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Summer flying in the Legal Eagle
Took off from Leongatha and headed south to the coast. Checked out Andersons Inlet and the township of Inverloch before heading home.
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Legal Eagle Plans: betterhalfvw.com/
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Engine power loss at 150 feet
Просмотров 54 тыс.4 года назад
Had a loss of power at 150 feet. Option 1 was land straight ahead however my concern was the boundary fence just off the end of the threshold if I floated long. Option 2 was the grass strip parallel with the main runway but it has been extremely wet and boggy from a lot of rain in the area. Given I had partial power, I chose a gentle coordinated turn and landed on the cross runway with a slight...
Getting in and out of a Legal Eagle.
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.4 года назад
It took me a while to work out the best way to get into and out of my Legal Eagle with the least amount of fuss. If you are liking then please consider subscribing ruclips.net/channel/UCEyOc_BoH2P7vbeld7gsfgA Legal Eagle Plans: www.betterhalfvw.com/ Hummel Engine: www.hummelengines.com/engines-specifications Oratex Fabric: www.lanitz-aviation.com/ Aircraft Spruce: www.aircraftspruce.com/ Music:...
Climb and Descent - MPH vs FPM in the Legal Eagle
Просмотров 6 тыс.4 года назад
With some sunny weather I thought it time to head out, enjoy some flying and do some real life testing of climb and descent rates in the Legal Eagle. Was 11:30am and the warming air combined with slight gusting and swinging winds made for some occasional bumpy flying. What follows is the last circuit of the morning. My engine is the Hummel Engines 45HP ½ VW which turns a Performance Propellers ...
Oratex makes fixing a broken wing rib easy on the Legal Eagle
Просмотров 10 тыс.4 года назад
Hangar rash incident and a broken wing rib. Using some spruce left over from the build and some Oratex tape, I was able to have the Legal Eagle airworthy again in just a few hours. Subscribe and don't miss out on the latest vids: ruclips.net/channel/UCEyOc_BoH2P7vbeld7gsfgA Oratex (Germany): www.lanitz-aviation.com/ Oratex (Australia): www.wheelerswings.com.au/ Oratex (USA): betteraircraftfabri...
Legally fly THIS without a license. NO license to fly!
Просмотров 17 тыс.4 года назад
This is the case for aircraft that meet Part 103 rules in the USA and whilst needing "no license to fly" may sound like a good idea, I would always recommend some flight training before taking to the skies. An aircraft making Part 103 must weight under 254lbs when empty. Mine was 26lbs over that limit but I show how easy it is to make the cut. Subscribe and don't miss out on the latest vids: ru...
Oil pump replacement and filter upgrade on the 1/2 VW.
Просмотров 9 тыс.4 года назад
The oil pump replacement and filter upgrade on the 1/2 VW sorted out my high and low oil pressure readings that I had been working on for some time. I blueprinted the new full flow oil pump for better efficiency and now have 20psi at idle and 40psi at 3000rpm. Even better, the oil is now filtered. If you are liking then please consider subscribing ruclips.net/channel/UCEyOc_BoH2P7vbeld7gsfgA Gr...
Weight and Balance Calculation - Part 2 The Balance
Просмотров 5 тыс.4 года назад
Part 2 of the Weight and Balance calculation. Working out the center of gravity is a straight forward exercise. 3 Points Marked 1. Datum 2. Main gear 3. Tailwheel 2 Points Measured 1. Datum - Main gear 2. Datum - Tailwheel 2 Simple Calculations 1. Total moments 2. Center of Gravity Sometimes reading it makes more sense when you have seen it. If you are liking then please consider subscribing  ...
STOL aircraft tires on the Legal Eagle
Просмотров 12 тыс.4 года назад
So how does it fly? Fitting the STOL aircraft tires on the Legal Eagle was pretty straight forward. The suspension springs were removed and now the tyres perform all the suspension work running at about 8-10PSI. Bush flying...here we come Please subscribe if you like the content and want to learn more about my Legal Eagle and the coming changes. ruclips.net/channel/UCEyOc_BoH2P7vbeld7gsfgA Les ...
Weight and Balance Calculation - Part 1 The Weighing
Просмотров 5 тыс.4 года назад
Weight and Balance calculation videos tend to be all theory with no actual hands on demo. I show how it really is pretty straight forward Heavy on visual...light on theory.
The STOL look with tundra tyres. Getting ready for some bush flying.
Просмотров 3,6 тыс.4 года назад
My Legal Eagle has the STOL look of a stripped down Piper Cub or Zlin Savage Bobber so I thought it time to get the tundra tyres to match. Looking forward to some bush flying adventures. Please subscribe if you like the content and want to learn more about my Legal Eagle and the coming changes. ruclips.net/channel/UCEyOc_BoH2P7vbeld7gsfgA Zlin Savage Bobber www.zlinaero.com/prodotti.php?id=6&la...
Legal Eagle Walk Around
Просмотров 53 тыс.4 года назад
One of many walk arounds to come. Please subscribe if you like my content and want to learn more about how I built this Legal Eagle ruclips.net/channel/UCEyOc_BoH2P7vbeld7gsfgA
Viking Dragonfly start up.
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.4 года назад
Taking time to get familiar with the checklists, start up and run procedures including the cycling of the variable pitch Hoffmann prop. Please subscribe if you like my content and want to see more of the Dragonfly. Thanks :) ruclips.net/channel/UCEyOc_BoH2P7vbeld7gsfgA
Safety wiring a turnbuckle and yes I end up bleeding.
Просмотров 2,6 тыс.4 года назад
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Changing main jet sizes in the Mikuni VM 26 carburetor cured the 1/2 VW engine from running rich.
Просмотров 3 тыс.4 года назад
Fine tuning the Legal Eagle engine after discovering one cylinder was running too rich.
Flying to test the mixture setting.
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.4 года назад
Flying to test the mixture setting.
Viking Dragonfly MKII
Просмотров 6 тыс.4 года назад
Viking Dragonfly MKII
Perfect day to fly the Legal Eagle
Просмотров 3,6 тыс.4 года назад
Perfect day to fly the Legal Eagle
First Legal Eagle landing
Просмотров 7844 года назад
First Legal Eagle landing
My Legal Eagle first takeoff video from the ground.
Просмотров 7284 года назад
My Legal Eagle first takeoff video from the ground.
Flying with the gliders
Просмотров 2,3 тыс.4 года назад
Flying with the gliders
Legal Eagle out for a couple of circuits on a cool morning. Fog and smoke in the distance
Просмотров 4,3 тыс.4 года назад
Legal Eagle out for a couple of circuits on a cool morning. Fog and smoke in the distance
The Legal Eagle is made for sunset flying.
Просмотров 9134 года назад
The Legal Eagle is made for sunset flying.
VFR into IMC and the quick decision to avoid a potential accident.
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.4 года назад
VFR into IMC and the quick decision to avoid a potential accident.
Flying the Legal Eagle into and out of crosswinds a few hundred feet up
Просмотров 8 тыс.4 года назад
Flying the Legal Eagle into and out of crosswinds a few hundred feet up
Legal Eagle Ultralight 1st Official Flight
Просмотров 9084 года назад
Legal Eagle Ultralight 1st Official Flight
Mikuni carburetor warming tins
Просмотров 4534 года назад
Mikuni carburetor warming tins
Idle walk around
Просмотров 3864 года назад
Idle walk around
Getting the covers on the Legal Eagle
Просмотров 6574 года назад
Getting the covers on the Legal Eagle
Taxi around with the GoPro Hero 8 Black
Просмотров 5395 лет назад
Taxi around with the GoPro Hero 8 Black

