My overall best flight video! Watch and let me know your thoughts

Scenic Morning AirBike Flight to Yanceyville – Barely Avoided a Wing Strike while taxiing! Included some inflight commentary and subtitles.

Took off just minutes after sunrise for a smooth 30-minute flight to Yanceyville, North Carolina (6W4) in the AirBike Ultralight. Conditions were perfect — calm winds and 69°F — ideal for a short flight across rural North Carolina. However, the route crosses a stretch of dense forest, so not a lot of emergency landing options along the way.

On arrival, a group of deer were feeding just before the runway threshold — a pretty sight. Yanceyville has a 1400-foot grass strip in good condition. No services, but it's a nice stop. It sits just south Danville's (KDAN) 10 mile ring.

The real excitement came during taxi. I wasn’t paying close enough attention to my wing clearance and nearly clipped a sign—probably missed it by just a couple of inches. You’ll see just how close it got in the video. Not sure why there are signs like this on the edge of the runway, but lesson learned: always pay attention.

The return flight was smooth as well. Climb out is a little different than I am used to though. Unfortunately, I forgot to turn on the cameras for the return trip — next time!

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Chapters:

0:00 Taxi & Briefing
0:26 Takeoff
2:03 Climbout
3:32 8x speed over forest
4:00 Arrival
5:24 Landing 6W4
7:19 Final
8:18 Near miss taxiing
9:40 6W4