Todd, that grin at 12:21 was all you needed to tell us about this video! Congrats man, you worked your butt off to make this happen, and it's all paid off!
As William Clark recorded in his journal back in 1805 when they reached the Pacific Ocean..."Oh the Joy". Happy for you, craftsmanship and attention to detail like on a high stakes race car... Best wishes.
Retired aircraft mechanic here - and I noticed at the 1:00 mark, a *JET* branded wrench. Cheapo, offshore junk that's *NOT* junk!! I have a set and it's lasted 40 years. So far!! Thanks for the video! Nice aircraft!! 👍
Good call on the mixture cable bushing. My carb heat cable broke due to fatigue, pulled the knob completely out of the panel on final! Quite a surprise! Plane looks great! Blue sky's!
I see Todd give a big thumbs up, and we do the same! Congratulations Sir, on all your hard work, and congratulations to Todd senior also, for that fine contraption (don't let those Patey boys see it!)
Congrats on getting her flying ,a couple questions ,did you use fire proof resin on the carbon fiber cowl ,if not you might want to take a look at what happened to Hal Stockmans new plane, he is lucky yo be alive . Also with the electronic ignition if the battery goes dead, in the bush can you still hand prop the engine and get the electronic ignition to work?? THANKS
unfortunately, that revelation about the resin was figured out too late. very sad deal on Hal's plane.... glad he's ok, he's a national treasure. i did order a fire extinguisher for the plane... as Hal pointed out, that may not be enough, but at least it's an option. so I actually have two earthX batteries, the 2nd just showed up so its not installed yet, but will be soon. the ignition does require some sort of power to hand prop, so I'll have options with 2 batteries for that. they only weight 2.2 lbs each, and either can start the plane, so I think it was worth the money to have it out in the sticks.. thanks
That folding front seatback will make up for the bigger door you are used to with the S-7, when loading bulky stuff, nice. I used to push my T-Craft into a hangar using a dolly I could just taxi up onto, when the ramps flipped up the wheels were secured, it just took about 30 seconds. That fairing work on the shock tubes will pay off, should be easy to fab something up, I really like the streamlined 4130 used on the rest of the gear struts, and no cabane! I'm looking forward to the fuel flows/cruise speeds report, and do a "max duration" test, throttle way the heck back, like when eyeballing a new LZ or not in a hurry, looking good Todd!
Many congratulations Todd, that's one big grin on your face and well deserved after all your effort. Interested to hear how you get on with the MGL fuel flow sensor..
from my research, it's good to run them hard at first, even get the temps up pretty high (CHT) is fine. you want to make as much cyl pressure as possible to seat the rings etc. titans do have a 2 or 3 hour break in period at the factory, so the break in is already underway when you get the motor... but good to try and finish that off at low altitude and high load.
air cooled engines with turbo's seem to have a fairly short life, plus added complexity, tight tuning requirements etc. with this plane I wanted to go a different route - a simpler engine setup. the reason it works ok at high altitude as this it starts with so much power. 180hp and 950lbs empty does really well up to 10-12k altitude. not as good of climb performance as my S7 did up super high, but this wing makes up for a lot. i'll know more as I can play with it up high and see what it will really do, but so far I think it will hold its own in that 10-14k area
I do not, that revelation came about long after all my parts were made. i bought a fire extinguisher which may or may not really help, but figured it's an option at least. sad what happen to hal's....glad he's ok. will be interesting to find out what happened to his 916 that caused an oil fire... if we ever really know anyway. glad they are rebuilding
@@GravityKnightFlying Yes very sad for Hal. I suppose with new builds using Carbon Fibre pilots may now consider using a fire retardant in their resin. I guess we should ask @mikepatey as he is constantly using Carbon Fibre in his builds. Looking forward to seeing more of your Badlands travellers adventures.
I may have missed it, but what HP is the Titan,180 or 200?, and do you think you are going to miss the turbo advantage with add DA that you fly at? Looks good so far. Can't wait to see the paint colors and scheme.
It's ~180. There will be times I miss it for sure. At sea level this combo drastically outperforms the turbo S7. Somewhere around 8-9k altitude, the 7 would have pulled a head of this. So in the 10-12k realm this should still hold it's own pretty well. Up at 13-18k the S7 would definitely outperform this plane in power to weight. The wing on this plane will also close up the gap some, flies a lot slower than the 7, and the other advantage is that the same load of passenger(s) and gear, will have quite a bit less effect on this plane than the 7. Some of this we have tested, some is hypothetical... so time will tell. But being that I had a fixed pitch prop on the 7, I wasn't able to take full advantage of being turbocharged and I think this thing will still do pretty well at high altitudes. If not... I'll find a way to squeeze a little more power out of it!
Todd, that grin at 12:21 was all you needed to tell us about this video! Congrats man, you worked your butt off to make this happen, and it's all paid off!
You have slimmed out! Job well done on the bird.
Don't apologize for not filming everything. You were busy building. We understand and am glad with what you did get recorded. Cheers from Winnipeg.
As William Clark recorded in his journal back in 1805 when they reached the Pacific Ocean..."Oh the Joy". Happy for you, craftsmanship and attention to detail like on a high stakes race car... Best wishes.
Retired aircraft mechanic here - and I noticed at the 1:00 mark, a *JET* branded wrench. Cheapo, offshore junk that's *NOT* junk!! I have a set and it's lasted 40 years. So far!! Thanks for the video! Nice aircraft!! 👍
Nice- VERY nice. So you DID manage to sneak it home before the weather. :)
That’s awesome. It will be great to see what you do with it.
