I enjoyed that so much my toes have chilblains.

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Mine still do too 😂

I recently met a retired Ch.Constable visiting NZ. He agrees our mountains are taller then yours, but the scenery I have seen here on this flight has me admitting yours provide great scenery and flying. Thanks for the viewing.

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Snowdonia packs a lot into a small area, and when the weather’s right it’s scenically magnificent. And it’s not so tall as to be intimidating to a small aircraft.

What a magnificent day for an open cockpit flying... and the frozen terrain below is fantastic...

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Yep, I was very fortunate to get to fly when the weather was perfect.

Stunning

Terrific views I can't believe you can fly in this weather I remember flying in my open gyro (no pod at all) in winter and even here in Queensland Australia jacket gloves it was really cold. I think I'll need a heated jacket socks etc they must work great. Absolutely spectacular.

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Cameron. My core was fine due to screen and layered clothing including heated jacket beneath flying suit. Toes were cold by the end; might use heated ski socks next time. The only really issue is hands - I can’t use heated gloves with the iPad and some of the smaller switchgear; and the thin gloves I do wear do let the cold through eventually.

@royhoss8309

Жыл бұрын

This is my other KZread login but For paragliding at high altitude we wear latex gloves then your other gloves go over them - works like a charm most of the time.

Stu, we've waited so long but what a stunning video, sat down with a hot cuppa and watching the winter scenes slip by underneath, best weekend viewing ever, thank you 👍

What a great flight :)

Well, that was spectacular..... Thanks

Top job, thanks for going to the trouble of recording and posting. It's a double bonus as it looks fantatstic and features hills which is quite literally a highlight as I live in Cambridgeshire. Had to put the gyro lessons on hold as other priorities need to get sorted first so this plays a very good second.

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

I've spent a fair bit of time in Cambridge; my son lives there. Lovely place, but flat as a pancake 🙂

@chrisgosling5408

Жыл бұрын

@@StuWithAView isn't it just, my lessons have been out of Damyn's Hall aerodrome near Upminster which sounds West Country but is East London, great views of the City and Thames estuary. I just think that "open cockpit" is the way to fly and for anyone reading this who hasn't tried a gyro flight go for it you won't be disappointed!

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Nice place. And I agree; open cockpit is the full gyro experience 😁 Hope you get back to it soon.

Hi Stu. Thanks for your time, effort and expertise. Can't wait to see this on the big screen over Christmas. Stay safe. Greg.

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg; appreciated.

Great flight Stu, amazing scenery with the snow and cloud hanging over the mountains. Notice that your temps did eventually climb although oil temp was still quite low. I've enjoyed a few nice flights while we've had the cold weather with the air being super calm. Who says that you can't fly open cockpit all year round! Have a great Christmas and New Year and I know I say this every year but I'm sure we'll catch-up one day in 2023!

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Jason; all the best for Christmas and 2023.

Perfect Stu. Been desperate to get out in the snowy weather but it seems that Kemble has a 'wait for the snow to melt on its own' policy... so not possible sadly. Looked stunning!

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Sorry Chris… it was stunning 😊 There was fortunately no snow at Sleap, although there was plenty of ice.

Another nice video Stu. I went flying in the gyro last week and the views were great although I didn’t go as far into wales as you where the views look amazing .

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Lee I persevered deeper into Snowdonia despite the cold; heated jacket worked well. Absolutely stunning over there.

Your Ts & Ps look pretty much identical to mine. Oil temp in the middle of the yellow, CHT only just off the bottom stop, and oil pressure right at the very top of the green. When doing my en-route (LIFERS) checks, I report that as "Ts & Ps, nominal". I've considered blanking off a small section of radiator, but apparently, the margin for error is quite small and it is very easy to overdo it.

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Thanks; that’s reassuring 👍

Top of the world flight. Just how deep and how early is that global warming blanket? (rhetorical Q).

Just a social call Stu hope everything is ok and looking forward to a new video soon, best wishes Chris from Cambridgsehire

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

All good thanks Chris. Just really busy and falling a little out of love with KZread. Thanks for your message.

@chrisgosling5408

Жыл бұрын

@@StuWithAView will you be at the Old Warden Eurofox fly in, just a thought...

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

I thought this was last weekend?

@chrisgosling5408

Жыл бұрын

Apologies, senior moment! I was listening into the airshow on AM which I can received in huntingdon with a 30 m vertical mast antenna. Forgot that was two weeks back

Awsome footage! Gorgeous landscape. In germany, we had only cloudy, misty weather last month. Nothing to play with. Can't wait to get into the gyro next week(s). BTW: what cameras do you use and are you happy with them?

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

We have your weather now 😊 This was shot with GoPro Max and Hero 11; very happy with them. Just bought an Insta 360 X3 for my fixed wing and it’s also superb.

@Froestenpust

Жыл бұрын

I would like to know, if if the rotor induced shake of the camera image is totally compensated by the hero 11 camera?

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I would say so.

@Froestenpust

Жыл бұрын

Nice! I consider to buy a Hero 11, too. I cannot decide between an Insta360 1Inch 360 or the Hero 11. As I'm an ambitious photo hobbyist, I'm hunting for the best image quality. Do you think, that the Hero 11 has superior quality instead of the Insta? In regard to sharpness and dynamic range, respectively, using the same visual angle?

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Different cameras for different jobs. The Hero 11 is, in my opinion, the best single lens action cam. I have the Insta X3, which is a twin lens 360 camera; I think the X3’s image quality is slightly superior to the GoPro Max, but the Max’s in camera stitching is great.

Fantastic views, how do you protect yourself against hypothermia?

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Electrically heated jacket beneath flying suit, gloves, layers, thick socks.

@petercarpenter3355

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant scenic and informative video as always Stu. I was wondering, who are the manufactures of your heated jacket, flying suit and the iPad touch sensitive thermal gloves you wear please?

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Peter. Gerber heated jacket, BlueSkyBlue suit and The North Face gloves.

Do you partially cover your oil cooler during the winter months?

Magic landscape. Do you fly a Magni M22?

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Nope; Autogyro MT-03.

@rogermarsh9632

Жыл бұрын

@@StuWithAView very nice! One of these years I have ambitions of getting an MTO Sport 2017 for flying here in Australia. THat’s the dream anyway

Hi Stu, what kit do you use to connect your headset to the go pro mic. I’ve been attempting to just put a small mic in my ear cup on the fly com helmets but it’s not working Cheers Andy

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

Hi Andy. I made my own intercom splitter which takes my headset lead and divides it between the ship’s radio/intercom and a separate feed to a Sony recorder. I don’t use the GoPro audio for voice; merely for ambient.

I would imagine hitting a downdraft in those surroundings and altitude would not be recoverable?

@rickblazecka1286

Жыл бұрын

...in those surroundings would not be recoverable?

@StuWithAView

Жыл бұрын

It would have to be a pretty extreme downdraft to be irrecoverable; more likely to just be uncomfortable.