Flying IFR in a LIGHT SPORT Airplane - How it’s done 

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Nice. Just a lil advice from an Avionics tech here since 1993. Please Please Please do something with the wires you have begging to chafe back there behind the instrument panel. Didn't see the end finish but if it's still like time stamp 5:15 you are gonna have issues real soon. Tye wrap and adel everything you see floppin. What you can't secure with an adel to the frame with hardware at least every 6 inches you need to wrap with spiral wrap or some sort of kevlar curly wrap. You will have issues if you leave it like that I promise. Also, I would not fly with the scooter. Not before completely tearing into it to inspect the battery and make sure it's properly cushioned with foam and securely installed. IF that lipo bomb decides to go off while you are in flight you will be a goner. Just pull up some videos of Lipo explosions. Other than that, good job on the IFR approaches. I would love to own a plane like that.

Thanks for documenting the installation. The upgrade looks like a blast!

Great video. I "met" your airplane when the previous owner had flown it to Apopka where we were all attending the 2 day light sport inspection course. It's a nice ride! I own a -12 (Washington State). All things aside, I'd never fly it IMC or even at night for that matter without a backup display and backup AHRS. 4K+ hours flying cargo in all weather, single pilot day/night all over the US taught me a few things about how much of a fan boy I am for backup instruments!! One of the downsides of glass is you can't just go partial panel. It's all or none. Seems like a link in the chain to not have them! Have fun, be safe, I enjoyed the video.

I bought a scooter with the intentions of taking it with me to flyins. Feature creep set in , and I ended up with one that has similar specs as yours. I can still take it with me, but it wouldn’t be easy 😀. Really really fun to ride on!

Good Job Pedro! Good to see our little airport getting some screen time :)

Awesome upgrade. That will make the RV so capable and keep you from scud temptations. Nice scooter too.

I'm like 1 min in on the first video of your channel and let me tell you I am stoked! Your editing style is what I love a bit of Casey neistat and Peter McKinnon mixture with your own flair. I been searching for weeks to find a aircraft vlog style and I think I have found it here with you! Keep up the great work man I look forward to binge watching your channel!

Thanks for this. Hoping to do something similar in my FlightDek D180 equipped RV12.

Just came across your channel and was shocked to see you flying out of Arthur Dunn! I grew up in Titusville and learned to fly there way back in the 70’s. That little airport hasn’t changed much over the years except for the skydiving school. That wasn’t a thing in the 70’s. It’s great to see the old hometown and surroundings from your plane. I miss all those water and space center views! I’ll definitely subscribe and binge-watch to catch up. If you’re ever in the ATL area let me know and I’ll treat you to lunch at PDK.

When in Class E, D or C, you must remain 500 feet below, 2,000 feet laterally or 1,000 feet above any clouds. This is to allow an IFR aircraft popping out of the clouds sufficient time to see and avoid a VFR aircraft. In Class B airspace, we merely have to remain clear of clouds.

You may know this but you can dial the minimum alt into the dynon and it will say "approaching minimums" and then "minimum". 80 lbs for a scooter is way too much! Fun video, excellent editing.

I’m getting ready to do this in my Bristell. I have twin G3X but adding the G5 for redundancy because my G3X shares the same ADHRS. I do have battery backup on the G3X but feel safer with the redundancy.

That hunting is common on the Dynon Autopilot servos ---- it's minor --- you get used to it fairly quickly

Fantastic, it just goes to show what a good light sport can do with the right gear and pilot. You need to spend a hell of a lot more money now to only get incremental improvements over what you have here.

❤ some you did awesome you did fantastic thank you very good excelente

to flying by light weight aircraft with IFR does it need PPL or for the LSA license its all needed ?

So you need an insterment rating to fly these approaches in a light sport. And then do you need a private pilot license to get your instrument rating. Or can you get an interment rating with only an LSA certificate and no medical etc.?

Can you talk about the issues with selling a home built / experimental aircraft? Is the builder liable if the airplane has issues after it is sold?

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Very cool! Glad you got it all working! How do you tweek the AP to remove oscillation?

for ifr do i need grap instruments?? just gps is enough or waas is enough?

