This must be the best Aviation Video I have ever watched on TH-cam, what an adventure. The Greenland sequences are incredible, and the production quality is as amazing as the flying.
I am declaring this my absolute favorite video that I have ever seen on TH-cam by anyone! I could not be more jealous than I am right now. I am starting my -8 build this week finally and hope to fly it to Europe one day! Thank you for the incredible motivation!!!
I also saw Greenland in good weather from up high many times - sipping my coffee. But seeing it this way by far tops it, I wished I had an extra engine - just in case!
Oh man! I can't believe you made it to Oshkosh again. I'm checking Skyrunner out right now! It is amazing to me the adventures you've had in this machine! I'm walking around looking at every -8 I can find for inspiration and ideas. Safe travels!
Das ist ein schönes Video Hermann! Vielen Dank, dass Sie es mit der Luftfahrtwelt teilen. Besonders gut hat mir das Ende gefallen. Ihr Flugzeug ist wirklich ein guter Freund. Komm, flieg irgendwann mit mir nach Arizona!
@@skyrunner1818 Yes. Retiring in ~7 years and now starting to work on the plane/build that will work (maybe the RV15 or other mod). It will be a slo-mo round-the-world-wander, that will be in no hurry (1++ years). However, I'm enjoying my RV7a now and your videos are inspiring, thank you!
Awesome video and very Lindbergh' esqe journey! Building a -7 right now. Would like to recreate your paint job. Would you mind sharing what color codes you used?
Yes no problem: The silver is an AUDI code LY7W (788046) Lichtsilber-Metallic which translates into something like Light Silver Metallic. The blue color is RAL 5022. Clear coat on top. Hope this helps.
Epic flight and video production!!! The epitome of RV adventure flying. And I thought I was hanging it out there in my -8 flying over canyons and mountains... But I am curious about the helmet? My limited experience has them being uncomfortable and not acoustically good for long flights. Why do you choose a helmet? Also, anything special done to the engine prior to your flight? Compressions? Borescope? Oil analysis? Just go?!
I was wearing a helmet especially for the overwater flights. I thought in case of rapid decelaration (most probable) when ditching I don´t want to bang my head on the canopy frame and be unconscious for even the shortest time when I have to get out of the plane which is filling with water. May be not really necessary but just in case. It is also good insurance during any emergency or crash landing in rugged terrain. Sure flying with an ANR headset is much more comfortable but wearing a helmet for just these flights is not too bad. Prior long flights I usually just give the airplane a good lookover and do a wobble test to minimize the risk for stuck valves.
Love your videos, especially when you fly to Greenland. Wow, so beautiful! How much foam do you put in the wings, and do you also put foam in the tail section?
There is foam in the outer wing sections including wing tips as well as the accessible bays aft of the fuel tanks. Some in the wing roots also. It displaces around 480 liters so good to carry around 1050 lbs. No foam in the tail as this will be out of the water - that´s what I thought at least.
@@clarkgriswold-zr5sb Yes I know. The foam I used weighs around 22 kg per cubic meter. In other words 2.2% of the displacement of water. For me it was 23 lbs dead weight for 1050 lbs additional buoyancy.
@@rakamora2266 Sorry for the late reply. And no, no millionaire needed to own one. I operate it like a car and don´t really calculate hourly costs, but probably 100 $ an hour or more is the number. The more you fly the more expensive it is, but the hourly costs come down.
good video, just found the music repetitive and the emotion of the music was too dramatic for the whole time (maybe dramatic music fits for a few minutes? not 18 in my opinion)
Thanks for the comments. I´m quite unmusical and having a hard time chosing music for a project, in fact I usually need help from my better half. Yes if you define the music dramatic it might be too long. Will keep your advice in mind - thanks again.
Ja, ist schon so. Filmmusik kann das Geschehen und die visuellen Eindrücke unterstreichen und betonen. Aber es ist eine "spezielle Kunst", gar nicht so einfach. Allerdings war auch die gesamte Aufnahme "dramatisch". Und damit passt auch die musikalische Untermalung wieder! 🙃
@@skyrunner1818 Zu lang ist sie wohl nicht. Es ist nicht so einfach, eine passende Musik für einen Film zu finden, welche das Auf und Ab im Geschehen gut untermalt. Insofern: ein fantastischer Flug und guter Sound 👍 Vielen Dank fürs Mitnehmen!
This must be the best Aviation Video I have ever watched on TH-cam, what an adventure. The Greenland sequences are incredible, and the production quality is as amazing as the flying.
Watch the one he did flying around the US.
A spectacular video. Thank you.
I am declaring this my absolute favorite video that I have ever seen on TH-cam by anyone! I could not be more jealous than I am right now. I am starting my -8 build this week finally and hope to fly it to Europe one day! Thank you for the incredible motivation!!!
