Years ago when I learned to fly hang gliders (1980), my instructor told me that if air was visible, there's no way anyone would want to fly through it. I think he was right. I remember the first time I ever went over the falls in a booming Arizona thermal, and boy did It scare the crap out of me! I was coring the thermal and the next thing I knew my wing was pointing almost straight down. Thanks to the reflex our wings have built into them, it really wasn't that dangerous. Going over the falls isn't uncommon in big air, and I actually got to where I enjoyed the ride. It's kind of like going down that first big hill on a roller coaster. But I can tell you the most dangerous thing I have encountered and witnessed in my 40+ years of flying dacron and aluminum wings is a dust devil near the ground. I hit one in Flagstaff on landing which was invisible since there was no dust for it to pick up in the area, and it put me into an almost 90 degree bank, and I was less than 40 feet off the ground. Somehow I managed to pull it out and was unscathed. I was also a eye witness when Dan Buchanan was killed flying a hang glider while performing at the Mountain Home AFB airshow in 2018. The likely cause was determined to be an invisible dust devil (it was a very hot day with big dust devils in the area). So my point is be very careful during strong thermic conditions while flying close to the ground. I've found it's best to be on the ground wishing you were flying rather than being in the air wishing you were on the ground.
I’ve watched invisible vortices nearly push large SUVs off the road. The August heat here in Wyoming seems to be when they are most prevalent. When the do hit a dust patch or alkali flat, they rocket the dust into the sky!
As I was reading your post before getting half way through I was thinking ‘Dan Buchanan’ and then you added you weee there. That accident really took the wind out of my sails …total pro, high airtime pilot, boom..he’s gone. I only saw him fly once at an airshow in Grand Junction. I happened to be one of the ‘early bird’ hang glider pilots back in The 80’s hot towing behind a vehicle in Hobbs, NM using the harness tow method.
I've actually had a bumpier flight than that since this video. It was my first cross country. I guess you just had to be there. it probably isn't much compared to some, but it felt like it to me. Thanks for watching.
@@beans-wi3wi I disagree! When he approached the river at 22:42 he encountered some fairly intense turbulence. Definitely enough to make the ass pucker.
I know this is completely irrelevant, but this video reminded me about my great uncle. He used to have an ultralight very similar to yours and he got to land it on the USS Yorktown CV-10. It was done as a Vietnam War memorial. He was drafted into the army. I wish I could have seen that in person, but it happened about 20 years before I was born.
Excellent story, I’ve been to the Yorktown several times and plan to go again later this year. Hopefully you can go to honor him and the flight he made. Cheers
Now thats real flying, and getting a real feel of some wind/turbulence. Well handled. When i encounter heavy turbulence i just add power. Pull the bar slightly and try to punch through. Circling the bar and just keeping calm. It always feel worse than it is. I also convince myself its only the cart swerving. The wing has got this👌🙏😄
Yeah You really have no choice but to stay calm . If you can’t you have no business flying. Panic makes you make bad decisions lol . Thanks for the support and thanks for watching.
I just do a quick dump in my pants… Bail the craft, dragging frantically at my Parachute before doing another quick dump in my pants… And then crash land somewhere over some power lines minus my Phone, shoes, craft, pants and my dignity… 🪂
40 years ago I went up in a Terratorn Tierra with my 9 year old daughter. The only reason we are alive is I had the prudence to buy a BRS ballistic chute. I am a believer. I will never fly without one.
If I had a ballistic parachute I might have kept my ELSA. But they cost 5000 and FAA requirments are to be inspected every 2 years i think at around 1500. @@FLYNRYAN1978
I am thinking about a ultralight for retirement and you gave me a new perspective of what else there is than just flying and having fun. Thank God you came through this ok but, again, thanks for showing me there are other things to think about other than taking off and landing.
You’re welcome. Admittedly I may have overreacted in my situation but until that flight I’d never experienced turbulence for that long of time. I recommend this type of aircraft to anyone. Thanks for watching and commenting.
You should have flown in and around Dublin GA, The turbulence you experienced was a normal day for me. I finally sold the ELSA rotax 670 high performace engine. Unbelievable power. I could never get used to wind gusts trying to flip my ELSA over. The worst trubulence was flying in the pattern and trying to burn base to final fighting really bad turbulence like drops of 20 feet or fighting the wing being blown on one side. I remember being blown so hard I ended up landing in the grass next to the runway. I had Tundra tires. The ELSA was designed for grass landings. @@FLYNRYAN1978
@@FLYNRYAN1978 From ground view or overhead view it looks less scary. But i flew trikes over 12 years and had my own scary moments, while ground viewers say ,, your wing was perfect and straight level, and i was shaking in the trike unit.🤗
Hi Ryan, It was interesting to watch your response to the turbulence and the more it kicked you, the more you pulled on the bar. The extra speed from tensing and pulling the bar in will make the turbulence feel much more pronounced. If it does get a bit rough just slow the wing down as well as just damping it out. I did make a video on fly in turbulence but this is all about your channel. Being confident in your machine comes with time, experience and knowledge of how to make it easier and less stressful for you. Keep flying and a good pilot never stops learning. Fly safe :)
Thank you for your support. It’s instinct to pull the bar in lol. I have to get away from that I know. You are definitely one of my favorite channels to watch and learn from . Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy flying!
Yes, updrafts and downdrafts from the hilly terrain with maybe some added wind to make it even more interesting. Ultralights will be affected more than heavier aircraft. You should be okay if you don't exceed your maneuvering speed. You did well when you reduced your throttle. Just ride it out and be prepared to quickly add lots of throttle if you get into a downdraft.
I flew with a friend on his trike, and another buddy took off with us out of Double Eagle near Albuquerque New Mexico in 2008, I was invited to drive there for a trike fly-in group I was part of when I took up flying them using my LSA fixed wing experience as hours so I could learn to fly trikes with mechanical, comms and especially meteorology experience (my College minor was Earth Science and Major was Social Science) . On our trike flight near KABQ, everything was nominal--nice smooth air, our engines were well warmed up, and we looked forward to an hour long flight, and we headed west, away from the city, knowing the high mountain range to the east, the southern tail of the Rockies, could churn up dangerous turbulence. What we did not see, or see on the radar, was the hidden gust front moving in from the east from behind the mountain range. It came upon us suddenly, making us feel like the wind wanted to separate our wing from us. We declared an emergency, and tried to warn our friend on the radio, who had flown faster out ahead of us, but we could not reach him and there was no operational tower at Double Eagle at that time. So with me and my friend both working the trapeze trying to stay cool thru the chop--just flying through it and not trying to overpower the trapeze, we made it to the longest runway at the field, about a mile long, coming in crabbed but touching down shaken, but not stirred. During the flight my friend shouted to me "r u alright?" and I gave a thumbs up, since his helmet probably would have not let him hear the answer, even on radio with noise cancellation, because of the heavy wind. Funny thing, I was fine, more worried about landing so I could visit that place we need after a flight on an aircraft with no "facilities" since I had had several cups of hot chocolate that morning. My fixed wing teacher taught me how to be unflappable in a crisis--his attitude is "one way or another, you'll kiss the planet earth again" so he prepared me and coached me well for emergencies before offering me a solo, only four lessons in my fixed wing training though I only flew trikes with a partner, because it was like camping, since trikes can land by streams and rivers and we could catch fish for our lovely ladies waiting for us at home. Only advisory about this video--find a helmet, the only landing u can walk away from is one where your head does not have to be velcroed back on to your body.
Thanks you I enjoyed reading your comments. I have several helmets and I don’t disagree that it’s probably better to wear one than not to but if I land that hard that I need a helmet it’s probably only going to be good for identification purposes only lol .
