First Attempt to Fly Sportsman Aerobatic Sequence - Didn’t Score a Zero!

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  • Опубликовано: 4 дек 2024

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  • @josefmrtka6431
    @josefmrtka6431 3 года назад +6

    When I was watching this video I was excited as I flew it myself. Good job in pilot training and still excelent film making.

  • @stevenpittman15
    @stevenpittman15 3 года назад +1

    YeeeeHawww! Love it guys!!
    You are great! Brings lots of memories back. I did lots of aerobatics with my dad
    F. Don Pittman, Sapulpa , Oklahoma.
    One of his first aerobatic planes was
    The Pitts Special N11J. He bought “Joys Toy” from Joyce Case in 1962 and went the AAA Aerobatic Championships and won 1st place.
    He went on to also be a TWA captain. You guys are the greatest! Keep it up!!

  • @HIllCarver
    @HIllCarver 3 года назад +5

    Steve, HUGE fan here.
    Flying a sequence like that is super awesome. Congrats!
    Excited for the next rv update.
    Keep it up man. Wish i could shake your hand.

  • @JustPlaneSilly
    @JustPlaneSilly 3 года назад +16

    I was fortunate enough to get to fly the extra 300 over the summer. I'm going back this summer to do a full air show simulation with those guys again. This looks like A blast

    • @GunganWorks
      @GunganWorks 3 года назад +4

      Dude! You and Spencer Suderman would have an unbelievably funny airshow act!

    • @JustPlaneSilly
      @JustPlaneSilly 3 года назад +7

      @@GunganWorks Thanks for watching that. he is going to come to Dallas in a couple of months and show me all the things we should be doing and are normally rated aircraft staying within the envelope but getting out of our comfort zone. He and I have a lot in the works

    • @martijn9568
      @martijn9568 3 года назад +1

      @@JustPlaneSilly That sounds interesting.

    • @FlyChuckyFly
      @FlyChuckyFly 3 года назад

      @@JustPlaneSilly Would love to see that!

  • @studiomacfilms
    @studiomacfilms 3 года назад +3

    Nice work Steve and Luke. You did a nice job on the sequence. This series has been great for spreading the aerobatic love. I love Luke’s parting words...”only one problem...the real aerobatic box is half that size.” Spoken like a true acro pilot.

  • @EJWash57
    @EJWash57 3 года назад +5

    "AEROBATICS AND ENDLESS MEAT!" Yeah. That's gonna make a nice hanger sign. Congrats on flying the entire Sportsman Sequence. Definitely NOT a zero. And man, do I LOVE hearing that engine start up.

  • @TheDude818
    @TheDude818 3 года назад +1

    I've done aerobatics flights in the 300 & 330XL... These planes are SO FUN!

  • @jonathanirons231
    @jonathanirons231 3 года назад +15

    Holy - and I can't stress this enough - shit. The concentration in your face! Well done man. Congratulations.

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад +8

      Thanks, yeah - the pressure was real.

  • @LukePennerAerobatics
    @LukePennerAerobatics 3 года назад +8

    Steve ! I was SO impressed with not only your flying during this series but your attitude and open mindedness to getting out of your comfort zone and learning something totally new. Can't WAIT to get you to an IAC aerobatic contest ! 🙃👊🏻 You're going to crush it

    • @Mattkb9
      @Mattkb9 3 года назад +1

      Luke! You seem like a great instructor. This series was so awesome! Cool to see you and Hannah in the comments.

  • @twest344
    @twest344 3 года назад +2

    12:54 In R/C planes, we can cheat with "dual rates". With a switch set in one position, the control surfaces are limited to a certain amount of throw, but that throw is evenly distributed throughout the full range of stick input (called 'low rates'). Then you can flick the switch to another position, and have "high rates", where the full control surface throw is available. I always thought that if you had a 'fly by wire' system, you could easily program dual rates into a full-size competition plane.

  • @scenicskies3848
    @scenicskies3848 3 года назад +1

    This episode is by far one of my top favorite FlightChops videos. I could definitely feel the intensity as you executed the sequence. Awesome job Steve and congratulations!

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад

      Thanks - So glad you enjoyed it!

  • @littlerougue
    @littlerougue 3 года назад +3

    these a great series of videos, don't loose track of Hannah I bet she will do big things in the future

  • @nickb193
    @nickb193 3 года назад +5

    Another great video! Can't wait to see how the RV is coming along! Keep up the great work!

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад +4

      Awesome thanks! Next build vlog is coming out in about a week.

