Why do video folks insist on ruining the experience with inappropriate background music which kill the desired experience, which in this case is the sound of the air, wind and some explanations.
The music sux and seriously distracts from an otherwise great video. Also what plane is that? Would be nice to have all that info in the description. Yeah I know I'm complaining but what else is expected from on old curmudgeon.
Hi Darryl. Really have enjoyed your videos. They helped me decide to but a Sinus Flex,which I use primarily as a motorglider. My aircraft has an older Dynon SV1000. I haven’t been able to identify an controlled descent approach. What system are you using please? Best wishes
Daryl, great vid, automation is the key, pretty soon you just get in that thing , recline the seat and let the autopilot do the flying. would love to see it sometime , down in Calgary myself, I'll pay for the gas and lets go for a flight.as far as the music thought u would have used deadmau. lol!
That was really cool! three questions... 1) What is your load capacity 2) Fuel capacity / approximate range 3) Would you mind sharing your approximate all in cost for this plane. Thanks in advance! Beautiful setup!
Brian Phillips load is 50lbs with two people full fuel, fuel is 100litres with range of about 900 NM, cost was $280k. My airplane was very custom, I have three floor ports that brings costs up significantly and brings load capacity down as they add fair mount of weight in my cargo compartment. My plane without the floor ports would be about $200k. Canadian.
Wow, everything but the price is excellent! (not that I really have a basis for comparison on price...) Thanks for sharing your info, and great video, and beautiful plane! Does your insurance company give a hefty discount for having the parachute?
Brian Phillips you can get the plane a lot cheaper depending on what you put in it for avionics, parachute etc. Also you save a lot by building the kit. I saved about $40k building my first one
Using the parachute does major damage to the aircraft, i'm assuming in most cases it's a write off, which doesn't save the insurance company money. It does in the fact that in most cases the pilot/passenger walk away without injury...I've actually never thought of asking them for a discount for this, they have never asked me if I have a parachute or not...
Thanks for the tip on the air brake. I was thinking of getting the LSA verson of the Virus and was told by the dealer that it was fine without the air brake since there were good flaps; however I was skeptical given the glide ratio and past experience with the CTLS.
I love the Pipestrel aircraft. I can't figure out why they haven't caught on yet in the USA. I'd like to buy the SW Virus with a 914 or new 915, constant speed prop and tailwheel. It would compliment my gas guzzling Comanche quite well!
That would be a sweet setup. I've seen a couple of them at the factory with 914's. Although I do think it's overkill for this airplane unless your wanting to fly above 20,000'. I'll be doing some high altitude test flights/vlogs soon. I have heard there are more restrictions getting this aircraft in the US. It has been very easy to import this airplane, we can now even register it as an aerobatic aircraft in Canada.
Chris Scharfenberger almost, it takes you right down to threshold but you still have to land the plane. I’d give it a few years and we will see full autopilot from engine start to shut down.
Great video, as usual. Back when I flew, I always enjoyed showing stalls. How does the Virus preform during a stall? Also, is it rated for spins? Would be great to see a video on that, if you run out of ideas.
David Colhoun hey thanks! Stalls are very benign in this plane, mine isn't rated for spinning but the Canadian dealer just got his Pipistrel put under aerobatic category, they are doing loops and rolls/spins with this same aircraft now
I understand that the Virus SW is so slippery that you have to be especially careful about exceeding Vne (I think 163 knots) because the airspeed can come up very quick in spins or dives. Most of my experience is with Jabirus, which have something of the same issue, but not as much and they are not overengineered quite like Pipistrels. Cessnas must feel like driving a bus after the Virus.
Nick Good haha yes Cessna's feel like tanks compared to the virus. And yes it picks up speed very quickly. Which is why air brakes are so nice to have especially when descending from 16,000 feet, the Canadian pipistrel dealer certified his last year for aerobatics and they have done a couple air shows now with the plane. I haven't spun this plane, fearful of over speeding it.
Agreed. Not sure why people feel compelled to put a loop of music in the background on a vlog when there's talking...etc. Darryl... rethink that decision. (4 years later... lol)
Just subbed to you man in love with this aircraft! couple questions, When you had an accident and you used the chute the photo you showed the engine cowling all cracked.. Did that happen when the propeller failed in flight from vibration or from impact with ground? Also can the gear be changed to a tri wheel or once you buy the tail dragger variant are you stuck with it?
