If you want to know more about the Cosmos EFI, I interviewed Vittorazi at Sun n Fun, in the "Tornado warning" video, if that helps. Do you have a delivery date for the wing yet?

[@tonycaneva3000]

@@GolfFoxtrot22 We hope the wings are in Germany as we speak for testing, but due to the horrors of war its not easy to get news, yes that was a really good Tornado episode, very informative on the new EFI.

[@helimed01]

Well done. Nice landing. 👍

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Whitters, it was more luck than judgement.

[@helimed01]

@@GolfFoxtrot22 the more you do, the luckier you get.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

@@helimed01 And the occasional whoopsie :)

[@adaurividal2815]

Beautiful flight, but the wind seemed to be strong!

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

It was a little sporting during the flight. The NiNE seemed to handle it with ease, I was just along for the ride😁.

[@crbrown79x]

Great video as always Giles! Makes me miss being there. Thanks so much for the shout out and including my footage. It's Chris by the way haha

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Chris, I bet its interesting seeing it being filmed and then how it all comes together. Thanks again for taking the footage. You appear in next week's video.

[@tukan582]

Awesome video Giles … I would have never thought that my aircraft would be in one of your videos ..pretty cool to see. Thanks for putting it in there.

[@tomcoryell]

Great flying Giles! Nice of you to acknowledge Bobby Bailey. On the same day I learned who he was I learned he perished. I hope we find out what the cause of his crash was.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Tom, I was trying to get an interview with him but he was just so busy. I wished I'd tried harder now.

[@tomcoryell]

@@GolfFoxtrot22It would be interesting to see a Nine or a Peabee flying from my base altitude of over a mile high versus SNF which is effectively at sea level. BTW, love the guitar music on your flight vid! Any idea who that is?

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

hi Tom, I use Epidemic Sound but here is a KZbin link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h5DIfGyEaq6jftUsi=OW9CDboyEQsDUJgV

[@DavidReckitt]

Nice demo 👏👏

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Cheers David. I'm sure we'll catch up soon.

[@kevchilton908]

That looked a fantastic demo you gave, Giles, topped off by a beautiful landing 👌🏻you must have been very pleased with that! Together with the interviews you've provided and the people you've met it looks like you've done a great job representing the company. Well done! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Was that Bobby Bailey's last show? 😥 He looks like a lovely, gentle character. Blus skies, Bobby ✈❤

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Kevin, it was a great experience, one more video to come with a longer display. Yes, this SnF would have been Bobby's. I wanted to chat with him on Camera but didn't get the opportunity.

[@kevchilton908]

@@GolfFoxtrot22 Oh how sad Giles. Bobby looked as though he had many stories and experiences to chat about. Well done for honouring his memory the way you have... A lovely touch 🙏

[@frosty2331]

awsome giles i be at the parafest be brilliant to meet you if your there

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Frosty, unfortunately I can't make it to Parafest. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@DougBow96]

Excellent demo! Thanks for the clip on Bobby Bailey. Big loss for the community. As always your videos are high quality and personable.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Doug, I wished I'd had time to interview Bobby, in hindsight I wished I'd try harder. I'm glad you like the videos, I do enjoy making them.

[@DougBow96]

@@GolfFoxtrot22 no worries. Everyone's crystal balls are broken and for good reason. Life with a known future would be miserable.

[@patrickmckowen2999]

Excellent 👌👍

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Cheers Patrick. Any news on lessons and flying for you?

[@patrickmckowen2999]

@@GolfFoxtrot22 Lesson are over - just got to fix up the aircraft and get my 5hrs, 30 takeoffs and landings in on my student permit. Should be down before Aug and then study for my written.

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

@@patrickmckowen2999 oh wow, that's fantastic news. Has the weather improved?

[@patrickmckowen2999]

@@GolfFoxtrot22 I finished achieved my student permit sometime ago but broke my aircraft last year, will finish fixing in June. Weather is not to bad. Cheers

[@neilbarriskell7840]

Nice one

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Neil, I hope the travelling is going well?

[@neilbarriskell7840]

@@GolfFoxtrot22 not to bad mate U.K. for a couple of days, then home to Italy before Egypt/Gaza then Kenya between now and mid July. Loved being in Trinidad and Tobago… nice change from the usual places we end up 😉… have loved this series buddy!

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

@@neilbarriskell7840 one more episode to go.

[@neilbarriskell7840]

@@GolfFoxtrot22 look forward to it!

[@IanM-MA]

Nice!

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Is it still weird seeing your aircraft being flown?

[@Edintheclouds-cs4fe]

Wicked! Still a little bit of chop that day. What strobe system is on that 9?

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Glad you liked it. I'm guessing you are talking about the glinting winglets, it was unfortunately just the sun reflecting off the sides.

[@berniebrown9115]

I have a question. Can you speak of the nine’s capability for crosswind landings and comparable to other ultralights. What are your personal wind maxims for flying

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Bernie, the NiNE has, in my opinion, the same limits as other Flexwings I have flown. It was definitely a gusty crosswind at Sun and Fun with 12/17 being issued on the weather system. I hope that helps answer your question?

[@chrsfrwll]

1'30" goes quickly 😅

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

Hi Chris, it certainly does.

[@Therealpicodogg]

Is the nine for a beginner and can I get it in the states?

[@GolfFoxtrot22]

This is a NiNE flying in the states. I have contact Blue Collar Aviation they will be able to advise you further.