Finally! The perfect mountaintop landing site to test my skill level--just as soon as I get a new landing gear leg installed!
Пікірлер: 47
@AZVIDS3 жыл бұрын
Very happy to see you still flying the Sting!
@StingFlight3 жыл бұрын
Oh, I am so thankful too, for not having killed myself flying that little thing 2,900 hrs.
@retydeere111111 ай бұрын
Your Austin NV trip brought me. Your channel has been a wonderful trip good sir. Hope you enjoy your last quarter too! 👍🇺🇸
@StingFlight11 ай бұрын
Thank you, I just sold the Sting after 12 years and 3,000 hours. It was a great trip...but it's time to move on to other things.✔️
@martyhelfers86422 жыл бұрын
Hope you are well Richard… watching for your next video! Love the Sting! 😊
@StingFlight2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Actually, my Sting is for sale--private, by word-of-mouth only. A VERY good price! If you know someone looking, send them my way!
@flysport_tedder Жыл бұрын
@@StingFlight still for sale?
@StingFlight Жыл бұрын
@@flysport_tedder Yes. Doing another Annual on it in 3 weeks, too! If it doesn't sell soon, I am holding and installing the new engine for a spring sale~!
@flysport_tedder Жыл бұрын
@@StingFlight I'm test-flying LSAs in the next few months, including a Sting S4. I'll hit you up if I decide on the Sting and yours is available.
@StingFlight Жыл бұрын
@@flysport_tedder Excellent! If a Sting becomes your choice, you won't find a better one at a better price, I assure you. And you won't find better logbooks anywhere on any S-Lsa in the universe...
@matthaze79063 жыл бұрын
Postage stamp landing hype; looking forward to it
@GR-zd6xl3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video and music as always. Thank you. Georgi and Katya.
@johnmcneal94773 жыл бұрын
I have to say I really enjoy your flight videos. I grew up and lived in Davis for 25 years and recognize most of the areas you fly in. Both of my parents worked at UCD and in the early 70's my dad would load up the mini bikes and take us to the Yolo Country Airport and we would speed up and down the run ways as fast as our little 5 hp motors would take us. I spent a lot of time up at Lake Berryessa fishing, swimming, water skiing and hiking those amazing hills. We floated Cash Creek and the upper Putah Creek dozens and dozens of times and hiked deep into those rugged mountains. Knights landing and a place called the hog farm was my second home once me and my friends got our drivers license. We spent many a week end fishing for sturgeon, strippers and cat fish. I suspect they knew that our love of night fishing revolved around beer and as long as we were not to stupid they looked the other way. lol We swam, fished and boated in every lake and river from Tahoe to Clear Lake out to Point Rays and the Delta in the spring and summer and hunted ducks and pheasants in the bypass in the fall. I lived in an historic house built in the late 1880's right on Putah Creek just south of the Davis airport for a few years. I have fond memories of the Sacramento valley area and especially the coast range. We moved to Alaska in 1982 searching new adventures, got married and raised our family here. Keep those flight videos coming, thanks.
@StingFlight3 жыл бұрын
Sounds just like when we came here in 1968--from Colorado. But, alas, the old NorCal of back then, is gone forever! Thanks for sharing your story, though.
@leonjohansson654210 ай бұрын
Went to UCD, BS 72 and Masters 75. Worked at Travis and had a Cessna 120 at the Davis airport. Kayaked everything in Northern California and flew to all the little airports.
@therealdocter20962 жыл бұрын
Have you ever been stung Mr Sting? Because this really stung me, Sting.
@roberttew30532 жыл бұрын
Richard, we are all missing you here on youtube. I am sure we are hoping you are doing well. Thinking about you my friend.
@StingFlight2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Everything is fine! I have just run out of the desire to fly any more, after cramming 3,000 hours into just over 10 years. So I am selling my Sting at a very good price--if you know someone who is looking. I am opening a new business to keep me busy during the last quarter of this game.
@utahhomeloan3 жыл бұрын
Glad to see new content!