@@atticushexcel9567 So correct. On any ulltralight, a must. I was run over crossing at a crosswalk in '19, the car that impacted me was going 35 mph, and I rolled under the SUV and flew 10 feet, landing upright. Soo lucky, the police said I was the only person they'd seen who'd survived such an accident, and I was out of the hospital 24 hrs later with just a concussion and bruises. Of course I did not have a helmet, pedestrians usually do not, but I was wearing my heavy jacket I always use for trike flying, since it was cold that night. My padded arms cushioned the blows the tires and suv axles made to my face, and I had jeans on. So I recommend motorcycle style wear in addition to a helmet when flying an Ultralight--since my impact speed in my pedestrian accident was quite similar to what one might expect in an ultralight landing upset by a freak wind gust.
As one who has hit the ground at speed many times, the helmet becomes one of the few things you actually prefer to lead with. While an aircraft impact could be too severe to matter, it could also be sort of an out of control landing type crash that resembles motorcycle style/type smacks/tumbles. Anyway, having been knocked out with a helmet on, I’ve never been a fan of testing the ground with my bear naked skull.
To avoid thermals, do not pass over darker colored ground cover. It's tough around airports but rising heat from dark colored ground cover will toss you around like a hackysack
@@FLYNRYAN1978yeah I been kiting for cpl years myself, got all the goodies now to start hang testing n motor practice! I'm ready for spring for sure!!!
I've had days where the air was smooth as glass until I hit that first bit of moderate turbulence and then it seems to follow me all the way back to the airport. Then when I look at the windsock it's just hanging limp and I have to think to myself, "Seriously, what the heck?"
Turbulence... It looks like similar situation I experienced in the past during my paramotor flight. Sometimes the weather is unpredictable... Great job Ryan!
It’s definitely unpredictable. Sometimes they say it’ll be gusty and it turns out to be the smoothest air ever and other times the exact opposite. Thank you for commenting.
I was praying to JESUS all the way back and thanking HIM for a while when I landed safely. I’m not religious either sir and am totally against religion as a whole. As a Christian though it’s about a relationship with our Creator and Savior. Thank you for commenting Patrick .
@@FLYNRYAN1978 Like @Wayne said -- the wing is built for it. It was just the landing I was worried about and you nailed it. Come in as fast as possible is how I was trained for in choppy wind. Most of my training landings were high short approaches and pulling the bar in for a steep approach. This leaves no chance of needing your engine should it fail. The only engine-on approach the instructor chanced was at his personal field where he likes to come in low and long as his field is short. But the the approach is over low growth crops so not much to worry about. Get back up there my friend - humans where meant to fly -- evolution gave us the mind power to create aircraft to do it. Its just the fear we have to get over. Like from the movie Dune - "Fear is the mind killer" 🤣. Cheers
Great video. In 1997 i was part of a British Army/RAF team that flew two Microlight Aircraft across Canada from Torfino on Vancouver Island to Halifax Nova Scotia.
@@BikerBloke600 Hey thank you. That sounds really awesome. Eventually I’d like to fly cross country from small airport to small airport and see the country side . Thanks for watching and commenting.
I'm sure it's really scary in an open cockpit configuration such as an ultralite. I've had summertime turbulence in a Cessna 152 that lifted me off the seat and bounced me around. Yes, I did not have my lap belt on but the cross belt was on. Just know thermo turbulence does not happen over water. That river would be a great place to fly down her or up her and not have the affects of thermo turbulence. Wind turbulence is different, but on relative calm or cool days, you won't have that.
Awesome view. Yea that turbulence can be real scary. Sad part is ya can't see it till ur in it. Seems it messed up the camera view. Thanks for sharing the trip.
I've got to give it to you, Ryan, you've got to have some pretty big balls to fly such a craft. Great video! Turbulence at 15:45 and onward was terrifying for me to watch; I can only imagine how you must have felt. I am learning to fly a Cessna 172S with Garmin 1000 avionics in a flight simulator (X-Plane 12). That is scary enough for me, thank you very much!
Wow... initially seemed like a smooth flight... then out of nowhere, turbulence. You cant even see any wind on the river either... wild... Good job keeping calm.
It was really smooth initially, but I seen something forming to my left but didn't know if it was coming at me or moving away . Now I know lol. Thanks for watching and comments.
It’s a Skycycle They were made by a guy named Trike Mike out of Chattanooga. He passed away a couple years back. They are very similar to the Northwing mavericks . Where are you Soloing? I fly at Jackson Co airport in Gainsboro. You should check it out sometime.
Yep, I owned a ELSA with a Rotex 670 engine. That engine had so much power that one could not step on brakes and apply full power on the concret, the engine would push the trike across the apran. I flew for two years. Trained in Jackson County Ga, close to SC border. The air for the most part was okay up there. I had some turbulence. When I flew the ELSA down to middle GA 130 miles, the turbulence was bad. I mean it was really bad in Dublin Ga. I could count on 1 hand the smooth flights. My turbulence looked like what this guy went through ALL THE TIME. And, I was in the air at sunup with calm winds reported. 800 feet off runway, I would get thrown all over the place. I often wondered if I could make it through the pattern without going down. It was always a struggle landing. Right where Dublin Ga is we have the warm fronts from Fl meeting the colder air from North Ga. The 40 mile stretch of land was always volitile. I never could get use to flying in the turbulence and sold the aircraft. Mine was a 2 seater. So I had to have a LSA license by the FAA. I had to take 20 hours training, complete a cross country to three airports using a sectional map, fly with an FAA examiner and take a written exam at an FAA office in Atlanta. I also had to pass an oral exam from the examiner. This guy did not have to train at all as he was in a single seater. I dd notice he was flying over a mountain range. Had he been trained, he would have avoided that as the rotor turbulence on the leeward side of the mountains will take you down fast.
I have some training as I am an H2 rated pilot back in 2019 and trained for around 6 hours in a two seater in North Carolina. So I didn’t train all by myself as I’m crazy but not on that level of crazy lol. I was around 27to 2800 MSL at the time and usually once you get around 2500 or better things start to smooth out significantly however I believe I ran into a cold front starting to move in as the weather said it would be smooth the rest of that late evening however as we all know the weather isn’t always accurate as I found out lol. Also I couldn’t fly anywhere if I had to avoid mountains where I fly as you can tell in the video my airport is right beside one lol. Thank you for watching and commenting.
We would fly The Columbia River Gorge, when flying from southwestern Wa State to North Idaho. In a bad storm we had 250ft+ elevation drops and gains in a Cessna 6 seat going thru the Gorge. We flew that way to Idaho all the time,, and went thru some doozie storms in the Gorge. Hood River in the Gorge is or was a very popular sailboarding spot,,and a high turbulence area. Sometimes that turbulence extended quite a ways up in elevation. You did the best you could when riding a kite, chop the power and turn around, be ready with the power after the turn. Be ready for the back flip if you get a monster updraft or headwind., God Forbid.
Yes, I became a paramotor Pilot this year and after my first solo I decided to stick with Trikes . I liked the idea of how portable they were, but I like a structured wing a lot more lol.
You thinking living to be 90 years old when you barely can walk or pisses and pooping your parents all the time is worth it? Live ain't that serious..dying isn't that big of a deal really..we are just scared of hte unknown is what fear comes from
Be ready is all I can say. You have no idea how scary the turbulence can get. I could tell your stories. I felt many times if I was going to make it back in one piece and I flew for over 2 years.
Another future gyro pilot ! There is wind and there are gusts and storms and such but say your prayers and hang on tight if you get in grip of angry air and it’s might. When you fly long enough you understand Mother Nature is no joke. Fly safe !!
Ive had worse than that in a fixed wing single seater Glider being caught in the tail end ot a Rotar. Not nice.High winds from 360 degrees. Alttitude about a 1000 ft. Thank God I managed to do a 90 deg. turn and get the hell out of there
You handled this like the Total Boss that you are! Outstanding! I have a question about a glider vs a chute. Assuming vfr as in you were familiar with ground and terrain features.. having flown neither... would the chute be easier or harder to maneuver?
