A stuck throttle and strong winds aloft made for an interesting return flight. Luckily, I had practiced landing the trike with no power while flying solo so I felt prepared for the challenge of doing it tandem! Stick around till the end to see what the problem was but I have a brand new carb on the way. Also, be sure to check out the new designs and get entered for this giveaway. Taking a subscriber flying is going to be next level! - tuckergott.com/collections/all
well done for being prepared for the deadstick ahead of time. Bit of a Wallbro design 'feature' there that an o-ring bulge can cause no throttle return... Thanks for sharing as ever :)
o ring is red, so its made of silicon which swells with gasoline. they used the wrong material for this application. you need a viton o ring which does not care about gasoline.
Very interesting point! I never knew there was even an o ring there until this happened. I am curious to see what color the o ring is on my other Moster which hasn't had this issue.
That o-ring would have been installed by the carb manufacturer though. I was under the impression that there maybe alchohol in the fuel that could have done that. I can't wait for the update.
15:15 I once had a low altitude engine out in a C-172. Had to make an emergency landing on a highway just south of San Antonio, TX. Honestly the most greased landing I have ever made. I think there’s something about those situations that really cause you to “hyper-focus” on EVERY aspect of landing, training and your experience which allows you to just nail it.
You will be able to get an o ring direct from Walbro, there's a model number on the side of the carb. Don't throw the old carb, get an o-ring and keep it as a backup!
Suggestion: To prevent that spring from sliding off in the future, I'd file a slight containment grove into the housing. Doesn't fix the o-ring issue, but would prevent another wide open throttle incident.
I was going to suggest the same thing. Good call. If it failed once, it will fail again. I would do that from this point on, to all carbs with this design.
Tandem flights with Jackie opens a whole new adventure series that will attract new viewers. We can hear both of you talking and Jackie has a good sense of humor. I think you need to think of a less hassle free way to transport the trike so you won't mind taking it out.
"SH*T! We're going to have to cut the power and land it with no power!" *performs literally the most graceful landing and its even more graceful with how quiet it is*
Hey Tucker! Great incident follow and briefing! How are your lock wire skills? If none, please get an A&P mechanic to show you how to do it right! You need to go around and lock wire all your springs from being able to slip off regardless of o-ring position or whatever fail mode that can and will happen. While you are at it, get all your bolts lock wired as well. I seem to remember you mentioning an exhaust manifold coming loose and an air box as well. These are all classic aviation problems that are resolved with lock wire or lock straps. Your ultra light aviation needs to step up it’s design and build standards! Good luck and thanks for the great channel!
Speaking as a test pilot with 30 years in the business, TG should have landed at the departure airport as soon as he noticed that malfunction. Proceeding on the flight was poor aeronautical decision making. If you want to live long enough to tell your grandchildren of your aerial exploits, you have to learn to presume that a malfunctioning throttle could just be the tipoff to a carburetor malfunction that might lead to an engine fire which might burn through the parachute lines. Fortunately it all worked out, but many pilots have learned too late that you should always assume it's worse than you think.
Perhaps you are over stating it a bit. Your talking about an aircraft with a carb for a lawn tractor or small outboard and the lack of a captive return spring shows it. If it was a backpack setup exactly the same, fly until upwind or suitable field, fight for the field during the glide and time the last circuit with as close to normal approach to the best of your abilities. If it was a light aircraft the combo of the prop and mixture control and the mag switch are wonderful things for a hung throttle. In fact alot of early aircraft were depowered by mixture and mag/timing setting. Hung open throttle is not typically a fire risk on a small engine, it is a hung throttle and any smoke or smell will be seen in the clearing turn. Most of us had that minibike that would at some point in the day after so much grime and dumps into the mud had 2 speeds, tapping the kill switch, half choke or hang on to get back to the barn. Wide open and running until upwind of the airfield was exactly the right choice IMO, fight for the empty field or airport cause it beats suburbia power lines and fences, that motor will run wide open for as long as there is fuel and has oil on its bearings. Knowing the approximate no thrust sight picture is priceless. That is what should be commented about. Landing flare was timed perfect, rollout was less than walking pace, next to assistance if it was not perfectly on the wheels.
I don't think you've watched the other videos or even have any paragliding experience TBH. He does these kind of landings all the time, even without the engine working. You DO realize that he literally has a parachute on his back all the time, right? It's not a plane, dude, relax. 😂😂😂😂 I hope you're not too proud to learn something new.
I just finished watching the challenger (spaceship) documentary before I watched this, and I didn’t know what O rings were until I watched the doc and realized that faulty O rings are what caused the spaceship to blow up, so when I heard you mention them I was like “TUCKER FIX THEM PLEASE, DONT BLOW UP” lol
Deer! What are they doing? That's questionable. Are they...trying to make more deer? See, by questionable I thought they were just chewing up somebody's garden...
Hey tucker. The analogy of hitting your own wake is like hitting a patch of gravel on a motorcycle, I can relate. I've hit many of gravel patches on a motorcycle, leaned low. Its quite scary.
Hi, Tucker and Jaclyn, Thanks for sharing, I learned a lot from this video. Both of you handled the engine problem superbly, with neither one getting panicky. You had the time to analyze the problem and accomplished a textbook landing. Looking forward to the next video, God Bless and stay safe.
