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Part 61 flight school in Southern California sharing the love of aviation through our channel!
Commercial Pilot In Only 30 Weeks, and $30k - How He Did It
How long does it take to get a commercial pilot's license? And how much will it cost? Jack Ulrichs, a recent student at The Flight Academy at Van Nuys Airport in California, went from starting his flight training, to being an employed commercial pilot in only 30 weeks, with a total expense of approximately $30,000. In this interview, he shares how he did it. There's lots of great, practical tips in here for aspiring pilots!
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Instrument Training and Unusual Attitude Recovery (This could save you!)
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Instrument training is an essential part of flight training. It is required for both a basic Private Pilot's Certificate, and, of course, an Instrument rating. Let's ride along and see how a student practicing flying on instruments only, including how they regain control if the aircraft enters an unusual attitude or orientation. This is vital training to help keep you safe while flying! Subscri...
Soft Field and Short Field Operations: Cessna 172
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Need to get in and out of small or unpaved airstrips? Short field and soft field takeoffs and landings are essential skills for pilots. Plus, you can pretty much guarantee that they will be part of your private pilot checkride! Ride along with The Flight Academy and learn how to perform these valuable flying techniques. Subscribe for more aviation videos! Learn to fly at The Flight Academy: www...
Essential Flight Maneuvers: STALLS! Power off, Power on, and how to RECOVER
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Stalls, both power off and power on, and stall recovery are one of the essential flight maneuvers for student pilots to practice and master. In this video, using our Cessna 172N, we explain and demonstrate how to perform this essential flight training exercise. Subscribe for more aviation videos! Learn to fly at The Flight Academy: www.theflightacademycali.com
Essential Flight Maneuvers: Steep Turns
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Steep Turns is one of the essential flight maneuvers for student pilots to practice and master. In this video, using our Cessna 172N, we explain and demonstrate how to perform this flight training exercise. Subscribe for more aviation videos! Learn to fly at The Flight Academy: www.theflightacademycali.com
BUILT to LAST: The 1940 Piper J3 Cub Flies Again
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Moe and Sam from The Flight Academy take their 1940 Piper J3 Cub on it's first flight in more than 35 years! After a 5 year restoration period... this is a big moment. This is not just a vintage collector's aircraft... 80 years after it was built, it is still being used for business and flight training!
Cessna 210 GEAR UP LANDING - Repairs And Costs
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Pilot's actually have nightmares about gear up landings! And unfortunately this one came true. This beautiful Cessna T210 had a gear up landing at Van Nuys (KVNY) recently and the guys at The Flight Academy are doing the repair job. Lead mechanic Sam walks us through the damage and what it takes to repair this! Subscribe for more aviation videos! Watch the 1st video about this airplane here: th...
We CUT THE AIRPLANE IN HALF... so we could fix it!
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This is the 2nd video about the 1974 Piper Warrior that we rescued from abandonment (it had been hit by a car!) in Tennessee. Turns out we needed to make another road trip for more parts... and then the guys came up with an interesting way of simplifying the repair process... Subscribe for more aviation videos! Watch the 1st video about this airplane here: th-cam.com/video/bzNO5DdqTU0/w-d-xo.ht...
The FAA REQUIRES YOU To Wear A Parachute On This Flight (even if you have no experience!)
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Moe from The Flight Academy at Van Nuys, California (KVNY) explains to us why pilots and passengers are legally required to wear parachutes during rides in the Pitts S2B Aerobatic biplane. Subscribe for more aviation videos! Learn to fly, or get a wild ride in this airplane at The Flight Academy: www.theflightacademycali.com Here's a link to the Federal Aviation Regulations entry: www.law.corne...
This Airplane Was Hit By a CAR and Abandoned... Can We Save It?
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This 1974 Piper Warrior was hit by a car, causing damage to the tail section, then it was abandoned and has been sitting for more than 10 years! The guys at The Flight Academy bought it cheap and now we need to get it from Tennessee all the way back to California so it can be repaired. Just a simple job of disassembling it and fitting it into a moving truck and driving it more than half way acr...