Thank you for your kind comments. I am currently learning powered paragliding and from what little experience I have with PPG I think it’s a little easier for a hang glider . The plus with PPG though is how small it packs down and the portability of it. But the powered hang glider as long as you have a hangar is easier as you don’t have to inflate the wing . Thanks for watching and commenting.
the LSA is funner to fly. Both are suspectible to turbulence. Never flew paramotor but i understand situation from shifiting wings can cause wing collapse. A lot more people are killed flying paramotors than LSAs
Ryan was it rotors coming off the hills/Mechanical Rotors? Or Thermal? or Both. And the flight over was smooth until it wasn't, but you seem to turn back right away, I would have thought that It would have gotten better going back from where you came??? Was there a front coming in?
It was very calm for the first 15 minutes or so . Yes I think it was a front because I fought it all the way back down to the landing. The weather didn’t predict this for sure lol . There were some darkish clouds forming to my left but I didn’t know which way it was heading and thought I was far enough away to fly a little further. Next time I’ll listen to my instincts.
Actually some good exsperience for you. The hills i see and the calm water tell me it wasnt mech rotors. You came into a shear and turbulant edies. Prob generated by the weather you had on a distance. But you maintained control and flew the wing. Good job
@@FLYNRYAN1978 thanks a lot for your fast answer, i live in italy and i really like a loooot flying but here is alittle more complicated because you need a licence etc.. just for my own curiosity, last questions i promise : are you from usa ? do you need a licence to fly it ? your contents are nice and inspiring btw
@ you’re welcome. Yes i live in the US No license required because my craft falls under part 103 of our regulations as it is light enough and not a two seater. Thanks you for your comments and for watching.
Oh, man... Been there...!! Attempted an approach to Woodland WA just as the north wind kicked in on final. SLAM BAM WHAM WHOA!!! IMMEDIATE ABORT!! Safe skies me brothah...
I noticed you wearing a tee-shirt. That suggests warm temperatures. The overcast skys, I'm guessing, suggests unstable air leading to building thunderstorms starting to form in the area. The down drafts hitting the ground, causing straight line winds playing with the hills, giving you hell too. I've been there, done that flying helicopters in AZ. Not fun. Thanks for posting.
@@FLYNRYAN1978I didn't mean to minimize your experience, I've never flown an ultra light and I'm assuming turbulence affects them more than heavier aircraft. I used to fly out of an area that would routinely have smooth air in the morning but the thermals coming from uneven surface heating would always make the afternoon air rough. Strictly speaking the FAA defines light to moderate turbulence as bumpiness with temporary changes in altitude and/or attitude. Severe turbulence causes violent changes of attitude and altitude with periods of loss of control. I once had a situation where I could hold my altitude within 1000 feet of my desired altitude, yet the turbulence was reported as moderate. I'm curious, what was the wind speed, temperature and time of day?
@@keithcanfield3251 It was late afternoon and really smooth until I ran into that gust front to my left . It was really surprising. I’ve hit some bumps before but nothing that continued for that long all the way back to the airport.
Scary stuff, great video! Would you be okay with me featuring some of it in my series Weekly Dose of Aviation? Of course you will be credited both in the video and in the description.
Absolutely. That’s why I share content. I love showing others the beauty and sometimes scary side of flight . Thank you for commenting. Appreciate your support.
This looks far more interesting than a powered parachute. My buddy wanted me to go up with him in his powered parachute, above 30 mph we climbed, below 25ish we descended. It was like mowing the yard, I didn't think we'd ever land.
@@FLYNRYAN1978 lol You might be learning patients. I was intending to buy one before we went up. Dean lives one creek up river from us on the Chickamauga Lake. He and his buddy buzz the house now and then just to say hi. I'll hear them long before they show up. The stealth engineer was off that day when they built his. What I find remarkable is how many topless sunbathers he encounters so there is that. Good luck up there.
"Let it wobble", as told to me by my instructor on numerous occasions in my early flexwing flying days. Only attempt to correct it if you're blown off course, or descending or ascending significantly. You just have to get used to it but its no fun feeling like youre in a washing machine😬 Btw, when backtracking you should be on the right-hand side of the runway. Fly safe and enjoy it 😁
Like a flip of a switch - buttery smooth to crap just like that - what time of day? Just curious as I fly a paramotor trike and confined to morning and evenings. This sport intrigues me and want to pursue.
I’ve really wanted to fly an ultralight. I’ve got my part 107 and that made me go through PPL ground school andI’ve even been practicing in a flight sim quite a bit. One thing that really makes me wonder though… I made all the usual mistakes in the sim. Crashed many times, but one time even after I got the hang of it and was flying it in the sim regularly, I was flying in Arizona in the simulator and like you, came over a mountain ridge, and for some reason, was slammed into the ground. Almost like I lost all the air beneath me. My ultralight was flying perfect and the next thing you know I was diving into the ground. I’m not sure if it was a glitch in the sim or something I should consider before I start actually trying to fly one of these. I’m in Florida so it’s not like I have to worry about turbulent air around mountains, but still makes me wonder if that’s a reality that deserves consideration. I know turbulence is something that has to be dealt with, but how an ultralight handles it comparatively to maybe a Cessna 172 is another thing. I don’t have the experience to know the difference.
@@lycosa2000 ultralights like my Trike wing are tested to way beyond what you should ever be flying in , with that said anything can happen , but anything can happen anywhere you are and anything you travel in. It’s a calculated risk but the risk for me is worth the reward. You should always strive to make it as safe as possible for instance checking weather several days and the day of before deciding to fly. You should always do a good preflight. Always keep your head on a swivel and don’t get fixated on any certain object or direction. A Sim can only do so much . The more you fly and the more experience you attain the better you’ll become as a pilot. With that being said a lot of the time it’s the ones who have been flying for a while and get complacent are the ones who have accident’s. If it’s not calm out and I don’t know direction of the wind I tend to fly a little higher above the mountain ridges. Open air flying is limited to weather but it is by FAR the best type of flying. Thank you for watching and commenting and GODspeed on learning to fly whatever craft you choose .
Thank you for taking the time to respond. I do realize how important it is to actually start flying and gain experience outside in the real world. I’m getting close to making that decision. I’m close to having saved the money and go out and buy one. I have to admit it’s been bothering me about the experience in the sim. Everything went out of control really fast and I could not recover. Thankfully, I was safe in my desk chair so it’s not like it was traumatizing, but it just had me scratching my head. Could this happen out there while I’m flying? Could I just be thrown into the ground with little time to react? I also consider how each of us get into a car every day and every day, probably hundreds or thousands of times people don’t have time to react and find themselves in accidents and in varying degrees. Since we’re all used to it, we don’t think much about jumping behind the wheel and driving. I have to assume it’s a little like that. The more you fly, the more you gain confidence about your ability to fly and trust in the aircraft. Like you’ve said, complacency is dangerous and I certainly agree with that. At this point I can’t even imagine getting to the point of complacency. I’m more worried that I’m a little too apprehensive about it. I can’t wait to try it, but honestly, I keep second guessing it as well. I suppose that’s probably normal.
@@lycosa2000 I’ve never seen anyone thrown to the ground like you’re describing. You can hit what’s sometimes referred to as sink or maybe rotor close to the ground but you are usually ready and expecting anything as you speed up and focus on landing. As I’m sure you may have heard already if not you will that altitude is your friend. You have more of a chance to react if something should occur. When you begin training with someone most or all of what you’re asking will be covered. Turbulence is sometimes scarier than others because air as you know is invisible lol. If there is a little wind and you know which way it’s blowing you can avoid it for the most part like staying away from the leeward side of hills and mountains and or being well above them. If you get into Trikes you will love them or hate them as there’s usually no middle ground lol. The great things about Trikes are the glide ratio and ability to land slow and in most places other aircraft can’t land .
