Quicksilver GT500 - Walk Around and Demo Flight

This 2013 Quicksilver GT500 has been sold.
Registered as an Advanced Ultralight in Canada. It's registration letters are C-IKIY.
It was acquired as an abandoned project. It sat unattended and deteriorated as planes do when they're not being used and so a lot of the aircraft is comprised of brand new parts and materials. Parts and support are still available as the aircraft is currently still in production.
- all new aircraft grade hardware wherever it was needed
- new parts from Quicksilver where needed (there were some dented and damaged tubes)
- brand new fabric for the main wings, flaps, ailerons, horizontal stabilizer and elevator, (vertical stabilizer, rudder, and cockpit fabric all tested above the recommended strength)
The engine was torn down, inspected, and re-built by a certified Rotax tech. It has been broken in and the plane has been flown several times. It currently has around 15 hours on the Hobbs (hour meter) but you can expect that time to go up as I plan to continue to fly it until it sells because it's just so much fun.
It has a lot of power. The engine is a 4-stroke, 4 cylinder, 80hp Rotax 912 UL swinging a 70" 3-blade Warp Drive prop. It's turning 5400 rpm static and it climbs like a homesick angel. Initial observations are showing 80 mph at 4500 rpm. Take-off and landing distances are both well under 500 feet.
Empty weight is 650 lbs, gross weight is 1100lbs, fuel capacity is 16 US gallons.
This is practically a brand new plane. Factory list price for this model is currently $50,190 US with the same engine and $33,565 US without.
www.quicksilver...
We're only asking $28,000 US for this one.
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[@joevernon7087]

Live your dreams while you can. You never know what can take them away and how fast it can happen.

[@scottewell9743]

Very true my friend !

[@spiritzweispirit1st638]

of course' especially when they are pre made to happen _ unverified trust is logic not _

[@jjohnston94]

It would be easier to pull off the "Low oil" label from that light and put one on that read "Power", or "on", or something like that.

[@micknielsen7102]

Mr. Johnson you are a man who sees the glass half-full.

[@jjohnston94]

@@micknielsen7102 No, just lazy.

[@mikeryan6277]

How about camera on.

[@chriscomertn]

One of the better demo videos that I've watched. Thanks for taking us along.

[@mmatt]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@td-12kx53]

Beautiful aircraft! Looks like it’s been very well taken care of. It’s got all the bells and whistle‘s!

[@MasboyRC]

Impressive, it's look so stable and fun to fly

[@BHARATCHAUHAN-cr9zm]

mmatt we all come with gifts on earth and yours is making Aviation pleasing to us all. We feel joy ,love and a sense of freedom when we see you fly and hear your voice and for a moment in time we feel what you feel ,going up ,down ,turning ,stalling and landing and its Beautiful and Wonderful. Thank you for sharing your gift with us and making us all happy.

[@michaelrussell5346]

that was one incredible external camera. It deserves a video of it own. zero deg. C. certainly warrants the fully enclosed cockpit. All the best from an old DHC 1 trained pilot, and an aviation tragic. Cheers from Sunny Queensland , keep safe during your winter and fly safely.

[@mmatt]

Thanks! I did a video review of the camera last year. Here's a link in case you don't want to go looking for it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2fUpoedZ5aenac Chipmunks are cool. :-)

[@raysanchez7359]

Thank you Matt, that was fun!

[@bingosunnoon9341]

I flew a Quicksilver forty years ago. Good flying airplane

[@jeffjensen27]

Beautiful Plane. You greased that Landing ☝️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍🏼👌. Hope that you found a good new home for your plane. Great 👍🏼 Video. Excellent way of showing your plane and how it performs. Thank you 🙏 so much for taking us flying with you. Looking forward to seeing more videos.

[@KoMaksAdventures]

"Start a right hand turn" goes left. I dont know what I like more, the flying or how silly you are. We'll just say both! Cheers from Alberta!

[@mmatt]

left, right... whatever... :-P Glad you enjoyed it! :-)

[@leecowell8165]

left=right in Canada. Hilarious! I loved the video, Sir. Beautiful country I live in flatland, FL.

