How to FLY an ULTRALIGHT Airplane! C213
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- Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2023
- Courtney explains what is going on during this ultralight flight to help you understand what it like to fly an ULTRALIGHT!
#quicksilver #ultralight #microlight
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."
Courtney is an FAA-certified Advanced Ground Instructor (AGI).
Courtney's Website: www.CourtneyTakesFlight.com
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I like how your videos don't have any background music. I like being able to hear the engine sound, I'm not a pilot myself but enjoy watching others.
Thank you. Whenever I can, I include the engine sound!
Fun to watch you Fly, I'm an FAA pilot since 1983, in 1989 bought a Q/S Sport, so much Fun to Fly, we were a group of 8, we would Fly around the Island of Puerto Rico, land on Beaches and mountain sites, Camp overnight and back to the FBO. SOooo much Fun.!!
Yes, fun. Thanks for sharing!
That sounds so awesome. I love that you got to experience that. I can only hope to find a club where I move to in NC. Maybe some fun like that is in my future.
I love how she emphasized the importance of air speed several times! The pilots two best friends are speed and altitude!
Agree!
I still remember an old movie - "Son, fly slow and low." 🤣
Can you imagine? She's deaf so probably cannot even HEAR her engine! I'm simply amazed regarding this woman's tenacity doing something that she truly loves. We take so much for granted in life but I bet she takes it all in stride.
Thank you. I can hear just a tiny, tiny bit!
That was so cool. I wish there were CFIs here that taught ultralight flying. In the meantime I enjoy watching you do it. 👍👍
Thank you. You'll have to travel to find a good ultralight CFI. I made several 1,200 mile round trips to another state to get initial UL training.
@@CourtneyTakesFlight Where did you train ?
That looked like a lot of fun. Thanks!
You're welcome!
I like your clear simple explanations and instructions, Courtney. Economy of words. .
Thank you!
Excellent flying. Loved it. Keep up the great work.
Thank you.
Note that classification of these types of aircraft differ significantly depending on where you live. Even two seater ultra-lights exist in some countries.
Yes, each country is different.
Loved that! Very different from my flexwing world, and yet not - both open cockpits!
Thank you.
That was interesting I have to watch it again thanks for sharing 👍🇺🇸
You're welcome.
I really enjoyed that - I don't fly but watching your video sort of makes me want to. Thankyou.
You're welcome!
Amazing! A true trail blazer and role model for the younger women to be inspired.
Thank you!
Your welcome! @CourtneyTakesFlight
Great vid, keep then up and thanks
Thank you, and you're welcome!
Amazing !❤
Thank you! 😄
just perfect..
Thank you!
Good job. i miss flying like I did in T Birds in the early 2000's at De Soto, Iowa. Maybe someday I'll be able to get me one again.
Give it another chance!
Thanks Courtney, great video. I agree with everything you show in the video flying your Quicksilver MXLII. However my Quicksilver MX with single surface wing and 2 axis control flies a bit differently than a MXL or your MXLII. While most of the examples you show are the same the MXL is faster and flies a bit different from most FAR part 103 "ultralight" air vehicles. The single seat Quicksilver MXL and MX here on my grass strip may look much the same but don't fly the same. The Quicksilver GT280 or CGS Hawk here are even more different.
I agree. The single surface and 2-axis Quicksilver flies differently. The main advantage with my airplane is that it can handle wind significantly better. One has to chose their mission!
FYI I built one of the first Quicksilver hang glider (no engine) from paper copy plans only ( weight shift and rudder only controls) in the early 70's (6061 T6 Al tubing 0.49 wall ) - Eipperformance in Lomita, Calif. I don't know whatever happened to Dick Eipper, Bob Lovejoy or Dave Cronk since those days 50 years ago. Today I just watch YT videos. @@CourtneyTakesFlight Enjoy.
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hey Courtney, great video. I flew quicksilver 2 in the eighties. yea, that was still 80 years after Orville and Wilbur. do you fly with a BRS. (ballistic recovery system)?
