Student Pilot Forgets Everything On First Solo Flight

[neilcoo]

Its more luck than judgment that he didn't rip the wings off and kill himself.

Ultralights are not rated for aerobatics so are just not designed or built to handle the stresses (especially negative G wing loading) when performing aerobatics. Anybody that takes risks like this is worse than a moron.

I don't mind them killing themselves as theyr'e just improving the gene pool, but when (not if) they crash it gives the rest of us in the sport a bad name and higher insurance bills.

[ymanganelli]

One thing for sure, is that he is an expert on low level manuvering... Bravo!

[my94holden]

lol looks like mean fun

[117nathanmyers]

Dang... that is some amazing skill.

[hawkskyflier]

nice flying, would have never thought a light bird such as this could take this kind of abuse/flying... nicely done!

[RandallBay]

Bob Hoover would be proud!!!!! This guy knows what he is doing. As one remembers the laws of physics one can do what would seem by be dangerous and undoable! Jolly well done say's I!

[invertedattitude1]

Looks like a Beaver RX550 at King George airfield in Surrey, BC. Nice to know that the Canadian designed and built Beaver is so structurally sound. Not I would attempt multiple snap rolls in one. Impressive design.

[transdrole]

This dude's first solo flight was 10 years ago!

[chubsmagoo]

It takes a lot of effort to fly that badly!

[wcresponder]

obviously the pilot did not forget everything the plane stayed in the air.

[GreatWriteUp]

@wcresponder Actually, the pilot did forget everything. He was supposed to be getting groceries, returning some library books and having the oil changed on his car. This video proves that he completely forgot all of these things.

[wcresponder]

@GreatWriteUp must have been the wasp that got into the cockpit.

[stinton911]

Lol ill eat my own shoe laces if this is the pilots first flight!

[Mofosurf]

That was awesome. Ultra Performance Ultra Lite. A salute to you sir. Thats some testicular fortitude. MW2Gamer....Are you on drugs?

[sctybdy]

Well Done!!!!

[loneshark2000]

sick maneuver at 3:22 !!!

[mw2gamer2240]

You cant take off in grass. Its obviously an rc plane.

[postal83]

@mw2gamer2240 lol I hope you are being sarcastic...

[mw2gamer2240]

That is obviously an rc plane

[ChuckTestas]

Cool RC plane

[Postie218]

Hey, this is fun....uh, do you have an air sick ba......blurp

[iFlyAirplanes96]

WHOAAA, what is your aircraft's stall speed here?? Nice flying, I wish I could fly like that!

[mofoman18]

cool rc plane!

[mxhonda2]

I'm sure that there is an FAA official that would like to have a word with you

[boomshakadilly]

I have never seen a beaver flown like that before. AWESOME!!

[sakoshooter48]

Chuck Norris taunting God!

[mightymouse1204]

I see many things that suggust this was not a first solo flight, I think it not wise to push an ultra light airframe in such a manner , one thing interesting is how many new pilots know how to do a tail slide on approuch to lose alt for a proper landing humm. just sayin

[GreatWriteUp]

@mightymouse1204 It is not a "tail slide." The maneuver is called a slip. Glider and ultralight pilots do this a lot to lose excess altitude on final approach. You are right however, about stressing the airframe. Many ultralights were promoted as aerobatic in the early 1980's, which led to quite a few fatalities, not the least of which was structural failure. Take, for example the Rally 2B with the inverted control stick. The pilot moved the stick left to bank to the right.

[Blentor]

i think he's a good pilot



[atreewithnolife]

Wow! I thought I'd seen everything! Brilliant flying skills in a brilliant machine! Cheers.

[malamagr]

Hello, ATC? My elevator is stuck at full-up and the rudder is doing whatever it wants.  What's my optimum throttle settings?

[malamagr]

This plane must have a stall speed of half a knot and weigh less than the pilot.

[MickNJ1979]

I want him to teach me how to fly lol

[heettreet]

you must think i'm stupid ,,,, this is his second solo flight

[eclipser2004]

I didn't think the engine could keep running due to fuel starvation. Guess I was wrong. Maybe he keeps it in the positve g's all the time in those manouvers?

[JJrGamer]

balls of steel

[rockabye63]

Is it hard on the engine to stall it like that? Good flying be the way.

