Full Transcript for Fancy a 200mph microlight? - The FLYER Show - 1st October 2026

everywhere. 00:02:30.879 --> 00:02:32.080 That's I do know people. 00:02:32.159 --> 00:02:33.680 I'm not a big waypoint user. 00:02:33.759 --> 00:02:36.960 I think I I reckon I've probably got three or four. 00:02:37.599 --> 00:02:40.159 So and I know people with like three or four hundred. 00:02:40.479 --> 00:02:44.240 I've got a waypoint folder that's got all of the white horses in in Wiltshire. 00:02:44.400 --> 00:02:46.080 Well that's more than my four, I reckon, isn't it? 00:02:46.719 --> 00:02:47.439 Yeah, there are more. 00:02:47.599 --> 00:02:48.159 Yeah, absolutely. 00:02:48.319 --> 00:02:50.319 It's really useful actually if you want a white horse. 00:02:50.639 --> 00:02:52.240 How many waypoints have you got? 00:02:52.560 --> 00:02:53.680 Yeah, exactly. 00:02:53.840 --> 00:02:55.360 How many have you got? 00:02:55.520 --> 00:02:55.680 Yeah. 00:02:55.919 --> 00:03:01.439 Um later on in the show we'll be talking about the world's fastest micro light, so don't forget to hang on for that. 00:03:01.520 --> 00:03:04.400 And we've got a pretty good fantasy hanger coming up as well. 00:03:05.360 --> 00:03:09.599 Um anyway, if you like this show and you watch it, please do us a favour and subscribe to our YouTube channel. 00:03:09.680 --> 00:03:13.599 I know we're not far in and I'm asking you to subscribe already, but it really does help. 00:03:13.680 --> 00:03:16.000 So hit that subscribe button now, please. 00:03:16.159 --> 00:03:16.800 Thank you very much. 00:03:17.039 --> 00:03:17.759 Should we have some news? 00:03:17.919 --> 00:03:18.159 Yep. 00:03:19.520 --> 00:03:23.680 I I'm off first, and it is some sad news, and that's uh confirmation, official confirmation. 00:03:23.759 --> 00:03:38.000 I think we all kind of knew and suspected it that Tony Hall, owner of uh Hopeney Green, Wolverhampton spaceport, as as was, um was was killed in the uh cirrus accident in Switzerland uh a little while ago. 00:03:38.400 --> 00:03:43.840 Uh Tony bought Hopeney Green in 2023, invested a huge amount in the runway. 00:03:43.919 --> 00:03:45.840 There's just been a new Charles Playground open. 00:03:46.000 --> 00:03:52.159 There's a fantastic restaurant called A Media's, it's really become the jewel in the crown of of of Midlands General Aviation, really. 00:03:52.319 --> 00:03:52.639 Yeah. 00:03:52.800 --> 00:03:54.719 Um so absolutely tragic story. 00:03:54.879 --> 00:03:59.439 I it it looks like everything will continue and that will uh be a lasting memory to Tony. 00:03:59.520 --> 00:04:07.520 So uh I mean that is uh certainly to come along, do what he's done, do what he did for Wolverhampton, Hebney Green is will be a lasting legacy for sure. 00:04:07.759 --> 00:04:08.159 Absolutely. 00:04:08.400 --> 00:04:09.439 But very, very sad news. 00:04:09.599 --> 00:04:12.560 Yeah, very better news. 00:04:12.639 --> 00:04:16.879 Uh the first JMB VL3 uh has been delivered. 00:04:17.680 --> 00:04:24.480 But it uh received the aircraft received its uh BMA British Micro Aircraft Association approval at the weekend. 00:04:24.560 --> 00:04:29.279 It was handed over at Popham, uh where the stall competition was taking part, taking place. 00:04:29.519 --> 00:04:34.879 Uh just a reminder that the JMB VL3 is uh the 916 IS equipped version. 00:04:35.120 --> 00:04:40.879 Got a 200 uh knots uh two airspeed cruise and uh climbs at heck of a rate as well. 00:04:41.199 --> 00:04:43.120 But we'll be talking more about this later, aren't we? 00:04:43.519 --> 00:04:45.199 Got a super sexy propeller. 00:04:46.079 --> 00:04:46.560 Right. 00:04:47.040 --> 00:04:47.360 I think. 00:04:47.680 --> 00:04:47.839 Yeah. 00:04:47.920 --> 00:04:52.800 I yeah, no, I rot yeah, uh some of those RoTAX propellers can be a bit spindly. 00:04:52.879 --> 00:04:56.560 The one on the VL3 is is a piece of sculpture. 00:04:56.879 --> 00:04:57.600 Uh I would agree. 00:04:57.680 --> 00:04:58.879 That's very nice. 00:04:59.439 --> 00:04:59.680 Absolutely. 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:01.600 Um talking of stole competitions. 00:05:02.000 --> 00:05:02.319 Yes. 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:14.079 Uh I was uh so uh Saturday the uh UK Stoll uh Stoll UK had their inaugural event uh in the UK down at Popham and Popham's obviously a great place to hold an event. 00:05:14.160 --> 00:05:19.759 Uh they had did it really, really well, uh created a special um stall runway. 00:05:19.839 --> 00:05:40.560 Uh so basically there was a new for the event 2507 runway uh which was um kind of north on the airfield site um and ran down into the what would normally be the exhibition space, but it allowed people uh they ran the normal uh um 2608 runway. 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:47.839 Yeah, um ran that normally, but uh for the stall runway you could break you could use the same circuit and break off and land. 00:05:48.000 --> 00:05:54.480 So it meant the airfield stayed open the whole time the competition was on, which was nice because there was a whole bunch of people who flew in and visited. 00:05:54.800 --> 00:05:59.199 Um must have been over 70 aircraft flying in to see what was going on. 00:05:59.279 --> 00:06:02.399 There was a big crowd, um, and a big field of aeroplanes too. 00:06:02.560 --> 00:06:18.319 Um I think there was something like 16, 18 entries, so um everything from a um uh an electric sub 70 kilogram uh flex wing, which was brilliant, all the way to a couple of Cesna 180s, which are big, as you know. 00:06:19.439 --> 00:06:20.399 Um how long was the runway? 00:06:20.560 --> 00:06:21.519 The stall runway, do you think? 00:06:21.680 --> 00:06:25.199 Um I reckon it was 300 meters. 00:06:25.439 --> 00:06:25.680 Okay. 00:06:25.920 --> 00:06:38.639 So um and obviously the um the stall the stall competition uses a marked out deck and you have to land within a certain certain distance, otherwise you're a s what they call a scratch if you overrun the line. 00:06:38.879 --> 00:06:41.279 Also, if you land too soon, that's also a scratch. 00:06:41.680 --> 00:06:46.079 Um

but uh it was done, it was a really nicely run event, um very safe. 00:06:46.879 --> 00:06:48.399 Took a little while to work through. 00:06:48.560 --> 00:06:53.199 Probably they need to work on the pace a little bit because it it started what time did it start? 00:06:53.279 --> 00:06:58.639 Um just after lunch, and it was it had gone half five before everything had kind of percolated through. 00:06:59.040 --> 00:07:05.279 It's probably not the smallest circuit, that's like if I remember rightly, you've got the kind of golf course and stuff like that you tend to go around, haven't you? 00:07:05.600 --> 00:07:08.720 Yeah, you had to all the normal avoid areas were were in use. 00:07:08.959 --> 00:07:11.040 So yeah, everything was flying big circuits. 00:07:11.120 --> 00:07:16.959 So and it wasn't and uh they were trying to uh match that obviously with things that were happening on the airfield as well. 00:07:17.040 --> 00:07:24.240 So they wouldn't uh they weren't having people taking off on the stall runway if there was something happening on the so it was it was safe. 00:07:24.399 --> 00:07:26.800 Um some some some interesting numbers. 00:07:26.959 --> 00:07:36.160 So uh Jez Walsh, who was flying the electric um sub-70, uh he won his category 51 meter takeoff, 58 metre landing, total 109. 00:07:36.480 --> 00:07:41.040 Paul Jewhurst, you won't be surprised, um, a bit of a legend flying the ninja. 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:43.920 Um he had the best score of the whole day. 00:07:44.079 --> 00:07:48.720 Um yeah, uh 32 meter takeoff, 68 metre landing, 100 meters. 00:07:48.879 --> 00:07:58.000 So um what was really impressive, there was a guy called Andy Rouse uh in one of the Cessna 180s, had lots of if you look carefully, had lots of little trick stall things on it. 00:07:58.240 --> 00:08:03.519 Um 78-meter takeoff, 94 meter landing, 172 metres total. 00:08:03.920 --> 00:08:07.920 He's he was that was the one thing I I really watch enjoyed watching. 00:08:08.000 --> 00:08:10.800 His landing, he was on the back of the drag curve all the way down. 00:08:10.959 --> 00:08:15.519 And the good news is we've got a video coming up which might be out by the time you watch this. 00:08:15.680 --> 00:08:18.959 So um you'll be able to see all of this that went on on that. 00:08:19.279 --> 00:08:19.839 That's cool. 00:08:19.920 --> 00:08:27.680 We must we should we should we should have our own little stall practice and see how it always worries me a little bit, right? 00:08:27.839 --> 00:08:29.279 Particularly as it's not my airplane. 00:08:29.920 --> 00:08:32.399 Oh, yeah, you because you're 180, you borrow, don't you? 00:08:32.639 --> 00:08:35.120 And it's it's different when it's a borrowed airplane versus road. 00:08:35.840 --> 00:08:37.759 Yeah, I'm not sure about coming in on the back of the. 00:08:37.919 --> 00:08:39.200 I can I understand why they do it. 00:08:39.279 --> 00:08:50.399 I understand the drag thing, but it you know that the It's about I I presume that a good stall result, landing result, is about the minimum margins, really, isn't it? 00:08:50.639 --> 00:08:51.279 You don't want excessive. 00:08:51.440 --> 00:08:52.240 Yeah, no, you don't want to be able to do that. 00:08:52.320 --> 00:08:56.159 So the other side of the minimum margin is not a nice place. 00:08:56.480 --> 00:08:57.039 No, no, no. 00:08:57.120 --> 00:09:02.960 Uh and what so and what made it a little challenging at Popham is the new the competition runway was a little bit downhill. 00:09:03.279 --> 00:09:05.120 I was gonna say that is a little bit downhill there, isn't it? 00:09:05.519 --> 00:09:07.600 So um so you know some people had to work really hard. 00:09:07.679 --> 00:09:12.639 Uh a special mention for Simon Wilson, who was flying a thruster with no brakes. 00:09:12.799 --> 00:09:20.879 And he did brilliantly, considering uh so he literally touched down and killed the ignition and just rolled to a halt and still came out with a still came out with a good number. 00:09:21.120 --> 00:09:26.399 So um and you have to get that eventual combined total on the same run, don't you? 00:09:26.639 --> 00:09:28.320 Yes, you have to you can't pick your best. 00:09:28.799 --> 00:09:29.679 But your best of each other. 00:09:29.840 --> 00:09:35.200 No, it has to be uh your best score has to come from a from one flight. 00:09:35.440 --> 00:09:35.519 Yeah. 00:09:35.759 --> 00:09:36.480 So you get three goes. 00:09:36.720 --> 00:09:39.840 Simon was saying he was pulling the stick right back to dig the tailwheel in. 00:09:39.919 --> 00:09:41.279 Yeah, it's the only braking he had. 00:09:41.600 --> 00:09:43.360 I joked to him, he should have taken the tailwheel off. 00:09:43.600 --> 00:09:48.879 You should have taken the I'd like to come to B and Q and bought big rats or something. 00:09:49.759 --> 00:09:55.600 But it was uh it was a good day, and uh I think paves the way for other Stoll UK events maybe next year. 00:09:56.000 --> 00:09:56.960 Wow, look forward to that. 00:09:57.120 --> 00:09:57.279 Yeah. 00:09:58.320 --> 00:09:58.720 Jolly good. 00:09:58.879 --> 00:09:59.039 Yep. 00:09:59.360 --> 00:10:04.240 Bit of quick news there's now a rat, uh a restricted airspace temporary, over Fairford. 00:10:04.320 --> 00:10:07.840 Um obviously after the weekend's incident, there's this has been imposed. 00:10:08.000 --> 00:10:10.960 It's a four nautical mile radius centred on Welford. 00:10:11.200 --> 00:10:14.159 That's the village just to the east of uh f of the airfield. 00:10:14.559 --> 00:10:16.480 Surface to uh flight level 95. 00:10:17.039 --> 00:10:21.360 Okay, and that's in addition to the normal TMZ that's around Fairford, isn't it? 00:10:21.600 --> 00:10:22.399 Which is pretty large. 00:10:22.639 --> 00:10:22.879 Yeah. 00:10:23.120 --> 00:10:24.720 So there's an airplane. 00:10:26.320 --> 00:10:32.320 Hopefully we don't get a rat every time that someone goes and nicks some fuel from a couldn't possibly comment.

