Ignition Failure Caused By Connection Fault at 2000ft - 20 miles From Home
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- EDIT 7/14/2015: I FOUND THE CAUSE of the failure. It was NOT the ignition system itself, it was one of the two wire terminals which lead to one of the ignition coils which actually broke. The wire has a spade type terminal on it. This terminal physically broke in two due to vibration. So nothing on the ignition or the engine failed at all! Technically speaking, it was incorrect installation, because this wire was not secured properly within a couple inches of it's connection, and ALL wires will fail eventually due to vibration if not secured properly! My Hirth 3202 is up and running just fine now!
Original text: I set out on a cross country flight in my new HyTek Hurricane early yesterday morning. The sky was clear and cool. Upon reaching the 20 mile mark the ignition system on my Hirth 3202 suddenly fails.
very good story to give an example of an engine failure possibility and what to do. thanks for sharing.
Whew.. this is EXACTLY what dual magnetos are for! Thanks for sharing, and keep up those smooooooth landings. :)
That landing was Smooth like buttering bread.
A well made video of what could have been rather unpleasant. Good actions on your part. Well done. Michael
This is why I always do zero throttle landings. If the engine ever dies, I am familiar with how the plane handles with no power to accurately adjust the glide angle.
Rule one never take off with a dicey engine. Rule two land at the nearest airport at the first sign of engine trouble and check it out.
Gene Langley rule 3 don’t bore the shit out of everyone.
Wow. Glad you made it back safe.
Good flying there, and nice vid. Good that you stayed calm and thought it through as best as possible in the air. It's interesting you noticed such a difference though, I've seen several flights where an ignition side went out and the pilot didn't know until back on the ground doing checks before shutdown. Hope all has been smooth since this flight (years ago!).
Checking the mags should be a bit more lengthy. First, observe the current RPM. Then switch to the #1 mag, notice a drop in RPMs. Think about what that sounds like and feels like. then go to both again, until the RPMs return to dual mag RPMs; then test #2 and do the same observation. If you do this regularly, you’ll quickly notice any anomalies, hopefully before takeoff. I also agree that your vibrations are quite excessive, and likely caused your mag to fail.
Daaaamn this is probably the reason dual ignition systems were made in the first place
Someone told me not solder wires to the spade connector either, they will break there from the vibration. Seems like it would make no difference to me, if you put two layers of increasing heat shrink tubing leading up to the spade connector. Use multithread wire, not solid core, for sure.
Carb problems on two stroke engines can cause problems similar to ignition but cause serious damage running lean and overheating scorching bearings and rings need to set your high speed with the throttle open turning it out till it misses then back in till it picks up not going to lean a little smoke out the exhaust then set the low speed at idle if you goose the throttle and it bogs and picks up its rich if it stalls its lean running rich can foul your plugs
Lucky guy!... By the way that flight was really nice and the landing was a textbook one! Thumbs up! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
That death trap was shaking like a dog passing a peach seed while idling. Maybe IGN 2 went Elvis "All Shook UP".
Had the same thing happen to me a few years back with a rotax 912 ul 80hp. One ignition quit due a break in the p0wer supply wire coming off the magneto going to one of the ignition units. I was doing a few circuits for practice so no big deal. Just landed and did a mag check which stopped the engine. quick fix
..im curious to know, why diesel engines are not used, as whole issue with ignition will be removed entirely..is it weight or some other reasons?
Yes. Weight. 600lb deisel engine would not fit too good on 180lb airframe.
I dare you to tell me your not CRAZY !! I HAVE FLOWN THEM BEFORE
Shit happens.... if it has tits or tires sooner or later it will give you trouble!
I'm gonna use that saying from now on! Brilliant 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤
Tits, tyres, floats or testicles.
Cool...My first airplane was a hy-tec hurricane just like this model to bad they went out of business, I miss that plane.
Just curious...Was your engine made in China?
Broooo this is pretty cool !! What's the cost of ownership on one of these? And from the way you didn't want to land right away , I assume you have a lot of experience flying in this machine. Nice landing as well!
