Learn to fly the Hawk Ultralight Aircraft Landings Stalls Roy Dawson video

[@dennisswenson4266]

I did like your video! I'm an old Grumman Yankee pilot. Now retired, I did enjoy your video on the Hawk. Thanks!

[@dennisswanberg1718]

Excellent, would love to start the sport 😊

[@flygliders]

Thanks for the positive feedback

[@King_TuTT]

good stuff. nice bird...one day I'll have one! love the graphics of the air speed, alt. etc! nice to see all the info one the video in real time.

[@johnnybigpotato2404]

Thanks for sharing your thought processes. Helps us dreamers work out scenarios in our minds before we even take flight. :)

[@flygliders]

Thanks for the positive feedback

[@IMGuapo-dg1hu]

I really liked this clip. I've seen hundreds. Not that many do a smooth pace full lesson to learn something. The music was soft and not intrusive. Good job.

[@k.w.churchill4397]

Fear of heights is not enough to stop me from wanting to do this, or powered parachutes....Great video, super well done, seems like a Great Plane

[@genev7855]

Great little plane. I built 2 of them, both arrows, kept one for several years. Fun little plane to fly, very forgiving and you always feel safe. The planes were designed so well, I could put my hands out the sides and fly it with my hands to the wind. I seldom flew with doors on, I LOVED the feeling of FLIGHT. PPL SEL Bob

[@donc9751]

Fun stuff! Always wanted to have and fly an ultralight!

[@AV8R_1]

Are you TRYING to tempt it to spin? Steering with full rudder inputs and cross coordinating at near stall is just inviting a spin.

[@bicanoo_magic3452]

What a great UL. Its got it all. Instruments, flaps, enclosed cockpit... AAAAND.. totally forgiving.

[@martysk8r]

I like it. Never had one, but this 2-seater looks good and can be had for the price of a car.

[@analamonasne2875]

Very good clip. I'd like to try that someday.

[@leebrooke1831]

Excellent instruction and explanation! Thank you and it . Is. Fun!

[@KlingonCaptain]

That is one beautiful bird.

[@magnummesiona72]

So much fun.... thank you for the demo.....

[@Sjennie1000]

magnum mesiona b

[@captainred3712]

Roy. I own a MX Sprint that I recently converted to a MX Sport wing. I noticed very good speed increase but along with that came a lot more right yaw. Is this normal for the Sport vs the Sprint?? With yaw corrected with rudder, it flies perfectly straight and level hands off the stick. Is there a way to relieve the rudder pressure with some mod that I don't know about? Its quite heavy compared to the old Sprint but goes away completely when the engine is cut back for landing. I'm thinking about attaching a rudder trim tab. Any thoughts? Are you available for discussion on this??

[@laprepper]

I never knew that you hold opposite aileron for a wing over but it does make sense to help stall the wing. I'm sure a lot of people ask but since I still get different answers 4 an inexperienced pilot like myself it wants to get into ultralight flying do you recommend going and getting a full light sport aircraft rating? Although I do love this plane I sort of have my heart set on a legal eagle since I like the idea of a four-stroke being a little easier on the ears and a two stroke and I hope to build one in my backyard over a couple years after I buy a house in the next year or so, though I guess I could bite the bullet and just buy used ultralight plane for 10 grand or less and be up in the air sooner aside from the whole pilot instruction part. Either way thanks for bringing this awesome footage with the live data, looking forward to more videos since I can't get enough of ultra lights

[@amandawight7124]

Nice plane and good instruction. What confuses me is your speed indicator. Ground track speed is not an indicator of how the airframe is flying. I would add a Peto tube and airspeed indicator.

[@chucksawyer8230]

Why does that confuse you??

[@boatnerhowell9760]

Outstanding video! Thank you.

[@Jack-ne8vm]

Sure love the visibility

[@keithd.glasgow809]

Thanks Roy, nice video. Question: your airspeed indicator looked like it was well into the green arc at the stall break, or did I miss something?

[@masonaird8868]

what qualification do you need to fly a untralight?

[@flygliders]

nothing,

[@masonaird8868]

+Roy Dawson ok how old do you have to be?

[@jc5604]

17

[@rossclements8874]

dont even think you have to be a certain age

[@davidadam1776]

rogue powersports a brain

[@mdrsmeltracy]

What is the typical distance you can cover before needing to fill up again? I know they aren't allowed to carry more than 5 gallons of fuel.