  • @blue123111
    @blue123111 3 года назад +2

    Did my license at Harvs, store my 50 across the road at aceoair.
    Love seeing content from home.
    Love the channel bro.👊

  • @GaryLaaks1
    @GaryLaaks1 3 года назад +4

    Really realy love this channel. Well done to all of you.

  • @bsinger339
    @bsinger339 3 года назад +2

    That was so awesome. Well done sir!!

  • @rktshop
    @rktshop 3 года назад +3

    Too Awesome!!! Much love for FlightChops!

  • @markthibault8579
    @markthibault8579 3 года назад +2

    Well done, man! I'm also liking the rudder-mounted camera as it's cool to see how much dancing is done on the pedals in the landing sequences.

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад +1

      Yeah - it's a lot of dancing on landing for sure, but not as much as the bigger warbirds :)

    • @Stepclimb
      @Stepclimb 3 года назад

      Nice video.
      I also was curious about this particular mount.
      Normally, flight controls are carefully balanced to avoid aeroelastic flutter.
      What sort of analysis was done to evaluate this location of mass and drag forward of the rudder hinge line?

  • @monacosfranz4202
    @monacosfranz4202 3 года назад +1

    I really enjoyed this series Steve. Like has so much positive energy it’s loads of fun watching him teach you guys.
    Great stuff. Thanks for sharing

  • @brandencroy6416
    @brandencroy6416 3 года назад +2

    Fun to watch

  • @SmittySmithsonite
    @SmittySmithsonite 3 года назад +2

    Nice work, Steve!! We appreciate all your hard work in getting all these multiple stories stitched together perfectly, too. Great series of vids!! I'm in love with that Extra, lol.
    I was laughing at the VSI during your routine: Maxes out clockwise and stays there ... then whips counterclockwise and maxes out there and stays, LOL! That gauge was pretty much useless during the routine. Was funny to watch! I can only imagine the sensations of all of that. As a passenger I'd have to work my way up to that, hahaha! THANKS for sharing all of this, Steve! This was great!!

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад +2

      Good observation regarding the VSI :)

    • @SmittySmithsonite
      @SmittySmithsonite 3 года назад +2

      @@FlightChops - Thanks! I re-watched the routine with my face inches from my screen, watching the instruments. :)

  • @MelanieMoxon
    @MelanieMoxon 3 года назад +2

    Bit late to watching...again. But I'll still add my £0.02p worth to the comments. Wow, just wow, first attempt with no zeros is pretty impressive.
    This has been an excellent series and has been a major morale booster for me as under our lockdown rules I'm not even allowed to fly solo to maintain currency so being able to detach from this reality and immerse myself in yours for a time has been fantastic...please keep it up.
    Thanks, Mel xx

  • @CJThePilot
    @CJThePilot 3 года назад +8

    Huge well done to you! You really can see just how hard you're having to work throughout the sequence. You were grabbing at your headset mic to regain composure. Very interesting to hear how your selection of ground reference assists so much with this and therefore is almost as important as your ability to fly the sequence itself. I'm a recently passed UK PPL so I have a long way to go before anything like this! The best thing I've managed to do so far is film a fairly benign flight in a Socata TB10. This is another level. I think you did a fantastic job. Well done 👍

    • @kelvin0mql
      @kelvin0mql 3 года назад +1

      In addition to the chin strap, that mic might need a couple strips of medical don't-pull-the-IV-out tape.

    • @CJThePilot
      @CJThePilot 3 года назад

      Yes and a few nails would do it too haha!!

  • @ChippyOutdoors
    @ChippyOutdoors 3 года назад +2

    Thats awesome! Love the videos and training around place of residence is even cooler!

  • @markhayes100
    @markhayes100 3 года назад +6

    You know you’re a big shot when they put your name on the plane! 😃

  • @goodboid
    @goodboid 3 года назад +1

    What a lovely coach!

  • @ProbableCause-DanGryder
    @ProbableCause-DanGryder 3 года назад +1

    Great video!

  • @kendall6030
    @kendall6030 3 года назад +1

    Very cool. Congratulations FlightChops!

  • @djw621
    @djw621 3 года назад +3

    Some of your facial expressions in the heavier Gs are classic! Frame those...lookin' gangster!

  • @hofadry1073
    @hofadry1073 3 года назад +41

    Are you almost ready to fly a spitfire? Also where would you find one that you could fly? Im really looking forward to that/those videos.

    • @ReNewReViews1
      @ReNewReViews1 3 года назад +2

      He could come to England for it and go to the boultbee flight academy very costly though at £80,000

    • @SmittySmithsonite
      @SmittySmithsonite 3 года назад

      @@ReNewReViews1 OUCH!!!

