What I like about your son is instead of going out and buying new wave runners he is taking old ones rebuilding them and making them better. You've taught him well.
@@parkeranderson5074 I’ll say. The first that I got to pilot was a 47’ Luscombe 8e. If that was exciting I couldn’t imagine the type of ridiculous performance Draco had and that Scrappy will have. He ignited the love of bush planes in a lot of people.
... about a guy who is dropping his one-of-a-kind home-built "monster truck" bush airplane from the ceiling beam. Yeah, just another neat "day" (night) with Mike Patey! :)
It’s the education component you have on your channel that really makes the difference. Next build should be called “Curiosity” to test all the things you ever wanted to know in aviation. 👍 great video.
I’ve watched every one of Mike’s videos, there is not a more inspirational aviation fanatic on the planet. I find my self grinning from ear to ear all the time because of Mike, Stay safe sir!
I'm going to be quite frank here. I know absolutely nothing about planes, flight, or aeronautics in general but I've learned more than I could in class from this TH-cam channel.
Mike, you are one of the few people that I admire. You have an amazing wealth of knowledge, the abilities to acquire more and passion to build a better mousetrap. You are truly a person who has earned their position in life and it seems that apple didn't fall far from the tree. Good job!
You've gotta be super proud of your son. He puts the term "gear head" into a different stratum. Edit: I imagine the video clips will help enormously with FAA. Very impressive. You are warped in a very good way.
Mike, following this build, and binging Draco (RIP) and Turbulence videos has made 2020 far more bearable. Thank you, and I wish your friends and family all the health and happiness for the future.
Thank you! My grandfather would sit pulling out nails from boards and straiten them on an anvil. Then - he gave my brother and I hammers and a 12x12 timber. We spent time putting them into the wood. He would keep pulling them out. A simple start. And your energy level - is infectious! Cheers to you and yours.
Hi Mike! Even when in our country we don´t celebrate thanksgiving, I wish you, your family, brother and friend the best today. I asume you have a lot to thank in life: wife, children family, friends and also folowers to your channel, but, with all than been sed, it´s no surprise you get so much love from people, because YOU are a loving human beiing. All the hours we share with your projects are priceless; in my case it makes me dream on my own projects, so thank you for that. I hope all of you are well and celebrating this very important day all together. As always, greetings from NE patagonia, Argentina.
1:30 completly agree to you, basically every calculation is based on an ideal scenarios, and overengineering parts makes a another ideal margin for tests and real world use. Great job, the attention to details talent and skills is overwhelming.
Mr. Patey Ihave only been in one twa air bus when I was 19 years of age. Although I love this channel. I worked for Ford dealership for the last 17 years and you seem to make it so much fun. Thanks for sharing. Be safe my friend
What an incredible father. The ultimate gift you can give any child is the gift of exploration and the freedom to test ideas. He’s going to go far in life if he maintains that dedication and work ethic! - also, very very excited to see scrappy come to life! Stay safe brother!
Mr. Patey: Do you want to know how everyone here knows that this Beast that you have created is going to work? Because, sir, you built it! Thanks for all you do.
Why would I like and love and appreciate Mike Patey? Because he exemplifies everything that America has to offer and what and who a real American is all about. Fierce, strong, determined and a dedicated family man..... I am grateful that you have an opportunity to express yourself Mike. My love, my prayers and my support to you and your family Mike! Thank you....
He is quite a guy. I can’t even imagine having his knowledge about engineering. The guy is so brilliant it’s scary. On top of that , he is a great father and husband. A really nice guy. Good luck to him , he deserves it. ✌🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
I just want to pull my hair out at times with my project so now I just tune in to you and gain the upbeat confidence to get right back at it. Thank you Mike for sharing your forward-looking projects. So many of us product developers and innovators keep to ourselves making it hard to find like-minded folks like you who can inspire us.
