Did my first formal Trike training today for a power endorsement from Hang Gliders. I bought an Airborne V-Lite, had an exhausting day doing circuits at Lake MacQuarie Newcastle. They tell me the V-Lite is easy and much more like my hang glider. God I hope so, trike flying is hard... Thanks for sharing this I hope it helps tomorrow?
Very nice video so smooth explaining. I’ve been flying on and off for about 22 yrs in az, nv and California with a north wing Navajo with a manta rst wing. Thank you for sharing, learned a lot from this video
Captain CRAYONBOX Man I have loads of ideas. I am just getting into this and the selection of good videos is surprisingly sparse. I liked yours because it covered a lot of different landing scenarios and that was insight that i don’t have yet, so it was very interesting. For me (and I am sure a load of other people) radio usage is another subject that is new and slightly concerning to get our heads around. When to use it, what to say etc. Again very little content online, does not need to be a radio course just a bit of insight from one who knows. Take the fear out of it kind of thing. Lastly Navigation. You have done some great trips so a little detail on what you did to plan them and navigate enroute would again be very interesting. I like the whole ‘Stig’ mystique thing you have done, very clever and interesting. Keep up the good work, looking forward to the delivery of your new toy. Thanks Neil
Great video. How did you manage a zoom on the Tecnam before takeoff.Also as an idea many of us are not so interested in the view and don't need music.But what would be good is a closer view of the instruments. So we could monitor heights speeds turns and sink rates.Thanks
Peter Casey Hi Peter. Thanks for the feedback. As you may see from more recent videos I have now sold that aircraft and have a new one. How would instruments digitally represented work for you? It may be too difficult to actually film the real ones but I will give it some thought. Cheers, CB.
Andy Mackinnon Hi Andy, the training syllabus here is 25 hours with 5 of those being solo, of course it can vary depending on the ability of the student. The first lesson effects of controls, followed by the next few lessons of straight and level, climbing, descending turns, stalls, then circuits working towards first solo. After circuits and first solo in the circuit done, back out to do some emergencies, unusual attitudes, then first area solo. Now preparing for flight test, once completed you can fly within 25nm, after 5 hours you can get your passenger endorsement. Then you can work towards your x-country endorsement, which is 10 hours. That’s it pretty much, there’s a few exams to complete along the way, and that’s generally how it’s done here in Australia.
Really informative, CB. You mentioned stalling at one point. How does the trike stall compared to a 'normal' fixed wing? Drop a wing, just develop a high sink rate, or ???
Chris Ross Hi Chris. The stall is quite sedate in a trike. Due to wash out near wing tips, the wing continues to fly with high aoa (angle of attack), but if you push it too far or the wind shifts direction, the wing can begin a high rate of descent in stall and this would not be good close to the ground. Hope that helps. Trikes are relatively safe aircraft to fly though, as long as you stay within the envelope 😉
The compass is a Silva 70UN. I got some plastic tube/pipe and velcro it to the front tube of the trike. I put some fluffy velcro on the compass leg to hold it snug in the pipe. Make sure you get the right hemisphere! Like this one www.transair.co.uk/sp+Compasses-Silva-70UN-Compass-For-Sport-Flying+8905
Total novice here , have looked at gyro planes , toooo expensive ! Microlights look cool 😎, how much 💶 . And what happens if you get engine failure ? . Are they difficult to fly / what qualifications, cheers .
Trikes are cheaper than Gyros - but are getting quite expensive these days. They glide quite well, about 500fpm descent at 55kts. Watch my recent 10,000 feet videos for the details.
You're wearing a 3/4 face shield on there you need to get a full face shield cuz it's too much air going by and it picks a lot it distorts your voice considerably so get yourself a complete face mask that you put on there or to close down to become a full one ! Because the three-quarter one does not work you hear too much wind distortion like I said !
Steering is Bass-Ackwards on these Machines--Push Bar Left to Go Right and Push Bar Right to Go Left, I guess eventually it would be second nature--Very few Instructors talk about Stalling these Machines and how to get out of a Stall...
randy beard Do you or have you flown a trike? Yes, second nature, but think of turning or pitching as moving your body where you want to go, same as hanggliding. Stalls are mostly benign these days, mostly a mushy decent due to the wing washout. They normally wont drop a wing.