Los Angeles Special Flight Rules - How To Fly Over LAX With No atc Clearance
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Chief instructor Moe from The Flight Academy at Van Nuys, shows you how to fly across Los Angeles International Airport using the LA Special Flight Rules route. This is a unique situation where you can fly through class B airspace with no ATC clearance. Subscribe for more aviation videos! Learn to fly at The Flight Academy: www.theflightacademycali.com
Fast Takeoff in a Pitts Special Biplane - Van Nuys California
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Line up and wait... then punch the throttle and rocket up into the sky! Want to go for a ride in this Pitts S2B aerobatic biplane? Info here: www.theflightacademycali.com
Flying The Pattern: What It Is And How To Do It
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Flying The Pattern: What It Is And How To Do It
I didn't even start yet but I need to find a body to fly together. This video is giving the right answer about how to get CPL shortly and affordably.
A buddy for company or to share cost?
@YouStillNeedToSleep both.
So is his friend a cfi or he was sitting safety seat logging time? 😊
i bought my 1st 210 new in 1973, then after i had over 4500 hours on it i traded it in for a new 1976 p model as they upgraded them i bought another new one in 1985 i still have that plane new engine, western skyways 4 months ago in all my years of flying ihave never forgotten to put my gear down. i have also owned a 421 c and i also own a p337 and never ever forgot to put my gear down. lack of experience does that. or i know everything syndrome i hav e no gee thats too bad for that guy. my only words is dumbass
I’m in the Denver area, and I got PPL & IFR in 5 months. It would’ve been sooner, but my PPL CFI waited too long to schedule my checkride, leading to a 7 week wait. I’d also prefer to fly every single day, but haven’t been able to, due to CFI/CFII/Chief CFI/DPE/airplane availability.
Yes, lots of delays getting checkrides these days!
i was like mhm this guy looks like the guitar guy i know from other videos lol coincidential
Lots of good info, but the hardest part here is getting the job right after CPL without CFI certs. He is missing his CMEL which will have to be done eventually (lets say 8k) and because he got his job he might be able to avoid the 12k to get your CFI/CFII.
Awesome and congratulations!
This is excellent content. Thanks for posting it!
Glad you enjoy it!
I think there needs to be clarification you said you could fly as safety pilot as a student pilot with another student pilot. I think you meant as private pilots you can be a safety pilot to build your instrument time.
Yes... I think a "student pilot" in regards to the instrument rating. But this is after already getting the PPL, so not a student in that sense.
What does it mean to "fly simulated?"
simulators/games like msfs, xplane, flightgear, some setups you can even log the hours
Can safety pilot hours be counted as total hours?
Absolutely.
This is absolutely the way. Love seeing someone who wants to go professional that didn’t get ripped off and is surrounded by a good group of people who helped him get here.
This guy not a pilot I would call experienced pilot
so, aircraft N number isn't necessary on radio calls?
Correct. You can use it of course, but since you're talking to other VFR pilots, and not ATC, a visual description of the aircraft is more useful, similar to talking on a CTAF.
Cool project and very nice job !
Thank you very much!
Great stuff! 👍🏻
Thank you! Cheers!
It’s great that this is possible but be cautious of flight schools that advertise similar time frames to complete a career program (5.5-7 months). There will be delays and check ride scheduling seems to be the biggest bottleneck. I would recommend working at least part time until you are close to finished just so you aren’t cash poor at the end.
50 hours for PPL and you only spent 10-12k? Thats not right at all in todays world.
How not? He said 60 hours I thought. However my local schools cheapest Cessna is $140/hr, idk the instructor cost but even at $60/hr that's still just $10k for 50 hours. Their cheapest plane overall is like $120/hr but I think it's a Piper?
There’s no way he knows everything in that short amount of time. I wouldn’t want to fly with the guy.
I wouldn't want to fly with anyone that thought they know everything either. 😂😂😂 First order of business when flying with someone new... if they even remotely act like they have everything figured out, no go for me. Always room to learn.
@@eleflux6609 yes sir, I fear for my life and I don’t think it’s worth to fly general aviation. I’d rather make hella money and rent private jets if you ask me.
