When the Wing Stops Flying!

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Ай бұрын

I was recently asked a question asking how the NiNE wing reacts to a stall. The easiest way to answer that question is to show you.
In this video, I will explain what a stall is and how the NiNE behaves in a gentle power off stall and also a what happens if you provoke a more pronounced stall.
I am often asked about my aircraft, engine, wing and the equipment, instruments, cameras I use so I have listed links to everything I use below:
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My aircraft
Trike - FlyLight BivvyBee - www.peabee.co.uk.flylight.co....
Wing - Aeros NiNE- aeros.com.ua/nine
Engine - Cors-Air BlackBull - www.corsairmotors.com/en/moto...
2 Stroke Oil - amzn.to/45GVVrb
My Instruments
Conspicuity - uavionix.com/products/skyecho/
Engine Monitoring - www.flyelectronics.eu/
Navigation - www.skydemon.aero/
Flight Logging - www.avinet.app/
Mobile phone Mount - amzn.to/4cmsZa0
Compass - amzn.to/3x7Uh53
Compass Mount - www.etsy.com/uk/listing/11567...
Comms
Helmet - microavionics.com/products/ic...
Headset - microavionics.com/products/pa...
Radio - amzn.to/4bYqH0J
Clothing
Flying Suit - www.ozee.co.uk/shop#!/Millenn...
Bar Mitts - www.ozee.co.uk/shop#!/Ozee-Ba...
Recording Equipment
Flying cameras - 2 x GoPro Hero 9 - amzn.to/3RnY9FB
SD Cards - amzn.to/45oGyTU
Media Mod - amzn.to/3Ruh95o
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Studio/Vlogging camera - www.dji.com/uk/osmo-pocket-3
Microphones - store.dji.com/uk/product/dji-...
Studio Microphone - amzn.to/3VHoqBm
Web Cam - Logitech Brio 500 - amzn.to/4coAXzp
Camera Mounts
Bar Mount - amzn.to/3RoILJq
Wing Mount - flybubble.com/catalog/product...
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Editing
Video Editing - Adobe Premiere Elements 2021 - www.adobe.com/uk/products/pre...
Photo Editing - Adobe PhotoShop Elements 2024 - www.adobe.com/uk/products/pho...
Screen Captures - OBS Studio - obsproject.com/
Stock Photos - Adobe Stock - stock.adobe.com/uk/
Music - Epidemic Sounds - www.epidemicsound.com/
Other Useful Links
Aircraft Maintenance - Micro Maintenance - www.microaviation.co.uk/micro...
Flight Training - Microtraining - microaviation.simplybook.it/v2/#
The BMAA - www.bmaa.org/
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Пікірлер: 91

@vinnieleader Ай бұрын

Excellent video. When my dad was going through his midlife crisis 32 odd years ago he decided to take up Hang Gliding and of course I got dragged along too. It was a brilliant experience and loved the freedom, apart from carrying the thing back up the hill.🤣 I never progressed onto your beautiful hobby and regret it. I'm in my almost mid 50s now and have booked an experience day this Summer. Thank you again for the excellent videos.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Hi Vinnie. I loved my mid life crisis and I'm sure you'll get bitten by the bug when you have your experience flight. Please let us know how you get on. 👍

@JezWalsh Ай бұрын

Having just done stalls in a fixed wing (skyranger) you did a great job of explaining it and I think it’s great you included the HASELL check as it shows any student pilots the correct procedures and what to expect.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Ta Jez. Thought I ought to make it look like I know what I’m doing!!

