Matt and His ZD Engine Powered Ultralight Aircraft (Canadian Ultralight)

[@mmatt]

Thank you so much for having me on, it was blast! You're such a fun and easy-going guy to talk to, you've definitely got mad interviewer skills! 🙂

[@ExperimentalAircraftChannel]

Let's do it again sometime. Oh... I oh you a LINK to an Oil Testing Co. I'll have to send you that so you can share your future findings with us.

[@mmatt]

@@ExperimentalAircraftChannel For sure man! And I hope to meet up with you at Sun 'N Fun! 🙂 I look forward to that link!

[@John-nc4bl]

@@ExperimentalAircraftChannel Get rid of that darn border between us and the North American continent will turbocharge itself. That border just stunts progress and divides people.

[@jasongrinnell1986]

I’ve been watching Matt for awhile now. I enjoy all his videos. Let’s not forget Vicki she is a joy to.

[@tomklitsch6638]

I have been watching Matt's channel for a few years and love his content. It is great to see 2 channels that I watch share content together.

[@CraigVanSickleAK]

Good to see Matt here, appreciate both of your channels!

[@waynekimm.ngi.5696]

been following both channels for quite some time, great to see both together

[@kfaaircraftandadventures]

I have a Zonsen (ZD) CA500 (100hp) which I added the KFA turbo conversion to. Use it in my KFA Explorer. Produces 135hp and its as smooth as a turbine. So far I am loving the engine setup.

[@tomcoryell]

Been watching Matt and Vicki for a few years now. Fun channel!

[@andremarais2706]

Great to see 2 of my fave channels connect.

[@ExperimentalAircraftChannel]

Haha! THANKS!

[@flyingkub]

I have been a follower of Matt for some time and I remember him doing dead stick landing for fun in the early days.

[@pilotblue6535]

What a fun interview. It brought a smile. Two great interviewers. Thank you

[@m-alevesquefpv8971]

Matt is awesome!! I had the pleasure of doing my private pilot license in woodstock and went up a couple times with him. He is a great intructor, very passioned about aviation! If your are in the New-Brunswick canada and looking for flight trainning, I strongly recomment checking them out!!!

[@williamdougan3530]

OK, I finally found Matt on Google Maps. I have been looking months and he said New Brunswick, and yeah,, I finally see the airport, river etc that I have been watching for months. My name is Bill, from Kentucky and have ask Matt some questions over the past year or so. Its nice to watch his videos and then see on google maps where he is. The other wood stock is only about 10 hrs from where live in Ky. Now I know it is a lot further.. 1451 miles from my home town. Enjoy the videos that Experimental Aircraft has. I keep up with both of you. Keep up the good work. Lots of enjoyment from an old man who wants to fly ultralights. Thank You!

[@ExperimentalAircraftChannel]

Thank You! Much appreciated! 🙂

[@markwebb8013]

Great interview and Matt is very personable..

[@ExperimentalAircraftChannel]

Thank You. It was a joy speaking with him. He has quite the personality!

[@richardturner6278]

Great interview Brian. I was glad when Matt got the Zenith 701 and it's good to see someone actually using the ZD engine. Seems to be mostly haters regarding these engines in the US. from what I've seen from Matt, he's had less problems than people with the equivalent Rotax. Have u got your engine mounted yet? Last I saw u were working on the wings.

[@nickbayer7847]

People almost always hate/fear what they don't know, it's the path of least resistance

[@WatchmanForthePeople]

I've been a fan of Matt's channel for a long, long time!👍

[@phillipnorth3428]

Great to connect with you on the phone today Brian, I dig the channel.

[@clearedtofire]

I've watched a good number of mmatt's videos. Down-to-earth guy who comes across as very natural on camera. Easy to watch because he's more about good content for aviation enthusiasts with none of the self-centered, narcissistic garbage that's become all too common on some flying channels.

[@gregsmith1116]

Thank you for this video!

[@nickbayer7847]

Thx Brian👌👌 We need more Matts in the world 🤠🤠

[@DarrenGenge]

He has awesome content on his channel.. love it!

[@stewartbeckman7909]

Great Video! Thanks!

[@doncatchpole]

Wow, your in the big time.

[@clarencehopkins7832]

Excellent stuff bro

[@Redbirdstol]

Yep! 15 minutes is about right for the Rotax 912, and I’m in FLORIDA!!! I’ve tinkered with putting tape over part of my oil cooler to warm it up faster. On the flip side, it doesn’t overheat…😂

[@Rockingruvin]

Woodstock to Oshkosh is about 1k miles. To Ocala is about 1.4k miles. He's actually east of Maines eastern border.

[@michellemccall1283]

Love it good job

[@olegsalov332]

Very cool video. Could you please provide information about this engine dealer? I am just in process of building my 701 and this could be great option for me. Thanks!

