Flexwing flying - Chasing paramotors in a PeaBee
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- A local PeaBee flight with a fellow PeaBee owner Mike, resulted in us seeing two local paramotorists and decided to chase them down and say hello in the air. It turned out that I knew both the pilots (Gareth and Fred) and flew alongside at a safe distance. It was the end to a wonderful days flying and sharing the air with fellow fliers. Some of the best things that happen while flying, are always unplanned.
I hope you enjoy this video.
Kit and equipment that i use for my Vlogs:
The Aircraft that I am flying is a Flylight PeaBee:
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My radio and communications set up is:
ICARO Solar X Helmet with MicroAvionics PM100 (Vlog modified by MicroAviconics)
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My Airband radio ( I have the appropriate Licences) is :
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Camera and Microphones:
Flight Briefing room
Sony HX300 and a ICE microphone
Flying cameras
GoPro 3+, GP6 and 7.
Insta360 X one
Flying Clothing:
FlyKandy Jacket and trousers
OZEE flying suit and OZEE mittens with woolen mittens inside.
30Seven heated gloves
Giles that flight epitomizes what flying for pleasure is all about, your happy attitude, your professionalism, and the look on your face whilst flying said it all really!!
David, I just love aviation and being able to share it with friends makes it so much more enjoyable. Its no Red Arrow but its mine and I really am smitten with my little PeaBee and I'm sure I'll be stretching my flying further in the future.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 That's awesome Giles I am so pleased for you I love aviation and flying too there really is nothing like it!
Watching this video I could feel it, i could feel the flight. The smell of a spring evening, the warm wind slipping past your face and the long moments of looking at the view
Only a pilot who has flown that kind of flight feels it, and oh how lucky we are to experience it!
Thanks for the ride Giles, I really enjoyed it!
I could have taken the screen of it was that gorgeous. I just love flying..does it show?
Nice vlog and flight, Giles. It's great to see someone just enjoy the moment. Many more happy flying hours to you!
Thank you. I just like to share my enjoyment. Its nice to get comments like this as I do it for fun.
Like a butterfly with sore feet.
I was quite chuffed with that landing. I can't wait to see your future journey ;)
Another cracking little summer bimble. These little machines are just so capable! It's clear you have polished up your flying a lot as the months have gone by. Thanks for uploading. 👍
Hi Dan, yes, it seems to have clicked the last few flights. Its like when you are scared to go to low on the final round out on a glider, then you realise that being 12 inches lower makes all the difference.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 That rings true. I had an instructor take over once as I began to round out too early. Accepting the ground rush as part of the landing is an important lesson. Eyes ahead! 👍😁
Look long, look short. :)
That landing should go into a 'satisfaction moments montage' it looked as smooth as baileys on ice.
It was a really nice touchdown. It was a calm even so I shouldn't complain.
That looks like a perfect flying day, its more fun flying with friends.
Yes it was. I certainly went him home happy.
That looked wonderful fun... Obviously better weather than Scotland its been windy for weeks. You are living the dream thanks
its been a dream a long time in the making. This was a few weeks ago no, its been windy and wet down south but I'm hoping the weekend and next week allow for some evening flying.
With your great video set up, sound and vision so clear, and great narration you make your vlogs really interesting. Well from hang gliding and microlight back ground I found myself crazily signed up with Simon Westmore at Membury to start paramotor lessons, what better way to spend my furloughed time off! cheers again Giles
Simon, is a good guy. I go to all his fly-ins, until C-19 sort of stopped social gatherings. I'm sure things will get back to normal later this year.
Great video Giles - love your intro and setup, got me hooked in from the off! That "AHH WOW" at 7:38 was very relatable for me!
I find that in your xc videos, you always find a nice bit of scenery that makes me go wow...when can I go flying again and why do work meetings always conflict with flyable days. I just don't have your radio presenter 'style and panache'. I stumble a lot, however, its still fun to make videos to share my passion for flying.
Great video and good fun with floppies as well and flexy.
It was one of those evenings that you just felt that the flying soul had been filled.
What a great wee relaxing trip! I'm starting to feel like I'm missing out on something really special with sub 70
Hi Scott, its not better, just different. If you have storage they are brilliant.
Top work dude, loving the sun-drenched landscapes.. 👍
It was just one of those flights that you could just sit there and soak in the suns rays and feel happy.
Greased it Giles, I'm fashionably late to comment as usual 😉, great vid as usual, very natural and gives the watcher an extremely good idea of expectations regarding the ownership and flight characteristics of the Peabee..nice one!!