I am kind of disappointed that Scrappy doesn’t integrate surplus Soyuz capsule retrorockets to cushion the impact. (I don’t want say Mike is asleep at the wheel...but...😉)
Mighty Mike the mechanical marvel... and proud Papa inspiring the next generation! For these moments of inspired parenting, these might be your best engineering achievements. Thank you and "Thanks-for-Giving" us your enthusiasm for life!
Having landed going backwards over the ground in rapidly changing very bad conditions with steady wind 70% above stall and gusting well above that, on my 3rd landing attempt when a gust came around my left side and blew me 30' off the runway, entered a 30 degree bank trying to recover when the gust continued to come around behind and stalled me at 8' AGL. I can tell you that the wings provide a parachute effect. Mike's 30+ inches in a dead drop without wings is HUGE. The impact energy goes up nearly as the square of the height, so twice the FAA requirement is about 4 X the loading! BTW: wind did more damage to my plane getting it back in the hanger than the landing did....took 4 full days to replace bent and broken parts and back flying.
I started reading your post before I read your name and I was thinking you were talking BS. Then I read your name and being a Casper native I realized you probably know violent crosswind conditions quite well!
@@tomcoryell NO BS... I had 3 windows blown out last Saturday and damage to my T hanger door latches with 70+mph wind gusts. High plains hurricanes? The 8 foot drop landing described above was in 2008 but I have flown backwards in high winds within the last 2 weeks. I fly from my 1800' grass strip on my ranch here in Wyoming in an ultralight plane with a stall speed below 20mph. A fairly high percentage of landings are with winds >50% of my stall speed. Landings in winds up to my ground effect stall speed are no problem but require some special technics.
Hey Mike!! I've been married for 39 yrs , no kids ( not for lack of trying ) . The only times that I regret that is when watching healthy interaction between parents and offspring. The respect , trust and true love is evident! You always treat those around you the same , it's infectious and PURE PATEY , Thanks and bring on the Wings!
There’s no such thing as a boring Scrappy video! Never skip leg day 🤪. About your son, the apple don’t fall far from the tree... Back to work we want wings!!!!! 💪🏻🤠. 👍🏻✌🏻🇨🇦
You sir are amazing, love watching your videos!!! I’m not a pilot, every time I fly commercial I feel very uncomfortable, watching your videos is pure inspiration and makes me want to overcome my fears of flying. Big hats off to you Mike!
Is turning out "Father Like Son." The adventure in learning and doing had Passed down is showing in this little segment. Admire the statement 'I should tell him to go to bed but I wont, I wont be a hypocrite. That show a lot right there. Happy Thanksgiving to the Patey Family.
+1,000 for you and your son. You are bringing such inspiration to myself and others in a time where darkness seems to have taken the upper hand. Thank you and God Bless Mike Patey!
I would love to see you do something with canards and pusher prop like with velocity or something, maybe for your next build for the fastest single engine turboprop ???
Similar to the aircraft that Burt Rutan made? Or a carbon fiber replica of the Gripen with a full jet engine but with a more forgiving weight distribution to avoid it being unstable and depend on computer control to stay in the air?
Google *RAPTOR PROTOTYPE* :) but yea... *I* wanna see more *VELOCITY V TWINS!!!* myself.... hey VELOCITY... you know if any flyin sims have a full G1000 panel system in a Velocity V twin????? ;) ...that is the exact plane *I* would get for my personal private plane... Velocity V (twin) with a full Garmin G1000 plus system ;)
@@ehsnils COMMON IT'S *MIKE PATEY* !!! IT WOULD HAVE TO BE (like) A VELOCITY V TWIN WITH FULL ON JET ENGINES!!! LOL :) LOL HAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAhahahaha caps... oh well it was meant to be loud
When setting my suspension on my full suspension mountain bike, I set, ride a bunch and adjust my compression so I’m closer to max with maybe 10% left. Might as well use what you have with a bit left over the hard ones.