Mark McGuigan less drag, less maintenance, I think they look better then trikes, more prop clearance for grass strips, also will come in handy for belly mounting oblique camera systems, no nose wheel in the way
All good. I have a dream to fly one day and do exactly what you are doing. Everything is more or less the same. I have researched the plane and the equipment but not sure if there is enough business here in Northern Ireland/Ireland for that type of surveying. Anyway heres dreaming and congratulations on living yours.
Mark McGuigan there's only one way to know if there is enough business in your area, try. I received this plane last spring when economy here was rough, this year should see a lot more work.
I was over middle of a large city with nowhere to land. There was an airport in gliding distance but it shut down a few years prior and runways were in piles of rubble. The airport was also covered in 2 ft of snow with machinery everywhere. So I figured I’d rather pull the parachute mainly because ther was so much damage evident inside the cabin soon after the prop separated.
Jeff Kramer I wouldn’t recommend woodcomp to anyone. I had nothing but troubles with the prop. From the beginning it was slow to change pitch as it is electric not hydraulic like the MT prop. I believe my insurance company went after woodcomp. When I reordered the new plane there was no more woodcomp option.
Darryl, I am also interested in the SportCruiser, but I'm not sure if CZAW dumped Woodcomp or not. I know a lot of SCs have Sensinich props, so maybe they might be using them exclusively now.
Jeff Kramer i believe woodcomp has done design changes to the propeller since it’s failure. There was another one on a Pipistrel at my airport who had excessive vibrations before take off. They sent it to woodcomp and it came back with a modified design. The guy has been using it for a year now without issues. But there are many options now for the 912iS engine. I really like the MT and if you google MT props you don’t see anything about throwing a blade. Google woodcomp and that’s all you see. Maybe you can tell them what prop you want
He was over the old airport inside the city. He knew that they had started bulldozing the old runways. There was a fresh layer of snow over everything, and so he didn't want to risk landing on what appeared to be a runway only to hit a freshly bulldozed ditch at 60 mph... er, 100kph... or so. But the old airport was a big empty spot in an otherwise crowded urban environment. He was unsure of his ability to glide to a place to a place where he could land safely, and so decided his safest course of action was to use the ballistic parachute. Which worked well for him, as he landed without injury. Unfortunately, a subsequent gust of wind caught the parachute and pulled the aircraft upside down and destroyed it (after he was already out). Which is why I have a razor-blade knife tied in the overhead of my Pipistrel, ready to cut the parachute bridle right after landing if I ever have to use it (the bridle comes in on each side of the top of the cabin and loops around a structural member just above the pilot's head). Edit: Saw Darryl had answered a similar question elsewhere, so I'll copy it here... you can see I wasn't completely wrong: (Darryl Zubot 3 years ago) "I was over middle of a large city with nowhere to land. There was an airport in gliding distance but it shut down a few years prior and runways were in piles of rubble. The airport was also covered in 2 ft of snow with machinery everywhere. So I figured I’d rather pull the parachute mainly because ther was so much damage evident inside the cabin soon after the prop separated."
Darryl, surely you must have known that damn 'music' was going to annoy folk... why have it on?? I Lasted a minute or two but then muted everything, so I've no idea what you were saying at all... which is annoying,
Darryl Zubot ok thank you not too bad off a price the 300k be top off the range with all the kit on it. I'll google it and see if i can get one in the uk thanks again
Very nice plane. As for avionics and the auto land feature... is that based on GPS info or does it also receive ILS? (if purely based on GPS, the fact that you found yourself "a little bit low" might depend on the fact that altitude info from GPS is allegedly not as precise as "horizontal" position info, but you are certainly aware of it.)
Hi thanks! Yes this is purely based on gps. But it can work with a garmin gtn 650 for actual IFR precision. This is just a really nice backup feature in the worse case scenario, ie fog.
The Canadian transport safety board conducted an investigation. Sent the remaining prop parts to a lab, conclusion was too much play in the prop motor gears to adjust the prop pitch. This movement fatigued the blade root ends and ended up causing the one side to snap after only 230hrs total time. They found similar cracks on the remaining blade root. Never found the blade that was thrown.