Комментарии

  • @brianblasius
    @brianblasius 19 дней назад

    Is this 100% plans-built? It looks more beautiful than most legal eagles I see online.

  • @danko1764
    @danko1764 2 месяца назад

    please get an air filter for your carburetor lol all it takes is one piece of debris to have a bad day

  • @JamesKohls-q7q
    @JamesKohls-q7q 2 месяца назад

    The ultralight people have been putting golf cart tires on their aircraft for off-field Landings for years and they are considerably cheaper and a very good balloon tire for that purpose just something to think about

  • @vijaykorvekar1009
    @vijaykorvekar1009 2 месяца назад

    you have a 2 seater plan ?

  • @Thinkflite
    @Thinkflite 3 месяца назад

    Hoping the reason for the sudden stop of videos wasn't an accident...

  • @michaelroberts9895
    @michaelroberts9895 3 месяца назад

    Do you still fly?

  • @rickherman4539
    @rickherman4539 4 месяца назад

    what engine is that ??

  • @rickherman4539
    @rickherman4539 4 месяца назад

    are you sure that filter is right. usually you can see the dirt on the outside. the eay you have it the dirt is being collected on the inside of the filter

  • @terrylutke
    @terrylutke 4 месяца назад

    My 1st reaction during the flight part of the video was 'carb ice'.

