If you lengthened those levers coming from your rudder peddles, you would increase the amount of deflection on the nose wheel. You would only have to drill a single hole in the existing levers, to attach the extensions on with two nuts and bolts. The extensions could have multiple holes in them, to adjust for the desired amount of added wheel deflection. So no permanent modifications needed. Simple geometry. You being a school teacher, I;m sure you can figure it out, and even teach it as a lesson to your students in the practical application of basic math. :-) Cheers from Winnipeg.
That idea was indeed considered almost exactly as you describe it. But we came up with an even better solution which will be featured in a future video. :-)
2:05 The centerline of thrust of the Beaver seems to be below the wing, whereas, the QuickSilver has thrust slightly above the wing. Seems the higher thrustline of the QT500 will generate more nose-down "moment" about the lateral axis, resulting in the front tire being more "planted into ground" when thrust is applied. Of course you can do some ground test and find out how well you can blast the nose wheel off the ground and change headings.
@@micknielsen7102 No, it's primarily a training airplane so I need cheap and easily replaceable tires on it since they wear out every other year or so from all the practice landings.
I agree they are pretty cool and mostly built from factory (something like 49%) but can be finished in a little over a week. Also I like that it has the option to use the same motor as a UTV side by side.
Hi Matt. I was the 1st Dealer for the Beaver in Eastern Canada,, the first thing I did on the two place model was bend up a set of landing gear legs out of 1” X .035 chromoly steel and got rid of the aluminium axles. This did transfers the force into the vertical webbing between the gears.which would fail on a firm landing but it was WAY better than the aluminum axles. All the best love your videos.
@@mmatt Yes they got rid of the aluminum axles right away. They originally used the same aluminum ones as the single seater,, just didn’t cut the mustard. You would be way happier with a steel landing leg and it is fairly easy to bend with some welding torches. Loved flying the Merlins after we got the bugs worked out and Rotax came up with a good reduction drive
Love your video. I was intrested in hang gliders back when you hung from the arm pits. The only plans I bought were from Dick Eiper, the Quicksilver. Unfortunatly I have not been able to find them. I lived in New Mexico, so was a flatlander, un less I drove to the caprock, which was an ancient sea bed shore line. There you had a cliff, that faced out over sand dunes on the sea bed floor. There you could go slope soaring, but everyone thought I was crazy, and would get killed, or crippeled, leaving my wife and new born son destitute. I didn't build it, but always regrettd that, as a few years later hang gliding took off. There was a publication, called Low and Slow, that was printed from a guys garage that kept us up with the latest news in the sport. I miss those days.
Beautiful area. I see from the aircraft registration (and perhaps your slight accent) that you are in Canada. Near Winnipeg? What airport? Really enjoyed your video. I flew the original Quicksilver, long ago.
I'm a retired Airline mechanic . I am curious about inspections on ultralight aircraft . Are there any time or standards for inspecting ? I really do not know just how "regulated" ultralight are for maintenance and inspection .
In Canada... Basic ultralights: *No passengers, except other pilots, or for training only. No annual inspections mandated. Any modifications you wish. Must have basic instrumentation, but no transponder or ELT is required.* Advanced Ultralight: *Single passenger only. Annual inspections required, however the pilot.owner is allowed to do the inspections. NO airframe or power plant modifications or changes allowed, minor modifications like instrumentation or tire size is allowed. No transponder is required unless flying into controlled airspace. No ELT is required.* The difference between Basic and Advanced is determined at the time of the original registration. They can be the exact same aircraft. You can downgrade an Advanced Ultralight to Basic, but you can not upgrade to Advanced. (Or so I've been told by Transport Canada). In short, basic ultralight is limited in many ways, but is open to any changes you wish. Advanced is more closely controlled, and you must stick to the original design in all major ways, and need to do annual inspections. Hope this helps answer your question. I'm rebuilding a Challenger 2 ultralight (Advanced) on my channel, and at some point in the future I plan on doing an episode on the differences based on Transport Canada interpretation after consultation. I may even be able to get someone from TC to come on and do an interview. That's still in the works. Cheers from Winnipeg.
@@challenger2ultralightadventure Thank you very much ! That was the kind of answered I had hoped for but didn't know if I would get it . I am somewhat amazed and fascinated by ultralight. I may have to get involved with them before I am too old to enjoy it . You have an inspirational video program 👏 .
