Fantastic to have you back Ben ✈️👍

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

😀 thanks! I’m enjoying it too

Great video Ben, good to have you back in the air mate.

Great stuff as usual Ben.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian!

Great stuff Ben!

Haha nice one mate. Great landings too! Better than my first one back! I had to do a whole circuit session to get back on form! Looking forward to the next one!

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate - cannot wait to see this IOW trip

Nice video Ben! Looking forward to the next one😁

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Ah cheers Kevin !

Excellent video Ben, as always.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Reece!

Back in the air again, fantastic, makes you feel good. :-))

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Bob!👍

Another great video Ben. Thanks for the mention, that’s my 5 seconds of fame all used up.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

David Knight haha....it was a greaser tho from the looks of things

Well done Ben you lucky chap, thanks for sharing. Everything looked superbly normal. Your skills dont look to have perished. Looking forward to CP episode, you'll get the SR in there easily "Piece of cake old chap". The TV series Piece of Cake was filmed there and at South Cerney and a squadron of Spitfires was used on both fields. A great series from 1988, iirc.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed! Well, I do mention that in a future episode - plenty coming up on the channel!

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

And thanks for watching 👏👏

@musoseven8218

4 жыл бұрын

Ben, as always, a pleasure to watch. You seem to have taken well to this flying lark!

@musoseven8218

4 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to the next instalment, years and years since I flew into CP, Oaksey and Badminton. My buddy did sideslip practice in the C42 into Badminton. He's missing his training.

A brilliant video ben, always enjoy them, looking forward to restating my lessons with my instructor at Breighton!

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

You’ll absolutely love getting back up I’m sure

This was awesome, great to see people getting up taking advantage of the beautiful weather!

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching dude! AH I know...just changing now - but have managed over 8 hours since this video...plenty coming up

Great video Ben - it is clear you have been using lockdown to add to your video editing skills - can't wait to get back to lessons on 18th June!

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks Alex! It’s great to be back, you’ll love it too!! What a hobby

Great video Ben, loved the intro! Looking forward to seeing Charlton Park.. which is also on my shortlist to visit 👌👍

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin - ahh you must. A couple videos coming up featuring it! 👍

Great to have you back in the air Ben. The intro was fun and humour is always good! Amazing to be back in the air isn't it? Landings looked good and looking forward to the next one. You don't always have to travel long distances to visit special places and have fun trips. 🛫 👍

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim! That’s a really good point. It’s easy to overlook what you have nearby sometimes. Aren’t we lucky to have this hobby back 😀

Ben : Welcome Back!!! 😁😁😁 Another great video 👍👍👍

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy

@ranbirsingh7666

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ben, hope you well and keeping good . Been doing some difference training in Skyranger- so will be catching up on your videos again. 👍😁

Nice one Ben and bet it was good to get back up in the air. It looked like an ideal day for it and hopefully the good weather continues.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍 Fingers crossed !

Nice video man👍 Have a great day and stay safe.

Welcome back to the skies Ben. I’m not booked in to restart training until July 4th... fingers crossed.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Everything crossed for ya Jed!

Brilliant to see you back in the air Ben. The sky ranger is an absolute rocket ship one up. I’m surprised Elon Musk hasn’t asked to borrow it. 🤣

@musoseven8218

4 жыл бұрын

Rory On Air LOL!

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha. He was on to me earlier actually...I said I had it booked to fly in to Charlton Park so naff off...

@RoryOnAir

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Atkinson much more important!

Glad you are back. Been missing your videos Ben. We're you nervous?

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks very much. Yeh I was - as soon as I got to about circuit height those nerves drifted away and it honestly it felt like I hadn’t been away. Then on final they crept back a little!!

I need to get back into flying. Watched various flexwings and gyrocopters fly over the south coast this weekend.

Finally "up, up and away!"? 😎 Hilarious intro! 🤣 Nice vid, mate! 👌🏻

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Ha thanks mate...great to see you’re back at it too!! 👏👏👍👍

@ForFunFlyer

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenAtkinsonVideos Yes, finally! That was a long mandatory break from flying, ughhh?! 🙈

Nice Kemble bimble.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Ha, say that three times quickly after a couple beers

Another great video Ben. Love following your flights. I had my first flight in 10 weeks last Monday, so know that feeling of euphoria. Just a thought, and I apologise if I'm wrong, but were the items on the RH seat secure? A lose mobile phone falling on the floor in a low g stall or light turbulence can so easily foul a control mech.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Ahh thanks mike. It’s a good point, no they weren’t really. Must think about putting the In the back compartment next time - only issue is that can be fiddly. Tricky payoff. But great point and noted! Thanks for watching buddy

Great series Ben and good to see you back in the air. I was sent the link to your channel via your instructor a few weeks ago after inquiring about lessons. Can't wait to start my training, have been wanting to for years. Quick question, what made you choose to learn in the Skyranger over the other two 3-axis the club have?

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Sam! Ahh awesome ..you’ll love it! I think each aircraft is great in its own right. I’ve actually flown all 3 this week! Tough to pick an outright favourite ...maybe ill do a comparison video soon !

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

But yeh sorry to answer your question the skyranger was easier to book back then because it’s cold in the winter not many others wanted it!

Another corker matey! Dat weather doe...

@benfliesuk9932

4 жыл бұрын

...even if you did seem to enjoy disinfecting the aircraft a little too much.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha. The insta version may have been a bit rude 🧐 thanks mate...out of interest on a fairly calm day in your skyranger what speed do you approach at?

@benfliesuk9932

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Atkinson 😂 1 up on a calm day I’m normally looking for 60-61mph. Slower than your 65 I noticed but that said, my 582 is a hell of a lot lighter than the 912s so it’s super easy to lift the nose.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

benfliesuk yeh I think on a calmer day I can afford a little slower ...but it usually feels rock solid on approach. But true, lifting those 100 ponies needs a little more momentum. I love how your landings look niiice and nose high as you touch down

@davekarniewicz5811

4 жыл бұрын

Engine heat on take off/full power ?

Hi Ben, Hope you are keeping well. What has got the better cruise speed out of the Ikarus C42 and the Skyranger. Never flown a Skyranger so curious. Thankyou.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

Hey! Well it’s not a fair comparison with the two I fly, the c42 has 80hp and the skyranger has 100, but the c42 is a little bit slippier - maybe the ranger is 5/10mph quicker!

nice pictures...supprised to see how level the SKR is flying with hands off...maybe your a lot lighter than me.

@BenAtkinsonVideos

4 жыл бұрын

We have the bungee chord aileron trimmer in this aircraft, works well! It does sit very well hands off !

Completely delightful. So the Rotax is a 7 volt engine? Actually, I LOVE that color band tach but what's the "VOLT" label under it for? And the COMM also has an RPM display? Guess we both resort to humor at times. More seriously: not much point to attempting slow flight if you're sinking 500 fpm throughout is there? You began at 2750 and descended continuously seeking a stall passing through 2550 still gayly sinking... which rather muddies the waters, no? And the stall also! Keep up the great vids.

Be a bit more smooth with power when you gotta go around.