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M Hilderbrand
Добавлен 30 апр 2016
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Zenith Cruzer on a Short Morning Flight
Просмотров 4553 месяца назад
Flew from Ocala to Cross City, Cedar Key, Crystal River, and back to Ocala. Little over 200 mile round trip. Nice and relaxing flight watching the scenery go by, while listening to my favorite jams!
Adding a Mode Of Transportation for My Zenith Cruzer (aka Splatter One)
Просмотров 3613 месяца назад
Will my scooter fit in Splatter One?
New Boroscope! Checking out my Viking 130 Cylinders.
Просмотров 4204 месяца назад
After 60 hrs of engine flying time, thought I would do a check of my cylinders and valves. I bought this boroscope to play around with. What do you think about the cylinders and valves? leave your comments below.
How Much Does Vinyl Wrap Weigh?
Просмотров 3425 месяцев назад
I weigh VIVVID and Cheetah wrap. Is it lighter than paint? You decide…
Zenith Cruzer Build Montage
Просмотров 5537 месяцев назад
Hoping this helps confirm that I am the builder of my Zenith Cruzer. I have a visit with the FSDO office next week to get my Repairman Certificate.
Tail Camera Mount Zenith Cruzer
Просмотров 2247 месяцев назад
My cheap tail mount idea for my action cam
Zenith Cruzer Quick Flight to Reset BOM
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Have not flown in more than a week. Went up today to reset my Magnetic Heading calibration.
Liberated the Compression Adapter from the Hole
Просмотров 3138 месяцев назад
Compression adapter was stuck in the spark plug hole, not anymore!
Compression Test, Oops! Need Help. Darwin Award?
Просмотров 9998 месяцев назад
Any suggestions getting this adapter out of the spark plug hole? Thanks!
Plane Details: Taking the Cowling On & Off
Просмотров 1 тыс.11 месяцев назад
Plane Details: Taking the Cowling On & Off
Viking First 10 hours GB Oil change Comparison. Autopilot Test & Calibration
Просмотров 61211 месяцев назад
Viking First 10 hours GB Oil change Comparison. Autopilot Test & Calibration
Sport EFIS Is Back! WigWag lights installed
Просмотров 366Год назад
Sport EFIS Is Back! WigWag lights installed
GRT Sport getting fixed. Changed landing light WigWag module.
Просмотров 277Год назад
GRT Sport getting fixed. Changed landing light WigWag module.
GRT Sport EFIS Troubleshooting Failures
Просмотров 778Год назад
GRT Sport EFIS Troubleshooting Failures
First Flight!! Zenith Cruzer Viking 130
Просмотров 2,5 тыс.Год назад
First Flight!! Zenith Cruzer Viking 130
Very good thank you ❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks for sharing Watching theses videos makes my build less daunting.
Hi everyone I'm Mike and I am a fast talker - Hi Mike, wellcome to the fast talker aviation group We know how you feel🤣
where did you get the com/headset jack plate.I've been trying to find something like that for my build, by the way love your vids, they help me in my build, thx
I got them from aircraft spruce!
@@mhilderbrand7693 thx
❤ជំរាបសួតើជាប្រភេទដែកអ្វី
Great video. Very helpful. What primer did you use ? It looks different than the normal olive green.
Did you rivet the BOM mount to the wing or use nuts and bolts? I have a BOM for my Zenith 601 and I’m debating on riveting the mount to a wing rib or cutting an access panel in the wing and mounting it on the panel
Did you resolve the problem??
Yes, the issue is resolved. I shipped it back to GRT. They found a solder, internally, that came loose. Under warranty, so no charge.
Sir which engine use this plane
Viking 130. It is a Honda fit engine.
