N621CM Velocity XL-RGa

[@bcflyer99]

My kind of video; no music and just the sound of the motor. The placement of the camera behind the pilot makes me feel like I'm right there. Thank you for sharing.

[@jamalalfakhroo6566]

Thank you for posting this video I’m planning to buy and build a velocity XLR next year I’m from Qatar 🇶🇦 and x pilot for Qatar airways Thank you again and I hope next time you place some Cameras on the wing for more fun

[@savethedeveloper]

get this man an interior😜

[@rainerzufall689]

It is weightsaving taking to the max! I bet he is sitting on a pillow ^^ And never pressurize the cabin, thin air is lighter.

[@brucesmith4436]

How is the heating system in a Velocity? I see that the Velocity company has an electric heater option for the planes.

[@AvgDude]

Nice video. The telemetry is a nice touch.

[@jurgeng.8085]

Sehr schöner Flug, wäre gerne dabei gewesen. Best regards

[@jwagner1993]

Nice. My wish list is a xl RG v8 santa!

[@jamesharkness1058]

Awesome airplane! Man she is fast!

[@dalepittman5254]

Do you have autopilot or was it that smooth that day you could trim it to fly straight and level? What was your fuel burn? What was your panel makeup? Thanks in advance.

[@n6408s]

Both. I have an AP and it was very smooth that day. The first part of the flight was a TAS check. For that I used the AP during the four course run. The rest of the flight was had flown. Once trimmed, I can take my hands off the controls. Fuel burn depends on LOP or ROP. on this flight I was probably ROP and burning around 14GPH. For avionics/instrumentation I have a pair of Grand Rapids HXr's, dual VAL COM2K com radios, a VAL NAV2K nav radio, PS engineering PAC15EX audio panel, Trig TT22 transponder and a Garmin GTN625 GPS.

[@anthonylebeauf6713]

Nice video....love the plane.

[@badweetabix]

I didn't realize that a pusher plane would be this loud. Question for you: do you have to balance the aircraft with sandbags or ballasts for 1 person as oppose to 2 person flying? I ask because you have to do that for a Cozy.

[@n6408s]

To be fair, there's no interior. That makes a HUGE difference. No lateral ballast required. I've flown with just myself and a 10 gallon (more in the left tank) fuel imbalance with nothing but a bit of aileron trim.

[@NightSky777]

What was the high pitched 'alarm' sound about 1/2 way in video indicating?

[@n6408s]

Gear warning. When the throttle is pulled back past 10" MAP and the gear isn't down, the warning activates.

[@robertd4468]

Why do so many Velocity airplanes have the front wheel shimmy? That needs to get resolved.

[@n6408s]

There was no nose gear shimmy on this flight. Or are you speaking generally?

[@robertd4468]

Don Johnston I thought I heard it on landing. Perhaps I was mistaken

[@n6408s]

@@robertd4468 I held the nose off a little too long and it dropped when the canard stalled and hit a little hard. Is that what you were referring to?

[@robertd4468]

Don Johnston Yes, it sounded like shimmy to me. I know lots of RV’s suffer from that as well. I’ve heard Velocities do as well. Just about anything with a castering nose wheel can have that problem. I’ve heard that a lot of Velocities have this issue and that it hasn’t been resolved although per your previous comment, the dampener helps. If I could build a plane it would definitely be the Velocity. It’s the most intriguing design out there. University of North Dakota Aerospace grad in 2000.

[@lorencolt]

Any wheel that is set to free swivel will have a shimmy, tail wheels even.

[@gloc35]

красавец!

[@IntegralKing]

at the bottom, is that TAS? Even if it's TAS, 206 TAS at 6000 feet is really fast, like 185 IAS. How high can that IO550 go? 15,000 ft?

[@n6408s]

No, it’s groundspeed. TAS is around 200 it’s. The service ceiling is 18,000’. But the sweet spot is 5,000’ to 8,000’.

[@micjbaron]

How do you like the "in ear" style headsets? Does it block enough sound? Im building a velo and I hate having headsets on if I can avoid it but figured cockpit was too loud for in ear style

[@n6408s]

I've had mine for almost 10 years. Started flying with them in my 182RG and then in the Velocity. The noise reduction is different than with Bose or Lightspeed Zulu's. Not much better or worse, just different. At 6'5", even with a drastically modified seat in the Velocity, I just don't have much headroom so the Halo's are a necessity. When I was doing my transition training, I noticed John Abraham had a set also. And he probably has more Velocity time than anyone. So that's gotta mean something. ;-)

[@micjbaron]

Don Johnston thanks for getting back to me. Appreciate it

[@kaweeka]

Thanks for the video. Nice to just observe some normal procedures in the Velocity. Was there a gear shimmy when you lowered the nose?

[@n6408s]

A little. This was before I installed the damper.

[@southwestaviation4504]

Full power takeoff?

[@n6408s]

Is there any other kind? LOL

[@mjhornidge]

28:02 like a glove!

[@donjohnston3776]

Sounds like a Skymaster

[@jack1990181]

What type of engine you got on it?

[@n6408s]

Continental IO550N

[@jack1990181]

Thanks man..lovely airplane

[@NightSky777]

Wow, Don Johnson --aircraft connoisseur himself! So now I KNOW my taste for the Velocity is spot on! Congrats Sir!!

[@williamharris1302]

Then why post the video?

[@n6408s]

William Harris : I don’t understand your question.

[@berniemccann8935]

@@n6408s I guess that what he means is; Why not do a subsequent voice-over. There's still time.