I figured there would be a nautical origin as with a lot of aviation terms. I was just wandering if there was a reason why green and red were chosen and why red on the left?
Yep, nautical. Red helps determine who has right of way at night. The term port come from the fact that older sailing vessels often had a steer board on the right (hence starboard) so the left side was the side that often was the side against the dock in port (hence port). Least that is my belief! Thanks for the video.
Regarding that last bolt you insert into the main mast tube after lifting the wing (at 13:50 on the timeline), a tip I learned from Mark at Aeros Trikes Australia is to store the bolt in the seat belt buckle. That way, when you sit in the seat and go to fasten the seat belt, if the bolt is still in the buckle, you know you forgot to install it. It has saved me I don't know how many times from flying with the bolt not installed.
A very good tip. I have (almost) forgotten to fit that bolt on a few occasions and only caught it at the last minute with a thorough preflight check. I will definitely be stealing that bit of advice. Thanks. 👍
Thank you, Paul, for this. Love the flying videos, but this video is exactly what those of us considering the purchase of a BivvyBee needed to see. Tell Ben he has sold another one and he can thank you.
I've seen a few rigging videos for the Peabee/Adam but not to this level of detail which is great for me as I still haven't had the opportunity to rig and derig mine. As usual this was really well filmed and presented - I'm always glad to see a notification of something new on your channel. Great stuff, keep 'em coming! 🙂 P.S. Just passed my air law tonight here at DM so that's one of five done and dusted... ;-)
Thanks Dan. Glad you found the video useful. Well done on the exam pass. Air Law is the important one as if my memory serves me right, you can’t fly solo without it. One down, four to go. 👍
Hi Paulie, Thank you very much for this Rigging/walk around vid! I am strongly considering buying a Bivvybee. Your detailed descriptions have been very helpful. Please extend my greetings to Giles and Mark and Michelle.
Hi Tom. Glad you liked the video and I hope it helps you decide if the BivvyBee is for you. I think it offers so much more than the PeaBee with its touring capabilities. It is also easier to dig and derig than the wings with a king post. 👍
Hi Patrick. I bought my BivvyBee before Ben had designed his hand throttle. I’m sure I’ll end up fitting one in the future so I can give my right foot a rest on longer trips.
Very informative video, Can i ask about reserve Parachute ? Is there one installed on your machine or may i ask do we need to have one on these small light machines.
Hi there. Short answer No, I don’t carry a reserve. If you watch my video below, there is a section talking about reserve chutes which you might find useful. 👍 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_zkEqV2-fO0.htmlsi=o60SYUdtEEzMJLLU
Thanks for the vid Paul! I like the strutted wing because you don't have to deal with the kingpost mess. My motomonitor keeps dropping off line. It seems to work at first but then 1/2 hour in, the rpm quits, or pegs at 9000, and the cht goes blank. I checked all the connections and changed the rpm resistor. It shows linked and charged. Anyone have this problem?
Seems to be a bit of a thing with Motomonitors. I might make he switch to wired monitors (trailtech) at some point in the future but just when I think of replacing, the motomonitor will start working faultlessly! I’m convinced it is related to engine EMF.
I just purchased a Quad Lock case for my phone...thanks for the recommendation. Can you please tell us the specific lock you use that mounts on your front strut. I was looking and it seems like they have several that might fit the bill, but just am wondering which one has been working for you. Thanks.
I use the quadlock motorcycle handlebar mount and take out the middle part (the long bit) and replace it with a quadlock “Knuckle joint” which lets me angle my phone to the desired position. Hope that helps. 👍
Thanks...this helps a lot. I just got a new phone and what to try this system. Have you thought about putting a little safety strap on the phone? I have the idea of loosing it or even worse, it going through the prop. I've done it on my other items (radio, and vario) and I think I will try it on this case...just not sure yet what I have to work with. Thanks again.
Thanks for the video...very detailed. I couldn't really see the MotoMonitor screen, is it clearly visible when flying in bright sunshine? would you recommend it?
The motomonitor screen is easy to read in flight. I appreciate it wasn’t so easy to see on the video. When it works, it does a great job and provides a lot of useful information. I have had a few occasions though where the connection between the transmitter and receiver has been lost. My theory is that electrical noise from the engine has interfered with the connection. If I’m honest, I think I might end up replacing with wired CHT and RPM gauges. 👍
In England, it is the wing which is the part that must be registered with the CAA by not the trike. Therefore the registration letters must be displayed on the wing. 👍
I simply clip my radio into my Harness. Giles has done a much better job of fitting a radio and has done a video on reducing interference which you can see here. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rMqS9o0-MJk.htmlsi=I_uiwsmze9R_WsM7
@@paulieb796 Cheers for the link - I have seen, all of Gile's videos' (ha! ha!) and of course this one :-). We down here (Cornwall) still seem to be getting bad interference Tx & Rx
Tom, short answer is to gain your NPPL, you need a minimum of 25hrs instruction some of which is flown solo with some navigation exercises thrown in. There are 5 written exams and a general skills test (practical test). Costs vary depending on how long you take to reach the required standard. While the minimum number of hours is 25, a general rule is you are more likely to need the same number of hours as your age in years. Bank on about £130 per hour of should give you s very rough figure. Have a look at the BMAA website (in the video description). Loads of useful info on there. 👍
Hi. Yes, Aeros produce a range of wings for nanolight trikes. They have a 16 square metre wing, a 13 square meter wing (like mine) and have recently introduced a 9 square metre wing. I did a separate video recently where I test flew the 9 square metre wing. It was incredible! 👍
I haven’t as I haven’t got an Adam wing. I think Giles did a similar video with the PeaBee wing which is closer to the Adam wing than mine. If you search through Giles videos, you’ll find a rigging video. I will do something similar when I get my new Nine wing. 👍
