Richard in the Sky
Richard in the Sky
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Scary First Flight for Mom!
I took my 78 year old mom up in my Sling TSi for her first flight in a small plane. It was a windy and adventurous day! We flew out of French Valley Airport (F70), in Southern California.
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Відео

Flying the Sling TSi to some delicious BBQ!
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A fun flight out for lunch in the high desert of Tehachapi, California to the Red House BBQ restaurant with my friend Christian.
Flying my Sling TSi w/IFR to Spring Training!
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We pick up pop-up IFR Clearances flying to and from AZ for Dodgers Spring Training baseball.
Sling TSi - EP 6 FIRST FLIGHT In My New Plane!
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After a six and a half month build process, today is the maiden flight of my newly built airplane. Join me as we take to the skies! Follow me on Instagram @RichardintheSky
Sling TSi - EP 5 Plane Build Completed, First Run-Up
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It took six and a half months to complete with the build-assist program, and we start up the engine for the first time!
Sling TSi - EP 4 Avionics Panel & Paint
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We install our avionics panel and discuss paint.
Sling TSi - EP 3 Mounting the Engine
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We've made great progress on the build and we mount the engine!
Sling TSi - EP 2 Unpacking Crates & Taking Inventory
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We open up the shipping crates and interview another Sling TSi builder.
Sling TSi - EP 1 Plane Kit Arrival
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It took almost 8 months for my experimental aircraft order to get to Los Angeles from South Africa and today is the day my kit has arrived!

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  • @user-iv3zl6vp5c
    @user-iv3zl6vp5c 5 годин тому

    Richard N. Nason! So fantastic! Love this video, what wou are doing and that you got your mom to enjoy your accomplishment. You look so happy, as i always remember you. Love to you and yours, your former sister-in-law, Heather. ❤😊❤🎉

  • @ferkdizzle
    @ferkdizzle 8 днів тому

    Remind me of my mom, also a realtor. haha.

  • @edward8243
    @edward8243 24 дні тому

    God Bless your Mom! Awesome Video, Richard. Need to get up more in my Sling

  • @philw8681
    @philw8681 2 місяці тому

    nice flight.

  • @angieporter3688
    @angieporter3688 2 місяці тому

    I love this! Your mom is so proud of you :)

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      It was a lot of fun! Thanks for watching!

  • @banjo2019
    @banjo2019 2 місяці тому

    Those little bumps tend to really freak people out when they’re in GA planes for the first time.

  • @Trenaway
    @Trenaway 2 місяці тому

    Get her some lorazepam next time!

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      Haha, I'm not sure we need to go that far. Thanks for watching.

  • @patrickamsterdam2810
    @patrickamsterdam2810 2 місяці тому

    I enjoy every moment with your mom...🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @karllegson1592
    @karllegson1592 2 місяці тому

    The coolest mom❤

  • @EdwardHefter
    @EdwardHefter 2 місяці тому

    Great video, Richard! Thanks for sharing it. I was thinking about turbulence over the weekend as I was driving over a rough patch on Hwy 101 and then again on I-680 - it us usually bumpier in a car than in our light airplanes, it’s just that we are used to it in a car.

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      Thanks, Edward! I imagine our paths will cross at some point soon. :)

    • @EdwardHefter
      @EdwardHefter 2 місяці тому

      @@richardinthesky Looking forward to it! I will be in Torrance the second half of this week (15-17 May)

  • @berniebrown9115
    @berniebrown9115 2 місяці тому

    You have an amazing mom

  • @RusscanFLY
    @RusscanFLY 2 місяці тому

    Such a wonderful video! I would love to fly with my mom. I don't think she would go for it. She doesn't even like to drive with me! Anyway, awesome video brother. Blue skies and tailwinds!

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      Thanks so much for watching! And you never know... :)

  • @shanecarter9007
    @shanecarter9007 2 місяці тому

    Great vid. Totally love the way you made your passenger become comfortable after you noticed her discomfort. Your Mom is awesome!

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      Yes, she is awesome! Thanks for watching!

  • @maritestaylor8458
    @maritestaylor8458 2 місяці тому

    Awesome 😎😎😎😎

  • @MrJvind
    @MrJvind 2 місяці тому

    I just send this video to my mom. I will be doing my PPL later this year and I am really considering buying a SLING TSi low wing. I hope that I can some day take my mother on a mother's day flight like this. Thank you for sharing.

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      Thanks for your comment! Get your PPL and start dreaming! All the best to you!

    • @agenttechstreams3891
      @agenttechstreams3891 2 місяці тому

      Please do more videos

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      @@agenttechstreams3891 That's about the nicest compliment. Thank you. It's my aim to do more!