The flexwing works by weight-shift and as you move the bar you effectively unbalance the wing and billow-shift causes a difference in lift which generates the turn. The easiest way to describe the controls is to simulate it when driving a car. Instead of holding the steering wheel at the top, hold it at the bottom. Now when you want to turn left, you push the wheel to the right and vice versa. Pushing the bar out causes more drag and slows you down, whilst pulling the bar towards you reduces drag and increases your speed. Stalling is fairly benign except in some older machines and is more of a mush with a bit of buffet. If done properly, no height is lost in a stall. Accelerated or whip stalls are a no-no as they can cause a tumble and break-up of the trike 😬
Good day. Im from South Africa and enjoy your videos imensely. I have started my flexwing training just before lockdown. Im so looking forward to complete it. Your videos are a big motivation for me. Thank you. Cant wait for your part 2 10 000 ft video
CB. You put the viewer in the back seat. I like it. Cant wait to spring so i can go flying
Wait for the upcoming videos! (hope I meet your expectations now haha).
You fly too?? :) Light one like this one?
Did my first formal Trike training today for a power endorsement from Hang Gliders. I bought an Airborne V-Lite, had an exhausting day doing circuits at Lake MacQuarie Newcastle. They tell me the V-Lite is easy and much more like my hang glider. God I hope so, trike flying is hard... Thanks for sharing this I hope it helps tomorrow?
Sounds great. You’ll get used to it. I too will be flying again soon after a 1 year break. So much to relearn and get used too.
this video was real good love being there with you on those landings and take offs, ty
G'day mate.
Thanks for sharing your experiences.....I look forward to many more 'adventures' by CrayonBox. Very inspiring stuff.
Hey thanks! I hope you can share my channel around - I need the subscribers. More coming soon - much more!
Very nice video so smooth explaining. I’ve been flying on and off for about 22 yrs in az, nv and California with a north wing Navajo with a manta rst wing. Thank you for sharing, learned a lot from this video
Nice work ! Very informative, best one yet . Cheers Troy Rep.
Fantastic. Thank you for this beautiful video!
Thank you! And so much more about to start happening in only a week! New trike, whale watch, warbird/carshow are some clues.
Top comando!!! De.onde és? Vem.pra Ka fazer uns vôos com nossa turma AK !!!😀😎🇧🇷
Fabulous video. Thanks.
Great video, I have been looking for good instructional vids and this one is by far the best. Thanks
Hi Neil,
Let me know if you have any other video ideas for instructional demo - but remember that I am not an instructor ;-) Thanks for your input!
Captain CRAYONBOX Man I have loads of ideas. I am just getting into this and the selection of good videos is surprisingly sparse. I liked yours because it covered a lot of different landing scenarios and that was insight that i don’t have yet, so it was very interesting. For me (and I am sure a load of other people) radio usage is another subject that is new and slightly concerning to get our heads around. When to use it, what to say etc. Again very little content online, does not need to be a radio course just a bit of insight from one who knows. Take the fear out of it kind of thing. Lastly Navigation. You have done some great trips so a little detail on what you did to plan them and navigate enroute would again be very interesting. I like the whole ‘Stig’ mystique thing you have done, very clever and interesting. Keep up the good work, looking forward to the delivery of your new toy. Thanks Neil
Only just found your vids great to watch 🇬🇧
Well done Stew!
Good demo - thanks.
Fantastic vid
Nice Video. Really enjoyed it, To cold to fly here in Canada currently.
Makes you more hungry for that next flight, but then there is that feeling of thinking you may not remember what to do 8-)
enjoyed watching the video, being a flexwing pilot myself. Why are you not using the P&M Quik R. UK
Check out my latest videos. There is also a new aircraft collection video series about August last year. Cheers.
"Nothing like a mouthful feathers" :D lol
Yeah - no thanks.
Great video. How did you manage a zoom on the Tecnam before takeoff.Also as an idea many of us are not so interested in the view and don't need music.But what would be good is a closer view of the instruments. So we could monitor heights speeds turns and sink rates.Thanks
Peter Casey Hi Peter. Thanks for the feedback. As you may see from more recent videos I have now sold that aircraft and have a new one. How would instruments digitally represented work for you? It may be too difficult to actually film the real ones but I will give it some thought. Cheers, CB.
Oh the zooming - almost forgot. I did that in post edit. Tricks of the trade ;-)
Much improved audio - :-) Good video - keep it up . Interesting to see if the training syllabus is different from here in UK?
Andy Mackinnon Hi Andy, the training syllabus here is 25 hours with 5 of those being solo, of course it can vary depending on the ability of the student. The first lesson effects of controls, followed by the next few lessons of straight and level, climbing, descending turns, stalls, then circuits working towards first solo. After circuits and first solo in the circuit done, back out to do some emergencies, unusual attitudes, then first area solo. Now preparing for flight test, once completed you can fly within 25nm, after 5 hours you can get your passenger endorsement. Then you can work towards your x-country endorsement, which is 10 hours. That’s it pretty much, there’s a few exams to complete along the way, and that’s generally how it’s done here in Australia.
