A VERY BUMPY FLIGHT BACK FROM HINDERCLAY - PILOT VLOG

[@neilbarriskell7840]

I do so enjoy your weekly output Tim… pity the cameras went but perhaps given the conditions and that prodigious tailwind, better for those of us that are weak of heart 😊

[@JodelFlyer]

It was a great shame but I had to work with what I had. Thank you for your continued support and encouragement

[@salcombebunker1800]

Crikey Tim you Nayland boys have a sporty outlook on flying nearly sprayed my breakfast cereal over the screen in amazement, pesky cameras and those darn batteries, very entertaining, Chris.

[@JodelFlyer]

Thank you Chris. Your comment made me smile. Glad you liked the video despite not having much to work with.

[@kevchilton908]

Aww! The build up to the landing was great, Tim. You’ll have to go up in similar wind conditions with full batteries and finish it off for us! 😆

[@JodelFlyer]

It was rather disappointing wasn't it! :(

[@kevchilton908]

@@JodelFlyer Yeah... but the rest was excellent as usual, Tim 👌

[@CharlieLamdin]

That other aircraft you filmed landing gave a good impression of the approach conditions. Sporty!! Still can’t wait to get up to see you in the 182.

[@JodelFlyer]

Martin did a very good job. When he was further out (and my camera did not cope with the distance) he was really being thrown around! Come on a calming day or when there is a northerly (but then you have a tailwind take off!)

[@mikewilson7833]

Well done Tim that WAS exciting wasn't it?? I'm afraid I would have chickened out of this one though - just too windy for me ... Thanks for the video mate!

[@JodelFlyer]

Thank you Mike. It was an interesting flight and a bit of a challenging landing and it was disappointing that I did not capture it on film.

[@jimcripps3612]

With that Broad Chord and light wing loading Jodels will find all the bumps for you. At least you have a nice Uphill runway to slow you down on landing with a flat one you would have had some real fun. Nice video . Regards, Jim in NI

[@JodelFlyer]

Very true but maybe with a flat strip I could have landed on the reciprocal?

[@jimcripps3612]

@@JodelFlyer Hopefully yes but not all runway directions are equal. Regards, Jim

[@Sluf7]

Did that in the Circut hadn,t flown for a couple weeks it was iffy but decided nup doing it. Jodel got a couple foot off the ground and I thought well that was a pretty stupid thing to do bang, boof , whack. Needless to say only one circuit was enough. Lowest I ever had ground speed was 30knots highest was 135. Good vid bloody tech eh batteries should last longer than that. Anyhoo keep at it carry on.

[@JodelFlyer]

Thank you very much Nick. I think we all need to blow the cobwebs away at times and this was certain the wind to do it!

[@davidcartwright5591]

As you said Tim “ we lived to tell the tale “ , it’s always a bonus . It’s always good to get your feet firmly on terra firma on days like that . My best wishes and here’s hoping your next flight is a smooth as silk . Cheers 👍

[@JodelFlyer]

Thank you Dave. Has it continued to dry out a bit now. My son landed in Sydney today with his young family for a short stay with friends.

[@davidcartwright5591]

@@JodelFlyer . The flood waters have receded , but the land is sodden , and even light rainfall yesterday caused runoff over the roads. I hope the weather clears for your Son , but it’s not looking too good with showers and below average temperatures .

[@ShortField]

As Mikey says Tim, can't you rig up external power either with a power brick or off the a/c electrics. This always happens at the worst possible time. That tailwind looked pretty strong indeed, well done.

[@JodelFlyer]

The last time I tried with cable from the USB point I got a strange and loud interference on the audio. The wind did really focus the attention on that landing!

[@Payne2view]

The main issue I've always had with digital cameras or video cameras is the batteries. Which doesn't bode well for electric cars. It was nice to see the Pitts & Stearman at the fly-in but like you said, a little low on attendance.

[@JodelFlyer]

The problem again was that I did not turn off the WiFi on the cameras while we were on the ground as we were eager to make sure that Richard was okay after his landing incident.

[@Payne2view]

@@JodelFlyer Ah, I can see how that drained the batteries. Oh well, at least its something you're aware of and can take measures to avoid, so that's a good thing.

[@mikeyswingsacrossthesky2244]

The cameras giving up was a shame all the flight back you seemed to be setting up for a frisky challenging landing then we missed it, Still you managed to capture victor echo which I assume was how you came in. A quick question do you run your cameras just off internal battery or do you have the external clip on batteries as well?

[@JodelFlyer]

I do run them off their own batteries but the forward facing GoProb 4 does have a clip on extra battery pack but as I said elsewhere we got out quickly to make sure Richard was okay and I left the WiFi on for all of the time we were on the ground.

[@flyingkub]

Well after looking at that flight I am so SO happy I didn't fly the Kub that day. I will have to make fun of Helen now she is a KZbin star 🙂

[@JodelFlyer]

Will Helen be signing autographs airfield over the weekend?

[@flyingkub]

@@JodelFlyer I will get my autograph book out and find out, if Helen and Dave (Pitts pilot) will sign, if I can get past the crowds.