I found a plane MORE affordable than my Cessna 150

Join me in the cockpit with 360° views! We're making a quick hop from LZU to PDK to check out a new airplane that's MORE AFFORDABLE than a Cessna 150-and it looks ridiculously FUN!
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[@stevenwhitcomb9668]

Personally, Your 150 is the epitome of affordability. and style. Probably the best 150 I've seen. You make me want to go fly..

[@davidfrankhauser1666]

Whoever was smashing that burger should be banned from grill. STOP IT! The plane was pretty cool.

[@War_Bunder]

the fact he wasnt using anything to seperate it yeah i agree with u

[@rconger24]

Some people don't want as much grease?

[@davidfrankhauser1666]

@@rconger24there’s not that much grease in good burgers. Stop smashing and overcooking.

[@h_xgaming4115]

womp womp

[@Codmine36]

@@h_xgaming4115fr

[@PistonsProps]

I fly out of PDK and have never seen that contraption out flying. That hanger costs more than the plane.

[@coloradocloudbase7787]

It probably doesn’t fly there cause it prob doesn’t had mode c or it operates under part 103. Then you can’t fly into class D.

[@khaledezzo8826]

how much is it ?

[@justanaverageaxolotl]

Same I’m also out of pdk it’s an amazing little airport

[@peterlattimore6013]

@@justanaverageaxolotl I'm in New Zealand and didn't know where on earth PDK was. The surrounding area looked beautiful with so much vegetation... Question, I noticed a clearing of trees for as far as the eye could see. Is there more to it than an elaborate fire break?

[@judsonsdiscretionarymetalw5866]

​@@peterlattimore6013Probably high tension powerlines.

[@mikebracey8832]

You have a beautiful 150. You never forget your first and I have fond memories of the '67 150 that I learned to fly back in 1972.

[@kevinplayz5511]

Ok grandpa

[@mikebracey8832]

@@kevinplayz5511 Ok you young whipper snapper.

[@Goofy_Guy100]

@@mikebracey8832 what😰😰

[@speedomars]

The title implies an aircraft similar or in the same class as your Cessna 150 but the barebones ultralight is not the same thing. Your plane has a certified Continental 0-200 in it. This, as you admit has a lawn-mower engine (at 38hp even more anemic than most powered kites that have a Rotax UL 80hp engine). Looks like a fun 'toy' designed to fly in the back country, but since its so underpowered, you may get stuck out there. For price compares, the Rotax powered-kites can be had from between $30k and $50k dependent on avionics and has two seats. This one starts at $40k which is around the price of a used Cessna and only has one seat.

[@stevenwhitcomb9668]

Well said.

[@jasonsan9517]

Very Well Said! The title is really just click bait! I didn’t like that at all! I would have watched his video without the click bait! 😠

[@pedrojulio5889]

Why the tail wheel endorsement???? Its an Ultralight...and an EXPENSIVE one. But thats what a new one is costing now. There was the Kolb years ago that looked ALOT like this

[@mikemaxwell2591]

So, he purchased #1 already? Does he have an interest in the company I wonder. Who flies 13 miles and takes the time to show themselves parking a Tesla inside the hanger for that hop on a beautiful day? Don't think the video was about the backcountry 40K toy? 👎One chance was burnt on click bate.

[@rezamostafid8810]

Following you on your flight ( to PDK ) was great ...it felt like being there with you ...very enjoyable...great footage, great views very immersive.....the Ruckus occupies only a small portion of your clip at the end....and that's great, 'cause as soon as I saw it, I was ready to hop back in your beautiful 150 for the flight back to LZU......😊

[@SoloRenegade]

$40k for barely better than an ultralight? My C150 cost $18k. And I built a brand new Sonex for $32k, including brand new engine.

[@Captndarty]

And a Ford model T cost $850 new. What’s your point?

[@SoloRenegade]

@@Captndarty nice try, Red Herring. Comparing Model T prices to modern car prices is irrelevant. I bought my Cessna 150 only 3yrs ago. And bought the Sonex less than 2yrs ago. Tell me how that's not relevant to an overpriced $40k open cockpit 1-seat fat ultralight with a weed trimmer motor?

