You're one of the best people on the planet. A lot of people would just cut this tape on the floor instead you shared it with us. I'm just so happy you were involved in something that didn't cause you loss of life. You've got to stay in front of the wing when you're flying and when you're on the ground.
First of all, thank you for your video! I'm glad you didn't hurt yourself. That's the most important thing!👍 Material damage can be compensated. Head up! 😉
Nice commentary, Avery and sorry about the damaged wing. I established a specific routine early-on thanks to my Aviator PPG trainers, for set-up, launch, landing and break-down. Even if I'm not 100% alert at the field, muscle memory works and I've avoided 'off-script errors' for the past few years. That said, I'm flying year-round (weather permitting), so I don't get much of a chance to forget anything.
All hail the OG prop release! I find it REALLY hard to carry a wing while motor on the back. Usually I just make two trips. My first few flight after a long winter break, are always the most dangerous. Lack of physical strength is the culprit. More gear gets broken in the first month back, than the next 5, after. Thanks for the vid.
Sound advice, given enough time we all suffer similar setbacks ;) Advice: buckle up BEFORE starting the motor. We had a local pilot complete his entire flight unbuckled. Perform steps based on severity of outcome of omission. ie you can’t take off without motor running but you can take off unbuckled Happy New Year!
Ouch! Nice slice of humble pie. Thank you for sharing! A good lesson in slow down and be methodical and always reconsider when doing something you've not done before.
We teach "norms" at my work place. You deviated from normal standards that you would otherwise not have done. When you get off task and lose focus that's when things usual happen......bad things. I have a standard routine I go thru and I don't let anyone distract me when in the "zone" on flight prep. I advise every one to develop a set way of doing set up and sticking to that game plan. If you get interrupted by bystanders asking questions, pause, back up a few steps in your routine and restart to get back on track. This way you don't miss anything. My standard routine when arriving at the field: Predetermine wind direction.....park truck facing into wind. Set up my streamer on whip antenna if there are no other wind indicators at the field. Unstrap motor, 4 total, leaving one tie down still hooked till I do engine warm up...with prop bungie still on. Start engine. Allow to warm to 120F. stop engine. Get fuel jiggle hose from plastic ziplock, add fuel for mission. Typically 5 L for my 1 hr flt. Leaves 1 L reserve, never fly below that red line 1 L reserve. EVER. Remove prop bungie and last tie down. Get wing, kite it up and lay it out. GO get helmet bag, prep go pro, hook batterys, check phone, start apps, stow phone in harness pocket. Don helmet, Alt watch, earplugs/buds, sunshades. 4 count check. mental pause. helmet, check, ear protection check, watch check, Eye protection check. Time to harness up. Another physical 4 count check. (touching each) Leg strap check, Leg strap check, belly strap check, Chest strap check. Walk to wing, and clip in, check brakes lines clear to pulleys, no tangles. Engine start, (electric) gopro start. Survey surroundings, all clear, launch. ------------------------I encourage everyone to develop their own mental run thru like this. That was my standard foot launch go to for the last 7 years of flying. Now I'm on trike and I've had to develop a new augmented check list that I won't bore you with. But that was all just from memory and I'm certain I didn't leave out any steps because it was always the same, every flight, every layout. Fly safe folks.
Hey bud. I recommend you consider a full insulated motorcycle suit or a snow suit to fly when it’s cold. When I flew in my buddy’s fixed wing trike. We wore some and they work great.! It was 21° when we took off but couldn’t feel a thing. We flew for 2 hours that morning. I highly recommend them if you don’t want to take long breaks in between flights. 👌🏼
Thanks for sharing. Not that many “in-between” videos out there. Sometimes it seems like people only post vids of them having a blast and making it look effortless, or crash videos.. It’s good for people to see how much effort and thought goes into an “average flight” (which is still awesome in my opinion).
Sorry to hear that. I was having issues and bent the frame while on vacation... Still flyable but same lessons you just taught everyone, slow down. Also I'm still going to get you to test my F3 when I get back to the Carolina's.
Unfortunately great wisdom comes from experience. I'm an older man so I have a lot of experience with that. Coming from a young man this is some really good wisdom. People, listen to what this young man has to say because he is absolutely correct.
"The sky is still there", you say, but the problem is that the next time we get to see it may be in a months time here in northern Europe, so better just force it and *get up or get hurt* ;-)
My last flight was at the Beginning of October (which incidentally I'm also counting as my first true "Solo" flight since it was just me and a friend who "graduated" around the same time). Since then we have had cold front after cold front come through on the weekends (of course mid week has been perfect, but... work...), or life has got in the way. Probably a good thing that I'm a bit apprehensive (because of the down time) over my next flight. Mild OCD will make me triple check everything.
