I don't know how you managed to show us how you made all the modifications to the most epic STOL CubCrafters Cub in 20 minutes. I hope this stunt inspires the next generation of pilots to get involved in aviation. I'll be buying more merch to support more kids getting into aviation!
Before I get away from the original point, I completely agree that Mike's antics are a FANTASTIC introduction to GA, and the hobby as a whole. That said... Believe me, there's a bunch of people interested, but with the cost of entry during at appetizing $150/hr and rising fast, the pool of people who might realistically consider GA as an attainable hobby is shrinking fast. Add to that an ever shrinking number of municipal airports, decreasing visibility from the general public, and ever increasing regulation by the FAA, and you have a recipe for eventual extinction.
@@prelude2tube Trust me... I *TOTALLY* understand. I got most of my hours back in the day when you could get a really nice plane for $85 with an instructor and you could buy a Cessna 172 in good condition for under $60k. I'm disheartened at how expensive airplanes and 110LL fuel has gotten. And when you spend $100k to get all of your ratings just so you can make less than minimum wage flying cargo at all hours of the night... that's the REAL issue. Entry level flying positions just aren't paying well enough to make it an attractive career.
@@prelude2tube 150 for an hour?! Maaaan, you are still good :)! In Europe, we paid approximately 220 - 280 per hour, just old good steam Cessna 172. It literally makes me cry sometimes, most of the time to be honest.
@@RealRickCox Yeah, man. Apologies for dooming out a bit, there. It just kills me that I justifying GA as a hobby behind difficult, not just because of the cost barrier itself, but because the costs put it in unfavorable competition with other motorsports / hobbies. Here's hoping that something comes along that changes the dynamic a bit, and makes
I’m just getting started and I’m 60. I had kind of been around airplanes all my life but until recently I was. It as serious as I am now. This engineering is amazing.
I want to say what an awesome friend you are to Cletus . I just watched his video of his new plane and how instrumental you where in the whole deal. you the man. I'm really impressed with your kindness and willingness to help out a brother. you are one awesome dude.
I am very impressed with your skills worked as a maintenance technician for 40 years worked around and with a lot of engineers and worked with very few that could do the work only the design.
Someone sent us that clip on a family WhatsApp group. The little plane landing on a helipad. I had no idea it was you who designed and built that little beast. I should have guessed. Who else is that crazy??? 😂 Mike Patey you are the GOAT in what you do sir. Hats off!
I saw that fuel probe and had flashbacks to hunting down a bad probe on an F-111 wing tank almost 30 years ago. I might miss aircraft maintenance more than I thought.
I hope this video inspires the next generation of aeronautical engineers, may be a Mike Patey school of aeronautical engineering should be built in in Spanish Fork Utah.
Give and take everywhere to accomplish the end goal. Overall we stripped out almost 100 lbs of an already VERY light airplane...while adding in everything needed for the event.
You know you have achieved genius level when red bull comes to you to ask for help! Of course for those of us who have followed Mike for a while we know he is beyond genius when it comes to plane building!
What I like most about Mike's shows, even more than the amazing engineering work, is seeing someone highly successful, at the top of his game, making a LOT of money from the look of the shop, and just so happy and enjoying the heck out of what he does. Seeing the joy of doing what he does makes me tune in, plus the gob smacking view of the solutions to tough problems that he comes up with.
After watching at least two years of being subscribed to your channel, I really wish I would have been more interested and attentive in mathematics classes in school. I understand the mechanical aspect but not the engineering side of it. Love all the videos that you put out. Along, with your brother as well.
I've cut weight out of both race cars and aircraft and it always amazes me how much you can get out of them (one oz at a time). You have to look at it as a complete package and be very thorough but the rewards can be spectacular. Great job Mike. Thankyou for sharing.
Just amazing! I will get my pilots license one day! Hopefully sooner than later. I wish I could have you as a mentor or coach that gave me motivation and advice!
So Mike is a Redbull engineer? Or just a Redbull badass! I wonder how long before Horizon Hobby is by to 3D scan this new plane? Did anyone else notice the old Draco parts on the bench? More aviation goodness!
Congratulations on a one of a kind landing , what an awesome build I look forward to every video ,I know you might not be able to say anything yet but I'm hoping for a Draco 2.0 coming soon
So the Tail Number... N456R as a DC3-C used to belong to Jerry Lee Lewis. Thought that was a cool nerdy fact. Mike, I love the channel. I love how you walk us through the steps of a build/modification. I had an Applied Physics teacher with that mentality in high school, and I would not be in the industry I am in without his guidance.