If the carb body will allow...drill and install a tiny roll pin as a stopper. No sliding over of the spring arm to the edge no matter what the choke shaft o-ring does.
I like how Jac didn't flinch 1 sec, and me neither. We just know you'll land safe. And when Jac goes Tucker good job, I was like, meh, just another Tuesday. But whatever dude, fix that thing! :D And please get Jac a pair of goggles.
Love your truck as well as everything else about your flying, videography, editing, voice and natural way you come across on camera. Your girlfriend is so sweet and pretty. Love the fall hoody.
If the O-ring has swelled it sounds like it's the wrong material for the application. Do you have to make a report to the faa ? Is there any process for reporting deficiencies or warnings sent out to other owners ?
@@TuckerGott I feel the same way - but one night, I was flying low over some corn fields, and a frickin' dragonfly flew right into my eyeball! It HURT and my eye was red for weeks. So now I wear sunglasses. Also, ear protection is of course the smart thing to do, but I also hate having earcups on... they make me feel like I'm dulling my senses/awareness of what is going on around me...
@I.C. Brian I wish I'd have had a friend to make a loving comment like that to me years ago when I was an active rock climber. One tiny rock to the eye. Now, I only see with 50% of my left eye, and what I do see is distorted like a funhouse mirror. My special glasses run $500. Good on ya for bringing it up.
@@Robnord1 I've used "monaural vision" to get by with for a number of years now, but "distorted like a funhouse mirror" sounds like it might be even 'worser.'
Fixed wing pilot here. You mentioned in a previous video what really got you thru...great training from people with good judgement and skills. Have been in the shit several times over the years, each to a good conclusion because of the training I had from excellent sources that made the responses I needed aromatic. Nice job.
Glad you had a great breakfast with Jaclyn!!! What a great way to celebrate together!! Hey, glad you handled the malfunction so well ... Jaclyn summarized it completely ... great landing!!! _(She has a lot of faith in you!)_
I would love to learn how to fly one of these but until I get my money right I’ll just be satisfied watching Tucker. great job on the video Tucker you always keep them entertaining and informative I appreciate all your hard work maybe one day I’ll get to the point of having my own craft and I’ll see you out there.
its all about that slow saving and working a side hustle. Turn your passion into profit, look for areas in your life were you spend too much time doing things that aren't really important to you, that you can optimize to spend less time doing so. It's a slow grind but we all working it, stay up
I've just started watching PPG to to see if i might want to pusue it. It's strange to me that an aviation motor woulldn't have a push-pull thtottle. Push-pull throttles started becoming standard on motorcycles in the late 70's to address the "stuck open" failure mode. If you had a push-pull throttle in this situation you would've been able to move the throttle lever in reverse to close the butterfly valve.
Glad you guys got down safe! I had a similar thing happen with a Go Kart. I recommend using a small square file and file a grove for the spring to seat in so it wont have a tendency to walk again.
Looks like a silicone O-Ring and they have a tendency to swell from petrol, The other thing id do is to cut a small notch (16:11) on the body part so the straight part of the spring seats in the notch and cant slide along
Good job Tucker. Great piloting, brilliant diagnosis on the throttle problem, and good job braiding Jacklyns hair for the return flight. Hope to fly with you guys one day!
Any type of failure of the engine is an engine failure. Worst thing one can do is to trust and engine that has a fault - especially if it is an intermittent fault
I would also much rather have my engine die than have it stuck on with power. Flying correctly a dead engine just means an unplanned landing. An engine stuck on with power greater than idle, offers a much more challenging situation. Especially if the kill switch is also dead. Every time I see something like this I tell myself I need to rig up an emergency kill cord to my spark plug.
@@EBangtson1 Most small aircraft are designed to have the throttle fully open on failure. It's on purpose with the idea being at least you can get out of a dangerous situation if you're in one, while an engine which fails off might put you in a dangerous position. Idea being you can at least likely kill the engine still.
@@lost4468yt that may be true on an aircraft, I fly PPG and it would not be true with this type of flying. I would much rather have an engine out which is a non-event, than a full power on situation. One only offers a transportation home problem, the other could be fatal.
Wow a personal tandem flight with none other than Tucker Gott!! It just doesn't get any better than that. Glad you're getting the carburetor fixed. You handled it like a champ.
Tucker is the world’s most level-headed guy and still has a sense of humour. Btw, that spring/washer/o-ring setup looked incredibly cheap and nasty, like something you might find on a lawnmower. Aviation demands a bit more, I reckon. Spring at least could be secured at both ends, in a groove, with a screw-down plate over it.
You must be level headed if your landing dead stick with an aircraft like this. Someone losing their mind will take you out. and the carb is normal. that kind of setup is used on all small 2 cycle engines. you can get better things, but it requires a full re design of the carb and that design is perfectly reliable for this situation.
I'd want to put a little grove on the end so if that happens again it wouldn't just slide right off but id still be on the lookout with everything. Safe travels 👍
@@Codyjames83 exactly what my thought. not a bad design, just could use some help. I tend to put bigger springs on the small engines. helps things out.