  • @charlesfoster141
    @charlesfoster141 4 месяца назад

    Very nice. I almost bought a Legal Eagle last week but it had an engine on it that I have yet seen flown so I passed. It was bargain priced but 330 miles away from my location.

  • @99bx99
    @99bx99 5 месяцев назад

    I guess it doesn't actually fly, huh?

  • @DTMinimax
    @DTMinimax 5 месяцев назад

    May I ask what prop you have on your Legal Eagle? I have a performance propeller on my Minimax @DTMinimax, and Dominic and I have been trying to work through performance issues. I started with a 56x24 and wasn’t getting the performance so I sent it back and they cut it down to a 54x24. I definitely saw an increase in rpm up to 3100 static. But the performance in the air dropped. Just curious what you’re running?

  • @mdimascio67
    @mdimascio67 6 месяцев назад

    Are you still flying this machine?

  • @miguelangel-cj4xh
    @miguelangel-cj4xh 6 месяцев назад

    Hello, I would like to know what wing profile the Legal Eagle uses. I only know that it is a NACA but I don't have the number. I await a response. Thank you.!!

  • @wiebej
    @wiebej 7 месяцев назад

    You have a great looking LE, I love your videos. Can you comment on what kind of gas tanks you used?

  • @stevepimentel1225
    @stevepimentel1225 7 месяцев назад

    I wouldn't use that pump set up on my lawnmower never mind that thing .I value my life more the depending on Empi shit parts

  • @alejandrodifilippo9776
    @alejandrodifilippo9776 7 месяцев назад

    HI..., your Legal Eagle is really beautiful... congratulations!!! I'm thinking about an antenna for my Legal Eagle and I liked your solution. Could you give me information to build it? Thank you very much from Buenos Aires, Argentina!!!

  • @keithschneider6348
    @keithschneider6348 9 месяцев назад

    What prop are you running?

  • @marttimattila9561
    @marttimattila9561 9 месяцев назад

    I have taught to loosen 8 mm. case bolts arround the oil pump.

  • @kevinsutton294
    @kevinsutton294 9 месяцев назад

    Hey Darrin,Kevin here in Oklahoma,was wandering if you run an oil cooler on your Legal Eagle,I'm going to switch to Mikunis and Scott said I would have to run an oil cooler.was thinking cooler for motorcycle,would like to here your thoughts on this.Your plane is beautiful by the way.Thx

    • @DCSquared
      @DCSquared 9 месяцев назад

      I don't run an oil cooler. Elevated oil temperatures are far from an issue with this engine as I think other flyers have also found. Getting the oil up to temperature is the challenge.

    • @kevinsutton294
      @kevinsutton294 9 месяцев назад

      @DCSquared thanx so much for the reply

  • @bruceking8291
    @bruceking8291 10 месяцев назад

    have you posted the second W&B yet?

  • @keithschneider6348
    @keithschneider6348 10 месяцев назад

    Not good boss, needs to idle. J

  • @TrustJesus100
    @TrustJesus100 10 месяцев назад

    Absolutely wonderful explanation videos on the weight and balance, much appreciated! I need to do this to my plane as well, but I fly a RX550 Beaver with the engine in behind me with a push prop, so my question is...would I still be able to put my datum on the leading edge of the wing? or what exactly would be different from the calculations from a tractor to a pusher? again, much appreciated, thank you.

  • @keithschneider6348
    @keithschneider6348 10 месяцев назад

    Ultralight should be 350 lbs empty weight. 60hp 6gal. Goony light weight can be dangerous.

  • @snakeplisken2123
    @snakeplisken2123 10 месяцев назад

    I’ve never seen a speck of debris in any fuel filter except the in tank fuel filter on a chainsaw and I’m sure it was sawdust. Could you use an in tank filter or bypass the filter all together? There’s no rust inside an aluminum or plastic tank.

  • @otm646
    @otm646 11 месяцев назад

    3:18 You don't understand how that filter is supposed to operate. It doesn't have to fill up all of the way. As long as the outlet stays submerged in fuel, it's doing its job and flowing properly. You wouldn't run it this long in an aircraft configuration, but as it fills up with debris, the resulting back pressure will increase the level of fuel in the unfiltered cavity.

  • @petersantner2625
    @petersantner2625 11 месяцев назад

    Hi i would apriciate it a lot if you could explain me how to choose the correct airfoile.

  • @markcourtney7251
    @markcourtney7251 Год назад

    So refreshing to have a pilot refer to height above the ground and not altitude as the yanks always say!! Good job on the video!

