Weedhopper ultralight: Windy afternoon flight

Flying the C Model Weedhopper behind a Chotia 460 on a windy kansas afternoon.

[@chuckgoedicke7547]

Look at them fancy colors 😍 . Thank you so much for all your help putting mine together . I'm nerding out pretty bad wanting to get in mine .. few more things and I'll be reddy to go 🚶‍♂️ 😌

[@ThomasGrillo]

I remember seeing one of these at an airshow, back in the early 90s. Very cool plane.

[@tabcan]

Super smooth running motor.

[@cybair9341]

Nice to hear the Chotia ! That aircraft is a collector machine now.

[@gliderrider]

I’ve always wanted one since they first got popular. The best I could do was hang gliding. Which I loved!

[@danko6582]

I just subbed for the channel name. That's the spirit!

[@roberttemple2521]

Cool! If I lived in a place that flat, I would take to the air, too. Hang in there, keep it fun ! Peace.

[@davidbucklew7611]

Great video. They are great ultralights!

[@jbl7092]

Finally takes off after 3 minutes of seat belt fastening and taxiing, lol. The wait is worth it because this is a really good video.

[@michaelratliff2865]

Preflight. Most pilots would appreciate the run-up. There are skills you missed while waiting on the "action".

[@bossdog1480]

That looks like a lot of fun.😁

[@johnnybigpotato2404]

I wanna do this soo bad I am looking around for crap I don't need so I can sell it and buy materials! Thanks for the video!

[@rjw7058]

when i jumped with 82nd, once the chute opened, i didn't want come down>now i kno how he feels, stretching it all the way>

[@uredskivid]

Super cool. I GOTTA get mine airworthy .! Redd in S.C.

[@tomcoryell]

Excellent flight! Great landing!

[@stealhty1]

Good flying , very Stol

[@peterscottodonnell7290]

You are very lucky you own a Weedhopper.

[@rimgaudaskerpauskas221]

Yeah really windy. Good luck

[@edledford8019]

Beautiful.

[@patrickmckowen2999]

Nice Still looking warm there being with T-shirt only 👍 Cheers

[@rjw7058]

this better than the branson flight to space

[@nickrockz97]

I agree, I like seeing the common-man fly, much more interesting, idgaf about some moron filthy rich billionaire playing with his toys.

[@peterscottodonnell7290]

I love Weedhoppers

[@capnchip]

Do these things really require so much stick wiggling? As a pilot, I am amazed at what he was doing!

[@jamesordwayultralightpilot]

This looks like it has 2 axis controls so he's really doing the work his feet should be doing if he had rudder pedals. His rudder is hooked up to his stick. I'm not 100% sure about this but I don't see ailerons.

[@frankcloskey7789]

Excellent Flying You you made it look so easy , Have a Good Day! 4/22/2021

[@cpd2725]

Thanks! It was a bit bumpy!

[@Sk.petslover]

@@cpd2725 make a making video of it

[@Sk.petslover]

@@cpd2725 which type engine you used to build it

[@bmitchely]

Miss the strum of the throaty old Chotia. I've replaced mine with a SCREAMING Rotax.

[@rodriguezmi74]

Hello greetings from Chile, a question. You can share in real size, the greater and less curved tube of the wings, I am starting a weedhopper project. Thank you so much . Cristian.

[@garrygballard8914]

Back in the day had 250 hours in Easy Risers, Hummers, Pterodactyl's, Vectors 610 & 627's, Phantom's.

[@garrygballard8914]

Zip tie that Hall. Vibration will brake it in time. Nice grass strip. Where are you ? Nice place.

[@benjaminberntson2547]

What are the dimensions of the exhaust pipe? I need to make one for the Chotia 460 on my weedhopper.

[@johnnybigpotato2404]

Still looking for plans for this aircraft. If anyone can help, it would be appreciated. Thanks.

[@darrellsnuffer8730]

My father flew one and built several what a flyer

[@randalldietz4190]

What would you say is windspeed Max that you would fly in? You seem to handle gusty wind better than me. I'm a chicken over 6 mph with only 1 hr flight time.

[@JerseyEmpireGroup]

I know this is an old comment but I hear people say 15+ is too much for it to be fun. I get sketched out in anything over 8. Just stay in your comfort zone.

[@cpd2725]

The wind was about 12kts that day

[@Sk.petslover]

Which type engine you used for this

[@ArnoldsDesign]

Awesome

[@fuentesfigueredo]

Que lindo vuelo! congratulation!!

[@relaxmusic563]

Please plane full view

[@jeffreylindsey1757]

Could think of alot of other things I would rather not do. This isn't one of em. Looks fun! How much does one cost? And what training is involved to solo one? Used to fly spam can Cessna's. But that was years ago. Powered hang glider Ragallo wing?

[@user-pw6ei3en2l]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@politicalsheepdog]

When is Kansas not windy? Usually Morning and Evening.

[@sadovka]

Класс. Есть чертежи?

[@snorttroll4379]

could I make you a carbon fibre propeller that you could test? I want to get into the propeller business

[@rjw7058]

Do you have plans to sell, with a disclaimer, i wll back you, incredible>airborne all the way

[@plane1994]

Pff thats stupid full in the wind from the prop 😂😂😂

[@garrygballard8914]

Ugliest ultralight, made his own engine, he sure did sell a lot of them.

[@jameslomax6830]

Sell me this

[@mustafakalay7071]

to much son