  • @bricksdamane7134
    @bricksdamane7134 2 місяці тому

    video quality is great

  • @cruisediary8994
    @cruisediary8994 2 місяці тому

    That’s so nice and sweet 😃👍

  • @kevinphillips9408
    @kevinphillips9408 2 місяці тому

    👏👏👏👏🌹🌹🌹

  • @Icedee1981
    @Icedee1981 2 місяці тому

    It's Gordon Henley and his mom. Awesome 👌 👏 👍 super cool 😎

  • @Arthurqcirne
    @Arthurqcirne 2 місяці тому

    While watching this video, I couldn’t help but notice the sunshade you’re using. One thing you might wanna look is a heat/UV repelling glass tint. There are some that do not hinder visibility through darkening, albeit repelling the heat and UV.

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      I've looked into it, just haven't followed through. Always ways to spend more money on these beauties. Thanks for watching and stay tuned... :)

  • @gerhardcombrinck7026
    @gerhardcombrinck7026 2 місяці тому

    So exciting!!! 😁👍🏻

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching. Stay tuned for more... :)

  • @HAMMER253
    @HAMMER253 3 місяці тому

    Was so confused hearing the South East Queensland reference in that accent 😅

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      Haha, a true bogan pilot! Thanks for watching and stay tuned... :)

  • @johnsmithh662
    @johnsmithh662 3 місяці тому

    Halfway through my private at my 141. I’m apart of the 225° with Southwest

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      Congrats on your progress! Thanks for watching and stay tuned... :)

  • @johnsmithh662
    @johnsmithh662 3 місяці тому

    One day 🙏🏼

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      Make it happen!! :) Thanks for watching!

  • @PTRRanger951
    @PTRRanger951 3 місяці тому

    Lake Skinner and Diamond Valley Lakes both look beautiful from 7K feet. French Valley is my local airport. I am not a pilot, only time I have ever flown in the plane was as a kid at an airshow at Riverside Muni. Whee you go up for a circle around the city and land. That was probably 25 years ago. I would love to be able to catch them once at F70 when they are testing one of the new aircraft and watch it. Congrats! Just found the channel so I hope you are enjoying it still.

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      I am still enjoying it immensely! Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more... :)

  • @trumpetscott
    @trumpetscott 3 місяці тому

    Hi Richard.. I'm enjoying your videos here. I'm very interested in building a tsi.. i think you're out of Whiteman..? Love to see yours some day and pick your brain.. thanks.. look forward to your next video

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      Hi Scott! Yes, I am out of Whiteman. Hope to see you around. Thanks for watching!

  • @clementealfredoobrador4822
    @clementealfredoobrador4822 4 місяці тому

    Congratulations on your new plane! I never had the chance of flying in a Sling, but I did see several at a local experimental aircraft show in my country, and they might be the most beautiful and modern GA single engine props on the market.

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      I did quite a bit of research and I'm inclined to agree with you. It's a fantastic plane! Thanks for watching! :)

  • @Austinmediainc
    @Austinmediainc 4 місяці тому

    Trapper with the ole "I forgot my credit card" routine after a free flight to the game! Lmao

  • @10thGenOutdoors
    @10thGenOutdoors 5 місяців тому

    Such great visibility from that canopy gotta love a TSI

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      It's fantastic! Thanks for your comment. :)

  • @moviesenthil
    @moviesenthil 5 місяців тому

    That was so awesome to watch! Thank you for sharing this wonderful experience. I'm watching from faraway India and have been eyeing this plane for a while, and the sheer joy of one's first flight in one's own plane I got to see now thanks to you! Best wishes for many a mile, many a smile, across the sky may you keep flying!!! PS: I couldn't become a fighter pilot due to having a hole in my heart, but I went on to be a parajumper. The desire to fly though has caught up with me again and this is the bird that seems lovely! Thanks again!

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      Thank you very much for your comment and sentiments. I wish you the best on your journey!

    • @moviesenthil
      @moviesenthil 2 місяці тому

      @@richardinthesky 🙏🏻

  • @jonathanepstein8512
    @jonathanepstein8512 6 місяців тому

    Congrats man, this is epic!

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 2 місяці тому

      Thanks very much! Check out the subsequent episodes if you haven't yet! :)

  • @swagger105
    @swagger105 6 місяців тому

    Hi Richard, I loved this video and the sling looks amazing, I start my training next week and cant wait to get started. I will be watching more of your videos from a new subscriber from Liverpool England 👍.

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 6 місяців тому

      Thanks very much! Good luck with your training! All the best!

  • @lesscoRyden
    @lesscoRyden 6 місяців тому

    I have been looking into one of these. Seems like an incredible machine for the money. What's your opinion 10 months later? Thanks.

