A New PeaBee - Is it better than mine?
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- Опубліковано 17 лип 2024
- I get a new PeaBee to fly. Mark Hilton, my CFI asked me to fly his new Micro-Maintenance demonstrator but is it different or better than mine. Being asked to fly someone else machine is always a bit scary as you don't want to break it. I was nicely surprised at all the new additional touches that Ben Ashman at Flylight has added, the hand throttle, the panel battens and the support strips down the sides of the frame were the ones I noticed.
In flight it felt the same except for the slight additional bar pressure in pitch but other than that, it was perfect. I still came down with a silly grin.
Micro Maintenance are dealers for the PeaBee line and can be found here:
micro-maintenance.com/
My aircraft:
FlyLight PeaBee - SSDR www.flylight.co.uk/contact-us/
My PeaBee radio and communications set up is:
ICARO Solar X Helmet with MicroAvionics PM100 Bluetooth (Vlog modified by MicroAvionics)
www.microavionics.com/paramotor
My Airband radio ( I have the appropriate Licence) is :
www.microavionics.com/ Yaesu FT450 FTA .
GPS
NAVITER OUDIE 5 PRO with FLARM
Electronic Conspicuity device
SkyEcho 2
Camera and Microphones:
Flight Briefing room
Video Camera 4K Camcorder ORDRO WiFi Ultra HD Vlog Camera and a ICE BLUE microphone
Flying cameras
GoPro 3+, GP6 and 7 with audio adaptor.
Flying Clothing:
FlyKandy Jacket and trousers
OZEE flying suit and 30seven gloves
Sealskin mittens
Editing software
Adobe Premier elements - Спорт
Funky music, very Tent Palmer and nowt wrong with that! Love the compare and contrast
Hi Neil, I do like a bit of Trent Palmer, not sure who this Tent guy is 😂😂😜. I was just having a play with an edit, and I liked the music. Glad you liked it.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 check him out on you tube he’s a yank that does loads of flying content. Mainly STOL with his mates of airport. Really high quality film technique.
I think you misread my reply. I do like Trent Palmer, but you wrote Tent😜.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 ah, have finally put on my glasses 🤓 😣 😂
@@neilbarriskell7840 haha.
Nice pea bee best of luck to Mark with it , looking forward to next week's video tks Giles 😁👍
Hi Dessy, just about to start the edit for next week. I'm just glad I didn't break his.
Interesting comparison video Giles. Great shots and a very smooth edit.
It was nice to fly the newer version, which makes me happy with mine. I'm having a play with the editing.
Great footage Giles, as usual, nice to see the slight differences in both machines
Hi Craig, sorry about the up nose close ups..lol
Hahaha 🤣 that’s ok, just adds to the realness of it all!
Greased the landing!!! 👍🏻
I didn't want to break it.
Great video Giles, really like the intro music.
HI Terry, the joy of Epidemic sound. I was just having a play with a new edit style. I'm certainly no Trent Palmer. 😜😁.
Thanks the demo adventure Giles. Interesting you mention hot conditions there.. We are running a heat wave of 116F in Las Vegas. Density alt. is about 6000 ft ! I'll not be wearing a jacket anytime soon. Lol ! Clear skies to you !
Hi Allan, Wow, that is hot... 116F I'd be in my boxershorts.we are so flat in the UK density altitude really doesn't affect the performance. Its raining at the moment, but I'm still editing other content from other flights. All good fun.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 I'm in my shorts now. Lol !!! Despite the heat, its a great day for soaring.. We have several cumulus clouds forming this afternoon ! Yes, all in good fun ! Cheers mate !
That was certainly an interesting video. I would not have thought that there would have been any difference in the aircraft.
Hi Lee, I hope you are well? I just didn't want to break his machine.
Hey giles. Thanks for the looksi. Looks like a great soaring trike. I was interested in what engine and hp. I really think that most folks dont realize that flying a soaring trike is probably the safest and most enjoyabe ways to fly.
Slow take off and landing speeds ,great sink rates make good stretches into emerg lzs. Wings that can handle severe turb.
Here in usa i fly my solairus single seat soaring trike from N wing. Pb looks great. My 2 place trike sink rate is so much worse in engine out.
But as an aging hang x glider pilot and bad knees i get so much more airtime now. Dont have to rely on a driver or mt launch.
So what i really like about the flylight pb is the detailed quality of the workmanship. Great demo vid thanks
Hi Whispering Eagle, I'm trying to keep the life in my knees. I did try a bit of soaring the other day, I just need to rig up my Vario to my headset to be bit more successful. I'm glad you like the video.