[@clubbymoore-ik7oe]

G'day from Australia. A lot of warning lights and gauges work with ground wire activation. You could probably look at the bulb socket to see if there is any possible signs of a short circuit. Thanks for the video.

[@garydoub7463]

Excellent camera operation !!

[@christopherr4102]

nice video, and thank you for talking in American measurements.

[@richardcarew4708]

@Justice Sickles.. Imperial Rome.. Roman numerals have no zero and.. mathematics is impossible without a zero.. almost all Americans tell me they think math is hard.. fractions are.. and.. along with the Roman numerals.. belong in a museum my father's slide rule had a scale for thousandths... and either you start with them... or you must calculate using fractions... and.. it gives 3 decimal accuracy on absolutely arbitrary numbers.. I walked 5 miles for a boy scout merit badge.. had to regurgitate the number of feet in a mile.. I never remember the mutha fuka.. because it's absolutely arbitrary.. it's 10,000 paces for a Roman soldier or.. probably not.. because.. it's not tied to the real World in any way.. not even a little bit

[@richardcarew4708]

I know how many millimeters are in a meter.. and I don't have to guess

[@richardcarew4708]

kilometers.. ditto... the name says it all

[@richardcarew4708]

I can do 5s and 10s in my head... the rest is just 1, 2, 3... there's only 9 characters.. and zero.. the placeholder people who grow up using the abacus use the 5th column to begin calculations.. 4 decimals accuracy each time.. that's why their machines work so well.. and they appear to be better at mathematics.. because they aren't trying to multiply fractions

[@richardcarew4708]

so.. my wife told me she doesn't understand metric.. 35 years.. and, finally a couple years ago I say... it's like making change for a dollar... voila...a new metric user 2 paces.. or our outstretched arms are ==>> 1 meter an el.. palm to elbow is 25cm.. water freezes at 0°.. boils at 100° it's not difficult at all

[@daverohn383]

I just bought a Quicksilver MX out of Texas that has been hangered its entire life. These planes are so much fun!

[@mmatt]

I'd love to try one of those, they look like so much fun. :-)

[@ThomBesch]

Dawson Runan, I have a friend who has a disassembled Quicksilver MX in his garage. How did you check it for airworthiness before you bought it or flew it for the first time?

[@Kachigga-rs7yh]

Damn, how much room do you need to take off in that it seems like my yard could be a runway

[@calvingarrett3245]

I noticed it look like it was a short take off pretty good

[@johnchan6191]

Wow, very cool ultralite. A dble seater, bak seat can b used as trunk space, enuf 4 camping equipment. Enclosed cockpit 2 keep wind out of yur face. Best part is U're having fun. Thx 4 the multi-angle cameras. Thx 4 sharing on Utube.

[@leecowell8165]

well with part 103 enclosed is really not an option. lotta stuff goes bye-bye with that stupid qualification with comfort just being one of them. yeah how about sporting a reliable ENGINE for another (its just about impossible to sport a 4 cycle like this under its severe restriction and still be able to actually get in the air to begin with). Tell you what the politicians that write these rules have NO fucken brains!

[@miksal26]

Thanks Matt, I checked out the camera vid that you recommended. I was initially gobsmacked when you were climbing out and the horizon stayed where it was supposed to be. Certainly a great piece of kit. Cheers from Downunder 👍😷🇦🇺🇨🇦

[@patchmiel511]

What are you asking for the plane or is it sold

[@nicholas1460]

A dyslexic pilot selling his airplane: sometimes the universe makes sense.

[@mikemiller8927]

Why such a high stall speed? What would it need to get The stall speed Down to about 25 mph?

[@krotchlickmeugh627]

@@mikemiller8927 your death

[@MartinSage]

Fun little bird. The 80hp 912 motor makes it a reliable machine. I want to build a Dragonfly MII with 130mph cruise/ 170+ max as it’s such a beautiful looking /well handling plane.

[@flybe146]

Oh my goodness how I wish I could buy it and bring it over here to England!!

[@williamwuolo8926]

Hey Matt I am in FL so too far to fetch it. However, you inspired me to buy one of these down here. Great Plane.

