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Low level flight with a balanced prop
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pkoszegiFebruary 24, 2014, 9:43am
Yesterday I used my electronic dynamic prop balancer instrument to balance my Simonini Victor 2 driven Kievprop.
It needed 30 gram ! inside the prop cone. There is a difference between a dynamically balanced prop and a "I think its running smooth enuogh".
Some low level flight videos with deer, medival castle and countryside here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF4Qv0ih1JI&feature=c4-overview&list=UUFUev9XOLR_zH0QZyIwiSxA

Camera is a noname 75 bucks cam.
aeronutFebruary 24, 2014, 11:28am
Very interesting country side. It looks a lot like Aroostook County in northern Maine except we have lots of snow and no castles. Thanks for the post.
never surrender; never give-up
fiebichpvFebruary 24, 2014, 3:14pm
Cool video PK, what country/city are you flying in/over?

Paul Fiebich
pkoszegiFebruary 24, 2014, 3:31pm
Quoted from fiebichpv Cool video PK, what country/city are you flying in/over?

Paul Fiebich


Paul, Its here: https://www.google.com/maps/@47.9091643,19.0753293,8764m/data=!3m1!1e3
andy_garrettFebruary 24, 2014, 5:15pm
Very nice! I often envy those of you in the 'old world' who have more 'history' to fly over. The oldest man-made buildings in the US are only about 250 years old (excepting some native Americans mounds and adobe huts, etc.), and in Kansas..., maybe about 150. Ditto those of you with really dynamic landscapes to enjoy like mountains, rolling hills, and coastlines.

Kansas is beautiful in its own way, but not as visually 'striking'. However, we have you totally beaten when it comes to finding a place to set it down safely in case of an in-flight emergency.  
Andy Garrett Airbike 'Hot Stuff' Selby  Squadron 'The Happy Hun Hunters'
dalek56February 24, 2014, 6:57pm
nice video from a cheap cam....
You don't need to know anything about flying inorder to pilot a plane.  You do need to know something about flying fly inorder to pilot a plane twice!
RicardoFebruary 25, 2014, 3:45am
Great video and scenary.
We also have old places, they recently discovered Caral, one of the oldest civilizations on planet earth, believed to be almost 5000 years old......
http://pe.images.search.yahoo......amp;va=caral%2C+Peru