2 flights a go I was standing there watching my windsock blow crosswind, I waited and waited, no problem, I can wait. As I did things just felt off, I should have reset the wing for a better layout, it had tension, not kited down well. Anyway I got centered, did my run up, windsock was better at about 20° and I ran forward, wing came up wonky and I tried my magic trick that sometimes works. I got on the throttle trying to rescue the launch. Wing was barely off the ground and I was on full throttle. Dumb. My cage flexed, prop exploded I. The netting and chopped my thumb tip leather glove off. Thumb was numb for hours but recovering. I should have powered down and reset. I felt it was wrong but thought I could pull it off, nope.
I graduated from the school of hard nocks and lessons learned too! Heck whom I kidding I never graduated and I’m still getting schooled too. Sorry Avery for your wing and the damages to ego but way to show us the true workings behind the lenses
I try not to stop flying for a while, i still fly in the bitter cold winter weather even if it's just a 5 min flight because my hands feel like they're about to fall off, it's still worth it to me
2 flights a go I was standing there watching my windsock blow crosswind, I waited and waited, no problem, I can wait. As I did things just felt off, I should have reset the wing for a better layout, it had tension, not kited down well. Anyway I got centered, did my run up, windsock was better at about 20° and I ran forward, wing came up wonky and I tried my magic trick that sometimes works. I got on the throttle trying to rescue the launch. Wing was barely off the ground and I was on full throttle. Dumb. My cage flexed, prop exploded I. The netting and chopped my thumb tip leather glove off. Thumb was numb for hours but recovering. I should have powered down and reset. I felt it was wrong but thought I could pull it off, nope.
Very wise words. A lesson for us all. Thank you for sharing Avery.
You're one of the best people on the planet. A lot of people would just cut this tape on the floor instead you shared it with us. I'm just so happy you were involved in something that didn't cause you loss of life. You've got to stay in front of the wing when you're flying and when you're on the ground.
First of all, thank you for your video!
I'm glad you didn't hurt yourself. That's the most important thing!👍
Material damage can be compensated.
Head up! 😉
Nice commentary, Avery and sorry about the damaged wing. I established a specific routine early-on thanks to my Aviator PPG trainers, for set-up, launch, landing and break-down. Even if I'm not 100% alert at the field, muscle memory works and I've avoided 'off-script errors' for the past few years. That said, I'm flying year-round (weather permitting), so I don't get much of a chance to forget anything.
All hail the OG prop release! I find it REALLY hard to carry a wing while motor on the back. Usually I just make two trips. My first few flight after a long winter break, are always the most dangerous. Lack of physical strength is the culprit. More gear gets broken in the first month back, than the next 5, after. Thanks for the vid.
Sound advice, given enough time we all suffer similar setbacks ;)
Advice: buckle up BEFORE starting the motor. We had a local pilot complete his entire flight unbuckled. Perform steps based on severity of outcome of omission.
ie you can’t take off without motor running but you can take off unbuckled
Happy New Year!
Ouch! Nice slice of humble pie. Thank you for sharing! A good lesson in slow down and be methodical and always reconsider when doing something you've not done before.
This is insidious because it's something I've been doing for years! But it's been a long time and it's more dangerous than riding a bike.
Great reminder!!! Maybe soon I’ll post my video from July 4, 2023. Epic crash cuz I was in a hurry.
We teach "norms" at my work place. You deviated from normal standards that you would otherwise not have done. When you get off task and lose focus that's when things usual happen......bad things. I have a standard routine I go thru and I don't let anyone distract me when in the "zone" on flight prep. I advise every one to develop a set way of doing set up and sticking to that game plan. If you get interrupted by bystanders asking questions, pause, back up a few steps in your routine and restart to get back on track. This way you don't miss anything. My standard routine when arriving at the field: Predetermine wind direction.....park truck facing into wind. Set up my streamer on whip antenna if there are no other wind indicators at the field. Unstrap motor, 4 total, leaving one tie down still hooked till I do engine warm up...with prop bungie still on. Start engine. Allow to warm to 120F. stop engine. Get fuel jiggle hose from plastic ziplock, add fuel for mission. Typically 5 L for my 1 hr flt. Leaves 1 L reserve, never fly below that red line 1 L reserve. EVER. Remove prop bungie and last tie down. Get wing, kite it up and lay it out. GO get helmet bag, prep go pro, hook batterys, check phone, start apps, stow phone in harness pocket. Don helmet, Alt watch, earplugs/buds, sunshades. 4 count check. mental pause. helmet, check, ear protection check, watch check, Eye protection check. Time to harness up. Another physical 4 count check. (touching each) Leg strap check, Leg strap check, belly strap check, Chest strap check. Walk to wing, and clip in, check brakes lines clear to pulleys, no tangles. Engine start, (electric) gopro start. Survey surroundings, all clear, launch. ------------------------I encourage everyone to develop their own mental run thru like this. That was my standard foot launch go to for the last 7 years of flying. Now I'm on trike and I've had to develop a new augmented check list that I won't bore you with. But that was all just from memory and I'm certain I didn't leave out any steps because it was always the same, every flight, every layout. Fly safe folks.