[@ZombieDaveAZ]

Definitely a share video. That was a good watch👍 Thanks

[@GarrettHypes]

What a great plane!

[@wangbang2356]

Very nice and well kept aircraft. Darn, if I could I buy it.

[@Timothyshannon-fz4jx]

The sensor switch its self may well be faulty, just take it out and check it with a meter, if not that probably a wiring issue.

[@payt01]

Awesome little plane.. looks like a lot of fun to fly this :)

[@realityaskew]

Great demo. Would love to own this but winds where I live a rough.

[@BlueMax333]

an informative walk-around and flight test!

[@frankcloskey7789]

Excellent Flying With a very good Instructor. 5/18/2021

[@Georgewrigley]

Great looking lane. Loved the video :)

[@David-lb4te]

Nice aeroplane. (persistent left/right swapping, which is interesting).

[@calvingarrett3245]

Realy nice plane wish I knew how to fly and had the money I love those small planes

[@NGS-Official1]

The plane is about 30k brand knew, if you want one used you can find one for about 10k, and the class is probably gonna cost a total of 3k because you also have to take ground school.

[@leecowell8165]

Wow that's a nice plane for sure. Absolutely perfect landing I noticed the power off just glided right down but had plenty of obvious air speed. Experiienced PIC makes it look SO easy! That oil light warning needs a circuit to detect nominal pressure.. The circuit could check both too low or too high and light the indicator. Wish I was there as I'm a retired electrical engineer and there's plenty of pressure detectors that output a digital binary range based upon pressure input. Typical vehicle "idiot" lights are lit up by the ECM in a similar manner.

[@brucefeela6076]

I do enjoy your videos and thank you for doing them. A lot of info.

[@_UnclePatriot]

You have some, if not the best videos on KZbin. Thanks for sharing.

[@mmatt]

Glad you like them! :-)

[@motowingsadventures]

would love to have a plane like this Quicksilver GT500 in Morocco :)

[@breadcrums7853]

Great vid Matt. Wish I was ready to purchase I would be up in an hour, I just live in Fredericton area. I am just looking to take a course now to get started. Keep up the great vids my man. cheers

[@benedictopasibog2991]

Watching from Philippines

[@chetmyers7041]

9:00 Sounds like thermostat may be "slow" acting or stuck, if temperatures do not stay high enough. Reducing radiator area does not seem like correct fix.

[@mmatt]

Covering the radiator did actually fix the problem for now, but you're right, the thermostat should be keeping the temps up. I'll check with the mechanic and ask about that.

[@mmatt]

My mechanic says there isn't a coolant thermostat, just one for the oil. So I guess that explains that... lol

[@Skyhawk945]

@@mmatt all liquid cooled engines require a thermostat. Consistent operating temperature is the reason for liquid cooling. Maybe consider talking to Rotax for a safe solution. Nice video, thank you!

[@mmatt]

@@Skyhawk945 I have confirmed with Rotax that 912 engines do not come equipped with coolant thermostats. The solution they offer is cover part of the radiator which is what I've done. Aftermarket thermostats and installation kits are available though and if I were to keep this plane, that's what I'd get.

[@ThomasGrillo]

Thanks for the video. Good luck on the sale.

[@travelinghermit]

Wow, you got JJ Abrams to film the outro, huh? Nice! Kidding aside, great video, nice little plane

[@fefafafe5059]

Nice ULM I'd like to buy it but in this situation of Corona , we don't know what will happen in moments. Many thanks FR from Switzerland.

[@John-df7uv]

Is it still for sale and how much

[@jameshuckins8969]

Sweet gt 500 nice landing a plus vid you da man bro

[@germanswede1781]

If this is for sale I’m interested!!!

[@pwar1686]

the oil light is On because it's in reverse polarity.. need to follow the lead back to the sensor and reverse the wires.

[@mmatt]

It was just a loose wire as it turns out.

[@andrewwilliams2193]

That is so cool. I've always wanted to learn how to fly. I hope to make it happen one day.

[@leekoozaata3067]

Has that day come yet?