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад +14

      Working toward Spitfire training, yes. The Pandemic slowed down those plans... but meantime I am building hours in the T6 / Harvard so that I am ready when I face the Spitfire!

    • @hofadry1073
      @hofadry1073 3 года назад +1

      @@FlightChops thats really cool. Thanks for responding. Is there any other warbird that you might fly after that?

    • @titaneden7825
      @titaneden7825 3 года назад

      i know Im quite randomly asking but does anyone know a good place to watch new tv shows online ?

  • @andrewmieloch2822
    @andrewmieloch2822 3 года назад +1

    awesome job! Makes me miss flying aerobatics

  • @kevinwells4986
    @kevinwells4986 3 года назад +1

    Absolutely cool, and the life I wanted to live. But I did get to fly, so I can't cry too much. Very good job FC!

  • @Greg1976NZ
    @Greg1976NZ 3 года назад +2

    Sportsman in an Extra 300.
    Great work Steve.
    Just got a ipad mini.
    So stepping forward with tech.
    Prob going to run ozrunways.
    Plus got cloudahoy going phone and ipad. Looking forward to using this tool more. Used for a long cross country last weekend.
    Stopped in NZVL for a DH 100th fly in. Went for a flight as pax in a DH Dragonfly!.
    Got home looked at the flights on cloudahoy. Great app.

  • @travisliebenberg9545
    @travisliebenberg9545 3 года назад +2

    Incredible stuff, just sitting watching it makes my heart race. I think you are convincing many people to do Aero!!!

  • @projekt6_official
    @projekt6_official 3 года назад +1

    Well done, Steve!

  • @Mrsournotes
    @Mrsournotes 3 года назад +1

    Nicely done Steve! I’m very impressed. I gotta stop up and visit Harv’s Air one day since I reside in “South Manitoba” otherwise known as North Dakota (doesn’t sound as cold that way).

  • @jimjimjam6078
    @jimjimjam6078 3 года назад +1

    wow that looks like a lot of fun

  • @danielmoss2394
    @danielmoss2394 3 года назад +2

    Fantastic Steve. We all live vicariously through you. That was tiring!

  • @Chrizzletrizz
    @Chrizzletrizz 3 года назад +1

    Congratulation! Glad you took us with you, it was awesome and inspiring :-)

    • @Chrizzletrizz
      @Chrizzletrizz 3 года назад

      PS ... as a paraglider pilot, I would love to suggest to you to learn to freeflight, not least paragliding (flying without being in a cockpit :-D )

  • @hpijeep
    @hpijeep 3 года назад +1

    holy moly! fantastic! I'm happy for you, very happy it's not me trying those maneuvers.

  • @mike321go
    @mike321go 3 года назад +4

    that was intense

  • @bruschi8148
    @bruschi8148 3 года назад +1

    Awesome Steve!!!

  • @chrisbowpiloto
    @chrisbowpiloto 3 года назад +3

    I am no aerobatic pilot, so I won't begin to grade that. What I will say is that I am super impressed with the confidence that you show in flying that airplane. You fly it very well, especially provided how little you have flown it!

  • @bruceharper8149
    @bruceharper8149 3 года назад +1

    Just awesome Steve, thank you.

  • @orenkatzen5697
    @orenkatzen5697 3 года назад +2

    Good job, Chops!

  • @ranh71
    @ranh71 3 года назад +1

    Awesome Steve!! Congrats, don't think I could handle the G'ss.

  • @lockirocu
    @lockirocu 3 года назад +2

    Well done

  • @MyWTFName
    @MyWTFName 3 года назад +1

    Loved this series - great job.

  • @durrellhorst22
    @durrellhorst22 3 года назад +1

    Very nice Steve ! And Luke , you’re an awesome instructor . Someday maybe I’ll have the honour to fly with you .

  • @Timbo428CJ
    @Timbo428CJ 3 года назад +8

    Nailed it on the first attempt, how cool is that ?
    Totally awesome Steve, well done you lucky dog !
    How's the RV progressing?

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад +12

      I don’t know that I “nailed it” :). But I got through it with out major errors. The RV-14 is coming along well - new build vlog coming in a week or so.

  • @johnfransen9417
    @johnfransen9417 3 года назад

    Awesome air work and great video. I always enjoy watching your videos.

  • @tomcioklo5871
    @tomcioklo5871 3 года назад +1

    Great job Steve, now that was a hell of a ride and you even managed to keep your mic "sharp". Congrats !

  • @SirGranular
    @SirGranular 3 года назад +1

    That was a lot of fun to ride along. I think I might see if I can find an extra 300 experience flight. Looked real slick to the uninitiated. Cheers.

