Custom Landing Gear - The Fastest Single Engine Turboprop in the World Flying Today | Turbulence #3 

This guy builds three custom airplanes in the time it takes me to finally get around to organizing my garage.

Mike Patey is the DaVinci of the modern era. So lucky to have this on video.

Jazz is the perfect sound track to aerospace composite layup.

I'm always just a little sad when an episode ends. Excellent work!

A little Patey to heal the soul. Best content ever.

I feel that much more professional now after seeing Mike Patey using a hammer to install a bearing.

That was an interesting design of the nose gear, you are always coming up with new and innovative ways of doing things. As a aircraft mechanic, I really admire that. Keep up the good work Mike.

Glad you’re sharing this older video with us. Inspiring to see decades ago Mike just as humble and enthusiastic.

Mike, your engineering abilities, the guts you have to tackle projects most of us would say were impossible (yet you make look easy), starting with a clean sheet and designing something this robust yet simple, makes you a rock star in my book. I keep going back in my mind to the overall build, somehow you manage to get the CG just right. That in itself is a feat of elephantine proportions.

You really are a real life tony stark/iron man! If they say they have seen a real life iron man i know exactly who built and is probly in it!!

I don't know a damn thing about aviation or flying airplanes, but all your videos are inspirational to me as a human being.

wohoo the video is back!

I am continuously amazed at this man. And then to give the design to another company. WOW!

“Just have it” (about licensing the gear design). What a stand up guy.

Any chance you will fly during one of the air shows at Oshkosh? It would be cool to see this do a low pass!

👍 this second upload should play better. Thanks Mike.

Genius! He seems surprised when something he made turns out perfect. Nobody else is surprised. Absolute genius.

Mike Patey ... Imaginative, outside the box thinking, coupled with excellent and creative engineering and fabrication skills ... I'm always gobsmacked at whatever you do

Love the random quotes. “What a great day” “the best day” and so on. The world is better place when we live from gratitude💪🏻

It was very gratifying to hear that there are other planes using your landing gear. I build race cars and always struggle to justify to myself the time spent designing one off parts that won't benefit anyone else.

The intro always gets stomping my feet to the beat. So motivational 💪🏼

One lesson from the Gimli Glider was that it can be advantageous to have the nose gear drop into the wind, as opposed to pushing forward against it. Of course in this case, it would have moved the gear back, decreasing the directional stability that you mentioned. So, best not run out of fuel over Manitoba. 🙂

The appearance of the claw hammer @ 9:27, made me think back to your humble beginnings building decks with your brother. Loved this video!

This one has that "old" times vibe, spending fun time with guys in the shop. Joy to watch, thanks, have a good time.

Another inspiring video of the genius that Mike is.

When someone deserve the titel leading engineer it´s you Mike ! Everything is perfect you engineer ! astonishing

I don't know who first said that Mike's real hobby was sanding and he just makes airplanes as an excuse to do more sanding, but I was not disappointed by the amount of sanding in the construction of Turbulence. The carbon fiber was a gimme but the thickness of the anodising was bonus.

Two uploads from Mike in one day? 😉

Perfect timing for me ! Just like a bed time story 😊

WHAT AN AMAZING BUILD and a very fast Plane....Thanks Mike and crew....Blessing to y'all ❣🙏🙏🙏👍 Shoe🇺🇸

Mike, I really enjoy the videos of the work you do in creating, designing and building totally unique parts of the experimental aircraft you build. Thanks

I am very impressed, you did the right thing not licensing the nose gear design. Giving it out for all to use was very kind and says a lot about you as a person, you are a stand up guy. Small fish like me appreciate what you did.

Turbulence is incredible. PLEASE don't forget the house. I as hooked on that series as much as DRACO & SCRAPPY!! Always looking forward to your videos. OSHKOSH TOO. Safe travels.

Mike is exceptionally smart, highly motivated and always doing something that pushes the edge of the envelope. Aeronautical genus, keep them coming Mike!

Beautiful design and awesome hardware!

I first learned about you during the Draco build. You design and production of the parts is incredible. Your mold making is fantastic. Your attention to even the smallest detail leads to beautiful aircraft with amazing capabilities. I would have loved to work with you on any of your builds just for the experience of it.