@nsm3 Ай бұрын

TBF Paul, that landing wasn't as bad as the one I did on my GST........and I still passed! 😲 🙂

@mikemale3034 Ай бұрын

Any landing you walk away from is a good one

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

And I get to use my microlight again, so technically, it was an excellent landing🤣

@NatJB Ай бұрын

The aircraft isn't bent, you're in one piece, the runway isn't damaged and you just tested how the aircraft operated in ground effect. In all it wasn't a bad landing.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

It wasn’t pretty though was it? I need to spend a session just practicing my landings. I know what I’m doing wrong, just need to dial it in. 👍

@johnb464 Ай бұрын

Hi Paul, I watch every clip you make, I especially like the Cross Country Grand Tours you make with Giles & Mark. Top notch. I ride down to Darley on my motorcycle regularly & have done while Will had his T. Moths there. I’m a member at HEADON. Keep up the good work, I share a lot of your stuff. Regards BATTS.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and sharing. We’ve got a camping trip planned for next week so keep watching. Also make sure you come and say hello if you see us at DM. 👍

@ShortField Ай бұрын

What a great video Paul, love the editing and quality every one gets better and better. I would like you to show us what the real world take off and landing distances are in your flex and what the shortest runway length an average pilot could operate it from on an average day and as a bonus could you show us it's short field performance (you knew I was going to ask that) 😛

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Hi Terry, if I ever reach “average” pilot status, I’ll see what I can do. 🫤

@rickmcentee9204 Ай бұрын

Nice video. Wishing you some fair winds and blue skies. Not too bad a landing considering you're flying a very light bird in gusts. 🏆

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Thank you. It wasn't a landing to be proud of. Definitely need to spend some time smoothing them out.

@clearprop Ай бұрын

Good stuff as always. 🙂 I was at DM last night collecting the PeaBee so I'm a very happy boy. Looking forward to seeing you soon mate. 👍

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Cheers Dan. I think Giles and I are dropping into Shobdon soon to pay you a visit. 👍

@clearprop Ай бұрын

@@paulieb796 Monday/Tuesday I believe. I'm fuel and food guy so get your orders in before you leave. 😉👍😁

@stone8597 Ай бұрын

Great video. I don't think the landing was too bad. Thanks.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

The camera does funny things. It makes you look fat, but makes your landings look better than they actually were !

@StevenShulman Ай бұрын

Well now that was a good video to watch. Very insightfull on the stall. Thanks! Sending on to my friends! Oh, and the landing, welldone, especially in a bit turbulent condition 👌🙏🇿🇦 Greetings from South Africa🇿🇦

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind comments. Can’t believe my videos are being watched in South Africa! 👍

@StevenShulman Ай бұрын

@paulieb796 you should plan a trip here! And experience our beautiful scenery! Keep on with the great videos, we love them!

@asquaddie Ай бұрын

Awesome one again and good explanation. I would be happy with that landing tbh

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Thanks, but I’m still getting to grips with the new wing and the landings definitely need some work. 👍

@GolfFoxtrot22 Ай бұрын

Good explanation. Ill have to help you improve those landings..5/10...im feeling generous 😂.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Cheers bud. Its a good Job DM has a bloomin long runway seeing as I float down most of it!!

@kevchilton908 Ай бұрын

Great vid, Paul.Keep them coming! 👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Cheers Kev. Been up to loads so got lots of content in the pipeline 👍

@randy5561 Ай бұрын

Good job. Good explanation of a stall.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Thankyou. I did remember something from those exams. 👍

@stanislavkostarnov2157 Ай бұрын

so, in a severe departure from stable flight the airplane will basically snap-roll forward passing vertical into inverted (something which you called a whipstall)... in a smoother scenario, the nose will dip rapidly requiring a quick reaction to regain speed, but the aircraft remains somewhat controllable.... in the smoothest scenario, the airplane will just sink vertically, which does not develop into a flat-spin since you still have your roll control.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

That about sums it up although in the gentle scenario, I wasn’t really stalled as the outer portions of the wing were still flying due to the washout in the wing. 👍

@stanislavkostarnov2157 Ай бұрын

@@paulieb796 about the first case, I was thinking something along the lines, hence my question... thanks for the clarification!

@CrayonboxAviationAdventures Ай бұрын

😉'HELLO in the comments', from Australia 🇦🇺 - not in the northern hemisphere but still part of the world we all live on

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Hi Stewart. About you let go of summer and sent it our way!!