Did you studied aerospace engineering
😀 I did not… just an enthusiast
Cool
Two things come to mind 🤓 1st, it will be difficult to top off , without spilling . 2nd , the effort to flip the can 180 degrees, will eventually create more back issues, as well as the likelyhood of messing up and dropping the full jug on the wing. 😮 After adding 5625 gallons so far to my cruzer ( that is 33,750# or 16.875 tons) I think I can safely comment it is better , and safer to use a 5 gallon "SureCan" With a 2 inch foam wing pad. The sure can you can rest on the pad, put nozzle in tank, squeeze as much full in as you need to top off. Or if there is plenty of room, just put a clamp on handle and relax while it empties.
Actually, when the fuel reach’s full in the plane, the container stops filling. I thought it might be an issue as well. So far, I tip the tank the first 90 degrees and it rest on its side. I just use a soft drawer liner doubled up, but I like your foam idea better. The next 90 degrees I am lifting it up. Already have a fractured vertebra from my younger days… so I am very careful with my back 😀. It doesn’t pour out until the neck (by the filler) is depressed. The weight of the container depresses the neck naturally once in the port. So I am just there for moral support while it’s filling. It fills really fast, too. With that being said.. I am not sure I will ever fill my Cruzer up as much as you have, for the rest of my life 😂
@@mhilderbrand7693 lol😉🤪 Be careful. Save that back for when ya get old 👨🦳
Who is the manufacturer of those containers and where did you buy? The nozzle looks pretty convenient and seems to work well.
Tuff Jug utility container. Amazon
I am always suspicious of the octane rating from gas stations. Ive heard you can get 2-3 gallons of whatever octane was pumped before. Have you ever had any issues?
No issues yet! Let's keep it that way!
I do like that nozzle on your Jerry can
The nozzle is awesome! High flow rate, too!
If putting fuel in your experimental aircraft is amazing to you? I pass on the co-pilot seat sorry.
So there's no sensor in the tanks? Does it just go on what you set then deduct usage from a flow meter?
There are sensors in the tank. In most aircraft, the tank sensors are an approximation, at best. I do have a flow meter which is extremely accurate once calibrated.
How do you buy these things
Lol!!! lots of MONEY!!
I love these types of videos. I hope you make more of them.
More to come!
Honda Fit engine. Wow. Creative.
Great video
Thanks!
I bought a ONEWHEEL , thinking it would be perfect. Two broken ribs and sprained ankle, cracked helmet... sold it. Too dangerous . With my many travels , uber or courtesy cars, seem to have me covered. In my opinion, bring a cool passenger and grab a car . 😎🚙
You should have sent me videos of you wiping out, and you could have been in this one 😀! Hope your back in the air!
As opposed to a swimming plane?
Exactly... LOL
As opposed to...a running airplane???
or swimming... Yes! LOL
@@mhilderbrand7693 🤣🤣👍🏽
No don't do it.
Pretty sure that airplane wasn’t flying ….
It is now. This appears to be the last thing he was doing to it.
Very cool! Great color too. Only thought is that you’d want to do the panels from back to front so if there’s any overlap the air can’t grab it and rip it up.
Yes, this is true. However, there is a lip on the leading edge skin which should mostly shield any air from grabbing the aft panel. The reason I did not do this, is because I don’t plan to wrap much of the aft wing. It will be polished with random vinyl splatter designs. Great comment!
I'd be a little freaked out if that wrap came off in the air and then got caught in the controls.
Well... if I go down, at least it will be an easy clean up :)
i know ill never wrap an airplane a single day in my life but hey, couldnt hurt to know right?
Are there planes that don't fly?
I second this question!
If we answer this question we may end up with a “self inflicted gunshot wound”.
Yes. :)
Well hell, that stuff is like SUPER MONOCOAT. EXCELLENT
Yep! Reminds me of my R/C days!
Cool man. Cedar Key is one of my favorite places in Florida. Love that paint!
Thanks! Cedar Key is cool!
I recognize some of these views! Great flight! Thanks for sharing
😀 Yep, wasn’t long ago you and Roger was flying the same area. Great plane!
I’d guess 6.5k over Cedar Key airport. Looked like a beautiful smooth day for flying! Nice visibility with very little haze.
