Flying the Pipistrel Velis Electro

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Today we fly the Pipistrel Velis Electro! The Velis is the first electric aircraft certified by EASA. And the first Velis registered in Austria is the newest member in the fleet of flight school Watschinger in Vöslau. The Velis is a joy to fly. The view thru the transparent side doors is outright fantastic. The aircraft produces less noise, vibrations, and zero emissions. The electricity comes from the school's own PV on the hangar roof. The Velis is very efficient. It has a glide ratio of 15:1 and at its most economical power setting of 20 kW, the electric powertrain consumes just the equivalent of 2.4 liters of fuel per hour! The only downside is its limited endurance. The required legal cross-country VFR reserve of 30 minutes restricts its radius significantly. But you can always add a few touch&go's and polish your landing skills! I really enjoy flying the Velis and have already completed the difference training. Want to get electrified? Call and book a demo flight!

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15 сен 2022

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@immischannel1747 6 дней назад

Schöner Flug über Mödling!

@hanswallner2188 3 месяца назад

Extremely good video, very good content, thank you!!

@FlyingRagilein 3 месяца назад

Appreciate the feedback!

@amiramyss Год назад

finally someone who doest destroy his video with background music lol. thanks for the vid!

@FlyingRagilein Год назад

Oh yeah. I have to admit, that I also did some videos with background music. But I learned from my own experience that I watch music videos if I want to hear music. And nothing beats native engine sound ;)

@amiramyss Год назад

@@FlyingRagilein yeap :) BTW, how does it feel to fly it compared to a piston engine aircraft? Does it have more of a "turboprop feeling" to it?

@FlyingRagilein Год назад

@@amiramyss I'm afraid, I don't know how a turboprop feels, because I never had the chance to fly one. So I can only compare it to a piston engine a/c. Generally, an electric a/c produces less noise. The engine itself practically produces no noise at all and there is also no exhaust noise. However there is still some noise in the cockpit. Mainly from the propeller and from the wind. Due to the limited energy in the batteries, we always try to fly as economically as possible. Which means that we fly at about 70kt which consumes about 20kW. That's about the same power that an electric car uses at this speed. So it is a very relaxed flying. Less noise, less vibrations, no odours and a little slower than usual. Otherwise there is little difference from a piston engine a/c. In fact there is also a Rotax powered version of the Velis - the Virus.

@cyberlex72 11 месяцев назад

@@FlyingRagilein Thanks for the video and the noise. By the way, which camera did you use? Sound is good, I have the impression to be in cockpit!

@FlyingRagilein 11 месяцев назад

@@cyberlex72 A GoPro 7 Black. I like it.

@datruth9872 Год назад

I love this aircraft, just need to extend flight time, and you'll have a world wide winner. 😎

@FlyingRagilein Год назад

that is da truth 😁

@cyberlex72 11 месяцев назад

I fully agree. I've tried it twice, and I'm loving it sufficiently to decide to apply for LAPL!

@justinmijnbuis 8 месяцев назад

"Just extend flight time" by how much? Current state of battery technology is not going to help here I'm afraid.

@FlyingRagilein 7 месяцев назад

If the energy density of batteries could be doubled, that would be great. Hopefully, solid state batteries can deliver this in the not so far away future. Toyota has announced that they plan to produce solid state batteries in 2027. We will see, if this really happens. But if they succeed, this would increase the possible cross country flight time from currently about 30 min (with 30 min reserve) to 1 hour and 30 min. That would be enough for most of the flights I usually do.