[@TheRowdyJ]

this thing is freakin sweet!

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

Remove the sender wire from both ends & ohm test it, then test either end to ground & that should show an open circuit. If that's good, test the sender.

[@leecowell8165]

There's more to it than that. Acts like a total open circuit there.

[@saltydawg5913]

Pretty cool plane mmatt thanks love your videos! Keeping it real.

[@BoringFlightVids]

May have a short to power or ground , not sure how its wired or what its wired to but it should in theory only be getting power or ground through the sensor, when the oil level is low. If its just on all the time there may be a short inside of the sensor itself, or a short to ground somewhere in the wiring for the light. Assuming its ground switched.

[@tomcoryell]

Well done. Nice plane!

[@AntonioFardella]

About the oil.... try to check the oil pressure switch. For sure the engine has a pressure switch to check oil low pressure (every thermal engine has it). Usually when oil press light goes off when you know for sure there is positive oil pressure (like in your case) means the pressure switch does not work good. To check it, identify where the pressure switch is located, turn the engine on and electrically unplug the pressure switch connector, it the red light turns off, you found your problem. Let me know if you want or feel free to send me a message to investigate further.

[@mmatt]

Thank you for the suggestion. I will check that out at my earliest opportunity. :-)

[@AntonioFardella]

@@mmatt anytime man!

[@adrianelliott3126]

Matt, please overlook my ignorance, I now see how to contacvt you thanks

[@eddiecox9370]

You look to be a good pilot, I would love to have the aircraft if I lived close enough to fly it home but I would want radio’s in it just to be safer. Good job

[@mmatt]

Yes definitely. A radio is very easy to install.

[@Heather22056]

Thanks for the video.

[@gunner49er]

The oil light could be working in reverse of a normal light

[@robleppala5114]

Wow! I wish I had one:)

[@diggy-d8w]

So what kind of license is required for a plane like this one? I see it's got a lot more fuel capacity & HP than some of the other planes I've looked at..... my question means I have no clue what I'm talking about and I'm trying to figure it all out? Anyhoo, thank you for the video & I hope to learn more soon..... peace

[@bearsden3505]

I love that GT 500!

[@gunner49er]

Who doesn’t

[@leomartinus7]

Nice flight

[@garrygballard8914]

Nice plane 👍

[@Food.Dog.Car.]

On checkride. "Making a left turn" proceeds to turn right. DPE is just sitting there, confused. Just look over and say you knew what I meant😂

[@lumberjaxe8910]

Great Video! Can turn on a cloud that Plane.

[@briancorty4348]

The oil level is either backwards or powers wrong

[@scottturner6285]

Good luck sir, you keep staying rt turns then go left lol

[@newgannicus3061]

Beatifull plane.

[@stephenhudson6543]

Probably a faulty ground or a short in the wiring or a wire touching some other metal in the aircraft just a thought

[@davidspiller413]

Nice bird is that identification number a Canidian regestration? US registration start with N followed by numbers. Cute little bird you have a a score for some pilot.

[@kenhurley4441]

I have a T-Bird II with a 582 Blue Top that I was looking at selling. I keep seeing these videos and ask myself,,,, why in the world do I want to sell her. Thanks for the video.

[@robgaskins6505]

Ken, are you still interested in selling your Thunderbird 2? I’m looking for one. Thanks

[@JoeLinux2000]

I think the oil indicator lamp is simply mislabeled and has nothing to do with oil. Rather it indicates the master switch is on and therefore you have or are using battery power. This of course is just a guess. You would have to see how it is actually wired.

[@mmatt]

The oil lamp wasn't wired properly but it is now. It comes on with the master but goes out when the engine starts and then comes back on when the engine is turned off.

[@leecowell8165]

SHB green, not red then...

[@rogeriolopes6297]

Nice aircraft!

[@planesplanes2863]

LOL, me and my imperially minded metric crescent wrench

[@richardcarew4708]

people who think in fractions find mathematics difficult... it's not it's like making change for a dollar

[@micknielsen7102]

@@richardcarew4708 I don't mind the metric system too much but sometimes I wish we would've been asked if we wanted it first before it was shoved down our throats.