Back in the day pilots were taught to fly an emergency approach and landing absent power.. seems you might have a better outcome as opposed to being under canopy which certainly wrecks the plane. The chute probably only is viable above 400’ I’m guessing and with lots of flat terrain in the daytime seems a last option? Loss of control or unintentional IFR might warrant its use by low time pilots. An expensive option in lieu of training seems to me..
Glenn Phillips flight schools still teach emergency landings under no power. This happened over a city of a million people. I was over the downtown core of the city when my prop decided to bust apart. My only option was try to land in a park or use my parachute and walk away.
Wow Darryl, awesome video! Don't listen to the music comments.. I mean, if they don't like it, they can go buy their own Pipistrel Virus and make their own damn videos in my opinion. I'm a visitor to your channel, nothing more, nothing less. By the way, you have amazing content, on a cool little light weight, fuel efficient aircraft, showing details, that I would know from nobody else on the planet. Why haven't I found your channel before? Great content! Gonna sub for sure. I've learned a lot and going to be looking for a small aircraft soon. I wanted to get a Cirrus SR22 and still might be here very soon, but the Panthera peaked my interest. I found your channel through suggested for me. Why don't you have thousands of subs? Add one more. Ever make it into the US? I'd love to one day take a flight in one of these for sure. I'm in such a remote are, I don't think anyone owns one unfortunately. How does it handle in winds of 15-20kts though? That's my hesitation about buying a smaller aircraft, is the wind and capabilities. I own a larger boat, instead of a smaller one, because you never plan on crappy weather, it just comes. You have to pick your days like anything, but still, I like some meat on my bones when I take on mother nature in anything.. planes, boats, vehicles, etc.
Poppa Bear thanks for subscribing! You will be able to fly this airplane in strong winds. I have flown in 20-25 knot straight crosswind. Because the back end is narrow the winds slips over it and makes it fairly nice to land, and with air brakes it kills the lift and plants you on the ground. I wouldn't get this plane without air brakes. Headwinds are fine up to about 30 knots. I'm sure others have flown in higher winds but I chose not to. Not in the US much sorry
Hey Darryl, I have been looking at the performance, glide ratio and other characteristics of the Pipistrel aircraft, and they appear to be amazing. Climb of 2000 fpm, incredible fuel economy, everything. What's the down side to this aircraft? Only carries maximum occupancy of 2, smaller luggage compartment, etc.. Those can be overcome by good planning. Have you found a downside to this aircraft? I was considering a Cirrus SR20 or SR22, but this appears to be an incredible little airplane for the money. I mean, you're the guy to ask.. you crashed one of these and bought another one. The Cirrus appears to be an incredible airplane as well, bigger which I like, and better performance.. however, it's 3x the airplane I believe and a much larger price tag. By the way, did insurance cover the old airplane when your prop came apart? Was that a rare incident? I feel like I'm talking to a ghost, because very few aircraft would have been able to still make it to the ground in one piece. Did you get injured? It said you walked away, but then again, a lot of things you can walk away from, but you still get injured. My father "walked away" from a very significant car accident early December of last year, but he should not be alive right now whatsoever. He broke 7 bones, and got knocked for a significant loop in the process. He got hit by a full size semi at freeway speeds which mangled his Ford Edge into an unrecognizable car.. Newspapers all said he walked away, but no, he was injured pretty significant. Do you know if the Virus can be imported into the US? We are currently relocating to the east coast, from the west coast US, and I will be purchasing one of these during the move. Also, I wish to use whatever airplane I purchase, as a long-haul aircraft, for traveling 1/2 way across the US, so I don't think the Virus is going to do what I intend.. However, I'm more interested in it for short hopper and exploring the east coast. I am in love with the huge windows. Thanks Darryl! I appreciate your videos and you taking the time to make them, edit them, and share a small glimpse of your life with us. PS: How's the baby? My kids are grown and I just became a grandfather this year. I still feel very young. I had 3 kids at a very young age, so I am a significantly young grandfather. lol. still can't believe I'm "Grandpa" so funny.