00:10:32.559 --> 00:10:34.000 We could we don't know the full story yet. 00:10:34.159 --> 00:10:34.639 I'll say it. 00:10:34.799 --> 00:10:35.360 No, yeah. 00:10:35.519 --> 00:10:35.759 No. 00:10:35.919 --> 00:10:37.279 Uh new aeroplane news. 00:10:37.440 --> 00:10:48.879 Woohoo! I know game aerospace, who you know for the game bird, which is uh surprisingly that's been a very successful two-seat aerobatic, ult ult unlimited level aerobatic airplane. 00:10:48.960 --> 00:10:51.039 I think they've delivered more than 125 of those. 00:10:51.279 --> 00:10:51.759 That's impressive. 00:10:52.000 --> 00:10:54.720 Um Game Aerospace have gone, you know what the world needs? 00:10:54.879 --> 00:10:58.399 It needs a new clean sheet firebomber aeroplane. 00:10:58.480 --> 00:11:00.000 So they've just flown their GB2. 00:11:00.159 --> 00:11:05.600 Um, we talked about the fact they were going to make this GB2 a few years ago on the flyer show. 00:11:05.679 --> 00:11:08.320 Uh but that's finally finished and flown last week. 00:11:08.480 --> 00:11:11.200 Um, designed from the outset for firefighting. 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:18.879 Apparently, um someone approached um uh games uh chief designer Philip Steinbach and said, Can we modify an aeroplane to make it better? 00:11:18.960 --> 00:11:23.679 He said it's actually better just to start for a new with a new clean sheet design. 00:11:24.080 --> 00:11:25.679 And this is a monster aeroplane. 00:11:25.840 --> 00:11:32.159 I mean it doesn't look that big in the photos, uh, but then when you see it alongside other airplanes, it's enormous. 00:11:32.559 --> 00:11:35.519 I mean, empty weight, six thousand pounds. 00:11:35.840 --> 00:11:43.519 What's really impressive though is the max gross weight is tw is three times that at 18,000 pounds. 00:11:43.840 --> 00:11:52.399 Um it can carry a uh 1200 US gallon um firefighting payload um and also uh 1,500 litres of fuel. 00:11:52.559 --> 00:11:54.320 So and it's really fast. 00:11:54.480 --> 00:11:57.360 Um its cruise is um 210 knots. 00:11:57.679 --> 00:11:58.320 Is it aerobatic? 00:11:58.639 --> 00:12:04.320 Well that's I did wonder it I it's um uh there's some discussion online when the photos were posted. 00:12:04.399 --> 00:12:09.360 It's like for when you need to fight a fire and then go and compete at unlimited level. 00:12:09.679 --> 00:12:13.519 I don't think it is aerobatic, but um that's quite a monster airplane. 00:12:13.600 --> 00:12:16.960 Clearly you're gonna need a type rating for it because it's so heavy. 00:12:17.279 --> 00:12:21.360 Um I'm guessing they'll it won't be long before someone sticks and floats on it. 00:12:21.600 --> 00:12:22.480 Oh yeah, for sure. 00:12:22.799 --> 00:12:23.440 Inevitably. 00:12:23.759 --> 00:12:23.919 Yeah. 00:12:24.080 --> 00:12:27.360 But um yeah, so yeah, so competition for the air tractor, I guess. 00:12:27.600 --> 00:12:28.159 Uh absolutely. 00:12:29.279 --> 00:12:31.919 So um had the market to itself for yeah. 00:12:32.080

--> 00:12:32.960 What what a machine. 00:12:33.200 --> 00:12:34.080 Yeah, absolutely. 00:12:34.320 --> 00:12:39.360 Wow, after the summer we've had, it's probably uh it's probably a good market to be getting into. 00:12:39.679 --> 00:12:39.919 That's right. 00:12:40.639 --> 00:12:41.039 Brilliant. 00:12:41.279 --> 00:12:43.279 But it is it's uh it's a bit weird looking, isn't it? 00:12:43.360 --> 00:12:45.600 It's almost like so someone said, Is that AI? 00:12:45.679 --> 00:12:46.720 And I said, No, that is real. 00:12:47.039 --> 00:12:48.960 No, from some angles it's like an interior shot. 00:12:49.039 --> 00:12:51.840 It looks like it's got massive pillars, but I think it's just it has. 00:12:53.039 --> 00:12:59.360 Someone commented on the fact that the windscreen is like looks like staring out of some castle fortification. 00:13:01.360 --> 00:13:01.600 Yeah. 00:13:03.919 --> 00:13:09.759 No, that's that's to keep the pilot safe from drones and other obstacles and things you might run into when you're low down. 00:13:10.480 --> 00:13:12.799 Well, it doesn't matter if he sees that side or not. 00:13:13.120 --> 00:13:13.279 No. 00:13:14.000 --> 00:13:16.000 So I can't see much, it's all smoky, yeah? 00:13:16.080 --> 00:13:16.399 Yeah. 00:13:16.639 --> 00:13:17.600 But okay. 00:13:17.759 --> 00:13:22.399 Well, in in what could be potentially good news or no news at all, we're not quite sure. 00:13:22.559 --> 00:13:29.120 There are plenty of rumors surrounding that uh running that the SR71 could be back in the air, believe it or not. 00:13:29.279 --> 00:13:33.600 SR71844, which was the it's actually an SR71A, I believe. 00:13:33.679 --> 00:13:33.840 Yeah. 00:13:34.000 --> 00:13:37.759 Which was the last one built and the last one retired and went to work for NASA. 00:13:37.919 --> 00:13:42.159 Is that the sort of NASA flight test centre at Edwards, where it was kind of on display. 00:13:42.240 --> 00:13:44.960 And it back in May, it's kind of quietly disappeared from there. 00:13:45.279 --> 00:13:48.559 It's been on display outside since 1999, hasn't it? 00:13:48.799 --> 00:13:51.440 Well, 1999's only yesterday, we know that. 00:13:51.919 --> 00:13:56.480 I've seen all of these things on the internet, Rebuild, Rescue, and Jimmy's World and stuff like that. 00:13:56.639 --> 00:14:00.240 They're gonna be there's gonna be one coming up where they'll go, does it start? 00:14:00.559 --> 00:14:02.799 Um it's been put into a hangout. 00:14:02.879 --> 00:14:08.240 And there are rumors that that NASA have been contacting various um old engineers. 00:14:08.879 --> 00:14:09.679 Uh can you give me a hand? 00:14:09.919 --> 00:14:16.240 And I think Jared Isaacson, the the head of NASA, who has plenty of toys of himself, and he's teased a photo as well. 00:14:17.039 --> 00:14:22.720 So I mean, to get something like that back which needs special fuel and special equipment and everything else. 00:14:23.279 --> 00:14:25.600 I I sadly don't think it's gonna happen.

00:14:26.080 --> 00:14:28.240 I don't think it's gonna happen, but I want it to happen. 00:14:28.639 --> 00:14:28.960 Oh, yeah. 00:14:29.120 --> 00:14:29.279 Yeah. 00:14:29.759 --> 00:14:30.639 There's a big gulf. 00:14:31.200 --> 00:14:34.879 If it happens, I will travel to wherever it is in the world to give it a chance to do it. 00:14:35.440 --> 00:14:37.200 I stand at the fence and see it fly, yeah. 00:14:37.840 --> 00:14:41.440 Now, talking of which, second best to seeing that flying again. 00:14:41.679 --> 00:14:49.200 Um if and we've plugged this before, but if you haven't read it, there's a fantastic book called Skunk Works by Ben Rich, which has a whole load about the SR-71. 00:14:49.360 --> 00:14:49.600 Oh, yeah. 00:14:49.840 --> 00:14:50.000 Yeah. 00:14:50.159 --> 00:14:52.720 Uh quick quick shot uh coming up now, Henry. 00:14:52.879 --> 00:14:55.360 Um so go go buy yourself that book and read it. 00:14:55.440 --> 00:14:56.639 You you won't regret it at all. 00:14:56.720 --> 00:14:58.720 It's not got an SR-71 on the cover. 00:14:58.799 --> 00:15:01.120 Um, it's got the 117 thing. 00:15:01.360 --> 00:15:02.240 Uh the stealth fighter. 00:15:02.480 --> 00:15:04.480 The stealth fighter, one of the early stealth fighters. 00:15:04.639 --> 00:15:04.960 Yeah. 00:15:05.120 --> 00:15:07.519 Um but it it does cover the SR-71. 00:15:07.679 --> 00:15:08.720 Absolutely fantastic book. 00:15:08.799 --> 00:15:09.440 Go read it. 00:15:10.720 --> 00:15:11.600 So there you go. 00:15:11.679 --> 00:15:13.279 Um, I think we've got one more story. 00:15:13.600 --> 00:15:15.360 Well, it's about another iconic aircraft, actually. 00:15:15.440 --> 00:15:19.279 It's about the don't mention anything in the same breath as the SR seventy one A. 00:15:19.759 --> 00:15:22.720 It just doesn't, or SR 71, it doesn't compete. 00:15:23.120 --> 00:15:30.960 Okay, well, Britain Norman Britain Norman, uh British manufacturer, uh, the islander is uh being built from component level back in the UK. 00:15:31.120 --> 00:15:39.519 Uh for years it's been built in uh Bucharest, Romania, uh, but now they're bringing back production to the UK, to Bembridge uh on the Isle of Wight. 00:15:39.759 --> 00:15:43.759 And um the first one built um is nearing delivery. 00:15:43.919 --> 00:15:48.000 It's had its first flight and it's it's just come out of out the paint shop. 00:15:48.080 --> 00:15:51.360 It's in the colours of the Falkland Island Government Air Service. 00:15:51.919 --> 00:15:52.720 They're the customer. 00:15:52.799 --> 00:15:55.759 They've got quite a few of these islanders uh over the years. 00:15:55.919 --> 00:15:59.919 Um so yeah, at um delivery is supposed to be this month uh in October. 00:16:00.240 --> 00:16:02.000 Someone's got a nice ferry delivery flight, haven't they? 00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:02.879 It's a lovely flight. 00:16:03.759 --> 00:16:04.399 In an islander. 00:16:04.960 --> 00:16:05.279 Yeah. 00:16:06.480 --> 00:16:06.639 Yeah. 00:16:06.960 --> 00:16:11.279