@lightsportpilotadventures11 ай бұрын
Richard, Just letting you know, your flying, your KZbin channel, and countless posts on maintaining your Sting S3 have greatly encouraged and helped me. I am now a private pilot, and Sting S3 owner. Almost 300 hours now and 1 year of PP flying!! I also have a youtube channel now as well... Light Sport Pilot Adventures. Please check it out! Thank you for doing what I know you love!! And, posting so many videos of your adventures. You have inspired a generation and more ways than you know!!! Hope you are doing well!! Sad that you are not flying anymore. Cheers!!! Rob.
@StingFlight11 ай бұрын
Roger that! And thank you, you made my day!
@karenrichardson34323 жыл бұрын
Another good one! Looks like that landing will be wild!
@StingFlight3 жыл бұрын
Yep, but as long as it is totally DRY...I am confident!
@Diggit79793 жыл бұрын
Good to see new content.
@maximmilkov42963 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the videos, for the great views and especially for the good advices. Unfortunately, not only maintenance manual didn't covers all of nuances, but POH too. It would be great if you draw our attention to working with throttle and prop pitch in different modes. Safe flights!
@StingFlight3 жыл бұрын
Roger that, Maxim, and thank you!
@raykrv6a Жыл бұрын
How is the new career and job going? I retired at age 60 when cancer got my wife. She was only 57 and all we did was work. Hope you have time to post a video some day. I really like your Sting.
@StingFlight Жыл бұрын
Well, the only videos I will be putting up now, will be re-runs, since I sold my Sting exactly 1 week ago, for pennies on the dollar, after running her peddle-to-the-metal for 12 years and 3,100 hours. It was darned fun--and I only nearly killed myself about a dozen times! I'm going 4-wheeling in NV during the rest of my time here.
@michaelgrisewood33583 жыл бұрын
Please, please, please more videos
@raykrv6a2 жыл бұрын
How's the gear leg replacement going? Are you flying yet? Keep checking to see if any more videos posted.
@StingFlight2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for asking. Yes! Two new gear legs, back flying...almost to 3K hrs, & videos coming.👍 I began a new career and job, at 76, and that has slowed me down, big-time--but I'm not done making videos, yet!
@normanott644 Жыл бұрын
Missing your videos.
@jacoswart43972 жыл бұрын
Hello👋 from South Africa 🇿🇦How did the landing go?
@grumpybear53053 жыл бұрын
I see your still having fun with the plane are you still taking out the camper and 4x4 razor? Kennyboy
@StingFlight3 жыл бұрын
Roger that, Kenny-Boy🙂
@conrad170018 күн бұрын
Can I see the video of you fixing the gear? and did you land up there?
@StingFlight18 күн бұрын
There are pictures and a detailed description posted on SportairUSA, under Sting, Owners, How Tos. And no, I was too chicken shit--especially after landing on the lakeshore nearby.
@Dremekeks9 ай бұрын
KMCC based here.. any idea on the kind of takeoff roll in the mountains?
@StingFlight9 ай бұрын
Figure 1200 ft, GW, 8,500 ft DA.
@Jack-ne8vm3 жыл бұрын
Sure obvious a fire just went through there...Sweet plane.
@StingFlight3 жыл бұрын
Oh yes, and the dead, gray trees and buses don't photograph so well with the GoPros.
@Ready2FlyCroatia2 жыл бұрын
Hi from Croatia, I have a sting to. Great 😀 Have You update for replace the leg?
@StingFlight2 жыл бұрын
Yes, both gear legs have now been replaced. She's landing, running, and flying "like a top," with 3,025 Hours!
@Ready2FlyCroatia2 жыл бұрын
Have You a video from this work 😀
@StingFlight2 жыл бұрын
@@Ready2FlyCroatia Not a video--but pictures and story on Sting Flight Facebook. Also, my write-up of the procedure can be found on SportairUSA website--in the "How-to's" for Sting owners.
@shawnpemrick43032 жыл бұрын
What’s your email, I’d love to shoot you a message.