Whoa! Close Call! What Do You Think Happened? Ultralight & Sport Pilot Training 101 C236
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- Опубликовано: 23 апр 2024
- Courtney discusses a widely-seen viral video and turns it around into learning tool to help you avoid similar outcome when doing your flight planning.
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Note: A LEGAL ultralight is limited to 1 seat and requires no pilot certificate to fly. A 2-seat "ultralight" is, in fact, a Light Sport Airplane and requires a pilot certificate to fly. There is no such thing as a "legal 2-seat ultralight."
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What The Heck is going on Here?
Hi, I'm Courtney.
I'm sure many of you have seen this video on social media many times, but what really happened here?
I want to talk about this for a bit so all of us can learn to avoid this from happening to us!
I will disclose what really happened at the end of this video.
My understanding is this occurred on a hot day, so typically, being overweight, a high density altitude or taking off with a tail wind are the three most common causes for failing to get airborne In this type of situation.
Other possibilities . . .
Too short of a takeoff roll.
Brakes dragging,
or parking brake still set.
Pilot didn't apply full throttle.
Engine issues,
carb heat on.
Fuel supply issues.
Carb air mix too lean.
Weight and balance incorrect.
Improper takeoff procedure for this taildragger.
The odd part here is the fact, once over water, the airplane started climbing.
What could be the reason for this?
Air is normally cooler over water and this could help climb performance.
Perhaps they finally reached takeoff speed.
Or the pilot finally applied full throttle.
What do YOU think happened here?
This is a good discussion topic for students and experienced pilots, helping us avoid ending up on the internet like the pilot in the video!
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Bye.
Wait!
What really happened in the video?
The pilot left the carb heat on.
Later, realizing his mistake, he turned it off.
I've no reason to doubt the witness who came forward with this.
It's a reasonable possibility.
I'll see you later, Bye!
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Did I forget anything?
Nope you did a good job explaining it you didn't leave nothing out.
Scary! Glad he resolved the issue and was able to climb safely after threading that needle.
Me, too.
GOOD LESSON IN BASIC FLYING 101
Thank you.
Nope you did a good job explaining it :)
Thank you.
Wow! Great video Courtney. You were very very thorough. I bet the pilot didnt do a pre take off safety brief for abort point on takeoff roll. The runway surface was the only other thing I could think of. Was it overly soft? Uphill? Which is related to tyre pressure as well. Too flat will cause drag. One of the best debrief videos Ive seen
Thank you. Debrief, that's the right name for it. Thank you.
Sounds like you covered all the bases here. My gut feeling just watching this, as a taildragger pilot myself, is that it was high, hot, and he was trying to pull it off the ground before it was ready to fly. I see at the end of the video you say the pilot claimed he left carb heat on. Could have been a contributing factor also. The one time this happened to me in a C-150 in Bakersfield, CA it was hot, and the mixture was not adusted correctly. I later found out that you have to aggressively lean this particular 150 and I had not done that. My takeoff looked very similar to this pilot's takeoff except for me it was a chain link fence and TV antennas over the houses. Once I got over a near by lake I was able to circle above it and gain altitude. Flew that plane home and never rented it again! BTW, I really enjoy your videos as it helps me practice my ASL.
Thank you, I'm glad you cleared that fence! :)
High, Hot & tailwind
Bugger that! I bet he flew the rest of the trip with brown pants 🤣
Yep.
Thank you for showing us how to stay safer! I have a quick question: I've heard that electric ultralights (in general) are safer - are there any electric ultralights that you've flown/recommend? I saw the Aerolite EV, but their website states that the battery only lasts 10 minutes (which is a bit ridiculous given its price tag). Thank you!
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make sure the battery pack is located in the CG and has a bombay door so you can drop the flaming pack
I've not flown an electric yet. I hope to, soon. That 10 minutes seems off. I'd say they're safer in the way that there are fewer things that could go wrong compared to an internal combustion engine. My hangar neighbor has an electric glider and he's never had an issue.
@@CourtneyTakesFlight i have been doing ev for 15 years, tons that goes wrong, total shut down is common, fire is a risk