[LtSarged]

man it seems like the engine is about to die and not work anymore every 2 seconds

[dtuer]

Wow, best airshow I've ever seen... (pilot still alive?:-))

[Overdosedd1225]

should trick those afraid of flying on that plane, with that pilot, and force them to face their fears... or give them a legitimate reason to be afraid lol. great flying though a little too risky for my taste.

[wcarr123]

Amazingly strong airframe. Looks like lots of fun. Wish I had the nerve...maybe when the kids are grown.

[gwynnypig]

would make a great stunt pilot!

[fcunderwood]

Well that makes two flights for him.His first and his last!

[Thedud3w1thsydr0m35]

where can you get an rc plane that is like that but with 3 wings?

[maxvanN]

hoe does the same move every time

[warp65]

wow, pretty impressive

[2plus2equalswhat]

He is either EXTREMELY lucky, or a bloody GENIUS! haha :)

[BeePee81]

Well... this student just doesn't know that those maneuvers are impossible.

[dmimcg]

Aero Mexico pilot for sure.

[antzx6r]

A lot of these aircraft are tested to +10 -6. I doubt that at the speed he was doing he ever reached +4 and -2. It's only the overly safety conscious powers that be telling us that ultralights are dangerous and must only be flown slowly in straight and level.

Having said that, this guy has more experience than all the pilots posting here put together times infinity.

Nice job. very clean. But you really shouldn't encourage them. They all think they're a Maverick in the making...

[unapro3]

@antzx6r +10 and -6 LOL, I don't think so.

[benjaav07]

this video terrified me for my first solo...haahhaha

[tonopahbubba]

Good pilot.................

[Krandolph17]

LMAO I thought I was about to be watching a snuff film in the first 15 seconds, then I thought wow that student pilot is boss!

[TONYPARAMOTOR]

VERY GOOD. THUMBS UP

[sheetbug]

You'd think after 9/11 they would of had better screening of student pilots. Obviously some loonies still manage to pass through with flying colours.

[kz4506]

hes a highly profesional pilot who knows how to fly if he was a student hi would have lost it by now and that thing is tricked up with a very powerfull motor to pull its self out of trouble . good flying well done

[jjm0580]

"Better to be down here wishing you were up there than up there wishing you were down here."

[BeulahLips]

Excellent pilot. Do you know what model of plane that is?

[trechan]

I want lessons to do that instead.

[alfteck]

a very irresponsible fool.

[TheWilddrive]

thats no rookie lol 

[Mach1Airspace]

Biggest problem he seemed to have was inconsistent power and failure to engage down elevator. Finally towards the end he found the appropriate elevator and power combination which gave him level forward flight. On the job training in the air is a bad idea.

[21AirDrop]

Death wish



[MrEnch0ng]

well, at least he learned some new tricks. :D

[royalmaster203]

r u sure this isn't an rc model??

[cmartman48]

Thanks for the airshow.

Which experimental plane is this?

Lots of people under estimate the strength of these craft.

A friend of mind got caught up in a bad storm in a Quicksilver. He thought he would die. Once on the ground, he inspected the frame to find nothing wrong.

He began doing mild areobatics soon after knowing how strong they are built.

But I always suggest flying 3 mistakes high.

I'm impressed!

[bdbrookshire]

God, what was the wind speed this day. Looks like this guy is on his way to becoming a statistic. At least he'll be having fun when he does...

[Muffinman53ify]

LOL!!! You'r awesome dude if your reading this comment!!!

[robertjdm]

I can only imagine what he did on his second flight! lol!

[rawnukles]

When I saw that first stall I really believed it was a students first solo... my heart stopped!

[309racer]

I cant believe my wife released my video of my first solo this is so embarrassing.

Awesome video and great skills

[Aikay373]

Its the stig!

[player3200]

He's nuts!!! hahahaha, wish me luck, gonna have my first solo flight tomorrow. :)

[NuneZzzzzz]

@player3200 you'll do great, it's an awesome feeling :p

[LtsSng1]

Yepper when you start hotdogging that's when you ultimately 'get it'.

[DJbriaz]

haha wish this was my 1st solo!! haha

[theantiredneck]

Ok this is a credible comment, that ultra lite is not rated for those loads, this person is luck the the wing didn't fold 20 times over and the altitude much of this was at was even too low for a chute!! Very bad judgment!!!

[SplitLighting]

THIS GUY IS AMAZING!