Poppa Bear hey glad that you are so interested in the virus. It is a long distance airplane, with 6 hours fuel, 900nm range, it's not a short hop type airplane. The downside is that it is light and you feel turbulence more then a typical plane but then you don't get the fuel economy with other aircraft. Cirrus is completely different plane, 4-5 seats vs 2. Really depends on your budget and how many people you want to carry. But for a 2 seater you won't find anything comparable to this airplanes specs, you also won't find a better built airplane. These Slovenians sure do incredible composite work. I've seen ctls and the build quality feels like it was made in a cheap Chinese factory. The virus feels like a Ferrari.
The only comparable airplane I've come across is the Sea Avio Risen. It's more expensive and comes with a different set of capabilities. But I'm a Pipistrel fanboy.
Great video but influencer style Muzak really annoying. Okay for intro but fade it right out after 20 seconds and 20 outro. It's the difference between subscribing or not for many.
What a letdown.. I clicked this vid to listen to the engine noise level of sensational electric airplane - only to deafened by what the editor considers music
I agree. Another great video ruined with useless background noise. Why don't you youtubers listen and stop with the annoying noise? It's not needed or wanted. Let us just hear whats going on without the distraction of that noise. Thats the important and interesting part.
PROTIP: If you don't want music and want just the sound of the wind and/or engines, fly in real life. Meanwhile the rest of us want a nice, edited viewing experience that includes music, cuts, etc.
Why do video folks insist on ruining the experience with inappropriate background music which kill the desired experience, which in this case is the sound of the air, wind and some explanations.
Yea, rather hear comms any day.
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Great with my volume at zero!
Best Pipistrel in flight video! You put the video together very well.
Pipistrel makes VERY good planes. Very fuel efficient.
Love the information, but please hugely decrease the music volume or get rid of it completely...please! : )
First time seeing that aircraft. Very interesting feathers.
The music sux and seriously distracts from an otherwise great video. Also what plane is that? Would be nice to have all that info in the description. Yeah I know I'm complaining but what else is expected from on old curmudgeon.
Hi Darryl. Really have enjoyed your videos. They helped me decide to but a Sinus Flex,which I use primarily as a motorglider. My aircraft has an older Dynon SV1000. I haven’t been able to identify an controlled descent approach. What system are you using please? Best wishes
How about some more in the vein of Premier 1 Driver. I loved all of this. Thanks, Pete.
Daryl, great vid, automation is the key, pretty soon you just get in that thing , recline the seat and let the autopilot do the flying. would love to see it sometime , down in Calgary myself, I'll pay for the gas and lets go for a flight.as far as the music thought u would have used deadmau. lol!
Oh man, this plane is like everything I want, conventional gear big windows, autopilot.
Holy smokes finally a comment thats not bitching and moaning about the music
@@samtatenumber1 Well now that you mention it....that music tho'
Music is incredibly annoying.
its like a monkey doing me in the ear🤣
Yoko ono called, she wants her music back!
This video would be better without music.
That was really cool!
three questions...
1) What is your load capacity
2) Fuel capacity / approximate range
3) Would you mind sharing your approximate all in cost for this plane.
Thanks in advance! Beautiful setup!
Brian Phillips load is 50lbs with two people full fuel, fuel is 100litres with range of about 900 NM, cost was $280k. My airplane was very custom, I have three floor ports that brings costs up significantly and brings load capacity down as they add fair mount of weight in my cargo compartment. My plane without the floor ports would be about $200k. Canadian.
Wow, everything but the price is excellent! (not that I really have a basis for comparison on price...) Thanks for sharing your info, and great video, and beautiful plane!
Does your insurance company give a hefty discount for having the parachute?
Brian Phillips you can get the plane a lot cheaper depending on what you put in it for avionics, parachute etc. Also you save a lot by building the kit. I saved about $40k building my first one
Yeah, If I was seriously in the market, I'd have to be looking at used planes, of a later vintage... but this plane sure is nice!
Using the parachute does major damage to the aircraft, i'm assuming in most cases it's a write off, which doesn't save the insurance company money. It does in the fact that in most cases the pilot/passenger walk away without injury...I've actually never thought of asking them for a discount for this, they have never asked me if I have a parachute or not...
Thanks for the tip on the air brake. I was thinking of getting the LSA verson of the Virus and was told by the dealer that it was fine without the air brake since there were good flaps; however I was skeptical given the glide ratio and past experience with the CTLS.