Hats off to you brother. I think you are freaking nuts and you couldn't get me to do that with a gun to my head but if that's what trips your trigger, go for it.
The slow speed is what makes it so appealing to me . You can take off and land in a very short distance and have plenty of time to take in the scenery. .
I clocked my ground speed at 65 knots with a trail wind and 50 with flying into the wind. But then I had a rotax 670 high performace engine. My engine sounded like an airplance prop. @@maxflight777
I guess I didn’t know those things could haul around the 100 pound each bean bag chair sized nuts you got.😂 That thing is literally like an office chair attached to a kite.. F that. Awesome video
@@FLYNRYAN1978 I watched it like 3 times. That is just unbelievable. I wish I had the nerve to do that stuff. I’ll ride my harley like a bat out of flaming hell but it’s not thousands of feet off th e ground 🤣
Great to watch I fly a FLPHG and would kill power and turn in the lift for that situation making the most of the unstable air .I have thermaled to inversion layer only to bounce under it that felt like every bolt would shake undone it terrified me .latter after landing I asked other pilot how he broke through inversion he said stay with it until a stronger thermal can punch you through inversion to were the lift is like silk .mabe you were at an inversion layer ?
Years ago when I learned to fly hang gliders (1980), my instructor told me that if air was visible, there's no way anyone would want to fly through it. I think he was right. I remember the first time I ever went over the falls in a booming Arizona thermal, and boy did It scare the crap out of me! I was coring the thermal and the next thing I knew my wing was pointing almost straight down. Thanks to the reflex our wings have built into them, it really wasn't that dangerous. Going over the falls isn't uncommon in big air, and I actually got to where I enjoyed the ride. It's kind of like going down that first big hill on a roller coaster. But I can tell you the most dangerous thing I have encountered and witnessed in my 40+ years of flying dacron and aluminum wings is a dust devil near the ground. I hit one in Flagstaff on landing which was invisible since there was no dust for it to pick up in the area, and it put me into an almost 90 degree bank, and I was less than 40 feet off the ground. Somehow I managed to pull it out and was unscathed. I was also a eye witness when Dan Buchanan was killed flying a hang glider while performing at the Mountain Home AFB airshow in 2018. The likely cause was determined to be an invisible dust devil (it was a very hot day with big dust devils in the area). So my point is be very careful during strong thermic conditions while flying close to the ground. I've found it's best to be on the ground wishing you were flying rather than being in the air wishing you were on the ground.
I'm getting more comfortable with turbulence but when it lasts as long as it did that's what I don't like . Thanks for your knowledge and experience.
@@FLYNRYAN1978 No problem. Be safe and have fun.
I’ve watched invisible vortices nearly push large SUVs off the road. The August heat here in Wyoming seems to be when they are most prevalent. When the do hit a dust patch or alkali flat, they rocket the dust into the sky!
@@tomcoryell not sure what I hit but I know I didn't like it . lol
As I was reading your post before getting half way through I was thinking ‘Dan Buchanan’ and then you added you weee there. That accident really took the wind out of my sails …total pro, high airtime pilot, boom..he’s gone. I only saw him fly once at an airshow in Grand Junction. I happened to be one of the ‘early bird’ hang glider pilots back in The 80’s hot towing behind a vehicle in Hobbs, NM using the harness tow method.
Maybe I missed something but I don't see how it was the scariest flight he ever had
I've actually had a bumpier flight than that since this video. It was my first cross country. I guess you just had to be there. it probably isn't much compared to some, but it felt like it to me. Thanks for watching.
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@@beans-wi3wi I disagree! When he approached the river at 22:42 he encountered some fairly intense turbulence. Definitely enough to make the ass pucker.
I know this is completely irrelevant, but this video reminded me about my great uncle. He used to have an ultralight very similar to yours and he got to land it on the USS Yorktown CV-10. It was done as a Vietnam War memorial. He was drafted into the army. I wish I could have seen that in person, but it happened about 20 years before I was born.
That would have been awesome to see!
Thanks for watching.
Excellent story, I’ve been to the Yorktown several times and plan to go again later this year. Hopefully you can go to honor him and the flight he made. Cheers
That sharp buffeting when you encounter significant turbulence can sure make you want to "suck up a seat cushion". Extra high pucker factor there.
Absolutely!
Now thats real flying, and getting a real feel of some wind/turbulence. Well handled. When i encounter heavy turbulence i just add power. Pull the bar slightly and try to punch through. Circling the bar and just keeping calm. It always feel worse than it is. I also convince myself its only the cart swerving. The wing has got this👌🙏😄
Yeah
You really have no choice but to stay calm . If you can’t you have no business flying. Panic makes you make bad decisions lol .
Thanks for the support and thanks for watching.
I just do a quick dump in my pants… Bail the craft, dragging frantically at my Parachute before doing another quick dump in my pants… And then crash land somewhere over some power lines minus my Phone, shoes, craft, pants and my dignity… 🪂
40 years ago I went up in a Terratorn Tierra with my 9 year old daughter. The only reason we are alive is I had the prudence to buy a BRS ballistic chute. I am a believer. I will never fly without one.
Totally agree.
I have a throwable chute.
I would rather have a ballistic though.
Thanks for commenting and watching.
If I had a ballistic parachute I might have kept my ELSA. But they cost 5000 and FAA requirments are to be inspected every 2 years i think at around 1500. @@FLYNRYAN1978
First question that jumped into my mind was exactly about this.
A@@FLYNRYAN1978
@@FLYNRYAN1978It takes real ⚾️🏐🏈🎾’s to fly one of those things. 👍. Maybe save up for the BRS ballistic chute you prefer. 🧠
Very minor turbulence. In about a thousand hours of flying trikes I have suffered much worse on many occasions.
Didn't feel minor to me but then again, I only have a little over a hundred hours. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Does anyone else feel a sense of falling while watching these? I do. lol
Thank you for watching.
I am thinking about a ultralight for retirement and you gave me a new perspective of what else there is than just flying and having fun. Thank God you came through this ok but, again, thanks for showing me there are other things to think about other than taking off and landing.
You’re welcome. Admittedly I may have overreacted in my situation but until that flight I’d never experienced turbulence for that long of time. I recommend this type of aircraft to anyone.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
You should have flown in and around Dublin GA, The turbulence you experienced was a normal day for me. I finally sold the ELSA rotax 670 high performace engine. Unbelievable power. I could never get used to wind gusts trying to flip my ELSA over. The worst trubulence was flying in the pattern and trying to burn base to final fighting really bad turbulence like drops of 20 feet or fighting the wing being blown on one side. I remember being blown so hard I ended up landing in the grass next to the runway. I had Tundra tires. The ELSA was designed for grass landings. @@FLYNRYAN1978
Try flying on the Internet , works for me …
@@airspro5666 LOL! Great advice for staying alive!
@@FLYNRYAN1978 I trust you cleaned the seat and did a laundry when you got home.
Nothing to be scared off here,, normal smooth flight with some bumbs.🤘
It's almost like you were there lol.
Thanks for commenting.
@@FLYNRYAN1978 From ground view or overhead view it looks less scary.
But i flew trikes over 12 years and had my own scary moments, while ground viewers say ,, your wing was perfect and straight level, and i was shaking in the trike unit.🤗
I have flew with a few bums on UNITED
Hi Ryan, It was interesting to watch your response to the turbulence and the more it kicked you, the more you pulled on the bar. The extra speed from tensing and pulling the bar in will make the turbulence feel much more pronounced. If it does get a bit rough just slow the wing down as well as just damping it out. I did make a video on fly in turbulence but this is all about your channel. Being confident in your machine comes with time, experience and knowledge of how to make it easier and less stressful for you. Keep flying and a good pilot never stops learning. Fly safe :)
Thank you for your support.