I did think it was possible but my respect for you actually deepened more today with the Monty Python reference!! I’ve had worse. Come on ya pansy! Have at you! Back to work...!
lol... Marketeers: "We can sell you a really handy - dandy wet or dry DrillVac attachment" - OR rather - Get your Lad to Print one up for you to improve on...
Every video has me pinned in my seat! So much skill, so much fun and so interesting! I must say, I don't know much about aircraft but Mike takes things down to my level. The light bulb turns on! Wow!
@@smalljetpilot pretty sure they were testing the max landing rate of those things, and went a bit too far. but apparently the pilots didnt notice the tail broke off until they stopped
WOW! That bird didn't even grunt with that test. I expected to see some flex in the frame or at the engine mount to the firewall, and the suspension absorbed it all. That's some really heavy duty engineering there, Mike. I can't wait to see Scrappy fly.
you and your family doesn't know the meaning of the word "stock" do you? lol. in the slow mo you can see the engine twist some. i'm sure it is within the tolerance you made it. i just wanted to say something incase you had heart filled eyes and didn't notice it lol. it would be cool if you had a copy of Scrappy for an R&D series of drops. if the motor mounts could take it i bet you could double the height . oh well though. good vid
@Justin.S - You beat me to it. I was definitely concentrating on the engine mounts during the drop tests as that huge heavy engine and massive prop hanging out there on the end of a small-diameter-tubing braced cantilever structure seems to me to be the area most susceptible to being overstressed. This includes the possibility of at least a bit of permanent deformation. I'm sure 'eagle eyes' Mike will inspect it properly as nothing gets by him, but WOW that waay over the top max-height drop test was a HUGE pucker factor!
maybe for testing/checking purposes, you should try to record the drop with some piezoelectric microphones through all the air frame, and then analyze it and look for cracks, pops, etc.
If Mike is half the engineer I think he is, That downwind shock will be proactive in the take off roll. That baby is gonna roll level like an F1 car. Just my thoughts.
What I like about your son is instead of going out and buying new wave runners he is taking old ones rebuilding them and making them better. You've taught him well.
Mike Patey is someone to be thankful for today.
We all can go to sleep at night knowing someone like Mike Patey is out there.
Mike Patey is awesome!
Pink Doughnut He invented the bush plane.
@@parkeranderson5074 I’ll say. The first that I got to pilot was a 47’ Luscombe 8e. If that was exciting I couldn’t imagine the type of ridiculous performance Draco had and that Scrappy will have. He ignited the love of bush planes in a lot of people.
@Marc O. -
🎅 Santa Claus: “Pepe what do you desire for Christmas?”
Pepe: “a Bush”
You’re a very inspiring father, teaching the next generation the benefits of hard work, motivation and dedication 👍🏻
Thank you so much
I was thinking the exact same thing. That was definitely a proud father moment! Thanks for sharing Mike 👍
And excellence!
I agree.
Maybe also teach about having a minimum clean workspace.
"I should be telling him go to bed but I won't. I'd be a hypocrite." GOLD!
Some solid parenting.
Do ya think that young man is going to be a lot like his dad??? Common interests; common habits! ;^)
@@MrGaryGG48 Even better. That's my bet.
"I'll stay disciplined and only go twice the faa limit" this is awesome
that over engineered suspension would probably take 3 or 4 times the faa limit. if not more
Over engineering things isn’t always great. Having things bulky for nothing isn’t good
@@samuelkrajc true, unless you're insane enough to put 13 liters of angry engine in front of you in a wee bush plane.
Just wanted to say I appreciate you bringing us along with your build. It is by far the highlight of my day when you post!
I appreciate that!
@@MikePatey so if they have osh kosh next year, you gonna take scrappy?
I'm thankful for mike Patey 😁
Yes. Very much so!
Ditto!
The suspense is killing me, I'm ready to see that monster fly 😁😆
I see what you did there...