Everyone I've talked to says "Get the airbrakes, thank me later"
I love the Pipestrel aircraft. I can't figure out why they haven't caught on yet in the USA. I'd like to buy the SW Virus with a 914 or new 915, constant speed prop and tailwheel. It would compliment my gas guzzling Comanche quite well!
That would be a sweet setup. I've seen a couple of them at the factory with 914's. Although I do think it's overkill for this airplane unless your wanting to fly above 20,000'. I'll be doing some high altitude test flights/vlogs soon. I have heard there are more restrictions getting this aircraft in the US. It has been very easy to import this airplane, we can now even register it as an aerobatic aircraft in Canada.
If you don't mind me asking....what brand of propeller was it that threw a blade off? Glad you're OK!
It was a woodcomp propeller, constant speed. Thanks! The ballistic parachutes are pretty amazing.
Did that thing really land itself? Incredible!! I haven't flown in 12 years. Maybe it is time to get back in the game.
Chris Scharfenberger almost, it takes you right down to threshold but you still have to land the plane. I’d give it a few years and we will see full autopilot from engine start to shut down.
Great video, as usual. Back when I flew, I always enjoyed showing stalls. How does the Virus preform during a stall? Also, is it rated for spins? Would be great to see a video on that, if you run out of ideas.
David Colhoun hey thanks! Stalls are very benign in this plane, mine isn't rated for spinning but the Canadian dealer just got his Pipistrel put under aerobatic category, they are doing loops and rolls/spins with this same aircraft now
I understand that the Virus SW is so slippery that you have to be especially careful about exceeding Vne (I think 163 knots) because the airspeed can come up very quick in spins or dives. Most of my experience is with Jabirus, which have something of the same issue, but not as much and they are not overengineered quite like Pipistrels. Cessnas must feel like driving a bus after the Virus.
Nick Good haha yes Cessna's feel like tanks compared to the virus. And yes it picks up speed very quickly. Which is why air brakes are so nice to have especially when descending from 16,000 feet, the Canadian pipistrel dealer certified his last year for aerobatics and they have done a couple air shows now with the plane. I haven't spun this plane, fearful of over speeding it.
our airport is at 4400msl, sometimes da is 7500. . . how would that perform up here?
Nice video. yet another UA-cam video spoiled with music that ruins the movie.
Agreed. Not sure why people feel compelled to put a loop of music in the background on a vlog when there's talking...etc. Darryl... rethink that decision. (4 years later... lol)
how does the auto pilot perform in a decent crosswind?
Do you have cockpit heat in there? Curious. Very cool flight. What happened in 2014 with the chute deploy?
I do. Watch for an upcoming video on this exact subject
Your starter-picture is a ambush!
Just subbed to you man in love with this aircraft! couple questions, When you had an accident and you used the chute the photo you showed the engine cowling all cracked.. Did that happen when the propeller failed in flight from vibration or from impact with ground? Also can the gear be changed to a tri wheel or once you buy the tail dragger variant are you stuck with it?
I remember this Virus with the chute in Canada. That was you?
Thanx for the vid!
Yup that was me!
Darryl Zubot lucky you! Hope that would never happen to you again!
Thanks Mitko! Same here. It was an intense experience.
Did you install the Dynon avionics?
Love you plane and your videos. Why a tail dragger?
Mark McGuigan less drag, less maintenance, I think they look better then trikes, more prop clearance for grass strips, also will come in handy for belly mounting oblique camera systems, no nose wheel in the way
All good. I have a dream to fly one day and do exactly what you are doing. Everything is more or less the same. I have researched the plane and the equipment but not sure if there is enough business here in Northern Ireland/Ireland for that type of surveying.
Anyway heres dreaming and congratulations on living yours.
Mark McGuigan there's only one way to know if there is enough business in your area, try. I received this plane last spring when economy here was rough, this year should see a lot more work.
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Mark McGuigan .Tail dragger is for real pilots. LOL
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What was the reason for pulling the Shute in 2014 deal vs. dead stick landing?
I was over middle of a large city with nowhere to land. There was an airport in gliding distance but it shut down a few years prior and runways were in piles of rubble. The airport was also covered in 2 ft of snow with machinery everywhere. So I figured I’d rather pull the parachute mainly because ther was so much damage evident inside the cabin soon after the prop separated.
whats the cost on this fine rig?