I know as a watcher it’s non of my business, but I must say I miss Jacquelyn on your channel. She was a breath of fresh air on your channel. Still love your videos Tucker
Is the construction tube steel or aluminum on this tripod? Hopefully steel. Solid aluminum I'd trust, but only if it has joint connectors. Never trust aluminum braze.
Great troubleshooting Tucker!!! May I make a small suggestion to help prevent that from happening again?!?! Grab a small narrow file and file in a small groove or lip on the throttle body just enough for the spring to rest in just as a little added "stay put" security...
Guy says: "It might be stuck at full power!" Girl says: "We're never gonna get down!" Yes. Yes, that's the way that works. Your engine is stuck at full power ... you're stuck up there all day and can't get down.
Wow, be safe my friend. Been following you since day one and very proud of your success and amazing skills. I wish I could of got into this when I was younger, I loved watching people no motor gliding at the sand dunes in Monterey Bay California. I’m just a big guy and feel I’m to heavy for gliding, lol. So I just fly drones and review them Professionally on my TH-cam channel. So at least I feel like I’m up in the air flying but on the ground looking for my drones point of view. Keep up the amazing work and you guys be safe out there, have a great rest of your weekend. Cheers from California, ~Donnie~
All of your videos are so inspiring. Thank you for sharing your passion. Trike paramotor flying is what I am most interested in as a beginner who is interested in taking up the hobby.
Dude landing on a run way without radio clearance is really dangerous even if its a small airfield. Not sure how you worked that out. Unless its a private runway
Not any more dangerous than anything else. See and avoid and make sure you do your best to be seen. And abide by the right-of-way rules. Radios aren’t required by any aircraft at a non-towered small airport like that. If you have it use it, but not required. Not sure what you mean by radio clearance, but there’s no one at that airport to give clearance. Radios only used for self reporting position, which is a good idea. But once again, not required.
@@bricehultgren6073 I mean I guess if it didn't have a tower or control for landing. Most small airports do unless they are private. I guess that was a private landing strip
@@drewsquickfix LOL No, MOST small town airports do NOT have control towers here in the US. A lot of airpots that probably should have towers don’t. And some of the ones that do are only part-time, meaning the towers close at night. Ther are a lot of airports served by airlines that don’t have towers and aren’t “controlled”.
@@bricehultgren6073 sorry man im not trying to give you a hard time love your videos. Just wish you'd be a littler safer sometimes but you are doing a high risk activity that looks incredibly fun. -cheers
Awesome video, flying to breakfast is freaking cool. Also, I love y'alls relationship. It's really relaxing and fresh to hear you two talk to each other.
I can imagine! This carb has never seen any chemicals aside from the gas that has run through it. It's very new as well so I'm curious to know why this happened.
A bit odd to have a Red O-ring which could indicate Silicon. That would explain the swelling. I'd expect to see either a Brown or Black O-ring in there. Will be interesting to see what color O-rings are installed in the other Walbro's. Something has to be done to prevent that return spring from coming over the edge of the carb body if O-ring failure occurs again. Bad design for sure.
That looks like a serious design flaw and it's not something a new O ring will fix! I hope they address the root cause and fix it. The O ring needs a channel within which it can be secure, apart from the fact that the spring should NEVER be allowed to slip off. This is a disaster in the making.
I 100% agree with this. And knowing a failure makes it required that they investigate, modify and rectify. Their liability goes to unlimited in the face of a known failure they don’t address.
Yep, that carb design flaw and other design issues I saw makes that carb appropriate for a lawnmower not a flying machine. Hope tucker get an upgraded carb.
Great job Tucker with the emergency landing and diagnosing the problem, it sounds like the new carburetor was the best choice in this, so hopefully this doesn't happen again. I'm very thankful that you two are safe and I always enjoy seeing your knowledge and your abilities with flying Paramotors👍🙂
Yoooo that breakfast looked amazing. Glad you made it out of that situation safely. Hope to see more trike flights! It might be a little goofy but i think its cool as heck!
Don't understand why you can't buy an "O" ring kit that Would include the correct size. It's great that you have Awesome support..but it shouldn't be that difficult.
Agreed, not sure how you would do it but get an O ring that would work for any other two stroke engine's carburetor. A paramotor shouldn't need a specialty O ring, and any that fits I imagine would work
Tucker, I Watched This Video for A Second Time And You Seem To Be A Most Professional, Experienced, Capable & "Seasoned" Pilot. I've Never Been Paramotoring, Nor Do I Have The Knowledge & Experience, But I Have To Say That I Would Feel VERY Comfortable Going "Tandem" With You. I Thoroughly Enjoyed This Video!
0:10 "We are never going to get down" I know how she feels. My nephew, his girlfriend, and I were taking a jet to Vegas for a business trip, and about two hours into the flight the pilot activated the intercom and said there would be a 30-minute delay as he had to turn off one engine that was not operating correctly. Which was OK, the jet has 3 engines (2 now) and we were arriving at around 8:00am and had a meeting a 10:00am so plenty of time to get to the hotel then the meeting. About 30 minutes later the pilot said that a second engine had failed but not to worry that the plane can maintain altitude and land with one engine but that there would be a 1-hour delay. I think to myself: "That sucks, time is getting close now." Well, about 30 minutes later the pilot announced: "We have just lost the 3rd engine." I said to my nephew: "Great. We are never going to get down!"