[@Feedback4Utoday]

consider getting a portable handheld radio for 200-300? nicec flight

[@alaskaaksala123]

I have an MXL sport but I’d LOVE to have a GT 400 or 500!

[@mmatt]

And I'd love to have an MXL! :-)

[@martybalash]

Great video

[@ricktoberfest]

I really wish I could afford this (or convince my wife we could)

[@spurgear4]

When you are old you will wish you did. You can't afford not to.

[@daverohn383]

Don't do what I did and put it off until you're old, get a second job if you have to and go for it NOW. You won't regret doing it, but you will regret waiting.

[@MrChevyman962000]

It's easier to ask for forgiveness, than permission. Sometimes...

[@gunner49er]

Where do you live maybe we could go 50/50

[@moparpapa1435]

I NOTICED THE WINGS THE FABRIC WAS REALLY WINKED WILL IT STRETCH OUT. ONE OTHER THING HOW WOULD YOU GET IT TO US AND WOULD IT BE A WHOLE LOT OF TROUBLE GETTING IT A CROSS ANY X COST

[@dwightmcqueen5771]

Nice ultralight

[@berniebrown9115]

Lite sport not ultralite in is

[@Johanfriesen]

Hello from Aylmer ON. Thank for an excellent video, this exactly the info I was looking. I use to own an advanced ultralight or home built with a 582 2 cycle rotax way back and now I’m getting the flying fever again. Currently we’re building a house but next year I’ll be looking seriously for something like this one, a used quicksilver or similar. I would like to know how far I could cruise at 70 with 60 litres of fuel,

[@701theboop5]

Great Video Matt, I knew that would climb better than 1000fpm, still trying to convince my buddy he needs it.. Down River Tim (Oak Point Area)

[@mmatt]

He should totally buy it... :-)

[@701theboop5]

@@mmatt I know that and you know that but he is still unsure. I'm hoping to bring him up with me sometime this winter if you still have it so he can see it touch it smell it in person lol..

[@timcastens1150]

I wonder if you have 100% antifreeze in it. So you know it won't freeze

[@Timothyshannon-fz4jx]

You need a water temperature thermostat as in a car

[@SEArkaNet]

Nice!!

[@rogerleemkting]

I may be interested…..how much?

[@davealley2761]

Terriffic camera work! (Former Avid Flyer builder here.) Makes me wanna' get back!

[@ignorethis68]

Good stuff bruh!! Have you found 2stroke engines to be PROBLEMATIC??

[@mmatt]

Not at all. As long as they are run and maintained properly, they work just fine.

[@mikeryan6277]

Isn’t that 80hp Rotax 4 stroke?

[@أمالدنيامصرالغاليه]

I need this dear

[@jlstock_1]

Oil pressure light, bad ground?

[@edilbertosantana8307]

Greating LOOKING.

[@kjell-akeapell3285]

UL license ?

[@stephenhudson6543]

Right hand must be left hand in Canada

[@johnspencer2382]

Quick little bird isn't she

[@leecowell8165]

Its not a 103 certify, though.

[@M3rVsT4H]

Did it take long to get used to it going left when you turn right? :P Jokes aside, it looks like a great little plane.

[@philramsey8588]

Needs a new thermostate. The red light is 12 volt so it is hooked up backwards or you have falty light replace. Ask the guy that rwbuilt the engine why its on.

[@ottavva]

I just adore the microlights WITH A YOKE BTW I knew you were a Canadian the moment you said your first ''out'' somehow, what is missing is ''eh'' (multiple, of course)

[@leecowell8165]

Right... all Canadians it shows there in the dialect. that's the only ethnicity that's enunciates in that manner on that particular word. Very distinctive that we in the states or England or Aussie cannot duplicate.

[@ottavva]

no, i did not the obligatory eh ... every five seconds

[@phlipfluegel5612]

I want one

[@zulfantoke997]

Apa yang membuat Dia bisa terbang? ??

[@adrianelliott3126]

Very great video for youtuble.. I am new at youtube and light flyng.