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 6 місяців тому

      I'm still loving it! It's a fantastic airplane.

  • @JitendraNPandey
    @JitendraNPandey 6 місяців тому

    I literally clapped when you said: Here we go, we are taking the runway! Good Luck Bro!!

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 6 місяців тому

      Haha, thanks for sharing my enthusiasm!

  • @mountains_beaches98
    @mountains_beaches98 6 місяців тому

    Just discovered your channel and I'm binge watching all the videos, love the colour on her and she is looking beautiful. Congratulations on your new aircraft. Happy New Year, cheers!

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 6 місяців тому

      Thank you for taking the journey with me! I appreciate your interest. More to come!

  • @mn2deep
    @mn2deep 7 місяців тому

    Where are the new videos? I really enjoy your content but want more! Happy flying.

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 6 місяців тому

      Thank you for your interest. I hope to create and capture more fun adventures this year! Stay tuned...

  • @mn2deep
    @mn2deep 7 місяців тому

    Congrats on such an uneventful Maiden flight. I could feel your excitement just prior to take off and thouroughly enjoyed the video.

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 6 місяців тому

      Thank you for sharing my excitement! More to come...

  • @GyrocopterGirl
    @GyrocopterGirl 7 місяців тому

    Thanks for sharing your journey with all of us. It would be really nice to see how you pick up IFR clearance, how you load and activate the approach and just in general a better visual on the cockpit instruments that we can see some numbers (TAS, GS, wind, fuel burn etc.). Merry Christmas and blue skies and happy landings!

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 6 місяців тому

      Thanks so much for the idea and for taking the journey with me! More to come...

  • @shanemacgregor2771
    @shanemacgregor2771 7 місяців тому

    Nice job with the IFR pop up, I have a Garmin glass I am just learning now.

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 6 місяців тому

      Thanks for watching! You'll love the ease with which the glass panel aids cockpit management. Stay tuned for more. :)

  • @danpatterson4319
    @danpatterson4319 7 місяців тому

    Hi Richard! Me and my son were at the airport that day with the Cherokee and the mountain bikes. Saw you climbing out as we were returning to the airport, we had a great ride and it looks like you had a great meal! Super fun to see how your day went, and hope our paths can cross again. Safe flying!

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 6 місяців тому

      Hi Dan! Yes, I remember! I hope you and your son are doing well and I hope our paths cross again soon! Thanks for watching! Stay tuned for more...

  • @sailinglongwinded7329
    @sailinglongwinded7329 7 місяців тому

    Great Videos! Really loving them

  • @royalgreenlantern
    @royalgreenlantern 8 місяців тому

    Congrats. I love Sling. Im looking to get a HW kit from sling

  • @berniebrown9115
    @berniebrown9115 8 місяців тому

    Muncy my favorite Baylor player of all time!!!

  • @htschmerdtz4465
    @htschmerdtz4465 8 місяців тому

    Congratulations! Beautiful airplane.

  • @majic5zero
    @majic5zero 9 місяців тому

    Boy, oh boy, Richard. This video brought back some memories for this ole flyboy. That sling looks sharp; reminds me of the old Grumman Tiger. The only thing I would change is to move the pilot's throttle quadrant to the left side. I've always believed that that is where it should be, anyway. But, that's just me. I want to feel like I'm flying a fighter, not some big lumbering cargo plane or cattle car in the sky. Nevertheless, I still envy you man. Hopefully if things work out, I'll be back in these here Hawaiian skies, soon myself. meantime, aim high and good flyiin'.

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 9 місяців тому

      Thanks, man! All the best to you! Aloha!

  • @greggerow7183
    @greggerow7183 9 місяців тому

    Congratulations! She is beautiful. I love the paint, it sort of gives it a vintage look but at the same time, it looks modern as well.

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 9 місяців тому

      Thank you! I get a lot of comments on the paint. I'm glad I went with one color. Happy flying!

  • @DrJoel-is3uy
    @DrJoel-is3uy 9 місяців тому

    nice color

  • @justindwyer3430
    @justindwyer3430 10 місяців тому

    Richard, I have the same ($140!) air vents. But as you will have discovered, while they are the same size as the kit vents (50mm), they are missing a small lip that the kit vents have - so the hole in the dash is slightly too big. Do you recall how you guys dealt with that?

    • @richardinthesky
      @richardinthesky 10 місяців тому

      We used an O-Ring to modify it. Although I don't know from where they got it.

  • @dogrokket
    @dogrokket 10 місяців тому

    Very impressed! Great vid too!

  • @Lagrange1970
    @Lagrange1970 10 місяців тому

    Congratulations on your new plane and the awesome first flight. Many happy and safe flying. All the blesses 👍👌