Congratulations! Looks like it going to be a great ride!
Good call on the mixture cable bushing. My carb heat cable broke due to fatigue, pulled the knob completely out of the panel on final! Quite a surprise! Plane looks great! Blue sky's!
thank you!
You’re awesome Cous! Just amazing. You biggest little fan is happy to see the new plane fly! Sheer happiness in that smile!
that is so awesome!!!!! love hearing this!
Looking forward to your new adventures and videos in your cool new BLT airplane!
Awesome seeing that excitement! Can't wait to see how everything unfolds.
Congrats man!!! What a moment!
I see Todd give a big thumbs up, and we do the same! Congratulations Sir, on all your hard work, and congratulations to Todd senior also, for that fine contraption (don't let those Patey boys see it!)
Congrats on getting her flying ,a couple questions ,did you use fire proof resin on the carbon fiber cowl ,if not you might want to take a look at what happened to Hal Stockmans new plane, he is lucky yo be alive . Also with the electronic ignition if the battery goes dead, in the bush can you still hand prop the engine and get the electronic ignition to work?? THANKS
unfortunately, that revelation about the resin was figured out too late. very sad deal on Hal's plane.... glad he's ok, he's a national treasure. i did order a fire extinguisher for the plane... as Hal pointed out, that may not be enough, but at least it's an option.
so I actually have two earthX batteries, the 2nd just showed up so its not installed yet, but will be soon. the ignition does require some sort of power to hand prop, so I'll have options with 2 batteries for that. they only weight 2.2 lbs each, and either can start the plane, so I think it was worth the money to have it out in the sticks.. thanks
So excited about this build!
Nice!
That folding front seatback will make up for the bigger door you are used to with the S-7, when loading bulky stuff, nice. I used to push my T-Craft into a hangar using a dolly I could just taxi up onto, when the ramps flipped up the wheels were secured, it just took about 30 seconds. That fairing work on the shock tubes will pay off, should be easy to fab something up, I really like the streamlined 4130 used on the rest of the gear struts, and no cabane! I'm looking forward to the fuel flows/cruise speeds report, and do a "max duration" test, throttle way the heck back, like when eyeballing a new LZ or not in a hurry, looking good Todd!
Awesome! Congratulations!
Bad ass man I’m excited for you for sure!
Looks great sounds great. Good job.
Amazing! Thanks for sharing
Subscribed. I'd like to see the successful completion and flying enjoyment of this project!! ❤
Many congratulations Todd, that's one big grin on your face and well deserved after all your effort. Interested to hear how you get on with the MGL fuel flow sensor..
thank you!!
A BLT Model 69...I like it!
I use FlyQ on my ipad but it won't work with the garmin, I think you can use garmin pilot or foreflight.
👍Cool Beans man👍
Congratulations, Todd! Where is home for you?
im out east of Colorado springs, CO half the time, and west of colorado springs in the mtns the other half lol
awesome
Did you have to do any specific break in procedure for that motor?
from my research, it's good to run them hard at first, even get the temps up pretty high (CHT) is fine. you want to make as much cyl pressure as possible to seat the rings etc.
titans do have a 2 or 3 hour break in period at the factory, so the break in is already underway when you get the motor... but good to try and finish that off at low altitude and high load.
Did I miss the empty weight?
Why no turbo?
air cooled engines with turbo's seem to have a fairly short life, plus added complexity, tight tuning requirements etc. with this plane I wanted to go a different route - a simpler engine setup. the reason it works ok at high altitude as this it starts with so much power. 180hp and 950lbs empty does really well up to 10-12k altitude. not as good of climb performance as my S7 did up super high, but this wing makes up for a lot. i'll know more as I can play with it up high and see what it will really do, but so far I think it will hold its own in that 10-14k area
Is the resin used on your cowl flammable or non flammable?
May I ask if you use a fire retardant resin in your carbon fibre parts? Reason I ask is after watching Hal Stockmans video.
I do not, that revelation came about long after all my parts were made. i bought a fire extinguisher which may or may not really help, but figured it's an option at least. sad what happen to hal's....glad he's ok. will be interesting to find out what happened to his 916 that caused an oil fire... if we ever really know anyway. glad they are rebuilding
@@GravityKnightFlying Yes very sad for Hal. I suppose with new builds using Carbon Fibre pilots may now consider using a fire retardant in their resin. I guess we should ask @mikepatey as he is constantly using Carbon Fibre in his builds. Looking forward to seeing more of your Badlands travellers adventures.
What's ur full time job?
i work in IT, for the state essntially.
Very cool!
I may have missed it, but what HP is the Titan,180 or 200?, and do you think you are going to miss the turbo advantage with add DA that you fly at? Looks good so far. Can't wait to see the paint colors and scheme.
It's ~180. There will be times I miss it for sure. At sea level this combo drastically outperforms the turbo S7. Somewhere around 8-9k altitude, the 7 would have pulled a head of this. So in the 10-12k realm this should still hold it's own pretty well. Up at 13-18k the S7 would definitely outperform this plane in power to weight. The wing on this plane will also close up the gap some, flies a lot slower than the 7, and the other advantage is that the same load of passenger(s) and gear, will have quite a bit less effect on this plane than the 7. Some of this we have tested, some is hypothetical... so time will tell. But being that I had a fixed pitch prop on the 7, I wasn't able to take full advantage of being turbocharged and I think this thing will still do pretty well at high altitudes. If not... I'll find a way to squeeze a little more power out of it!