Rans S21 Outbound

Join Mark as he picks up this Rans S21 Outbound from Southern California and flies it home via Harris Ranch and a side of beef.
If you notice the odd sounds during flying, it was because we were testing a new wireless mic. It was a failure.

[@CarlosRodriguez-hw3nt]

“ and if you really don’t like it…Sit over theah” brilliant!!!!

[@eknuds]

I like this new format where you pick the planes up. Flying a bush plane from SoCal sounds like an adventure. Hmm... I'm a little Lake Amphib crazy looking at your listings.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks! We'll try and get more videos in this format. We're getting some new equipment to help with the production. - Don the Camera Guy.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Plus a lot of planes come here without my help. Owners bring them. I get the fun ones and local ones. We will try to do more of this if we can master the inflight mic issues. It all depends on the intercom that the plane has.

[@randyfiles9980]

Love this video! I remember my first time flying into Harris ranch as a new pilot thinking "dang that runway looks narrow!" Awesome plane!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

It is narrow, but still usable!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

And it was my first Rans landing.

[@docdeneve]

Outstanding. And a stop for meats to boot. Thanks Mark!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@bluntinstrument6070]

After looking for super cubs and speaking with you about 180/185, I settled on a Kitfox SS7 kit with a 150HP engine. About 9 years before this Rans but, such is life. Happy enough for the moment.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

That will be a great performer.

[@FINSuojeluskunta]

This is an awesome looking aircraft, seems very practical and easy to get to everything you need

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

It was surprising excellent.

[@johngjacobi]

Wow what a great airfield with a butcher shop that is amazing. You guys in Cali are lucky! I liked the 4 square flight review. Nice looking plane. Experimental looking more and more attractive for fun flying

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

I will incorporate the 4 camera view into most of our future videos. - Don the Camera Guy.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

And a great cut of beef.

[@DanDan3663]

I really like the 4-way split screen when you took the plane flying. Thanks.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thank you! I try to mix it up a bit! - Don the Camera Guy.

[@gordonfeliciano4315]

My wife and I loved Harris Ranch when we lived up in Northern California while I was stationed at NAS Moffett. We'd rent the Navy Flying Club 172 and fly down for dinner. Thanks for sharing!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

It's a great place to fly in or drive in right off Interstate 5.

[@2005CessnaPilot]

Loved this. Watch the weight and balance with those steaks! I've driven by Harris Ranch along I-5 in past. But, never stopped it. Great destination! Rans looks good.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Our steaks were from Harris Ranch, not Bedrock. Fred Flintstone would have been disappointed.

[@mattwoody1089]

Nice video really liked it

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@spdaltid]

What an outstanding aeroplane. Looks like it does what it says on the tin. Small point, the ferry flight back with all of those unrestrained items in the cargo area.... exposed cables..... I guess some tiedown points and net wouldn't go astray for outback fun.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

True. I would not want the beef to get loose back there.

[@jimbloom7568]

Another thorougly enjoyable review. Looks like the Super Cub has a competitor. Thanks, Mark.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

You are welcome. It is a very nice plane with a lot of capability.

[@robbyowen9107]

Great stuff as always, thanks Mark!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@innovativeintelligence4172]

Sounds like a good practical plane, steaks were picturesque... looks good too, nice one mark

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks! Nothing like a day of flying followed by a juicy steak!

[@txkflier]

That's a really nice plane. It checks all the right boxes and it looks good too. Thanks for the review..

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

It does!

[@davidcole333]

I love Harris Ranch. I used to work there in the 90s and then flew in and out of there a few times many years later. It's got a narrow little runway if I remember correctly. That Champ looked very intriguing. I hope you're able to present it.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

If we get it, we'll do a walk around video.

[@KFEAvia]

Great video, Mak 🔥🔥🔥

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Appreciate it!!

[@randyschlitter2074]

Really like your work, good job!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@musoseven8218]

That's a very useful little aeroplane, almost new too, cracking in all respects 👍😊 The cargo area needs tie downs etc if landing off airport 🤔🙏✌️👍

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Yes, a cargo net would be good.

[@randyschlitter2074]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 We supply the kit with a cargo net. This builder modified the cargo area to extend aft to the next bulkhead, but still could have installed the net.

