Now this is the life, speed and the clouds...heaven. I am surprised it has such a slow landing speed. One thing that a lot of sims do not replicate is just how rough a landing surface can be.
@@btm_kiwigaming5449 True, I'm sure they will at some point. Besides I'm more interested in classic iconic jets to fly in the game like Lockheed Blackbird, Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Bell X-1plane and Concorde on future dlc's.
@@btm_kiwigaming5449 Yep that's another fantastic plane from yesteryear. The possibilities are endless if the devs can faithfully recreate these legendary machines for the fans. It's just the cost of the dlc's could be a sticky point.
The SubSonex is not THAT expensive really. Not compared to any new certified aircraft anyway. It only burns a little more fuel at cruise than a piston. I wish the physics were more favorable for small turbine efficiency though.
I too am looking for more efficiency in smaller turbines, just in my case they are for RC planes. It's not that smaller turbines have to be less efficient. Majority of small turbines use very old core technology - Single stage centrifugal compressor turbo jets are not the way to go for pure efficiency but are very simple and low cost. This tech was used in the de Havilland Vampire from the 1940's for example. I absolutely love the idea of small turbines used in micro jets no matter how they come. This Sonex Jet flight video was excellent, will be watching more!
your so lucky! i really enjoyed watching the instruments whilst you was flying , i was almost there with you, i wish i had the finances to be able to do such a thing, thank you for taking the time to make and post your video.
Two words: sharing economy. If more people got on board there could be easy ways for several people to throw in for a jet, including maintenance and insurance on it. Only contributors get to fly it, and only qualified pilots can contribute. The more contributors the less per person, but the longer the wait between slots to use it. Maintenance would be done by a 3rd party company and would note when and who may be abusing the group's investment. This is an idea that needs to come, as billionaires are heading to space. We all want to play! From exotic cars and yachts to reusable orbiters.
Or, you know, redistribute wealth. Tax the rich (that's 3 though). Create opportunity. All that utopian dreaming that the rich hate for obvious reasons.
@@A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid Or, you know, earn your own. That's way better than having the government steal it from somebody else to line other's pockets with. What you describe in your "sharing economy" post is known as a flying club, and they already exist, and should you be qualified and have the money, you can join or form one today. No need for help from Uncle.
@@kevykevTPA Sharing economics don't require any help at all so idk why you're treating it like it would be a handout. Maybe you don't understand, since flying clubs is not sharing economics, they don't spur growth of new companies and industries, new insurance schemes, and new ideas. The main raison d'etre for the sharing economy is to create a way for everyone to participate in planet-detrimental activities. If everyone had a personal rocket it would be disastrous. But from your "up by your own bootstraps" speech maybe you also don't fully understand what's at stake, you a republican?
My years of FSX, Orbx Scenery, VATSIM, Pilot Edge, Active Sky Cloud Art and Active Sky - 2016, ( Cloud Textures / Weather Engine ), have come to fruition!! This person is living The Dream!!!
Awesome. Just awesome. On the take-off run i thought, _"jeez, just on take-off this thing is already blazingly fast",_ then I saw the IAS just passing 70 kt on rotation. What an impression the low-sitting airplane has. This must take some getting used to, especially when judging when to flare. I found the rear-facing camera a little annoying, with it's showing the horizon rolling in opposite directions to the ADI and the real horizon. Isn't there some potential for disorientation there? I'd consider [1] facing the camera forward, behind the main LG so as to still show the LG travel and position (I do get the disadvantage here), or [2] keep it where it is but flip its image so the horizon movements shown to the pilot agrees with reality. ...Did I mention I found this awesome?
I had a friend that worked on these at Lockheed. He said the F16 will actually fly itself. No human really needed. They tested this at Edwards Air Force Base in California. We’re all familiar with F-16s. We’re all familiar with drones. But we’re not all quite so familiar with F-16s flying like drones. Little do most people realize, the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin actually started flying robo-F-16s in complex training exercises back in 2017. The demonstration was deemed a success after the plane demonstrated its ability to accomplish three primary objectives: the ability to “autonomously plan and execute air-to-ground strike missions” based on the aforementioned mission priorities and available assets; the ability to “dynamically react to a changing threat environment during an air-to-ground strike mission” which included managing contingencies for a number of potential failures, and finally, the ability to allow for the “rapid integration of software components developed by multiple providers.”
@@jamescole6846 They shoot them down occasionally too dont they? I thought i heard for missile testing etc they can hook up an old jet to fly like a drone with some equipment and then fly it from the ground while a pilot shoots it with a missile or whatever they are testing.