[@liquidcooled5108]

it seems overpriced, but i think the diffrence is that its new and built at their hanger/factory. cesna hasnt produced a 150 since the 70s. experimental aircraft are obviously cheaper, so are used aircraft, i this guy just spent a lot on his plane so thats why he is thinking this one is cheap, but i agree it defently isnt something that seems afordable to me comared to a lot of other options.

[@SoloRenegade]

@@liquidcooled5108 nope. I bought a brand new Sonex and Aerovee for $32k, picked them up from the factory myself. this one-seater fat-ultralight with poulini engine is not worth $40k, period. I could build a 2-seat Pietenpol for even less than I spent on the Sonex. I could also build a Zenith CH650 for less than that.

[@Captndarty]

@@SoloRenegade let’s face it. You’re cheap. Probably couldn’t even afford a model T back then or now🤣

[@rydencyborg5396]

10:07 N5204U. That's the plane I did the bulk of my training as a student PPL. I also did my first solo with it.

[@flymetothefun]

No way! 💙

[@LionelFang-p4i]

Nahhhh

[@LionelFang-p4i]

Nahhhh

[@SandyAllen-z8t]

This is one of the most memorable videos I have ever seen. Why? Because I had a 1968 C-150 just like yours with a few exceptions. It was the same color with the same avionics, but it had a child seat for the rear cabin and no polished vertical stabilizer. I initially started my flight training in a 1969 C-150 (N50909) which belonged to my Dad's business partner in a Cessna Pilot Center. Mine was a little newer than yours with tail number N22597. I bought it in 1972 at TAN with only 200 hours total time and kept it at MVY while I lived there and worked at the airport. I sold it 2 years later at EWB with 400 total time. I have followed its ownership and it now has a totally different paint scheme which is really great, and an updated avionics package. I could watch your video many times over. Please record more flights and take me along. Thanx for the memories.

[@jdjeep98]

I love the 150. I had a '63 straight tail that just loved to fly and I miss her dearly. Yours is really nice! I like the unpainted wings! (nice job, by the way)

[@williampollock1274]

Damn, you have power flaps? When I was in Flight School I had to pull the E Brake looking stick to get flaps.😂😂😂

[@stevenwhitcomb9668]

There's advantages to having manual flaps.

[@rockmathias1848]

Amazing - your hanger is so clean and so empty. Where are the chairs and desk for flight planning, refrigerator for cold water, case of oil, cleaning supplies, drain pan for oil, 5 gallon bucket, to hold used oil, light stands since the hangers never have very good lighting… The bicycle get to the restroom or your friends Hangar, the Motorcycle the battery tender the extension cords, and a box of your favorite cigars.

[@Thor25x]

I LOVED seeing your 150 at EAA, you're living the dream man!

[@ianforgreatness2630]

I was there too

[@Yamen-it4wy]

The landing was *BUTTER*

[@Conn653]

1st time watching your channel. If you want a Tail Dragger, use the Tail Wheel STC and convert your C-150 to a Tail Dragger. That would cost much less than the $40K for that Ultra-light/LSA. Granted, I had more fun in the 7AC Champ but a C-150TD will give you MORE fun 🙂

[@stubryant9145]

Have maybe a few hours in a 150TD. Was a great tutor!

[@stevenwhitcomb9668]

This 150 would look great and a taildragger!

[@adamr9215]

How is any Cessna affordable? They are an over pushed, under performing aircraft is always way too expensive. You can step up to a 4 seat Stinson 108 for less than a C150/152. And the Stinson performs so much better.

[@Cirrouslyflying]

You can get a cirrus for just a bit more

[@Cirrouslyflying]

Like a used sr20

[@adamr9215]

@@Cirrouslyflying That plane is worthless to me. Too long of a landing roll and way too long to take off. Low wing with less capacity than I need. Don’t know why anyone would buy one. It’s not fast enough for cross country flights, but it doesn’t perform like a slower plane should.