This will keep you sharp ! ;o)
Fly safe.
glad you made it back in one piece! I didn't realize you also flew ultralight planes too cool! so what failed in your ignition system?
I wonder should you have landed on that ultralight rwy to inspect your engine... To be honest, I would. With the hindsight we know you made it home safely, but if odds turned wrong that day would you live to tell your story? Stay safe.
WTF? Ultralights routinely land out in remote farm fields just for fun. No need to curtail the flight; he was over safe outlanding fields the whole time.
"Thought you were going to die"? You're in a micro light, those things glide, plenty of options even with no power.
Yeah he was good to go. Fucking glide to any field he chooses. Different story all to gather in the mountains of NC.
Am I missing something? Where is his parachute?
why would he dodge the plain and potentially kill a whole family sitting in they’re home instead of sticking with the aircraft and land it where only he will get hurt
@@Seabass1206 did you see all that open space? ya know in case of an emergency....
good flight back with no issues. How much is the ultra light you have? where can I find them?
I bought mine for $5000 on craigslist. You can find them for sale on barnstormers.com and also many facebook ultralight classified pages such as this one: facebook.com/groups/358086074380455/
i am a motorcyclist and 65hp from a 625cc 2stroke is kind of weak, is this purposefully down powered as to last longer?
That's a good question. I have no idea. I would guess that weight has something to do with it. I imagine that a finely tuned motorcycle has a ton of accessory components involved in order to squeeze every last bit of power out of it, and the weight penalty is not a major factor. In ultralight aircraft, every ounce counts.
Okay I just did a bit of research and I think you are incorrect. 65hp is acceptable from a 625cc 2 stroke engine. What are you comparing my engine to? Some kind of racing engine? I am definitely not an engine guy, but I don't think you are either. "The Kawasaki Ninja 650 has two cylinders and a maximum engine speed of about 11,000 RPM and makes about 70 horsepower."
@@glassdogangle i worked in the crankshaft inspection departement at the biggest engine re manufacturer in north America. i think i know more than the average person. i purposefully didnt say i knew too much in order for you to explain the average plane engine, but seems you dont know either. the Ninja 650 and all other Ninja motorcycle (model) are 4stroke. 4stroke engine produce twice less power than 2stroke.
the rule is that a 4stroke produce about 1hp per 10cm3 of engine size. a 600cc 4stroke could produce about 60hp. that is with the top technology and a brand new engine. a 2stroke is about twice that. so a 250cc 2stroke makes about 50hp. here is an example: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSR250R its about 60hp from a 250cc bike.
i dont know why your engine is such low output, i guess it must be lower performance in order to last longer because most 2stroke are rather short lived.
Looks like you should`t have too much to worry about. That landing can`t get any better than that.
You need to be nominated for an Emmy or some shit. Lose one out of two ignitions on a 2 cycle isn't even a noticeable event. GAWWWWWD DAMMMMMMMMMN SON, can you say DRAMA QUEEN?!?! 😜😜
Stop whining, you sound like a little girl.
I tend to agree with you. The 1st contradiction is "this engine has so much power", yet only makes 30mph ground speed???? In the UK we have to have training to obtain a licence, and an engine failure at take off or any other times is a matter of routine practice. Nothing to shit your pants about.
Just out of morbid curiosity, who is being dramatic or shitting their pants in this video? This is a simple 20 mile flight where my RPM dropped, and I decided to return to base rather than continue on, which in fact turned out to be the absolute correct response. If you could point out the part in the video where I even seemed remotely over-dramatic, that would be excellent. I suspect I know who was shitting their pants in this video, it was you you were watching it. Pete if your training instructor in in the UK says it's okay to continue on flying with one CDI gone, then by all means, carry on with your bad self into the wilderness, I'm not going to stop you. In the USA, our training is superior, as it is overly cautious, and we always land our aircraft if there is a hint of a problem, especially a problem with the power plant.
