Flying the Magical Hatz Biplane

[@55pilot]

Love the Hatz biplane. A very accurate depiction of 1930's flying. Good to see he used a military style lap belt. One audible click and he's secured.

[@billhargreaves9522]

I know this aircraft and had the pleasure of flying it...It was built over a period of 27 years by my good friend, the late Mehlin Smith out at the Brodhead Airport. Really miss my old friend as well as the Hatz.

[@carlosballesteros4670]

Beautiful

[@HG_well]

This has been a dream of mine to build for over 12 years. I really love the sound of that particular engine. What a beautiful airplane!

[@rohanpanditharatne3422]

Beautiful take off.nice flyer..

[@cdeprima1209]

How could you not LOVE that plane? really! Very NICE! :)

[@vladimirsharov5734]

Бипланы это вещь!!!

[@SkywardMedia]

Great job with the flying and the editing. :-) That truly is a magical airplane!

[@Blando7887]

Very cool. Thats on my bucket list. Just to ride in a biplane

[@kao73]

Awesome !

[@fastmail55]

I very much like the Warner radial engine and the large/narrow wheels. Both really fit the character of the airplane. BTW, how difficult is it to find Warner parts now? Thanks!

[@choppergirl]

Very cool. That's on my bucket list. To shoot down a biplane.

[@V2FRANK]

great !

[@stormgirl09]

i hope i dont sound dumb asking this but commercial jets fly way higher and faster then planes like these right? Also the fact that windows dont roll down on commercial jets because things and maybe even people can get sucked out and it will mess up the plane whereas planes like these have no roof at all and you dont have to worry about being sucked out.

[@cgsturm]

Light general aviation aircraft like the Hatz biplane operate below 12K feet where oxygen is not required. All pilots wear seatbelts. In open cockpit aircraft there is still a possibility of being aerodynamically removed from the cockpit unless you are strapped in with your seatbelt. Perhaps from turbulence or other unusual attitude.

[@stormgirl09]

oh ok thanks for explaining

[@app4902]

Commercial airlines also have pressurized cabins. Which is why the windows don’t roll down

[@billywilliams3881]

getting ready to buy my first pitts.

[@vec7420]

Billy Williams s

[@LCMNUNES1962]

RADIALS ENGINE CLASSIC SOUND GOOD !! BRASIL OK.

[@Gohot229]

Plane old Bichin...!

[@Richard31406]

dumb quest but what is the small piece of dowel rod? in the cables of the wings?

[@choppergirl]

Something to keep the 4 strut wires from vibrating so much probably. Also people put similar rods out there like that as a reference point for acrobatics when they look out the side.

[@Richard31406]

ok thanks

[@barrykropelin3845]

They are called javelins......they stop harmonic vibrations in the flying wires.

[@SteveAubrey1762]

As a non pilot, I have to ask,why not sit in the front seat to fly it?

[@davidcash7543]

Basically, the airplane is balancing on the wing. The heavy engine is to the front. The pilot in the back balances it out. The plane could be designed to balance with the pilot in the front, close to the wing. But if that were the case, whenever he took up a passenger, the plane would be tail heavy, which is a very unsafe situation. So they design the plane to balance with the pilot in back. The passenger is near the wing and doesn't impact the balance as much.

[@SteveAubrey1762]

@@davidcash7543 Thank you so much for the reply! That makes perfect sense. I've seen the same situation with Boeing Stearman's , where the pilot was in the aft cockpit, and I always wondered about that. Thank you for clearing that up for me! Best regards, JA

[@buttcrack7784]

David Cash - As a pilot I want to comment on how clear and precise your explanation was. Well done! 👏

[@buttcrack7784]

David Cash - As a pilot I want to comment on how clear and precise your explanation was. Well done! 👏

[@LCMNUNES1962]

SOUND RADIAL ENGINE IDENTIC SEA FURY LOW PASS.

[@TheRchelicopter]

Do you carry a radio?

[@cgsturm]

NORDO (no radio). At the time of the video the aircraft operated in non-towered environment.

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

This engines from need some improvement.

[@lesizmor9079]

You flew, we watched nothing.

[@rashad4333]

Anyone els see the GTA vestra XD