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Hello Wayne. I'm glad you are enjoying our videos. Thanks for watching and commenting. The iPad mount is a clamshell type that clamps to the aft protruding edge of the glareshield. You can see the mount if you watch the video titled, "Flight Design CTLS - Southern Illinois for Lunch". You will see it at the 0:43 mark. I ordered it online from eBay or Amazon (don't remember which). Congratulations on your purchase of the CTLS. You will absolutely LOVE it!!

I have been thinking about getting one. So, you are obviously happy with it? What do you notice the most about the performance?

@@ctcrosswindadventures5165 Much smoother and easier on the engine because the prop is so light and well balanced. Better climb and cruise performance. I have the larger Tundra gear but still cruise at 120 knots at 5300 rpm.

Hi Ted. Thanks for watching and commenting. I would like to make more videos, but my real job is a bit too time consuming right now. Still finding some time to fly though!

@@ctcrosswindadventures5165 for sure! and no shade on video production, it's just nice to see your name and face and plane pop up in the feeds.

Thanks for commenting on the video. I am jealous of your nearby access to MOGAS. I bought 2 more cans just to reduce my trips to the gas station. Glad the pump is working for you. I love using mine. Thanks again for watching and commenting!

Thanks for your comment. I appreciate the feedback and thanks for watching!

Hey Zeke, your “Bird Cam” video is literally a black screen for 10 minutes, you really think you should be talking?

@@MidwestHillbilly not sure what you are talking about. I dont see a "bird cam" video. it was a plane flying video .

@@zekeharley awh you deleted your bird cam video? :( I just wanted to see the birds! I guess it's for the best since you couldn't figure out how a video works.

@@MidwestHillbilly it’s a plane video you clown, there is no bird cam. What are you talking about. It’s about a flight to dauphin island there are no birds.😂

You better believe it!

Thank you for commenting. I am glad you enjoyed the video! I will be posting a flight with my brother soon.

Thanks for watching! Glad you are enjoying our videos! It has been a while since I posted one but should be making some recordings again soon. The editing process can take a while, for me anyway. Thanks again.

Thank you! We love our CTLS, too!

Thank you very much for your nice compliment and thank you for watching our videos!

Yes, it is an iPad mini on a mount which is clamped to the aft protruding edge of the glareshield. It is a generic tablet clamp from eBay, I think. I use ForeFlight combined with a Sentry ADSB receiver which gives me traffic and weather radar. You can see the clamp a little better in another video to Southern Illinois for lunch. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Hi! I can totally see that! It already kind of felt that way landing in the daylight on that narrow strip of land! We loved the trip. Thanks for commenting!

I agree! I used to land at Dauphin island back in early 2000’s. Loved that runway. And it is a trip at night!

That is a REALLY good point! I should have said something right up front. For some reason I didn't expect anyone to be inside the building that day. We are still learning how to do this. Thanks for the great point about filming etiquette!

I am glad you are enjoying my videos. Thanks for subscribing to my channel. The CTLS aircraft is really fun to fly. To find the POH try searching for Flight Design CTLS Aircraft Operating Instruction (AOI).

@@ctcrosswindadventures5165 thanks,friend!

Thanks. It was a beautiful day! Glad you enjoyed it!

Hi. Thanks for watching the video. Some airports use CTAF to activate all lights including the PAPIs. I was turning on the PAPIs. For radio audio I use an audio adapter for my GoPro Hero 8 video camera. You can pick them up from Sporty's for about $100. It's called a GoPro HERO 5 to 12 Audio Recorder Headset Adapter - Fixed Wing. Here is a link to the page: www.mypilotstore.com/MyPilotStore/sep/11806

Oh ok that makes sense. Oh nice I just flew to sportys the other day, my next trip over there I will pick one up or go ahead and order online thank you!!

I've never landed Copalis Beach 🙂 but this final approach and landing was really fun. Flying out to the island was also a pretty cool experience.

Yes a little bit. The Rotax engine operates at 5000+ RPM. On my videos the sound is muted a little by the airstream and probably my camera enclosure for the wing mount.

@@ctcrosswindadventures5165 yea, very nice planes tho. I flew one just one time with the owner. Fun to fly

I agree the new rules will change everything if approved, even as written. Hopefully the changes will get tweaked a bit more in a positive way. It will be interesting to see any opposing comments or rationale. I do enjoy the economy of the 912 in my CTLS and I have seen 118-120 knots CAS at altitude. However, if the new rules go through, I will likely be looking to upgrade for speed and more room & baggage. We should see a manufacturing boom from this and an opportunity to replace a very old and aging group of training aircraft.

I was very pleasantly surprised to see the extent of the changes in the proposal. I know Dan Johnson has been talking about most of these but I never thought this much would be included in the actual proposal. I think it will be great for general aviation if most of it gets through the review process.

@ctcrosswindadventures5165 yeah! I don't see why most will not make it through. It is a win for everyone and the only thing there seems to be confusion about is the night flying and whether a medical is required. Page 121

@ctcrosswindadventures5165 I guess there are those who think light sport should stay the way it is, but the rule will bring us on par with new rules in brazill and Europe. I think most if not all will make it through, because manufacturers have been waiting for this for a long time and the only ones that will hate it will be private pilots who feel like the new rules put us in par with them. Lol

@@mauriceevans6546 Actually, there is already very little difference between sport and private in terms of required actual piloting skills. Just a few limitations for Sport, primarily passengers, altitude, and night operations. So, night operations would be the only skill difference, assuming the sport pilot has endorsements for controlled airspace.

@@ctcrosswindadventures5165 Really great video. I'm an aspiring pilot myself, but I'm sort of waiting for MOSAIC to kick in. The funny thing about the light sport certificate is there very few if any rentable LSA's, so while it was supposed to be a cheaper path to general aviation it ended up almost requiring ownership as a barrier to entry. I suspect the lack of demand is mostly due to the MGTOW. But the medical standards for private pilot are a quite archaic; I'll just say I'm a mid-thirties guy with no history of crime or drug abuse, straight A's in college, cognitively healthy, no prescription medications, never been to the emergency room, fair eyesight but thinking about getting glasses. However an earlier misdiagnosis and a certain rare but essentially benign condition makes it expensive or perhaps impossible for me to get a 3rd class medical. Really happy to read the NPRM, and looking forward to training in a C172.

My wife used to fly with me everywhere until we had kids and things changed. 😢 It definitely aids in airplane utility and use when spouses want to go too.

Sport pilot

Nice I’m taking my sport pilot check ride next Thursday

Excellent! Good luck!

@@ctcrosswindadventures5165 thank you

Yes! I actually did extend my downwind...just not quite enough!

@blainepetsupplies - Oh cool, an armchair pilot expert.

Hello Alain, so happy to hear you are enjoying my videos. Thank you for the nice compliments. Like you, we are enjoying every flight in our CTLS. It is indeed an incredible machine. The iPad mount I use can be found here: www.arkon.com/product/EXBK131-exercise-bike-tablet-clamp.html You can probably find it on amazon as well. I clamp in onto the aft protruding edge of the glareshield. Also, I had to rotate the cradle 90 degrees to eliminate overlapping my primary GPS on the panel. So it actually grips the iPad on the left and right sides. If you watch the video "...Southern Illinois for Lunch" you can see the mount from the side view. I also use a Sentry ADS-B receiver connected to the iPad via Wi-Fi. Let me know if you are able to procure the mount. Do you plan to make any GoPro videos? Let me know as well. Thanks again for watching. Richard

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