Yes, not a bump in the sky! 5,500 ft. 😀
@@mhilderbrand7693 I was debating between 5.5 and 6.5 but it looked like you were heading west so I guessed the even altitude. I chose poorly. Lol
Glad to see you out putting hours on it! Have fun!
I guess you didn't land at any of those airports?
Did not land at the airports that day. Just wasn’t feeling it… There are days I go airport hopping, doing T&Gs at each airport, which is fun as well. There is so much traffic around here, practicing approaches and T&Gs, sometimes it is more peaceful to fly high by yourself 😀
Looks like 6500'
5,500 ft 😀
@@mhilderbrand7693 Yeah, that was just a guess. Later I paused the vid and read your panel.
How do you like the BOM? I think that is what it is called
The BOM has worked wonderful. I use it in the background on my iPad. One figure sweep from right to left, will open the EFIS screen. The ads-b in info shows up on my iPad, and works great.
Color scheme looks really great!
Thanks!
I'd worry about it sliding forward and jamming into one of the rudder pedals. Trying to maintain straight-and-uncoordinated while yanking on it would be rough, and you couldn't land until the issue was fixed.
I looked at that, briefly. Not a factor. The camera angles can be deceiving, but the handle bars would hit the instrument panel first… I would never let that be a potential. I worked too hard on the instrument panel 😀.
That's wild for sure! You definitely get extra credit for high visibility. You might qualify for an exemption for ADSB with that scheme. Lol.
That’s funny! ATC made a comment today about the high visibility of the paint scheme.
Please keep the videos going. I'm taking notes. I have an aluminum glider and I want to wrap it too. I am very keen to learn about balancing the ailerons (if you intend to wrap them).
I will keep them coming! I have a few waiting to be edited 😀
Love your Millenium Falcon shirt; the ultimate STOL craft! :-)
Will the wrap protect the surfaces from corrosion like paint would? I guess if its clean when installed it should?
From what I have seen so far, it is looking good underneath. I did a test piece a year and half ago, during the build, and when I pulled it off, it looked just like it did before placing it on. Cleaned really well before installing.
Nice job. Maybe drill the holes first then use a hole finder to exactly locate and drill the top cowling rivet holes on the rear hinge instead of blind drilling with measurements.
Love that borescope. I need one badly with about 20 ICE;s to maintain on this little farm. Cylinder 3 was the only one that as you said had some light scuff on the walls. Some carbon deposits falling from the valve area could have caused it. A compression check on 3 and if you have no smoke and minimal blowby you should be fine assuming the engine runs well.
The cylinder walls still have the honing cross hatch patterns….your piston rings may not even be broken in yet…
Very impressive how clear the videos are. I have no expertise in these matters but have to say I’m sure an expert would have no trouble telling you if you’re good or not internally from those pictures.
Thanks 👍
For comparison. I took a square foot of aluminum sheet, prepped it and weighed it. 7.2 oz. Then I had it painted with 2 coats of PPG primer and 2 coats of PPG single stage epoxy paint and it now weighed 7.5 oz. So "about" .3 oz/sq.ft. for paint.
Thanks for the comment! Good stuff!
A quick calculation for the premium vivid works out to .9_oz/_ft^2. The wing area of the Cruzer is 147_Ft^2, results in 8.27_lbs for the wing area, (basically as viewed from the top) so 16.5_lbs for both top and bottom….
Wonder if that would work out to about 30lbs total for the whole plane, after subtracting all the window and door areas. I'd love to see someone paint a 1sqft panel of aluminum, weigh it against a wrapped 1sqft panel.
Yeah.. little heavier than I first thought. Maybe equivalent to paint?
Doing some searches I’m finding some RV aircraft weighing in anywhere from 25 to 34, even seeing some claims of less…..like 8 to 16 lbs….for comparison, the weight of the paint on a Cessna 172 is in the area of 22_lbs
@@jefish see my reply above.