AirBike Ultralight Maintenance Check Flight — Then Some Fun Flying

Before this flight I adjusted the prop pitch on the AirBike to see if I could increase static RPM and improve climb performance. At the start of the video there’s a short clip showing the process. UltraProps make this fairly simple by changing pitch blocks, and I switched from 11° blocks to 10° blocks. It's typically about a 15 minute exercise...if you don't screw up and have to redo the safety wiring :) The change increased static RPM from about 6150 to 6300, which is what I was hoping to see. I didn’t notice a big improvement in climb rate during the flight, although the density altitude was higher than on recent wintertime flights. This likely offset some of the gain. Cruise speed was slower with the lower pitch. I'll keep it at 10 for a while. Usually in the summer I keep the 10's on. Most of the flight was just having fun and enjoying a warm spring day. There was some field burning to the southwest, which created a layer of low drifting smoke across the area that you can see during parts of the flight. Overall it was a great day to be in the air. The AirBike flew well and the engine temps were as desired. #ultralight #Airbike #aircraft #homebuilt #flying #airplane #airfield #aviation #microlight #tailwheel #ultralightaircraft #taildragger #homebuiltaircraft #ultralightflying #kitplane #TeamAirBike #insta360x5 #insta360 #insta360aviation #GoPro #akaso ______________ ______________ Chapters: 00:07 Prop Pitch 00:46 Taxi & Briefing 01:41 Takeoff 07:09 Flying over some smoke 08:41 Having fun 12:58 southern Hyco Lake area 14:17 Landing _______________ _______________ Equipment Used: Aircraft: AirBike Ultralight Engine: Kawasaki 440 Helmet: Team Wendy with David Clark's Radio - Yaesu 250 Insta360 X5 - 360 views, and external sound GoPro 11 - Pilot cam and radio transmissions Akaso Bravo 4- various locations Check out the Insta360 Youtube channel to learn more    / @insta360