Don't forget the very late balloon payment.

I would prefer no payments for the full 50 years, then I could totally afford one!

Where do I sign, I’m in on this deal!

Let us know where you find that kind of deal 😂😂

Thanks Levi!! Appreciate that feedback on Doug's .. haven't flown that one, but flown next to him several times and was always very impressed by it!

Thank you my friend!! I believe he was there. I know he competed in the STOL event right before Oshkosh, and I think he did the stol demo at osh? I believe Doug was there as well with the 172 wing version that is painted the same color scheme (Doug put on the STOL event right before Osh). I know Clint took 3rd in that pre-osh event and the top 3 were within feet. The planes he lost to were no joke, big engine, custom cubs with slats. The Traveler landed a few feet longer, but would have blown them away in cruise speed. Interesting stuff.... agreed about slow flight, that really puts it in perspective for me! -T

I agree. I snapped my SuperSTOL gear 30 hours after the builder snapped the first set. This plane’s gear is more like Berlinger gear on a Highlander. Much stronger.

nothing that exciting...... sadly.. I love the way you think though!! haha 🤣

How. Many passages and carrying weight

Thanks Tom!!

I really miss the Maule barn doors my old M7. Sold her because I hate having a steering wheel in a bush plane. I was at Maule last week trying to talk Brent into building an M9 with a stick. He didn’t say Yes, but he didn’t say He’ll No, either.

@@backcountyrpilot I wish they would at least offer that as an option, I, like many folks, learned on the old piper products with a stick, then in the Military flew mostly with a stick...I guess for some of us its just the way it should be

I'm betting you can buy it with a 915 or Edge motor, but don't quote me on that.. Kevin can answer that. Might take a little longer to get an engine mount / cowling change? I know Kevin is open to other ideas than just the titan (lycoming) setup.

I will be yes.. Clint was kind enough to allow me to wait until the traveler is about done, then sell mine and buy it and make a quick swap. So I will hang onto it until next year sometime.

there are . viking and areo momentum

@@danielb516 those are boutique auto engine conversions. Viking and Aeromentum don’t manufacture their engines, they are auto conversions. They will be around a short time then when the owners decide to quit, so will there conversions.

@@dieseldan5189 thats the thing , you will always be able to get honda parts. Even if the owner leaves.

Good question!, at first (maybe permanently?) no..... I will make a detailed video about all this and why etc.

I think this bird will provide two advantages over other machines in the same category. Wider flight envelope, and a cheaper price. And maybe even a few other little things like faster aileron roll etc. I believe the Chimera Cessna wing option will be very affordable! Kevin will have those details but the numbers I've seen are far more realistic than trying to buy a CC, Legend etc. that are all way out of most of our ballparks.

@@GravityKnightFlying if it isn’t priced under a 100 k. It will fall.. it’s just another cub knock off .. I’m not saying it’s a great aircraft.. but in reality…. Do we need another high cost aircraft?

@@bryanspayde8688 I wouldn't call it a cub knock off with a single strut, metal wing, long travel gear that doesn't use a cabane etc. It's fairly far removed from a traditional cub. But point taken that it's in the same class. In the end, it takes a lot of work to build an airplane kit, and materials cost has skyrocketed, so it costs what it costs. I don't think anyone involved with this project is being unrealistic with costs or trying to make it big doing this... with a small time operation there is less overhead in a lot of ways so I would bet the cost is about as competitive as it can get for a plane this capable. It doesn't have all the frills and fancy nonsense that jacks up the price. I know it will be MASSIVELY cheaper than a carbon cub. In fact, regardless of what the number comes out to be, my guess is that it will be one of the cheapest birds to build in this category, if not the cheapest.. and has better performance than anything else I've seen in the same class. I'm not sure what else someone could expect.

@@GravityKnightFlying I wasn’t trying to be negative I own a jabiru and a luscomb. . If I want long legs I fly my jabiru. If I’m just going up to play. Key less than 3 gallons an hour .. it’s the cost . If you or I feel the desire to spend 150k plus. Just buy a carbon cub . Bring this aircraft in at under 75k. You got something.

@@GravityKnightFlying The engine cost is the killer. Maybe Clint should look at Edge Performance's Yamaha conversion, becoming more popular with STOL segment.

Titan to start....... and we'll go from there. There will be some pros and cons with that setup... after flying it, I was more sold on the idea than at first,

You have a choice, the Traveler uses a custom metal wing, the Chimera uses the cessna wing (with the Sportsman STOL cuff).

will start out with a titan.... wasn't my first choice, but I have changed my tune after flying his.. but there are some other reasons as to why as well... I'll make a video on the whole situation... -T

@@GravityKnightFlying I’m looking forward to it!

2 people total in current config, useful load should be approx. 850lbs (to be split among fuel, passengers, gear etc.) the 170/172 wing version can actually haul more weight (around 1000 lbs)

For now the plan is a Titan 340, and hopefully before too long fuel injection, cold air sump of some kind etc. Nothing crazy on this one (no budget for anything too wild to get started).

Regular cub? Single strut metal wing, faster cruise and lower stall than a cub or a super stol xl… way higher gross than a super stol xl, faster roll rate than a cub or xl, Highly modified tail vs a cub, more efficient cruise vs an xl with slats. Very little about this is plane is like a regular cub

@@GravityKnightFlying Sorry, I'm not a pilot, I dream about having a bush plane. And as a person who wants a plane I would definitely prefer that passenger seat was to the right or left to me, but definitely not behind) speaking about the numbers I didn't find it outstanding, maybe because I was not watching the video really attentively 🤷🏼‍♂️

Remember this is all coming together as we speak… no investors, no big financial backing… just some normal guys trying to make a go of something pretty cool. Call Kevin if you need more specs beyond what the video shows

@@GravityKnightFlying thanks!

No, too wide to be street legal.

This answer doesn't make sense. Could you please explain. Thx

Due to the chord length of the wings, plus the fuselage width the Badlands would be well over 8'6" which is the legal limit in most states.

@@wheelswingsothercoolthings3853 thank you

I put what specs have been nailed down in the video… but more importantly, I showed a lot of what it can do. Instead of numbers on paper which often times are inflated by manufactures, you can see it in action…But I guess that’s not good enough for you, which is great - they have enough orders already to keep them busy for quite a while.

Nice airplanes but they don’t fly as slow as this by a ways. Not knocking them though- i do like the 2 seat version.