I'm in the same situation... I have 2 Pacific Airwave Mark IV's yet to maiden as I was working on my H2 rating a few years ago and now both my knees have been giving me fits.... the initial HG training killed my feet after 4 days of hill training as both feet have prior damage history's..... at the same time getting the hg's I bought a used Northwing ATF trike but yet to maiden it as well due to needing 2 place training especially for spin recovery type of training etc.... I am in MS and know of no one nearby that owns trikes or instructions? Nearest training is in Jasper, TN at Skycycles with Mike Theeke... pretty expensive though
Great video GF22 ...Waiting for that E-Peabee review .... For the moment these videos do the trick ! More please ! And.... sad you despise paratrikes :-(
I don't despise them, I just found them frustrating.
You never said "despise" true. Certainly do not match up with flexwings.... Still nano tiny para trikes fill a void for some.
Love your videos Giles. PS....according to the decal on your helmet, your BHPA membership expires this month :) Yes, I did pause and zoom :)
Hello Michael, good spot, yes it's on the list😂. But what did the other sticker say? Glad you like the videos.
OOH! Lots of little mods to make to yours now... he he! The wheels look the mutts nuts - a very well sorted machine! But good to know that functionally still the same :)
Yes we’ve a few secret mods coming soon 👍🏻 the wheels are something special
As Mark said, as few secret mods coming. :) . Not heard the "Mutts Nuts" before, made me laugh.
Very nice
It was all shiny and new.
Another brilliant video Giles. Try to look for the Brazilian micro trike, there is no king post over the wing in this model, you can search for: Trike Icaros Mini Fly
Hi Bruno, I'll have a look. The reason kingpost is still on this design is to keep the wing weight down. Topless isn't always faster. I've flown alongside the Fox13TL wing (Topless) and there was virtually no speed difference in the cruise even though the other wing was meant to be faster. Just in case I can't find your machine, do you have a link?
@@GolfFoxtrot22 I tried to share a link but it was classified as Spam :/
However if you try to find them on Instagram it's trikeicaros
I did have quite a bit of flap on my wing. I took it to Ben to have the mod (and a wing inspection - mine’s over three years old now!) which has fixed the flap. I want a hand throttle!
I will certainly keep an eye on mine flapping. A hand throttle make such a difference. I've become a bit lazy now I have it.
Its always interesting to compare ones own aircraft to another of the same mark.
It was certainly a good experience. The subtle changes I can see really adding to the overall design.
Giles, I took my Adam back to Ben earlier this month for a check-over (following it being tipped in a gust of wind) and to fit a hand-throttle. On my first trip out back at Perranporth, when taxi-ing to the runway hold, I suddenly found myself hurtling along the tarmac. It took a few seconds before I realised that my sleeve had caught on the new hand throttle lever!! The Adam gets a lot of attention from aviator colleagues, so they might have been surprised to see an attempted downwind take-off from the taxi-way... Cheers John
Hi John, yes I've almost done that myself on my throttle. I had the pleasure of flying the ADAM (moster) today, on the forward hang point. Wow what a wing.
So, does this machine fit under your "Sub 70" rules? Does it weigh about the same as yours? Does this machine cruise at the same air speed as yours? I seem to recall that you had to do a hang point mod to bring the speed up. Also, have you had a chance to fly the Fox TL (strut braced) Aeros wing? I wonder how that comparison would do. I fly a Fox TL win, and mine seems to be a bit stiffer in role then yours. Great video, I love these comparisons. Thanks.
Yes, Mark's is the Sub70 machine, it weighs a little less and all the current wings come out of the factory with the hang point mod as standard. Speeds are identical. I've not flown the strutted so I can't compare. I will try and get my hands on one 😁.
Another really great video Giles I must say, Marks aircraft does look the business with all the addons is it more expensive compared to what yours was Giles?
Exactly the same price, I just didn't realise that black and orange goes faster... Haha. I hope you are keeping well?
Considerably faster, better at stopping too!