Sucks buddy! Never thought about that. I walk with my wing in hand and motor warming up all the time. I appreciate the wisdom buddy!
Hey, careful doing that!
Hey bud. I recommend you consider a full insulated motorcycle suit or a snow suit to fly when it’s cold.
When I flew in my buddy’s fixed wing trike. We wore some and they work great.! It was 21° when we took off but couldn’t feel a thing. We flew for 2 hours that morning. I highly recommend them if you don’t want to take long breaks in between flights. 👌🏼
Thanks for sharing. Not that many “in-between” videos out there. Sometimes it seems like people only post vids of them having a blast and making it look effortless, or crash videos.. It’s good for people to see how much effort and thought goes into an “average flight” (which is still awesome in my opinion).
I feel for you buddy, take care.
Sorry to hear that. I was having issues and bent the frame while on vacation... Still flyable but same lessons you just taught everyone, slow down. Also I'm still going to get you to test my F3 when I get back to the Carolina's.
Unfortunately great wisdom comes from experience. I'm an older man so I have a lot of experience with that. Coming from a young man this is some really good wisdom. People, listen to what this young man has to say because he is absolutely correct.
"The sky is still there", you say, but the problem is that the next time we get to see it may be in a months time here in northern Europe, so better just force it and *get up or get hurt* ;-)
I know the feeling, but be careful!
@@AveryFlies Yes, don't worry, I am.
Well... honestly not really, but at least I know that I should be 😁
My last flight was at the Beginning of October (which incidentally I'm also counting as my first true "Solo" flight since it was just me and a friend who "graduated" around the same time). Since then we have had cold front after cold front come through on the weekends (of course mid week has been perfect, but... work...), or life has got in the way. Probably a good thing that I'm a bit apprehensive (because of the down time) over my next flight. Mild OCD will make me triple check everything.
Oh no bro. That sucks. 😢
That mojo is extra crispy, sounds brand new.
Nah, just taking care of it. Gaggle shows 110 hours
2 flights a go I was standing there watching my windsock blow crosswind, I waited and waited, no problem, I can wait. As I did things just felt off, I should have reset the wing for a better layout, it had tension, not kited down well. Anyway I got centered, did my run up, windsock was better at about 20° and I ran forward, wing came up wonky and I tried my magic trick that sometimes works. I got on the throttle trying to rescue the launch. Wing was barely off the ground and I was on full throttle. Dumb. My cage flexed, prop exploded I. The netting and chopped my thumb tip leather glove off. Thumb was numb for hours but recovering. I should have powered down and reset. I felt it was wrong but thought I could pull it off, nope.
I graduated from the school of hard nocks and lessons learned too! Heck whom I kidding I never graduated and I’m still getting schooled too. Sorry Avery for your wing and the damages to ego but way to show us the true workings behind the lenses
Always
Thanks for sharing, 1k can take some of us out of the the sport, for a long time.
Myself included 😖
For safety, reasons have you tried routing the throttle cable over your forearm?
GOTTA HATE THE JINX LOL
Great video, so true though
I try not to stop flying for a while, i still fly in the bitter cold winter weather even if it's just a 5 min flight because my hands feel like they're about to fall off, it's still worth it to me
Slow down take your time check everything! The sky will be there when everything is perfect for your flight! ❤️🏳️🌈☀️😎
Why would it take two months for those repairs?
Waiting list for other repairs at the shop, and special ordering the fabric from Apco who is in Israel. I'm also generally a pessimist too, so 🤷
2 flights a go I was standing there watching my windsock blow crosswind, I waited and waited, no problem, I can wait. As I did things just felt off, I should have reset the wing for a better layout, it had tension, not kited down well. Anyway I got centered, did my run up, windsock was better at about 20° and I ran forward, wing came up wonky and I tried my magic trick that sometimes works. I got on the throttle trying to rescue the launch. Wing was barely off the ground and I was on full throttle. Dumb. My cage flexed, prop exploded I. The netting and chopped my thumb tip leather glove off. Thumb was numb for hours but recovering. I should have powered down and reset. I felt it was wrong but thought I could pull it off, nope.
More power to rescue a failing launch is almost always going to result in an accident.