Whats running in the tube just above your head? There is some liquid running in the pipe
Fuel
Fuel
Thats a cool airplane I have never seen before!
You mention an IR camera. Can you tell us a little more about that?
I guess you wouldn't recommend the Woodcomp propeller, right? Did Woodcomp (or Pipistrel) do anything after your accident?
Jeff Kramer I wouldn’t recommend woodcomp to anyone. I had nothing but troubles with the prop. From the beginning it was slow to change pitch as it is electric not hydraulic like the MT prop. I believe my insurance company went after woodcomp. When I reordered the new plane there was no more woodcomp option.
Darryl, I am also interested in the SportCruiser, but I'm not sure if CZAW dumped Woodcomp or not. I know a lot of SCs have Sensinich props, so maybe they might be using them exclusively now.
Jeff Kramer i believe woodcomp has done design changes to the propeller since it’s failure. There was another one on a Pipistrel at my airport who had excessive vibrations before take off. They sent it to woodcomp and it came back with a modified design. The guy has been using it for a year now without issues. But there are many options now for the 912iS engine. I really like the MT and if you google MT props you don’t see anything about throwing a blade. Google woodcomp and that’s all you see. Maybe you can tell them what prop you want
Oh wow, that's not gonna be good for their business. Regardless of a new design, no one is going to trust their props.
Loud Music and Flight not a good thing,... Listen to the silence is a good flight experience...
Never knew Ewan Mcgregor could fly a plane.
Awesome
Your music is distracting and would be better if you just left it off, since you had a lot of commentary, imo.
Agreed. This is one of my earlier youtube videos.
Nice video. I came here to read the comments by those triggered by the music, lol. Guys.. calm down. :)
I agree, the music was very distracting....
AGREE - the music does tend to annoy the ears and mind,.
I like the content & the video. Please choose one: Shut up! or Ditch the damned music
Good music mate, good video.
How much price(plane)?
Can you elaborate on your emergency that required your ballistic parachute? From the looks of your surroundings, looks like tons of places to land
He was over the old airport inside the city. He knew that they had started bulldozing the old runways. There was a fresh layer of snow over everything, and so he didn't want to risk landing on what appeared to be a runway only to hit a freshly bulldozed ditch at 60 mph... er, 100kph... or so. But the old airport was a big empty spot in an otherwise crowded urban environment. He was unsure of his ability to glide to a place to a place where he could land safely, and so decided his safest course of action was to use the ballistic parachute. Which worked well for him, as he landed without injury. Unfortunately, a subsequent gust of wind caught the parachute and pulled the aircraft upside down and destroyed it (after he was already out). Which is why I have a razor-blade knife tied in the overhead of my Pipistrel, ready to cut the parachute bridle right after landing if I ever have to use it (the bridle comes in on each side of the top of the cabin and loops around a structural member just above the pilot's head).
Edit: Saw Darryl had answered a similar question elsewhere, so I'll copy it here... you can see I wasn't completely wrong:
(Darryl Zubot
3 years ago)
"I was over middle of a large city with nowhere to land. There was an airport in gliding distance but it shut down a few years prior and runways were in piles of rubble. The airport was also covered in 2 ft of snow with machinery everywhere. So I figured I’d rather pull the parachute mainly because ther was so much damage evident inside the cabin soon after the prop separated."
Darryl, surely you must have known that damn 'music' was going to annoy folk... why have it on??
I Lasted a minute or two but then muted everything, so I've no idea what you were saying at all... which is annoying,
Neat plane
Thanks. That’s an interesting and possibly life saving system. A wonderful little plane. And yes PLEASE loose that annoying music.
Wait, auto land in a GA aircraft? What system is this?
watch the video. It's no auto land, just click bait
That's what I want to know.
The biggest problem of any pilot is the same as any racing car driver, the BIG ego.
If you can get this under control, you will do OK.
Nice what plane is it and what's the price?
Pipistrel Virus SW. Ranges from 100k to 300k depending what you put in it.
Darryl Zubot ok thank you not too bad off a price the 300k be top off the range with all the kit on it. I'll google it and see if i can get one in the uk thanks again
People complain about vid music a lot I guess they don’t have volume controls
people didn't like the music. I was more disappointed that the video had nothing to do with what I clicked on.
