Took my wife STOL Flying and Blew her Mind! 😁

[@mayorstoner3459]

You should teach a mandatory class for every KZbin creator on how to mix audio. Simply the best.

[@dillonlapointe636]

I swear I'd be first in line, I've always appreciated his audio.

[@FlightChops]

@@dillonlapointe636 Sorry I missed replying to this until now - thanks for noticing the effort I put into the post production :)

[@flynryan2]

You produce high quality videos. Intelligent and entertaining. Thank you

[@michaelmangione8359]

I always enjoy your videos, but this one was particularly special for me. I grew up and lived just a few miles from Trigger Gap. I spent many hours floating the kings river. It's a great place.

That’s the kind of experience that’s make couples Stick together for ever ! Congratulations !

[@GlensHangar]

I fly down to some of these strips in Arkansas to visit family every year - this would be a great plane for those places.

[@ChrisB257]

Great - more experience for STOLChops!!! Nice formation work and with family too. :)

[@RichWellner]

Welcome back to my branch of aviation!!!

[@skyepilotte11]

Great aircraft and the experiences that can be had flying it. Thx Steve

[@tomgillotti]

This is an absolute dream plane!

[@EarthX_Lithium_Batteries]

Love it! We're happy to power your plane!

[@marc-andrecantin4225]

Very nice airplane! Looking forward to seeing more of it!👍🏻

[@goatflieg]

Some great air-to-air video in this one! I'd love to own one of these aircraft if I could afford it. Glad that GDL52 incident didn't cause a problem. The cellphone that brought down a helicopter a while back is always on my mind when it comes to securing items in the cockpit. Looking forward to the next episode on this topic... and I have some big news which I'll share in an email.

[@RyanRivette]

This is my mission in aviation for sure! I just purchased a V Bonanza for some traveling for work and fun.. But my mind is to tailwheel and some back country or fun grass strip flying. Great content

[@AlphaKilo.Warrior]

I’m add this to my bucket list for things to do in life, excellent video.

[@tainepicard]

Awesome video man keep them up!

[@larrysouthern5098]

GREAT VIDEO!!! TAILDRAGERS SARE AWESOME!!

[@jujuthehoms5482]

Love these STOL videos. But you’re making me want one lol 😂

[@Timbo428CJ]

Looks like fun !

[@realulli]

Hey, I heard Trent Palmer's Freedom Fox is for sale... ;-) Seriously, those guys have been playing around in the Utah back country like it's nobody's business, kinda like "landing strips is what happens when 10 planes land on a gravel bar" or something like that... ;-)

[@peacewind-aero]

I've flown RG, multi and aerobatic. STOL is the next thing I want to try out. And I want to SO badly!

[@bernardanderson3758]

Love flying Taildraggers of all types

[@Dunwyche]

Yay!

[@bernardanderson3758]

Flight chops let me come out and give this a shot my self

[@clarencewiles963]

Keep logging Thumbs up 👍

[@TheAverageDutchman]

Very nice video and incredible flying. One thing I just have to say: I don't like the gray on that aircraft. It matches the clouded sky so well it's like camouflage. IMHO, give it some warning stripes in dayglow orange.

[@DozenDuzit]

I agree with you. Not ideal for an airplane. That is why we have repainted it with a very unique paint scheme.

[@scoutXM]

I'd be interested in what you and your aviation friends would have in terms of recommendations; how to get into experimental flying with no experience, and good suggestions for STOL planes as a 'budget' option. either build or used.

[@bartofilms]

Don't feel bad, Steve. I recall a YT where the same thing happened to famous aerobatic pilot, Patty Wagstaff. They got into a maneuver and a pen or pencil departed a shoulder pocket and disappeared somewhere aft of the seats. Potentially problematic, but worked out fine. 😅.

[@480pilot]

Woops!!

[@Boomer_31]

What is a blip in STOL landing? Is it referring to a flare while landing where you are floating right at the stall speed before you touch? From the few times it came up it sounded like you could let the STOL suspension take a bigger impact than trying to grease the landing because of its design? Great video and looking forward to the next one!

[@FlightChops]

Glad you enjoyed this one. “Blip” means to very briefly add some power. It’s a term you’ll often hear related to manual transmissions when down shifting (especially in motorcycles) to avoid engine braking (or in the case of a motorcycle, you don’t want to lock the rear wheel in a decelerating turn)

[@Boomer_31]

@@FlightChops , that makes sense! I knew the idea of the word but was trying to figure out how it was being used in this context. Thanks for the clarification! 👍🏼

[@thefreshies]

Went to trigger gap during my ppl. Hope to take the family back soon.