TIME TO PUT THE WINGS ON AND FLY THAT DAMN THING
i am more concerned about it doing a roll on the runway from the torque making it end up on its roof.
@@cpt.mirones5109 he did some pulls down the taxi way and it didn't even try to roll 🤔
Proud moment when your son is just like you.
I stop everything I'm doing every time Mike posts. Love you Mike!
Me to, doesn’t matter what I’m doing.
Get back to work!! ;)
I try my best to!
Mike, you're an exceptional individual. Endless supply of energy, enthusiasm and ingenuity. A true inspiration. Thank you for these videos
Time to drop everything im doing and watch my favorite TH-camr!!!!
... about a guy who is dropping his one-of-a-kind home-built "monster truck" bush airplane from the ceiling beam. Yeah, just another neat "day" (night) with Mike Patey! :)
It’s the education component you have on your channel that really makes the difference. Next build should be called “Curiosity” to test all the things you ever wanted to know in aviation. 👍 great video.
TH-cam really doesn't get better than this.
I’ve watched every one of Mike’s videos, there is not a more inspirational aviation fanatic on the planet. I find my self grinning from ear to ear all the time because of Mike,
Stay safe sir!
I'm going to be quite frank here. I know absolutely nothing about planes, flight, or aeronautics in general but I've learned more than I could in class from this TH-cam channel.
Mike, you are one of the few people that I admire. You have an amazing wealth of knowledge, the abilities to acquire more and passion to build a better mousetrap. You are truly a person who has earned their position in life and it seems that apple didn't fall far from the tree. Good job!
You've gotta be super proud of your son. He puts the term "gear head" into a different stratum. Edit: I imagine the video clips will help enormously with FAA. Very impressive. You are warped in a very good way.
Mike, following this build, and binging Draco (RIP) and Turbulence videos has made 2020 far more bearable. Thank you, and I wish your friends and family all the health and happiness for the future.
Agreed.
Thank you! My grandfather would sit pulling out nails from boards and straiten them on an anvil. Then - he gave my brother and I hammers and a 12x12 timber. We spent time putting them into the wood. He would keep pulling them out. A simple start. And your energy level - is infectious! Cheers to you and yours.
Hi Mike! Even when in our country we don´t celebrate thanksgiving, I wish you, your family, brother and friend the best today. I asume you have a lot to thank in life: wife, children family, friends and also folowers to your channel, but, with all than been sed, it´s no surprise you get so much love from people, because YOU are a loving human beiing. All the hours we share with your projects are priceless; in my case it makes me dream on my own projects, so thank you for that. I hope all of you are well and celebrating this very important day all together. As always, greetings from NE patagonia, Argentina.
1:30 completly agree to you, basically every calculation is based on an ideal scenarios, and overengineering parts makes a another ideal margin for tests and real world use. Great job, the attention to details talent and skills is overwhelming.
Mr. Patey Ihave only been in one twa air bus when I was 19 years of age. Although I love this channel. I worked for Ford dealership for the last 17 years and you seem to make it so much fun. Thanks for sharing. Be safe my friend
Always smiling guy... awsome work on everything but hats off to being a good father it shows!
This build series has been so inspireing. Can't wait to see it fly!
What an incredible father. The ultimate gift you can give any child is the gift of exploration and the freedom to test ideas. He’s going to go far in life if he maintains that dedication and work ethic! - also, very very excited to see scrappy come to life! Stay safe brother!
Mr. Patey:
Do you want to know how everyone here knows that this Beast that you have created is going to work?
Because, sir, you built it!
Thanks for all you do.
Why would I like and love and appreciate Mike Patey?
Because he exemplifies everything that America has to offer and what and who a real American is all about.
Fierce, strong, determined and a dedicated family man.....
I am grateful that you have an opportunity to express yourself Mike.
My love, my prayers and my support to you and your family Mike!
Thank you....
I interrupted my guitar practice for THIS???? Damn right I did! I enjoyed watching the vibrations ripple through the structure in slo-mo.🤠
I can tell how proud of your son you are. It is inspirational. I love what both of you are doing.