[@joesutherland225]

You'd have a blast flying that in the fraser Valley bc gravel bars mid river etc etc farmland and cityscapes volcano in the background just over American border I mean just too

[@eco-beehive]

wow !! I am a graduated mecanical /electrical engineer in the UK but with 60% + tax I cant even aford to fly or get my pilots licence!! Teachers assistance !! that is the most amazing aspect of this vidio!! ps great engine vidio as well.

[@DavidR_192]

Hmmmm.... odd that I've lived in the UK my whole life and never knew there was a 60% tax. Probably because there isn't. I guess you feel you shouldn't be paying your share towards hospitals, schools and social infrastructure. Let me guess, a Tory?

[@philipritson8821]

​@@DavidR_192Even Rod Stewart came back. It ain't the 70s any more.

[@eco-beehive]

@@DavidR_192 Hay Bob so if you can add try this , incomtax 30% and + vat 20 % =?? or lets try this buy a house then die and give it to your kids?? or try this go buy a little pertole or diesle ?? you are rite its probebly more..

[@michaelmckeon9407]

Hi Matt I’m live in Maine near krkd, and I’m finishing A 701 with a Viking 100 hp engine and hopefully flying out of our 700 ft strip at our farm love to meet you sometime 👍Mike

[@mmatt]

That would be awesome! Please come visit if you can!

[@Tryagain205]

Which Viking engine is 100 hp? Is that the three cylinder Mitsubishi engine?

[@coastalbbq1]

Been following mmatt for a year or so. His video of taking an unltralight to 10,000 feet is amazing.

[@Tommy-B.]

This is a better crossover than the jetsons meet the flintstones.

[@ExperimentalAircraftChannel]

Well... there's that! :-) It was a good experience. For sure! I hope to catch up with him during Sun-N-Fun in a few weeks. Maybe we can do something together then.

[@Cavalier-lp8tr]

MMatt is the 1st channel I ever discovered and I always watch. You chose a Franklin engine for your plane, right?

[@philipritson8821]

Wrong!

[@ExperimentalAircraftChannel]

I did choose a Franklin Engine for mine correct. I had a custom one built. But decided to sell it to a Franklin Fan due to it was heavier than originally thought/read/told and less supported than I thought. So... I went with the lightest and simplistic option. A Rotax.

[@auxgleich3135]

Hi Matt, which part of Canada do you live in?

[@laurentpythoud4713]

Hi Matt, you are indicating in this interview that you bought this engine for one third of the price of a Rotax. How much did you pay for the ZD C100 ? Thanks.

[@straightchad8059]

Need to see some real world ' testimonials ' about the ZD engines .

[@philipritson8821]

You've just seen one!

[@straightchad8059]

@@philipritson8821 we want to see the wear rate when the engine reaches TBO , compared to similar output more mainstream engines .

[@laurentpythoud4713]

Hi Matt, you are saying in your interview that you payed the SongShen motor only one third of the Rotax engine. That seems incredible. How much did you pay for it ? Thanks.

[@avid6186]

45 mph to qualify as ultralight in Canada or 45 knots?

[@bonahisme]

Ive been fallowing Matt and Tiki for eeeeever!!!

[@Stoic-of-Rome]

So now a test pilot too.

[@tonylam9548]

Lacking the slats did not mean the original builder were not interested in STOL, I noticed they did added the rows of VGs. The lack of slats will likely get the lane about 5 MPH faster. The main purpose of the slats are to grow hair on the pilot's chest. But then , choosing a 2200 sealed its fate as to performance, with 15 HP less and the wrong RPM. I never heard of ZD before and have to check them out, my choice for the 750 I am building was always Aero Momentum, with 17 more HP and a reduction box. I live less than 100 miles south of the Zenith factory in YYZ. Rotax is too expensive for me, and Edge is worse, for I have to buy a Rotax first (or they do) and then add the modification cost. One problem with ZD is the carburator, I thought that is a relic of last century and I never buy a Rotax with the carbs. I am aware Edge have an injection modification kits for Rotax.

[@يوسفالرافضي-ل7م]

الناس تخلص عمرهه وماتعرف مقام وفضل اهل البيت هنيالهه عرفت وحبهه لاهل البيت حقيقي ❤

[@michaelmckeon9407]

Just realized I was not posting on Matt’s site 😮sfbrains

[@onthemoney7237]

Go Matt he hit the big time he’s the Experimental Channel cool thanks for sharing 👍👍👍🇺🇸

[@philipritson8821]

Or the Experimental Channel has hit the big time because Bryan is interviewing Matt?

[@flexairz]

5300 at take off is perfect..

[@harrydrane4117]

Somebody should talk ZD into building a half “912”, a 2 cylinder. If they could get half the weight and half the power they’d sell a ton of them and they’d have something Rotax doesn’t have

[@Stoic-of-Rome]

Sounds like it flys more like chopper tan fixed wing

[@kr6dr]

I was expecting to hear the difference in performance compared to the Jabiru.

[@DavidR_192]

Mmats got a ton of videos on just that. The ZD is remarkably better.