[@gregghatfield9946]

I fly R/C planes 5 foot wing span but would love to have one of these and I should have been a pilot but when the push engine stops on these ultra lite - how good do they glide will they stall fast or do they glide pretty nice ?? Awesome vid

[@williecraker5624]

Buy a Challenger 2. Affordability, and I been practicing glide in landings with engine out. Its very gental and easy to land...also mine has a brs parachute incase of major emergency but ive yet to know anyone to use it...nice to know its there just incase.

[@1fillmanw]

Open lights library will have great glide ratios..... Also there are a lot of good plans on the market to build yourself such as the affordaplane or the legal eagle

[@johnwoody9505]

I had a Quicksilver MX and I flew it at Lake Elsinore southern California in 1982. I was using a book to develop my flying, one section suggested that if the engine could be started from the seat, you might wish to practise this. "get to 2,000 feet, level out, throttle back and turn off the ignition, turn the ignition back on and restart the engine. Everything went OK until I tried to turn over the engine whilst holding the control column, it was just too difficult using just one hand. I didn't want to let go of the control column because it was very bumpy that day. I started to panic but as I realised I was never going to get the engine going again I switched over to actually landing the plane. The glide ratio of the MX was around 8:1 but I got it down Ok. My instructor was there and said it was a good dead stick landing but thought I had attempted it too soon in my flying career. I realised about 35 years later that if I had put the nose down to increase speed, I might have been able to turn the engine over one handed. Happy days. John.

[@poopjeans1135]

Its my understanding that many ultra lite planes have a 12 to 1 glide ratio, the same as a Boeing 767 compared to the 10 to 1 glide ratio of a Cessna 172.

[@loxahacefigaronald724]

capt. Red I'm not a ultralight owner or pilot, but to me and every A&P I have asked, TRIM TAB is the correct fix, I mean there used on everything from a C-150 to a Falcon 900, only difference in your's and the Cessna to Falcon is there's is done w/power from electric to hydraulic -try it if you don't like it take it off -its not go'in to stress anything -no more then when you apply full Rudder, good luck!

[@patryan3311]

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[@tonyvanderlinden1353]

Sir. Your video is very informative! I've always wanted to fly but believe it or not, I'm afraid of heights. I was wondering, have you ever written an instructional book about flying? Thank-you

[@flygliders]

No book. Funny I'm afraid of heights like look over the edge of a building but not when flying. Try it

[@tonyvanderlinden1353]

Thanks, I will. Your so calm and in control when flying that it's hard to believe you have a fear of heights as well!

[@buzz-es]

Roy, thanks for sharing

[@enemee]

sir, i was just wondering if a VTOL setup can be develop with this kind of aircraft, with 1 engine per wing configuration. thanks

[@PeglegNav]

Do it do it do it do it!!!!!! SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!

[@mdrsmeltracy]

I'm looking for a good place to get some instruction and supervised flight time somewhere in West Texas, any ideas on who/where?

[@mjd8793]

Are there any books that cover Ultralight safe flying practices?

[@timothybradek3560]

You just reminded me of being afraid of heights.

[@frankcloskey7789]

Excellent Training .6/19/2021

[@Jaden48108]

Excellent lesson.

[@roadstar499]

how large a pilot can fit this ultralight handle?? im 6ft 260...thax

[@musoseven8218]

Lovely little aircraft, nice video too - thanks. But why risk low altitude stalls when demonstrating such - more height and more margin for error would be safer.

[@u2mister17]

He's not flying a DC3. Looks like he loses about 20ft.

[@Pabkojdim]

I would love the view from there. How do i get in?

[@joezanella8949]

Why the music?

[@bobbyfoster4615]

Roy is there any way You can make another video explaining the power settings on final and landing ? I bought older tail dragger Hawk . The person I bought it from said to touch down with a min. of 22 hundred rpm but with that much rpm the plane wants to keep on flying !!! Thank"s , Bob

[@Thepurnamamedia]

How much for this aircraft ?

[@chuckkovacs2631]

Roy, Do you know if the flight characteristics of a TBird II is close to the flight characteristics of a CGS??

[@flygliders]

yes

[@andreasmertens9630]

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[@johnnybumpous6484]

what would be the problem of putting a bigger engine on that plane?

[@saleplains]

the fuel tank

[@TTomky]

Can plane be used without alerion?

[@jjohnston94]

Yes, as long as you don't ever want to turn, and as long as there is no crosswind at takeoff and landing.