It’s instinct to pull the bar in lol. I have to get away from that I know. You are definitely one of my favorite channels to watch and learn from .
Thanks for watching and commenting. Happy flying!
@@FLYNRYAN1978 little oks like 1978 was a good year as well. I hope my small amount of words has helped, even just a little bit.
Oh yes
I appreciate all the input I can get.
Yes, updrafts and downdrafts from the hilly terrain with maybe some added wind to make it even more interesting. Ultralights will be affected more than heavier aircraft. You should be okay if you don't exceed your maneuvering speed. You did well when you reduced your throttle. Just ride it out and be prepared to quickly add lots of throttle if you get into a downdraft.
I agree.
Thank you for watching and commenting.
Great video. Thanks for sharing
I flew a Wizard ultralight for 5 years. Now looking for a two place paraplane.
Thank you , I want to complete my sport pilot license and get a two seater . I want to share this beautiful gift with others .
I flew with a friend on his trike, and another buddy took off with us out of Double Eagle near Albuquerque New Mexico in 2008, I was invited to drive there for a trike fly-in group I was part of when I took up flying them using my LSA fixed wing experience as hours so I could learn to fly trikes with mechanical, comms and especially meteorology experience (my College minor was Earth Science and Major was Social Science) .
On our trike flight near KABQ, everything was nominal--nice smooth air, our engines were well warmed up, and we looked forward to an hour long flight, and we headed west, away from the city, knowing the high mountain range to the east, the southern tail of the Rockies, could churn up dangerous turbulence.
What we did not see, or see on the radar, was the hidden gust front moving in from the east from behind the mountain range. It came upon us suddenly, making us feel like the wind wanted to separate our wing from us.
We declared an emergency, and tried to warn our friend on the radio, who had flown faster out ahead of us, but we could not reach him and there was no operational tower at Double Eagle at that time.
So with me and my friend both working the trapeze trying to stay cool thru the chop--just flying through it and not trying to overpower the trapeze, we made it to the longest runway at the field, about a mile long, coming in crabbed but touching down shaken, but not stirred.
During the flight my friend shouted to me "r u alright?" and I gave a thumbs up, since his helmet probably would have not let him hear the answer, even on radio with noise cancellation, because of the heavy wind.
Funny thing, I was fine, more worried about landing so I could visit that place we need after a flight on an aircraft with no "facilities" since I had had several cups of hot chocolate that morning. My fixed wing teacher taught me how to be unflappable in a crisis--his attitude is "one way or another, you'll kiss the planet earth again" so he prepared me and coached me well for emergencies before offering me a solo, only four lessons in my fixed wing training though I only flew trikes with a partner, because it was like camping, since trikes can land by streams and rivers and we could catch fish for our lovely ladies waiting for us at home.
Only advisory about this video--find a helmet, the only landing u can walk away from is one where your head does not have to be velcroed back on to your body.
Thanks you
I enjoyed reading your comments.
I have several helmets and I don’t disagree that it’s probably better to wear one than not to but if I land that hard that I need a helmet it’s probably only going to be good for identification purposes only lol .
@@atticushexcel9567 So correct. On any ulltralight, a must. I was run over crossing at a crosswalk in '19, the car that impacted me was going 35 mph, and I rolled under the SUV and flew 10 feet, landing upright.
Soo lucky, the police said I was the only person they'd seen who'd survived such an accident, and I was out of the hospital 24 hrs later with just a concussion and bruises.
Of course I did not have a helmet, pedestrians usually do not, but I was wearing my heavy jacket I always use for trike flying, since it was cold that night. My padded arms cushioned the blows the tires and suv axles made to my face, and I had jeans on.
So I recommend motorcycle style wear in addition to a helmet when flying an Ultralight--since my impact speed in my pedestrian accident was quite similar to what one might expect in an ultralight landing upset by a freak wind gust.
As one who has hit the ground at speed many times, the helmet becomes one of the few things you actually prefer to lead with. While an aircraft impact could be too severe to matter, it could also be sort of an out of control landing type crash that resembles motorcycle style/type smacks/tumbles. Anyway, having been knocked out with a helmet on, I’ve never been a fan of testing the ground with my bear naked skull.
Amazing. What state is this, when you first took off, the countryside that came into view, just beautiful the green is overwhelming
Thank you yes it’s extremely beautiful here.
Gainsboro TN is the location.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
To avoid thermals, do not pass over darker colored ground cover. It's tough around airports but rising heat from dark colored ground cover will toss you around like a hackysack
Thanks for commenting and watching.
@@FLYNRYAN1978helluva nice video though
Nice vid, good flying. I plan to get to work on my light trike, just as soon as i finish up learning my ppg! Love the low n slow stuff too!!!👍👍👍
Sweet
Yeah I’ve been training on the PPG since last year.
I want to go even slower lol.
Thanks for watching.
My pleasure...keep posting, love the adventures!
@@FLYNRYAN1978yeah I been kiting for cpl years myself, got all the goodies now to start hang testing n motor practice! I'm ready for spring for sure!!!
I've had days where the air was smooth as glass until I hit that first bit of moderate turbulence and then it seems to follow me all the way back to the airport. Then when I look at the windsock it's just hanging limp and I have to think to myself, "Seriously, what the heck?"
Exactly my thoughts lol. Thanks for the comments .
The devil is messing with you.
It's the meaness coming out of you. It causes turbulence. And flatulence 💨💨💨
That is why you check the windspeed and direction at the different altitudes.
Turbulence... It looks like similar situation I experienced in the past during my paramotor flight. Sometimes the weather is unpredictable... Great job Ryan!
It’s definitely unpredictable. Sometimes they say it’ll be gusty and it turns out to be the smoothest air ever and other times the exact opposite. Thank you for commenting.
Sometimes the weather is unpredictable ? And sometimes pilots have a lack of knowledge and ignore their basics... Back to your books !
Of course sky.....
Im not religious but that much chop would make me pray 😁
Great landing 👍
Cheers
I was praying to JESUS all the way back and thanking HIM for a while when I landed safely. I’m not religious either sir and am totally against religion as a whole. As a Christian though it’s about a relationship with our Creator and Savior. Thank you for commenting Patrick .
@@FLYNRYAN1978
Like @Wayne said -- the wing is built for it. It was just the landing I was worried about and you nailed it.
Come in as fast as possible is how I was trained for in choppy wind. Most of my training landings were high short approaches and pulling the bar in for a steep approach. This leaves no chance of needing your engine should it fail. The only engine-on approach the instructor chanced was at his personal field where he likes to come in low and long as his field is short. But the the approach is over low growth crops so not much to worry about.
Get back up there my friend - humans where meant to fly -- evolution gave us the mind power to create aircraft to do it. Its just the fear we have to get over. Like from the movie Dune - "Fear is the mind killer" 🤣.
Cheers
@@patrickmckowen2999 absolutely going back up .
Great video. In 1997 i was part of a British Army/RAF team that flew two Microlight Aircraft across Canada from Torfino on Vancouver Island to Halifax Nova Scotia.
@@BikerBloke600 Hey thank you.
That sounds really awesome.
Eventually I’d like to fly cross country from small airport to small airport and see the country side .
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Beautiful! Thank you! Cheers!
@@mlopez2aol you are welcome. Thank you for watching and your kind comments.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful video and moment.
Very welcome !
Thanks for watching and commenting.
I'm sure it's really scary in an open cockpit configuration such as an ultralite. I've had summertime turbulence in a Cessna 152 that lifted me off the seat and bounced me around. Yes, I did not have my lap belt on but the cross belt was on. Just know thermo turbulence does not happen over water. That river would be a great place to fly down her or up her and not have the affects of thermo turbulence. Wind turbulence is different, but on relative calm or cool days, you won't have that.