[@Cirrouslyflying]

@@adamr9215 the cirrus?

[@adamr9215]

@@Cirrouslyflying Yea. I’m a bush pilot. If I can’t clear a 50’ obstacle in 100’, then the plane won’t land or take off anywhere I need to go. Plus, I need at least 1000lbs of payload with full fuel. So, to me, that thing is just a yard ornament.

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

I cannot believe the cessna shown in this video is affordable. Very nice. Thanks for the video.

[@SnowTiger45]

First of all, that is a beautiful Cessna 150. My father would have loved it. His was your typical Red & White but he always loved Stainless, especially with the Mustang. The experimental aircraft might as well be a Flying Wing. No shortage of Lift with that plane.

[@walmartdog1142]

Where is the rest of the plane?

[@Zombeegun]

if you more you have to pay more. that's all that you get for 40k

[@jeffpogue6962]

Hey. Just discovered you. One. Fun editing! Two. You AUDIO is so much more clear than other flying videos! How. Do. You. Do. It?

[@oneninerniner3427]

I think he's got a good separate mike.

[@stubryant9145]

Sweet little bird! But you can find a number of experimentals which cost less to own & operate particularly if they have alternative engines. Most of those which I personally wouldn't care to fly, but there are a couple which are both inexpensive and very reliable if built properly. Not everyone's cup of tea though.

[@jimkirkendall2483]

That's GOT to be one of the prettiest 150s around!

[@paulm2861]

Great video, as always. Thank you.

[@rvboondocker2559]

That’s a pretty pristine 152!

[@gtm624]

Beautiful 150! But all I can think about is that right wing gas cap going on wrong. Or maybe you’re doing it intentionally to use less right rudder lol.

[@Timberns]

Those Cessna fuel caps only twist 90 degrees so no matter which way you turn it, it’ll still wind up crossways… One is in line with the airflow and the other is cross… They’re almost all that way… my 172 is the same way

[@gtm624]

@@Timberns that doesn’t make sense. None of the Cessnas I’ve flown were like that. Not saying you’re lying. I just never seen it and doesn’t make sense to have it that way.

[@michaelbryant7377]

I sure miss the 150 I had back in the 80's. Great video!!

[@Coops777]

Thats one very pretty C150. Great video thankyou

[@daviddelgado8976]

Dude this LZU airport is 5 mins from my house...Nice to see a fellow enthusiast on here close by

[@nyrubin]

I already have too much fun landing a Cessna 150f I fly for time building can’t imagine trying to land that pup

[@cuttingconversations5161]

Hey man! You add a special touch to aviation and I’m glad to see journey as an aviator.

[@whoanelly737-8]

So this was video of a plane that isn’t in production, that really hasn’t changed much since its years ago debut using mostly canned old marketing content. Riveting.

[@KelzCasa]

For what it costs, I’d pick a Merlin over this.

[@SKYGUY1]

Fun video... and the 1976 150 that I owned 1/4 of brought me a lot of joy as I trained for my Private License in 1983. Keep in mind that "PDK" is for "Peachtree-DeKalb" Airport rather than "DeKalb-Peachtree" Airport... or it would be "DKP". Keep smilin'.

[@flymetothefun]

Thanks! And negative, it’s Dekalb-Peachtree 🙌🏼

[@tegknox2694]

The Ruckus is interesting. Your blue 150 (my favorite plane on KZbin) is the stuff of legends. I love your channel.

[@pilotguy2fy]

Surely you meant $4,000 🥲

[@jasonsan9517]

No need for the “click bait” style title! Most of your subscribers would watch your video without the semi misleading title.

[@AmberWillows-wk8jp]

Became a full cinematic show over here

[@richardbabin4393]

Cool concept but for the money you can't beat the cruise performance of a canard #longez #varieze

[@kevinevans5623]

man i wish i could buy this plane. love seeing this cessna fly

[@mathiasgameplays6036]

u still need to get a private pilots license but hope you get it in the future

[@wilfridotorres7872]

I've never been a fan of the 150, but yours is pretty sleek looking.