  • @GustavoRodrigues
    @GustavoRodrigues 3 года назад +1

    Nothing like a brazilian churrascaria to keep the spirits high!

  • @bj.roberts6410
    @bj.roberts6410 3 года назад +2

    That was fantastic what a great job... to see where you have come from to do such a great job.wow great job.... as a fellow drummer timing is everything and you hit it..... this has been a great group of fantastic videos with great pilots. I even got my RC group checking you out with the 300 as a lot of guys are interested in the competition aspect... yes we do have RC competition in acrobatics...

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад +2

      Thank you very much!
      Please accept this Drummer Fist Bump! :)

  • @deanmiles3505
    @deanmiles3505 3 года назад +1

    Nice one!

  • @AscanioVitale
    @AscanioVitale 3 года назад +1

    Fantastic execution, Steve!!

  • @KoMaksAdventures
    @KoMaksAdventures 3 года назад +1

    Well done Steve!

  • @alexpraveen6591
    @alexpraveen6591 3 года назад +2

    I kinda remember the first time I did the sportsman sequence , u definitely did much better than me !! Love the footage as always 👌🏻🤙🏻

  • @EastTNflyer
    @EastTNflyer 3 года назад +1

    Very nice!!.. Well done!!

  • @JimmyTidmore
    @JimmyTidmore 3 года назад +2

    Good job, man!

  • @hofadry1073
    @hofadry1073 3 года назад +1

    well done on your no zeros as well.

  • @SuperAero
    @SuperAero 3 года назад

    Nice! That was really fun! Love the epic send into the box!

  • @StevenBakhtiari
    @StevenBakhtiari 3 года назад +10

    Endless meat... great way to end any day, especially an aerobatics day! Great vid, Steve!

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад +2

      Hey awesome - thanks for watching to the end :)

    • @MichaelSteeves
      @MichaelSteeves 3 года назад

      I've been to a similar restaurant in Nairobi, Kenya appropriately called "The Carnivore". At the time we had such things as Ostrich, Crocodile and Zebra as well as normal meat!

  • @pdawdy
    @pdawdy 3 года назад

    That was super fun. Congrats.

  • @flywithhan
    @flywithhan 3 года назад +4

    Steve we've gotta get you out to a comp. That was a class act sequence!

  • @hectorherbert6585
    @hectorherbert6585 3 года назад

    I came up with a all around integrated light HD cam system for my plane..it"s too cool to be able to observe your plane flying from the cockpit...!!!

  • @mikercflyer7383
    @mikercflyer7383 3 года назад +1

    Awesome video next event in Sun n Fun?

  • @NathanielSalzman
    @NathanielSalzman 3 года назад +2

    Steve you mentioned at one point in this series that you had to take steps to prevent motion sickness. Could you say more about that? I struggled with it in my discovery flight and I’ve been a little worried about it. How much have you struggled with it and what do you do to manage it? Thanks! Loving this series. Such great stuff.

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад

      I’ve been lucky to not have an issue with motion sickness for the most part. That said, in the previous training with Luke in the Pitts S2B a few years ago, I got as close as I ever have to getting sick. I find the main cause is if you’re not in control for too long while the other pilot / instructor is demonstrating manoeuvres. So the key is to be in control as much as able so your brain is more connected to the cause of the sensations. It is interesting to note that Bob Hoover had major issues with motion sickness in his early days... and then we went on to arguably be the greatest pilot that ever lived - highly recommend his book “forever flying”!

    • @NathanielSalzman
      @NathanielSalzman 3 года назад

      @@FlightChops Thanks Steve! If Bob Hoover struggled with this than I'm in very good company. I second your recommendation for Forever Flying and I'll also recommend that everyone read Yeager (Chuck Yeager's autobiography) as a double feature. The two of them were joined at the hip at Edwards in those amazing pre-NASA days and the two books give a really interesting crossover perspective.

  • @kendokaaa
    @kendokaaa 3 года назад

    Man that looks fun

  • @michaelalphin
    @michaelalphin 3 года назад +1

    Damn now i see why you were so ready for that lunch! haha looks amazing. Awesome video too i would love an opportunity like this!

  • @LIamaLlama554
    @LIamaLlama554 3 года назад +31

    If this isn’t “Keeping your flight chops sharp”, I don’t know what is!

  • @danielbasovitch5087
    @danielbasovitch5087 3 года назад +2

    This was a great video of you and your SKILLS, yes it's been 2 years BUT well worth the publication. In the sportsman sequence, are check pilots or passengers allowed to be with you or was this JUST for the video?