I have also found it to be calmer flying over water. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Turbulence or not, i'm still dreaming to get myself one of these someday.
And as many already mentioned before, a beatiful scenery you got there.
I highly encourage it .
No pun intended lol.
That’s what we call a “ soft landing “ 🤣🤣🤣
You land in your own sh!t 🤣🤣
Almost needs a new pair lol.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Awesome view. Yea that turbulence can be real scary. Sad part is ya can't see it till ur in it. Seems it messed up the camera view. Thanks for sharing the trip.
Yeah
That’s the first time turbulence moved the cameras.
Thank you for watching and your comments.
A real flight, not the kind of flight when you sit in the aluminum tube of an airplane. My Sub for this incredible job.
@@fighterbomberMiG27 well said ! Thank you. I love all forms of flight but this is my favorite for sure.
I've got to give it to you, Ryan, you've got to have some pretty big balls to fly such a craft. Great video! Turbulence at 15:45 and onward was terrifying for me to watch; I can only imagine how you must have felt. I am learning to fly a Cessna 172S with Garmin 1000 avionics in a flight simulator (X-Plane 12). That is scary enough for me, thank you very much!
Thank you for your kind words and thanks for watching . Maybe we can fly together one day.
@@FLYNRYAN1978 I'm not so sure about our flying together since I am terrified of heights and will stick with the simulator. Fly safely and enjoy!👍
@@SWExplore nothing like the real thing.
I don't think I could fly like this without a chute,.,,.Tkzz for sharing.,.,.,,peace
Me neither. I have a throwable chute on the side just in case. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Wow... initially seemed like a smooth flight... then out of nowhere, turbulence. You cant even see any wind on the river either... wild... Good job keeping calm.
It was really smooth initially, but I seen something forming to my left but didn't know if it was coming at me or moving away . Now I know lol. Thanks for watching and comments.
You did well pulling the power back and keeping your composure.
I ran into the same thing when flying my Cessna over southern Oklahoma last year.
Thank you and thanks for watching and commenting. Happy flying.
May I ask what brand/model trike is that? I’m from Gallatin Tennessee. I’m about to solo this weekend.
It’s a Skycycle
They were made by a guy named Trike Mike out of Chattanooga. He passed away a couple years back.
They are very similar to the Northwing mavericks .
Where are you Soloing?
I fly at Jackson Co airport in Gainsboro.
You should check it out sometime.
@@FLYNRYAN1978 Mine is a SkYcycle too. I've had it about two years. We'll have to get together. th-cam.com/video/W2UAXmfD9-E/w-d-xo.html
Idk what could be more sketch .... like maybe straddling a rockets wile e coyote style and lighting the match 😂 god bless you 🙏
Lol, it's actually pretty safe statistically speaking. Thanks for watching.
Yep, I owned a ELSA with a Rotex 670 engine. That engine had so much power that one could not step on brakes and apply full power on the concret, the engine would push the trike across the apran. I flew for two years. Trained in Jackson County Ga, close to SC border. The air for the most part was okay up there. I had some turbulence. When I flew the ELSA down to middle GA 130 miles, the turbulence was bad. I mean it was really bad in Dublin Ga. I could count on 1 hand the smooth flights. My turbulence looked like what this guy went through ALL THE TIME. And, I was in the air at sunup with calm winds reported. 800 feet off runway, I would get thrown all over the place. I often wondered if I could make it through the pattern without going down. It was always a struggle landing. Right where Dublin Ga is we have the warm fronts from Fl meeting the colder air from North Ga. The 40 mile stretch of land was always volitile. I never could get use to flying in the turbulence and sold the aircraft. Mine was a 2 seater. So I had to have a LSA license by the FAA. I had to take 20 hours training, complete a cross country to three airports using a sectional map, fly with an FAA examiner and take a written exam at an FAA office in Atlanta. I also had to pass an oral exam from the examiner. This guy did not have to train at all as he was in a single seater. I dd notice he was flying over a mountain range. Had he been trained, he would have avoided that as the rotor turbulence on the leeward side of the mountains will take you down fast.
I have some training as I am an H2 rated pilot back in 2019 and trained for around 6 hours in a two seater in North Carolina. So I didn’t train all by myself as I’m crazy but not on that level of crazy lol. I was around 27to 2800 MSL at the time and usually once you get around 2500 or better things start to smooth out significantly however I believe I ran into a cold front starting to move in as the weather said it would be smooth the rest of that late evening however as we all know the weather isn’t always accurate as I found out lol. Also I couldn’t fly anywhere if I had to avoid mountains where I fly as you can tell in the video my airport is right beside one lol. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Well done... I've never flown an ultralite or anything like that, but I can see how the situation would have got you nice and tensed-up!
Thank you and thanks for watching.
We would fly The Columbia River Gorge, when flying from southwestern Wa State to North Idaho. In a bad storm we had 250ft+ elevation drops and gains in a Cessna 6 seat going thru the Gorge. We flew that way to Idaho all the time,, and went thru some doozie storms in the Gorge. Hood River in the Gorge is or was a very popular sailboarding spot,,and a high turbulence area. Sometimes that turbulence extended quite a ways up in elevation. You did the best you could when riding a kite, chop the power and turn around, be ready with the power after the turn. Be ready for the back flip if you get a monster updraft or headwind., God Forbid.
Yeah, that's exactly what I did but my little trike couldn't outrun it back to the airport. lol Thanks for watching and commenting.
Great flight! Greetings from Argentina!
Hey thank you ! It’s one I’m sure not to forget. Lol
Being in the rockies, I've experienced a bunch of similar conditions and they can get your attention fast! Nice video.
Thank you and thanks for watching.
As a paraglider and Paramotor pilot, these will be my next changele. It’s seems less stressful than the Paramotor(by foot) or trike launch.
Yes, I became a paramotor Pilot this year and after my first solo I decided to stick with Trikes . I liked the idea of how portable they were, but I like a structured wing a lot more lol.
It never ceases to amaze me the way we create new ways to die.
The way I see it is new ways to truly live lol. It’s all a matter of perspective I guess.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
You thinking living to be 90 years old when you barely can walk or pisses and pooping your parents all the time is worth it? Live ain't that serious..dying isn't that big of a deal really..we are just scared of hte unknown is what fear comes from
🤣 life's not hard enough, let me put a few hundred feet between me and the ground
Code brown for sure there. I don't know anything about those aircraft--do you practice stalls in those? Power on/off?
Yeah, I never practice for turbulence though lol.
@@FLYNRYAN1978 I don't recall that coming up in my private or instrument rating, either!
Great video! Thanks for sharing. Looked like quite a ride! I always thought trikes would be fun to try, I just might give it a go yet!
Thank you. Yes give it a go . You will not be disappointed.
Be ready is all I can say. You have no idea how scary the turbulence can get. I could tell your stories. I felt many times if I was going to make it back in one piece and I flew for over 2 years.
@kevindecker9444 This is an interesting comment. What made you stop after two years? Cause Im thinking of getting into it.
Another future gyro pilot ! There is wind and there are gusts and storms and such but say your prayers and hang on tight if you get in grip of angry air and it’s might. When you fly long enough you understand Mother Nature is no joke. Fly safe !!
Lol
Maybe one day .
I love all things that fly .
Thanks for watching.
It's looking very nice! How fast this goes?
@@Finnair92 it cruises around 35 and bar pulled in about 50mph.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Good advice I got when first flying my joystick controlled ultralight---"If you get into turbulence, don't give up, just keep stiring that pot!"
LOL I was ready to get back down . Thanks for watching.
Which place is it? Scenic beauty is awesome 👌.
