Legal Eagle ultralight - first flight

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Legal Eagle ultralight - first flight - December 2023

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Nathan Kesler

8 ай бұрын

My first flight in a Legal Eagle ultralight. 1/2 VW Hummel powerplant, 45 HP.

Пікірлер: 42

@kathleenkesler169 7 ай бұрын

Dear Jesus, keep my crazy son safe....please.

@vaio4908 7 ай бұрын

Yes Lord, keep her crazy son safe Lord!

@nattybumpo7156 7 ай бұрын

Likely the safest ultralight out there, if it helps.

@mikerubenhold1066 3 ай бұрын

Congrats on your maiden. Your son seems to be doing great MOM. Great vid.

@leejackson6315 4 ай бұрын

Love the sound of that engine

@Flockaduck 2 ай бұрын

Me too! I'm loving the 1/2 VW much more than the screaming ROTAX engines.

@richarrrdj 7 ай бұрын

Great flying machine. The landing must have gone well as we have this video. Thanks for sharing your adventure

@pdutube Ай бұрын

That looks like a blast. If I ever build an ultralight, this one is at the top of the list.

@thudable 18 күн бұрын

Congratulations. Pretty ballsy for a first flight. But it was enjoyable. Thanks for posting.

@4thGloryMonday 7 ай бұрын

Congrats man, happy landings always

@johnbolding3749 7 ай бұрын

Nice build! I assume you are aware that if you put streamline covers on the struts your climb rate almost doubles. For a "first flight" you seem comfortable over LOTS of trees, miles from the runway. Be careful out there.

@Flockaduck 7 ай бұрын

This is my third ultralight so I have lots of hours in a CGS Hawk and some in a J3 Kitten. Where I live, we have trees everywhere so that is just a fact of life.

@sammiehare6741 7 ай бұрын

Very nice! Compared to your previous planes, which is now number one?

@TheFretman2 7 ай бұрын

Nice bird and flight!

@noyoucanthavemyhandle 7 ай бұрын

Nice work, I've been looking at the legal eagle and the affordaplane. Not sure whitch I want to build. Maybe neither since I think it might be nice for the wings to fold.

@nattybumpo7156 7 ай бұрын

Building the LEXL right now. Have my ppl, and this thing is a proper airplane in every respect. The direct drive 4 stroke power is decisive in my opinion.

@lukenielsen8397 7 ай бұрын

Badlands has a nice option as well.

@todd718 6 ай бұрын

Is that a handle hanging down between the wings? Be sure there is adequate room so you don’t impale your noggin on it in the event of a sudden stop.

@ohwell2790 7 ай бұрын

Nice flight, but how did the wind screen get broken? And that fuel discoloring the fabric is not good. First flight HUH. The wing covering looks used and not freshly painted, odd things for a first flight I think. Looks like some real fun to be had flying your ultralight. Thanks for posting.

@Flockaduck 7 ай бұрын

The windscreen came to me like this. Yes it was my first flight in this plane. The fabric is in great overall condition.

@codymoe4986 3 ай бұрын

Gosh, I wonder if it possibly could be HIS first flight in the aircraft, and not the aircraft's maiden flight? Huh??

@greggschachterleppc2769 3 ай бұрын

Curious about your GoPro head strap and microphone setup. I fly a powered parachute and am trying to hook my comtronics headset up to my GoPro Hero 7 black so I can have audio for my videos. Please let me know if you have any pointers or ideas, thank you.

@Flockaduck 2 ай бұрын

This is just a simple head mount strap with a stock GoPro camera. No additional microphones or anything fancy.

@greggschachterleppc2769 2 ай бұрын

@@Flockaduck Thanks

@nattybumpo7156 7 ай бұрын

Tell me more about your ignition setup please. Building right now. Trying to see what everyone else is doing.

@Flockaduck 7 ай бұрын

No electric start. Hand propping. Hummel 1/2 VW.

@nattybumpo7156 7 ай бұрын

@@Flockaduck Thank you, but not what I meant. I meant ignition. Like how are you running the spark plugs type of ignition.

@jameshazen1679 6 ай бұрын

No visible distributor so must be a magnito off the back of engine.

@nattybumpo7156 6 ай бұрын

@@jameshazen1679 perhaps. I also know folks who run total loss battery powered electronic ignition. I shy away from this myself.

@nattybumpo7156 4 ай бұрын

@@jameshazen1679 Thats was what I thought too. Thats how I ordered mind from scott case let. Full case with magneto.

@dadtubeportal4619 7 ай бұрын

Why does that fuel line wiggle so much?

@rail4299 7 ай бұрын

Im pretty sure its rolling shutter effect but yeah its wild lol

@jameslucas5658 7 ай бұрын

Yeah I was ready for it to rattle apart

@DavidR_192 6 ай бұрын

An illusion of the camera. It's not wobbling around like that IRL.

@kendallcargill305 2 ай бұрын

I'm sorry. Couldn't you put a cushion on that seat. It makes my butt hurt looking at the mesh. Other than that it's very cool.

@elijahbutler4975 2 ай бұрын

Looks like Illinois?

@Flockaduck 2 ай бұрын

Texas.

@TomBean-qf6zv 7 ай бұрын

Wind noise much? Perhaps a different mic location, windsock, anything?

@4thGloryMonday 7 ай бұрын

Turn ur volume down and enjoy the flight

@captvaghunter 19 күн бұрын

PhukYA ,i can't understand why people buy motorcycles when these are the same money.

@stephencrowther524 4 ай бұрын

Pretty much unwatchable in parts,due to head mounted camera !

@TomHail 3 ай бұрын

Head mounted cams have their purpose. Good to see pilot actions and what they see and do. He has another that isn't.