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Aerolite 103 Practicing Approaches
I'm much more comfortable in my aircraft now, and I'm trying various approaches and touch-and-goes at CO4.
I've sorted out both the throttle and radio issues I was having last weekend.
Date: 19 NOV 2023
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Excellent! Great music also!😍
Love the wide camera angles. Cool getting to see you manage the controls!
Cool video! Thx!
@KillboxAlpha
8 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
Try the old traditional ultralight approach of “chop and drop” where you chop the throttle on final and push the nose over for a steep decent. The high drag and low mass of an ultralight means that your approach speed won’t get high, maybe only 45-50 mph in something like the aerolite. Once you round out in the flare you’ll lose energy fast but settle in quickly for a nice landing. This approach works best if you have a small and low pattern that used to be common with ultralights. Back in the 80’s and 90’s it was common for most of us to fly a pattern of around 400’ AGL.
Great flight. What is that vertical tube by your left foot?
@KillboxAlpha
7 ай бұрын
It's an airspeed indicator, also called a Hall wind meter. There's a small red disk in the tube that rises up the faster you go: www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pnpages/10-04100.php?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAtOmsBhCnARIsAGPa5yZkqMpJ-Z-jpVHFtLBXC84gy0qXyTBOXmEc-Ww5e0N47e6gsHrkWXUaAijPEALw_wcB
Thanks for sharing! I’m considering an ultralight of some kind and wonder which engine you have and if you’re satisfied with its performance at that high elevation? Thanks again!
@KillboxAlpha
7 ай бұрын
Hi! I have a Rotax 447. The carb (Bing 54) is properly jetted for sea-level, so I compensate by oxygenating the fuel using a small amount of nitropropane. This, along with a K&N air filter, gives me all the power I need and my CHT and EGT are *well* within spec. I will easily exceed 50 mph on climb-out. You definitely wouldn't want one of the smaller engines at this elevation (CO4 sits at 6145 ft msl)
@boomerantics9586
7 ай бұрын
@@KillboxAlpha Thank you, KillboxAlpha! I’m curious because I’m at over 6,000’ also with density altitudes much higher at times. Not wishing to be a nuisance but why did you opt for the Rotax over one of the engines (MZ, Hirth) offered by Aerolite? Thanks again and have a very merry Christmas!
@KillboxAlpha
7 ай бұрын
@@boomerantics9586 I bought my 103 used, that's what it came with. The 447 used to be standard on the 103.
@boomerantics9586
7 ай бұрын
@@KillboxAlpha Thank you!