look into the Aventura, or a Buccaneer XA ultralight.. you can add something like 60 pounds past dry weight on an ultralight for floats ;p so people use very light floats, and give themselves bigger engines ;p shhh
@@TrueHelpTV I switched to flying quadcopter sims. Fully aerobatic and I can be up in the air with one double click in under 60 seconds. My ultralights never did get me flying. They just take up space in the shop now. I need to sell them all and get rid of them.
Nice video! Was going to build one back in the nineties but never did. Got to fly in several of them. Was able to talk with Mr. Vollmer on the phone a few times about his plans.
Those who are interested in building a Volmer Vj22, wing selection is very important. The Champ wings are designed to max AUW 1400lbs. I believe a Rotax 912 as a tractor engine instillation would be ideal. The Volmer Vj- 22 has an excellent hull, I am told developed from an Italian flying boat from the 1930 which was very successful. Birch plywood is essential on the VJ22, with a VERY light coating of glass and epoxy. The Cub wings are a no no for this type of aircraft. Avoid a retrercatable tail wheel not worth it. Build a fix tail wheel of 50% wheel bellow the rear of the hull. Greatly simplifies, the flying of the aircraft on land and water.
but what happens when an asshole drives by in his speed boat and smacks you with a big wave?
Great Video! Thanks for posting! Regards from Alaska!
Thanks for the feedback. I found the Volmer Vj22 a very honest aircraft, and very rugged on the job!!
Any VJ-24w owners, hit me up. 24, not 22 :) Just search for my name on the internet or look in my channel info, you'll find me
look into the Aventura, or a Buccaneer XA ultralight.. you can add something like 60 pounds past dry weight on an ultralight for floats ;p so people use very light floats, and give themselves bigger engines ;p shhh
@@TrueHelpTV I switched to flying quadcopter sims. Fully aerobatic and I can be up in the air with one double click in under 60 seconds. My ultralights never did get me flying. They just take up space in the shop now. I need to sell them all and get rid of them.
Nice video! Was going to build one back in the nineties but never did. Got to fly in several of them. Was able to talk with Mr. Vollmer on the phone a few times about his plans.
I just wonder how calm it has to be to use them on the water.
@@FourthWayRanch yeah they can’t take too much wave action but you can still get plenty of enjoyment out of it
@@jonnyjetstreamer997 so once it's landed, can it handle the assholes on speedboats driving by
Great to see this again, inspiered me for building it as 1:5 scale model ua-cam.com/video/4VoMpjzliEw/v-deo.html
Those who are interested in building a Volmer Vj22, wing selection is very important. The Champ wings are designed to max AUW 1400lbs. I believe a Rotax 912 as a tractor engine instillation would be ideal. The Volmer Vj- 22 has an excellent hull, I am told developed from an Italian flying boat from the 1930 which was very successful. Birch plywood is essential on the VJ22, with a VERY light coating of glass and epoxy. The Cub wings are a no no for this type of aircraft. Avoid a retrercatable tail wheel not worth it. Build a fix tail wheel of 50% wheel bellow the rear of the hull. Greatly simplifies, the flying of the aircraft on land and water.
What about 7GCB wings?
Awesome stuff Rob, great little plane, reminds me of the Piper Cub I had shares in and learn't to fly ZK-CYU.
It's Eric Wiggins.