WOW... So happy to see me and you Steve together in the video (19:52)... Thank you very much! You made a dream come true... All the way from Brazil to meet you and mission accomplished! Wish you, Sara and Josh the very best...
Hey we made the video at 20:14 It was such a nice experience meeting Steve and his willingness to talk about the plane and share his knowledge! Such an authentic dude! Thank you Sarah for keeping his online presence active, such a great person to fallow. If we were building a new STOL wildwest is the best. Thank You Again!
Excellent video Sara and Steve! So many cool shots, especially liked the Go Pro in cockpit/in flight perspective. And zero to 130 in seven seconds, wow! Well done you two.
Nice video editing Sara.. You made it interesting and kept my attention from beginning to end (which is a great accomplishment with todays short attention spans).. Thank you both for sharing this great event.. 73..
Fun, thanks. Your in flight sound would be much better if you position the mike at the corner of your mouth so you speak across it instead of breath-popping/blowing into it.
I absolutely loved this video. From the content to the still shots it's spot on and makes me feel like you guys let me hang out with you both. I'm curious about the 3 cylinder engine Steve spoke of in the airplane. Did it originally get developed for snowmobile applications like rotax?
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video! The Sidewinder is a snowmobile engine. Skytrax makes a gearbox, and Wild West Aircraft makes an engine mount so it can be used in airplanes. -Sara
I understand lifting the tail but I guess I don’t understand pointing the prop at the ground? What’s the point of that? Steve doesn’t need to lift the tail he just powers it right into the air! That prop is crazy!!!
I’m guessing you’re talking about the Storch. I don’t know if Levi experimented with different methods of taking off in his airplane and found that to be the best or what. When I was flying lower powered planes than I am now I brought the tail up to reduce drag while accelerating to takeoff speed.