[GOapeshit14]

he missed the "straight and level flight" lesson

[benny6289]

thats not rc 100% im sure, hes living my dream, good pilot

[TWOLF365]

where do I get one of these? If it can go through all of that then that's the only aircraft I feel comfortable flying in from now on!

[sphinxart]

Hehehe must admit I thought it was an RC plane in the beginning. Dude did pretty well not to panic :-)

[arios530]

heh heh this guy is great!!!

[GyGergely]

More like some pretty sweet aerobatics! :D

[RegionWT]

Next time dont use remote controlled planes -.-

[benjaav07]

best pilot ever man

[mrdrumsauce]

wow, so many amazing maneuvers, impressive pilot!

[Peacekeeper2403]

Man he really... REALLY want's to break into that head wind.

[suzuki400boi]

At first i was like, Ohhhhh shit.

[KennethMixson]

He probably has more hours in that craft than I have in my automobile. LOL

[TheraPi]

helluva pilot!!!

[365ways]

Good RC handling...............

[justaflyguy3]

Great flying guy, and a cool video. Heck, ya had me fooled for a second.

I'll pray for you tonight...

[dbart101]

A PROFESSIONAL pilot would have more altitude in his pocket. This looks like a young flight instructor, starving .......for attention. I expect him to get LAID......to REST ~!

[hendriamelia]

damnnnn...great

[gtojoe04]

atleast its a ultralight... less weight to fall on you when you fall out...

[Kickahobo]

obviously a professional lol

[heliowfa]

Rotax´s caracteristic sound

[MrBigmelo]

Three BRAVOS for a very fine pilot ...

[fastestcararound]

that is one good pilot there !! i cant some of that with my rc planes :)

[wencroom]

Yeah, flying after finishing that case of bourbon can be a real bummer!

[GreatWriteUp]

@wencroom

Must be a Northwest pilot!

We used to ask our new clients if they would like to go for a flight we called "the one-thousand foot surprise." When they asked what it was, we would reply "If we told you, it would not be a surprise!"

[mikesglider]

@GreatWriteUp Hey there! Is this "Ebby Island"?

[repalmore]

OK, ya' got me. He really is very good.

[MrSchpankme]

This is a damn good pilot; perfect in throttle and energy control.

[Jayz159ify]

LOL

[lkorn9150]

idk this guys looks pretty good to me

[smart1401]

fantactic



[heavyDandthehomeboys]

nice rc

[bdf70]

Awesome!!!!!

[Staruan]

Acrobatic Performer Wahu

[johnscottreardon]

I think he invented a few new stunts never before done!!

[milofelis]

This is pretty outstanding; reminds me of Udet.

[Kpj7466]

Impressive!

[lonewolfff2000]

this is a man with a great power to weight ratio, and no fear of death!

[AmbientAviator]

damn whoever is flying that plane was born to be an aerobatic performer!

[thecoolestname36]

I wonder what his wife is thinking...

[howsey182]

welcome to the Ryanair Pilot selection!!! your hired!!!

[jaydotosh]

I bet it was a lady flying that thing....

[jimbo4261]

pilot is good but the Ole chinook is better

[niugerald]

It's called 3D flying. there are R/C pilots who's doing this kind of flying using R/C airplane, in order to do this kind of stuff you must have lot's of skills and simulator (time), did he flown R/C airplane before he flown the ultralight? looks like he knows what he is doing. Great flying lots of balls, 5 stars!

[johntobz]

Passenger : Excuse me mister pilot.. Can we please try to fly on a straight line preferably toward our destination without rolling all the time? I have a meeting set up and I dont want to be late, plus my coffee and little sandwich are now in my pants. Yes.. IN my pants not just on them..

Pilot : Please sir get back to your seat.. (mumbling:) Now where did I that beer...

[TheIbanezDan]

This person was born to fly! He knew what he was doing the whole time! Good job. I just wish I had the balls to do that!

[eotunun]

Ultralights fly as lightly as lullabies. Now, when lullabies have a hickup, that would look like..

[icerinkdad]

It takes a special kind of fool to fly low level aerobatics....

[nascar2010j24]

THAT WAS AWESOME. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ARE DISLIKES ON THIS VIDEO!

[hawkplaya94]

that takeoff made me laugh so hard

[sym667]

Wow! Impressive skills and vehicle

[ussgrisham]

Don't know that I would trust that airframe for that type of stress I mean it is called and ULTRAlIGHT for a reason. Hell a 152 grunting and the old stall warning buzzer bitching spooks me still.