As comments below, fuck my eyes the music sucks the fucking joy out of this video.
I enjoyed the music despite all the other comments on it. Are you based in Alberta?
Please, why music ?
Very nice plane. As for avionics and the auto land feature... is that based on GPS info or does it also receive ILS? (if purely based on GPS, the fact that you found yourself "a little bit low" might depend on the fact that altitude info from GPS is allegedly not as precise as "horizontal" position info, but you are certainly aware of it.)
Hi thanks! Yes this is purely based on gps. But it can work with a garmin gtn 650 for actual IFR precision. This is just a really nice backup feature in the worse case scenario, ie fog.
Hi thanks for replying. Yes great backup indeed, no risk to get disoriented.
did you ever find out what initiated the prop to fail
The Canadian transport safety board conducted an investigation. Sent the remaining prop parts to a lab, conclusion was too much play in the prop motor gears to adjust the prop pitch. This movement fatigued the blade root ends and ended up causing the one side to snap after only 230hrs total time. They found similar cracks on the remaining blade root. Never found the blade that was thrown.
Back in the day pilots were taught to fly an emergency approach and landing absent power.. seems you might have a better outcome as opposed to being under canopy which certainly wrecks the plane. The chute probably only is viable above 400’ I’m guessing and with lots of flat terrain in the daytime seems a last option? Loss of control or unintentional IFR might warrant its use by low time pilots. An expensive option in lieu of training seems to me..
Glenn Phillips flight schools still teach emergency landings under no power. This happened over a city of a million people. I was over the downtown core of the city when my prop decided to bust apart. My only option was try to land in a park or use my parachute and walk away.
Wow Darryl, awesome video! Don't listen to the music comments.. I mean, if they don't like it, they can go buy their own Pipistrel Virus and make their own damn videos in my opinion. I'm a visitor to your channel, nothing more, nothing less.
By the way, you have amazing content, on a cool little light weight, fuel efficient aircraft, showing details, that I would know from nobody else on the planet. Why haven't I found your channel before? Great content! Gonna sub for sure. I've learned a lot and going to be looking for a small aircraft soon. I wanted to get a Cirrus SR22 and still might be here very soon, but the Panthera peaked my interest. I found your channel through suggested for me. Why don't you have thousands of subs? Add one more.
Ever make it into the US? I'd love to one day take a flight in one of these for sure. I'm in such a remote are, I don't think anyone owns one unfortunately. How does it handle in winds of 15-20kts though? That's my hesitation about buying a smaller aircraft, is the wind and capabilities.
I own a larger boat, instead of a smaller one, because you never plan on crappy weather, it just comes. You have to pick your days like anything, but still, I like some meat on my bones when I take on mother nature in anything.. planes, boats, vehicles, etc.
Poppa Bear thanks for subscribing! You will be able to fly this airplane in strong winds. I have flown in 20-25 knot straight crosswind. Because the back end is narrow the winds slips over it and makes it fairly nice to land, and with air brakes it kills the lift and plants you on the ground. I wouldn't get this plane without air brakes. Headwinds are fine up to about 30 knots. I'm sure others have flown in higher winds but I chose not to. Not in the US much sorry
Hey Darryl, I have been looking at the performance, glide ratio and other characteristics of the Pipistrel aircraft, and they appear to be amazing. Climb of 2000 fpm, incredible fuel economy, everything. What's the down side to this aircraft? Only carries maximum occupancy of 2, smaller luggage compartment, etc.. Those can be overcome by good planning. Have you found a downside to this aircraft?
I was considering a Cirrus SR20 or SR22, but this appears to be an incredible little airplane for the money. I mean, you're the guy to ask.. you crashed one of these and bought another one.
The Cirrus appears to be an incredible airplane as well, bigger which I like, and better performance.. however, it's 3x the airplane I believe and a much larger price tag.
By the way, did insurance cover the old airplane when your prop came apart? Was that a rare incident? I feel like I'm talking to a ghost, because very few aircraft would have been able to still make it to the ground in one piece. Did you get injured? It said you walked away, but then again, a lot of things you can walk away from, but you still get injured. My father "walked away" from a very significant car accident early December of last year, but he should not be alive right now whatsoever. He broke 7 bones, and got knocked for a significant loop in the process. He got hit by a full size semi at freeway speeds which mangled his Ford Edge into an unrecognizable car.. Newspapers all said he walked away, but no, he was injured pretty significant.