Excellent "Jaclynisms" in this one! I was roaring!! :D :D :D "Deer! Oh, that's a horse." HAHAHAA! :D :D :D Glad it didn't stick full power - that would've sucked. Super easy fix there - bolt in new carburetor and go! I like easy fixes. :) Great vid, man! That looked like a blast. I doubt I could get my wifey in a tandem, but you never know. Maybe some day! Now I'm buying a shirt - I want to fly on that thing!
I really like the girlfriend. She seems fun loving, adventurous, and she didn't give the impression of being scared, even in the face of mechanical engine problems. I believe she's a keeper!
15:10 Like the other folks and I try to do in Microsoft Flight Sim, steam version .... It's like butter. That landing bro. The takeoffs and landings are the pinnacle of the whole experience. LIKE BUTTER. You all were spot on, WELL DONE!!!!!
I suggest taking a small square or triangular file and making a notch for that spring end to lock into. I'm surprised the carb doesn't come with a notch for the spring end.
That throttle was narly! I’m glad you figured out the issue. I’m looking forward to wearing my Black Camo Risky Biscuits Gear this Fall. It’s definitely getting colder here in Oregon. 😎
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A stuck throttle and strong winds aloft made for an interesting return flight. Luckily, I had practiced landing the trike with no power while flying solo so I felt prepared for the challenge of doing it tandem! Stick around till the end to see what the problem was but I have a brand new carb on the way. Also, be sure to check out the new designs and get entered for this giveaway. Taking a subscriber flying is going to be next level! - tuckergott.com/collections/all
I'm impressed with how calm you stay. That's good since it helps you think clear.
well done for being prepared for the deadstick ahead of time. Bit of a Wallbro design 'feature' there that an o-ring bulge can cause no throttle return... Thanks for sharing as ever :)
I'll volunteer. I will be in NJ in November!
Hello, you can ask your email, I want to send an offer!)
Good Job Fellow NJ Bro! I was born in PASSAIC NJ in the 70S ... Lol
"You nervous? I'm nervous." Is probably the last thing I'd want to hear from my pilot just before takeoff.
"Oh there is something wrong with it"
"Don't say these things"
Best intro ever
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tuckers signature fear tactics lol
You know she loves you when she has no problem with flying with that thing as long as it's you who pilots it
Marry that girl!
o ring is red, so its made of silicon which swells with gasoline. they used the wrong material for this application. you need a viton o ring which does not care about gasoline.
Interesting, that sounds recall worthy
Exactly Adventureman. Tucker check your new carb for the correct o ring or this will happen again
Very interesting point! I never knew there was even an o ring there until this happened. I am curious to see what color the o ring is on my other Moster which hasn't had this issue.
Really? I was guessing the engine's heat but you make more sense.
That o-ring would have been installed by the carb manufacturer though. I was under the impression that there maybe alchohol in the fuel that could have done that. I can't wait for the update.
15:15
I once had a low altitude engine out in a C-172. Had to make an emergency landing on a highway just south of San Antonio, TX. Honestly the most greased landing I have ever made. I think there’s something about those situations that really cause you to “hyper-focus” on EVERY aspect of landing, training and your experience which allows you to just nail it.
Better to land on a highway or a field rather than stall and crash attempting to land on the runway you just departed from.
You will be able to get an o ring direct from Walbro, there's a model number on the side of the carb. Don't throw the old carb, get an o-ring and keep it as a backup!
This title sums up my dating life perfectly.
You got a gf lol 😂
Lol
F in the chat for this dude
It be like that don't it
I didn't have that problem till I got older.
You handled that perfectly together and that landing was cake. Excellent video for both instruction and real life response.
It's all fun and games until you crash land your aircraft into a random field
Yikes
Your here aswell
But that's the most fun part!
I thought you died...where have u been...
The man himself is back at it
Suggestion: To prevent that spring from sliding off in the future, I'd file a slight containment grove into the housing. Doesn't fix the o-ring issue, but would prevent another wide open throttle incident.
I was going to suggest the same thing. Good call. If it failed once, it will fail again. I would do that from this point on, to all carbs with this design.
Tandem flights with Jackie opens a whole new adventure series that will attract new viewers. We can hear both of you talking and Jackie has a good sense of humor. I think you need to think of a less hassle free way to transport the trike so you won't mind taking it out.
Small trailer.
I first read that as "so you won't mind making out" 🤣😂
That's a lovely relaxed way to go flying as a couple.
Hope the "O" ring is a one off issue.
Thanks for posting Tucker & Jaclyn.
"SH*T! We're going to have to cut the power and land it with no power!" *performs literally the most graceful landing and its even more graceful with how quiet it is*
Hey Tucker! Great incident follow and briefing! How are your lock wire skills? If none, please get an A&P mechanic to show you how to do it right! You need to go around and lock wire all your springs from being able to slip off regardless of o-ring position or whatever fail mode that can and will happen. While you are at it, get all your bolts lock wired as well. I seem to remember you mentioning an exhaust manifold coming loose and an air box as well. These are all classic aviation problems that are resolved with lock wire or lock straps. Your ultra light aviation needs to step up it’s design and build standards! Good luck and thanks for the great channel!
oof i hope i don't learn this stuff in school
Cant afford to have these simple design flaws in midflight.