[redneck3962]

@ussgrisham

I was thinking the same thing! That thing cant be aerobatic rated!

[vascularcylinder]

That was fun....

[AV8R4HM]

I wonder how often this guys does structural inspections on that thing.

[robvlob]

He forgot everything except how to showoff

[everthinka]

Definitely a joke,especially after seeing the touch and go. Mad piloting skills though.

[Covermeporkins11]

You can almost see the vomit falling out lol

[zazw3]

This thing is so small didnt the instructor have a roemote controllor something/!

[3DModelsRC]

those saying this is an RC model, have never flown an Rc model. this is a real UL aircaft and an incredible skilled pilot!

[dieselmac]

I can't believe the wings stayed on!

[muskegsniffer]

a few more cans of beer would have done it, ha ha

[LuiAD1983]

If this were a studend pilot, the instructor died within 20sec of a heart attack. 

[lkj2626lll]

it is not real！！

[deltanalliance]

DO A BARREL ROLL

[XxXxMASTERSNIPERXxXx]

simulator 

[PThorpe11]

somehow i dont believe this is real

[showiproute]

He has a driver's license.



[UBTUNE]

9 minutes of ...nightmare OMG

[Planeboy1717]

This is an rc plane ;(

[lufthansafan100]

natural stunt pilot

[hubcap128]

i think he just needed alittle more right rudder and it wud of been a great circut

[AlevliTurkGs]

if you did this, i cant imagine how is ur instructor doing.

[OldJong]

We can say that the little plane passed the test!

[pavelavietor1]

hello my hero

[paulaposhy]

sure...and I'm santa claus!

[JohnF30Music]

that's an rc plane

[GreatWriteUp]

So that's it! He forgot to set the trim control to "neutral." All this time we thought we were looking at an aerobatic master. Obivously, the whole video is that of a student over-controlling! When I was a flight instructor, we'd tell the student that he was suffering from P.I.T. - Pilot Induced Turbulence! It's now clear that the whole flight is a downward spiral of one over-control after another! Fortunately, he was able to get the wings level for landing! Keep the blue side up!

[42JohnnySmith]

@GreatWriteUp If what you said is true, he's still a very good pilot for recovering time and time again. 9 mins of that!!! Wow.

[NCONiall]

I think he forgot to trim.

[TheSkidneyandSleezle]

hire this guy as a professional areobatic stunt man

[dmnjt2]

RC airplane

[Hilladam161]

I cant believe it didnt stall on him!

[alex054739]

WTF TIME IS 9/11 LOL The video time!!

[mastariffa]

looks like a pro to me

[stubbsjw17]

U sure its not patty waggstaff in there

[khalidzcool]

WTF YOU GUYS ANYONE NOTICES THAT IS JUST AN PLAIN TOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[51516]

@khalidzcool WRONG!

[MrDesiPilot]

Oh shit this videos is rather cool! Tought it was real at first?

[PHM00]

That's a dam good ultra-lite pilot and a well built little plane!! good show!!

[guitartec]

Who's at the joystick of this?

[emtpilot132]

You got me haha. At first I thought it really was a student pilot and was quietly pleading with him to push the nose down haha.

[jackinthebox5458]

That looked pretty cool and insane!!!

[basimpsn]

Almost eat dirt @ 0:13

[mrhoneyisfunny]

its an RC plane!!!!!!

[BlueNova1995]

hes ment to be doing tht

[anglermadcat]

he or she has some skills!

[BigMamatofive5]

Student pilot one, Red Baron zero! Captain Sulley one, Student pilot zero!

[shanedieter]

I've been ultralighting since I was 12.. love it! This dude has skills! It's not an RC plane haters.. this is a real deal UL with a pimp for a pilot. Dig it!!

[WplusPproductions2]

I like the part where he flips upside down, does a 180 while almost motionless then finishes the loop

[testpilot51]

How much does it cost to buy an ultralight rated to 6 G's?

[kloakovalimonada]

To není vůl, to je potřeštěnej akrobat. Ale dovoluje si s tím hadrákem dost!

[kloakovalimonada]

Co to je za vola???

[VroodenTheGreat]

HAHA, and I thought I was bad :P

[TheHackett43]

To do such stunts at such low altitude with an ultralight is reckless and only a matter of time before you meet your maker

[testpilot51]

@TheHackett43 I think even his maker would give him a high 5 and a beer!