Mark, you are a smooth talker. Glad you liked the video.
Another enjoyable video, some nice shots of the local area :-) Nice that you had glove free weather. Looks like another spell of nice weather is starting, enjoy it. Cheers.
Hi John, Glad you enjoyed it.
It's nice to see a video of the peabee with gps of your GoPro turn on, to see the speed and the the G forces.
Congratulations for the good work, cheers mate👍
I would have to edit in another program first. I'll give it a go and see how it works.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 Nice 👍 You will be the first on UA-cam use GPS data with this type of aircraft (sub70). That will be very interesting.
Great flight mate, thanks for taking us along! I'm going to see how many pennies I have rattling around the Piggy Bank, I need me one of these peabee!
Kyle, I sold a lot of things to pay for this one, its been a life dream come true and so worth it. I feel very lucky.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 Money very well spent Giles, it's worth the toil and hard work when you can make your dreams come true. I feel immensely privileged to be able to share the sky with you all on my Butt Fan powered Bed Sheet! 😁 Hopefully back up again soon!
Oh I still have the Butt fan and bed sheet, that I can't wait to fly as well.
Looked a lovely relaxed flight. Not making it easy to not want one of these things Flt Lt.
Sorry Chris. Its the not running bit I like. I hope you are keeping well. Hope to see you at one of the paramotor fly-ins.
Golf Foxtrot 22 yes, good thanks. Might've stepped on the slippery slope though - 1st conversion lesson booked in couple of weeks
Excellent 👍
Got a trike, possibly starting lessons tonight.
Cheers
Patrick, woohoooo with bells on top. Keep me posted on how they go. Are you excited?
@@GolfFoxtrot22
Extremely, to the point of 🤢 due to my failure at foot launching PPG. Thought about trike for PPG, but just decided to moved to Flexwing as I have my house garage to store it and a couple local places to launch from. I will be making a custom trailer very soon so I can be ready to take unit out for my solo's when needed.
Cheers
Nice one Giles, great flight and a perfect landing!
Thanks Andy, no swoopy landings on the PeaBee. i can't wait for the paracamping trips.
Fantastic flight Giles and Mike.
Takeoffs much easier on Peabee it seems compared to paramotor.
Hi Sandy, especially when its light and cross. Loving the landings now. Not so scared.
I run a ground adjustable e-prop on my little airplane, set for cruise climb performance and the difference from that from a two blade fixed pitched wood prop was mind boggling to me, not in the climb rate but in how much lower my cruise rpm was. apples to watermelons of course but I can cruise at 4500 rpm on my single cylinder hirth and sip 1 gph or 3.78 lph now.
Hi Jeffro, I hope you are well? Yes, you are right, everything is a balance. I'd love an adjustable propeller, but I'd be fiddling all the time.. Haha
Really nice landing!
Thanks, I'm feeling more dialed in to the Peabee now.
Great fight Giles nice landing mate , sweet video to .......
Thanks Wayne. How is your trike flying coming along?
@@GolfFoxtrot22 its all foot launch is year Giles got some new place to fly but not so good for the trike .
Luvly Jubly ...
Hoping to get a bit of airtime meesen ... this Saturday PM ;-)
Brian, this weekend is looking good.
@Golf Foxtrot 22 - Still catching up with your many video's, this will be the last of the night, but excellent footage! quick question before I retire for the night, was that not a Bette Midler song " I'm flying without gloves"? - Cheers.....
I wasn't sure so I googled Bette Midler, I think she sang 'the wind beneath my wings'. I'm no singer, so you won't have to put up with any singing in the videos ;)
His check list, pre flight, gives a sense you are about to see a small airliner taking off. Nice. However, does the wing on PeaBee fold back for storage purpose or you rent a spot in small airfield near you and park it as it is ? Thanks.
Yes, I do like a checklist or 2, they were the ones I was taught during my initial PeaBee lessons. This video might give a bit more information on how I store it in an ISO/shipping container. ua-cam.com/video/p-lzCxh5oGI/v-deo.html
In the past I saw videos from you paramotoring. Lately you publish more videos with PeaBee. Why ? Is it because you find flying a fixed wing much safer or controllable?
Hello Sun Shine, I've flown paragliders and paramotors for over a decade and wanted a new challenge. I tried to keep both but found I was flying the PeaBee more and more so decided to sell my paramotor. I really couldn't afford to keep both.
Lovely flight and scenery beautiful, Wish I was there!! What is the difference between a paramotor and your PeeBee Please!!?