"a bit higher than that.....significantly"
Exactly what I was about to comment 😄
Same dude
“It’s bigger than that Chris, it’s large”
The detailed explanation on the sheets below the tires...every detail...amazing
Like father, like son! What a great work ethic you’re passing on.
Awesome...your son seems smart. It's cool that you encourage and enable him to pursue his dreams.
The paper under the wheels was smart so the wheels don’t grab
A day ago I had no idea the kind of hot rodded light planes and experimental there were. Cool stuff. Living vicariously through YT right now.
whooohooooo a thanks giving treat
Your videos always end with me in awe and smiling, this one even more so for the pride you have for your son.
He is quite a guy. I can’t even imagine having his knowledge about engineering. The guy is so brilliant it’s scary. On top of that , he is a great father and husband. A really nice guy. Good luck to him , he deserves it. ✌🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
Great to see your son showing the same passion! Proud dad moment for sure!
A “that’s rough buddy” reference is what I’m thankful for today
😁
Testing something new is never boring. Thx Mike.
How can you not love Mike's childish laugh about the love he has for general aviation. Keep going you're doing great Mike. BACK TO WORK! 😁
I just want to pull my hair out at times with my project so now I just tune in to you and gain the upbeat confidence to get right back at it. Thank you Mike for sharing your forward-looking projects. So many of us product developers and innovators keep to ourselves making it hard to find like-minded folks like you who can inspire us.
Next generation of crazy patey's! I love it! Gotta be proud of your kids mike!
How can you not love a guy like Mike?Earth is a better place because of him.❤️❤️
Thanksgiving dinner can wait. Thanks Mike!!
Those clips are very cool
I am kind of disappointed that Scrappy doesn’t integrate surplus Soyuz capsule retrorockets to cushion the impact. (I don’t want say Mike is asleep at the wheel...but...😉)
jtol jet take off
Why not SpaceX Draco engines?
@@h.cedric8157 might have to wait a few years till they become surplus before he can buy em'
Mighty Mike the mechanical marvel... and proud Papa inspiring the next generation! For these moments of inspired parenting, these might be your best engineering achievements. Thank you and "Thanks-for-Giving" us your enthusiasm for life!
Just made my day! awesome work, Mike! Great kid you got there, he is going to do some amazing things.
No doubt!
Thanks for the videos Mike and taking us along on this journey. Can't wait to see her in the air!!!
I was impressed with the engine mounts 😱 ( but I had no doubt that all would be fine 👍) I now think of you as the “Energizer Patey” 😂
Mike Patey is one heck of a guy! I love this dude! What a Dad to have!!!!
Having landed going backwards over the ground in rapidly changing very bad conditions with steady wind 70% above stall and gusting well above that, on my 3rd landing attempt when a gust came around my left side and blew me 30' off the runway, entered a 30 degree bank trying to recover when the gust continued to come around behind and stalled me at 8' AGL. I can tell you that the wings provide a parachute effect. Mike's 30+ inches in a dead drop without wings is HUGE. The impact energy goes up nearly as the square of the height, so twice the FAA requirement is about 4 X the loading! BTW: wind did more damage to my plane getting it back in the hanger than the landing did....took 4 full days to replace bent and broken parts and back flying.
You must be in Wyoming!
I started reading your post before I read your name and I was thinking you were talking BS. Then I read your name and being a Casper native I realized you probably know violent crosswind conditions quite well!
@@tomcoryell NO BS... I had 3 windows blown out last Saturday and damage to my T hanger door latches with 70+mph wind gusts. High plains hurricanes?
The 8 foot drop landing described above was in 2008 but I have flown backwards in high winds within the last 2 weeks. I fly from my 1800' grass strip on my ranch here in Wyoming in an ultralight plane with a stall speed below 20mph. A fairly high percentage of landings are with winds >50% of my stall speed. Landings in winds up to my ground effect stall speed are no problem but require some special technics.