I hate that you have aircraft just sitting there to fly while I spend every opportunity I have just looking for someone to let me fly their aircraft!! 2600 hour flight instructor!!! I hope you know how good you have things!!!
@@mmatt that's funny ... I'm 71+ just wondering .. thanks .. enjoy and happy landings hope you get that nose wheel under control soon .. really like the motor glider concept retired A&P and now very lapsed pilot just missing flying... Thanks for writing back Ed in Phoenix writes.
That was interesting just went through this with my Phantom lowered the front an inch my problem was wobble the whole plane it helped some but higher run up and release to get off the ground sooner was my solution for now .Something to improve more on a rainy day 👍
Why? The struts are brand new and in perfect shape. If you're concerned about the flexing, that's a camera artifact. The camera is shaking but since it has anti-shake software, it makes it look like the strut is shaking because that's what the camera is attached to.
I'm sorry Matt, I was talking about the Beaver. If you are going to replace the broken landing gear support strut, maybe you should replace the other one at the same time. Perhaps the remaining unbroken one has had some fatigue as well.
Great drone shots, good to see you back up in the air again. I dropped a lil something in your account after your beaver incident, it shoud help with some coffee and biscuits ✌️
@@mmatt It's the least i could do, i said before a few months ago it was genuinely watching one of your posts (when you got upto 10000ft and glided back to the runway) that encouraged me to take up flying to get my NPPL (UK licence for microlight / ultralight). Im currently training in a Skyranger ✌️
Great tutorial flight nice to see the difference from one plane to the other, Question, why can’t you elevator up turn with the springs in place ? Cheers
THAT flight was quite simply AWESOME I really felt like I was flying that thing with you! In order for me to fly that over here in England the pilot plus aircraft must not be heavier then 2000 kg are you below that weight Matt?
@@mmatt Thanks for the explanatory! Canadian Aviation seems to be as screwed up as our parasites at the FAA! What kind of sustained download/upload speeds are you getting now? Lastly, how is your munchkin? She seemed like a Go Getter ready to help daddy at every turn (even if that meant getting in the way!).
$35,000 is the current price but it's not going anywhere until I get my Beaver back on the air. And even then, I just might keep it since I'm currently having a lot of fun in it. lol
Well, Matt...what's your preference: A Yoke or a Stick? I'd say the Stick because that's what the Beaver has & you've logged so many hours on her. AND...since that oil pressure gauge is actin' like a fool...you're (somewhat) biased against it. Yeah? Sorta? Kinda? 0_o /Poe-TAY-toe...Poe-TAH-toe...it's all the same vegetable in the end. You're flying & that's what it's all about!
Matt have you tried putting a weaker spring on the nose linkage? My thinking is maybe it would dampen the wobble, help with RH turns and be weak enough that it would allow the rudder to turn the nose wheel past what the linkage allows. Kind of like having your cake and eating it too. I suspect chance of success are low however.
My guess is, if you make those levers from pedals longer, it would add a lot to theirs ends travel and thus make better effect on the wheel. It would also require a bit more strength to turn though, dunno how much is requeired and how bad it would be.
Another nice flight, just don't look right some how with out joy stick, the whole thing looks too comfy. you mob flying around cost me money !! when I saw your video fitting Black Max breaks & young Courtney in the states was fitting them I got me some BM brakes & had to have new rims & tyres. hope you get some springs for your front wheel or turn her into a tail dragger, I Love the camera set up.
@@russellsmith3825 That appears to be normal flex to me. There is that much and more on fiberglass legs that are braced so with them being steel legs, I'm not worried about that.
Matt, I had the nose wheel issue as well on my Quicksilver GT500. I fixed it by using a direct linkages system instead of springs. Here is the video and it shows before and after. Hopefully you will find it helpful. th-cam.com/video/QtG2awj-x38/w-d-xo.html
You clearly don't know the meaning of the word "diffuse"... Yelling profanity and challenging people is not diffusing the situation. This video is a serious disappointment to somebody with a degree in communication...
@@mmatt oh dear you're right!! The short story is my phone wouldn't cast to my TV, so this comment was meant for a completely different video. I am so sorry! Would you like for me to take my post down? Huge apologies!!
The Quicksilver looks like a nice cross country machine. 75 mph cruise ain't bad for a quicksilver.