Your training is superior to what? No training? The fact is at 2000 ft even with a full engine failure, you have loads of time to pick your field and make a safe landing.
Yes, there is loads of time to pick a field and land...that is the easy part. Then I get to spend the rest of the day walking to the nearest farmhouse to explain the situation, arranging transportation (taxi?) to get a ride from the field back to my house which is 34 miles away, then hook up my SUV to my trailer, talk at least one other person into going with me for the retrieval effort, then both of us drive 14 miles to the airport to pick up tools, then continue another 20 miles to the field where I landed, take the aircraft apart, load it into the trailer, then haul it 20 miles back to my hangar. I have done this before, it is far from being fun at all. An engine problem with a forced landing in a field 20 miles from home is NOT an enjoyable experience at all. You talk like someone who has never recovered an aircraft from a remote field before. I have done so 4 times now, once for my airplane and three other times for my fellow pilot's aircraft. It is a huge hassle at least, trust me.
Lol, Never fun when that type of issue happens when in Flight! I feel For You! At least you knew what it was and could fix it easily! :D
Is that behind you a waterprrof backpack, a tank, or some emergency landing system?
It's a Giant 640 oz Big Gulp. It does get a bit thirsty up there. The hose goes around to my mouth and clips onto my shirt.
Very good
Where can I purchase one of these aircrafts?
What is that kind of plane called?
It's called a Hy-Tek Hurricane.
rip jim
What is that phone application you are using I plan on doing something similar soon and that app seems useful
FLYisFUN
Scary! Do you practice dead stick landings as part of the training? I would think that learning that skill would be a confidence builder if it is even possible.
Think I will just stick to flying FPV.
***** Yes I have practiced engine out procedures. That's one of the first things you do. When the engine stops abruptly (or goes to idle suddenly during practice) you have to get the nose down pretty fast and settle into a fairly steep glide or it will slow down too much and stall. 2000ft of altitude is not much when you are dealing with a light draggy aircraft such as this one.
glassdogangle That is good to know. Glad you got back safely and I look forward to seeing you take to the air again. The camera placement out on the wing was just like on your SkyWalker, nice angle.
It literally was the first thing I did. On my first solo in an ultralight my engine quit and I dead sticked it into a very recently harvested bean field. Luckily no injuries to me or the plane. A lot of Oh Shits on the way down.
Scary stuff but it worked out
Great video, really like your comments/thoughts in the edit.
I probably would've made the final approach a little higher/steeper, just in case the other ignition failed and you had to glide for a safe landing
looks like finding a field shouldnt be too much of challenge...
Looks like you can just jump off, too!
Really🙄
From up there, every field looks smooth and suitable for landing. However, once you commit, you could find that the ground is rough and full of holes. Plus you can go right into a fence that wasn’t visible from the air.
@@tellmesomething2go b&
Wow! What an incredible flashback! Surprised how that hit me! I flew a phantom for about 6 years and made several engine out landings. The old Rotax engines we flew were so unreliable, that nearly every pilot on the field (Perris CA, 150 ultralights tied down) had multiple engine outs. The factory at the time said "expect about 1 a year." But, when I heard that old familiar sound of your engine winding down, for a few seconds every nerve lit up in my body. Haha. A conditioned response I didn't know I had! Thanks for the "flashback." I always said that only my first engine out was scary, after that they just pissed me off. But, I guess that sound is a little deeper in my psyche. Thanks for posting!
Of ALL the Ultralights out there, why in HELL would you get one with the Engine directly in front of you with all the Thrust hitting you in the Face??? You might want to check into a Lazair or an Excalibur and get rid of the one you have. Just doesn't look fun to have the PROP in front of you like that.