17:43 That O-ring needs a new O-ring sleeve design with a slight ridge, that stops it popping out.
wow... even tucker being careful and preflighting, planning, these things do happen... thanks for the video
You guys look like you're having so much fun, and y'all have great chemistry. She's a keeper!
this didnt age very well lol
"Are you ready?" "Ready as ive...ready as ill...im ready" 😂😂
Speaking as a test pilot with 30 years in the business, TG should have landed at the departure airport as soon as he noticed that malfunction. Proceeding on the flight was poor aeronautical decision making. If you want to live long enough to tell your grandchildren of your aerial exploits, you have to learn to presume that a malfunctioning throttle could just be the tipoff to a carburetor malfunction that might lead to an engine fire which might burn through the parachute lines. Fortunately it all worked out, but many pilots have learned too late that you should always assume it's worse than you think.
Especially since his girlfriend was with him
There's old pilots and bold pilots, not both.
Perhaps you are over stating it a bit. Your talking about an aircraft with a carb for a lawn tractor or small outboard and the lack of a captive return spring shows it. If it was a backpack setup exactly the same, fly until upwind or suitable field, fight for the field during the glide and time the last circuit with as close to normal approach to the best of your abilities.
If it was a light aircraft the combo of the prop and mixture control and the mag switch are wonderful things for a hung throttle. In fact alot of early aircraft were depowered by mixture and mag/timing setting.
Hung open throttle is not typically a fire risk on a small engine, it is a hung throttle and any smoke or smell will be seen in the clearing turn. Most of us had that minibike that would at some point in the day after so much grime and dumps into the mud had 2 speeds, tapping the kill switch, half choke or hang on to get back to the barn.
Wide open and running until upwind of the airfield was exactly the right choice IMO, fight for the empty field or airport cause it beats suburbia power lines and fences, that motor will run wide open for as long as there is fuel and has oil on its bearings.
Knowing the approximate no thrust sight picture is priceless. That is what should be commented about. Landing flare was timed perfect, rollout was less than walking pace, next to assistance if it was not perfectly on the wheels.
I don't think you've watched the other videos or even have any paragliding experience TBH. He does these kind of landings all the time, even without the engine working. You DO realize that he literally has a parachute on his back all the time, right? It's not a plane, dude, relax. 😂😂😂😂 I hope you're not too proud to learn something new.
@@christopherwhull TL;DR. It's a paraglider with a PARACHUTE. Don't overthink this.
I just finished watching the challenger (spaceship) documentary before I watched this, and I didn’t know what O rings were until I watched the doc and realized that faulty O rings are what caused the spaceship to blow up, so when I heard you mention them I was like “TUCKER FIX THEM PLEASE, DONT BLOW UP” lol
Deer!
What are they doing? That's questionable.
Are they...trying to make more deer?
See, by questionable I thought they were just chewing up somebody's garden...
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I was literally drinking brisk iced tea as you said that .....yeah the little things ....joy
Great video Tucker! The trike is a nice addition. Adventures with Jaclyn will be even more fun to watch now!
8:15 "Ain't got nothing on this trike guy!" Well, how about a heated cabin to start with.
But i know in which of them i rather be in, in a case of engine failure! Hint: I´ll rather be a bit cold than stone cold!
Hey tucker. The analogy of hitting your own wake is like hitting a patch of gravel on a motorcycle, I can relate. I've hit many of gravel patches on a motorcycle, leaned low. Its quite scary.
Both situations definitely make you pucker. 😂
@@TuckerGott my buddy has dropped his twice and I had to wince everytime. I keep telling him to stop hitting the patches so fast but he don't listen.
Im getting confident enough to get into paramotoring with this channel, nice to see you getting into ecom run dem bands up
Hi, Tucker and Jaclyn, Thanks for sharing, I learned a lot from this video. Both of you handled the engine problem superbly, with neither one getting panicky. You had the time to analyze the problem and accomplished a textbook landing. Looking forward to the next video, God Bless and stay safe.
File a notch in the carb for the leg of the spring to sit into when you reassemble it.
If the carb body will allow...drill and install a tiny roll pin as a stopper. No sliding over of the spring arm to the edge no matter what the choke shaft o-ring does.
Another great video! Question? Does the trike have a reserve?
I like how Jac didn't flinch 1 sec, and me neither. We just know you'll land safe. And when Jac goes Tucker good job, I was like, meh, just another Tuesday. But whatever dude, fix that thing! :D And please get Jac a pair of goggles.
Love your truck as well as everything else about your flying, videography, editing, voice and natural way you come across on camera. Your girlfriend is so sweet and pretty. Love the fall hoody.
God Jac was such a sweetheart. I wish I knew what happened with her. She seemed like such an awesome girl.
They were both so cool calm and collected! That is what you hope for under the circumstances. Safe travels to all!
If the O-ring has swelled it sounds like it's the wrong material for the application. Do you have to make a report to the faa ? Is there any process for reporting deficiencies or warnings sent out to other owners ?
Are they trying to make more deers? XD
I was gonna like but then I saw that it was at 69 likes... perfect
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*deer.