Hey Mike, you probably already considered this but regarding the removable fuel tank, you might have been able to use a dry break coupling for disconnecting the fuel line. Requires no tools and you can break the connection with fuel still in the tank if needed. Radium engineering makes them in AN-6 and -8 sizes. Awesome video as always. Back to work!
@@hunterperformancepros The stock fuel system for a Carbon Cub would use 3/8” (-6) lines and fittings but even if they totally re-plumbed the entire fuel system (which, knowing Mike, he may have), a 1/2” (-8) system would be more than enough. It’s probably more of a weight/availability concern than anything. Dry-breaks would certainly be heavier.
I can't believe my father, the helicopter pilot working for Howard Hughes lied to me when I was only 6 years old. He told me the "H" in the circle stood for "Helipad" which is where we land the helicopter. I'm nearing retirement and now I find out the "H" stands for "Hella Crazy". How the world has changed!
As usual another awesome video with fantastic explanations and presentations of your engineering, functionality, and reasoning for this challenging project. Practicality and safety meets performance. Love it.
I love this. You always look at RedBull's crazy stunts, but never how the equipment is made. I saw the video and just assumed it was a regular Cub bush plane with an upgraded engine. I had no idea you basically made the worlds lightest and highest performing Cub.
Thanks Mike and the rest of the team, so excited to have another video series come out! The Red Bull stunt that was performed really highlights the craftmanship and attension to detail that goes on making aviation safe and fun. You give me motivation to building digital products professionally and encourage my passion for engineering with using CAD and engineering as a hobby. You know the drill, Back to work. 💪
Hey great to see Ron getting on camera as well 😊
I was just about to say the same thing
LOVE ❤️ UAE 🇦🇪 ❤️ LOVE ❤️ DUBAI
More, More, we want more build videos.... I miss this stuff.
Red Bull should raffle this plane and raise money for a good cause! I'm in!
Mike Patey and the Team are the GOATS!!! between this, his house, and business's... geez!
It's been a busy year 😂
@@MikePatey that is when the best of people shine!!
I don't know how you managed to show us how you made all the modifications to the most epic STOL CubCrafters Cub in 20 minutes. I hope this stunt inspires the next generation of pilots to get involved in aviation. I'll be buying more merch to support more kids getting into aviation!
Before I get away from the original point, I completely agree that Mike's antics are a FANTASTIC introduction to GA, and the hobby as a whole. That said...
Believe me, there's a bunch of people interested, but with the cost of entry during at appetizing $150/hr and rising fast, the pool of people who might realistically consider GA as an attainable hobby is shrinking fast. Add to that an ever shrinking number of municipal airports, decreasing visibility from the general public, and ever increasing regulation by the FAA, and you have a recipe for eventual extinction.
@@prelude2tube Trust me... I *TOTALLY* understand. I got most of my hours back in the day when you could get a really nice plane for $85 with an instructor and you could buy a Cessna 172 in good condition for under $60k.
I'm disheartened at how expensive airplanes and 110LL fuel has gotten. And when you spend $100k to get all of your ratings just so you can make less than minimum wage flying cargo at all hours of the night... that's the REAL issue. Entry level flying positions just aren't paying well enough to make it an attractive career.
@@prelude2tube 150 for an hour?! Maaaan, you are still good :)! In Europe, we paid approximately 220 - 280 per hour, just old good steam Cessna 172. It literally makes me cry sometimes, most of the time to be honest.
@@RealRickCox Yeah, man. Apologies for dooming out a bit, there. It just kills me that I justifying GA as a hobby behind difficult, not just because of the cost barrier itself, but because the costs put it in unfavorable competition with other motorsports / hobbies.
Here's hoping that something comes along that changes the dynamic a bit, and makes
@@prelude2tube I like everything FAST. I have a fast car, fast motorcycle and I love flying fast airplanes. Going for my rotorcraft rating this year.
Ron! Good to see you in front of the camera again!
Professor Mike has no problems keeping people all eyes and ears while explaining each step of the build process. 🧐🧐
I’m just getting started and I’m 60. I had kind of been around airplanes all my life but until recently I was. It as serious as I am now. This engineering is amazing.
Love seeing Ron again!
Great to see Ron on the videos.
Wanna race? Bet my carbon cub ex2 can take it! 😉
Keep inspiring Mike.
I want to say what an awesome friend you are to Cletus . I just watched his video of his new plane and how instrumental you where in the whole deal. you the man. I'm really impressed with your kindness and willingness to help out a brother. you are one awesome dude.
I love work, especially if I can sit and watch while you're doing it.
How can this channel only be at 300k? It should be 10x that easily
I love watching the Pateys. There geniuses!