I suspect you have never been up in an airplane before. You might find this surprising, but the wind I feel in my face at 60mph is about the exact same wind I feel in a pusher going 60mph. Also, the Hurricane is capable of doing aerobatics that would rip the wings off of a Lazair or Excalibur. I like doing rolls, spins, loops, hammerheads, tailslides, etc. The Hurricane with it's 16 cable bracing was built for this, unlike those other craft you mentioned. Safety wise, if I ever have the misfortune of having a problem and having to put this thing down in the trees, I would rather have the prop/engine blow open a path in front of me, instead of being in a pusher and having my face take the full force of the branches, followed by an engine crushing the back of my skull in from behind like a pop rock. There are other bonuses as well, For example I can see the engine, the fuel lines, and my fuel filter in flight, so I can easily detect any fuel flow issues long before they become a problem (i.e. how much air is in the filter). Furthermore, when landing on gravel/dirt roads or gravel bars on the river, I never have to worry about a prop strike. My pusher friends, on the other hand, are always replacing propeller blades when they get chewed up by the rocks flung up from their tires. In fact, one of my pusher buddies flying in a trike last month just shredded one of his props when taking off from a gravel bar. If a bolt or nut flies off my engine it blows back and away harmlessly, but if you lose a bolt on a pusher, that bolt can destroy your prop and bring you down immediately. Just to name a few important reasons...
In the design engineering world it's called "infant mortality failures" i.e things will fail early and at the most inopportune times....as evidenced by this video.
He sure stayed calm.
That's a terrible approach profile for an expected engine failure. Hell it's a terrible approach profile period. Glide approach bro!
After seeing that thing shake while idling and reading your comment about $400 dollar ignition parts, I think I'll stick with my Rotax 582. I had thought about converting to Hirth as they seem to run at a few RPM's less and they are lighter than my 582. Plus the fuel burn specs look to favor the Hirth.
I flew a Mitchell Wing in the past and have an Avid Flyer now, both with folding wings. I too get tired of dragging these things home from off field landings but folding wings and a trailer for my ultralight make it less of a hassle. At 5000 feet with a Mitchell Wing and an engine out I could have still made it back to the airport! They have about a 15 to 1 glide ratio.
Bad luck and good luck at the same time. As annoying as this is, I'd be tempted to feel a little blessed that yes, it failed but you had a good, working magneto go get back home and continue to fly safely. You get the experience of almost having an engine-out which will come in handy should the situation arise in the future giving you a crutch to lean on. Good decision to fly higher and plan for an emergency arrival - you showed good awareness, high five. Hope it gets resolved quickly.
Have lightweight diesels reached this market?
You can fpv with your ultralight buddies instead. Problem solved, lol. Bring a pair of binoculars so you can look for a suitable field to land (with details) in case of an emergency.
Roger J. Ha ha ha right!
Ha
This is one of my childhood dreams is to be able to fly an aircraft and these Mx Sprint designs seem to be the only way ill make it into the skies without dropping alot of money and needing an official pilot's license. Just want to experience the world from above. Anyways thx for the content and glad everything worked out alright. Cheers
I own plane Just like that.. 503 rotax dual carb. It flys like a Dream. Love my HURRICANE...
why dont you just buy a new ignition and let the guys at RPE stay in business? oh, and if you didn't pack gloves and warm clothes, my bet is you also slacked off on maintenance. Get your shit together Bro
The misfire was slightly noticeable just before your decent I Could see it slightly jumping.
2-cycle in a plane. No thanks (and I'm a retired a&p). That being said, the phantom is still on my short list...
@j mcmann and all the appliances you named are also used while on the ground not at angels 2.
I have seen people have two ignition systems in fail safe so that if one fails, the other automatically kicks in seamlessly to continue flight. Seems like that would be a good idea for fuel pumps as well.
Looks like I-5 below you.
WOW I was holding my breath??
The yellow plane looks like a Sky Walker
Goog job man
***** Yeah me too. Luckily, I didn't know my engine had partially died. If I had known this n the return trip, I would have been a nervous wreck by the time I landed!
Want to get this same rig,/ engine. Seems strong, simple and aerodynamic.
Still happy with your HyTek Hurricane?
Thats what you get for putting wings on a shriner car and thinking it would fly!
But the video clearly showed that it did fly, you moron.
What is a Shriner car? I don't get it.