You've got some great stories to tell, and it's great to watch you tell them. Thanks for the video!

I love your channel getting back to planes. However.....I am intensely curious regarding your water treatment project that we learned about during your Scrappy build. Any chance we can get some videos about that? Even a longer, documentary format would be, IMO, well received and popular.

I am insanely excited that you are sharing this build series. Thank you and Mark for the incredible innovations that you both are bringing to Aviation. It’s desperately needed. Turbulence is the baddest aircraft in the sky and I wish I could see it in person.😎

It's amazing how much footage you guys have and how good some of this footage is for all of it from before the RU-vid channel era.

Never knew you were such a Broncos fan. Love it!

Great video! MOAR! MOAR! TURBULENCE!!

Mike over the years you have totally changed and improved with novel and new ideas a number of aircraft designs made by other designers. It it now not time for you to design and build a unique Mike Patey design to surprise and amaze the aviation world with your tremendous insight and design abilities. I am 70 and have seen unbelievable advances in aviation in my life time so far so please do not disappoint l would like to see a 100 percent unique Mike Patey design in the near future and l am sure there are thousands of your admirers and followers that would like to see the same. Michael Hickman Durban South Africa.

Back to work Mike!

11:47 - love the music and the mood

Oh Man that is beautiful Mike, I can hardly wait till you transition to Zero Gravity Space Cruisers with Magnetic drive....

When it’s not been done before it’s a Mike Patey path to realization. Imagine the impossible into existence. Very satisfying watching the birth of beast mode plane parts working as designed.

Amazing. Love these vids. Blows my mind!!! Thanks for sharing!

Dude, you are so positive and motivated. I wish I had some of your bottomless enthusiasm. Can you make a video that tells me how I can live like you. You are a legend sir. Respect.

From one engineer to another... Elegant.

Mike I wanna see you build a twin engine version in the same format as the Composit pound racer was ....you know, the Reno racer

From the hacks at rebuild rescue to jimmys world……then there is Mike Patey!

Was great to see you and Ron work naturally and happily together, I suppose back in the day when wasnt for RU-vid so he wasnt camera shy! lol

There are two words that impress the hell out of me in this video: "... absolutely not..." ...RESPECT - when asked by a commercial entity if they could licence your design and you used those two words while giving free access to video and supporting material, that demonstrates passion and a true love for design and innovation. I work in a totally different environment (extreme offshore kayak fishing) but gain so much from your philosophy of safety and sharing... ...love your work, thank you !!!

Mike, this is a better series than the Scrappy build! That one was way to long. Draco is still my favorite and I'm waiting for Draco X! Have a good one!

Woop woop!

I love the FAA approved claw hammer!

Im just waiting for a futuristic build. Though. He might have to go into submarines and teach some fools. Id love to see a Spector Class sub-fighter . If there anyone that could make seaquest realistic. It'd be Mike. LoL

Thanks for the reupload! This is SUCH a cool video

Will we ever get a long-form sit-down interview with Ron telling his story? Ron really is the secret weapon behind these builds and I would love hearing from him, and yes, including the mistakes he has made. I think most people here won't see him as the sum of his mistakes, but as the man who overcame them. Please, Ron, tell your story.

I could sit and watch Mike design and build anything for hours on end. I am fascinated watching these videos.

Thanks Mike, always good day when you put up a video!

I have been watching your channel from the very beginning...very simply put.. you are hands down the hardest working smartest human....period!

If you created videos on your Tug designing and production , I would binge those.

I Have to agree with all of the comments below Mr. Mike, Great Video. Thanks for sharing..🙃

Mike, I’m struggling through a massive construction project right now, without much help. Some days, watching your videos make me feel utterly unqualified to keep going, due to the fact that I don’t have the in-depth knowledge to solve all of the problems I encounter. However, I always end up coming back and watching your endless work ethic and it inspires me to GET BACK TO WORK. Thank you for sharing the incredible work you do with all of us online, you have a more profound effect on people than you may know!

This series could be 2hrs long and l would have to pause it to get a coffee it is that interesting. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Thanks for sharing all of your builds!

Thanks for the insight into such a complex part.

Awesome. Thanks bud!

loving this series's of videos on Turbulence...

