Long-EZ flight from Grand Junction, Colorado to Kanab, Utah

[@AvgDude]

Great video. Truly underrated. Looks like you flew over Moab, UT and Canyon Lands. Beautiful area to be, especially in an EZ.

[@richardcarew4708]

Beautiful flight, thanks for sharing 👍 Keep the shiny side ^up^

[@LizDuncanEclecticSerendipity]

My Mom used to fly a Cessna and my tummy really didn't do well in it. She flew me to the Grand Canyon from San Diego once when I was 5 months pregnant & I thought I might deliver that baby in a whole new way :( Needless to say I never flew in a small plane again so I LOVE getting to experience the views thru your videography. Thank you for doing this & sharing it with the world! I really appreciate it!!! :)

[@chrisweiser6522]

How I miss my LongEZ! I built it while working at Scaled Composites ("home base"). But before I got to a hundred hours I was diagnosed with diabetes requiring insulin. The rigorous in-flight hourly (!) blood draw and analysis proved to be impractical in the confines of my otherwise comfy EZ. But I really enjoyed being a wingman on Ray's trip. Thanks!

[@raymccrea]

Chris Weiser I'm glad you enjoy my videos. So sorry that you couldn't continue flying that Long-EZ. Stay tuned. I should have some more videos with my new paint-job.🙂

[@matiasmerono]

Great video and inspiring music. I was there last September and suffering now the effects of the distance.

[@islandgurlvsocean]

Wow.So beautiful to see this from above.Thanks.

[@5BASSIP]

I do like the music. I am just a passionate and frustrated non builder approaching retirement, and still waiting to fly one. All the very best.

[@raymccrea]

I use a ContourGPS HD video camera on a custom video mount attached to my luggage pod mount. Glad you like the videos.

[@raymccrea]

Hi Lizzie, Glad you enjoy the videos. I now put the video camera on the plane somewhere every time I fly. I'll probably make a composite video of many of my flights all over the west soon. Ray

[@chopstickw1801]

I hesitate to use the word, but awesome. What terrain! The music was fine. Much better than engine noise. Looked up the route on Google. A yellow paint job is appropriate when flying over a landscape like that. You want to be seen if something snaps. Was waiting for the landing, but maybe it would spoil the mood of the video.

[@raymccrea]

The external camera battery ran out before landing at Kanab, UT. Glad you like it.

[@Vitaly63Rus]

Amazing scenery! nice flight!

[@raymccrea]

After departing the Grand Junction area, I climbed to 10,500 ft msl, and l descended to Lake Powel at about 4300 ft msl. The lake is at about 4,000 ft msl. At cruiset I was at about 160kts. When over the lake - 150 kts. The video was speeded up X3 over the lake to shorten the length of the video. The original max gross weight was 650kg, but I placed a bigger engine and other modifications, and increased to 800kg. Glad you like it!

[@Silberjodid]

WWonderfull video and music. ;)

[@raymccrea]

Glad you like the video. Sorry you didn't like the music. At least it isn't some raucous loud music. Just turn the volume down.

[@buckmanaustin3211]

Ray, I'll take your nice soothing music over 14 minutes of propeller noise any day. Great video.

[@erlendm]

Great video and beautiful plane! I am building a Cozy MK-IV myself. A question regarding the colour of the airframe: Have you experienced any problems with heating of the surfaces? I guess you have read the various discussions regarding this subject. I was also thinking of a yellow bird myself.

[@XRinger]

Watching this on my large display, it seemed like we were flying over an alien planet.. Enthralling to say the least..

[@sam1174]

Awesome, awesome video.

[@asaybe]

Awesome video, soothing!!!! I own a Long EZ too. What HD camera are you using and type of attachment to the fuselage????

[@kyqx]

Incredible. Thanks...!

[@quong1]

incredible video.///what altitude were you at..? what was the speed/velocity of the aircraft? are there many planes of LongEz for sale in usa..or is there another way of getting to down under? any site to locate this type of aircraft..? in australia , i would need a plane with maximum tow of 650 Kg that is including full tank of fuel, 2 adults and ...beautiful stunning / almost surreal...

[@SteveSuehs]

Thanks for posting the Long EZ video! What music tracks were those?

[@raymccrea]

The music is Deuter.

[@wesm3915]

It seemed tomtake an awful long time to get airbore. Are those flaps on the canard?

[@ssoffshore5111]

Canards like the LongEz don't have flaps

[@tinolino58]

very inspiring video! Thanks

[@coopula3387]

I thought the music was the best part everyone has their own taste be nice to each other as Briggs says:)

[@gary77777778888888]

It must be breath takeing in real life.

[@espr7564]

Nice quality film, very strange choice of music ??

[@lopsan457]

Awesome!!!

[@8literbeater]

I'll listen to some music rather than 160 knot air, any day.

[@robertd4468]

My god that harp music....

[@5BASSIP]

Fantastic video, but spoilt as is so often with these videos, by music. Any music.But this was your choice, none the less.