@@hudsondonnell444 Yep. Pilots have to pass G test in the spinny machine and what ever their maximum is, that is programmed into the F16 each time that pilot fly's and the F16 will not let them make a turn harder than their G rating.
Soooo yummy, I really wish this was an affordable option for a working class retiree, oh what a magnificent aircraft. Please, enjoy it for all of the rest of us that can only dream that we are you lol. Thanks for sharing this with one very jealous Aussie :)
@@rockydogsdad Some of their non Jet engine kits you can build for less than 50K, to put that in perspective that is the cost of a brand new truck in the US. of course there are a lot more maintenance costs and training costs for an aircraft but that is well within reach for a lot of people.
@@rockydogsdad Thanks Richard, that’s almost doable but sadly, add about 50% currency change and another 50% for shipping tho if shipping from us then more like an extra 100% as with everything else and it very quickly climbs out of reach for us Aussies
All sorts of aircraft could be cheaply manufactured and used by people with today's technology. They would be easy to build as Asian motorcycles. But there are nanny state overseers, in cahoots with tossers who see it as some sort of prestige and privilege to be part of what they perceive to be an exclusive and elite club, who prevent this from happening. Like the golf club used to be, they keep it cost prohibitive. The first aviators just built their own machines and charged it. But you can't do that now. I saw another RU-vid channel where the dude made his own plane in the shed, and the authorities told him to get out of the sky. We don't live free lives. Then you cop all that sanctimonious crap about safety. Like you shouldn't be able to take a risk if you want a bit of fun. Human ingenuity is often stunted in the highly controlled societies we live in today. Reminds me of the graffiti I saw in the toilet wall when I was a university student. In a society that destroys adventure, the only adventure left is to destroy society. Only thing you're really free to build these days is something that prevents others from stopping you.
@@anarchistangler yes we should have garage built airplanes unregistered and unable to pass inspection in our skies, flying above people. god that just makes so much sense. nothing could fall off, or break and cause an accident potentially killing people.
It would have been nice if you had posted a shot of the aircraft you were flying for those (such as me) who are seeing you for the first time and are not familiar with your aircraft.
Love the vid and the aircraft obviously. Just wanted to comment on your aircraft control. It was lovely to watch. In general, and in particular with how you aimed for the numbers on arrival before flaring over them to then land. So many vids recently have shown high and long landings. They make me cringe a little and it isn't about wasting runway. You clearly didn't end up in this machine via some fluke of happenstance.
I was taught to always aim for the 1000 footers when training for the commercial cert. Could be the same scenario in those videos? On a related note, I love the idea of having a camera underneath like he does, that way you know exactly where you are beyond the sight picture.
Brett it's Joerg. Varieze guy from KFFC (formerly). Nice bird. Hope all is well. Haven't done much flying myself ever since I moved to Wisconsin 5 years ago.
I had another tab start playing a video, and legit thought your bird had some Knight Rider ai on it or something yelling at you. The other video was some crash-n-derby race, and the announcer was getting the crowd into a frenzy before the start.
Can't really see the fine details on your instrument display (which is mighty cool, by the way). What's your average and max airspeeds in this craft? And just for kicks, what's the never exceed?
The speeds (according to Subsonex which I’m pretty sure is the manufacturer) Stall Speed, Landing Config. (Vso): 58 mph [93.3 km/h] Stall Speed, Clean (Vs1): 64 mph [103 km/h] Max Flap/Gear Speed (Vfe/Vle): 125 mph [201 km/h] Max Manoeuvring Speed: 157 mph [252.6 km/h] Never Exceed Speed (Vne): 287.7 mph [463 km/h] Of course this changes in different conditions and weights. (the max manoeuvring speed is the Max speed: second from bottom) Source www.sonexaircraft.com/subsonex/
Wow, takeoff speed of only about 85 knots? And, did you not ever raise or lower your flaps? It appears you "buzzed the tower" at the outlying grass strip, and then RTBd back to your point of origin. When did you get breakfast? What fields are shown here? What type of equipment are you flying?
I believe (i may not be correct) it's a camera below the tail on the underside of the aircraft pointing forwards to see the landing gear and below the aircraft. please correct me if I'm wrong.
@@Owenhumphreys0208 I agree that it is some kind of "belly camera". But what´s bugging me is that it seems to be "mirrored" or opposite of what I intuitively wound like to see from a belly mounted camera. And I wonder why it is like that ???