[@N617A]

So… good on you for getting tailwheel brotha! Going for mine too! So what id like to point out is this: the entire Minimax sand fisher flying products line up, the wittman tailwind, the thorp T18, the bushby/mustang aeronautics line up, most of the sonex line up and a few others are all more affordable than the 150. Plus, they’re experimental, so they still cost you less.

[@williampollock1274]

Landing was smooth as glass!👍😁

[@sierrafoxtrotgolf3638]

That is THE nicest 150 I have EVER seen!

[@AvgDude]

That looks like an ultralight; not an airplane.

[@JetSe77er]

What about homebuilts like the Long EZ?

[@eb1138]

I trained in one! So many great and heart-stopping memories. Fun plane

[@onmyworkbench7000]

I don't know anyone with a hanger that's that CLEAN!

[@ak203]

Looks like a 20mph wind would blow that out of the sky.

[@BillGuldenschuh]

I saw you coming into KPDK when you were filming this video. Love the color combo on your Cessna.

[@dodgydino1]

Looks like a fun summer toy.

[@davidcollier3604]

Looks like a cross between a Max-Air Drifter and a Kit Fox. I bet it is a great Low and Slow Airplane!

[@YoutubeGuy322]

2 uploads in one month!!! we've been blessed!!!!!

[@AeroTechOG]

10:51 was a pretty good butter honestly :)

[@Acc0rd79]

Tailwheel is fun, it can get away from you fast so you learn to be super fast on the pedals, never slow! They call it Tap dancing on the rudders.

[@FosterGoodness]

I love how he casually flys it and acts as its his car😂❤

[@drumking241]

Love your Cessnas paint job would go great with my Quasar Blue metallic corvette.

[@Andrewt872]

feel like 40k is too much, at that point buy a j3 cub or aeronca champ

[@garydoub7463]

The nicest 150 l have seen in my 50 years of aviation. !

[@garybono]

Soory I'd take the 150 any day. Forget about that expensive ultralight

[@stevenvelie1018]

One thing i know about PDK is a lot of PC 12s fly out of there and head head to KSSI a lot. It’s blue and white.

[@thelonelytrucker9317]

Shit for $40k you can get a really nice used plane with an enclosed cockpit

[@DXR8007NZR]

Just started watching 20 mins ago, love the content. Subscribed.

[@CDLtoCFI]

Guess all us pilots have to own a black model Y

[@flymetothefun]

It’s a 3! Love it 🤘🏻

[@rsrguy]

You really need to get out more if you seriously think the rukus is the only thing more economical to own then your pretty little alcladless Wichita spam can.... in fact you can make a video series about it. By far the best bang for buck aircraft available for the price of your bird it the -22/ 150hp tripacer... faster, and hauls more, and is way more responsive and fun to fly! Other good options..... taylorcraft, ercoup, j3, champ, chief, pa 11, colt, even the 140, and the list seriously keeps going.... get some special ed little brother, friends dont let friends play with ultralights.... scooters and chubby chicks, don't go there 😊

[@pilotmark2861]

Beautiful looking 150 !

[@fingers5944]

a tiny, wasp nest, inside the cockpit air inlet blew into the cockpit one hot afternoon on takeoff.... only one wasp the gas receipt makes an excellent animal grabber ~

[@herbbates4713]

40 thousand, sounds like your 150 is the better deal, I can't afford any of this flying at all

[@mickieleavell1855]

Pilots be speak a different language 😂

[@rlb96]

The Vernor Three cyl radial would be awesome on that.

[@eglide73]

Yeah, nice cheap birds but I don’t want to have to be a Tesla owner to fly one🤣🤣🤣

[@harrisonkiker1590]

That’s the guy that has the vision jet on TikTok I love his videos too

[@MarkShinnick]

If you don't mind some higher speed, are flaps actually necessary?

[@coolsink1002]

9:48 Brooo the look on his face got me laughing and balling my eyes out!

[@lmfarms4611]

For once someone doing a preflight ck. Thank you.