Why do you put your conversation on the screen and before I can read it , You go to your next paragraph. Looks like you need to be a High Speed Speed Reader. All of these videos do the same .
Where do you find something like this? Is there a forum I am missing? This still looks really interesting! Great videos as always
What's it your looking for?
Electrical connections seem to be a major week point in a lot of aircraft, especially experimental and light aircraft. Always make sure your connections are good and tight and vibration proof. Its also a good idea to have a secondary system installed as a backup if you can
Gotta be a freakin fast reader to read those long blocks.
Always a good idea to go headwind first. Anazing how far you can glide tailwind, how little fuel you use to ger home. Nice flight.
Overconfident pilot. Confirmed in the comments. That could get him killed one of these days.
Derpitty derp dee derp derp... Overconfident Psychic. Vague prediction of an imaginary fatal accident which never happened. Confirmed in the comment above.
@@glassdogangle I was not talking about this incident, but about aviation in general. If you get too confident in your abilities and the capabilities of your aircraft, you will tend to take risks you shouldn’t and the chance of your having an accident goes up.
I first got involved with flying after watching a young man flying ultralights much like yours at the county fair. He would fly in and land in the racetrack infield of the fairgrounds, then leave his planes on display during the fair, as they were for sale. Later he went into business doing charter flights in his Cessna 210, and eventually he owned the FBO at our local commercial service airport. But he never lost the over confident attitude he had when he used to weave his ultralight around the overhead cables and into the infield of the fairgrounds. He even did things you shouldn’t do while giving flight instructions, things that scared other instructors who worked for him. Then one day he took off from a small airport after a round of golf, with two of his buddies and their golf clubs in a 150 HP Piper Warrior that I had been using to take flying lessons. I always thought that plane had about enough power for two people and the back seats were for looks. On this day it was humid with strong gusty winds, the plane was heavily loaded and they just jumped in and took off. They never got above the trees at the end of the runway and all of them were killed. The NTSB report stated probable cause to be the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees and his failure to properly plan, and his exceeding the performance capabilities of the airplane. The pilot had more than 9000 hours flight time, held an airline transport pilot license and was type rated for a Learjet. But he never quite got over that cocky overconfident attitude he had when he was flying ultralights, and it cost him his life, as well as the lives of two of his friends. That was a sad day for a lot of us, but it taught me a lesson that I pass along in hopes that you can learn and change your approach before you suffer a similar fate.
@@ethanlamoureux5306 Ethan, that story you just presented to strongly enhance the advice you feel so compelled to pass on to someone exhibiting similar characteristics as the pilot who perished in the story. I couldn't think of a better more appropriate representation you could use. It has to be the most moving, intense, yet sad, set of events relative to your advice.
Personally I have never had anything less than total and unconditional respect for flying and the aircraft I strap into but that story found a permanent place in my memory bank. I commend you and pray for your success, thank you.
Nice video! Do you think that Rotax 582 is a reliable engine?
I think you did everything right. I would have come in higher, but apparently you were comfortable with that. Great job in all of it.
Back in 1999 I was getting my 2nd flight lesson in a 2 seat beaver ultralight trainer. The Hirth 3202 failed and we landed in a spinach field. When the engine failed the radio went out and I could not hear my instructor. I thought he was just showing off by landing in a field. Strange how I wasn’t all that worried. I can’t remember the full reason for the failure, but the plane got a new hirth engine the next week.
I don't think they were even manufacturing the 3202 back in 1999, were they? Are you sure it wasn't a 2702 or something?
Hi there. I hate armchair critics but I'm going to be one on this occasion with a bit of sound advice.....If you have an engine that's likely to stop on you (especially as you throttle back!) for goodness sake make a high glide approach to the runway!! You came in so low and flat that if the donkey had stopped working for you on short final you would've ended up in the very rough undershoot for sure. Expensive and possibly painful!
