Greatest Flying Video Ever - Quicksilver MX Flight

Drex Archer flying his 1982 Quicksilver MX in the mountains of Montana.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• flying
• flight
• ultralight
• airplane
• quicksilver
• MX
• Drex
• Archer

[TreyOConner]

how many knots will this go?

[DrexArcher]

@TreyOConner About 44 Knots or 50 mph. Stalls at 25 mph or 22 knots. Cruise at 35 mph or 31 knots. Low and slow :)

[ctquicksilver]

must have a rotax flying that low! Must have a lot of faith in your 2-stroke! good video. Should have my mx in a couple weeks cant wait

[DrexArcher]

@ctquicksilver It had a Cayuna 440. One of the best 2 cycle engines ever put on an ultralight. It burned 1 1/2 gallons per hour. I recently traded it for a snowmobile. I bought a Quad City Challenger 2 Long Wing so I can take other people flying. I think the Quicksilver is the best built, toughest, and most reliable ultralight ever made.

[DrexArcher]

It is a Quicksilver MX. It is an older model, which has only two axis control. It does have spoilerons on the wings but they are worthless. The rudder is controlled conventionally. ie with the pedals The elevator is controlled with the stick, of course. It actually feels very natural to fly it this way. You just can't correct when landing with a side wind. The moral to that story is, don't fly when it's blowing over 10 mph.

[Ashitaka255]

I hate my fucking country. There are no super cheap cheap ultralight planes like this and there's still so much regulation.

[26braxseven]

@DrexArcher whats this song?

[The87wing]

love the worship who is it?

[ChainDriveRail]

@brofun I fly in 10 to 20 mph minds all the time. Just make sure you use tie downs with the tail toward the wind.

[ChainDriveRail]

@masterman3178 I think the manual says 250# but it can carry you. I'm 240 and haul all kinds of heavy crap around.

[brofun]

what kind of winds can you safely fly this in?

[masterman3178]

how much weight can this hold im 280 and thats ok when im in my piper cherokee but i want an unltra light

[Watershed777]

I went on your site and listened to some of your music, very good. Could you tell me what the background music is on this video. Never heard it before, did you write this? Would love to work up the chords and words. pete adams

[Watershed777]

I had a Quicksilver like yours and flew it for over 6 years. I want to tell you that I really like the song you have with your video. What's the name of it?

[BuckeyeHopper]

Thanx for sharing,Drex...Must climb like a rocket in that cold dense air?