I'm Cutting Up My Carbon Fiber Airplane Cowling | Scrappy #45

The time has come, I'm splitting my carbon fiber cowling! I'm also working to add in lights, a night vision camera, and a NACA duct for airflow. The cowling has been one of the most labor-intensive projects of Scrappy, but we are making progress!

We Gave a Best Tug Away!! See You at Sun N Fun - I've Got Gifts!

Mark and I announce the winner of the free A2 tug from Best Tugs! Also, I'll be at Sun N Fun for a few days this year and am going to be giving away some shirts, an RC Draco, Best Tugs gear, battery chargers, and more! Stop on by the Best Tugs booth!

This Is Gonna Suck!...We Do It Anyway - Engine Cowling | Scrappy #44

Sanding, sanding, sanding, and MORE sanding! I finally begin the process of building a cowling for my experimental airplane Scrappy using carbon fiber, wood jigs, foam, metal rulers, and anything else laying around the shop.

$$$ He chased me down for MONEY! ❤️ $$$

I Love People ❤️

I Found A Man Frozen Alive | Search and Rescue with Mike Patey

Mike recounts a Search and Rescue call out where he found a man who had fallen into Utah Lake and froze...just in time to save him. Brothers Mike and Mark Patey have been a part of Utah County Search and Rescue for over 15 years, helping to bring people home to their families and giving back to the community by donating their time, money, airplanes, and talents to the efforts.

I'm Giving Away DRACO! 🐉✈️ | Horizon Hobby Releases Mike Patey's Radio Controlled Draco


I'm giving away 5 Radio Controlled Draco airplanes AND parts from the real Draco in a shadow box. Purchase an RC Draco and enter to win! Also, pick up Scrappy or Mike Patey t-shirts and wear them to Sun 'N Fun as we'll be walking around looking for those with gear and giving away more gear and another RC Draco!

We have a carbon fiber problem 😬, do we need this part? | Scrappy #43

You probably didn't already know, but I LOVE carbon fiber. I have a small step on Scrappy that I would like to take care of. Watch along as I manufacture a custom carbon fiber part for my monster bush plane Scrappy.

Airplane Without Wings, Let's Try Something Different! | Scrappy #42

What is the best wing for Mike Patey's Scrappy Cub? A wing design done in Solidworks that will enable his bush plane to maximize both slow flight and top speed? Mike Patey explores the possibilities of wing design and the questions that come up during the wing design of his bush plane, Scrappy. Using Solidworks and flow analysis, Mike takes a look at the effects of certain design choices, and ultimately comes to a design freeze...the wing design for Scrappy has been completed!

Must STOP Scrappy - Beringer Wheels Installed on Scrappy CarbonCub 😳 | Scrappy #41