Fantastic! Absolutely Fantastic! Thanks for posting this.
As a 777 pilot, I always wonder what it’s really like down there…thanks for posting!!
I also saw Greenland in good weather from up high many times - sipping my coffee. But seeing it this way by far tops it, I wished I had an extra engine - just in case!
Holy smokes! Well so much for "glass panels" and all that crap. This is the flying that I (and Orville and Wilbur) dreamed of. Thanks for the ride.
Amazing footage.
Fun to ride along, thanks for sharing.
Amazing video, so inspiring
RV8 adventure, what it’s all about. Thanks for the great video. I love that you don’t just fly point A to B but have fun too.
Oh man! I can't believe you made it to Oshkosh again. I'm checking Skyrunner out right now! It is amazing to me the adventures you've had in this machine! I'm walking around looking at every -8 I can find for inspiration and ideas. Safe travels!
Hermann, herzlichen Dank für die tollen Eindrücke und einen wunderbaren Film!
Epic trip in a fantastic RV..! Superb editing/production...very inspirational . Thankyou.
Great adventure. Thank you for sharing.
Sehr imposante Eindrücke. Wunderschön 🤩 Danke 🙏🏻 fürs Teilen!
Fantastisch! Musste 18 Minuten lang die Luft anhalten.
Vielen Dank für diese wunderschöne Reise.
Nicely done! I’ve been enjoying my -8 for 7 years now. Awesome airplane and well worth the blood, sweat and tears to build her.
Toller Flug und klasse Video. Chapeau!
Wow where have you been in my life. This is what a flying video is suppose to be. Thank you
wonderful video; inspiring!
Gorgeous, Hermann! You are living your best life. Thanks for sharing :)
Great vid - @ minute 7:40, Nuuk FIC (Flight Information Center) is litteraly just a few meters away :o)
Well done!! Thank you!
This is just bloody an amazing video. It just gets better and better
Wieder mal ein super Video von Dir. Danke Hermann fürs Teilen und miterleben lassen Deiner Trips!
Bat sh!t awesome Hermann. Thank you for sharing. Highly, highly motivational for this builder/pilot
Legend! What an insanely beautiful place! Awesome Awesome Video!! Thanks for sharing and happy landings!
Beautiful and adventurous! I love watching your travels in such a wonderful RV-8! Truly inspiring.
Simply AMAZING. 😍😍😍 I’ll perform a journey like yours in some years on my RV-8A 😍😍😍
Stones!!! BIG stones! What a magnificent adventure.
You are living the dream of many here I'm sure! :) Thank you for these videos
Absolutely brilliant. Loved seeing Bluie East.
Absolutely SPECTACULAR!!! Very well done, what an awesome trip!!
A truly courageous and inspirational aviator you are. Thank you for an incredible video 👍
Wunderbar, epic adventure and stellar work on the video! SH!
wow Hermann, das ist echt das genialste Aviation-Video auf TH-cam👍was ein tolles Abenteuer 😎und traumhaft schöne Impressionen😍Thanks for sharing
Das ist ein schönes Video Hermann! Vielen Dank, dass Sie es mit der Luftfahrtwelt teilen. Besonders gut hat mir das Ende gefallen. Ihr Flugzeug ist wirklich ein guter Freund. Komm, flieg irgendwann mit mir nach Arizona!
Karl, that sounds like a plan. Hoffentlich naechstes Jahr - 10 months to go...
Excellent footage. Breathtaking scenery. Danke!
Stunning video. Europe is one amazing place.
Thank you sir! 🛩️
Thank you
Wonderful adventures!
Wow, what an adventure. Thanks for flying with us!
This is the most awesome aviation video I have ever seen! Fantastic job!⚡️🎩🇺🇸
WOW What a great trip. Amazing footage.
Absolutely beautiful.
wow, congrets!!!
Just discovered your channel, it’s amazing! The footage is crystal clear and the routes are beautiful. Subscribed👍
Amazing!
Awesome! Loved it.
Hermann, great to see another video from you. True inspiration for planning a round-the-world flight. Thank you
You have plans ??
@@skyrunner1818 Yes. Retiring in ~7 years and now starting to work on the plane/build that will work (maybe the RV15 or other mod). It will be a slo-mo round-the-world-wander, that will be in no hurry (1++ years). However, I'm enjoying my RV7a now and your videos are inspiring, thank you!
Wow. Just wow.
Good Job Bro.
Serious inspiration to get back to building mine!
Hallo Hermann, very nice! Keep on making those videos they are very entertaining!
Great way to see the real Greenland. Have been wanting to do similar in Finland with a float plane, for many years.
I have 1,000 hours in my RV8 and I've not done anything like this. I am now questioning my life...
Einfach nur HERRLICH Hermann! 😍😎👍
And the Academy Award for best Aviation video goes to.....