Do you know if the Virus can be imported into the US? We are currently relocating to the east coast, from the west coast US, and I will be purchasing one of these during the move. Also, I wish to use whatever airplane I purchase, as a long-haul aircraft, for traveling 1/2 way across the US, so I don't think the Virus is going to do what I intend.. However, I'm more interested in it for short hopper and exploring the east coast. I am in love with the huge windows. Thanks Darryl! I appreciate your videos and you taking the time to make them, edit them, and share a small glimpse of your life with us.
PS: How's the baby? My kids are grown and I just became a grandfather this year. I still feel very young. I had 3 kids at a very young age, so I am a significantly young grandfather. lol. still can't believe I'm "Grandpa" so funny.
Poppa Bear hey glad that you are so interested in the virus. It is a long distance airplane, with 6 hours fuel, 900nm range, it's not a short hop type airplane. The downside is that it is light and you feel turbulence more then a typical plane but then you don't get the fuel economy with other aircraft. Cirrus is completely different plane, 4-5 seats vs 2. Really depends on your budget and how many people you want to carry. But for a 2 seater you won't find anything comparable to this airplanes specs, you also won't find a better built airplane. These Slovenians sure do incredible composite work. I've seen ctls and the build quality feels like it was made in a cheap Chinese factory. The virus feels like a Ferrari.
The only comparable airplane I've come across is the Sea Avio Risen. It's more expensive and comes with a different set of capabilities. But I'm a Pipistrel fanboy.
whats with the crashed plane on the thumbnail?
Elon Baartar 3:10
Not once did I have an issue with the music, which made all the comments hilarious. People are so damn picky. Probably all grumpy boomers ;)
why did you have to deploy the chute in '14?
I hate when the video does not correspond to the picture shown...
EDM music and flying, not sure.
Could REALLY do with the 'music'.
Turn the music off dude
Squirrel?
What a stupid looking aircraft. I love it.
Great video but influencer style Muzak really annoying. Okay for intro but fade it right out after 20 seconds and 20 outro. It's the difference between subscribing or not for many.
Yeah sorry about that. It was one of my first videos I did so didn’t have much experience with making vlogs
86 the music
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Great Video. Music and ALL.
Love the plane. Lose the music
The music sucks, the video is interesting...
Thanks! Yeah wish I could remove it sorry
Kill the music please, otherwise nice vid showing the capability of today's acft.
screw the haters this song is lit
Not a fan of your baiting photo showing the BRS which has nothing to do with the video. But hey, it got you some hits. Done with your videos.
The video would be much better without music.
Apparently it didn't glide so well if you had to use a parachute
John Haser It happened over a city of 1 million people and I was in the middle of it at 1500’ when the prop flew apart
Use volume control lol
Why the horrible music? No need to make this good video bad due to music.
Does your boyfriend enjoy your taste in music?
Muzak
That's the worst song I have ever heard.
Rich hipster
Click bait, you have my negative Sir.
What a letdown.. I clicked this vid to listen to the engine noise level of sensational electric airplane - only to deafened by what the editor considers music
music sucks
An autopilot landing does not in valve a parachute. AutoPilot" Airspeed low. WTF? Why the fuck don't you increase the power settings?
Please get rid of that music, please reup, please!
I agree. Another great video ruined with useless background noise. Why don't you youtubers listen and stop with the annoying noise? It's not needed or wanted. Let us just hear whats going on without the distraction of that noise. Thats the important and interesting part.
Too bad about the sucky music.
PROTIP: If you don't want music and want just the sound of the wind and/or engines, fly in real life. Meanwhile the rest of us want a nice, edited viewing experience that includes music, cuts, etc.
Nice click bait picture...next time crash..
gmcjetpilot I did crash this was pic from it in 2014
awful awful awful muzak ruins a great video... I was skipping forward to try to avoid it......
The music was so terrible and annoying, I had to leave your video. Hated the music, although I would love the content with NO MUSIC.
Fine video - crappy music, and much too loud. Can hardly understand what you're saying, even less the radio. Good riddance!
Who thought the background music was a good idea? 😠🙄
Horrible music! Annoying as hell.😡