Mike’s house is amazing, but it’s great to see him working on planes again 👍
Nice to hear from Ron!
Great work Mike, keep the airplane content coming! BACK TO WORK!
So great to see you pushing yourself every day. Inspiring!
Your such an encouragement to all the aviation enthusiasts out there. Thanks for the free Scrappy hat you gave me at Oshkosh 2022!
This entire family gets my brain firing . This group of people are incredible. Even to us non aviation enthusiasts ? God bless!
Mike helped me realize how deep my love for engineering is
After hearing about the event, THIS is the video I wanted to see!
It's really a great thing that your wife is an expert in fabric covering!
I didn’t do the fabric work on this plane, but our friend did. She’s exceptional at it. 😊
Good morning from Minnesota! Great episode!!
Unrelated,,, You bought Cleeters Ripsaw!!! Awesome!!!
I respect the work on this and your house but I am dying to see the work on the new Draco X.
Thanks so much for the awesome videos Mike.
It's crazy to me how awesome all of the fancy tools are. But Rigid drills are killing me.
Love the aircraft builds! My daughter and I look forward to seeing you at Sun and Fun again this year! Back to work!
This is amazing work. Absolutely love to watch such specialized creative innovative projects. Thank You Mike for sharing your genius with the world!
I am very impressed with your skills worked as a maintenance technician for 40 years worked around and with a lot of engineers and worked with very few that could do the work only the design.
Someone sent us that clip on a family WhatsApp group. The little plane landing on a helipad. I had no idea it was you who designed and built that little beast. I should have guessed. Who else is that crazy??? 😂 Mike Patey you are the GOAT in what you do sir. Hats off!
I follow Gentry and Sons so now you got me on your channel so thanks for letting Tim haul your ripsaw!!
I've seen the Red Bull video a few times and had no idea you were the one who got it set up for that stunt! So freakin cool!
Yep! Check out our videos!
Awesome work. Thank you for sharing.🙂🙂
What a great watch. Thank you sir.
I saw that fuel probe and had flashbacks to hunting down a bad probe on an F-111 wing tank almost 30 years ago. I might miss aircraft maintenance more than I thought.
Ron needs more camera time. Solid hand there!
Modern day Kelly Johnson!
Scrappy looks so cool with its longer nose… like it
I hope this video inspires the next generation of aeronautical engineers, may be a Mike Patey school of aeronautical engineering should be built in in Spanish Fork Utah.
Excellent stuff bro
M.P. you were a legend already! This make u a legend worldwide for all to see what you really do! We all love you...!❤❤❤
Great job to you and everyone involved in this
Amazing work.👊👍
Mike saves all of the weight by cutting and adding carbon fiber and Red Bull adds it all back by the paint job. :o)
Give and take everywhere to accomplish the end goal. Overall we stripped out almost 100 lbs of an already VERY light airplane...while adding in everything needed for the event.
You are a legend! Only a state away wishing I could come down and fly with you! Keep up the awesome work.
Fellow Idahoan? 😂
@@micahroe388 Yes sir!!
I don't think there's is any other person than you so smart to pull this off in such a short period of time. You the man
I’d Give Anything to Have a Job with this Man. I’m 29. Anything Airplane or Heli.
Heck yeah Mike! I love this project soooo much and thanks for all the videos on it!
You know you have achieved genius level when red bull comes to you to ask for help! Of course for those of us who have followed Mike for a while we know he is beyond genius when it comes to plane building!
What I like most about Mike's shows, even more than the amazing engineering work, is seeing someone highly successful, at the top of his game, making a LOT of money from the look of the shop, and just so happy and enjoying the heck out of what he does. Seeing the joy of doing what he does makes me tune in, plus the gob smacking view of the solutions to tough problems that he comes up with.
After watching at least two years of being subscribed to your channel, I really wish I would have been more interested and attentive in mathematics classes in school. I understand the mechanical aspect but not the engineering side of it. Love all the videos that you put out. Along, with your brother as well.
AMAZING.....🙃Mr. Mike
I'm stoked to hear how you got it there!
Container ship?
Will be in an upcoming episode 😊
Made him a heli pad landing machine, I hope he shows up to give you competition in the stol drags!
Super excited about all the new videos from you Mike !Love this build !
More to come!
Can’t wait! 😁👍🏻
I've cut weight out of both race cars and aircraft and it always amazes me how much you can get out of them (one oz at a time). You have to look at it as a complete package and be very thorough but the rewards can be spectacular. Great job Mike. Thankyou for sharing.
When you were doing the fuel tank, I see part of DracoX landing gear in the back ground.
awesome build
great as always love all your work
I really enjoy the weight reduction parts. Ounces equal pounds!
