Trent Palmer is a drone pilot in the film industry by trade and passionate aviator at heart. It was his career as a UAV pilot that pushed him into general aviation when the FAA made a requirement in 2014 that all commercial unmanned aircraft pilots get a minimum of a private pilot rating to fly UAVs for hire. At the time Trent was terrified of heights and flying but through the process of his flight training he found a love for manned aviation that he could not hold back. He has been making videos of his backcountry adventures to bring others along through his YouTube channel for the past year in an effort to share his experiences with others and in hopes of promoting general aviation as a whole.
Trent’s aircraft, a 1997 Series 5 Kitfox appropriately named the “FreedomFox” due to its patriotic color scheme has transformed into quite a different aircraft than the one Trent first bought in early 2015. In the latest overhaul Trent took his plane to a new level with a new power plant, the brand new turbocharged and fuel injected 915iS engine from Rotax, along with the engine the plane received all new avionics from Garmin and Stock Flight Systems, all powered by the Vertical Power VP-X Sport. He now has an extremely capable and comfortable backcountry aircraft with all the features of the highest end avionics suites available and a clean panel thanks to the VP-X solid state breaker system.
Vertical Power teamed up with Trent on his latest build to showcase how clean and advanced of a panel can be achieved with the integration of the Vertical Power system, and how many additional features are available through the system. You can see more about Trent’s build on his YouTube build series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6JekVPw0E8DRvIlTm-796SS11FloS5X9