As with all our mods they are priced accordingly, we do simple brackets to major conversions. The wheels are not on the market yet but will be one of our first for mods for sale
Enjoyed the video and subscribed.... I am thinking about getting a paramotor that a friend told me was avail. as I too have a trike that I am yet to maiden but I need training for both. I am not sure of the brand and equipment with the ppg at the moment but my trike is a Northwing ATF that I bought used in 2016... the seller told me that I would just need about 5 minutes training... and once I contacted a trike instructor and told him what the seller said... and he asked was I planning on growing old? Lol... yeah I know you can get into some scary situations so yes I agree some training is definitely needed... the ppg is probably alot easier to fly though..... smooth skies my friend
Hi Kenneth, thank you for subscribing and joining my crazy journey. It's good to see you are aiming to join the skies, I'm glad you are getting instruction but I think, unless I misunderstood your comment, the instructor has a negative image of trikes. I tried PPG trikes once, I preferred footlaunched as it was actually easier when the winds got up. I kind have become a little lazy now I fly the Peabee, I just point down the runway and go. I hope you enjoy the content and please keep me posted on your progress. It doesn't matter what you fly as long as you are having fun and enjoying it.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 my Northwing ATF trike is a hanglider with engine and wheels like you peebee... I was saying a friend's uncle has a older paraglider motorized foot launch kind he said for sell cheap... probably canopy wing is old too... probably older stuff to risky to buy used... New stuff is stupid expensive...powered paragliding just doesn't seem fun enough to invest over +10k usd for new equipment... just can't see how any tiny engine costs $2,800 USD I know a new Radial compact engine like on my trike is around that price... stupid expensive for just 26 hp... mine has a modified head larger cooling fins.... I seen a UA-cam video of the original owner engine over heating "original factory head" and it quitting in flight and he dead sticked it into a farmers field unable to restart during flight... Herb Benton... he has a few 19 second cell phone videos of it being modded for ballistic parachute and electric starter and battery mod.... I have messaged him in the past telling him that I own his trike but he never acknowledged.... guessing he thinks I might sue him someday if something happens..lol
@@kennethjohnson6223 It does seem that the engines are expensive but they are reliable now. $2,800 seems to be the same in UK £ so even more expensive for us over the pond. A phrase that is very apt is as long as you are flying and you are enjoying it does it matter what you are flying. There are flexwing pilots in the UK that turn their noses up at the Peabee as its small, slow and exposed; I say they are missing out, but also their machines cost nearly 3 times as much.
Great video as per usual
But for some reason I cant see you flying a red machine and I dont know why lol just the yellow sticks with you lol lovely landing aswell
Hi Deon, yes, I do like a bit of Yellow. Glad you enjoyed it.
All black everything. The best colour scheme.
It does look nice.
I like that headrest bag, we’re did he get it/cost? Thanks for another wonderful video Giles. Stay safe…
Hi Scott, the headrest bag is an option from Flylight, it's an add on option. Still keeping safe, just trying to fly more now the weather is a little better.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 Thanks Giles…
No problem.
Nice video , i am really fan of your videos , by the way can a hang glider pilot will be able to fly and control this type of microlight trike ? as the controls looks same :)
Hello Anees, the controls are the same but the way that they are use in certain aspects of flight are different, especially on the ground, landing and when combined with power. You are probably best to seek advice from an instructor. I hope that helps.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 Thanks Golf.
Do they come with a cup holder? 🤣 Nice video, mate! Well done! 👍🏻
Haha, I'm sure I'd spill most of it on the taxi out.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 Haha 🤣 Put the tea in a cup with a lid? 😋
I'd still spill it.. But good suggestion.. I feel a video coming along.. In flight food and drink.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 Happy to help, mate! 😋 Don't forget the straw? 🤣
I was thinking exactly that.. 😜
What glide ratio does those things have? And how high winds and gusts can you happily fly in? / paramotor pilot
I'm happy up to 12 mph and 9mph crosswind. It handles thermic conditions with less worry. It's not better than a paramotor just different.
What a machine! What's your thoughts on a reserve? To me it's a must, but most flex aircraft don't have one?
I like have the option. I'd love headbox with the reserve on the side.
It become quite a topic of discussion and we seem to be around 50/50 on sales. Some definitely won’t fly with out one and others ask what’s the point, I’m guessing it’s a personal choice based on background.
I think coming from a paramotor background it would feel weird to me not having one. But if coming from flex or 3 axis it would be more normal not to have one?
I'm definitly having one though, plus, it buys a wee bit more fuel capacity so win win!
Did you find the steering a bit twitchy just after touchdown? I've tightened up the front fork pivot bolt on mine to make it less twitchy.
Good spot, it was pilot error and I do agree that tightening the head bolt makes a huge difference.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 Have you ever tried landing without having your feet on the pedals? Ben says that it will self track straight!
@@Steve-Varden err nope, I really wouldn't want to....just.in case
@@GolfFoxtrot22 lol - ask Shelley @ DM about it 'cos she tried it a few times on my behalf!
Anyone knows what electric power system is Sacha Dench using on her around the UK paramotor extravaganza ?
I don't think details have been released.
Nice Giles, will there be an Adam video at some point?
Nat, you know it. :) I just need time to get around to editing it.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 really looking forward to this!
@@duncanthomas7455 I hope I haven't over hyped it.