It's like driving a Land Rover defender down to uh Cape Town or something, isn't it? 00:16:11.600 --> 00:16:12.159 That we yeah. 00:16:12.639 --> 00:16:14.080 About as tedious. 00:16:15.600 --> 00:16:18.240 But aircraft being manufactured in the UK. 00:16:18.639 --> 00:16:20.720 They've been building that one a while, haven't they? 00:16:21.039 --> 00:16:21.440 Well they have. 00:16:22.480 --> 00:16:34.159 What's been happening is they've been manufactured in Bucharest and then uh bit yeah, the parts have been shipped, but now they're going down to component level, which is really individual bits and pieces. 00:16:34.320 --> 00:16:37.840 So riveting returns to the Isle of Wight. 00:16:38.720 --> 00:16:39.440 Yes, yeah. 00:16:39.679 --> 00:16:43.200 So there was a factory tour due at some point, but I think that's been cancelled. 00:16:43.279 --> 00:16:46.240 I was reading online somewhere, and I'm not quite not I'm not quite sure why. 00:16:46.320 --> 00:16:49.919 Uh there's a factory tour coming up in uh early October. 00:16:50.159 --> 00:16:52.559 I think that's one that's been cancelled that is no longer on. 00:16:52.720 --> 00:16:52.799 Yeah. 00:16:53.039 --> 00:16:53.120 Okay. 00:16:53.360 --> 00:16:54.720 Um and I I don't I don't know. 00:16:54.799 --> 00:17:01.039 I remember I remember it back in the day when they had a lot more stuff going on down there than that than they did now, than they do now. 00:17:01.600 --> 00:17:10.160 There was they they did a whole load of work on a whole load of military aircraft and and other other government islanders with that had bulbous noses and all sorts of aerials and stuff. 00:17:10.319 --> 00:17:11.119 Oh, but I mean, that must be a good thing. 00:17:11.279 --> 00:17:13.839 Whenever that was going on, it was it was all like, okay, close that bit off. 00:17:13.920 --> 00:17:16.240 No one, nope, nope, nope nope, nope, go away, go away. 00:17:16.400 --> 00:17:17.359 Lots of sneaking and scrolls. 00:17:17.599 --> 00:17:19.039 So maybe maybe something like that's happened. 00:17:19.279 --> 00:17:21.279 Maybe someone needed their bulbous nose replacing. 00:17:21.519 --> 00:17:25.759 I wonder how long it will be before someone says, Can we order a Trilander? 00:17:26.880 --> 00:17:27.440 Never mind. 00:17:27.519 --> 00:17:28.160 Yeah, never. 00:17:28.400 --> 00:17:28.720 Never. 00:17:28.880 --> 00:17:29.440 Never. 00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:30.960 Breaking news. 00:17:31.119 --> 00:17:39.599 Jamie Oliver, yes, that Jamie Oliver, has come to the rescue of Andersfield after the Essex Airfield and Flying School was about to close. 00:17:39.839 --> 00:17:47.599 The current owners, Mike Rowland and Carol Cooper, have been considering their eventual retirement from the day-to-day running of Andersfield. 00:17:47.759 --> 00:17:53.599 They didn't have any kind of succession plan, and they said the only realistic option was to close the airfield. 00:17:53.759 --> 00:18:05.759 But Jamie, who trained there this summer, uh said it had changed his life for the better, and added, When I heard it was in danger of closing, all I wanted to do was help secure its future. 00:18:05.920 --> 00:18:18.240 Under the new arrangement, longtime Andersfield pilot Mark Naylor, who for some reason is known as Blondie, he'll become the major shareholder and take responsibility for the day-to-day running of Andersfield Aviation. 00:18:18.640 --> 00:18:26.480 Mark recently returned to Andresfield after 10 years flying the air ambulance operations in Devon and just completed his flight instructor rating. 00:18:27.200 --> 00:18:33.119 Jamie said he will continue to support Andrewsfield and its community, but will not be involved in its day-to-day management. 00:18:33.359 --> 00:18:37.519 Carol Cooper will remain head of training, instructor and examiner. 00:18:37.920 --> 00:18:45.519 Carol has got more than 27,000 hours of flying, uh, already logged, and she set herself a target of 30,000 hours. 00:18:45.920 --> 00:18:49.279 This is great news for Andrewsfield, which is a wonderful little airfield. 00:18:49.680 --> 00:18:54.559 If you're watching this and you like what we do, I would like you to consider joining the Flyer Club. 00:18:54.720 --> 00:19:00.079 It's the best flying club in the UK, and it will only cost you£65 a year or£7.50 a month. 00:19:00.240 --> 00:19:03.279 Flyer.co.uk forward slash membership. 00:19:04.079 --> 00:19:06.079 It would be absolutely spiffing to have you along. 00:19:06.160 --> 00:19:09.759 And if you can't do that, then please subscribe to our YouTube channel. 00:19:10.160 --> 00:19:11.599 That would be a jolly good thing. 00:19:13.119 --> 00:19:14.319 Yes, indeed. 00:19:14.559 --> 00:19:23.200 Um oh, and by the way, if uh you're a member and if you use any of our freelancing fees, then please, when you're using them, see if you can't snap a picture and send it into us. 00:19:23.279 --> 00:19:27.359 We'd like to feature it in some of the stuff for members out and about kind of pages, etc. 00:19:28.079 --> 00:19:28.960 So that would be great. 00:19:29.200 --> 00:19:29.839 Thank you. 00:19:30.559 --> 00:19:31.279 Right then. 00:19:31.680 --> 00:19:33.680 World's fastest microlites. 00:19:33.920 --> 00:19:35.359 Yes, absolutely. 00:19:35.759 --> 00:19:37.680 At 200 mile an hour microlites. 00:19:37.920 --> 00:19:42.960 Well we kind of the the I mean there's no magical thing that happens at 200 mile an hour, but we kind of figured that that was kind of fast. 00:19:43.839 --> 00:19:49.440 This seems to be this seems to be the bar that people talk about um nowadays. 00:19:49.599 --> 00:19:53.039 And obviously, we've got uh a few things have happened. 00:19:53.279 --> 00:20:00.640 The micro light weight limit in the UK, which kind of most relevant here, is six hundred kilograms, max gross weight. 00:20:00.720 --> 00:20:00.960 Yep. 00:20:01.200 --> 00:20:05.759 Um the advent of going 200 miles an hour seems to be okay. 00:20:06.079 --> 00:20:13.759 That's

possible now for uh quite a few types, and that's clearly thanks to the RoTAX 916, which is the biggest of the RoTAX engines. 00:20:14.079 --> 00:20:16.160 And that's something like 160 horsepower for five minutes. 00:20:19.599 --> 00:20:20.640 Yeah, something around there. 00:20:20.720 --> 00:20:23.680 I I saw 137, but it it's around that kind of area. 00:20:24.000 --> 00:20:26.720 And you kind of pull, I think 5.8 is its max RPM. 00:20:26.799 --> 00:20:26.960 Yeah. 00:20:27.119 --> 00:20:28.319 And you come back to 5.5. 00:20:29.119 --> 00:20:31.599 I think 5.5 is is max continuous RPM. 00:20:31.839 --> 00:20:32.000 Right. 00:20:32.240 --> 00:20:32.400 Yeah. 00:20:32.720 --> 00:20:39.279 Um so the combination of increased weight engine gets you up there. 00:20:39.839 --> 00:20:50.480 So so uh because obviously we've just heard earlier in the news that J the first JMB VL3 with the 916 has been delivered in the UK. 00:20:50.799 --> 00:20:54.640 Um and that's clearly the the the newest of the bunch. 00:20:54.960 --> 00:20:55.200 Yeah. 00:20:55.359 --> 00:21:02.480 I mean last week there was the Aerospool Dynamic WT9, but we've checked, and it doesn't look like it's going to make the 200 miles an hour. 00:21:02.720 --> 00:21:03.039 It's fast. 00:21:03.200 --> 00:21:03.599 It's very fast. 00:21:04.559 --> 00:21:06.559 It's quite capable of the 200 miles an hour. 00:21:06.640 --> 00:21:10.160 So for the the purposes of this, sadly, that's not on the list. 00:21:10.720 --> 00:21:16.160 Um but the VL3 with the 916, um, you did some digging on the price. 00:21:16.240 --> 00:21:20.240 Did you you say it was 325,000 euros plus that? 00:21:20.720 --> 00:21:24.240 Yes, 325 uh euro plus that. 00:21:25.039 --> 00:21:27.839 Now it's very hard getting prices out of manufacturers. 00:21:28.000 --> 00:21:28.160 Yeah. 00:21:28.319 --> 00:21:29.680 So these are internet prices. 00:21:29.759 --> 00:21:33.039 We went searching on the internet and it came up with these prices. 00:21:33.200 --> 00:21:34.640 So um don't quote us. 00:21:35.680 --> 00:21:39.039 But it kind of it's understandable to a certain point, because it depends what you put in it. 00:21:39.119 --> 00:21:41.200 Yeah, yeah, depends, you know, what kind of paint job you want, etc. 00:21:41.759 --> 00:21:44.160 Which kind of the lots of them have lots of different variables. 00:21:44.400 --> 00:21:45.680 So you can kind of understand it. 00:21:45.759 --> 00:21:52.319 But it's uh and also you know, they don't want to they don't want to put people off with sort of what do they call it, sticker shock or something. 00:21:52.559 --> 00:21:53.119 That's it, yeah. 00:21:53.279 --> 00:22:00.880 Um But no, but yeah, but on the avionics front in particular, there are quite so many options, and in and it could make a Huge difference of the price. 00:22:01.039 --> 00:22:03.839 Yeah, and that's euros and the exchange rate stuff as well, isn't there? 00:22:04.160 --> 00:22:05.279 So plus fat. 00:22:05.599 --> 00:22:05.759 Yeah. 00:22:05.920 --> 00:22:11.440 So that you know, you're looking at closer to 400k than than not. 00:22:11.759 --> 00:22:12.240 Probably. 00:22:12.400 --> 00:22:12.559 Yeah. 00:22:13.119 --> 00:22:13.839 Probably, yeah. 00:22:14.319 --> 00:22:18.799 And if you could if you're buying one of these expensive, you're not going to put a cheap set of instruments in it, are you? 00:22:18.960 --> 00:22:22.640 You're not going to go for base uh super basic VFR panel, are you? 00:22:22.720 --> 00:22:23.599 No, no. 00:22:23.759 --> 00:22:27.519 So the WT9 doesn't quite make it, but we're still a fast airplane. 00:22:27.680 --> 00:22:29.440 That was the first one in the UK was delivered last week. 00:22:30.000 --> 00:22:30.240 That's right. 00:22:30.400 --> 00:22:32.319 So we've had a couple in a short period of time. 00:22:32.559 --> 00:22:37.119 Then you've got the one that everyone always whenever we do something like this, we always get a letter or an email. 00:22:37.359 --> 00:22:39.519 Not we don't get letters anymore, an email from someone going. 00:22:39.759 --> 00:22:40.319 What about the? 00:22:40.559 --> 00:22:41.680 What about the Ryzen? 00:22:42.000 --> 00:22:42.240 Yes. 00:22:42.720 --> 00:22:44.720 Sorry, I'm sure you don't speak like that if you're the person. 00:22:44.960 --> 00:22:46.000 I do apologize. 00:22:46.559 --> 00:22:50.880 But the but the Ry uh the Ryzen 916 IS super veloce. 00:22:51.200 --> 00:22:51.920 Super Veloce. 00:22:52.000 --> 00:22:52.319 Yeah. 00:22:52.960 --> 00:23:00.559 Well, this is the fastest of all, and it has been tested to by the FA FAI, FAI speed records. 00:23:00.720 --> 00:23:04.559 And this comes in at 225 knots true airspeed. 00:23:04.720 --> 00:23:05.039 Wow. 00:23:05.200 --> 00:23:07.839 That's 259 miles an hour. 00:23:08.000 --> 00:23:10.000 I mean that's that's one hell of a speed in the micro. 00:23:11.279 --> 00:23:17.680 When you look at the horizon, you can clearly say the one okay, all the normal compromises that we make in an airplane, we're not going to make in this one. 00:23:17.759 --> 00:23:20.240 This one is going to really be about speed, isn't it? 00:23:20.400 --> 00:23:20.480 Yeah. 00:23:20.720 --> 00:23:22.960 Um which is why it looks so horrible. 00:23:23.519 --> 00:23:25.440 I I think horrible is a meaning. 00:23:25.599 --> 00:23:26.079 Is a bit too much. 00:23:26.400 --> 00:23:26.799 Is a bit mean. 00:23:27.119 --> 00:23:27.920 It doesn't look horrible. 00:23:28.000 --> 00:23:30.559 It kind of looks squashed at the front. 00:23:30.880 --> 00:23:32.079 It has some challenging looks. 00:23:32.240 --> 00:23:35.440 It's that it's very hard to find a flattering angle on it. 00:23:35.519 --> 00:23:42.079 And clearly, when they were designing it, they went uh they they want they decided what were we going to package it around? 00:23:42.240 --> 00:23:44.079 An engine and two people. 00:23:44.160 --> 00:23:44.240 Yeah. 00:23:44.480 --> 00:23:48.160 And then literally drew the