Just EPIC!
Amazing video!!!
Hammer ❤
Dude!! Awesome!
Awesome video and very Lindbergh' esqe journey! Building a -7 right now. Would like to recreate your paint job. Would you mind sharing what color codes you used?
Yes no problem: The silver is an AUDI code LY7W (788046) Lichtsilber-Metallic which translates into something like Light Silver Metallic. The blue color is RAL 5022. Clear coat on top. Hope this helps.
@@skyrunner1818 That's great! Thank you sir.
Awesome
Great video Hermann. A couple of weeks earlier and we'd have crossed paths.
May be our paths are crossing at the LAA Rally in Popham this year - would be great.
@@skyrunner1818 I'm booked in on the Saturday
@@jodel200 Me too - hope the weather cooperates.
Epic!
Thank you.
Couldn't help but notice that the 2nd seat was empty... room for me on the next adventure?
That would help operating all these cameras....
Great share ... but you need huge balls to do aerobatics over sea far away from home or help ... heads up to you Skyrunner!
Epic flight and video production!!! The epitome of RV adventure flying. And I thought I was hanging it out there in my -8 flying over canyons and mountains... But I am curious about the helmet? My limited experience has them being uncomfortable and not acoustically good for long flights. Why do you choose a helmet? Also, anything special done to the engine prior to your flight? Compressions? Borescope? Oil analysis? Just go?!
I was wearing a helmet especially for the overwater flights. I thought in case of rapid decelaration (most probable) when ditching I don´t want to bang my head on the canopy frame and be unconscious for even the shortest time when I have to get out of the plane which is filling with water. May be not really necessary but just in case. It is also good insurance during any emergency or crash landing in rugged terrain. Sure flying with an ANR headset is much more comfortable but wearing a helmet for just these flights is not too bad. Prior long flights I usually just give the airplane a good lookover and do a wobble test to minimize the risk for stuck valves.
@@skyrunner1818 Thanks for the info!
Bravo
Love your videos, especially when you fly to Greenland. Wow, so beautiful! How much foam do you put in the wings, and do you also put foam in the tail section?
There is foam in the outer wing sections including wing tips as well as the accessible bays aft of the fuel tanks. Some in the wing roots also. It displaces around 480 liters so good to carry around 1050 lbs. No foam in the tail as this will be out of the water - that´s what I thought at least.
@@skyrunner1818 I'm thinking that foam idea might be good for my occasional bay crossings, etc. Any idea of the weight added with the foam? Thanks!
@@clarkgriswold-zr5sb Yes I know. The foam I used weighs around 22 kg per cubic meter. In other words 2.2% of the displacement of water. For me it was 23 lbs dead weight for 1050 lbs additional buoyancy.
The weight roundabout offsets the heavier salt water and so can be neglected to calculate buoyancy.
Wiederholungstäter. Super.,
That is living…you are living.
Another WOW video, Hermann. Did you use the 10 gallon aux tank in the rear baggage for the trip?
I made another aux tank last winter, so 15 gallons now.
Super👍👍👍
Which camera did you use for the shoot?
Used an Insta360 cam behind the rear seat, otherwise regular Gopros. Cams with video stabilization is the way to go.
What is the helmet that you use?
Honestly I don´t know. I choosed it out of a small selection, just took the one which fit best.
Do you have IR rating or did you fly VFR?
I do have an instrument rating and the plane is IFR equipped, but were flying VFR over Greenland.
@@skyrunner1818 Do you have to be a millionaire to build and own one of these? How much do you budget for the hourly cost?
@@rakamora2266 Sorry for the late reply. And no, no millionaire needed to own one. I operate it like a car and don´t really calculate hourly costs, but probably 100 $ an hour or more is the number. The more you fly the more expensive it is, but the hourly costs come down.
Ausgezeichnet.
good video, just found the music repetitive and the emotion of the music was too dramatic for the whole time (maybe dramatic music fits for a few minutes? not 18 in my opinion)
Thanks for the comments. I´m quite unmusical and having a hard time chosing music for a project, in fact I usually need help from my better half. Yes if you define the music dramatic it might be too long. Will keep your advice in mind - thanks again.
Ja, ist schon so. Filmmusik kann das Geschehen und die visuellen Eindrücke unterstreichen und betonen.
Aber es ist eine "spezielle Kunst", gar nicht so einfach.
Allerdings war auch die gesamte Aufnahme "dramatisch".
Und damit passt auch die musikalische Untermalung wieder! 🙃
@@skyrunner1818 Zu lang ist sie wohl nicht. Es ist nicht so einfach, eine passende Musik für einen Film zu finden, welche das Auf und Ab im Geschehen gut untermalt.
Insofern: ein fantastischer Flug und guter Sound 👍
Vielen Dank fürs Mitnehmen!