[@CJLeTeff]

Where do you fly out of? I'm in the north mextro-plex area and would like to come watch.

[@Yellow_cub]

Case 275 that is propwash airport south of Denton

[@HRubeiz]

nice job

[@robertjones2138]

Greetings Roy, how would one go about getting instruction for a part 103 if you don’t have adequate experience? Thanks for the videos

[@flygliders]

were do you live??

[@robertjones2138]

Roy Dawson I live in Sarasota Fl. About 50 miles south of Tampa

[@flygliders]

Look up ultralite clubs www.usua.org/Clubs/

[@flygliders]

if you can take a week off going to Louisiana, Air tech can teach air-techinc.com/

[@mauriciovaquen955]

I live in Orlando can you teach me how to fly. Where are you guys are located at?

[@irwansyahlubis2756]

Good day Sir..ilove this Video..Ilove this Ultra Light..amazing..cool..funtastic..iam using For training..joy flight..surveylance..ilove this ultra light..god bless..

[@gregoryforde273]

Thank You Sir

[@MasboyRC]

It's so beautiful plane

[@ChickenManiac]

i want to learn to fly one of these

[@maxkallio3723]

Why are you doing stall again? I didn’t get it

[@poopjeans1135]

Probably for the same reason you practice sliding in ice and snow in a parking lot...so when it happens, you know how to correct and recover control.

[@ronaldmorrison2765]

@@poopjeans1135 My wife hates when I practice skids on ice but guess who gets asked to drive her to work on an icy day?

[@Merlin-pm4vm]

Max Kallio You practice stalls so you learn to control the aircraft In slow flight and be able to control the aircraft in the landing and takeoff configuration. When you land the object is to touch down at the slowest speed possible.

[@Ubernator]

Whats the price on one of these new?

[@flygliders]

+Justin Angers guess 20k

[@susanjones2701]

good instructions

[@Heather22056]

THANKS!!!

[@jrbailey3208]

Hey Roy, I've been looking at those Werner radio engines because of their high-end technology and greater horsepower for their size and weight. They make a 3 cylinder for ultralight at 38 horsepower, would that work on your model? I've saved your video above for review, so I can relearn some things that I thought I had forgotten! Thank you for your time and Kudos on a great video!

[@johnpennell7876]

can you turn down the tunes. if i was next to you i would want to here you and the aircraft. i am looking to fly in the sky. but now i am a bike flyer, flying on the road.and i what to here the machine not any tunes. peace and love matters please stand by over

[@thesailjunkie]

john pennell I agree. Terrific video, music not necessary.

[@ecmunpublished]

Nice video!

[@DTT420]

is that a 103 legal ultralight?

[@TheMattholew]

What keeps me from the hawk is the reflections on the wind shield. Thats annoying.

[@robertwilliams450]

Cover anything glossy with black felt. I did it on a dashboard of a car once. It cast a reflection of the dash above the steering wheel onto the windshield. One 12x8 piece of black felt and issue fixed.

[@teststeam6282]

Only solution I found for this are polarised sunglasses, I use a cheap non tinted set that cost around $10 - work great. I don't think the felt will work as the instruments are what is reflecting not the "dash" like in a car.

[@robwilde855]

Why the drumbeat background?

[@leonelestrada9903]

I like the video.

[@esmaeilsharifpour7001]

Nice clip

[@balocuz8576]

I am looking for a good place to get instruction nearest to houston

[@flygliders]

Houston Area Light Flyers facebook.com/sportflyers01/

[@smokysantana]

I don’t understand why most people believe they must have music, if you can call it that, in their videos

[@coreythomas9178]

Be quiet

[@philipfreeman72]

THANKS !

[@chadmesser9420]

is it 103

[@davidrobinson6605]

Good training Vid it would help to Please drop the music it does nothing but distract the listener, I wish everyone would realize this when making aviation training videos.

[@jesusrojos213]

thanks helps lots

[@tman111195]

You can tell from the comments AND like myself most wanna learn to fly but he says at one point in the video in regards to a ‘crab’ grip and ‘forward slip’ that we might wanna “ look these up” ?? Why not take a few more seconds of ur time and explain these things?!? So now we leave this video and “ look up” those things when if they were included in the instruction it would have been a more complete learning tool. Sorry for the rant, we all could do with less key strokes these days. Otherwise a good video thanks for posting. I’m off to find out what “crab grip” and “forward slip” are....