Gainsboro TN
Thank you for watching and your kind comments.
Ive had worse than that in a fixed wing single seater Glider being caught in the tail end ot a Rotar. Not nice.High winds from 360 degrees. Alttitude about a 1000 ft. Thank God I managed to do a 90 deg. turn and get the hell out of there
Thanks for watching.
You handled this like the Total Boss that you are! Outstanding! I have a question about a glider vs a chute. Assuming vfr as in you were familiar with ground and terrain features.. having flown neither... would the chute be easier or harder to maneuver?
Thank you for your kind comments. I am currently learning powered paragliding and from what little experience I have with PPG I think it’s a little easier for a hang glider . The plus with PPG though is how small it packs down and the portability of it. But the powered hang glider as long as you have a hangar is easier as you don’t have to inflate the wing . Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@FLYNRYAN1978 Thank You Sir! Fly safe and keep The great vids coming!
the LSA is funner to fly. Both are suspectible to turbulence. Never flew paramotor but i understand situation from shifiting wings can cause wing collapse. A lot more people are killed flying paramotors than LSAs
@@kevindecker9444 I'm currently learning to fly paramotor trike.. I love low n slow.
Reminded me of when I got to fly around Phx. Just going over the freeway caused lift. Pretty scary machines if there's any wind. Good video.
I agree , flying these are very weather dependent.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Scary enough in the 150, can’t imagine what it’s like in a micro?! 😱🫣
What a BEAUTIFUL Airpark!? 🙏
Thank you.
Yes you can definitely feel everything in a Trike lol .
It’s one of the most beautiful ways to fly when it’s calm though.
Is this Julian off of Trailer Park Boys flexing??
lol
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Good grief! That air was real trash at the end. Nice crosswind approach and landing.
Yes. It got super trashy . Thank you sir .
Ryan was it rotors coming off the hills/Mechanical Rotors? Or Thermal? or Both. And the flight over was smooth until it wasn't, but you seem to turn back right away, I would have thought that It would have gotten better going back from where you came??? Was there a front coming in?
It was very calm for the first 15 minutes or so . Yes I think it was a front because I fought it all the way back down to the landing. The weather didn’t predict this for sure lol . There were some darkish clouds forming to my left but I didn’t know which way it was heading and thought I was far enough away to fly a little further. Next time I’ll listen to my instincts.
@@FLYNRYAN1978 Amen
Actually some good exsperience for you. The hills i see and the calm water tell me it wasnt mech rotors. You came into a shear and turbulant edies. Prob generated by the weather you had on a distance. But you maintained control and flew the wing. Good job
@@whisperingeagle Thank you
Beautiful scenery where's this ?
Gainsboro Airport middle TN
Just don’t fly in the middle of da day ,just mornings and before the sun set
I do lol. It was late afternoon and I think it was a gust front that popped up out of nowhere.
@@FLYNRYAN1978 I know this is a video do you still fly ?I used to have a phantom ultralight
@@DanielHunterUSA yeah i'll never stop flying it's just cold right now.
Do you have to pay insurance every year , or property tax ? thanks
No , I do pay hanger rent and gas , that's about it .
@@FLYNRYAN1978 thanks a lot for your fast answer, i live in italy and i really like a loooot flying but here is alittle more complicated because you need a licence etc.. just for my own curiosity, last questions i promise : are you from usa ? do you need a licence to fly it ? your contents are nice and inspiring btw
@ you’re welcome.
Yes i live in the US
No license required because my craft falls under part 103 of our regulations as it is light enough and not a two seater.
Thanks you for your comments and for watching.
on the other hand, free-flight pilots are looking for such turbulence to go up. HAHAHA
lol yeah I don’t think this Is the kind you are looking for.
Thanks for watching!
@@FLYNRYAN1978 cool stuff tho. did you figure out what caused it? some feature in the terrain or forecast maybe?
@@MrLimitlessME I think it was some weather that popped up out of nowhere.
Oh, man... Been there...!! Attempted an approach to Woodland WA just as the north wind kicked in on final. SLAM BAM WHAM WHOA!!! IMMEDIATE ABORT!! Safe skies me brothah...
Yeah, It's not where I want to be lol. Thank you .
Great pilot,what is the crusing speed of your trike?
Thank you
Around 45ish
@@FLYNRYAN1978 thank you😊
I noticed you wearing a tee-shirt. That suggests warm temperatures. The overcast skys, I'm guessing, suggests unstable air leading to building thunderstorms starting to form in the area. The down drafts hitting the ground, causing straight line winds playing with the hills, giving you hell too.
I've been there, done that flying helicopters in AZ. Not fun. Thanks for posting.
Hey thanks for watching.
It's normal to get some mild turbulence when transitioning from flying over water to over land, especially on hot days and bare land.
This was a little more than mild lol. Thanks for watching.
@@FLYNRYAN1978I didn't mean to minimize your experience, I've never flown an ultra light and I'm assuming turbulence affects them more than heavier aircraft.
I used to fly out of an area that would routinely have smooth air in the morning but the thermals coming from uneven surface heating would always make the afternoon air rough.
Strictly speaking the FAA defines light to moderate turbulence as bumpiness with temporary changes in altitude and/or attitude. Severe turbulence causes violent changes of attitude and altitude with periods of loss of control.
I once had a situation where I could hold my altitude within 1000 feet of my desired altitude, yet the turbulence was reported as moderate.
I'm curious, what was the wind speed, temperature and time of day?
@@keithcanfield3251 It was late afternoon and really smooth until I ran into that gust front to my left .
It was really surprising.
I’ve hit some bumps before but nothing that continued for that long all the way back to the airport.
@@FLYNRYAN1978 The atmosphere can be an unpredictable beast. Good video. Fly safe.
@@keithcanfield3251 thank you.
Appreciate it!
this is really awesome! well done 🎞
Thank you
Hi nice video. Where was it taken please?
Thank you
Gainsboro TN is where it was recorded.
Certainly a testament to the design and construction of a the plane and the pilots skill.
Thank you Tom .
I’m an instrument-rated private pilot and licensed skydiver, yet I’d never fly around in one of these rinky-dink ultralights. No thanks!
It's definitely not for everyone. Thanks for watching.
Atleast not without a chute
Scary stuff, great video! Would you be okay with me featuring some of it in my series Weekly Dose of Aviation? Of course you will be credited both in the video and in the description.
Absolutely. That’s why I share content. I love showing others the beauty and sometimes scary side of flight . Thank you for commenting. Appreciate your support.
Can you also let me know when the video is up ? Thanks .
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Where is your airstrip ?
@@SparrowCYEL Gainsboro TN
great video fantastic views terrific flight very good very good where next flight I liked
Thank you for watching and commenting.
Fly a gyroplane they perform great in windy conditions
Maybe one day . Thanks for watching.
Where is that if you don't mind me asking? Beautiful valley there.
Gainsboro TN
Jackson Co Airport
Thanks for watching.
LOL, I trained at jackson country airport in Georgia just north of Athens@@FLYNRYAN1978
Phew ...thank goodness you had all the flying safety kit on
Right. Thanks for watching.
Was fun to watch… but in which country is it ? France ?
TN America . Thanks
What goes up, will come down. Stay safe, have fun.
Yeah it sucks to run out of gas lol. Thanks for watching and commenting.
This looks far more interesting than a powered parachute. My buddy wanted me to go up with him in his powered parachute, above 30 mph we climbed, below 25ish we descended. It was like mowing the yard, I didn't think we'd ever land.
I’m currently learning paramotoring as my favorite aspect of this type of flying is Low and Slow lol.
@@FLYNRYAN1978 lol You might be learning patients. I was intending to buy one before we went up. Dean lives one creek up river from us on the Chickamauga Lake. He and his buddy buzz the house now and then just to say hi. I'll hear them long before they show up. The stealth engineer was off that day when they built his. What I find remarkable is how many topless sunbathers he encounters so there is that. Good luck up there.