I agree. Landing in that big flat grassy field could have been painful and destroyed my aircraft...except for the fact that it is big and flat and grassy and makes for a perfect runway for my ultralight. Of course you would never know the condition of the field from the armchair. Now, if I was having engine issues near a runway in a large city, with all sorts of fatal objects on the approach path, I definitely would be circling high all the way down with plenty of altitude. But I wasn't. So I didn't. We land in the fields around my home airport all the time for fun.
My armchair has the benefit of a large monitor screen showing me your video of a large, flat, grassy - and extremely lumpy field on the undershoot. I invite you to land in it one day then send me a postcard from hospital explaining why you want to poo poo a well-wisher's good advice.... Just acknowledge 'Yeah, it should've been steeper' and leave it at that (and remember it next time).
reddogchi
How about you go fuck yourself.
There's nothing wrong with armchair critics if they know what they are talking about. I totally agree that a steep short final would have been better. I speak as a CPL holder and i have never flown ultralight's but in any situation where you have a known issue with your power unit you should be doing everything possible to improve your chances of a successful landing if you do suddenly lose power. Coming in that low and that flat virtually eliminated any possibility of making the runway if it had failed. You were entirely dependant on your engine in a situation where you need not have been. You're clearly aware of the advantages of being high on approach yet you were happy to accept the possibility of landing short. That is not responsible airmanship. I wouldn't have taken that comment as criticism, it was a perfectly valid point and one which might just save someone else's life. It may be a big flat grassy field but there is a fucking great hedge across it.
Well said Andy.....You put it much more succinctly than I did :o)
Time to hear from the aviation critic experts. Honestly no offense friends but the man walked away, he wasn’t carried away. Sounds like a good day to me.
Friends I should not have said that the way I did. I meant no ill will. It’s just every video I see of something going wrong in aviation there’s tons of people who know or say they know what the pilot should have done. look at them for yourself. Maybe some or all of you are right. But the gentleman walked away. I see that as success and bet he does to and wouldn’t change a thing if he could go back. GOD bless friends!!......... :))..............
Pretty Funny GlassDogangle, I only have 37,000 plus total house in 37 different types of Aircraft, have had my ATP, if you know what that is for over 40 years now and have NEVER had any Accidents, Incidents or Violations in my FAA Record in over 50 years of flying both Part 91 flying in my own aircraft I have owned, as well as my commercial flying career. I don't have any reason for doing Acrobatics in a LAZAIR, which I'm getting, and by the way, the LAZAIR has two engines, one on each wing. OH by the way, if you EVER DO have the Misfortune of something happening to your aircraft and you would have to put it into some trees or whatever, have you ever heard of a BALLISTIC CHUTE? Maybe you can't afford one, but you might check into them. Even half a Million dollar General Aviation aircraft have one on them, an airplane called a CIRRUS SR22. Enjoy your Hurricane. I guess you may have a few hours, but you might find some respect for an airline Captain that has probably a few more hours then you do. C YA...
What is a "37,000 plus total house"? My house is worth way more than your little worthless shed. P.S. Airline pilots are idiots that get paid the same as greyhound bus drivers. Punch in a waypoint and and altitude and speed and the aircraft flies itself there. That's why whenever you atp imbeciles get a stuck or frozen pitot tube you stall and fall out of the sky and crash because you lost the skill of flying that wing. I know bus drivers that have more hours and are smarter than you. P.S. My Hurricane is equipped with a BRS 600 you inept turd. You are watching a video from almost half a decade ago, derp. Besides I don't even fly the Hurricane anymore. It hangs suspended in my hangar above my Experimental.