[@jeffbertuleit5848]

Cannot find Matt or Mmatt Chanel in search in KZbin. What do you type in the search area?

[@ExperimentalAircraftChannel]

www.youtube.com/@mmatt

[@GolfRomeoIndia]

That’s awesome. Been following @mmatt for a while now.

[@JesseOaks-ef9xn]

Many years ago my Dad told me that IFR in the 1930s meant "I fly rails." They would follow the railroad tracks and get their location from the names of the towns on the water towers.

[@avid6186]

It's only changed a little bit, it's now "I Follow Roads" 😂

[@scottmiller4711]

There is no phase of any flight where you can’t get back on the ground! May not walk away but I guarantee it will be back on the ground…I think he meant back to the airport runway!

[@philipritson8821]

Hey if you can walk away from the landing, it's a good one!

[@ExperimentalAircraftChannel]

I think... we knew what he meant. :)

[@Dazza-u4c]

In Australia the Jabiru engine is also known as the Bundaberg hand grenade . This Chinese engine couldn’t be any worse .

[@philipritson8821]

I'm told the Generation IV version of the Jabiru is much improved.

[@philipritson8821]

That said, I also recall being told there was nothing wrong with a Generation III Jabiru engine if it was maintained properly.

[@marttimattila9561]

Thats what you (Rotax) get when you deal with Chinese sub contractors. They take your design.

[@onethousandtwonortheast8848]

1/3 the price of the Rotax 912!

[@philipritson8821]

Tempting isn't it?

[@philipritson8821]

Ok so the engine's a Chinesium Rotax 912 clone. I suppose this is not the place to express an opinion on this aspect of the aircraft's engine.

[@ExperimentalAircraftChannel]

Express away. And if you have any questions... would love to hear then. Making a running list as we will do a Deep Dive into this engine topics soon. 😊

[@sledawgpilot]

Unless you’re being dishonest I want to hear it.

[@sledawgpilot]

Maybe too negative. As long as it’s honest I want to hear it😊

[@philipritson8821]

No offense intended Matthew or Bryan. I like your channels and I share the frustration with the cost of a new Rotax 912. I need sometime to think this through but my concern about a Chinese Rotax 912 clone is: 1. Is it legal. 2. Is it ethical. 3. Is it safe/reliable. Like I said, I don't know enough right now to express an opinion on all three counts.

[@prussiaaero1802]

Unless you have personal experience to share, perhaps keep it.

[@tocrank]

23h vs 25h drive... Mmat's good at geography.

[@J0HN_3_16]

Interesting video but ZD engines are garbage manufactured of the lowest quality Chinese parts. Upgrading to the Jabiru 3300 or adding a turbo to the 2200 would have been less expensive, more fuel efficient and given you a much longer TBO interval.

[@darrylwbraun]

LOL... there's no phase of ANY flight where you can't get back on the ground :)

[@prussiaaero1802]

Google Frederick Valentich!

[@shannonwhitaker9630]

I don’t know. There has long been a story of some Russian Astronauts who went out and kept on going when things went wrong lol. Of course we know if that did in-fact happen the Rooskies would tell everyone all about it.

[@peterp696]

CCD3 to KOSH is 897NM CCD3 to KLAL is 1287NM and you can't go in straight line so it's going to be even more... LOL

[@mmatt]

Ya... I looked it up too and then went and signed up for a geography class on Brilliant... the sponsor of this week's video... Hahahaha!

[@peterp696]

@@mmatt I thought that it was almost same distance from where you are so I too was curious and I too need more geography lessons... LOL 🤣

[@ExperimentalAircraftChannel]

@mmatt I'm trying to get you some Gas Money to go down to OSH. See what happens.

[@mmatt]

@@ExperimentalAircraftChannel Haha! Very cool!

[@tdbassman1]

"Hmm, I'm gonna look at map"; also, I ran my plane out of fuel! This was funny.

[@PDZ1122]

Unfortunately, if a certain orange person has his way, this engine will 25% more expensive, which comes out of your pocket. Not the manufacturer's. Because we should be buying American engines, right? Except NOBODY in America is capable or willing to make decent affordable engines. It all makes sense, right?

[@Mike-01234]

912 80 hp 12k sounds like a good deal.

[@galactictomato1434]

It's way more expensive now. He got a deal for being an influencer.

[@DavidR_192]

ZED VEE, not "Zee Vee"! 😄😆

[@philipritson8821]

And a 701 is made from Al-you-min-ee-um?

[@DanFrederiksen]

US army logo is literally a pentagram... USA you need an exorcism.

[@grayzhu]

Zongshen’s copycat engine. Definitely don't buy it. Copying rotax but the quality is not good.

[@avid6186]

How many hours did yours do before it quit?

[@GeorgeStar]

Matt is great!

[@williamschwab3384]

ZD is a chinese rip-off, unauthorized, stolen copy of someone else Intellectual Property. Disgusting! It could only be worse if Matt put real ROTAX valve covers on it (NOT saying he would!)