Great video again!!! You had a very classy take-off, but you had me wondering how many times did you try that barrel roll without planting yourself into the trees on the other side of the neighboring field... it looked pretty close to me? Keep it up man... really great stuff, I learn from you all the time. 👨🏼✈
Thank you very much for your kind words! I'm glad you like it and that you get use out of my videos, that means a lot to me! Thank you 🙌 I only attempted it twice, I did one practice run and the flight for the video, both times it worked, but the first time I got even closer to the trees...maybe the third time would have been the charm 😅 It's certainly not something I would attempt in the real world, at least not in a Twin Beech 😆
Nice video as usual. By fortune the flight dynamics of air rsfts in sims must be very benign, that tonneaux after take off woild cause to kill yourself immediatly in RL. In an heavy aircraft like the Beech 18 you must have enough speed to do such things. After take off tonneaux are possible only on modern acro aircrafts with lot of power.
Thank you! I'm glad you like the video! You might be surprised about how capable the Beech 18 is =) You might want to check out this video of Matt Younkin flying his airshow routine in his Beech 18. th-cam.com/video/h1qSzCnzXvY/w-d-xo.html At around 13:00 you'll see him doing a roll right after takeoff. If you look at his airspeed indicator he does it at a similar speed I do it at in the sim. I agree it can be a risky maneuver in a heavy or underpowered aircraft but it's not impossible. John Mohr also rolled his underpowered 220 hp Stearman right after takeoff, there are also a few pilots who roll or even snap roll an AT-6 right after takeoff.
@@vintagesimulations the standard Beech 18 is not certified for acrobatics. It is msde to take passengers not for doing acro. You cannot fly inverted without a proper fuel injection system. This red/ black Beech is highly modified for acro.
@@antonioiozzi291 Sorry but that's not true. Yes, the Beech 18 was never built to do aerobatics, and I probably wouldn’t attempt it in real life, as it is very easy to overstress the airframe, but it is possible to do so. In the video I linked you above both Matt and his crew chief Jeff Gibbs get interviewed and talk about modifications to the airframe. The only modifications to it are the added smoke system, more lights for his night airshow, spar straps (which are a requirement for all airworthy Beech 18s and are also modeled on the sim version). The only performance enhancing modification is that his interior is lighter than the one you see in MSFS, which is why I only added a minimal fuel load to keep the weight down. His engines are stock carbureted R-985s. It's perfectly possible to do aerobatics without a fuel injection system, you just have to keep it positive. It's not unusual to see Stearmans, Tiger Moths, AT-6s and many other airplanes with carbureted engines to do aerobatics, including hammerhead turns, spins, snap rolls and rolls. A friend of mine does aerobatics with his stock Stearman all the time. Again, you just have to keep it positive, if not the engine will cough and lose power and if you keep it inverted for too long it’ll quit.
Thank you! I'm glad you like it =) I had some trouble with it too. On one of my first flights, I wanted to see how good the engine damage model is and see how long it takes for them to fail if you run them to cold, hot or over boost them. Ever since the right engine didn't have enough oil in it and wouldn't run properly. And I just couldn't get the oil tank to fill up, which resulted in parking the Beech for months. I'm happy to say in my case it was a user error. Yesterday I finally read the manual and found out to fill up the oil tanks you must pull out the oil shutoffs, fill in the oil and then put the shutoffs back in. Since then, it works without any issues, and I can't stop flying it. It's probably one of the best twins in the sim =) What trouble did you have with it?
@@vintagesimulations it was a while ago but just like you, I took off, one engine failed and I tried starting it back up and even re-started the sim and it would not start. Never thought to read the manual. What a concept....
One of the best start ups in the sim the beech twin 18
The Beech 18 is great =)
Feels like home
Glad you like it!
Nice video, liked the daring low level flying!
Would like to see you make a video flying around Monument Valley at dawn/dusk. Just an idea.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you like it =)
That's an awesome idea! I haven't been to Monument Valley yet. Thanks for the great suggestion =)
@@vintagesimulations Many opportunities there for some stunt flying!