@@turdferguson5300 thank you
Yes I will have to work on my patience lol
"Let it wobble", as told to me by my instructor on numerous occasions in my early flexwing flying days. Only attempt to correct it if you're blown off course, or descending or ascending significantly. You just have to get used to it but its no fun feeling like youre in a washing machine😬
Btw, when backtracking you should be on the right-hand side of the runway. Fly safe and enjoy it 😁
Good to know thank you.
Did ya get a racing stripe on the back of them trousers? I think I would have!!!!
Almost lol
Like a flip of a switch - buttery smooth to crap just like that - what time of day? Just curious as I fly a paramotor trike and confined to morning and evenings. This sport intrigues me and want to pursue.
It was late afternoon but apparently not late enough lol.
I’m pursuing paramotoring .
I want to be biwingral.
Bravo! Amazing video!! Next best thing to flying that thing myself.
Thank you and thanks for watching.
I would never... almost had a mid-air with one coming out of an outlying field touch and go in a T-34C back in '83
Always have to be alert .
Thanks for watching.
Why you have a radio. And scan for aircraft in 10 degree increments. You will never see it panninng the sky.
There something about the sound of a weed eater motor that keeps me grounded lol
I hear ya lol.
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I’ve really wanted to fly an ultralight. I’ve got my part 107 and that made me go through PPL ground school andI’ve even been practicing in a flight sim quite a bit. One thing that really makes me wonder though… I made all the usual mistakes in the sim. Crashed many times, but one time even after I got the hang of it and was flying it in the sim regularly, I was flying in Arizona in the simulator and like you, came over a mountain ridge, and for some reason, was slammed into the ground. Almost like I lost all the air beneath me. My ultralight was flying perfect and the next thing you know I was diving into the ground. I’m not sure if it was a glitch in the sim or something I should consider before I start actually trying to fly one of these. I’m in Florida so it’s not like I have to worry about turbulent air around mountains, but still makes me wonder if that’s a reality that deserves consideration. I know turbulence is something that has to be dealt with, but how an ultralight handles it comparatively to maybe a Cessna 172 is another thing. I don’t have the experience to know the difference.
@@lycosa2000 ultralights like my Trike wing are tested to way beyond what you should ever be flying in , with that said anything can happen , but anything can happen anywhere you are and anything you travel in. It’s a calculated risk but the risk for me is worth the reward. You should always strive to make it as safe as possible for instance checking weather several days and the day of before deciding to fly. You should always do a good preflight. Always keep your head on a swivel and don’t get fixated on any certain object or direction. A Sim can only do so much . The more you fly and the more experience you attain the better you’ll become as a pilot. With that being said a lot of the time it’s the ones who have been flying for a while and get complacent are the ones who have accident’s. If it’s not calm out and I don’t know direction of the wind I tend to fly a little higher above the mountain ridges.
Open air flying is limited to weather but it is by FAR the best type of flying.
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Thank you for taking the time to respond. I do realize how important it is to actually start flying and gain experience outside in the real world. I’m getting close to making that decision. I’m close to having saved the money and go out and buy one. I have to admit it’s been bothering me about the experience in the sim. Everything went out of control really fast and I could not recover. Thankfully, I was safe in my desk chair so it’s not like it was traumatizing, but it just had me scratching my head. Could this happen out there while I’m flying? Could I just be thrown into the ground with little time to react? I also consider how each of us get into a car every day and every day, probably hundreds or thousands of times people don’t have time to react and find themselves in accidents and in varying degrees. Since we’re all used to it, we don’t think much about jumping behind the wheel and driving. I have to assume it’s a little like that. The more you fly, the more you gain confidence about your ability to fly and trust in the aircraft. Like you’ve said, complacency is dangerous and I certainly agree with that. At this point I can’t even imagine getting to the point of complacency. I’m more worried that I’m a little too apprehensive about it. I can’t wait to try it, but honestly, I keep second guessing it as well. I suppose that’s probably normal.
@@lycosa2000 I’ve never seen anyone thrown to the ground like you’re describing. You can hit what’s sometimes referred to as sink or maybe rotor close to the ground but you are usually ready and expecting anything as you speed up and focus on landing. As I’m sure you may have heard already if not you will that altitude is your friend. You have more of a chance to react if something should occur. When you begin training with someone most or all of what you’re asking will be covered.
Turbulence is sometimes scarier than others because air as you know is invisible lol. If there is a little wind and you know which way it’s blowing you can avoid it for the most part like staying away from the leeward side of hills and mountains and or being well above them. If you get into Trikes you will love them or hate them as there’s usually no middle ground lol.
The great things about Trikes are the glide ratio and ability to land slow and in most places other aircraft can’t land .
Good job man!
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Awesome video ❤
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Hats off to you brother. I think you are freaking nuts and you couldn't get me to do that with a gun to my head but if that's what trips your trigger, go for it.
Lol
I hear ya
I personally think it’s nuts as well but I also think it’s nuts not to .
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Everything goes well as long as you keep the oven gloves on!
Lol yes
Regular situation, some chatter.
It's probably scary for you, because you fly before only in calm weather...
You are probably right .
What an amazing and idelic location, great airfield, unlimited emergency landing zones. But I couldn't cope with the speed of that untralight!
Go any faster and you can’t take in the views ?
The slow speed is what makes it so appealing to me . You can take off and land in a very short distance and have plenty of time to take in the scenery. .
I clocked my ground speed at 65 knots with a trail wind and 50 with flying into the wind. But then I had a rotax 670 high performace engine. My engine sounded like an airplance prop. @@maxflight777
great experience
Yes indeed !
Where are you from is it Canada or America??
This is America . Middle TN
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I guess I didn’t know those things could haul around the 100 pound each bean bag chair sized nuts you got.😂
That thing is literally like an office chair attached to a kite..
F that.
Awesome video
lol
Well I’ll take that as a compliment.
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@@FLYNRYAN1978 I watched it like 3 times. That is just unbelievable.
I wish I had the nerve to do that stuff.
I’ll ride my harley like a bat out of flaming hell but it’s not thousands of feet off th e ground 🤣
@@JHobartMusic72 Statistically flying is safer lol, but I here ya.
NOW THAT..is one FINE ‘Airpark’. Gorgeous, private area. I was going to say “how much runway does that thing NEED?!”
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If there’s no wind around a hundred feet with my fat butt lol
scary lawnmower ride
Indeed, but I prefer weed eater ride lol.
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Wherever you experienced this white knuckle adventure was, it certainly was a beautiful location to unfortunately have to also your droors 😅👍
lol
Yes
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The absence of any birds in the air should offer you a clue as to whether you should fly or not.
@@Neo--X good info .
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Great to watch I fly a FLPHG and would kill power and turn in the lift for that situation making the most of the unstable air .I have thermaled to inversion layer only to bounce under it that felt like every bolt would shake undone it terrified me .latter after landing I asked other pilot how he broke through inversion he said stay with it until a stronger thermal can punch you through inversion to were the lift is like silk .mabe you were at an inversion layer ?
I think it was a gust front that popped up out of nowhere.
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Fly safe !
were was the airport sharp looking
Gainsboro TN Thank you
How is called this sport? Paramotor gliding?
THAT THING FLYS AWFULLY SLOW. IS IT POSSIBLE TO SLAP A TURBO ON THOSE THINGS TO GO FASTER?
Lol that's the whole point is to fly slow .
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Even the Wright Bros would be afraid to go up in that contraption.
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I think they would actually be amazed.
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Do you not feel the cold wearing just a t-shirt while flying at height?
In the summer as long as you stay below 2500 MSL it's nice, any further up it starts getting cold . Thanks for watching and commenting.