When will there be thermic day soaring video ?
Spooky you say that, I was doing a bit of soaring the other day, just not on camera. It is a video I want to make.
Sorry to be a pain but I have a chance of buying a container destined to be a hangar for a PeaBee (about to be ordered) I cannot get hold of Ben Ashman to get the length of the wing in the folded position on the trike. If you happen to know, could you advise as I have first refusal on the container till tomorrow.
Thanks, Richard Turner
Hello Richard, it's 5.6meters folded. It would easily fit in a 20ft ISO container. Mine is in a 40ft and it's far too big. The road trailer etc all sits at the back.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 Many thanks. It's not big enough as I suspected. That was so helpful. Will source one as per your suggestion.
Any plans on an in-depth review of the Oudie 5 Pro?
I've thought about it, but it has so many I depth functions, I bearly scratch the surface. I use it as a moving map, FLARM, and flight instrumentation. What sort of things were you interested in?
@@GolfFoxtrot22 Just a general review on how useful you find it for paramotor/trike flying (is it worth the high price). If you ever have the time it would be great to get some flight planning, flarm, fanet, and air space functionality examples.
@@cardcounter21 I do want to produce a bit of a detailed walk around what I have on my machine. The OUDIE does need a bit more of a solo video. I'll see what I can do.
Those wheels are fab. Can't find any info on them. What are they called, Tramm?
Thanks.
Give Mark at Micro-Maintenance a call, he sells them.
They are one of the Micro Maintenance mods, feel free to message us for details
@@markatmicro5091 Hi Mark, how much weight do they add?
They weight 420g per hub, the original ones were 260g.
Quanto custa cada item desse ultraleve? Quadro, motor, asa, e outros itens?
O custo atual de um triciclo básico é de cerca de £ 12.000. Deixei um link em um de seus outros comentários, mas se você perdeu, está aqui. www.peabee.co.uk.flylight.co.uk/
It’s a well known fact that red ones are faster….😉😂
Lands shorter too 👍🏻
I still have no evidence that Mark didn't cheat, or he could just be the better pilot. We didn't swap aircraft ;)
Good vid 👍
Engine sounded different to me..
Bigger tires for sure a must have and those rims are sweet 😍.
Cheers
@@patrickmckowen2999 It's still very new so isn't quite bedded in yet. Mark does like to mod his machines. )
Olá, bela máquina eu que vôo lindo. Sou do Brasil e você?
Quanto custa um desses?
Ficaria inviável importa-lo?
Olá, são máquinas maravilhosas e sim podem ser importadas. Dê uma olhada em www.peabee.co.uk.flylight.co.uk/ Espero que ajude.
Pee Bee flyable in rain??
Yes, but you still get just as wet. You just have to be careful near the stall as the stall speed will increase with the rain on the surface.
Nah not as good as yours mate because you own yours😁🇦🇺🍻
That's very true. I did enjoy flying the ADAM a few weeks back. A proper soaring machine. You'd like it.
Just like a 2019 car compared to a 2021 car of the same make and model, lost the same and some small improvments.
Indeed, with the addition of Mark's little bling mods as well.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 We all add custom mods be it a 70's dice or go fast sticker.
@@flyingkub oh yes, fluffy dice behind the screen :)
Please, for the sake of my marriage, stop making videos on PeaBees... my wife will leave me if I “accidentally” buy one.
Lol. Nope.
They are the future!
How much these trike
The cost does vary, I have left the contact details in the description. Flylight will be be able to give you an up to date price. I hope that helps.
Thanks bro
Berapakah ukuran parasut ,,,,, lebar -panjang nya 🤔
Apakah yang Anda maksud: parasut atau sayap?
🤔😀😀😀👍👍👍👍👍
Glad you liked it.
Two years old...... time to retire her and get back in the paramotor I think lol 😆
Haha, nope. The silly thing is, they cost about the same.
@@GolfFoxtrot22 how small do they go to for transport ? And I know you have sat your licence but do you have to have one for these ?
Hi Harry, the Sub 70 is licence free, but the doesn't mean you shouldn't get training. I've left a link to an interview with Mark that covers this topic. Additionally, under the CAA exemption, you are required to have insurance. Size wise, I know a chap that puts his in the back of his car. They do fold down ( Wing on top of the car). I hope that helps. ua-cam.com/video/Dy_M_v54izc/v-deo.html
Where can a Yank learn more about this craft please?
Hi Chip, all the links to everything I use is in the description, but just to help, here is a direct like to the Flylight website. I hope that helps. www.peabee.co.uk.flylight.co.uk/
@@GolfFoxtrot22 Thank you very much. I’ll be looking into this.