[@garyowen9044]

Very cool!

[@flysport_tedder]

harris ranch! that was a highlight of the valley flight.

[@ph5915]

Beautiful plane!!! 😍

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

It really is!

[@bernardanderson3758]

That’s how you roll it on Mark and I’ve watched you many time doing wheel landings and it works great

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Had to make sure and find the centerline!

[@SkyRayden100]

RANS designed a great airplane! This is one of the earliest completed RANS S-21s with a light empty weight and is for sale at a rock-bottom price. You couldn't build it today for the asking price. Just one correction, the stock wingspan is 28 feet, I think you misspoke and said 38'.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks for the correction.

[@tangodelta722]

It appears this plane had its wings extended. If the aileron doesn’t go all the way to the wing tip, it most definitely did. I thought I seen that during the video.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

@@tangodelta722 Yes, it has 1.5 feet more wing per side. I was wrong in the video about the total length. The extensions are easily removable but why would you? They are like the Wing X extensions on Cessna's.

[@tangodelta722]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 just know the gross weight and loadings haven’t been tested by the factory with those extensions. That’s my disclaimer! 😉 They could be fantastic. That’s also some of the beauty of experimental!

[@chester8420]

I like the lack of music in this video. Thanks Mr. Don.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Not every video needs it, but if there is dead space, I'm kind of stuck using music to fill it in. Or, I could sidebar into a soliloquy about my childhood? Choose wisely! - Don the Camera Guy.

[@trehl639]

Just a technicality, Mark: Lompoc is not Southern California. It's very much Central Coast. The "South" doesn't start until you get past Ventura. I have family in Santa Barbara, and they're very adamant about this ... ;-)

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Everything south of me is Southern California. ha ha ha Thanks though.

[@KTWardlaw]

Randy really Builds them!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Lol!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

He really does. It'd give a Carbon Cub a run for it's money.

[@philipritson8821]

The Rans S-21 has been causing quite a stir since it was introduced several years ago. All metal with a Titan 0-340 (essentially a Lycoming O-320 clone). You can build it with a Rotax 915iS too. Think of it as a slightly easier to build high-wing competitor to the Vans RV-9.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

This one has an 0-360 Lycoming in it and a constant speed prop. It is an enviable performer.

[@philipritson8821]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 There is a Kitplanes magazine series of articles in which someone installed 0-320 on an S-21 on the magazine's website. I imagine performance with an 0-360 might be described as "sparkling". Interestingly the S-21utilises pulled rivets, whereas the rivets on an RV aircraft are usually conventional bucked rivets.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

It doesn't need a lot of runway, that is for sure.

[@Democrazyandfreespeechfirst]

Awesome aircraft. But your audio is kind of weird today in the video. 😊❤ When you got home, the tone was better 😊.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Yes. We were testing out some new wireless mics. They did not meet our expectations. - Don the Camera Guy.

[@Democrazyandfreespeechfirst]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 if you don’t try, you don’t find out. 😄🙋‍♂️

[@stephenqueen7686]

Mr Ice.was is just me.or was that engine knocking when you pulled up to park.hahaha nice kit for sure

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

No knocking. Smmoooooth.

[@stephenqueen7686]

Looks like a nice bird just kidding Iceman

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Probably the impulse couplings clicking ;-)

[@stephenqueen7686]

You know how to check to see if pilot is safe to fly with.stick a flashlight in his left ear and see if his eyes lite up.old mech trick from back in the states

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

What if the light comes out of his other ear?

[@quinnjim]

"Hi this is Mark from Skywagon university"....."Hi this is Mark from Skywagon university". I feel like I'm watching "50 first dates" where the guy has short term memory that only goes back 10 seconds!😀

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Mark wasn't sure where we were going to start the video. This was actually shot over two days and it was the first attempt at this format. We'll get better at it with time. - Don the Camera Guy.

[@MarkSDCA]

The plane looks great but that seating position is not. Knees way up in the air, all the weight on the tail bone... can the seat be moved back?

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Very comfortable with a fully adjustable seat as I showed in detail in the video.....

[@craigsanders6925]

Been hoping you'd do something on this one.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Glad we were able to make content you want to see!

