Aussie microlight: A22 Foxbat visits Tokoroa airfield

[SirPlankton]

woooo CTC's CTM! I flew that plane 2 months after this video was posted... 

[xjet]

@SirPlankton Nothing comes passes through Tokoroa airspace without me getting some video of it :-)

[WarblesOnALot]

@xjet G'day All...

Well, being as I'm the last one who flew the first Legal Minimum Aircraft ; the size & complexity of the paperwork needed to play with modern "Ultralights" totally justifies my move to R/C, & Windmills, & Boomerangs...! Search '1975 8Hp Skycraft Scout' & 'V.J.-24w SUNFUN', to see what I used to levitate in... 'Autodidactic Test Flying' is interesting, & y' may like 'Aerotowing Rogallos'.. too ? Ciao !

[BigRedNZ1]

Busy little place your airport...

[bliglum]

Cute little plane!!!

[stevegauth30]

dear santa... ... ...

[z32upgrader]

Cool a Diamond! I'll be flying those soon for my Multi-engine rating at ERAU Prescott. Your videos are always a joy to watch.

[luketorpedo]

Landing on the Dymond was a little scary Would love a video of that too, if it hasn't had the landing gear broken by then lol

[texfanusa]

Another nice vid and, yes, I certainly don't mind seeing the full-size aircraft featured in between the great vids of the r/c flights... I'll have to read up on the A22 for it looks like it would be a fun one to fly (take-off roll seems to be next to nothing!). Interesting spring arrangement on the nose gear! The touch-and-go by the Diamond Twin Star (DA-42) was a nice capture, as well. Curious: How long is the runway here?

[xjet]

@texfanusa We've got 850m of sealed runway plus grass run-offs at each end giving 1100m all together. 

[texfanusa]

@xjet Cool... That works out to just about what I was guessing, especially after seeing the inflight video... Thanks!

[warp65]

Geez , almost at circuit height before the end of the runway.

[FlyMario2]

Geez... 10ft takeoff

[CutthroatBill]

3:18 What's that sound? Is it the tyres screeching?

[jayc004]

@CutthroatBill

The tyres are stationary as the aircraft touches down. The little screech is the tyres spinning up as they go from stationary to 85mph

[Xairflyer]

They actually come from the Ukraine

[Megabonanza11]

hello

[popsisold]

Sweet ride! Looks like it's a good STOL. Lot of control surface and forgiving. Great vid.

[heyhey1385]

why did the pilot of the Diamond DA-42 abort the landing??

[xenothius]

@heyhey1385 touch'n'go (pilot training)

[b101aa2]

Nice wing tips on that DA too.

[splitty77]

Great Vids Keep em Comming!

[skorpen2]

Hello from Norway! I hear your birds are singing down there. Up here autumn leaves are falling. Hope you will have a nice spring.

[Megabonanza11]

wish i could have one!

[Delaunay73]

2 very nice real scale models!

I could almost swear I saw the dummy pilot moving during taxi...

What's the radio installed? Turnigy 9X?

; )

LOL

[dochelp1m]

@Delaunay73 / the radio installed is a dummy/oo.  good fake ha.

[poppopscarvinshop]

That's A Sweet Aircraft!

Thank You!

[nevillewood1]

I'm not joking here bruce, but you're very good with that camera!!

[MegaWoodss]

I think it's fantastic, this mix of full-size and rc models - wish I could pop by, however at 18,240km it's a bit of a stretch. Maybe after a lottery win so that I can donate to your channel and drop it off in person - haha

[MegaWoodss]

you know you've made it when people are desperate to get first post on your channel...

[backintack]

AHHH!!!! Diamond DA-42!  love that plane. its what i'll be getting my milti-engine in

[romario50001]

first!!!!