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад +1

      I think you can have a safety pilot for competitions, they just aren't allowed to do or say anything unless it is a safety issue (Luke can confirm)

  • @goatflieg
    @goatflieg 3 года назад +6

    Awesome. That headset mic needs a higher G tolerance... that must have been driving you crazy. Ahh... I remember the days of endless meat... !

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад +2

      Haha - yeah. I think that the mic boom can be tightened more... will have to look into that.

  • @paulcarstens2601
    @paulcarstens2601 3 года назад +2

    Well Done Steve. Will you do aerobatics in your RV 14?

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад +2

      Hell yes! :). maybe not as violent as in the Extra though :)

  • @ryan0io
    @ryan0io 3 года назад

    As someone who is familiar with model precision aerobatics (rc aircraft), this was cool to see full size. I flew intermediate / advanced in local competitions and judged f3a. Even almost 15 years later the aresti all makes sense. Never seen it full size though. I do miss the air based RC stuff. But that is the government killing the hobby and making it accessible for only professional drone pilots.

  • @NEPExperimental
    @NEPExperimental 3 года назад +1

    What was that music when you completed the sequence? It was the perfect choice.

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад +1

      Thanks! I have to look, but it was licensed from epidemic sound

  • @brianpetrow7218
    @brianpetrow7218 3 года назад +3

    Very cool. Just got beat down on instr. last night so this was a welcome fun anxiety...haha
    Love the meat parade! Toro? :)

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад +2

      I can’t remember the name of the place - but it was awesome food.

    • @markthibault8579
      @markthibault8579 3 года назад +1

      Looks like Carnaval Brazillian BBQ. Love that style of BBQ. So good.

    • @jamescalkins8803
      @jamescalkins8803 3 года назад +1

      @@FlightChops Was it Fogo de Chão? Great film and edit, Steve. I'm dipping my toe into the Extra used market and have enjoyed watching your videos on your training.

  • @martindoersch
    @martindoersch 3 года назад +2

    :-)
    Love it!

  • @scotte2815
    @scotte2815 3 года назад

    "Drinking from the firehose"
    Just watched your video of cross country in a Stearman (Steerman?) with no electronics, no compass.
    You keep this up and you'll be a pilot someday LOL

  • @malcolmellis9654
    @malcolmellis9654 3 года назад

    something to do with my RC plane...learn this sequence n get it as tight as you did...that was great..

  • @jwschrag
    @jwschrag 3 года назад

    Soooooo COOL!

  • @lescarneiro
    @lescarneiro 3 года назад

    Uuhhh Brazilian BBQ, that's nice!

  • @hofadry1073
    @hofadry1073 3 года назад +1

    @Träy hello

  • @jameskirklandiv7387
    @jameskirklandiv7387 3 года назад

    Badass

  • @geddon436
    @geddon436 3 года назад

    how much is hour of flight time for extra 300?

  • @TheAvGeek-kl3zf
    @TheAvGeek-kl3zf 3 года назад

    Take off distance & engine performance on wet and dry days.
    Could anybody explain above in detail? I am unable to find proper explanation in internet. 🇮🇳

  • @GiuseppeSRedSky
    @GiuseppeSRedSky 3 года назад +1

    I have a lot on envy for you :)

  • @tray3989
    @tray3989 3 года назад +1

    hello :)

  • @elmacko4709
    @elmacko4709 3 года назад +1

    aerobatics and endless meat, who can ask for more? As long as there is proper bacon and really good steak: P

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  3 года назад

      Thanks for watching to the end :)

    • @elmacko4709
      @elmacko4709 3 года назад

      @@FlightChops always do :P

  • @GiuseppeSRedSky
    @GiuseppeSRedSky 3 года назад +1

    ... and yes... I guess I've been the first to comment ✈❤🔝🎉

  • @flyifri
    @flyifri 3 года назад

    Grasping at straws in a world that's dying is just another re run. So what else is new for 2021.?

  • @endwood
    @endwood 3 года назад

    Better fix screwing around with yr mic!

  • @13CDallas
    @13CDallas 3 года назад

    Poor Canadians. Enjoy that airplane tax mrs truedoe is going to throw at you to feed the marxist machine. Enjoyed your routine, your instructor seemed like a squared away guy; his talk ons were really good

  • @AirstripBum
    @AirstripBum Год назад

    I'm curious about the parachutes. How often are they checked? (Not that I'd ever want to have to use one. LOL)

    • @FlightChops
      @FlightChops  Год назад +1

      Yes, they have to be repacked / certified every 18 months or so
      (I have to confirm the exact details on that)