We have some cross country flights planned with it actually... :-)
If you lengthened those levers coming from your rudder peddles, you would increase the amount of deflection on the nose wheel. You would only have to drill a single hole in the existing levers, to attach the extensions on with two nuts and bolts. The extensions could have multiple holes in them, to adjust for the desired amount of added wheel deflection. So no permanent modifications needed. Simple geometry. You being a school teacher, I;m sure you can figure it out, and even teach it as a lesson to your students in the practical application of basic math. :-) Cheers from Winnipeg.
That idea was indeed considered almost exactly as you describe it. But we came up with an even better solution which will be featured in a future video. :-)
2:05 The centerline of thrust of the Beaver seems to be below the wing, whereas, the QuickSilver has thrust slightly above the wing. Seems the higher thrustline of the QT500 will generate more nose-down "moment" about the lateral axis, resulting in the front tire being more "planted into ground" when thrust is applied. Of course you can do some ground test and find out how well you can blast the nose wheel off the ground and change headings.
Matt, I'm glad to see you are working to upgrade the landing gear on the Beaver. It should help with the kind of places you land "off field."
Ya, it should be much stronger by the time I'm done with it.
@@mmatt Do you have any plans for larger tires to make it more bush friendly?
@@micknielsen7102 No, it's primarily a training airplane so I need cheap and easily replaceable tires on it since they wear out every other year or so from all the practice landings.
I'd love that plane. However I don't love the hassle of importing to the states. They are crazy expensive new.
Very cool little aeroplane.
Have you seen the Merlin Lite? Absolutely the coolest ultralight in my humble opinion. All metal, hybrid optional.
I agree they are pretty cool and mostly built from factory (something like 49%) but can be finished in a little over a week. Also I like that it has the option to use the same motor as a UTV side by side.
Hi Matt. I was the 1st Dealer for the Beaver in Eastern Canada,, the first thing I did on the two place model was bend up a set of landing gear legs out of 1” X .035 chromoly steel and got rid of the aluminium axles. This did transfers the force into the vertical webbing between the gears.which would fail on a firm landing but it was WAY better than the aluminum axles. All the best love your videos.
Interesting. Mine has steel axles already but double sleeved aluminum legs.
@@mmatt Yes they got rid of the aluminum axles right away. They originally used the same aluminum ones as the single seater,, just didn’t cut the mustard. You would be way happier with a steel landing leg and it is fairly easy to bend with some welding torches. Loved flying the Merlins after we got the bugs worked out and Rotax came up with a good reduction drive
Love your video. I was intrested in hang gliders back when you hung from the arm pits. The only plans I bought were from Dick Eiper, the Quicksilver. Unfortunatly I have not been able to find them. I lived in New Mexico, so was a flatlander, un less I drove to the caprock, which was an ancient sea bed shore line. There you had a cliff, that faced out over sand dunes on the sea bed floor. There you could go slope soaring, but everyone thought I was crazy, and would get killed, or crippeled, leaving my wife and new born son destitute. I didn't build it, but always regrettd that, as a few years later hang gliding took off. There was a publication, called Low and Slow, that was printed from a guys garage that kept us up with the latest news in the sport. I miss those days.
that is such a beautiful little airpark you have there MMatt!
Beautiful area. I see from the aircraft registration (and perhaps your slight accent) that you are in Canada. Near Winnipeg? What airport?
Really enjoyed your video. I flew the original Quicksilver, long ago.
Other side of Canada. We fly out of Woodstock, New Brunswick.
would it be difficult to design differential braking?
I'm a retired Airline mechanic . I am curious about inspections on ultralight aircraft . Are there any time or standards for inspecting ? I really do not know just how "regulated" ultralight are for maintenance and inspection .
In Canada... Basic ultralights: *No passengers, except other pilots, or for training only. No annual inspections mandated. Any modifications you wish. Must have basic instrumentation, but no transponder or ELT is required.* Advanced Ultralight: *Single passenger only. Annual inspections required, however the pilot.owner is allowed to do the inspections. NO airframe or power plant modifications or changes allowed, minor modifications like instrumentation or tire size is allowed. No transponder is required unless flying into controlled airspace. No ELT is required.* The difference between Basic and Advanced is determined at the time of the original registration. They can be the exact same aircraft. You can downgrade an Advanced Ultralight to Basic, but you can not upgrade to Advanced. (Or so I've been told by Transport Canada). In short, basic ultralight is limited in many ways, but is open to any changes you wish. Advanced is more closely controlled, and you must stick to the original design in all major ways, and need to do annual inspections. Hope this helps answer your question. I'm rebuilding a Challenger 2 ultralight (Advanced) on my channel, and at some point in the future I plan on doing an episode on the differences based on Transport Canada interpretation after consultation. I may even be able to get someone from TC to come on and do an interview. That's still in the works. Cheers from Winnipeg.
