Tiger Tim
Well-Known Member
Anyone else here following Mike Patey’s Scrappy Cub build? What do you think of the short wings he built onto his landing gear?
Could be ADHD or what ever.I was lead to believe it was "ADHD" but I guess its all the same some type of disorder. Remind me is this the same fella that blew getting of the ground at Reno?? Hope his over powered plane serves him better or should I say he serves it better
We are talking about an airplane with an air boat prop on the front....Usually that was because the induced drag was huge on low aspect ratio surfaces. I would hope that at worst these things would just be low drag fairings. .
I don't follow his builds. Anyone got a pic of what we're talking about here?
1. Mike is semi-retired after selling his engineering firm so he has lots of time for hobbiesI give Mike full credit for being the "frontman" in all the videos, and having the vision and means to execute and complete his various projects. But I can't help but wonder why he continues to imply that he is a one man band.
I may be wrong, but it seems to me that its beyond one person to actually design, draw, fabricate, build, assemble and create all the videos by himself in the timespan the airplanes are built in. There are just not enough hours in a day.
Mike would likely have help with the mold making, CAD work, video filming and editing, etc.
I would enjoy the videos far more if Mike featured the others involved, and gave credit for their participation.
Perhaps as he pays all the bills he wants all the credit?
Is this the same goomer who built Draco? I saw that at Oshkosh, all lit up like a Christmas tree at night. I thought, now there’s something a 12 year old would think was pretty cool, then two years later would find quite lame and not give it a second look.Sorry, I can't take his videos. All I can think about is a 14 year old on a sugar high with ADD.