[@robertparker7284]

Roll Tide!😊

[@MelanieMoxon]

That aircraft is incredible, though we don't have back country flying in the UK it would still be a wicked aircraft to have as it would allow me to visit even the short microlight strips. I think I'll save for this rather than buy that 5th Gen Camaro I have been promising myself.

[@mikehanks1399]

If I may...you always have precious cargo on board whenever you fly. Just ask your wife.

[@mikeonb4c]

Love your videos. What's the advice on min speeds etc where there is turbulence, crosswind etc. Are there any caveats doing STOL landings on tarmac/hard surfaces in a crosswind

[@FlightChops]

I think if you had a paved runway you’d not need to come in super slow. That said, paved runways wear out the big soft tires much faster, so these kind of planes tend to stick with grass or off airport operations.

[@mikeonb4c]

@@FlightChops Thanks for replying and I sort of guessed that'd be the answer. And hey, if you're bothered you can STOL land into wind across the runway width 😆(well as long as ATC know your intentions). What's the advice on STOL/min airspeed approaches where turbulence/curlover risk is present?

[@GaryLaaks1]

Trent Palmer is selling his Kitfox.

[@karlbrundage7472]

I'm a bit unsettled by the complete replacement of "steam gauges" and vacuum-powered avionics with full-panel digital instruments. Even with a full-failure of the electrical system, a vacuum-powered AH (artificial horizon) would continue to function. Likewise, a pressure-altimeter, turn-bank indicator, etc. What is your backup when Garmin defecates the bed?

[@FlightChops]

This VFR panel has a G5 which is a fully redundant EFIS with stand alone power and it’s own independent AHARS. IFR set ups tend to have triple redundancy in terms of a G5 as well as a second display that is defaulted as the MFD but can be swapped to the PFD in the event that the main screen fails. The solid state AHARS of these set ups are much more robust than vacuum pumps and gyros, and the failure mode is far less insidious.

[@MarkNewtonFlies]

I’m not sure why vacuum systems ever got a reputation for better reliability than solid state ADHARS systems. A vacuum pump is full of brittle moving parts that predictably fail every 500-600 hours. It might have been the best we could do without digital tech, but these days it’s the absolute last thing I’d want to trust for an attitude reference.

[@GlensHangar]

@karlbrundage7472 what happens when your vacuum system stops working? What's your backup? All systems 'could' fail, and most aircraft with Vacuum / electrical steam gauge systems have zero backups (mine included before update) . Yet my current glass panel has 3 fully independent backup systems with backup power. Full panel digital instruments are light enough that backup instrument redundancy is finally possible in small GA aircraft.

[@FlightChops]

The worst part about a vacuum system failure is that it doesn't necessarily immediately present itself in an obvious way. Losing an old school gyro driven Attitude Indicator in solid IMC might result in the pilot following a slowly drooping horizon and putting themselves into a spiral while the instrument reads level. Obviously the training is to constantly cross check heading and T/B indicator... but when you're facing a partial panel situation, you need to be able to diagnose quickly, and decide what instruments to believe. I'm much more confident flying IFR with my redundant solid state AHARS system.

[@Triple_J.1]

@@GlensHangar Your Mk.I Eyeball is literally all that is required to fly and land an airplane with a total instrument failure. People who think any instrument in any airplane is required, have no idea how airplanes fly or how to actually pilot the airplane where you want it to go. It goes where you point it.

[@storiesfromaviation]

Why don't you bring a Super Patriot to Nashville in October and compete in the Music City STOL Competition? #MCSTOL

[@FishFisher77]

You need to get together with Cleetus. He’s pretty damn good at that stuff.

[@MaxR.]

Please not. FlightChops has a high level of education and credibility. No need for Cleetus' hill-billy stuff here.

[@FishFisher77]

@@MaxR. Did you see the STOL event in Arkansas? Im pretty sure Garrett has few more ratings then Chops. His flying versus his KZbin image are two different things.

[@JimmyRussle]

@@MaxR. That is all an act. He is a very serious pilot. He does not take shortcuts in the cockpit.

[@rootbeer9908]

@@MaxR.Cleetus is a commercial multi and commercial rotary pilot with a Blackhawk helicopter rating, and received training at MD helicopters. He is highly educated in aviation.

[@baloobear70]

​@@rootbeer9908 в России говорят - лучше синий диплом и красное лицо, чем красный (высший) диплом и синее лицо.

[@ele4853]

Oh look you are flying formation with a F-16 pilot! WOW! this is what these elitists care about. All it matter is the relationship with the elite.

[@FlightChops]

If you think we're elite, I'd love to know what actual elite people think of us 🤡