minimal time kind of airframe around that. 00:23:48.400 --> 00:23:50.880 It has got like the world's biggest canopy on a micro light, surely. 00:23:51.039 --> 00:23:52.480 It has a huge canopy. 00:23:52.720 --> 00:23:59.680 And I think that's because it um you the occupants are almost lying down in the aeroplane for that kind of super low drag position. 00:23:59.759 --> 00:24:02.640 Um low frontal area, don't they? 00:24:03.119 --> 00:24:08.400 Yeah, well the frontal area does look like they've it's been put in a vice and go it's it's there's not much to it. 00:24:08.640 --> 00:24:12.559 And obviously V tail and the tiniest of uh kind of rear fuselage. 00:24:12.880 --> 00:24:16.079 And tiny, relatively small looking wheels compared to some microlides. 00:24:16.319 --> 00:24:17.519 Yeah, retractable gear. 00:24:17.839 --> 00:24:20.559 So um how much is a uh super velote? 00:24:20.880 --> 00:24:25.839 Well that's gonna set you north of th 350,000 euro plus that. 00:24:26.079 --> 00:24:28.000 That seems to be about the average figure, really. 00:24:28.319 --> 00:24:34.880 And that's not but that's that's not UK approved, and we haven't heard any rumours about anyone trying to get it UK approved. 00:24:35.359 --> 00:24:43.119 It does look it I mean if you look at the material in it, they they they're saying that it's it's super easy to fly, suitable for anyone of of any experience level kind of thing. 00:24:45.680 --> 00:24:45.759 Yeah. 00:24:46.079 --> 00:24:47.920 1.23 meters wide. 00:24:48.319 --> 00:24:49.920 Which is quite a decent sized cabin. 00:24:51.200 --> 00:24:58.400 You're lying down like in a hammock or who knows, maybe that will come to the UK. 00:24:58.880 --> 00:24:59.920 Um Turbo Shark. 00:25:00.160 --> 00:25:00.400 Yeah, I'm gonna do it. 00:25:04.000 --> 00:25:13.200 So this is the turbo version of the regular shark, which is probably the the most popular hot ship microlight, I reckon, in the UK. 00:25:13.440 --> 00:25:13.680 Yeah. 00:25:13.839 --> 00:25:17.359 Um certainly since the advent of 600 kg came along. 00:25:17.680 --> 00:25:19.759 So TurboShark's not in the UK at the moment, is it? 00:25:20.000 --> 00:25:20.720 Not yet, no. 00:25:20.880 --> 00:25:30.079 So this is a version of the regular shark, but it's got the edge performance um turbocharged 912 engine, which I think is a hundred one four. 00:25:30.240 --> 00:25:30.720 Is it yeah? 00:25:31.359 --> 00:25:32.000 Turbocharge, yeah. 00:25:33.039 --> 00:25:36.480 No, it's not the 914 is RoTex's own turbo engine. 00:25:36.640 --> 00:25:36.799 Yeah. 00:25:37.200 --> 00:25:43.920 The edge performance engine is a turbo version of the 912, I think, that makes 140 horsepower. 00:25:44.240 --> 00:25:48.079 Yeah, I think the edge performance, we should do something about edge performance at some point. 00:25:48.240 --> 00:25:50.240 They've got 120, 130 horsepower. 00:25:50.480 --> 00:25:55.519 Basically, they take a 912 and and and bore it out and make it more powerful. 00:25:55.839 --> 00:25:58.880 It's not universally loved by the authorities in the UK, I would say. 00:25:59.440 --> 00:26:04.240 I think we put in words into the authorities' mouth there, but it's it's it packages into a fairly compact. 00:26:04.799 --> 00:26:05.039 It is. 00:26:05.200 --> 00:26:12.720 It's a much that that edge performance engine is much uh a much smaller module than than RoTex's own 916. 00:26:12.960 --> 00:26:13.039 Yeah. 00:26:13.519 --> 00:26:15.200 So that will do 200 miles an hour, would it? 00:26:15.599 --> 00:26:18.240 Which roughly speaking is 174-ish knots. 00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:22.240 Yeah, that was I that was introduced to Aero this Aero Predous Haven this year, wasn't it? 00:26:22.720 --> 00:26:24.400 You talked about it in our best of error video. 00:26:24.720 --> 00:26:27.920 I did, and I got into it and still got out. 00:26:28.319 --> 00:26:28.880 Still got out. 00:26:29.119 --> 00:26:29.359 Wow. 00:26:29.519 --> 00:26:29.680 Yeah. 00:26:29.920 --> 00:26:33.119 Is that 310,000 euros plus VAT? 00:26:33.519 --> 00:26:36.720 Uh that is uh yes, 310,000 euros plus VAT. 00:26:37.519 --> 00:26:37.680 Okay. 00:26:38.240 --> 00:26:40.400 Um there's the Swedish choice. 00:26:40.799 --> 00:26:41.839 The Blackwing. 00:26:42.079 --> 00:26:42.960 The Blackwing. 00:26:43.039 --> 00:26:45.039 Um the C is it the 600RG? 00:26:45.440 --> 00:26:47.440 They've got some funny they've got some funny numbers. 00:26:47.599 --> 00:26:48.720 I can't remember exactly what they're doing. 00:26:48.880 --> 00:26:57.039 But they make a 916, a 915 version, and a 912 YS version, which doesn't the 912 IS version doesn't make the speed. 00:26:57.200 --> 00:26:57.279 No. 00:26:57.519 --> 00:27:02.000 Both the 915 and the 916 do make the do make the 200 mile an hour cutoff. 00:27:02.240 --> 00:27:08.640 Yeah, and Blackwing are the guys that seem to flip-flop with reason for a Ryzen for um for holding speed records, aren't they? 00:27:08.960 --> 00:27:09.039 Yeah. 00:27:09.359 --> 00:27:21.599 So um I have to say that the Blackwing, I've every time I look see that at Aero Friedrichshaven, they do this thing of of finishing aeroplanes in just raw carbon with a lacquer coat on it, and that looks fantastic. 00:27:22.000 --> 00:27:22.799 It does look great, doesn't it? 00:27:22.960 --> 00:27:23.200 Yeah. 00:27:23.599 --> 00:27:25.119 I think it looks like a really nice aeroplane. 00:27:25.279 --> 00:27:33.440 Well, I I mean to be honest, when you're looking, you know, if you look at the VL3 and the WC9 and the and the Blackwing, talking about side-by-side versions, none of them look horrible. 00:27:33.519 --> 00:27:35.599 They all look, you know, that they look really nice. 00:27:35.680 --> 00:27:38.880 They they're modern sleek, but you've got to be modern and sleek if you go in. 00:27:39.039 --> 00:27:42.079 That's what you know the aeros laws of aerodynamics don't change, do they? 00:27:42.319 --> 00:27:42.400 Yeah. 00:27:42.559 --> 00:27:44.960

