Courtney #39: Ultralight landing techniques. Quicksilver MXL, light sport airplanes, sport pilots 

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It takes time to get used to flying alone. You'll be ok.

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The risk of stalling increases the closer you get to stall speed. If you're high above the ground, let's say at least 500 feet, you'll have time to recover if things go wrong. making a slow turn.

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It's a more precise way to control the rudder. Not every pilot does this, but it works for me real well.

@@CourtneyTakesFlight kind of like fishtailing a little,lot of little corrections to keep your heading.........

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At non-towered airport, radio is not required by the FAA. It's See and Avoid. Fly the pattern the proper way and you'll be fine. If "ground people" insist on radio, ask for the FAA regulation that requires it. (There isn't one.) Public airports cannot deny access due to non-radio usage. Private airports can.

It wasn't completely adjusted at the time.

The feet controls the rudder - a major component of turns. The movement of the stick left and right "assists" in that regard.

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Some people, they just gotta do that.

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If you have ailerons, its not too bad!

It's the speed I use for landing. The best glide speed would be a little bit less than that, depending on the aircraft.

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@@jeremycleary2002 Andy Alldredge is in Indiana and Andy Humphrey is in Ohio. Both of these guys can help you out.

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Generally, you try to turn off the motor, first. However, the rocket pulls out the parachute instantly and the prop will push the strap upwards and out of the way as the parachute inflates. All this happens in a fraction of a second. The chute has to be mounted just so.

So the design depends on the rotating knife aka propeller :o

I am steering the airplane using my feet to control the rudder. It's a technique that is more precise for me. Other pilots may do it differently. I do have a parachute!

That foot work is very important when landing the plane . That foot Action controls plane straight so you can get a smoother landing you cannot land with the tail angled to the side 👍 Good question

For more precise control, especially if it's windy. Practice. Not too much pressure, just a little on each foot back and forth. Good luck!

For a single seat, over the runway threshold, 40 MPH, a foot over the runway, 35, let the speed bleed off and at 27 MPH it'll drop to the surface. If it's a MXL-2, add 8 MPH.

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@@CourtneyTakesFlight agreed on those numbers. When explaining/teaching I always tell people that speed is their friend when anywhere near the ground. Climb out too. vX if you need it, but 45+ should be the minimum for safety below a few hundred feet(period). We are stupid dirty, and a engine hiccup anywhere near rotation or touchdown means you’re landing again if you want to or not.

Thank you. New Quicksilvers are being produced by Air-Tech.

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My aircraft is easier to fly and can handle stronger wind than a weight shift. Also, with a weight shift, you can't let go of anything.

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The factory is Air-Tech in Louisiana. They have a pretty good website and they're people who won't steer you down the wrong path. Another option is Tri-State Kite Sales in Indiana. They don't have a website but they won't steer you wrong either! Good luck!

It depends on the angle of the wind. The gust factor is what really matters.

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Threshold is where the pavement starts. The "landing zone" might be a little further down the runway.

Trim adjustment or loose cables. It's hard to tell without looking at it. Mine does it a little, too.

@@CourtneyTakesFlight I had to tighten the horizontal stabilizer fabric. After that it flew smooth as silk!

Some of my newer videos have most of the trike in it.

Thank you! Maybe you can give flying another shot someday.

@@CourtneyTakesFlight It was THE most exciting thing I ever did !!!!! .More so as I SINCERELY believe that all things that fly will eventually crash and I have a tremendous fear of dying.Never been in any aircraft,large or small that I was'nt terrified... I have always loved facts and figures and am constantly aware of the fact that the mechanism that is transporting me to Hawaii weighs 3/4 of a million pounds and must depend on working nearly flawlessly for 7 hours at 100,000 rpm ! I also actually took helicopter lessons with my brother back in 1984 while we were BUILDING our own Rotorway. Cognisant of the very many ways it could kill me,I gave up at 4 hours while my brother went on to accumulate 200 hours having some of the best times of his life.Though he is less intellectual,he is far more testicually superior than I have ever been.All this being said,doese'nt change the fact that sitting next to you (virtually) on your videos is Breathtaking.........I most admire your skills and dedication to the sport.Living vicariously through your adventures,sincerely,Dwight Dodd,Fountain Valley California..................

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@@CourtneyTakesFlight Just watched you video about your jacket !You talk about being a kid in the 60s making you near my age bracket but somehow you look like 30s or 40s and I look 70.....life is definitely not fair.......good stuff,keep it up!

No, I make sure the engine is going to stay running with proper maintainance and care!

In 1982 when I had my MX at lake Elsinore, I was following a book on ultralight self training. I had got to the part where it suggested if you could restart your engine from your seat, you should do it. I had about 10 hours at this point. The deal was, get to about 2,000 feet, throttle right back and once the plane was fairly level turn off the ignition. Then after about 10 seconds turn on the ignition and restart the plane. There was always a fair amount of turbulence when flying there unless you were over the water. To start the engine you really needed two hands to start the engine, it was a 440cc two stroke twin and needed a hefty pull. I just didn't want to let go of the control handle. The early MXs had rudder and elevator control on the right hand control lever. I could not turn the engine over with just my right hand. I had no option but to dead stick it in, I hadn't prepared for this in advance and it was a bit worrying but the MX was so easy to fly and I landed OK. Happy days.

Glad you have fun memories. I've never stopped a motor in flight. I'd know I could never pull it hard enough sitting in that chair. @@johnwoody9505

@@CourtneyTakesFlight We all used to sit in the chair starting by pulling it with two hands with very little problem. The engine was different in the early days. It was a detuned snowmobile engine, a 430cc Cuyuna engine. This engine's compression ratio was reduced for ultralight use, this made pull starting easier. I did realise some 30 years later that I may have been able to restart it one handed once I had stopped it, if I had increased airspeed by putting the nose down, this would have increased the turning moment on the propellor. Your model seems far more advanced that the MX of 1982!!! I never really used the 'air speed guessometer'. I landed in a huge area of sagebrush that was about 4 to 5 feet tall alongside the narrow track I was trying to land on, I appeared back on the track with twigs etc jammed in everywhere and minus the

I mostly make steep approached, but for the purpose of videos, they're more shallow.

A more precise control IMO. It's a technique that isn't for everyone. Go with what your CFI suggests then later you may want to try this. Good luck.

Courtney is right. (I too come from tailwheel/sailplane flying) the yaw stability while on the ground(moving) in a tailwheel/most sailplanes is negative. It’s a ball balancing on top of a steep curving bowl, the father the ball is from dead center, the more it wants to roll off the bowl and ground-loop. I’ve used the metaphor of riding a motorcycle backwards. MX quicksilvers are sometimes like that in flight, needing to stay on the pedals while flying.

That is not true. He is generalizing. An airplane is only as safe as the pilot. If you're a safe pilot, you'll fly forever.

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Not everyone does it. Watch someone fly a taildragger .

I’m a glider pilot and tail wheel pilot myself, and I don’t put very much thought on footwork for a quick. (I have an MXL, maybe 300hrs on it). I for sure agree that the footwork is paramount for tailwheel/sailplane. Really my largest complaint about quicksilvers is the strange/somewhat unpredictable yaw stability.