So this is the big secret project you have been working on. Cool.
just one of them :)
Another fantastic video. Thanks! I can’t fly any more, but always a delight to see your inventions and engineering.
Greetings from one of Tim Gentry's viewers in Ohio
Src fan?
Just amazing! I will get my pilots license one day! Hopefully sooner than later. I wish I could have you as a mentor or coach that gave me motivation and advice!
Love these videos; so informative and very entertaining to boot!
Great job Mike! Love it 😍
So Mike is a Redbull engineer? Or just a Redbull badass!
I wonder how long before Horizon Hobby is by to 3D scan this new plane?
Did anyone else notice the old Draco parts on the bench?
More aviation goodness!
Congratulations on a one of a kind landing , what an awesome build I look forward to every video ,I know you might not be able to say anything yet but I'm hoping for a Draco 2.0 coming soon
I did think of steve when i saw this stunt. He could have done it in his sleep with yeehaw 8.
Simply Amazing!
Fantastic as usual
Interesting that there is always a Polish thread there :P From Draco to Polish pilot.
So the Tail Number... N456R as a DC3-C used to belong to Jerry Lee Lewis. Thought that was a cool nerdy fact.
Mike, I love the channel. I love how you walk us through the steps of a build/modification. I had an Applied Physics teacher with that mentality in high school, and I would not be in the industry I am in without his guidance.
Oh man I see the mini Draco in the background and I'm sad I missed the drop... maybe someday redbull will drop a version of this plane
This channel is amazing
Mike you could make a fortune if you opened up a weight loss clinic, Love your channel.
My Chandra Carbon Cub model will never be the same
Amazing build!
We need more Ron!
Amazing Mike and team! How's the house coming along?
Who else has been in the sim trying to land on the helipad? 😂
imagine a server full of people trying to land on the pad😂
Yea. I had a really hard time seeing the landing spot when it was getting close. Got a few touch and gos with the 172 though.
😂 love it!
@Brent Key my sim doesn't have this hotel. It's FSX 2006.
Guess I'm loading up the flight sim tonight. Might try the old kitfox 😂
Hey Mike, you probably already considered this but regarding the removable fuel tank, you might have been able to use a dry break coupling for disconnecting the fuel line. Requires no tools and you can break the connection with fuel still in the tank if needed. Radium engineering makes them in AN-6 and -8 sizes. Awesome video as always. Back to work!
Not big enough fitting available I’d assume or he would’ve done it that way.
@@hunterperformancepros The stock fuel system for a Carbon Cub would use 3/8” (-6) lines and fittings but even if they totally re-plumbed the entire fuel system (which, knowing Mike, he may have), a 1/2” (-8) system would be more than enough. It’s probably more of a weight/availability concern than anything. Dry-breaks would certainly be heavier.
As always an inspiring video. Your skills and design ability are top notch.
Would love to see Mike start an F1 team
All I want to do is build stuff like this! So cool Mike. Hidden surprise, rocket launch takeoff c130 style! lol
I can't believe my father, the helicopter pilot working for Howard Hughes lied to me when I was only 6 years old.
He told me the "H" in the circle stood for "Helipad" which is where we land the helicopter.
I'm nearing retirement and now I find out the "H" stands for "Hella Crazy".
How the world has changed!
Guess you'll distroy this AC like the Turbo prop 3 years ago. You have the flight skills of a Indian ATP.
How was it shipped over? Love a video on that…
coming :) stay tuned
As usual another awesome video with fantastic
explanations and presentations of your engineering,
functionality, and reasoning for this challenging project.
Practicality and safety meets performance. Love it.
How does Mike not have a million?
I'm here to see the Ripsaw fly.
AWESOME content as always, Mike! Thanks for sharing
First to congratulate Mike and gang here! Want to find out about all 18 cameras on the plane!
I love this. You always look at RedBull's crazy stunts, but never how the equipment is made. I saw the video and just assumed it was a regular Cub bush plane with an upgraded engine. I had no idea you basically made the worlds lightest and highest performing Cub.
Airplane video - yippeeee... ❤
Thanks Mike and the rest of the team, so excited to have another video series come out!
The Red Bull stunt that was performed really highlights the craftmanship and attension to detail that goes on making aviation safe and fun.
You give me motivation to building digital products professionally and encourage my passion for engineering with using CAD and engineering as a hobby.
You know the drill,
Back to work. 💪
Mike, love you guys! Now that the project is done what's gonna happen to the plane?
good job
Now that Dubai is over they should put the wing tanks back in and give that plane insane range.
Been waiting for this one. Let's have it.