Thank you for sharing the video. In the US, FAA stipulates that stall training should be done minimally at 1500 ft +. As a CFI, I usually do it at 4,000 feet plus. If weather does not allow it, do it on a different day. Altitude is of paramount importance for safety
It´s the same here. Haven´t watched the video since I made it, but I think there is a prolonged stall test that starts higher than 1500 ft and then is interrupted too late at 800 ft or something. If that´s the one, sure, should have been stopped at 1500 ft. As a side note, can be hard to judge height by eyes only, you´´ll get better by time, but when there´s focus on other things like balancing the plane you may notice you´re below minimum too late.
Hej till Sverige! Jag har tittat på några av dina fina videor. Jag letar för närvarande efter ett nytt mikroljusflygplan. Du verkar ha flugit flera olika modeller. För närvarande vacklar jag fortfarande lite om vilken jag ska välja. När du jämför Fk14 och WT9, vilket tycker du är det bättre flygplanet totalt sett när det gäller value4money?
I can´t say which is best bang for buck, but I guess WT9 was a bit more expensive. I didn´t own these planes, just flew them. WT9 is considered more robust although FK14 has been praised for being very well built too. It´s more a feeling inside the cockpit and that WT9 lacks fabric on surfaces. I think the FK14 they´re offering today is the more interesting option with shortened wings and option for constant speed, like a mini fixed gear Blackwing. You have superior view, almost 360, from the FK14, and it´s by far the nicest plane to land of all I´ve flown, at least in nice weather with up to 10 kt crosswind. I think because of design of the fin it´s more stable in yaw at lower landing speeds. Wing is a bit more optimised for speed, so it doesn´t have the same superior low speed handling or strong crosswind capability as the WT9. Try to sit in them, WT9 is more deep and angled back, while in the FK14 you sit more upright like in a Eurostar or Blackwing. You´ll get used to both. Can´t speak of the new short wing, but WT9 had better roll rate, think 6 sek vs 7 sek. WT9 is probably the safest of them aerodynamically with better glide ratio 1:14 vs 1:10, but you don´t necassarily feel this since FK14 is so slippery when it comes to losing speed. When you get slow it will sink through more easily if you have cut the throttle, and FK14 could also have a nasty stall tendency just before touchdown if you used more than flaps 1 in "stronger crosswind", something like +12 kt. It´s mentioned in the POH, but you have to dig to find it. I know some WT9 POH´s says the same, but I could land our SE-VPL in 20 kt crosswind using any stage of flaps, no problem.
Thank you for sharing the video. In the US, FAA stipulates that stall training should be done minimally at 1500 ft +. As a CFI, I usually do it at 4,000 feet plus. If weather does not allow it, do it on a different day. Altitude is of paramount importance for safety
It´s the same here. Haven´t watched the video since I made it, but I think there is a prolonged stall test that starts higher than 1500 ft and then is interrupted too late at 800 ft or something. If that´s the one, sure, should have been stopped at 1500 ft. As a side note, can be hard to judge height by eyes only, you´´ll get better by time, but when there´s focus on other things like balancing the plane you may notice you´re below minimum too late.
Hej till Sverige! Jag har tittat på några av dina fina videor. Jag letar för närvarande efter ett nytt mikroljusflygplan. Du verkar ha flugit flera olika modeller. För närvarande vacklar jag fortfarande lite om vilken jag ska välja. När du jämför Fk14 och WT9, vilket tycker du är det bättre flygplanet totalt sett när det gäller value4money?
I can´t say which is best bang for buck, but I guess WT9 was a bit more expensive. I didn´t own these planes, just flew them. WT9 is considered more robust although FK14 has been praised for being very well built too. It´s more a feeling inside the cockpit and that WT9 lacks fabric on surfaces. I think the FK14 they´re offering today is the more interesting option with shortened wings and option for constant speed, like a mini fixed gear Blackwing. You have superior view, almost 360, from the FK14, and it´s by far the nicest plane to land of all I´ve flown, at least in nice weather with up to 10 kt crosswind. I think because of design of the fin it´s more stable in yaw at lower landing speeds. Wing is a bit more optimised for speed, so it doesn´t have the same superior low speed handling or strong crosswind capability as the WT9. Try to sit in them, WT9 is more deep and angled back, while in the FK14 you sit more upright like in a Eurostar or Blackwing. You´ll get used to both. Can´t speak of the new short wing, but WT9 had better roll rate, think 6 sek vs 7 sek. WT9 is probably the safest of them aerodynamically with better glide ratio 1:14 vs 1:10, but you don´t necassarily feel this since FK14 is so slippery when it comes to losing speed. When you get slow it will sink through more easily if you have cut the throttle, and FK14 could also have a nasty stall tendency just before touchdown if you used more than flaps 1 in "stronger crosswind", something like +12 kt. It´s mentioned in the POH, but you have to dig to find it. I know some WT9 POH´s says the same, but I could land our SE-VPL in 20 kt crosswind using any stage of flaps, no problem.