Blackwing is 370,000 euros. 00:27:45.599 --> 00:27:49.279 Uh Blackwing, yeah, uh is uh yeah, 370 plus uh plus VAT. 00:27:50.079 --> 00:27:51.920 And the little thing is a chunk. 00:27:52.240 --> 00:27:52.640 It's a chunk. 00:27:52.960 --> 00:27:54.960 That's a chunky bunch of money, that is, isn't it? 00:27:55.200 --> 00:27:55.359 Yeah. 00:27:55.519 --> 00:28:01.839 Um the last thing that we could come up with that we thought of was the Black Shape Prime Veloce. 00:28:02.079 --> 00:28:02.400 Yeah. 00:28:02.640 --> 00:28:12.960 So that's um Black Shape um have got the they were probably one of the first to market with the the tandem kind of tandem fast looking micro light. 00:28:13.119 --> 00:28:13.279 Yep. 00:28:13.599 --> 00:28:15.759 Never see very many of these around, do you? 00:28:16.079 --> 00:28:18.880 Um I only tend to see them when I go to Friedrichshaven. 00:28:19.039 --> 00:28:21.279 I I don't recall ever seeing one in the wild. 00:28:21.759 --> 00:28:21.920 No. 00:28:22.079 --> 00:28:30.400 Um but they've got a 916 powered version of their um of their of the the Prime, which is a obviously the Veloce model. 00:28:30.559 --> 00:28:33.200 280,000 euros, supposedly internet price. 00:28:33.440 --> 00:28:34.000 Yeah, yeah. 00:28:34.319 --> 00:28:38.480 Um Max cruise speed was 339 kilometres. 00:28:38.720 --> 00:28:40.559 That's that's that's that's gonna be going. 00:28:40.960 --> 00:28:41.119 Yeah. 00:28:41.519 --> 00:28:46.319 I'm gonna I'm gonna chuck in a little bucket of not quite cold water, but of tepid water in the case. 00:28:46.400 --> 00:28:55.039 Okay, which is to say that all of a lot of this stuff we've got from the internet because inevitably we don't happen to have one of each outside that we can go and play with and work and fly. 00:28:55.440 --> 00:28:56.960 We are relying on manufactured data. 00:28:57.279 --> 00:28:58.880 So we're relying on manufactured data. 00:28:58.960 --> 00:29:07.680 Now, throughout the history of aviation, manufacturers have sometimes not been strictly speaking completely accurate with their data, particularly when it comes to things like speed. 00:29:08.559 --> 00:29:09.440 They do like to cherry pick. 00:29:09.759 --> 00:29:17.039 They do like to cherry pick, and when it's so so you often see a phrase, it will go this far, it'll go this fast, it will carry this much. 00:29:17.200 --> 00:29:19.680 There's no way it's going to ever do all three at the same time. 00:29:19.839 --> 00:29:25.359 So I think you do have to take a little bit of a pinch of salt when you look at those numbers and go, will it actually do that? 00:29:25.440 --> 00:29:26.319 And jump in and do it. 00:29:26.480 --> 00:29:31.759 Plus, the other thing that we haven't spoken about yet is this you mentioned the 600 kilogram thing. 00:29:31.839 --> 00:29:32.079 Yes. 00:29:32.319 --> 00:29:35.440 But the 916 IS is heavier than the 912. 00:29:35.680 --> 00:29:37.039 Yeah, so I got some numbers on that. 00:29:37.200 --> 00:29:42.880

The 916 IS is 86 kilograms just as a basic engine, no oil. 00:29:43.119 --> 00:29:46.799 That's uh the 912 IS is 63 kilos. 00:29:46.960 --> 00:29:49.680 So it's another it's another 23 kilos heavier. 00:29:49.920 --> 00:29:50.319 Yeah. 00:29:50.799 --> 00:29:57.680 And and by the time you know, most people who are going to spend that much money are not gonna say, I want this equipped with the minimum stuff possible. 00:29:57.839 --> 00:30:00.880 Just give me one little legal they're gonna hang out. 00:30:02.079 --> 00:30:04.880 You're gonna go out and have all the glass, etc., etc., etc., etc. 00:30:05.119 --> 00:30:12.480 And so when you look through the the manufacturer specifications, the useful load on them is not actually super high. 00:30:12.559 --> 00:30:14.559 And that's using the manufacturer specifications. 00:30:14.640 --> 00:30:22.400 And I'll guarantee you that not all of those manufacturers would be like, let's make this one as heavy and put all the options, and then we can they'll they would have frozen. 00:30:22.799 --> 00:30:24.720 Yeah, we did look at empty weights, didn't we? 00:30:24.880 --> 00:30:31.920 So the VL3, um again, we we've kind of taken average empty weights that we can find on the net. 00:30:32.160 --> 00:30:34.400 365 kilograms empty. 00:30:34.559 --> 00:30:39.359 So that's well, that's leaving it what 35 useful load. 00:30:39.519 --> 00:30:45.839 Um the uh re uh the Ryzen is uh 350 kilograms empty, so 250. 00:30:46.240 --> 00:30:50.559 TurboShark, that's the lightest, 325 kilograms empty. 00:30:50.640 --> 00:30:54.559 I think that's because it uses the modified edge. 00:30:54.880 --> 00:30:58.240 Um Blackwing, that's 375 kilograms empty. 00:30:58.319 --> 00:30:59.599 That's quite a lardy one. 00:30:59.839 --> 00:31:05.759 Um and uh well no, actually, if we're talking LADY, black shape prime velocity, 420 kilograms empty. 00:31:05.839 --> 00:31:06.400 That's a bit heavy. 00:31:06.720 --> 00:31:15.680 So you really you you can you can take the two average pilots at 80 kilograms, although I would argue that 80 kilograms is perhaps not a strictly good average number anyway. 00:31:15.839 --> 00:31:16.799 But it is let's just take that. 00:31:17.039 --> 00:31:18.880 80 is the BMAA number, isn't it? 00:31:19.119 --> 00:31:23.920 BMAA says that it should at least have two eighty kilogram occupants. 00:31:24.240 --> 00:31:26.720 So what's that, 160 kilograms? 00:31:26.880 --> 00:31:27.200 Yep. 00:31:27.599 --> 00:31:34.480 You know and then we decided that a RoTex 916 is what 30 about 36 litres an hour. 00:31:34.720 --> 00:31:36.400 Which is kind of like Owing territory, isn't it? 00:31:36.640 --> 00:31:39.440 It is for your high power cruise. 00:31:39.680 --> 00:31:43.839 If you're cruising at five and a half thousand RPM high price, and this is all about fast speed stuff. 00:31:44.000 --> 00:31:44.319 Yeah. 00:31:44.480 --> 00:31:47.359 Um you're looking at so what's that, 36? 00:31:47.599 --> 00:31:50.960 It's roughly

7.723 or something. 00:31:51.039 --> 00:31:56.799 So you're looking at what 26 kilos 25, 26 litres per hour per hour that you're burning. 00:31:57.039 --> 00:32:01.039 If you're buying one of these, you're probably not buying one because you want to go from Popham to Thruxton really quickly. 00:32:01.200 --> 00:32:01.440 No, yeah. 00:32:01.680 --> 00:32:03.200 You're buying one because you want to go a long way. 00:32:03.519 --> 00:32:04.559 You're gonna be touring, aren't you? 00:32:04.799 --> 00:32:11.359 So at least you're probably flying at least an hour, maybe an hour and a half, and then you want um you want some um some reserve, don't you? 00:32:11.759 --> 00:32:15.359 I'd want I'd want two and a half, two and a half, three hours is what I want. 00:32:15.440 --> 00:32:21.759 So you're talking, what's that, 50, 65, yeah, 65 to 75 kilos of fuel on top of that. 00:32:22.000 --> 00:32:24.480 So for some of them, that's you've you're you're done already. 00:32:24.880 --> 00:32:27.839 All of a sudden we're beginning to see the lines cross over, aren't they? 00:32:28.079 --> 00:32:31.279 It's like you can and obviously we haven't even talked about taking some baggage. 00:32:31.440 --> 00:32:31.680 No. 00:32:31.920 --> 00:32:36.000 So maybe maybe that you get a special carbon fibre toothbrush. 00:32:36.319 --> 00:32:40.640 Or may maybe it's a drone that flies ahead of you and says I've delivered your stuff for you. 00:32:40.880 --> 00:32:41.440 Yeah. 00:32:42.079 --> 00:32:46.079 So I think yeah, I think you have to you you have to take a realistic look at that. 00:32:46.240 --> 00:32:54.720 And certainly the the the tandem aircraft have can be a more challenging weight and balance calculation over over the side-by-side aircraft. 00:32:55.039 --> 00:32:58.960 Yeah, I know in the sh in the certainly in the regular shark, there's movable balance. 00:33:00.079 --> 00:33:00.799 Yeah, absolutely. 00:33:01.039 --> 00:33:01.279 Absolutely. 00:33:01.599 --> 00:33:11.599 So I think that's worth and also the other thing is, you know, 200 even if it's not 200 mile an hour, 100, 150 mile an hour, 150 knots or something, which is obviously a bit faster. 00:33:12.640 --> 00:33:17.359 Traveling a distance, you're gonna encounter, you know, different weather much more quickly. 00:33:17.519 --> 00:33:17.680 Yeah. 00:33:18.000 --> 00:33:29.839 Um and it it does require a different kind of you know, flying something in in the kind of four seat, four or five seat certified world, flying something fast like a bonanza or a or a cirrus or a twin, yeah. 00:33:30.240 --> 00:33:37.519 You need to do a bit more thinking and planning ahead of it because trying to figure out options at hundred and two hundred miles an hour. 00:33:37.680 --> 00:33:39.200 Over two miles the world goes past quickly. 00:33:39.440 --> 00:33:40.559 Yeah, over two miles a minute. 00:33:40.799 --> 00:33:41.440 Three miles a minute, yeah. 00:33:41.680 --> 00:33:42.319 Three miles a minute, yeah. 00:33:43.440 --> 00:33:45.119 It's um it is getting there, isn't it? 00:33:45.440 --> 00:33:52.079 But it is, I there's no question that this is probably the most exciting time in the world of microlites, certainly in the UK. 00:33:52.240 --> 00:33:52.400 Yeah. 00:33:52.559 --> 00:33:52.720 Yeah. 00:33:52.880 --> 00:34:02.079 Now I know there's a few people, I'm gonna I'm gonna play the role of a few people out there who are probably going, microlites at 400,000 pounds, euros, dollars, whatever it is, you must be joking. 00:34:02.240 --> 00:34:05.440 It should be about the the the cheaper end of stuff. 00:34:05.920 --> 00:34:08.960 And it it there's no reason that says it should be, yeah. 00:34:09.119 --> 00:34:12.960 Um, but there's no reason that says you can't have the cheaper end of stuff and the top end of stuff. 00:34:13.039 --> 00:34:14.159 You've got variety, you know. 00:34:14.239 --> 00:34:26.079 Whether you want a used flex wing with a sale that's got maybe a year or two left in it, or you want the the the hottest, fastest thing with one of the most sexiest props and amazing avionics. 00:34:26.239 --> 00:34:27.920 You pay your money and you take your choice. 00:34:28.320 --> 00:34:30.000 One doesn't preclude the other just because that's there. 00:34:30.079 --> 00:34:30.239 No. 00:34:30.400 --> 00:34:37.679 But but inevitably the manufacturers will make be making more money out of the higher expensive stuff than they would have stuff out of the page. 00:34:38.000 --> 00:34:42.960 And clearly this stuff is selling, so actually that shows where they where the market is. 00:34:43.360 --> 00:34:43.760 Yeah, yeah. 00:34:43.920 --> 00:34:46.239 It'll be interesting to see where we are in in a year's time. 00:34:46.320 --> 00:34:50.559 I think we're just beginning to get built up a kind of in-surface experience with the 916. 00:34:50.800 --> 00:34:52.880 So that's a that's a lot of heat being generated. 00:34:52.960 --> 00:34:55.440 You know, we Yeah, but it's it seems to be working out. 00:34:55.519 --> 00:34:59.119 People seem to have got the measure of it now, and certainly OEM's installing it. 00:34:59.280 --> 00:34:59.440 Yeah. 00:35:02.880 --> 00:35:03.199 Really is. 00:35:03.360 --> 00:35:03.440 Yeah. 00:35:03.599 --> 00:35:04.159 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 00:35:04.400 --> 00:35:06.320 Well, road tractors are normally very well made, aren't they? 00:35:06.719 --> 00:35:16.719 Well, as uh when the 916 came out, um I spoke to Mark Becker, who's the boss there, and uh I think is one of the other modifiers said, Oh, we can make more performance. 00:35:16.880 --> 00:35:19.679 He said, Yeah, but can you put a 2,000 hour warranty on it? 00:35:19.840 --> 00:35:21.360 Because he said that's what we believe in. 00:35:21.519 --> 00:35:26.880 So um it's like we'll make powerful engines if we can also send it out the door at 2,000 hour TBO. 00:35:27.039 --> 00:35:27.920 So yeah. 00:35:28.079 --> 00:35:29.760 Um yeah, fantastic engine. 00:35:29.920 -->