I always wonder why he rarely wears eye protection while flying.
The wind has never bothered me and bugs are rarely an issue. Personally, I hate wearing sun glasses or anything that obstructs my vision.
@@TuckerGott I feel the same way - but one night, I was flying low over some corn fields, and a frickin' dragonfly flew right into my eyeball! It HURT and my eye was red for weeks. So now I wear sunglasses.
Also, ear protection is of course the smart thing to do, but I also hate having earcups on... they make me feel like I'm dulling my senses/awareness of what is going on around me...
@I.C. Brian I wish I'd have had a friend to make a loving comment like that to me years ago when I was an active rock climber. One tiny rock to the eye. Now, I only see with 50% of my left eye, and what I do see is distorted like a funhouse mirror. My special glasses run $500. Good on ya for bringing it up.
@@Robnord1 I've used "monaural vision" to get by with for a number of years now, but "distorted like a funhouse mirror" sounds like it might be even 'worser.'
@@Richsalvageconsultan Monocular
Fixed wing pilot here. You mentioned in a previous video what really got you thru...great training from people with good judgement and skills. Have been in the shit several times over the years, each to a good conclusion because of the training I had from excellent sources that made the responses I needed aromatic. Nice job.
“It’s like Seaworld, but different!” 😂😂😂well said lol👏👏👏
Glad you had a great breakfast with Jaclyn!!! What a great way to celebrate together!! Hey, glad you handled the malfunction so well ... Jaclyn summarized it completely ... great landing!!! _(She has a lot of faith in you!)_
I would love to learn how to fly one of these but until I get my money right I’ll just be satisfied watching Tucker. great job on the video Tucker you always keep them entertaining and informative I appreciate all your hard work maybe one day I’ll get to the point of having my own craft and I’ll see you out there.
its all about that slow saving and working a side hustle. Turn your passion into profit, look for areas in your life were you spend too much time doing things that aren't really important to you, that you can optimize to spend less time doing so. It's a slow grind but we all working it, stay up
my paycheck for the past two weeks came in and I added 20$ to my saving for ppg training
I've just started watching PPG to to see if i might want to pusue it. It's strange to me that an aviation motor woulldn't have a push-pull thtottle. Push-pull throttles started becoming standard on motorcycles in the late 70's to address the "stuck open" failure mode. If you had a push-pull throttle in this situation you would've been able to move the throttle lever in reverse to close the butterfly valve.
"It's like SeaWorld but different" best quote ever lmao!
Glad you guys got down safe!
I had a similar thing happen with a Go Kart. I recommend using a small square file and file a grove for the spring to seat in so it wont have a tendency to walk again.
Looks like a silicone O-Ring and they have a tendency to swell from petrol,
The other thing id do is to cut a small notch (16:11) on the body part so the straight part of the spring seats in the notch and cant slide along
I love how he’s asking her what he should do, when he’s the senior pilot!
The Deer doing questionable things... that was funny.
Good job Tucker. Great piloting, brilliant diagnosis on the throttle problem, and good job braiding Jacklyns hair for the return flight. Hope to fly with you guys one day!
You say engine failure and I think “the engine shut down in the air” not “the engine stayed on in the air”
Any type of failure of the engine is an engine failure. Worst thing one can do is to trust and engine that has a fault - especially if it is an intermittent fault
I would also much rather have my engine die than have it stuck on with power. Flying correctly a dead engine just means an unplanned landing. An engine stuck on with power greater than idle, offers a much more challenging situation. Especially if the kill switch is also dead. Every time I see something like this I tell myself I need to rig up an emergency kill cord to my spark plug.
@@EBangtson1 Most small aircraft are designed to have the throttle fully open on failure. It's on purpose with the idea being at least you can get out of a dangerous situation if you're in one, while an engine which fails off might put you in a dangerous position. Idea being you can at least likely kill the engine still.
@@lost4468yt that may be true on an aircraft, I fly PPG and it would not be true with this type of flying. I would much rather have an engine out which is a non-event, than a full power on situation. One only offers a transportation home problem, the other could be fatal.
When your engine is permanently running you would probably need to wait until your fuel runs out...
Wow a personal tandem flight with none other than Tucker Gott!! It just doesn't get any better than that. Glad you're getting the carburetor fixed. You handled it like a champ.
Tucker is the world’s most level-headed guy and still has a sense of humour. Btw, that spring/washer/o-ring setup looked incredibly cheap and nasty, like something you might find on a lawnmower. Aviation demands a bit more, I reckon. Spring at least could be secured at both ends, in a groove, with a screw-down plate over it.
You must be level headed if your landing dead stick with an aircraft like this. Someone losing their mind will take you out. and the carb is normal. that kind of setup is used on all small 2 cycle engines. you can get better things, but it requires a full re design of the carb and that design is perfectly reliable for this situation.
I'd want to put a little grove on the end so if that happens again it wouldn't just slide right off but id still be on the lookout with everything. Safe travels 👍
@@Codyjames83 exactly what my thought. not a bad design, just could use some help. I tend to put bigger springs on the small engines. helps things out.