Thank you! Yes, I have a BRS on both of my airplanes.
Good gob😊
Thank you.
One of these days - that will be me. I hope
Don't let anything stop you! :)
That would scare the crapola out of me, think i'll stick to flying my R/C airplanes.🙂
Ok!
I wear the same shoes.
LOL
I thought about flying more at 20 miles per hour with wooden sticks airplane .
Ill save this video for future use .
Top Speed for this is 75 MPH (Vne). The actual top speed depends on engine -- the more HP the easier it will be stay at 65 in a cruise if you're in a hurry. I usually fly at 40MPH once over 1,000 feet AGL.
Can i buy one of these and teach myself how to fly?
I fly RC planes and understand the controls.
I don't recommend teaching yourself. There is so much that newbies don't know and has killed quite a number of self-taught pilots. Take a discovery flight in one and you'll know what to do next!
I counted over 40 friends from the 70's who died or were seriously injured from hang gliding. Most were amateur designers, builders, test pilots of their own "aircraft". A few are still flying. @@CourtneyTakesFlight
Nice video india
Thank you.
I was just told on Facebook that this isn’t an ultralight, isn’t this an ultralight or do you need a license
Ultralights are technically limited to one seat. There are single seat Quicksilvers just like this one that don't require a pilot certificate. Two seats or more always require a pilot certificate.
Of course if you're in Canada this is considered an ultralight but they all require licenses there.
I want to fly with You. Seriously......
Take a discovery flight with a CFI near you.
This would be one big NOPE for me.
Ok!
your life esp. depends on that elevator. any one of the other controls you can lose.
hard to believe someone's still flying a two seater ultralight in the usa in this day and age.
What do you mean by all of this? You want all 3 axes of control whenever possible.
Why wouldn't she or anyone else fly a 2 seat ul in the US or any other country? I don't get it.
@@jamesengland7461FAA rules that ended the Golden Age of Ultralights required you to get a legit pilots license (with all the costs involved) if you wanted to fly a passenger in a two seater (because of the weight over 254). This put a lot of people out of business who were teaching others how to fly with two seaters, and pretty much put the kibosh on the hobby and brought it to an end back in the 1980's because nobody could dual instruct any more. Two seaters became impossible to sell because they were kryptonite... unless you were outside the US where the FAA rules did not apply. So it's rare to see a two seater flying in the USA, imho.
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If you lose aileron, rudder, elevator, or throttle, you can still fly the plane using the other three controls. Aileron and rudder are interchangable for making a turn, and elevator and throttle are somewhat interchangable for ascent and descent. That is, if your elevator is locked in neutral. If it's flapping about, you're screwed. Losing the elevator on an ultralight is what killed one of the Walmart heirs. You can lose the other surfaces, and even the engine, but you don't want to lose your elevator. At least that's my feeling about it. Well, you don't want to lose a wing either, so check those wing struts and wing root bolts.
You need some kinda license 2 fly two seats. She obviously has that. She's probably also a CFI herself. You need ALL control surfaces to be working properly and to assure that do a walkaround checking EVERY connection. She's very adamant regarding stall speed. Only place to be anywhere near it is at altitude. She typically flies a minimum of 1000 feet above terrain. Also notice that she has speed on whenever she's near ground level. Note that she makes NO turns until she has some speed and altitude.This girl knows WTF she's doing!
Thank you. I'm currently a FAA certified ground instructor and working on the CFI! @@leecowell8165
@choppergirl This 2-seat Quicksilver is in fact, a legal Light Sport airplane, an E-AB. A pilot certificate is required to fly it. This is the type of airplane often used to train ultralights because it flies and handles like a legal 1-seat ultralight.
We do not use MPH but KTAS instead. Pilot''s language. That makes sure what you are talking about.
Who is the "we" you speak of? The ASI indicates MPH. Most ultralight pilots use MPH. Is this a problem for you?
Many certified airplanes use MPH or use both MPH and KTAS on the ASI (the ASI in my airplane shows both)
Beautiful farm country. Definitely flyover nation
Thanks