Draco - A Beast of a Bushplane 

Have you seen his racing turboprop turbulence? It's a Lancair he bolted a PT-6 to as well. 4500fpm average climb rate at 360kts. It's capable of 380kts flat out and can do 8500fpm at 275kts and will still gain speed. Absolutely bonkers compared to even some military jet trainers.

Hyperious I have seen it. Head over to my channel, I helped build it... ok, I did the equivalent of being handed a paper towel and wiping it down. Lol I have a few videos playing with Mike. ;)

@@Hyperious_in_the_air rumor is he sold Turbulence and is on to something new.

Mike is a freaking idiot! He's lucky no one was hurt when he tried taking off in high winds. Airplanes do not forgive stupidity.

Eric Taylor luckily people forgive, and we forgive you for your comment.

That is for certain ! I have watched his build of Draco 3x's Mike has a super outlook on what seems all he does ...........

Really wish he would license the technology & create more Dracos. Such a cool bush plane needs to be out in the wild hauling & helping remote folks.

Well, he and his brother just did things without permission. Read their story. www.deseretnews.com/article/865661714/Meet-Utahs-Wright-Bros.html I think when kids can learn to do that, just take things apart, follow their passions and have their parents help out, it really sets up a positive attitude that's hard to knock down. I think so many of us, myself included, end up with so much emotional baggage we end up giving up. Sometimes we start chasing the wrong profession. There are so many examples of people who most of their lives followed the wrong profession due to money, only to regret the decision. What I like about the brothers is they worked with their hands. Something part of society has pushed people away from. I think the combination of brains and hands will get you to many places. It's also being around the right people, or having enough belief in yourself to go on it alone. I also worked with my hands, but always ended up with people who were not supportive. What helped the brothers is their support for each other. As far as going it alone, Blue-Collar Millionaires tfeatured a mechanical engineer who ended up a millionaire by fabricating secret doorways. www.cnbc.com/2017/02/23/this-engineer-turned-his-obsession-into-a-million-dollar-company.html hiddenpassageway.com/

@@itsnotallrainbowsandunicor1505 thanks for those links. Looks like the 2nd one is a dead link but might be finable from the description.

From Australia. I love Carbon Cubs and have been flying an RC model CC for a number of years. I have on order the soon to be released E Flight DRACO 2 meter W/S RC model. Good on ya Mike. You are an inspiration.

It depends. High? Low? Min power? Max power? etc. But in general, his PT6 eats a little under 28gph and he cruises in the 130-150kt range, and has (generally) a 700nm range.

yep, draco is dead

And a branding iron with the words Draco. One for cattle, dogs, cats, people will just get tattoos........................unless their stupid drunk.

You missed a few zeros if you're going to have Draco replicated

Yes but you can build something that will safely get you airborne for a couple grand if your willing to work and learn for it. Guarantee you'll experience the same thrills as Mike!

Outlawflyer78 got mine for 8000. Can do it cheaper with a smaller plane.

Just an FYI, it wasn't a ground loop...a strong crosswind lifted the wing. At that point Mike unfortunately was just along for the ride. No more aileron or rudder left to compensate. That was one moment I would imagine Mike would have loved to have back. We all can second guess, but Mike had a bad day, which everyone will have or have had something similar. You just do your best not to have one of those days and enjoy flying.

Yes, just like any other license, it takes practice, which requires investment, and once you have the practice to get the license, you just go get it! And I have also seen shorter take offs and landings, usually when there was strong headwinds... Lol And there are some planes that are so light that they can float in and out, but they don't have anywhere near the capacity or performance of this one, so other than super short take offs and landings, and very slow travel in between, they aren't very useful.