00:35:30.880 So exciting times. 00:35:30.960 --> 00:35:39.199 And obviously, so far, UK's only got the JMB and um well, really just the JMB is that is actually the 200 mile hour. 00:35:40.480 --> 00:35:47.599 Maybe we will see the the shark turbo, because obviously that's got a the regular shark already sold in the UK by um TLAC. 00:35:47.679 --> 00:35:47.920 Yeah. 00:35:48.079 --> 00:35:52.000 Um maybe if they get demand, maybe they'll bring the the shark turbo here. 00:35:52.159 --> 00:35:58.880 As for the others, no one, as far as we know, no one actively seeking to approve those, but that doesn't mean it won't happen. 00:35:59.199 --> 00:36:05.199 It'd be interesting to talk to the owner of the of the VL3 or any owners of the VL3 over you know sometime in four or six months' time. 00:36:05.360 --> 00:36:05.440 Yeah. 00:36:05.920 --> 00:36:07.679 Maybe a little bit longer than that, so they've got the spring as well. 00:36:08.320 --> 00:36:09.840 What does it work out like in the real world? 00:36:10.000 --> 00:36:10.239 Yeah. 00:36:10.639 --> 00:36:12.320 What do you find yourself cruising at? 00:36:12.480 --> 00:36:15.440 What do you find yourself, how do you find yourself operating it? 00:36:15.920 --> 00:36:19.519 I think if you've got a high performance aeroplane, you drive it high performance. 00:36:19.760 --> 00:36:21.039 Why would you do anything else? 00:36:21.280 --> 00:36:21.440 No. 00:36:21.760 --> 00:36:24.800 You mean you're not sat there going, oh look at my economy cruise. 00:36:24.960 --> 00:36:25.519 No, no. 00:36:25.920 --> 00:36:27.519 Because I think there are Max power. 00:36:28.079 --> 00:36:29.519 Give it some full Elliott. 00:36:30.719 --> 00:36:31.039 Yeah. 00:36:31.199 --> 00:36:31.360 Yeah. 00:36:31.840 --> 00:36:36.800 Well, as we know, nothing's faster than a rental car, but unfortunately you can't get airplanes like that. 00:36:38.800 --> 00:36:39.599 No, no. 00:36:39.679 --> 00:36:40.719 Well, let's wait and see. 00:36:40.880 --> 00:36:42.000 We think it we think it's good news. 00:36:42.079 --> 00:36:45.679 It's good news to have choice, and it's good news to have some some really stunning aircraft out there. 00:36:45.920 --> 00:36:50.639 What would you pick out of the uh out of the fast ones we've shown you tonight? 00:36:51.039 --> 00:36:57.920 Let's not forget, just briefly, there's a 600 kilogram ninja, which which uh you know Ninja won the stall competition. 00:36:58.320 --> 00:36:59.119 Sky Ranger Ninja. 00:36:59.440 --> 00:37:03.360 Pretty much you're gonna um the useful load in the ninja for the Sky Ranger is like huge. 00:37:03.440 --> 00:37:05.199 You'd have to struggle trouble to fit it all in. 00:37:05.280 --> 00:37:05.519 I think. 00:37:05.679 --> 00:37:07.920 That it that is not a fast aeroplane, but it is. 00:37:08.079 --> 00:37:12.000 It's under a hundred one hundred thousand pounds in the UK with that. 00:37:12.239 --> 00:37:13.599 I've got a lot of time for that airplane. 00:37:13.679 --> 00:37:14.960 I've not I've never flown one yet. 00:37:15.119 --> 00:37:17.280 Paul, come down and see us, lend me one. 00:37:17.440 --> 00:37:20.960 Um but I I I yeah, I think it's a good one. 00:37:21.199 --> 00:37:21.360 Yeah. 00:37:21.519 --> 00:37:21.840 Okay. 00:37:22.000 --> 00:37:23.039 Must be time for. 00:37:32.480 --> 00:37:33.840 So, fancy hanger. 00:37:33.920 --> 00:37:43.280 This week we were inspired by the fact that uh obviously Game Aerospace flew their GB2 firefighter, which a lot of people were going, that looks like it was generated by AI. 00:37:43.599 --> 00:37:44.159 It did, didn't it? 00:37:44.400 --> 00:37:45.599 Which made us maybe it was. 00:37:45.760 --> 00:37:46.239 Maybe it was. 00:37:46.960 --> 00:37:47.599 I'd be surprised. 00:37:47.679 --> 00:37:48.639 I mean, starting to do it. 00:37:48.800 --> 00:37:53.440 Philip Steinbach is a is a he is a serious designer. 00:37:53.599 --> 00:37:58.559 But um uh so we thought we would go with the subject of looks like AI. 00:37:58.719 --> 00:38:04.880 So aeroplanes that we would have in our fancy hangar, looks like AI design them, but actually they are real things. 00:38:05.280 --> 00:38:08.480 You thought we were going to go for our favourite firebombing aircraft, didn't we? 00:38:09.519 --> 00:38:09.760 No. 00:38:10.639 --> 00:38:11.840 Um so Dave. 00:38:12.239 --> 00:38:12.480 Right. 00:38:12.639 --> 00:38:15.039 Well, I've gone for this very odd mix. 00:38:15.119 --> 00:38:21.599 It if you've typed into Chat GPT, give me an air helicopter mixed with an aeroplane, this is what it would come up with. 00:38:22.320 --> 00:38:29.360 Basically, it's a purpose-built observation aircraft designed for surveillance, reconnaissance, reconnaissance, patrol, and reconnaissance. 00:38:30.400 --> 00:38:31.039 Reconnaissance. 00:38:31.360 --> 00:38:33.760 Reconnaissance, that's the word, and other specialist missions. 00:38:33.920 --> 00:38:37.039 Uh but um and it's it's actually a certified aircraft. 00:38:37.119 --> 00:38:38.400 This is an optica. 00:38:38.719 --> 00:38:39.119 What is it? 00:38:39.360 --> 00:38:45.199 It's a seeker, SB7L, with uh uh a Lycoming 360 engine in it. 00:38:45.599 --> 00:38:48.000 Made by the brilliantly named Seabird Company. 00:38:48.400 --> 00:38:48.800 That's right. 00:38:48.960 --> 00:38:49.920 It has changed hands. 00:38:50.000 --> 00:38:53.760 It's one of those manufacturers that's yet to find its feet, really. 00:38:55.440 --> 00:38:59.280 Uh the Jordanians bought uh bought a lot of them for a while. 00:38:59.440 --> 00:39:02.639 Um and it's uh I think it started in Australia, the project. 00:39:02.800 --> 00:39:10.719 Um, and uh the the manufacturer the certificate is with the FAA, so it's obviously they've got some kind of base over there, but it's not in production at the moment. 00:39:10.960 --> 00:39:11.119 Okay. 00:39:11.280 --> 00:39:14.480 Yeah This is like the Australian it was the Australian Optica, wasn't it? 00:39:14.719 --> 00:39:15.920 It