@CrayonboxAviationAdventures Ай бұрын

@@paulieb796 we are enjoying our beautiful blue sky 25C winter days. Best time of the year to fly here. Storms start in November so have to make the most of it.

@johnb464 Ай бұрын

Top Vid Paul.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Thankyou. It was a fun one to make. 👍

@neilbarriskell7840 Ай бұрын

Good video mate!

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Ta very much. 👍

@thomaslongfellow4993 Ай бұрын

Love your videos. Giving me inspiration 🎉

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Thomas, I can honestly say that nothing gives me more satisfaction than hearing that someone might be inspired to do something because they have watched one of my videos. Seriously the greatest compliment you could pay me. Thank you. 👍

@thomaslongfellow4993 Ай бұрын

@@paulieb796 You’re welcome. I am retiring in one year and purchasing a Revolt. Hard to wait Fly safe

@bobniedbalec7168 Ай бұрын

Be like Bob😂. 👍 Subscribe 🔔 You have absolutely made my day Paulie! Thanks so much for the video! I really appreciate you taking time out of your life to help a random person see and understand just how benign a full stall is. Keep up the great work! I will have more ideas and suggestions for videos! And you nailed the pronunciation of my last name! Not many people can say that!😆 Thanks Paul

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Thank you Bob. Coming up with ideas for videos week after week can be a challenge so it is a massive help when someone asks a great question that sparks an idea for content. 👍

@patrickmckowen2999 Ай бұрын

👍

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Thanks Patrick. 👍

@victorsierra-yankee8682 Ай бұрын

Hi from France ! 🙂

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Bonjour!!

@gedstokes4832 Ай бұрын

Interesting video Paul 👍. By the way the landing was perfect, you walked away ok 😎😎

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Thanks. I’m struggling to dial in the landing on the NiNE wing. More practice needed.

@3dlabgangmember335 Ай бұрын

@@paulieb796 I have an Aeros Discus 15T and I expect to receive my Nine in August. What would you describe the difference landing the Nine compared to a larger wing? Greetings from Austria, just subscribed.

@SharonBatterton Ай бұрын

Actually, it’s been 26yrs 😂

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

I stand corrected. . . Again.

@DougBowman6 Ай бұрын

Time flies when you're having fun 🎉

@bobniedbalec7168 Ай бұрын

@@paulieb796 As long as she doesn’t say “I’m fine” you’re ok!

@PaulUnderwood345 Ай бұрын

Not too sure that first one was a fully-developed stall. I think you were still flying, whilst descending - at or close to vmin - unless you genuinely felt it break. What does the handbook say about spiral dives btw? They really are bum clenchers in flexwings, so I wouldn't recommend you do those for fun unless your very-much across entry & recovery! I nearly offloaded lunch the first time I did one of those in an old F2A.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Definitely wasn’t stalled on the first one. I think the wing tips at least were still flying. Definitely felt a pronounced stall on the second one. Will leave spiral dives well alone. Did them in training and that was enough for me!

@GolfFoxtrot22 Ай бұрын

@@paulieb796your next hour with an instructor, let's see how they can be safely done. 👍🏻

@SimonAmazingClarke Ай бұрын

Hi Paul. Great to see you with some air under yours wheels. Blimey I remember learning about stalls on my first glider course in 1982. Question - how does a trike deal with a cross wind? I'm very used to how we deal with this in a 3 Axis aircraft. Note, me second undercarriage, leg, has been fixed, now just building up strength.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

So, crosswind landing in a flex. . . There’s another video to add to the list. 👍

@indyraven1 Ай бұрын

Hello!!! 😊

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Howdy. 👋

@wrdturkey Ай бұрын

My control bar pushes back at me when I try to stall it. I have to work to get it to stall. I just let the thing fly itself. It's better that way.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

The NiNE wing is quite happy to let you approach a stall with very little pressure on the bar. One reason why it is not for beginners! The stall itself though is next to nothing with instant recovery. I agree with just letting he wing fly, I don't normally mess around with stalls other than occasional practice. This was just to help answer a question. 👍

@wrdturkey Ай бұрын

@@paulieb796 You did a great job at answering the question. Great video!