[@mikeryan6277]

You crab into the wind to maintain your course. A slip, side or forward is simply a fast way to loose altitude ( usually when you are high on final ) by creating a crapload of drag on the aircraft.

[@Fraiyia]

I noticed you are landing at about 57 knots . Given the type of aircraft , shouldn’t it be more closer to around 40s ? Also can you do a short field landing ? I can make the wheels touch on the numbers every time in a 172 .

[@47EZ_DRIVER]

the indicator is in mph

[@1STGeneral]

And ground speed mentioned at the beginning and mph is shown on the screen

[@coryturner9140]

The hawk slows down so fast that a high approach speed doesn’t matter much unlike a Cessna. you don’t want to fly near stall speed on approach with an ultralight in case there’s wind shear or an engine problem . They stall so quickly because they are such high drag airplanes. It’s a perfect approach speed in a hawk.

[@SP4Parks]

looks like the old homer kolb.

[@drawfark]

Loose the "Music".

[@LeeKobe1]

I agree. Cant turn the volume down without losing the spoken narrative.

[@waynesimpson2040]

The hawk single seat does not qualify as a part 103 ultralight...too heavy.

[@loampey1]

It will make weight with a hirth f-33

[@edilbertosantana8307]

Fun ..

[@charlesbarker8424]

Ummm it seems camera on flight hand and controls would be beneficial.

[@markh.harris9271]

thanks bubba

[@CountryZorro]

Why the irritating drums couldn’t get through the video. Maddening.

[@billw3655]

H.E.L.L Check?

[@flygliders]

I used a built in data logger which was built in the Condor Camera. You can use this cheap data loggerwww.amazon.com/Canmore-GT-730FL-S-Rechargeable-Waypoints-Compatible/dp/B002UWKUZQ this will work. I have not tested a data logger on my I ph

[@1fillmanw]

good info, but if you want anyone to watch, get rid of the helmet cam... not pleasant to watch....

[@1fillmanw]

@@nathanielcohen9890 too much movement. Make me seasick. How to fix cam in the background get all the information you want in the video without the kasim Reed bouncing around left to right up and down

[@1fillmanw]

Must proofread

[@quattro4468]

It was awesome grandpa.

[@Dsoginventor]

William Fillman , You do not need to make a second post explaining errors. You CAN edit your post! Click on the 3 little dots on the right.

[@mroger29sh]

mark r pa usa thx u make me fly

[@michaellandis2144]

That stupid background music is totally annoying. Makes it difficult to concentrate on what you're saying.

[@mmm0513]

Go watch something else then

[@alangluff5535]

I like the video but I agree the music is annoying. So many videos on youtube feel the need for musical noise in the background. just as a suggestion if you feel the need for it make sure it does not compete with with the narration. Nice aircraft though!

[@chucksawyer8230]

For a simpleton , yes..

[@colecampbell6412]

Helmet cam makes me dizzy. Yikes

[@innocentbystander3798]

Too heavy and too fast to be an ultralight in Texas, according to your specs.

[@uglyduckling81]

About what I expected from someone with no training. Next video is probably tragic as a result of a stall at 500ft. I'm surprised at how little people value their own lives when they do these things. Makes for entertaining watching though. I hope the pilot is still kicking today.

[@Yellow_cub]

uglyduckling81 the pilot is a trained pilot with a license. See other videos. Many ultralight pilots have the proper training. Only a few are self taught.

[@chucksawyer8230]

Lol...you have no idea what you’re taking about obviously...you just want people to,think you do..

[@uglyduckling81]

@@chucksawyer8230 I don't remember this video or comment. I did a quick skim through the video to see what I was talking about. The comment makes no sense given the content. I have a feeling I commented on the wrong video.

[@df3yt]

Yours is an old post but worthy of a reply. The standard height for practicing ultralight stalls is 600ft agl.

[@scottstory9993]

mk

[@richardlorych9868]

ffs lose the muzak!

[@buzzypeterson1147]

Not a bad video. Why takeoff on the downwind side of the runway? You should be aiming for the left side. it’s kinda funny you say your using a crab and you’re completely right of the runway and barely crabbed. You needed to crab more man. The words are right, but you’re not making the airplane do as you say. And that extra speed didn’t really help ya. Slow jt the heck down and crab more. And land on the upwind side. That first go around was the correct thing to do, I probably wouldn’t have landed on that second one. Your just not controlling drift enough. 7000 hour pilot here (2100 in ultralights).