is, yeah, that's basically what it is. 00:39:16.239 --> 00:39:17.840 Slightly more conventional than the Optica, though. 00:39:18.400 --> 00:39:19.360 It looks like a C bee. 00:39:19.760 --> 00:39:22.239 It does look a little like a CB that's not a seaplane. 00:39:22.400 --> 00:39:22.639 Yeah. 00:39:22.800 --> 00:39:23.119 Yeah. 00:39:23.360 --> 00:39:23.599 Yeah. 00:39:23.920 --> 00:39:25.599 But an interesting choice there, Dave. 00:39:25.840 --> 00:39:28.480 Apparently you can fly it for up to six and a half hours. 00:39:28.800 --> 00:39:33.599 That's d I that doesn't seem to look like AI designed it, that's the question. 00:39:33.920 --> 00:39:37.039 I think it's it's pr pretty normal looking. 00:39:37.440 --> 00:39:37.840 Yeah, it does. 00:39:38.719 --> 00:39:42.000 Apart from being a pusher and a and a lot of glass. 00:39:42.480 --> 00:39:51.360 Well, I I I wonder if you asked AI, design me as an observation aeroplane, what would they come up with? 00:39:52.000 --> 00:39:53.920 Well, it's that part of Avia thing, isn't it? 00:39:54.079 --> 00:39:56.880 What's it called now the Vulcanair P eighty six? 00:39:57.199 --> 00:40:00.960 Yes, which the police are using as an observation airplane. 00:40:01.039 --> 00:40:02.239 It looks nothing like this. 00:40:02.639 --> 00:40:02.960 True. 00:40:03.199 --> 00:40:04.400 But did AI design that? 00:40:04.559 --> 00:40:04.880 Who knows? 00:40:05.119 --> 00:40:05.360 Who knows? 00:40:05.599 --> 00:40:06.559 Ian, what did you go for? 00:40:06.719 --> 00:40:10.400 I went for I went for an aircraft that genuinely looks like AI designed it. 00:40:10.480 --> 00:40:16.239 I mean, if you haven't seen it before and you saw one on on on screen, you go, that's not real, is it? 00:40:16.320 --> 00:40:18.639 It's the it's the Burt Rutan boomerang. 00:40:18.800 --> 00:40:20.400 Oh the 202. 00:40:20.559 --> 00:40:23.760 It's uh it was designed, he kind of designed it as his own personal aircraft. 00:40:23.840 --> 00:40:26.400 You went, okay, and I I I want it to be super safe. 00:40:26.480 --> 00:40:30.079 I want the VMC to to be below the store speed. 00:40:30.159 --> 00:40:34.480 I want I want it to handle not in a way that a twin that loses an engine handles. 00:40:34.559 --> 00:40:44.000 And you know, like uh like twins, many, many accidents because the the comes up with the whole kind of saying about you know the good engine takes you to the scene of the accident, yeah. 00:40:44.719 --> 00:40:52.320 So there's two different two different engines delivering two different bits of power from it, and kind of really it's basically Bert Rutan and one of his weirdest. 00:40:53.119 --> 00:41:12.400 It was his because he was prolific in all in all the designs Bert came up with, but this was possibly one of his weirdest because it was uh completely asymmetric, like you say, two different engines, um interior configuration was weird. 00:41:12.480 --> 00:41:17.199 I think it was um was it was it one plus one two plus two? 00:41:17.679 --> 00:41:18.719 Yeah, it's very strange. 00:41:19.280 --> 00:41:21.280 But and and you sat about it isn't is normal. 00:41:21.519 --> 00:41:30.000 Yeah, and one fuselage was just a fuselage with no one in it, and the other fuselage had the people in it, and it was it was yeah, it looks it looks mad. 00:41:30.079 --> 00:41:31.599 It looks like AI has gone our design. 00:41:33.599 --> 00:41:43.119 And I actually asked AI to to show me a Burt Rutan boomerang, and it came up with this, which I think you'd agree looks more conventional. 00:41:43.440 --> 00:41:44.880 I and I think that's the trouble. 00:41:45.039 --> 00:41:52.559 If you ask AI to come up with a uh a Rutan boomerang, it's not gonna be as mad as you go, I'll give you symmetrical. 00:41:52.880 --> 00:42:00.159 Bert has gone was completely mad when he did but he wasn't clearly mad, it was it was an absolutely brilliant he's mad with his sideburns, but apart from that. 00:42:00.559 --> 00:42:12.559 And I've I've spoken at the because Bert retired the aeroplane, but uh another guy, a guy called Trey Clements, uh now operates it and he said it is genuinely as brilliant as well and there was only ever one. 00:42:12.800 --> 00:42:13.360 Only ever one. 00:42:13.920 --> 00:42:14.480 There were plans. 00:42:14.559 --> 00:42:15.199 Do you remember? 00:42:15.519 --> 00:42:21.039 Years and years and years ago, um someone said, We're going to make Rutan boomerangs. 00:42:21.280 --> 00:42:22.400 It never happened, clearly. 00:42:22.719 --> 00:42:25.440 I mean, it should be an airplane that just keeps coming back and back. 00:42:26.400 --> 00:42:26.639 Yeah. 00:42:26.800 --> 00:42:33.760 I can't I mean to be honest, while unique looking, you know, people buy aeroplanes because they're beautiful, like the 600 kg microlites. 00:42:34.000 --> 00:42:36.719 I can't imagine someone going, look at my fabulous twin. 00:42:36.880 --> 00:42:38.239 And they're going, did it melt? 00:42:38.559 --> 00:42:38.960 I don't know. 00:42:39.039 --> 00:42:42.000 I think I I think it I think I think that has a beauty to it. 00:42:42.559 --> 00:42:43.440 Oh for sure. 00:42:43.599 --> 00:42:43.840 For sure. 00:42:44.239 --> 00:42:46.639 How is it safer than a conventional twin then? 00:42:47.199 --> 00:42:50.400 Well, so there was some science involved. 00:42:50.800 --> 00:42:51.679 There was some science involved. 00:42:51.920 --> 00:42:58.880 Well, a conventional twin, if you lose an engine, it it becomes and you get too slow, you're gonna roll over on your back. 00:42:59.039 --> 00:43:03.199 Um and there's quite a few, many, many, many sadly examples of of it. 00:43:03.360 --> 00:43:13.280 Conventional twins losing uh an engine on departure when they are at a high power and relatively slow speed and and the airplane is on its back pretty much straight away. 00:43:13.599 --> 00:43:14.960 Um not a great thing. 00:43:15.280 --> 00:43:19.599 Um this won't do that because the VMCA is is below the stall speed of it.

00:43:19.760 --> 00:43:21.599 Like you can't guess you could stall it instead. 00:43:22.000 --> 00:43:36.400 Yeah, and and just the the position of engines and and variation and location just meant that all the things that were normally someone once asked but what led him to to design an airplane that looked so weird, and his answer was Was it drugs? 00:43:36.800 --> 00:43:38.960 It wasn't drugs, his answer was self-preservation. 00:43:39.199 --> 00:43:39.840 Ah, all right. 00:43:40.159 --> 00:43:43.199 You know, I'm I want this to be as safe as I can make it. 00:43:43.519 --> 00:43:43.679 Right. 00:43:44.000 --> 00:43:49.519 Because you know, in a two engines is a nice feeling to have when you're over a long sea crossing. 00:43:49.679 --> 00:43:53.039 You'd like to be able to look at that's working, that's working, that's lovely. 00:43:53.440 --> 00:43:55.119 One of them's one of them has an off day. 00:43:55.760 --> 00:43:56.320 Not too bad. 00:43:56.480 --> 00:43:57.199 You can still get that. 00:43:57.440 --> 00:43:59.760 I have a recollection as well that the underca the undercarriage. 00:44:00.400 --> 00:44:05.119 One leg retracts backwards, one goes forwards, and only one fuse launch has a nose wheel. 00:44:06.159 --> 00:44:12.559 I'm sure there was like a a statement at the beginning that said nothing will be normal in this airplane. 00:44:13.760 --> 00:44:15.039 And actually that was completely true. 00:44:15.519 --> 00:44:17.440 Salvador Dahlia of airplane design. 00:44:17.760 --> 00:44:17.920 Yeah. 00:44:18.079 --> 00:44:18.559 But brilliant. 00:44:19.280 --> 00:44:19.840 Yeah, absolutely. 00:44:20.000 --> 00:44:20.480 So that's mine. 00:44:20.639 --> 00:44:23.039 So if you'd just like to vote for me in the comments, don't forget to put it down. 00:44:23.119 --> 00:44:24.000 That would be absolutely great. 00:44:24.320 --> 00:44:27.280 You don't have to give the win to well, certainly don't have to give it to Dave. 00:44:28.239 --> 00:44:29.920 I quite like your boomerang. 00:44:30.000 --> 00:44:34.559 However, I remembered this, the Centauri Volkyri. 00:44:34.960 --> 00:44:35.280 Yes. 00:44:35.599 --> 00:44:37.760 I mean this was completely bonkers. 00:44:37.840 --> 00:44:40.960 Um launched in and launched at Oshkosh in 2016. 00:44:41.440 --> 00:44:44.719 Um at the time it was promising to be a 650 pound. 00:44:45.039 --> 00:44:45.519 Ten years ago. 00:44:45.679 --> 00:44:46.079 I know, yeah. 00:44:46.239 --> 00:44:50.639 650,000 pounds, uh 650,000 four five-seater. 00:44:51.039 --> 00:44:52.000 Looks utterly mad. 00:44:52.159 --> 00:45:01.280 If you ever saw the 1980s film Firefox, which had Clint Eastwood in, it looks like I had this weird Russian mega fighter. 00:45:01.440 --> 00:45:05.519 This looks like someone went, that's a great idea for a light personal GSU airplane. 00:45:05.760 --> 00:45:06.400 Let's make it. 00:45:06.559 --> 00:45:11.679 Um it was meant to cruise at 245 knots at 75% power at 8,000 feet. 00:45:11.840 --> 00:45:12.159 Who knows? 00:45:12.320 --> 00:45:13.039 It did definitely fly. 00:45:13.280 --> 00:45:14.320 Well, two straight rotex. 00:45:14.480 --> 00:45:17.039 Yeah, no, it was a big six-cylinder Continental. 00:45:17.199 --> 00:45:19.199 Um, but it did definitely fly. 00:45:19.280 --> 00:45:23.519 Um, you won't be surprised to hear the company went bust within two years. 00:45:23.760 --> 00:45:26.880 Um amazingly, uh they popped back up. 00:45:26.960 --> 00:45:30.079 Um, same designer, same aeroplane, new company. 00:45:30.239 --> 00:45:35.440 Um uh, but um yeah, so that's that reappeared at Oshkosh in 2025. 00:45:35.599 --> 00:45:37.280 But this is completely mad looking. 00:45:37.679 --> 00:45:39.679 Did it have that forward-tilting kind of before? 00:45:39.920 --> 00:45:49.519 Yeah, there was a lot of things on it where I and I saw it in 2025 at Oshkosh, and you walked up to it and you go, just how practical would this be? 00:45:49.679 --> 00:46:05.679 Because there was no obvious way to get into it unless someone brought you a ladder and the whole nose tilted forwards, and it's you know, you look at stuff and you go, I'd like to think that whoever designed this had some idea of what an aeroplane needed to be, but you're not convinced they were. 00:46:05.840 --> 00:46:06.719 Not convinced they did. 00:46:06.880 --> 00:46:11.039 Um so I ran mine through um through AI as well. 00:46:11.199 --> 00:46:19.599 I said, you know, design me an aeroplane like this, and it couldn't even get close to what the Centauri, the the Volcaneri is. 00:46:19.760 --> 00:46:24.239 So um I'm worried that mine is just a bit too mad, even for AI. 00:46:24.559 --> 00:46:24.800 Yeah. 00:46:25.519 --> 00:46:26.559 Fascinating aircraft. 00:46:26.800 --> 00:46:27.599 Yeah, yeah. 00:46:27.920 --> 00:46:33.840 Sadly, I don't think they had quite a big stand, I think, back in 2016 or something, if I remember right. 00:46:34.159 --> 00:46:36.159 And they they were just along from Terrafugia, I think. 00:46:36.400 --> 00:46:36.960 Things we've learned. 00:46:37.360 --> 00:46:42.639 They had the ma that was the year they had the mad the mad road of airplanes. 00:46:43.039 --> 00:46:43.679 Crazy things. 00:46:44.159 --> 00:46:48.559 And as we've often learned in aviation, crazy doesn't always sell. 00:46:49.039 --> 00:46:51.840 In fact, universally, it never seems to sell. 00:46:52.000 --> 00:46:52.079 No. 00:46:52.400 --> 00:46:54.000 It's hard to get crazy certified, I think. 00:46:54.239 --> 00:46:54.480 It is. 00:46:54.800 --> 00:46:55.440 So there you go. 00:46:55.519 --> 00:46:57.840 Let us know who do you think wins this week? 00:46:57.920 --> 00:47:05.519 Um, and if you've got something that you think, yeah, if you've got stick that in the comments you go, that's designed by AI, but it's not. 00:47:05.599 --> 00:47:06.000 Tell us. 00:47:06.320 --> 00:47:06.880 Absolutely. 00:47:07.119 --> 00:47:07.920 Absolutely. 00:47:08.239 --> 00:47:10.159 So uh time for some