@stone8597 Ай бұрын

Great video. I don't think that landing was too bad. Your runway is sooo narrow. If the winds are gusty you're going to get bounced around. What do you think of the new Nine wing? How do you think your Fox 13TL wing would have done on this landing? Thanks.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

I’m still learning the characteristics of the NiNE and have yet to dial in my landings. The poor landing had nothing to do with the wind conditions (it was quite calm) but more to do with me coming in with too much airspeed. I’m thinking of making a video where I just try and nail the landings.

@stone8597 Ай бұрын

@@paulieb796 That would be great. Do you still have your Fox wing?

@peterkelseyferryair2396 Ай бұрын

Surely you do a 360 Degree Turn? a 180 Degree Turn is only giving you half of the safety check ;-)

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

When you are flying a given heading, you have a good 180 degree field of view (probably more) if you then turn 180 degrees and fly a reciprocal heading, you have the second 180 degrees of the full circle thereby giving you a complete 360 degree lookout. 👍

@peterkelseyferryair2396 Ай бұрын

@@paulieb796 I have always done a complete 360 degree clearing turn, but I guess as I am flying enclosed cockpit aircraft I don't have the 180deg forward vision you have in a Flying Deckchair, I would accept that a Flexwing aircraft has better spatial orientation than a Fixed Wing aircraft but I would always advise a Fixed Wing Microlight Pilot to do a full 360 clearing turn ;-)

@paulhyde-smith5166 Ай бұрын

We’ve all had bad landings 4/10😂

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

I think 4/10 is quite generous. I’ll take that. 👍

@eckhardrosin8963 Ай бұрын

Hi Paul, which typ of headset / helmet set do you use? And which kind of microphone? I cannot hear any noise of wind. That is great. I would like to have the same kind of headset.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Hi bud. I recently made a video all about my audio set up including what helmet I use. Might answer your question if you watch this Record in flight audio - 3 different ways - Microavionics, GoPro, Yaesu, iPhone, SkyEcho, Bluetooth. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9iKpZmmldCnZXU.html

@williamtraynor-kean7214 Ай бұрын

Can you spin a weight shift microlight?

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

I remember my instructor demonstrating a spin in a flexwing so they can spin. Not something I’m keen to repeat 🤢

@tomcoryell Ай бұрын

Hello in the comments.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

You literally did exactly as I asked! Thanks. 👍

@stanislavkostarnov2157 Ай бұрын

did the wing actually stall (exceed critical angle of attack with the airflow leaving the wing) in the first scenario, or was it just unable to maintain level flight and therefore in extreme sink... I ask this because I do not see any buffeting which really surprised me.

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

I have never felt buffeting before a stall. I’m not sure if that’s due to the flexible nature of the wing which absorbs the buffet before it can travel to the control bar. I’m sure somebody more knowledgeable than I will tell me if I’m wrong. 👍

@pirateatfourty Ай бұрын

well i tried one of these death traps. i have been flying over 50 years. so i said these arent even real airplanes. so i bought one. well i crashed it and it killed me. spun into a gas tanker. it blewup. then it went vertical and crashed into a a 10 warthog which thought iw as trying to shoot it down then it opened fire on me shot me all to pieces. was a bad day. but im better now. lots of superglue works everytime

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Well that was a bad day at the office !

@johnnyboy1014 Ай бұрын

Hi Paul is your engine two stroke and if so what is the fuel to oil ratio and do you use highest octane? Thank you

@paulieb796 Ай бұрын

Hi There. My engine is indeed a two stroke. It is a CorsAir Blackbull 235cc engine. I use Motul 800 oil mixed at 66:1 and I use 99 Octane fuel (with the lowest amount of ethanol I can get which is around 5%).