  • @AirgisticsLLC
    @AirgisticsLLC Год назад

    Darren, on your downwind leg what airspeed and RPM are we seeing in this video? And is this the airspeed your airplane was rigged/trimmed for?

  • @PCMrX.9961
    @PCMrX.9961 Год назад

    He has the filter upside down . I would not ever use plastic filters they leak I have seen many V/W engines burn. never put a fuel filter between the fuel pump and the carb. If you have a leak the pump pressure will increase the leak and cause the fuel to spray worse. I only use the Glass filters and you can buy refills in the long run they are cheaper.

  • @keithschneider6348
    @keithschneider6348 Год назад

    Good job

  • @vg23air
    @vg23air Год назад

    air in a sideways mounted fuel filter is fine, 100k mowers in the usa run that way for decades

  • @monostripeexplosiveexplora2374

    Great aircraft, but it does looks like pop-rivets failing on the seat-mesh could become a real safety issue at some point.

  • @vidge123
    @vidge123 Год назад

    is your legal eagle an true ultralight? do you have a brs that is adding weight?

  • @MrHanowski
    @MrHanowski Год назад

    What size tires are they? What is the axle height? Where did you get the tires?

  • @rickybailey7123
    @rickybailey7123 Год назад

    I love your videos thanks for posting them !!

  • @rickybailey7123
    @rickybailey7123 Год назад

    Is that a Molsor engine? I think that how u spell it ? I've got 1 that I need to buy some cylinders and pistons for it has 100 hours on it but it rusted in the walls and I would rather just get new 1s do u know where I can find them it's a 93 93 I asked a vw guy and he said they didn't make vw in odd numbers and acked like I didn't know what I was talking about!! Mine has skat heads and roller rockers big push rods 1073 cc in 2 cylinders if i remember correctly so thats a stroker engine 50 hp is the ratings on mine thanks for any help 👍!!

  • @fastmankim1
    @fastmankim1 Год назад

    Where's the grease to lube 😊

  • @keithschneider6348
    @keithschneider6348 Год назад

    I didn't learn much at all. Was that your point.

  • @Beerbatter1962
    @Beerbatter1962 Год назад

    My friend and I have been exploring how to get into general aviation affordably, so this was a very interesting option to review. This was an excellent, excellent walk around for a newbie. Concise, to the point, and full of information. Bravo and thank you. It's a beautiful airplane.

  • @charleshaws5669
    @charleshaws5669 Год назад

    Why in the world would you not use brass fittings? I don’t even use plastic fittings on my motorcycles. I also doubt those fancy colored fuel lines are not approved for gasoline.

  • @pm1248
    @pm1248 Год назад

    Hagen-Poiseuille law in fluid dynamics: the pressure drop through a long cylindrical pipe is proportional to 1/R^4. E.g. a reduction of the diameter to 50 % is equal to a reduction of flow to 1/16 which is rather counterintuitive!

  • @hugoperdigon9109
    @hugoperdigon9109 Год назад

    Hi, after watching your weight and balance video, can you tell me where the balance is, and how much fuel is in the tanks? We know this is empty weight, without a pilot, but with how much fuel? I am interested in knowing the balance point that you use when you do the flight tests, within the range of 22% and 33%. In general, you should have the CG more advanced than backward... that's why the question, after doing flight tests, doing navigations, where do you leave the CG? Thank you.

  • @NeauCal
    @NeauCal Год назад

    Hi Darren, First of all, I really felt in love with your bobber style legal eagle ! It looks to me your eagle is a standard one, not an XL, am I right ? Just to imagine how I would fit in this little bird before choosing between a straight legal eagle or an XL one, how tall are you ? What are your performances with the 45hp half VW, cruise and WOT? Would like to know if I would be able to fly in formation with friends.

  • @ozarklanding
    @ozarklanding Год назад

    The legal Eagle is the one I would build if going the part 103 route. I’m currently building a zenith STOL 2 place. Beautiful eagle btw!

  • @michaelmartin2486
    @michaelmartin2486 Год назад

    I mean locking clips are wayyyy easier lol

  • @agturbay3
    @agturbay3 Год назад

    Nice engine! Did you make a thrust test?

  • @sledawgpilot
    @sledawgpilot Год назад

    Gotta give it time to stabilize after accelerating to a higher speed to get a valid check of fpm. Not saying you didn’t, just asking

  • @The762nato
    @The762nato Год назад

    Baba airplane I would like to find out more about it ,, please help ..

  • @MichaelSmith-hu5pw
    @MichaelSmith-hu5pw Год назад

    Great looking Leagal Eagle