Nice of you to so patiently explain the concept of crosswind component. Of course, max crosswind component is "demonstrated" but not a restriction. That said, you've got to figure out what your own max x-wind component is. Looking forward to your findings! It's not about fear... just effing respect and an understanding of knowing what we don't know.
I hope you have a son that can fly. That way when you are gone in 20 years or so he can take over for you.....which is endless tinkering with the occasional taxi and never flying it. 12 long years you've been building this beauty
So what's it like to have such a negative outlook in life all the time? All the negativity must be very hard on your health. I can't see how anyone could live life with such negativity all the time. You must have a very sad life.
Never a shortage of smart-ass armchair pilots, is there? Anyway, my dad was an industrial electrician. He introduced me to tie wrap products when they first came out. Through his tutelage, I learned the beauty found in the fine art of organizing wires, so I truly appreciate the incredible job you’ve done with your plane. I always come away learning something new or seeing a possible solution for a future project. Thanks for making the time to keep us in the loop.
Don I love getting your updates! It's always something new that I never thought about!!! I find it fascinating!!! Are you going to move on to a car rebuild after the airplane is up and running???
Don your knowledge and skills amaze me. Thank you for taking the time to document and share this with us, we are all grateful that you do. Take care of yourself. Looking forward to the next update.
Great job as always! Now, it may be an optical illusion but, will you be adding a metal shield, covering the wire next to the throttle cable? Looks like the throttle cable may rub against the electrical wire. Again, it may be an optical illusion from the video. Looking forward to the first flight! That'll be when you and weather conditions satisfactorily agree with each other 🙂
That part of the throttle cable by the wires is the outer housing that doesn't move. So it won't rub from working the throttle. Those wires are just for the LEDs only. The wires are aren't that close anyways. But there is always a chance something somewhere will rub.
Oh look, another hanger queen update! Sure is dusty and wow what a rat's nest of wiring! Those wires should be inside tubing and not touching the control stick in any way.
Hey Don , I don't think I ever made a comment on your videos , but just gotta say what a beautiful Corsair !! You have done what many wish they could do including myself . Also was wandering , is there a reason you would not use a wire loom for your wiring harnesses? I'm thinking it might help with any vibrations that could possibly rub a hole in the wires . I notice on most aircraft the harnesses do not have a protective wire looms . Just curious and thank you for sharing your knowledge and of course your Corsair build !!
Thanks for the complements. Wire looms, just make it harder to trace wires in the future. Most planes never used them. I used some in places. It's just not that common.
Your patience is admirable.....these oh so important details would drive me nuts. The only change I'd make is installing a lazy boy for a seat and a cup hold on the outside to keep my drink cool. Thank you for the videos, I'm really enjoying this baby come together and the fine craftsmanship making it safe.
Don't let those high wind dares talk you into anything you're not comfortable with. I don't consider myself a coward, but with what you're dealing with I wouldn't do anything in less than dead calm before I got comfortable with everything you're looking at. And that's a helluva lot at considerable speed. Be safe and let the cocky guys make the headlines.
Love the channel Love the progress on the plane as a pilot I don't blame you for not wanting to fly in bad weather you put too much love and effort into the plane to lose it on a windy day keep up the good work.
I look at the Pilot headset head band and my ears start hurting like they did almost 40 years ago, the last time I tried to tolerate them. I hope you treat yourself to something more comfortable.
Thanks for the update Don. I installed a lighted switch in my truck and it was pretty bright. A well placed bit of black marker made a huge difference, cheesy, but it worked good. By the way, I feel your pain.
You're doing it right. I just started flight school a few weeks back and cross winds are no joke with a plane we know the limitations in. And I can confirm the literature...well there's almost no documentation that I've been able to find on the WAR aircraft. You're doing it right!
This is a, How I built my plane channel, not how to fly channel. It will fly when I feel the plane is ready, and not any sooner. Stay or go, I don't care. It's my project.
Man, you need to put the red squares on the wing tips to give it that look that there's gun. Why no nav lights? Too bad the wings don't fold. Could that be an option? Takes you 10 more minutes to go.
I don't blame you for not wanting to fly in a bad cross wind. But I am worried about them tires are you sure that there is no dry rot from sitting so long?
Such a cool project. The LED's in the panel turned out nice. At the 0:50 mark on the right side of your DC-DC converter looks like one wire might be coming out of the blue screw terminal a bit. You can see the bare wire. Just thought you might want to confirm it is secure with a "tug test". Thanks for keeping us updated on the project!
I really like your gear indicator lights, you put a lot of thought and effort into them, and I think they will serve you well. I also respect your opinion in regards to the wind and your airplane, as it has no information due to the nature of your build. I remember my first crosswind landing like it was yesterday, it was over 45 years ago. Scared the crap out of me and it was only a 20 mile an hour wind in a Cherokee 140.😊
‼Hey Don, Just a heads up, it looks like 1 of the wires on your LED COntroller board is pulling out. On the side that connects to the lights, the rear wire, bare strands are exposed. Not sure if it's actually pulling out or you just stripped the cover back a bit too far, but I thought that I would let you know regardless. Timestamp 0:45 in the video.
It may be that the wire is stripped back more than the other. They are tight, because I always do a tug test on every connection I make. Thanks for pointing it out. I will double check it anyways.
Nice spagetti job, Don! "WIRES!"🤯 Pray all the time and money spent on parts and figuring out how to make things work more betters than what was on the building plans pays off. I want to see Suesy Bell fly. Have a windy day!
@Dynodon64 I'm a r/c pilot I don't like flying in Windy conditions either it's hard to control what you can't see.In a R/C plane you can't feel you can only see what is happening to the plane then you have to react to what's happening to the plane. So I understand why you're waiting. I really like your RU-vid channel and the building of this Corsair can't wait to see it fly. A very nice Corsair.
@@54378100 Well if that's the case, thank you for always watching and helping out the channel with views, and comments. It helps the algorithms to make me lots of money, that I can use towards retirement.
You've built the most badass fighter plane in history as far as I'm concerned and You've done a great job but it's no doubt a never ending story, Hopefully you do make a lot of money from RU-vid because it's turned into a career job for sure
I'm surprised that we won the war you are afraid of the wind try to take off in a 50 mi an hour wind at 90°I survived quite a few of those something you're going to have to learn if you ever get off the ground
