Author Topic: So I've been building an ultralight (Read 64467 times)

danny_galaga · « **Reply #240 on:** January 25, 2025, 01:05:15 am »

https://youtube.com/shorts/zpo6QiACkg0?si=zxWHDobw1gQNNw_r

Zebidee · « **Reply #241 on:** January 25, 2025, 01:11:13 am »

It lives!

pbj · « **Reply #242 on:** January 25, 2025, 07:29:20 am »

Didn’t think I would live to see it. Congrats!

nitrogen_widget · « **Reply #243 on:** January 25, 2025, 07:43:51 am »

Quote from: danny_galaga on January 25, 2025, 01:05:15 am

https://youtube.com/shorts/zpo6QiACkg0?si=zxWHDobw1gQNNw_r

You built an airplane and flew it.
that's very cool.
If i knew you in person you would be right next to my HS friend with art in the Disney museum when it comes to coolest people i know.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #244 on:** January 25, 2025, 08:17:49 am »

Not me flying it. But soon I hope

nitrogen_widget · « **Reply #245 on:** January 25, 2025, 10:35:51 am »

Quote from: danny_galaga on January 25, 2025, 08:17:49 am

Not me flying it. But soon I hope

then you are only partially cool until you fly it.

danny_galaga · « **Reply #246 on:** January 25, 2025, 05:29:43 pm »

Quote from: nitrogen_widget on January 25, 2025, 10:35:51 am

Quote from: danny_galaga on January 25, 2025, 08:17:49 am
Not me flying it. But soon I hope

then you are only partially cool until you fly it.

pbj · « **Reply #247 on:** January 25, 2025, 09:47:32 pm »

Why aren’t you flying it?

danny_galaga · « **Reply #248 on:** January 26, 2025, 01:42:55 am »

The convention for inexperienced pilots is to get say the first five hours flown by an experienced test pilot, then he shows you the ropes and you fly the rest..it needs 25 hours test flying before it gets full certification.

The kicker is, I just totally gave up on everything last year. my licence just expired. But I just did a flight with an instructor so I can get current again.

whammoed · « **Reply #249 on:** January 27, 2025, 12:56:48 pm »

Dang mang! Who do you get that's crazy enough to fly some plane someone else built! Is his nickname Crash?

pbj · « **Reply #250 on:** January 27, 2025, 06:41:34 pm »

Quote from: whammoed on January 27, 2025, 12:56:48 pm

Dang mang! Who do you get that's crazy enough to fly some plane someone else built! Is his nickname Crash?

Randy Quaid?

danny_galaga · « **Reply #251 on:** January 27, 2025, 07:43:55 pm »

😄

He owns a workshop. After I went through every page in the build manual to check for errors, I taxied it over to his hangar and two of his guys spent pretty much the whole day going through it.

Remember, all aircraft are built by 'someone'. Although I get what you mean. They found almost nothing wrong. The main guy said he's seen worse on factory built aircraft 😯

So that was nice 🙂

danny_galaga · « **Reply #252 on:** January 29, 2025, 05:20:59 am »

Zebidee · « **Reply #253 on:** January 29, 2025, 08:13:08 am »

Very handsome! The plane I mean

RandyT · « **Reply #254 on:** January 29, 2025, 01:11:10 pm »

That had to be an exciting day for you. Congrats!

danny_galaga · « **Reply #255 on:** January 30, 2025, 07:35:20 pm »

Thanks! Hopefully I get to fly my own aircraft soon!

danny_galaga · « **Reply #256 on:** January 31, 2025, 08:12:09 pm »

Well, today I got to fly in my plane, as a passenger. It wasn't scary at all ☺️

This is the only photo of today. Too busy learning and enjoying for pics in the air

whammoed · « **Reply #257 on:** February 01, 2025, 03:11:04 pm »

Quote from: danny_galaga on January 31, 2025, 08:12:09 pm

Well, today I got to fly in my plane, as a passenger. It wasn't scary at all ☺️

This is the only photo of today. Too busy learning and enjoying for pics in the air

Did some harvesting on the landing eh?

Zebidee · « **Reply #258 on:** February 01, 2025, 08:58:01 pm »

Flying low to avoid radar while lining up the bouncing bomb

Quote from: whammoed on February 01, 2025, 03:11:04 pm

Quote from: danny_galaga on January 31, 2025, 08:12:09 pm
Well, today I got to fly in my plane, as a passenger. It wasn't scary at all ☺️

This is the only photo of today. Too busy learning and enjoying for pics in the air

Did some harvesting on the landing eh?

danny_galaga · « **Reply #259 on:** February 03, 2025, 06:56:28 am »

Quote from: Zebidee on February 01, 2025, 08:58:01 pm

Flying low to avoid radar while lining up the bouncing bomb

Quote from: whammoed on February 01, 2025, 03:11:04 pm
Quote from: danny_galaga on January 31, 2025, 08:12:09 pm
Well, today I got to fly in my plane, as a passenger. It wasn't scary at all ☺️

This is the only photo of today. Too busy learning and enjoying for pics in the air

Did some harvesting on the landing eh?

Actually it's a similar plane, and same engine as those Ukrainian planes theyve been turning into one way bomb drones. So under Ruskie radar is the name of the game 😄

Santoro · « **Reply #260 on:** April 12, 2025, 08:36:43 pm »

Back here for the first time in a long time, this is really cool Danny!

danny_galaga · « **Reply #261 on:** April 17, 2025, 06:48:09 am »

Thanks 🙂

Sadly I'm thinking I might sell it. I feel I may have lost my nerve flying in general.

pbj · « **Reply #262 on:** April 17, 2025, 05:39:53 pm »

Glad to see you aren't dead. I was beginning to wonder. What happened?

danny_galaga · « **Reply #263 on:** April 22, 2025, 08:34:21 am »

I had to get back up to speed with my flying. Went to a flying school. Did six hours and feel I barely scraped through . To put it in perspective, when I started flying again about 7 years ago, I hadn't flown in over 15 years. It took me six hours to 're solo'. I feel I've kinda painted myself into a corner with my plane.

nipsmg · « **Reply #264 on:** April 23, 2025, 09:35:04 am »

It's amazing how quickly flying skills degrade. I've got like 200 hours now, but when I was at about 150 I didn't fly for like a month, then got back up for some pattern work and was completely out of whack -- sensations felt foreign, was anxious about landing.. etc..

I love that at least in the US, you can drop it for a while and just get a new flight review and pick it back up -- it's a lifetime cert. The medical certification on the other hand.... that can ground you.

Zebidee · « **Reply #265 on:** April 23, 2025, 10:24:26 pm »

Is always hard getting back into things, and is natural for enthusiasm levels to feel a little low at times.

I've always wanted to fly, surely would have loved it, but never took the steps (money, time) to learn. So I get some vicarious enjoyment following your efforts. I'm just impressed that you did another six hours re-familiarising

Good things require dedication, discipline and effort.


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