@@glassdogangle What a total MORON. Yep, you probably could NEVER get a private Pilot license. If you can't even figure out that HOUSE could possibly be a typo and you can't figure out maybe that means HOURS since we are talking about flying and NOT a house. If you want to go to the House issue you total BUTT FUCK, I have 9 properties in San Diego that I own and my own personal property that I currently have rented out would sell on the market today for 7.2 Million. WHO'S THE MORON now. AGAIN, go back to school and maybe learn a little more so you can actually LEARN HOW TO FLY you little PEON with a little dick of an Ultralight. What a LOSER... No need to answer back because it will just be more stupid shit that you talk. You are all talk and no substance. Go Back to School and get an education and maybe you might get lucky enough to actually get a REAL Pilots License. You will NEVER get an ATP, you are too stupid. OH BY THE WAY, I flew for a company called FEDEX asshole and in all my years flying, I have NEVER had an accident, Incident or violation. UNLIKE YOU, actual pilots would PREFLIGHT their aircraft and for you, that doesn't make any sense... JUST GO OUT and fly it without a preflight or you would have caught the WIRE that vibrated lose on your DUAL magneto little piece of shit Hurricane. YEP, went flying with your friends and the only BUTT FUCK that had trouble was You.. Now I understand. Go back to what you know best, FUDGE PACKING....
As a professional pilot with 40k hours in the left seat of a 787, great great grandson of wright bros, grandson of amelia Earhart and charles Lindbergh, nephew of the red baron, third cousin to Kelly Johnson, a father of an f22 pilot, and great great grandfather of Buck Rogers, I can say that landing perfect. Don't listen to the other comments here, their credentials are weak.
But are you related to Buck Rogers
@@drmachinewerke1 How did you know.
If you aren't a direct decendent of Snoopy, turn your flight credentials in immediately.
@@mallorylangford7699 lol
Man oh man, that'll get the ol' hole puckered!!! Glad your in one piece and made it home safe. That's gotta be on quite another level than having any sort of failure being up there fpv!
KFM
Keith Morris Yeah it's quite different when you are up there with your plane!
Showing off your intelligence I see...good luck sweet pea.
Who made the preflight checklist for the aircraft? Do you put the engine under stress and check the mags? If so how much variance do you see in the rpm between one and two?
I made the pre-flight checklist which I based partially upon the aircraft manual and the engine manual.
Can anyone tell me if this is a kit you can buy... or if this is just completely personal engineering???
I’ve been looking... and I can’t seem to find one.
I fly a gyro right now... but I would lovvvvve to get one of these (as long as they’re pretty stable and I can pull a G without problems 🤣
This Hy-Tek Hurricane was built from a kit, but the kits are no longer manufactured, so in order to own one you pretty much have to find one for sale. Yes it can pull G's. I have pulled up to 3.5 in mine. I think it is +7 and -5 max G's for my version of Hurricane.
Oh , did I mention, I tore down a horrible phantom build, rewired and rebuilt with a new Rotax 503 that someone thought they knew how to build and fly (not).
Good luck flying shark nado...
Jesus, you are on here bragging about a phantom and a 503. What are you like 78 years old? My guess is you are some kind of has-been who can't legally fly the real ones anymore because your heart and liver and eyes are all shot to hell. Medical 3rd class revoked recently? Is that the reason for all the stalking and anger? lol.
The stupid one is the idiot who kept flying, did a low approach with engine problems to reinforce an earlier post...I guess you're one that learns the hard way. Taking off without a full run up and probably a cold engine isn't too smart either.
I guess even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile. It's only a matter of time Maverick. But you keep doing what you're doing.
Derpitty derp duh derp duh doooo….
Wait a minute! He's flying a glider, so landing should not have been dangerous, although maybe not at his airfield.
This ultralight is the furthest thing you can get from a glider. It has maybe a 5 to 1 glide ratio at best. Landing would not have been dangerous at all. It's the disassembly and transportation home part which I was really trying to avoid.
Only my laundry service would know how I felt.😳
Improper idle, improper warm up, improper ignition check...should have immediately landed no if, ands or buts! Not smart, gets some training and a good mechanic.
You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about, do you?
If it did go out could you not glide that type of plane in if you were high enough?
CDI is Capacitor Discharge Ignition. Just sayin'...
Well you are in a glider basically. Not like its gonna drop like a boeing
No helmet? ...vibration seems to high on the ground!
