EuroFOX Microlight Fly In - Popham 2023 

That’s such a thoughtful comment! Thank you very much sir 😊👍🏼 Humbly received but greatly appreciated 🫡

Thank you so much boss, that means a great deal to me coming from you 🙏🏻

It’s great to have you onboard 👍🏼 Thanks so much for watching, I really appreciate it 🥳

Thank you sir 🫡 Wilco 👍🏼

I really appreciate your support of the channel 😊👍🏼 These videos have given me a great opportunity to meet & chat to like-minded individuals, such as yourself, about the best topic in the world… aviation! 😄

You are a gentleman sir! Hopefully we can spend some more time chatting the next time we meet 🤞🏼😊 Thanks for your kind words of support too 👍🏼

I’m so excited about the upgrades 🥳 We MUST organise a ‘collaboration’ or something like that together soon! 😂

Thank you sir 🙏🏻

😂 Thanks Giles! Yup, it has to be said, come those days of summer time heat & I’ll be desperate for your flexwing version of air conditioning! Perhaps then you could show what ‘proper’ flying is like 😉👍🏼 We’ll have to continue to work on indoctrinating Eve into joining our ranks… she seems a very involved ‘passenger’ so surely it won’t take too much persuasion 🤷🏻‍♂️ Popham was great fun, pity that the weather stole our thunder, but there’s always the trade fair 🤞🏼

@@FlyingDarkLord turn the auto pilot off and let go of the control column....I'm sure she will have a go then. hehe

😂 nothing encourages a behavioural change like the fear of imminent death!

@@FlyingDarkLord but please don't tell Eve I suggested it, I would be fearful for my well being.

😄 with good reason!

Thank you so much sir! Great to have you on board! 😄👍🏼

Thanks for watching again 🥳👍🏼 The weather for the trade fair is always a worry 😳 Hopefully this year will be a good one 🤞🏼

@@FlyingDarkLord look forward to upgrade instrument panel video 😎😁

I’m sorry to hear that 😔 I hope you get well soon 🤞🏼 I’m really pleased to learn that the videos have provided you with a bit of a distraction whilst you are recuperating 👍🏼

😂 the videos made better by the interview with that handsome chap with the S7 😂 Great to have met you, thanks for coming along & chatting to me! Hopefully see you again this season 🥳🎈👍🏼

@@FlyingDarkLord 😃

You are a very decent interviewee, very entertaining mate. 👍👍👍

@@ShortField I promise to do better, when I hit the prime time spot on the Short Field channel 🤣🤣🤣

Terry will probably be kinder to you on the edit too 😄😉

You are 100% correct! I ran the cameras & soooo frustrated as I was just MINUTES away from landing when they died!!!! 🤬🤬🤬 Thanks for watching sir! Cris was such a decent chap! We should all get together for an Essex episode!!! 😄

It’s a great airfield & seems to make a significant contribution to promoting aviation, gotta love it! 😊👍🏼

Evening captain 🫡👨🏼‍✈️ The ‘hedgehog’ or ‘dead cat’ was a huge mistake!!! 😂 My word, it tickled so much that it was almost a distraction. I fitted it to try & improve the audio a bit more, but instantly regretted it! Trust me, it will be a brief cameo for that thing!!! 🦔 I’m glad you got to fly on the weekend 🥳 With the weather being what it is, there seem so few opportunities 😡 Paul texted me to break the bad news that my aircraft was missing! 😳 The hangar does look empty without it… I’m sure when I get back I’ll find some random piece of farm equipment in its place! 😄 I’m looking forward to the panel changes & also some better weather! Thanks for commenting, it doesn’t feel like the video is ‘complete’ without your stamp of approval 😉👍🏼

That’s kind of you sir 👍🏼 Thanks so much for tuning in again 😊

Thanks for watching sir, next time boss! 😄 We will get there 👍🏼

Fantastic! Thanks for watching! Hopefully it’s interesting for you to see places you recognise? Would be great to meet you 😊👍🏼

Thanks sooooo much for coming along sir!!! OMG it was wonderful to finally meet & learn more about you! I was disappointed that we didn’t get more time to chat, but hopefully we can remedy that in the near future 🤞🏼 I’m hoping you’ll be posting new videos of you flying soon 😉

@@FlyingDarkLord Flt Lt Giles Fowler VC has some content about my first instructional flight which I think he's going to release tomorrow. I was confronted with his roving camera before I'd even unstrapped... 😉 Still toying with the idea of documenting my journey but want it to be 'different' somehow. We'll see.

Giles is a good man! I’ll be looking out for that video! You absolutely MUST make that series! I have TONNES of people requesting my ‘training’ videos because so many want to know what’s involved, but I didn’t record anything during my training. It would be such a popular series & would help out so many people… DO IT!!! 😄👍🏼

@@FlyingDarkLord You might persuade me yet... 😉 Genuinely though, thank you for the encouragement.