Hey Mike!! I've been married for 39 yrs , no kids ( not for lack of trying ) . The only times that I regret that is when watching healthy interaction between parents and offspring. The respect , trust and true love is evident! You always treat those around you the same , it's infectious and PURE PATEY , Thanks and bring on the Wings!
Hahahaha. Love the Monty Python "Black Knight" insert. Classic comedy from the Brits.
Thanks Mike, great video. Your son will surely follow in your footsteps, he's a smart kid. Scrappy looks and handles amazing, keep it up 👍
Thanks 👍
There’s no such thing as a boring Scrappy video! Never skip leg day 🤪. About your son, the apple don’t fall far from the tree... Back to work we want wings!!!!! 💪🏻🤠. 👍🏻✌🏻🇨🇦
Awesome Mike!
You must be proud of your boy as well.
You have an amazing family and are blessed.
Godspeed
That’s awesome I learned apt from my dad and it stuff that he will never forget
You sir are amazing, love watching your videos!!! I’m not a pilot, every time I fly commercial I feel very uncomfortable, watching your videos is pure inspiration and makes me want to overcome my fears of flying. Big hats off to you Mike!
Is turning out "Father Like Son." The adventure in learning and doing had Passed down is showing in this little segment. Admire the statement 'I should tell him to go to bed but I wont, I wont be a hypocrite. That show a lot right there. Happy Thanksgiving to the Patey Family.
+1,000 for you and your son. You are bringing such inspiration to myself and others in a time where darkness seems to have taken the upper hand. Thank you and God Bless Mike Patey!
Thank you so much. All my best to you.
I would love to see you do something with canards and pusher prop like with velocity or something, maybe for your next build for the fastest single engine turboprop ???
😁😁😁
Similar to the aircraft that Burt Rutan made? Or a carbon fiber replica of the Gripen with a full jet engine but with a more forgiving weight distribution to avoid it being unstable and depend on computer control to stay in the air?
Raptor could use some help
Google *RAPTOR PROTOTYPE* :) but yea... *I* wanna see more *VELOCITY V TWINS!!!* myself.... hey VELOCITY... you know if any flyin sims have a full G1000 panel system in a Velocity V twin????? ;)
...that is the exact plane *I* would get for my personal private plane...
Velocity V (twin) with a full Garmin G1000 plus system ;)
@@ehsnils COMMON IT'S *MIKE PATEY* !!! IT WOULD HAVE TO BE (like) A VELOCITY V TWIN WITH FULL ON JET ENGINES!!! LOL :) LOL HAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAhahahaha caps... oh well it was meant to be loud
Mike, You are a real professional. I am sure that this will keep you safe. Thanks.
love the little edits.
Now I want an 18.7 bumper sticker. I love the detailed and simplified explanations you give.
When setting my suspension on my full suspension mountain bike, I set, ride a bunch and adjust my compression so I’m closer to max with maybe 10% left. Might as well use what you have with a bit left over the hard ones.
That's probably where he'll end up, he gets it.
I'm looking forward to the video of Scrappy flying so I can binge watch the entire build from start to finish.
I did think it was possible but my respect for you actually deepened more today with the Monty Python reference!! I’ve had worse. Come on ya pansy! Have at you! Back to work...!
Sammy the Ditch Doctor It’s only a flesh wound!
Looking forward to seeing the wings. Thanks for showing this build. You inspire us to keep going on our build.
Mike Mike Mike... Your fixing to be flooded with posts about drilling that cement without a shopVac next to it.. Spay bottle or mask. LOL
lol... Marketeers: "We can sell you a really handy - dandy wet or dry DrillVac attachment" - OR rather - Get your Lad to Print one up for you to improve on...
Every video has me pinned in my seat! So much skill, so much fun and so interesting! I must say, I don't know much about aircraft but Mike takes things down to my level. The light bulb turns on! Wow!