[@Arin_O.]

10:50 BUTTER

[@Ingveyisnthome]

Great flight smooth landing and great camera shots

[@flymetothefun]

Thank you!!

[@wilfredotour3]

That's the price of a brand new truck for 20% of an airplane. Yes it's a great airplane. Seems very sporty, like a mountain bike. Like the most expensive of all mountain bikes. You know, the one that costs like $5000-$10000 because there is a market for them. Small market when compared to the rest of general aviation enthusiasts but I guess it's rich enough to offset that. You know...the same people who buy things like the Icon A5 or a twin Aircam. I mean, I would buy every single airplane in the world if I had the money. Don't get me wrong. I'm sure that this airplane will be the favorite for a whole group of people who will organize events around it and things like that. I hope it goes bigger than that. But as far as affordable? This thing is a literal Ultralight that doesn't qualify as an Ultralight just because it has like 20 more horse power and maybe flaps and big tires. You actually need a license for this. You could get the Ultralight version back when it got started and at 20K it didnt seem bad at all. But 40K for like 20 more knots of speed, bigger tires, and flaps?...I get it. I get it. People don't buy a $3000 skateboard and wonder as to how much the wood cost, and how much the wheels cost, and the screws and such.

[@Therealpicodogg]

Ultralight looks like an air bike. I’d fly it.

[@clarencehopkins7832]

Smooth landing bro 💪

[@AirstripBum]

Yes, always pull the plane out of the hangar and turn it ninety degrees one way or the other. I saw a guy pull his plane straight out one time and didn't turn it. After the preflight, he started it up and the stuff in his hangar blew around and made such a mess.

[@AjF392]

Dip sticks are fine but make sure you check your fuel level with your eye sight. Actually look inside your tank before each flight.

[@rconger24]

Looks like an AirBike.

[@SirLuke226]

Tldr: it's an ultralight ruckus, which isnt really comparable tbh. Dont waste the whole vodeo on watching

[@tbone2104]

That is a beautiful 150

[@observer1242]

I like flying, but I draw the line at that piece of metal. There is no way I would strap my butt to that thing.

[@A380_OFFICIAL]

Me finding a 79,000 turbine military jet💀

[@rawcado]

18 miles?? Why didn't you just take the bus? 😅😆😂

[@alphaecho4189]

If you ever fly up to Pagosa springs, KPSO, let me know! I’d love to meet you!

[@ThePrintZone123]

You ever heard of merlin lights they are so cool for there price

[@frankbottoms8655]

Looks like an “Air Bike”

[@JavierBonillaC]

What a smooth landing. Are you an instructor?

[@nightwaves3203]

I've skirted major cases of frostbite enough in my life.

[@johnmajane3731]

No thanks, rather buy a C-150 which has some utility for the same price.

[@SoloRenegade]

My C150 cost me $18k, and I built a brand new Sonex for $32k, including brand new engine.

[@johnmajane3731]

@@SoloRenegade well the day of $18K C-150s is long gone. $40K is more like it. The Sonex is a cool plane, enjoy.

[@SoloRenegade]

@@johnmajane3731 depends on who you know. And I have plans for more planes like the Thatcher, CH650, Pietenpol, and more. Plans building saves even more money than kit building.

[@michaelb.8953]

I completely agree as I think that's a lot of money for a few tubes and some fabric. I've noticed the airplane market has noticeably come down in price a lot in the last couple of years from stupid high prices and I think I'm ready to finally jump in.

[@daveyp76]

How did you mount your ram mount on the co-pilots side? Great idea!

[@Nova....120]

Hey at 8:31 I heard 703CA. I fly that plane sometimes :)

[@mafp22w]

What a beautiful 150!

[@FR00G124]

Bro a butter landing Wow😮

[@Ice_likes_planes]

Hey! How much does it cost to own a c150 on average?

[@flywitharek]

What mount do you use for your insta 360 and how the heck do you keep it from overheating 😅?

[@jameswallen4854]

Big lead up to 30 seconds of footage of the plane 😭