Zak S - I didn't have a helmet for my first couple months of flying. But then I hit a small bird with my windshield and that changed all that. Now I fly every flight with a helmet and a visor and everything.
can you still land your airplane if its the engine is stop working like glider? sorry for my weird question
No. If the engine stops it falls down like a brick and breaks into a bunch of pieces. However, if I can climb out of the cockpit in time, I can extend my cape and fly away unharmed.
That has got to be the best landing of any aircraft ever! Just skimming those back wheels into a full landing - that was a beautiful thing to watch! 625cc 2 stroke? Dang that is a big engine!! Or at least in the dirt bike world it is. By comparison, I owned several 2 stroke bikes with 125, 250, and even a 500cc (Honda CR500), which was a dang monster!!! SO much power. I can see why takeoffs are a breeze! I had to chuckle when you mentioned that you had a really strong head-wind, as in the background you can see the 18 wheelers are blowing ahead of you! HA! But that 70mph ride home must have been a whole other story! Great video!!!! (just realized this is 5 years old - dang TH-cam, where was this in my que years ago!!?).
Never wanted to fly that badly...
My problem with Hirth engines is the tiny spark plug shank and aluminum cylinder head. Same with the MZ-202. The threads will give out sooner or later. This can be fixed by having steel inserts installed. Not an expensive upgrade.
Hi there this video was amazing, it has sparked my interest. What licence do you need, and how much did the plane cost?
It appears to be an ultralight so no license needed at all
Dang! I'd be ripping some a new as@ho*l$ if that happened to me...glad you got back safely!
Same thing happened to me on a downwind in the circuit. I landed and did an ignition check and the motor quit when the key turned to L only. It was the wire going from the magneto to one side of the ignition module. Rotax 912UL 80hp 4 stroke
Nice job bringing her back in safely! Hopefully you're not grounded for long. In the mean time, there's always the FPV Skywalker to get your flight fix! ;-)
TheAdkFlyer10 LOL I may use this down time to catch up on business.
Could have at least bleeped out the F words
sweet mountains on the horizon
These things are essentially gliders. But I wish they make more reliable engines.
They most certainly are not gliders, lol. Ultralights have the absolute worst glide ratio when compared to every aircraft on the planet, except maybe a helicopters and parachutes.
If you were to lose the engine would you still be able to land the same? I've never flown one or would it come down hard?
Skitzofrenic Productions he’d establish best glide speed, attempt engine restart, if no luck he’d land wherever safe just like those highway/ road landing you see on TH-cam.
Please specification engine
Number of rpm
Horsepower
Engine Capacity cc
@Grand Negus thank you so much
I have to envy u guys who fulfill their dream to fly, awesome, don’t understand the negativity, you piloted yourself back home in one piece..and your flying buddies remained by your side, really great video...I did about 30 hours on a Cessna, but just got too expensive flying in NYC..I’m retiring to Las Vegas and hope to try flying again....watching these videos really give me the itch again...
I've been looking at a Zenith 750 STOL kitplane. But i'd like to build linear actuators into the leading wing-slats so i can use their lift for take-off and landing, but retract them for better cruise efficiency.
Screw that forward prop. Put it behind
I just talked to Matt at RPE and he was exceedingly helpful in telling me exactly what steps to take to determine if the problem is actually bad wiring, a short in the wiring, a bad kill switch, a bad CDI, a bad stator, etc. They have a nice process where I can send the whole ignition unit in with the spark plug wires attached and then they will test it to see if one or both CDI units are working properly.
glassdogangle do they make a light weight 4 stroke eng to use on these things? seams like these 2 strokes are not very reliable to be flying with..
DW Red Uh, four stroke engines have ignition systems too. What does being two stroke have to do with this failure? Nothing wrong with two strokes. All engines fail.
DW Red The debate between 2 stroke and 4-stroke reliability goes on. 4-stroke has more systems and more moving parts, so more can go wrong. Please read the updated description, as this particular failure on this flight was not caused at all by the Hirth engine or it's ignition system, but was due to the wiring leading up to the ignition not being sufficiently protected against vibration!
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