[@craigsanders6925]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 Wish it was in my budget, I'd have been up there asap. :)

[@oscarharriet7030]

Why dont these STOL homebuilts consider reflexing the flaps to increase cruise speed. Did Maule do this once?

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

I'll take questions I don't have an answer to for $500, Alex.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Maule's did have reflex flaps for speed. They worked and they needed it. This plane is fast without that and with big tires too. (Mark)

[@randyschlitter2074]

The airfoil I choose has a bit of that feature built in and thus not required. In cruise it has a slight negative angle of attack at normal gross.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks Randy.

[@oscarharriet7030]

Cheers for this; obviously the designer considered this. Keep up the excellent work.

[@FlyingNDriving]

I think this is my favorite 2 seat kit "bush plane" very wide and nice io-390 engine choices

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

It is surprisingly nice.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

This one has an 0-360, 180 HP with a constant speed prop.

[@KTWardlaw]

Indeed…I’d take a Rans hands down…..but, I prefer Certified built…😜

[@FlightSimDude]

👍

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

👋👊✈️

[@bluntinstrument6070]

BTW, I also like to make gunstocks , repair & restore.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Excellent. I make them occasionally too.

[@proscllc]

"High security." bahahaha

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

At least there was a fence!

[@rogerkober9836]

If you buy a homebuilt kit in 2024 and it takes you two years to build, what determines the model year?

[@Captndarty]

I suspect the year you bought it

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

The year is the year that it was bought. So a plane could be a 2006 and first flies in 2011.

[@AndyRRR0791]

Is this the Trevor Jacob's who crashes planes for fun, old aeroplane...?

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Yes.

[@AndyRRR0791]

@@skywagonuniversity5023 Well, he can't have been all bad then.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

He is a nice guy that made a big mistake. We are going to interview him and get the full inside story on the why, how and what all about that event.

[@djquick]

Is this the airplane owned by the guy in prison for jumping out of a perfectly good airplane? lol!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

No, I bought it off him. He is not in prison anymore. It's all over now and was a very expensive mistake. We have the exclusive full interview coming up with him about everything he did and why.

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

G,day Mark from Sydney Australia. Really unique butcher. Wish I was there to smell BBQ cooking. Is there a minimum size for N registration numbers on; * Experimental * GA * Commercial 🥩🥤

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Theoretically, you only need 12 inch numbers for border crossings and if the plane has been repainted. Some paint schemes do not stand modification to large numbers. The US does not need numbers under the wing either.

[@joe90000000000]

This plane is so sick. If only it didn't cost one quintillion dollars

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

It's only a half-quintillion.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

It's only $145,000

[@kevinbarry71]

Given that you are English; I would've thought that beef would have far too much flavor for you. Lol

[@FINSuojeluskunta]

The Brits love their beef! specially in meat pies

[@kevinbarry71]

@@FINSuojeluskunta yes, but I can tell you from firsthand experience, the beef tastes quite a bit different there. By which I mean terrible

[@spdaltid]

Now now.... I'm going to hedge my bets and say possibly British. I've eaten beef in both UK and USA, I'll call it a tie. The British have better curries and beer though, and the Yanks better 'burgers and wine. I'll give the Poms the nod for playing Cricket!

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

I can absolutely confirm that Mark is a serious carnivore. He has a Santa Maria grill and knows how to use it. I've enjoyed many steaks and other cuts of beef at his house. - Don the Camera Guy

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

I have had some really crap dry, gray steaks in England, thin and badly cooked. It is not the norm though. The British do not complain much in restaurants. They should. Depends where you go just like here. There is good and bad everywhere. A burger at a Motorway service station on the M1 that has been under a heat lamp for 12 hours is disgusting, but there are good burgers too.

[@doncatchpole]

Not the best review. Seems like you rushed the presentation.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Thanks for the feedback. We were testing out some new wireless mics and they did not meet our expectations. We cut out the portions of the video that had audio, as you really couldn't understand what was being said, while maintaining the overall theme. It was the best we could do under the circumstances. Next one will be better. - Don the Camera Guy.

[@skywagonuniversity5023]

Also, It was a bit "bitty" because we had handheld single pilot cameras and also the mic issues so bits were lost to the cutting-room floor.