@@challenger2ultralightadventure Thank you very much ! That was the kind of answered I had hoped for but didn't know if I would get it . I am somewhat amazed and fascinated by ultralight. I may have to get involved with them before I am too old to enjoy it . You have an inspirational video program 👏 .
I hate that you have aircraft just sitting there to fly while I spend every opportunity I have just looking for someone to let me fly their aircraft!! 2600 hour flight instructor!!! I hope you know how good you have things!!!
Great T-shirt 100 cool points
I always wonder when I wear that shirt if anyone will recognize what it is... lol
That is a sweet little plane!
Excellent Flying and perfect landing matt. 8/2/2021
What price?
Wow! That shimmying is unreal. I wonder if having the springs being in place would mitigate that, somewhat? Thanks for the video. :)
The springs made next to no difference when I had them on. It's all fixed now as you can see in my latest video.
@@mmatt Ah, cool. I'll check it out. Thanks.
It would be a shame to run into Vicki's beaver right there.........😆 7:05
Might I ask what your asking for the Quicksilver??? It's a clean bird ... Love the glide part pretty cool ... Ed Retired in Phoenix writes..
Currently we're asking $35,000 but I'm liking it so much it might be off the market for a while. lol
@@mmatt that's funny ... I'm 71+ just wondering .. thanks .. enjoy and happy landings hope you get that nose wheel under control soon .. really like the motor glider concept retired A&P and now very lapsed pilot just missing flying... Thanks for writing back Ed in Phoenix writes.
let me know when you are ready to sell.
Matt, do you think any people with no training can properly fly the quicksilver? Thanks
Not a chance. Flying is not a natural thing for humans to so. Even the most basic forms of flying require training to remain safe.
That was interesting just went through this with my Phantom lowered the front an inch my problem was wobble the whole plane it helped some but higher run up and release to get off the ground sooner was my solution for now .Something to improve more on a rainy day 👍
Ya, more nose down would make for a longer ground roll for sure.
In Canada is an oil pressure gauge required equipment?
Not in an ultralight.
Matt, may I suggest that you consider replacing the struts on both sides while you are at it.
Why? The struts are brand new and in perfect shape. If you're concerned about the flexing, that's a camera artifact. The camera is shaking but since it has anti-shake software, it makes it look like the strut is shaking because that's what the camera is attached to.
I'm sorry Matt, I was talking about the Beaver. If you are going to replace the broken landing gear support strut, maybe you should replace the other one at the same time. Perhaps the remaining unbroken one has had some fatigue as well.
@@pauldobler2779 Oh... I understand now. Yes, both sides are being replaced with a new design.
just wondering how much are you asking for the GT500?
The current asking price is $27,000 US
Is the quicksilver considered a ultralight?
In Canada, yes. In the US, it's an LSA.
Great drone shots, good to see you back up in the air again. I dropped a lil something in your account after your beaver incident, it shoud help with some coffee and biscuits ✌️
It is greatly appreciated! Thank you so much! :-)
@@mmatt It's the least i could do, i said before a few months ago it was genuinely watching one of your posts (when you got upto 10000ft and glided back to the runway) that encouraged me to take up flying to get my NPPL (UK licence for microlight / ultralight). Im currently training in a Skyranger ✌️
Ok but when you land in or on dirt or rocks how will it effect the steering?
Direct steering linkage has been added since this video. There will be details on it in a future video.
Cantilever wings gonne best than a lot of struts.
Great tutorial flight nice to see the difference from one plane to the other, Question, why can’t you elevator up turn with the springs in place ? Cheers
I guess I could have but having them off lets me turn much tighter.
What model of make of drone are you using?
DJI Mavic Mini
The yoke on there looks a bit out of place, but somehow also makes it seem super legit :)
Those yokes are for fast stuff like F1 race cars and GT-500s.
THAT flight was quite simply AWESOME I really felt like I was flying that thing with you! In order for me to fly that over here in England the pilot plus aircraft must not be heavier then 2000 kg are you below that weight Matt?
The max take-off weight of for the Quicksilver is 453 kgs. 2000 kgs is a lot!