We would have had a greater turn out if we didn’t have such awful weather & a change in the scheduled day, but that’s aviation 🤷🏻‍♂️ Glad to see your aircraft is back in commission & I’m looking forward to seeing your videos back again 😊👍🏼

Hi Steve, good to hear from you sir 👍🏼 Cris was a super chap with a great sense of humour & so easy to chat to! The aviation community is a small but fantastic one! It’s wonderful to discover these connections & develop friendships with others who share the same passion 😊…although no flapjacks at Popham 🤔 The weather was not great & I don’t blame you at all. I think the turnout would have been significantly greater if the weather had played ball 🤷🏻‍♂️ I like it when Eve gets involved… hopefully the weather will improve soon & more opportunities will present 🤞🏼 I’m looking forward to getting my plane back & enjoying the benefit of the new toys 🥳 I hope to bump into you again this season. Please say hi to Lily for us 👋🏼😊

@@FlyingDarkLord Thanks for the reply 😁It's such a specific interest that it does make it a small world, I guess. Made smaller by RU-vid of course. Lily says hello back with a special 😘for the flying Pup! See you out there...just need the weather to settle again.

Will pass that on 🐶 See you soon 🤞🏼

Hello sir, absolutely, will chat to you at SV, RU-vid is not really the best forum for more personal matters 👍🏼

😂 don’t worry, it will be the one & only time you’ll see that animal! It was so annoying it’s definitely GONE!!! 😂

We want to do some flying to Germany (passing through Belgium) either this year or next & so we are also curious about the difference in radio communications 😊👍🏼

@@FlyingDarkLord Well, it's not like we wouldn't understand each other, that's certainly not the case. And I'm convinced that no one will comment on it. It's just something I noticed. Be sure to let us know when you're flying over. I know several ultralight pilots in our club in Brasschaat who also follow you. For me, it's definitely something to look forward to.

Very true, I think the communications are not too different 👍🏼 Also, thank you so much. We wondered if there would be somewhere ‘friendly’ we could stop en route, so that’s fantastic! We may well take you up on the offer & stop in to say hi 😊👍🏼

Hello! That is a difficult question to answer in the comments section, but I’ll do my best 😄 Soooo, I wrote a list of all the features that were important to me in my dream Aircraft & the EuroFOX was the only one that met ALL my criteria. My criteria were as follows… - Easily foldable wings - Trailer transportable - UK build, service & parts availability - Inexpensive to buy & run - Complete control over colour & spec - Complete control over avionics choice - Excellent build quality - Mild/forgiving handling - Luggage compartment accessible from seats - Good visibility - Tricycle gear - Looks like a ‘proper’ plane - High wing - Control column where it ‘should’ be - Good reputation - Good resale value / Depreciation resistant The EuroFOX ticked all those boxes 😊👍🏼 Hope that helps 😉

@@FlyingDarkLord Thank you!

Thank you very much sir! 😄👍🏼 I really wish I’d spent more time chatting to & interviewing other EuroFOX owners, as there were some amazing examples there with some very unique features. But, I’m still learning this RU-vid malarkey so hopefully will get better with more experience 🤞🏼 I liked having Eve narrate, was interested to see what people thought, so I greatly appreciate your feedback. I’m not sure when CG comes back 🤔 I suspect it may be another 2-3 weeks, but I don’t want to rush them 😊 Collecting it will probably be my next video, so a delay in content production to be expected 😄 Thanks for watching sir 🫡

@Dark Lord always great videos! I think you have it sussed, really. Yeah no rush on getting the plane back at the moment with weather like it is at the moment.

You are a gent 🙏🏻 The weather is terrible 😭 I hope that this is not setting the tone for the rest of the spring & summer 🤞🏼

Thank you very much 😊👍🏼 Yes it can run on both Mogas & 100LL but it performs better & is kinder to the engine to keep it running on Mogas. I carry a Jerry can & fill up at local car fuel stations which normally aren’t too far from airports/airfields. I’ve never run mine on anything other than Mogas but lots of people do. Running them on 100LL reduces their time between rebuilds so stick to Mogas if possible 👍🏼

@@FlyingDarkLord Just another question sorry, are the colour combinations from a set of limited colour choices or can you specify bespoke colours and combinations?

No problem 😊 You can choose ANY colour from the RAL palette… they do advise against having all black wings though as this absorbs heat & causes problems with the fuel & fuel tanks. You can also have lines, waves, patterns etc… the more you do the more expensive it gets though. Most people stick to two colours which is pretty standard. I went for RAL 5007 blue & solid black (as you can see) 😊👍🏼

That is true

He was soooo fluffy!

I’m always delighted to have you both on board 😊 Thanks for supporting the channel 🙏🏻