@@BJM62 that's true! I'm downloading a freeware Monument Valley scenery as we speak. I can't wait to try it out =)
Great flying,well done.?
Thank you very much! I'm glad you like it =)
Great video again!!! You had a very classy take-off, but you had me wondering how many times did you try that barrel roll without planting yourself into the trees on the other side of the neighboring field... it looked pretty close to me? Keep it up man... really great stuff, I learn from you all the time. 👨🏼✈
Thank you very much for your kind words! I'm glad you like it and that you get use out of my videos, that means a lot to me! Thank you 🙌
I only attempted it twice, I did one practice run and the flight for the video, both times it worked, but the first time I got even closer to the trees...maybe the third time would have been the charm 😅 It's certainly not something I would attempt in the real world, at least not in a Twin Beech 😆
Nice video as usual. By fortune the flight dynamics of air rsfts in sims must be very benign, that tonneaux after take off woild cause to kill yourself immediatly in RL. In an heavy aircraft like the Beech 18 you must have enough speed to do such things. After take off tonneaux are possible only on modern acro aircrafts with lot of power.
Thank you! I'm glad you like the video! You might be surprised about how capable the Beech 18 is =) You might want to check out this video of Matt Younkin flying his airshow routine in his Beech 18. th-cam.com/video/h1qSzCnzXvY/w-d-xo.html
At around 13:00 you'll see him doing a roll right after takeoff. If you look at his airspeed indicator he does it at a similar speed I do it at in the sim.
I agree it can be a risky maneuver in a heavy or underpowered aircraft but it's not impossible. John Mohr also rolled his underpowered 220 hp Stearman right after takeoff, there are also a few pilots who roll or even snap roll an AT-6 right after takeoff.
@@vintagesimulations the standard Beech 18 is not certified for acrobatics. It is msde to take passengers not for doing acro. You cannot fly inverted without a proper fuel injection system. This red/ black Beech is highly modified for acro.
@@antonioiozzi291 Sorry but that's not true. Yes, the Beech 18 was never built to do aerobatics, and I probably wouldn’t attempt it in real life, as it is very easy to overstress the airframe, but it is possible to do so.
In the video I linked you above both Matt and his crew chief Jeff Gibbs get interviewed and talk about modifications to the airframe. The only modifications to it are the added smoke system, more lights for his night airshow, spar straps (which are a requirement for all airworthy Beech 18s and are also modeled on the sim version). The only performance enhancing modification is that his interior is lighter than the one you see in MSFS, which is why I only added a minimal fuel load to keep the weight down. His engines are stock carbureted R-985s.
It's perfectly possible to do aerobatics without a fuel injection system, you just have to keep it positive. It's not unusual to see Stearmans, Tiger Moths, AT-6s and many other airplanes with carbureted engines to do aerobatics, including hammerhead turns, spins, snap rolls and rolls. A friend of mine does aerobatics with his stock Stearman all the time. Again, you just have to keep it positive, if not the engine will cough and lose power and if you keep it inverted for too long it’ll quit.
Nice vid! How do you like the Denarq Mod? I had trouble with it when I had it installed.
Thank you! I'm glad you like it =) I had some trouble with it too. On one of my first flights, I wanted to see how good the engine damage model is and see how long it takes for them to fail if you run them to cold, hot or over boost them. Ever since the right engine didn't have enough oil in it and wouldn't run properly. And I just couldn't get the oil tank to fill up, which resulted in parking the Beech for months.
I'm happy to say in my case it was a user error. Yesterday I finally read the manual and found out to fill up the oil tanks you must pull out the oil shutoffs, fill in the oil and then put the shutoffs back in. Since then, it works without any issues, and I can't stop flying it. It's probably one of the best twins in the sim =) What trouble did you have with it?
@@vintagesimulations it was a while ago but just like you, I took off, one engine failed and I tried starting it back up and even re-started the sim and it would not start. Never thought to read the manual. What a concept....
@@FlightSimVRDad haha I must admit I still only read the section on engine wear and oil management...until I run into another problem😅