I know as a watcher it’s non of my business, but I must say I miss Jacquelyn on your channel. She was a breath of fresh air on your channel. Still love your videos Tucker
I love how many times he asks her for her opinion or advice and she’s like uhhhhh why are asking me?
"There's some subtle movements..." XD
That's gonna be my new insult 🤣
Go have "subtle movements" with yourself!
Nice video! Appreciate you taking the time to diagnose the issue on camera too.
Your girl is so supportive and encouraging that's awesome man
Is the construction tube steel or aluminum on this tripod? Hopefully steel. Solid aluminum I'd trust, but only if it has joint connectors. Never trust aluminum braze.
Love the trike series. Awsome having both of you in frame during flights.
Good to have that kind of dead stick “practice” right?
Good also to have that confidence if something goes wrong, you’ll be just fine.
Great troubleshooting Tucker!!! May I make a small suggestion to help prevent that from happening again?!?! Grab a small narrow file and file in a small groove or lip on the throttle body just enough for the spring to rest in just as a little added "stay put" security...
Guy says: "It might be stuck at full power!"
Girl says: "We're never gonna get down!"
Yes. Yes, that's the way that works.
Your engine is stuck at full power ... you're stuck up there all day and can't get down.
Ya, Tucker see your Dr. If it's up for more than 4 hrs...lol🤣
Wow, be safe my friend. Been following you since day one and very proud of your success and amazing skills. I wish I could of got into this when I was younger, I loved watching people no motor gliding at the sand dunes in Monterey Bay California. I’m just a big guy and feel I’m to heavy for gliding, lol. So I just fly drones and review them Professionally on my TH-cam channel. So at least I feel like I’m up in the air flying but on the ground looking for my drones point of view. Keep up the amazing work and you guys be safe out there, have a great rest of your weekend. Cheers from California, ~Donnie~
I'm as ready as... I'm as ready... I'm ready 🤣🤣💀💀 died laughing lol
All of your videos are so inspiring. Thank you for sharing your passion. Trike paramotor flying is what I am most interested in as a beginner who is interested in taking up the hobby.
Dude landing on a run way without radio clearance is really dangerous even if its a small airfield. Not sure how you worked that out. Unless its a private runway
Not any more dangerous than anything else. See and avoid and make sure you do your best to be seen. And abide by the right-of-way rules. Radios aren’t required by any aircraft at a non-towered small airport like that. If you have it use it, but not required. Not sure what you mean by radio clearance, but there’s no one at that airport to give clearance. Radios only used for self reporting position, which is a good idea. But once again, not required.
@@bricehultgren6073 I mean I guess if it didn't have a tower or control for landing. Most small airports do unless they are private. I guess that was a private landing strip
@@drewsquickfix LOL No, MOST small town airports do NOT have control towers here in the US. A lot of airpots that probably should have towers don’t. And some of the ones that do are only part-time, meaning the towers close at night. Ther are a lot of airports served by airlines that don’t have towers and aren’t “controlled”.
*airports.
@@bricehultgren6073 sorry man im not trying to give you a hard time love your videos. Just wish you'd be a littler safer sometimes but you are doing a high risk activity that looks incredibly fun. -cheers
I really enjoy watching your videos. I find you both to be very considerate, mature and kind. You are good humans
im actually quite suprised that there isn't a double cable on the throttle similar to a motorcycle.
Awesome video, flying to breakfast is freaking cool. Also, I love y'alls relationship. It's really relaxing and fresh to hear you two talk to each other.
"They gots pancakes on the menu"
Nobody gets pancakes
looks like im gonna start getting back into your videos....
btw nice landing
I’ve seen those O rings swell using different chemicals to clean carburetors.
I can imagine! This carb has never seen any chemicals aside from the gas that has run through it. It's very new as well so I'm curious to know why this happened.
Are you running Ethanol blend fuel ?
Just premium pump gas. It has never caused an issue in the past and that's all I ever run. I'm wondering if this o ring was different for some reason.
A bit odd to have a Red O-ring which could indicate Silicon. That would explain the swelling.
I'd expect to see either a Brown or Black O-ring in there. Will be interesting to see what color O-rings are installed in the other Walbro's. Something has to be done to prevent that return spring from coming over the edge of the carb body if O-ring failure occurs again. Bad design for sure.
2 stroke oil and or ethanol
Dude...eye ballin that Session 5. Love the Session cams. Wish they'd bring them back.
That looks like a serious design flaw and it's not something a new O ring will fix! I hope they address the root cause and fix it. The O ring needs a channel within which it can be secure, apart from the fact that the spring should NEVER be allowed to slip off. This is a disaster in the making.
Someone else migjt not be so lucky.
It would be very simple to manufacture a spring with a longer arm and a hook. The engineers will fix it I am sure but they first need to be told. . .
I 100% agree with this. And knowing a failure makes it required that they investigate, modify and rectify. Their liability goes to unlimited in the face of a known failure they don’t address.
Yep, that carb design flaw and other design issues I saw makes that carb appropriate for a lawnmower not a flying machine. Hope tucker get an upgraded carb.
You sound like you have a Ph.D, post hole diggers
Great job Tucker with the emergency landing and diagnosing the problem, it sounds like the new carburetor was the best choice in this, so hopefully this doesn't happen again.