weather. 00:47:10.320 --> 00:47:10.480 Yeah. 00:47:10.719 --> 00:47:14.639 So um, yeah, uh, let's see what uh Simon has in store for us for this weekend. 00:47:15.039 --> 00:47:21.119 Evening all, hope you're doing well this evening, and looking forward to a weekend of flying. 00:47:21.360 --> 00:47:22.719 Not looking too bad, actually. 00:47:22.800 --> 00:47:25.039 Um, certainly some flying to be found. 00:47:25.119 --> 00:47:29.360 Uh, this is the forecast chart for tomorrow morning. 00:47:29.519 --> 00:47:37.440 And uh notice we've got outbreaks of rain, mostly affecting western areas, some pretty heavy rain going through Ireland and into western Scotland during the course of the day. 00:47:37.679 --> 00:47:43.679 Western coasts just seen these outbreaks of rain coming in from time to time, grizzly bits really, more than anything else. 00:47:43.920 --> 00:47:53.440 I think for central and eastern areas, yes, there'll be plenty of cloud around, but some bright spells you can see there affecting northeastern parts of England, the northern Midlands parts of East Anglia. 00:47:53.679 --> 00:47:56.400 So I think we've got a bit of a west, east-west split. 00:47:56.559 --> 00:48:01.840 Eastern areas probably seen bases at 2,000 to 4,000 feet, tops at about 12,000 feet. 00:48:02.000 --> 00:48:12.880 Western areas generally in non-vivar conditions with that low cloud affecting western coasts and hills, and I should say some pretty low cloud as well for western and southern coasts of England. 00:48:13.119 --> 00:48:20.320 I think here bases anywhere from less than a thousand feet to two thousand feet, and tops coming in at about 10,000 feet. 00:48:20.400 --> 00:48:28.719 But where we see the front out west at less than a thousand foot bases at 15 to 20,000 foot tops, and some gale force winds there too. 00:48:28.880 --> 00:48:40.639 Now, during the course of the evening and overnight, you see that front just dragging its way eastward so that by Saturday morning it's kind of lying down through uh northeast England, down through the Midlands into southwest England. 00:48:40.880 --> 00:48:43.119 Not a lot left on it by then. 00:48:43.280 --> 00:48:45.760 Pressure rising through, and that always weakens the front. 00:48:45.920 --> 00:48:49.519 We talk a lot about this at Weather School, but that will weaken the front. 00:48:49.679 --> 00:48:56.559 So I think along the line of the front, we get those shower outbreaks of rain, most of them affecting um southwestern areas. 00:48:56.719 --> 00:49:03.920 But typical base is probably coming in at about a thousand to three thousand feet, and the top's about twelve thousand feet along the front. 00:49:04.079 --> 00:49:12.880 Ahead of it, behind it, the cloud base is probably a bit better at around three thousand feet, and the top's at 10 to 15,000 feet. 00:49:13.119 --> 00:49:17.440 Now, during the course of the day, that front slips southeastwards, it weakens as it goes. 00:49:17.519 --> 00:49:22.800 But you notice as it gets into the channel into southeastern parts of England, it gets pepped up again. 00:49:23.039 --> 00:49:29.840 So I think that we could find that many central and southeastern parts of the country actually deteriorate as we go into the afternoon. 00:49:30.079 --> 00:49:36.400 Some hefty showers affecting western Scotland uh during Saturday afternoon, but other areas generally are looking better. 00:49:36.800 --> 00:49:48.000 Bases at 3,000 feet atops at about 12 to maybe as high as 15,000 foot level through the course of the evening, which high pressure is building in. 00:49:48.159 --> 00:50:03.760 Now, that stays with us on Sunday morning, but with the flow going more into the southwest, we could find lots of cloud coming in from the southwest, mostly affecting western parts of Ireland, affecting western parts of Wales, western coast of southwest England, and drizzly bits around. 00:50:03.840 --> 00:50:12.320 I think the lowest of the cloud for northwestern parts of England, here less than a thousand foot bases with much reduced visibility and tops about 10,000 feet. 00:50:12.559 --> 00:50:16.639 Other areas generally bases of a thousand to three thousand feet. 00:50:16.800 --> 00:50:21.360 The morning may start murky, but then the cloud base lifts and tops at about ten thousand feet. 00:50:21.679 --> 00:50:31.199 Front line through Scotland, bringing outbreaks of rain here, most of them in the west, and bases a thousand to two thousand feet, and tops at about twelve thousand feet. 00:50:31.360 --> 00:50:40.239 So overall, you see there, not a bad weekend, particularly England and Wales in Scotland, really, and particularly the west, where we find the worst of the conditions. 00:50:40.320 --> 00:50:43.199 But for most of us, at least some weather windows are there. 00:50:43.679 --> 00:50:47.360 Now I mentioned weather school, which I run in two parts. 00:50:47.519 --> 00:50:51.679 So my next aviation weather school online course is actually going to begin. 00:50:51.920 --> 00:50:53.119 Uh, this is part two. 00:50:53.519 --> 00:50:57.599 Next Tuesday, 6th of October, between 6 30 pm and 9pm. 00:50:57.840 --> 00:51:03.280 But this is one that you go on to if you've done part one, and I show you in depth how to use skew tee diagrams. 00:51:03.360 --> 00:51:12.639 So these are the vertical diagrams that tell us whether cloud is in layers, what type of cloud it is that winds at various levels, whether it's going to rain, whether they're a risk of thunderstorms, whether there's hail, etc. 00:51:13.119 --> 00:51:16.719 Use them for anywhere, use them for days in advance as well, forecast SQTs. 00:51:16.960 --> 00:51:18.079 We talk about the jet streams. 00:51:18.480 --> 00:51:27.119 Um, we talk about more advanced um charts that are hidden well into the internet that really all pilots should be using. 00:51:27.440 --> 00:51:30.960 So if you've already been to part one, you can book that place on part two now. 00:51:31.039 -->

00:51:34.000 Use the QR code or get a weatherschool.co.uk. 00:51:34.639 --> 00:51:38.719 Um we have a place remaining on that course, I believe. 00:51:38.960 --> 00:51:48.400 Um, but if you've not been to part two yet, you need to do part one first, and that's coming up on the Tuesday evenings of the 3rd and 10th of November between 6 30pm and 9pm. 00:51:48.880 --> 00:51:52.719 This is the one where I'll show you how you can spot weather windows up to five days in advance. 00:51:52.880 --> 00:52:02.960 I'll show you how to quickly and easily forecast cloud basics, cloud tops, um, showers, rain, visibility, mist, fog, things like that. 00:52:03.119 --> 00:52:07.440 Um, in a very similar way that I do um during these forecasts. 00:52:07.599 --> 00:52:09.280 You can grab your place there now. 00:52:09.360 --> 00:52:12.559 Again, use the QR code or go to weatherschool.co.uk. 00:52:12.800 --> 00:52:13.840 It'll be super to see you there. 00:52:13.920 --> 00:52:21.679 And don't forget, on both courses, you actually get a recording of each of the sessions to watch for a few weeks afterwards, so you can catch on on anything you may have missed. 00:52:21.840 --> 00:52:23.599 Okay, I will leave you with that for now. 00:52:23.679 --> 00:52:24.239 Whatever you're doing. 00:52:24.400 --> 00:52:27.760 Have a great, have a safe flying weekend, and uh, I'll see you next week. 00:52:27.840 --> 00:52:28.400 Bye for now. 00:52:28.639 --> 00:52:29.599 Well, it looks pretty good actually. 00:52:29.679 --> 00:52:29.840 Yeah. 00:52:30.079 --> 00:52:31.280 For some parts of the country. 00:52:31.360 --> 00:52:31.840 Yeah, that's it. 00:52:32.239 --> 00:52:33.920 Is there anywhere to fly this this weekend? 00:52:34.239 --> 00:52:34.880 Well, there is, yep. 00:52:35.039 --> 00:52:37.599 A big event this weekend is the Thruxton Triple Challenge. 00:52:37.760 --> 00:52:38.159 Oh, yeah. 00:52:38.320 --> 00:52:41.519 This is uh the event that was postponed from late August because of weather. 00:52:41.599 --> 00:52:41.760 Yeah. 00:52:41.920 --> 00:52:44.079 But this look looks like it's going to go ahead this weekend. 00:52:44.159 --> 00:52:46.960 It involves Truxton, Popham, and Solett airfields. 00:52:47.199 --> 00:52:49.599 You go to each and there's a little exercise to perform what each other. 00:52:49.760 --> 00:52:51.840 There's a taxi challenge at one airfield. 00:52:52.320 --> 00:52:56.079 Oh, not like a QRISC III critical exercise. 00:52:56.400 --> 00:52:56.480 No. 00:52:56.880 --> 00:52:59.280 No, it's all challenges in your aeroplane, isn't it? 00:52:59.519 --> 00:53:01.039 There's a sp is there a spot landing? 00:53:01.440 --> 00:53:13.440 Spot landing, uh an accuracy of flying, so like a time thing, and then uh the the most controversial, which had a lot of people, which is taxiing near to a frangible object, wasn't it? 00:53:13.679 --> 00:53:15.599 Um it's like the taxi challenge. 00:53:15.679 --> 00:53:18.960 How close can you get to um to precision taxi? 00:53:19.440 --> 00:53:22.159 I once taxied close to a non-frangible object. 00:53:22.480 --> 00:53:22.800 Yes. 00:53:22.960 --> 00:53:23.920 Yeah, and lost. 00:53:24.239 --> 00:53:24.880 And lost, yeah. 00:53:25.360 --> 00:53:26.000 Right, right. 00:53:26.239 --> 00:53:29.440 Well, also this weekend it's Race Day Air Show at Shuttleworth. 00:53:29.760 --> 00:53:30.559 Oh, that'll be a good one. 00:53:30.880 --> 00:53:31.840 That's always a great event. 00:53:32.079 --> 00:53:32.480 Yep. 00:53:32.639 --> 00:53:36.639 Um next weekend at back at Pottham, there's the Daedalus? 00:53:37.199 --> 00:53:38.320 Daidless flying. 00:53:38.559 --> 00:53:40.320 Daidless, end of s end of season flying. 00:53:40.400 --> 00:53:41.679 That's on Saturday the 10th. 00:53:41.840 --> 00:53:46.320 Coming up on Saturday the 17th of October is Pilot Careers Live in Dublin. 00:53:46.559 --> 00:53:47.519 Should be over there. 00:53:47.760 --> 00:53:50.000 Yep, at the uh convention centre in Dublin. 00:53:50.159 --> 00:53:50.800 Beautiful building. 00:53:50.960 --> 00:53:51.519 Great show. 00:53:51.679 --> 00:53:52.159 Yep. 00:53:52.559 --> 00:53:53.119 Brilliant. 00:53:53.360 --> 00:54:03.280 Okay, well, in that case, it just remains for me to say, in fact, before I get to that part, it just remains for me to say, please subscribe to our YouTube channel and join the flyer club, flyer.co.uk forward slash membership. 00:54:03.440 --> 00:54:07.519 Thank you very much for watching and spending the evening with us or the day or whenever you're watching this. 00:54:07.679 --> 00:54:08.719 Thank you very much, team. 00:54:08.800 --> 00:54:10.800 Uh thank you, Henry, and we'll see you soon. 00:54:10.880 --> 00:54:11.360 Cheers. 00:54:11.679 --> 00:54:11.920 Bye. 00:54:12.960 --> 00:54:13.280 Ready? 00:54:13.440 --> 00:54:15.679 Um Dave seems very close to me. 00:54:15.920 --> 00:54:18.159 Dave is close than he's ever been. 00:54:19.039 --> 00:54:20.880 So I call that into question. 00:54:21.440 --> 00:54:23.360 And I'm as far this way as I can go. 00:54:23.679 --> 00:54:24.400 And it's worrying. 00:54:25.840 --> 00:54:28.400 It's not it's I'm gonna move up really close to it. 00:54:30.079 --> 00:54:31.519 I can't go with this. 00:54:33.360 --> 00:54:36.159 My my electronic conspicuity is going off.