Graham, if this view doesn't answer your question, please get back to me with some more questions and I happily answer them. It was a lovely flight. ua-cam.com/video/DedskAKbv7s/v-deo.html
Great videos, keep up the good work Giles. You have inspired me to start flying one of these PeaBeas and rang Westonzoyland to have a flight next weekend weather permitting! Which do you prefer, your Peabea or paramotor?
I'm glad you enjoy the videos. I just love sharing my passion for flying. I hope you have a really enjoyable flight, who are you flying with? It's strange you asked that question, so I made a video on it. ua-cam.com/video/DedskAKbv7s/v-deo.html
@@GolfFoxtrot22 Im booking a flight with Andy Buchan, hopefully next weekend will be good weather for a flight.
@@TheCarlmathoulin I know Andy he should give you a good flight.
I wonder if my Atom 80 has enough thrust to safely push a PeaBee? Thoughts? It's only putting out 55 Kg (121 lb) of thrust compared to the Moster 185's(S) respectable 75 Kg..ish (165lb).
It's a thought that Ben Ashman has had at Flylight. Anything is possible.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 I'm not going to be able to shake this idea. I enjoy flying down low anyway so, climb isn't that big of a deal. I'm going to have to do some homework on this. The Moster and Atom are pretty much interchangeable on a Parajet Maverick frame if I'm understanding what I've seen correctly. It shouldn't be that much different in this application...I hope. Then again I wouldn't need my arm twisted much to get a Moster.
What motor is your friend flying?
Hi Todd, I hope you are well. We are both flying Moster 185 Silent engines. I was just being a soft on my throttle, then I opened up to climb up to him. Since this video, he has had the hang point modification so has has to switch to a 130 prop.
I would love to fly a flex wing thing / micro light, but I have no where to take off and land from :( I have Cranfield airport however I don't even know how much it would cost to store something like this as I can't just put it in the car.
Finding a site was hard for me and initially it was the only thing that was initially holding me back. If I loose the farm strip, I have no idea where I would fly from.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 indeed I Love the idea of it it's just hard to find a place to do that that's close to home or somewhere cheap to store it.
Hi giles what engine management are you using for CHT/EGT if you use one and where is it mounted
Cheers
I'm using the TrailTech TTO gauges which I have stuck on the lower forward strut between my feet. It gives me CHT and Tach. I hope that helps.
Can the Pee Bee be used with a regular HG wing? I have a WW sport 2 155
If the Sub 70 Exemption, the win would need to weigh less than 25 kgs or you won't be able to carry any fuel. If you have any more detailed questions Ben Ashman at FlyLight will be able to help as he is the designer.
Do u need a license to fly a FIXED wing microlight thanks
In the UK we have an exemption from the CAA that allows aircraft such as this, that are under 70kgs including fuel, or 75kgs if you carry reserve ( Sub70) to be flown without a licence, but you have to have insurance. If you go above these weights you need a National Private Pilots Licence ( Microlight). Its classed as a Powered Hang Glider with wheels. I hope that answers your question. I made a video series called paramotor to Peabee where I vlogged my lessons to help me safely fly my PeaBee aircraft. ua-cam.com/play/PLylmYIm2niE5ICCKfLq3AQV2vffGZjZ34.html
@@GolfFoxtrot22 yeah that answered it in good Detail hahaha thanks alot man really appreciate it
Being a glider pilot, I need a rudder.
I used to fly gliders a long time ago, I'm also ex PPL(A), I know what you mean but you don't really notice the lack of rudder.
I love your video's! What do you love the most? Paramotors or ultralight trikes?
I think that might have to be an up and coming video as I think you might be able to tell. 🤔😉.
Pea Bee Red Baron two paramotors dead a head-lol
I think I would have been spammed if I'd said, I'm too close for missiles, I'm switching to guns. It was a wonderful flight though.
M8 great vid what are the specs on that peabee your one
Thank you. If you have a look here, there is a brochure link that will give you much more detail than I could copy. It has so many different options. www.peabee.co.uk.flylight.co.uk/peabee-2/
@@GolfFoxtrot22 nb thanks do u have to pay tax and insurance for it if so how much roughly
@@deonogorman928 in Europe there is a legal requirement to hold thrid party insurance. We pay the UK vat tax on purchase so I'm not sure where you are to give any more detail. Give Flylight a call as they will be able to give more information. I hope that helps.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 yeah thanks alot m8 really appreciate it I'm in the UK northern Ireland
@@GolfFoxtrot22 not being nosey I just whant a rough estimate how much a year do u pay for the third party insurance thanks