Oshkosh 2023 Ultralight Field Flight

[@leroybrandt8946]

Very nice tour around the Ultralite pattern. I often wanted to experience just that. Thanks

[@thelocalcraftsman4748]

One the years i would love to get a ride! Been going to Osh for 35 yrs. Ultralight has always been my favorite place!! I appreciate the whole video and the feel for what actually goes into taking a ride around the pattern! 3rd time ive watched this video. Wont be the last time..😂😂😂

[@clearedtofire]

The problem with giving people rides is that the pilot sets himself up to be sued should anything unfortunate happen. I turn people down frequently. It's not worth it.

[@joseruiz-Joecool]

Thank you for the nice ride around the ultralight runway!

[@scottgotwings]

Glad you liked it!

[@annafraley5388]

We ended up scooting it to 10:00 🕙 and STILL waited 40 seconds for the takeoff roll to start. 😱🤷🏻‍♂️🫣

[@fettlerjohn3419]

Thanks for posting ,I enjoyed that 👍🏼

[@scottgotwings]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rickkennerly2379]

Tnx for look at UL pattern with the corridors.

[@albergan3174]

It looks like the ultralight pattern had plenty of clear ground in case of engine issues. Great planning

[@DontWatchProductions]

Wow! The first ten minutes looking at nothing but your famers tan. Great editing.

[@LetsGoBrandon_]

lol

[@scottgotwings]

Thanks for watching!

[@MalJ-eb7nv]

Thankyou, gives a good appreciation of the conditions for pilots and controllers (ground and air)

[@karlhawley342]

I enjoyed your video I've never been there and it was nice to see the planes taking off and what's happening over to the other side would even a detractor there with a tram on the back very cool thank you

[@SkyWriter25]

Good job! I just had to figure out what kind of tail you were looking at while waiting in line and decided that it must be an AirCam.

[@scottgotwings]

Thank you! Yes, it was an air cam.

[@gyrocopterflyingclub6148]

Noticed you went around as the runway was occupied when on final - what was the process between that and the guy who made an orbit at that point and got involved in a mid-air?

[@scottgotwings]

The go-around you saw me do in the video was the correct procedure. Stay in the pattern, climb back up to 300 ft, take a lap, and try again.

[@regdor8187]

18.5 minutes total for 6 minutes in the air, two circuits around the patch, noticed greatly expanded aircraft parking down in the South Forty !!....Nice view !!..David Clarks come in handy eeeah.....

[@scottgotwings]

Yeah those David Clarks definitely came in handy... my Lightspeed Zulu 3 headset crapped out on me on the way to Oshkosh. The expanded parking altered the ultralight pattern this year, giving us a little more of a base leg to stabilize our approach before making that tight turn to final.

[@davewhiteaker413]

Wish I could have heard the chatter. Thanks for the ride.

[@scottgotwings]

There really wasn't any chatter. We have a frequency for monitoring only, but it stays quiet unless something happens.

[@ayuse01]

Are all these motorhomes and trailers for the people who attend the event? Huge crowd!

[@scottgotwings]

I think the attendance was around 600-650k.

[@ayuse01]

@@scottgotwings This is wild!

[@danielklijnsma5860]

Thanks for sharing. Up to what (weight / speed / engine hp?) ultralights are to land on this strip? Would VL3s need to land here, too? Or are they expected to land with the big boys? What is the treshold between ultralight and normal plane? I believe it may be different in the USA than in Europe, hence my question.

[@scottgotwings]

Pretty much anything that meets light sport can land here (1320 lbs, 120 kts max) although they want the certified aircraft to use the main runways. Champs, taylorcraft, etc.

[@Beerbatter1962]

Been to Sun & Fun a number of times, but never Oshkosh. Hoping to go some day. The hard left needed at very last second to line up for landing seems like unnecessary risk. Why can't they line up further out?

[@scottgotwings]

They don't want us flying over parked airplanes, so we need to hug the trees and stay over the service road. That hard left took a little extra effort since we had a crosswind pushing me to the right. You may have noticed the wind sock when I landed.

[@Beerbatter1962]

@scottgotwings Got it. Thanks for the reply. I've had my dreams set on an Aerolite 103 for a while now. But really want something that will take floats. Other option is Adventura. Cheers.

[@scottgotwings]

@Beerbatter1962 I think you can get something on a quicksilver as well. I'm thinking it's a mono float. That might work for you as well.

[@Beerbatter1962]

@@scottgotwings Thanks for the tip. That is definitely a viable option. Seems not too many float options that keep an ultralight in the ultralight category. But I think I read somewhere recently that they now allow some extra weight for amphibious conversions.

[@scottgotwings]

@Beerbatter1962 I think that extra weight limitation is for light sport aircraft, not ultralights. Also, the mono float I saw was on a Kolb Mark 3. I did, however see some videos of quicksilver, both single and 2 place with floats. You might need to get your sport pilot's certificate with a float plane rating to legally do what you want.

[@jackryan152]

They keep you under 400 feet? is that the SOP for the ultralight field? How many Challengers showed up? I hope next year we can get the factory to have a presence.

[@scottgotwings]

300 ft agl, and only 2 challengers. You can see the other one land ahead of me when I did a go-around.

[@greghall51]

Cool ! What were you flying ?

[@scottgotwings]

A quad city challenger 2.

[@deanmiles3505]

It looked like a Challenger...

[@andrewmartin8739]

What type of ultralight is it

[@scottgotwings]

Challenger

[@surveyordave]

FF to 10:45 - thank me later....sheeesh!

[@jacksaloman9513]

No wonder there was a mid air.

[@Cobalt135]

This video is the published pattern for the ultralight field. From the video I seen the helicopter was in the correct pattern and the Gyro came from who knows where and cut right across it before the 45 degree turn to final, hitting the heli.

[@scottsmith7051]

They have got to move this field.

[@johnleonamnoiz9931]

COOL VIDEO BUT TOO MUCH WAITING BEFORE TAKEOFF.

[@jerryellingson7349]

To many people have go pros!

[@blainepetsupplies5354]

Could have cut out the almost 11 minutes of just sitting there

[@deanmiles3505]

By the time you are in the air, it will be time to land. Fuel isn't very cheap and engine run times are tough on the wallet. Take care, Be safe.