The MD-80 test at the beginning was considered a “pass”. That’s what they told me when I qualified on it anyway. Happy Thanksgiving Mike.
Really??!? That’s insane. Do you have any more information about that crash/pass? 😝😁👍🏻
@@smalljetpilot pretty sure they were testing the max landing rate of those things, and went a bit too far. but apparently the pilots didnt notice the tail broke off until they stopped
WOW! That bird didn't even grunt with that test. I expected to see some flex in the frame or at the engine mount to the firewall, and the suspension absorbed it all. That's some really heavy duty engineering there, Mike. I can't wait to see Scrappy fly.
The spongebob splice in was 💯 😂
Hell yes, im so glad I can witness scrappy
When are you gonna make those damn wings!
After what Mike did on Draco's wings, I can't wait for the wing build. That's gonna be a multi-part vid series.
lets be honest, they're probably optional with that engine and the suspension winglets ;)
@@Jeremy-fy1sz so true! Betting Scrappy crushes the shortest take-off record book and acceleration record. 🚀
тут еще и крылья будут?
I wouldn't be surprised if he put slats on it !
Thanks, Mike!
Would love to see Dex start a channel!
I don't have any interest in flying or planes but this guys attitude seriously cheers me up!
you and your family doesn't know the meaning of the word "stock" do you? lol. in the slow mo you can see the engine twist some. i'm sure it is within the tolerance you made it. i just wanted to say something incase you had heart filled eyes and didn't notice it lol. it would be cool if you had a copy of Scrappy for an R&D series of drops. if the motor mounts could take it i bet you could double the height . oh well though. good vid
@Justin.S - You beat me to it. I was definitely concentrating on the engine mounts during the drop tests as that huge heavy engine and massive prop hanging out there on the end of a small-diameter-tubing braced cantilever structure seems to me to be the area most susceptible to being overstressed. This includes the possibility of at least a bit of permanent deformation. I'm sure 'eagle eyes' Mike will inspect it properly as nothing gets by him, but WOW that waay over the top max-height drop test was a HUGE pucker factor!
Your planes are awesome, your passion is insurmountable. Your family is your best work by far!
maybe for testing/checking purposes, you should try to record the drop with some piezoelectric microphones through all the air frame, and then analyze it and look for cracks, pops, etc.
His enthusiasm is infectious.
“Hey guys do you know something we definitely should not do?”
Takeoff with a heavy crosswind maybe?
All jokes happy thanksgiving!
Oof size: extra large
If Mike is half the engineer I think he is, That downwind shock will be proactive in the take off roll. That baby is gonna roll level like an F1 car. Just my thoughts.
Mike, that was so interesting I’m gonna have to subscribe to your channel now!!
Need those carbon fiber hi lift low drag wings now Mr Mike
Great job Mike. I commend you for doing the post drop structural inspection of key areas. Great family you have. All the best.
Soft shackles instead of heavy destructive D-RINGs.
Wrap the heavy shackles in thick padding so it’s less harmful on impact.
I won't fight for money, I won't fight for having a plane, but I will fight to have the enthusiasm and joy of living you have. Thanks my friend.
I wish I had a fraction of the intelligence your family has Mike. Once again, another excellent video.
Like father, like son, and Mike is a very smart guy!..amazing what he does, and it's all good.. be watching..
Was looking at Mentour Pilots analysis of the glider incident, when this popped up.
What an inspirational father you are! You are certainly someone to model after and it seems your son is right in the groove! Way to go Dad Patey!
this mans attitude is so contagious. watching him smile while carrying wet sand bags... lol
Your son’s room looks like my room did when I was a teenager! Definitely brought back some good ol memories!! Great family Mike!
"that's my son, I should be telling him to go to bed......but I'd be a hypocrite!!"😁😆😁😆 (wins Nobel Prize for Dads)😉
That motor mount flex was awesome