Whippy nice one.. sounds identical to uk .
Andy Mackinnon my instructor was from the UK, and from what I understand yep it’s pretty much the same. 👍
Really informative, CB. You mentioned stalling at one point. How does the trike stall compared to a 'normal' fixed wing? Drop a wing, just develop a high sink rate, or ???
Chris Ross Hi Chris. The stall is quite sedate in a trike. Due to wash out near wing tips, the wing continues to fly with high aoa (angle of attack), but if you push it too far or the wind shifts direction, the wing can begin a high rate of descent in stall and this would not be good close to the ground. Hope that helps. Trikes are relatively safe aircraft to fly though, as long as you stay within the envelope 😉
Might be a stupid question but, what gloves are you wearing?....can’t quite make the name out. Thanks for the great videos.
I really like your compass setup.
Can you tell me the manufacturers name so I can price one out
Thanks a bunch CB
Dave G
The compass is a Silva 70UN. I got some plastic tube/pipe and velcro it to the front tube of the trike. I put some fluffy velcro on the compass leg to hold it snug in the pipe. Make sure you get the right hemisphere! Like this one www.transair.co.uk/sp+Compasses-Silva-70UN-Compass-For-Sport-Flying+8905
Thanks a bunch CB and also thanks for the tips.
Total novice here , have looked at gyro planes , toooo expensive ! Microlights look cool 😎, how much 💶 . And what happens if you get engine failure ? . Are they difficult to fly / what qualifications, cheers .
Trikes are cheaper than Gyros - but are getting quite expensive these days. They glide quite well, about 500fpm descent at 55kts. Watch my recent 10,000 feet videos for the details.
Ican try this with own my home made trike
didnt quite understand where/what you plugged the microphone into ??
What brand in your trike?
My previos trike in this video was a Airborne XT-912 Tourer (Australian). I now fly a P&M QuikR 912ULS (UK).
Do you take tandems?
Yes I do take passengers 🛩 Only if they are in my area 😉🇦🇺 lol.
CRAYONBOX FLYING ADVENTURES 👍ahh yes of corse, Queensland is a bit far away.....😃 I thought I could hear a funny twang in the accent.... 😉
Apa nama bahan PARASUTNYA
Saya suka untuk(BERKARYA) 😁
You're wearing a 3/4 face shield on there you need to get a full face shield cuz it's too much air going by and it picks a lot it distorts your voice considerably so get yourself a complete face mask that you put on there or to close down to become a full one ! Because the three-quarter one does not work you hear too much wind distortion like I said !
Yes things have now improved since then - that was in my earlier days. Check my latest videos. Thanks for your comment.
Can you send me the blue print
Steering is Bass-Ackwards on these Machines--Push Bar Left to Go Right and Push Bar Right to Go Left, I guess eventually it would be second nature--Very few Instructors talk about Stalling these Machines and how to get out of a Stall...
randy beard Do you or have you flown a trike? Yes, second nature, but think of turning or pitching as moving your body where you want to go, same as hanggliding. Stalls are mostly benign these days, mostly a mushy decent due to the wing washout. They normally wont drop a wing.
@@CrayonboxAviationAdventures--Thanks for Answer....
The flexwing works by weight-shift and as you move the bar you effectively unbalance the wing and billow-shift causes a difference in lift which generates the turn. The easiest way to describe the controls is to simulate it when driving a car. Instead of holding the steering wheel at the top, hold it at the bottom. Now when you want to turn left, you push the wheel to the right and vice versa. Pushing the bar out causes more drag and slows you down, whilst pulling the bar towards you reduces drag and increases your speed. Stalling is fairly benign except in some older machines and is more of a mush with a bit of buffet. If done properly, no height is lost in a stall. Accelerated or whip stalls are a no-no as they can cause a tumble and break-up of the trike 😬
Communications is pretty pathetic , put a shield in front of you to block off the wind from cluttering up your mic.
This was over 2 years ago. Things have changed for the better these days. Check out my latest videos, new comms, new cameras, new aircraft.
Good day. Im from South Africa and enjoy your videos imensely. I have started my flexwing training just before lockdown. Im so looking forward to complete it. Your videos are a big motivation for me. Thank you. Cant wait for your part 2 10 000 ft video