I'm very thankful that you two are safe and I always enjoy seeing your knowledge and your abilities with flying Paramotors👍🙂
New Carb and a modification of some sort so that the return spring can never get pushed over when it happens again with another O-ring.
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did anyone realize that he put that he weighed 986 pounds lmao
No but i noticed he put his age at 57, which i doubt he's that old
Yoooo that breakfast looked amazing. Glad you made it out of that situation safely. Hope to see more trike flights! It might be a little goofy but i think its cool as heck!
Fun fact: Too much hot sauce will make your O-ring swell too.🤔
Fun Fact 2 You can put an O-ring on your shaft to keep from having a Dead Stick ⭕️⤴️⭕️
I love the Sky Manor Cafe.. The food is awesome and great to watch the traffic come in and out. Watch out for the lantern flies :)
So sad when your engine fails while flying your girlfriend. Maybe some viagra in the fuel tank?
Lmao
underrated comment
Love it
LOL
That T shirt 🎼music entro sounded like 🎶I'm going up to the Spirit in the sky."🎵 heavy on the bass fuzz.
Cool vlog David
Don't understand why you can't buy an "O" ring kit that Would include the correct size.
It's great that you have Awesome support..but it shouldn't be that difficult.
You could always sneak one out of your buddies carb when he's not looking too ! There's only 84 of these O-rings available on the entire planet ⭕️
Agreed, not sure how you would do it but get an O ring that would work for any other two stroke engine's carburetor. A paramotor shouldn't need a specialty O ring, and any that fits I imagine would work
@@drewmortenson You can buy packs of o-rings that have a wide range of sizes. You could pick out one of the ones of the right size and pop it in.
I'm very Proud of you for staying so calm, you are a True Aviator, We need more Men Like you !
God Bless!
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So tuck when is the title going to say motor out while taking my wife to breakfast
Nice flying Tucker. Like the way you and your FO worked as a team to get down safely. 👍👍
Thanks! It was kind of cool having someone to trouble shoot and talk through the situation with.
what happened to this girl? she was a good sidekick
It was commented briefly awhile back that there may have been some infidelity that happened.
@@eceplay smh… ouch
Tucker, I Watched This Video for A Second Time And You Seem To Be A Most Professional, Experienced, Capable & "Seasoned" Pilot. I've Never Been Paramotoring, Nor Do I Have The Knowledge & Experience, But I Have To Say That I Would Feel VERY Comfortable Going "Tandem" With You. I Thoroughly Enjoyed This Video!
0:10 "We are never going to get down"
I know how she feels. My nephew, his girlfriend, and I were taking a jet to Vegas for a business trip, and about two hours into the flight the pilot activated the intercom and said there would be a 30-minute delay as he had to turn off one engine that was not operating correctly. Which was OK, the jet has 3 engines (2 now) and we were arriving at around 8:00am and had a meeting a 10:00am so plenty of time to get to the hotel then the meeting. About 30 minutes later the pilot said that a second engine had failed but not to worry that the plane can maintain altitude and land with one engine but that there would be a 1-hour delay. I think to myself: "That sucks, time is getting close now." Well, about 30 minutes later the pilot announced: "We have just lost the 3rd engine." I said to my nephew: "Great. We are never going to get down!"
Legend says that 727 is still floating around up there on no engines.
Excellent "Jaclynisms" in this one! I was roaring!! :D :D :D "Deer! Oh, that's a horse." HAHAHAA! :D :D :D
Glad it didn't stick full power - that would've sucked. Super easy fix there - bolt in new carburetor and go! I like easy fixes. :) Great vid, man! That looked like a blast. I doubt I could get my wifey in a tandem, but you never know. Maybe some day!
Now I'm buying a shirt - I want to fly on that thing!
I really like the girlfriend. She seems fun loving, adventurous, and she didn't give the impression of being scared, even in the face of mechanical engine problems. I believe she's a keeper!
Unfortunately they are not together anymore
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Like the other folks and I try to do in Microsoft Flight Sim, steam version .... It's like butter. That landing bro. The takeoffs and landings are the pinnacle of the whole experience. LIKE BUTTER. You all were spot on, WELL DONE!!!!!
Who else thinks that looks like fun 😀
I suggest taking a small square or triangular file and making a notch for that spring end to lock into. I'm surprised the carb doesn't come with a notch for the spring end.
Emergency Meeting!
That dear is suspect. He was faking tasks. Maybe I have been playing to much Among Us.
Look How calm he is......
Skill + experience makes it perfect...
Ill be sh*tting myself up there tbh..
Are you now single? 😂
Bahahahaha 🤣🤣
That throttle was narly! I’m glad you figured out the issue. I’m looking forward to wearing my Black Camo Risky Biscuits Gear this Fall. It’s definitely getting colder here in Oregon. 😎
So..... how long are you going to keep calling Jaclyn your “girlfriend”? Man up already and ask the woman to marry you!!! 💍💍💍👰🏼
When you get the new one, dremel a little slot towards the back so that little spring has somewhere to rest.
Glad you both are okay. Must have been a scary ride home. Although the views on the way to breakfast looked amazing. Have a great week.
Man seeing you fly over my old town of Pittstown brings back nostalgia.
Good to see the vendor backing the equipment with excellent service.