Mike Bell and Mark go over Mike's incredibly well built Lockwood AirCam, twin engine (Rotax), homebuilt aircraft. Let us know what you think of the "B-roll" at the beginning of the video.
As an AirCam owner since 2003 I love this video! Great one to send to folks that I take flying before or after the flight. I have done Young Eagle over the years and this is particularly a good followup video for them. Thanks.
Great video, however, there's just one thing: I used to be a professional photographer and most people's "good side" is their left side. So you should give it to your guest If you want to make them look good and feel better about the photo shoot. Just a thing I used to do.
wow what an amazing aircraft, Mike has done an awesome job. Mark I must say i look forward to your videos, there is nothing else on the web that even come close to your videos. thx and kind regards from New Zealand
5000 hour build time seems extremely high. Compared to a Vans Rv this is twice the time as an RV. The Aircam uses pull rivets that are much easier and quicker to install than AD rivets used in Rv’S. I think this may have been an accident as far as build time. A very pretty and well built experimental plane.
An amazing air plane thanks for the review. A interesting foot note, I live in FL, my daughter has place not far from the airport. It is nice to see that area from the air, as well.😊
Yes look at all those wonderful ideas incorporated into one that's such a beautiful aircraft thank you very much for presenting that sir... Then the owner builder is it true airman...
This is an amazing concept! Definitely gives you a good front view having the motors in the rear. Probably would gain more efficiency using a single pusher setups
Hi JPaul! The gauges are generic. Data from the GoPro GPS is used to create the effect. It isn't 100% accurate, but gives a good indication on the performance of the aircraft. Glad you liked them!
Thank you, Juan! The program we used is called "Telemetry." It takes the GPS data from the GoPro and converts it. Not 100% accurate, but does give a good indication of what the aircraft was doing. - Don the Camera Guy.
I had a long comment describing the flight in an AIrcam I went on out of Sebring. For some reason, it wouldn't post. The short version is, it was one of the most fun flights I've ever had and I need to figure out how I can afford one.
Your videos are SO GREAT. I have watched every single one (since you started taking them seriously) and they are everything a true aviation enthusiast is looking for. The accent helps too. Please don’t stop making them anytime soon
Now you have 2!!!! In my earlier time, I enjoyed flying with a friend around Kalamazoo in a Maxair Drifter, even got to Lockwood in Sebring Fl once to fly.
Great Video! Man O Man any plans of making a wider fuselage to accommodate side by side seating!? With the 140hp Rotax 915 it should manage 6 people easily. Great for Tours and even basic Air Ambulance
For an observation and filming plane. It looks great and the twin engine redundancy in case of failure over questionable terrain. But it seems a bit slow for serious cross country flights. But great for building air time.
Mike: “This aircraft can take off on one engine, at gross because those engines stop.” Mark: “They go bang and just stop?” Mike: “Yeah they’re Rotax they just stop.” Me: Dayum! Speed is life. Altitude is insurance.
What is meant by this is that when you shut down a rotax, it just suddenly stops. They literally just stop like they have hit something, meaning that if you shut one down in flight, it will not windmill. We are talking about how they shut down.
so with the second seat removed would this be FAA part 103 compliant because I like the enclosed cabin and I hope the engines are 4 stroke because I would totaly get one if there was a 1 seat option with a carry some suit cases I would totaly buy it.
@@skywagonuniversity5023 no, I get how it works, because I have a 912 ULS on one of my aircraft, I was just curious if it was something that still had to be done on the air cam. Being at the engines are a pie and a little harder to get to, I didn't know if the oil system was configured a little differently.
@@skywagonuniversity5023 Obviously. Outside of landing on water, there are strong similarities in their general layout. With obvious differences. Push vs pull etc.
@@skywagonuniversity5023 Unique is an absolute (or finite) adjective and should not be modified with another adjective. (For example, you would not say someone is “very dead“.) You are not alone. It may be among one of the most common errors, like “graduated college” or “graduated high school”. One does not graduate college, the college graduates you.
@@skywagonuniversity5023 Constructive criticism is an act of love. I like you and I like your channel and I want you to continue to succeed. Someone once said (paraphrasing) a private pilot license is a license to continue to learn. If you hear someone with bad grammar they seem lazy and unprofessional. Why not be the best you can be? You already have the advantage of a great accent that some Americans perceive as highly educated.
@@bjs2022 Thank you but I maintain that is is a channel for aircraft and not syntax police. Just FYI. "unique" can be used as an expression of rarity and still be in context. No-one actually thought that this is the only air-cam in existence.
Have seen this aircraft’s predecessor for I don’t know seems like 30 years, and it never made any sense to me then, and to be honest it still doesn’t…. only watching this video today after so many years of seeing it in magazines and videos did I learn that it was specifically developed for inflight filming for National Geographic…. other than that single specific purpose it seems to me that any other 200 hp single would make more sense for any application…
Any mission that requires low and slow flight will benefit from the additional engine since the aircraft can fly very well on one engine. Imagine if you were flying 100' above a power line, surrounded by tall Pine trees while doing a line inspection and your ONLY engine went out. You'd probably think the AirCam is a great choice for that mission at that moment!
@@oldschoolmotorsickle Quicksilvers, Challengers almost any ultra lite, just missing an extra engine is all. All I am saying is I do not see it. Tons of great planes for this mission.
The engines have no "covering" because they are liquid cooled and therefore do not need to forcefully duct cooling air through the cylinders to cool them. Cowlings are not just for looks, they are for cooling. In this case the water cools them in a radiator like in a car.
I asked that question at the factory. they said cowlings weren't necessary due to the engine design, added extra weight and most importantly, if the cowling comes off it goes through the prop and look out!
If you were flying at treetop level over the Amazon, making documentaries for NatGeo, you'd probably think it was exactly the aircraft for the mission. Different aircraft for different missions.
@@skywagonuniversity5023 yeah because everyone flys over the Amazon dude you could buy a really nice House and a Brand new truck or a toy that does 70 knt and carries 2 people? and no one that watched this video, has a mission unique enough for this aircraft its just too overpriced for what it is I'm sorry that's the truth , or if you want to go places you can buy a Baron , you want off field ? this is the same price range as a carbon cub dude
Flying over the Amazon for NatGeo is exactly what this was designed for. Not because everyone does it, but because that was what they needed for that mission. Some people learned about the plane and wanted them. Not everyone is you. Not everyone has the same mission. Not everyone has a limited bank account. You are looking at it from your lens, and that is fine, but it is a very interesting, very capable aircraft and we were glad to be able to make the video of it.
Noop. Don’t like it. Turning in to expensive complicated machine. Not for average people .. quicksilver Gt 500. Much better. A fraction of the price. The best u light in present