Passed my light sport check ride out here in Oregon. Hope to ferry my Remos SLSA back to Zephyrhills FL (or where ever I can find a hanger lol) in the spring. Going nuts with weather out here need to get another plane in FL so I can keep flying till then. Want my Sport CFI and need 100 more hours lol

Love you p!

Very nice panel. I previously owned an RV6A at Dunn. Really miss it. Lost my medical so I’ve gone back to flying an ultralight trike. It’s the blue and white one. Hope to meet you sometime. Maybe at a breakfast. 👍

I ended up getting a electric skateboard to cruise around KGIF and to throw in the baggage compartment. Not as easy to ride or as fast as the scooter, but it's lighter and more compact.

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very cool upgrade! I only have one questino, you are still flying under VFR rules and shooting approaches under VMC right? or could you actually file an IFR flightplan and with IMC on that setup?

This topic has been hashed out so many times regarding the legality of an ELSA into IMC conditions. Ignoring the question of whether an RV12 should ever be flown into actual IMC conditions, especially without a back up like a G5. It would be nice to have a DAR or FSDO actually chime in on the issue. I would think the OL and appropriate minimum equipments would be enough, but then there is the ASTM which supposedly prohibits it. But, really nice set up for training and staying current. And I would think would be fine for those pesky marine layers. This is exactly what I have thought about doing if I buy a 12. Again, I would want a backup G5 in that panel. Gonna be a really bad day if that PFD screen goes out in IMC. We get that stupid low layer occasionally that is just at 1000 ft agl with no icing and it sits there taunting us VFR pilots waiting for it to burn off. Also nice to have in case that layer slides on in while out flying and trying to get back. Nice install.

I would agree with a few other comments that i would wany to have a backup display like a G5 or equivalent. Is a backup display (attitude, airspeed, altimeter) not a requirement for flight into IMC? I always thought it was.

I'm a bit confused about why you are keeping the LSA designation at this point. If you can fly IFR, you're not a sport pilot. So, why keep the aircraft restricted?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I though experimental and light sport were two different categories. How are you both? Light sport are certified aircraft which is why you can receive instruction in them but have weight and power restrictions, compared to experimental.

Very nice panel upgrade. How long did it take?

it looks lean bro! Hope that doesn't bug you :D

is that allowed to put the gps antenna under the cowling ??

maybe its fud but I thought the issue was with the Rotax non-certified engine being restricted from ifr as well.

Do you have Pitot Heat?

Very capable Instrument platform is subjective. Personally I think you need a turbo and deice system to be very capable. Otherwise you are barely capable because you are very limited in the winter. My Mooney is barely capable as well.

Don’t you still need an IFR pitot-static test?

It doesn’t matter if it’s a light sport as long as it’s set up with IFR gear. Anyone with a PPL can fly a light sport IFR or above 10,000 for that matter. It’s the person with the Sport Pilot LICENSE who cannot fly IFR. It’s a licensee restriction not an aircraft restriction.

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Did you build this? It shows N2222V was built by Vans not you? Otherwise, you can not do condition inspection. IFR, you need Avionics shop to do pitot static, not just throw a GPS in, even if you built it. Do a new W&B? So are you legal?

Nice although that trivial functionality should just be part of the main display, not a 5k$ additional unit for no reason.

But you also need to be IFR Rated, correct?

Audio recording in the plane was BRUTAL! I could feel it on my teeth.

So IFR only and not IMC, correct?

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Dynon makes a beautiful glass cockpit ! Wow absolutely beautiful gotta love vans rv planes.

Right next to my house

"IFR legal" ---- make sure that your Ops Limitations state that. Most experimental Ops Limits don't include that in their verbiage -- especially on LSAs since ASTM F2245-16c para 9.2.2 Expressly PROHIBITs flying in IMC. IFR, ok, but not IMC --- unless your Ops Limits have added those provisions. Don't be caught flying IMC during a ramp check if your Ops Limits don't have that authorization.

Only a fool!!

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This plane is a disgrace when it comes to the optic. In my opinion, this indicates the technical condition of this aircraft. Safty first !!! I am not even talk about the optics..😢😢😢

Electric bikes shoukd be limited in speed or licensed as they are in other states and countries. 40 mph is way to fast for a small wheel stand up scooter. You ar egoing to get hurt bad on that thing.