Yo, mmatt! Where's your mmerch? Beaver T-Shirts?
I didn't think I was quite famous enough for that yet... lol
You might be wit da mmerch! Haha.
What motor is that?
Rotax 912 UL (80 hp)
You forgot your Brain Bucket AGAIN!
Cheers from the Oil Patch in Central WY, USA
PS. How is the Sat Net doing?
No need in this plane since it's registered as an Advanced Ultra-light.
Starlink is still working awesome. :-)
@@mmatt
Thanks for the explanatory! Canadian Aviation seems to be as screwed up as our parasites at the FAA!
What kind of sustained download/upload speeds are you getting now?
Lastly, how is your munchkin? She seemed like a Go Getter ready to help daddy at every turn (even if that meant getting in the way!).
Would you get more steering if you turned the brackets that the springs hook to on the nose wheel 180°?
Yes, but they're welded on. I came up with a better solution that will be features in a future video. :-)
Nice flight.
How much it cost your aircraft???
We're asking $35,000 for this one.
I want the 500 Gt. How much Mathew ?? I’m 3 h away from you in ct state USA. Give me a line !! Thanks
$35,000 is the current price but it's not going anywhere until I get my Beaver back on the air. And even then, I just might keep it since I'm currently having a lot of fun in it. lol
Oooo wee. Well keep on having fun. That’s lots of $$. I found one. For 12 k excellent cind. I Indiana. Thanks do. Ooo@@mmatt
How much are you asking for the silver?
$35,000 Canadian.
@@mmatt That's £20,050 UK. Paid £15,000 for a Vauxhall last year, and it only works on the road and potholes.
Well, Matt...what's your preference: A Yoke or a Stick? I'd say the Stick because that's what the Beaver has & you've logged so many hours on her. AND...since that oil pressure gauge is actin' like a fool...you're (somewhat) biased against it. Yeah? Sorta? Kinda? 0_o
/Poe-TAY-toe...Poe-TAH-toe...it's all the same vegetable in the end. You're flying & that's what it's all about!
Matt have you tried putting a weaker spring on the nose linkage? My thinking is maybe it would dampen the wobble, help with RH turns and be weak enough that it would allow the rudder to turn the nose wheel past what the linkage allows. Kind of like having your cake and eating it too. I suspect chance of success are low however.
My guess is, if you make those levers from pedals longer, it would add a lot to theirs ends travel and thus make better effect on the wheel. It would also require a bit more strength to turn though, dunno how much is requeired and how bad it would be.
Another nice flight, just don't look right some how with out joy stick, the whole thing looks too comfy.
you mob flying around cost me money !! when I saw your video fitting Black Max breaks & young Courtney in the states was fitting them I got me some BM brakes & had to have new rims & tyres. hope you get some springs for your front wheel or turn her into a tail dragger, I Love the camera set up.
Kinda looked like it could benefit from an angled strut going forward of the mains to the airframe
The main gear legs are solid spring steel from what I understand. I think they're pretty strong.
@@mmatt I was referring to the chatter or shimmy of the main gear.
@@russellsmith3825 When did the main gear shimmy...? The nosewheel definitely is but I don' t think the main gear does.
@@mmatt look at the fore-aft movement @16:03
@@russellsmith3825 That appears to be normal flex to me. There is that much and more on fiberglass legs that are braced so with them being steel legs, I'm not worried about that.
“Really well” #grammarnazi
Wow u got 0 dislikes 😳
Matt, I had the nose wheel issue as well on my Quicksilver GT500. I fixed it by using a direct linkages system instead of springs. Here is the video and it shows before and after. Hopefully you will find it helpful.
th-cam.com/video/QtG2awj-x38/w-d-xo.html
Your video was actually the inspiration to the fix we came up with. Not nearly as elegant as yours but just as effective I think. :-)
@@mmatt I am very glad to hear that.
You clearly don't know the meaning of the word "diffuse"... Yelling profanity and challenging people is not diffusing the situation. This video is a serious disappointment to somebody with a degree in communication...
Are you sure you are commenting on the right video....? There's no profanity in this video.
@@mmatt oh dear you're right!! The short story is my phone wouldn't cast to my TV, so this comment was meant for a completely different video. I am so sorry! Would you like for me to take my post down? Huge apologies!!
@@lcinflorida8728 No worries! It's all good. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't offending anyone. :-)