Thanks for letting us tag along. I don’t get to see genius in action everyday

It's funny watching younger Mike in some of these videos. He gets to the end of his piece to camera and gives the thumbs up, and he wants to say something else (3:05), but he doesn't quite have the words and seems a little lost. Younger Mike hasn't quite figured out that he wants to say "back to work" and get on with it! It's crazy how much that phrase has become a part of a Mike Patey video, and it's always a bit jarring when you don't get one when you'd expect! 😀

Fun fact: It appears that Draco X is being developed for the US military.

Great series, back to work, thanks for sharing.

Awesome!

Totally awesome got my license back in 1980 and did a lot of flying when I was younger all of it private had to put it all aside to raise the kids and make sure they never went without. I just started to get back into it but always kept up with my armchair flying I just think it is so nice to see someone like yourself so excited about building flying and able to do what you do I look forward to discovering more of your channel. Thank you

I would just like to say, You are an inspiration. As a car builder and a pilot, I really admire the hours and the thought you put into everything you do. I admire the motivation you keep and the positive attitude you have! Turbulence is my airplane of yours and I’m thrilled to see these videos. I absolutely love your house build videos, and all of your other stuff as well. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos!

Awesome. Thank you.

Another excellent video Mike. Your abilities are amazing. You never ceases to amaze me. Turbulence is an amazing aircraft, built by an amazing guy. Keep up the excellent work as always. Safe skies my friend 🇺🇸🛩️

With an aeroplane like that, you have to have snappy-acting landing gear to compliment its speed. Good, work!

The airplane build videos are awesome

After this seties, can you do a full tour and talk about lessons learned also anything that you would do differently or better?

Mike is a legend. The house videos are cool, but I love the plane stuff. Will Draco 2.0 be happening anytime soon?

You’re an amazing man Mike Patey!!

Excellent Job. Loved it

Mike thanks for sharing this series. Your videos are incredible

That landing gear is butter smooth. Great job Mike. You're quite the inspiration and role model.

So glad you’re doing this series about this amazing plane! I would love to hear you talk about the businesses you built some time also. Those are no less incredible and I suspect I could learn a lot from your success!

Thanks Mike👍

That was incredible. I have learned so much from you. Thank you

It would be interesting to know what the certification process for the airplane looks like. What were some of the specific questions the FAA asked regarding the new design?

Mike, another incredible project completed. It is really fascinating to she how you make things work - right.

Very nice Mike ..great job

I’ve been waiting all weekend for your upload. Way to leave us hanging to the last minute! Keep it up. Love these builds.

It’s a beautiful design and assembly. I would have thought Mike would have built the hinge into the billet aluminum parts instead of using an off the shelf part though. That would have been absolute perfection. It would have taken a lot of miniature bushings. Maybe it was too complicated/heavy.

Hey Mike, I'm a retired Welsh Paramedic living in Cwmbran, South Wales, UK, I Had to retire on grounds of Ill health after injuring my spine. So Mobility limited but a life long aviation fan (My Dad was in the RAF just after the war, last deployment was Kai tak in Hong kong...The final place in the world to use the Spitfire operationally!) So what to do now? Well I'm not particularl rich as Ambulance Service Pension was limited due to enforced earlier retirement... I built a Home flight simulator based around the revolutionary Honeycomb Alpha + Bravo units!...also make scale model aircraft...and I Avidly watch You Tube aviation videos, LOTS of them and then I discovered your channel, the result was total awe struck inspiration!, I have a brother who has his own light engineering company, he does a lot of CAD work, anyway, I've converted him to watch your aviaton contruction videos too from his usual diet of high performance Motor cycle ones! Sorry for the 'Life story' part but I wanted to illustrate how your videos have reached far and wide but not only in a geographical sense but in a socially diverse one! Plus they certainly cheered me up on bleak days where chronic pain rears it's ugly head! So..a new Subscriber and avid follower from Wales. in the UK. Diolch yn fawr iawn! Cymru am byth!

I can’t imagine the knowledge that his children pick up just from being near this guy! Really is crazy his engineering and fabrication skills.

Perfecto as usual!

Much love from Texas! You are the man Mike!! I hope for many more late nights with my machines chasing the dreams like you do!!