I did my PPL IFR MEL CMEL CFI CFII in 8 months and did it 42k
whereee? most places i look at r 80k-130k
65-90k is pretty common today. Just a couple years ago, it could be pretty easy to do for 40-60k. Unfortunately, I had to put off my training during that time. Just got started this past month at a small airport with a 1961 Cessna 172. $120/hr rental and $50/hr instruction. I did my ground with Sporty's, and unfortunately have to retake my knowledge test for PPL because it will expire at the end of the month. Losing a free 95% because the first was paid for. In the phase where my ground hours are about 1-1.5x my flight hours, as I am still under 10 hours and he is still gauging where I am on knowledge going over the ACS. Fully expect, given my current quality of manuevers (had several years flying around with friends that got me practice time before I started formal training), 50 hrs flight time and 60 hrs with the instructor between dual and ground (briefings, review, checkride prep, mock orals, etc). So mininum of $9k just on training, medical was $125, checkride I am told will be around $800, and whatever the knowledge test is now since I have to retake it since it will most likely expire. Figuring $12k for some buffer. If I could maintain the low rental for the majority of my training, I MIGHT (longshot) be able to squeeze in under $50k, but even with that majority, I expect more like $70k total mininum before I can start flying as a job. This by no means is normal lately though. I almost never see rental costs like this anymore. The next two options within a reasonable distance, are $180 and $200 with $60 instruction. Both have been going up steadily, but also have nicer aircraft. The $200 also just repainted all 4 of theirs. We will see if there is a new bump coming there, lol.
Did it a few years ago when it was cheaper.
@@eleflux6609 how did you like Sportys? Would you use them again for your ground, or would you go a different route? About how much did Sportys cost from start to finish?
It’s nice to know we can’t verify your training 😂…
You did your checkride with Dennis?
Amazing tip thanks for that
PPL @60hrs and only $10-$12k is about $200/hr wet with instructor (or less). That’s pretty cheap!
60 hrs would be 12k just on rental alone.... instructor hours is substantial as well. Say $60/hr, expect up to 60 hrs instructor time with briefings, dual, ground lessons, review, checkride prep, etc. Now up to almost $16k with tax on the rental if your state taxes that. Tack on extra random expenses, knowledge test, checkride, medical, and it goes up from there. My buffer estimate is $12k, and I have $120 rental and $50 instruction. That is a $2k buffer on my estimate for me given my current quality of manuevers. (50 flight, 60 instruction between dual and ground)
you would need a pile of cash, and live at the airport.
Where’s your guitar, Homie? I’m super glad to see you over in the aviation world too.
First time seeing this channel and dude you need to narrate stuff, if you don’t already. Great interview voice. Cool video, thanks for the insight, just passed ppl check ride, working on instrument now. In a full time program, it’s a 61 run like 141. I won’t save too much money but plan to get through quickly
Oh don't you worry he has atleast 2 other channels that he keeps on the down low from each of his audnces.
@@GreenBlueWalkthrough is something wrong with that?
How are you both logging the time? who is PIC?
safety pilot
Both can log pic
They just have to split the xc time
@@kaptainkela Then its not Half price as he says in the video
@@dfender110 yea it’s not
I am a youtube/online taught pilot. Most 141 commercial pilots I fly with are super deficient and its insane.
Are you a commercial pilot already?
@@burnaxel checkride next week.
@@BenjiBoo42 good luck
Make sure you keep track of those +50nm legs because they count towards the 500xc needed for the ATP.
Great point!
Awesome guys, so happy for you Jack! Moe & Sam kick ass!!!
This is great info! I need to finish up my instrument rating...
When I was learning to fly complex aircraft I was trained to use the acronym G.U. M.P. ( Gas Undercarriage Mixture Prop ). By repeating this before landing I’ve managed to never have a gear up landing and I have been flying over fifty years, knock on wood! By the way was audio annunciator working?
Beautiful view by the way
Pilot cant see in front of him when on land. whoa.
This is awesome, and great camera pov
Somebody gave me a ride around the pattern once about 30 years ago. (I've been in go-carts that were more complex.) That little yellow bird was so much fun.
What a great memory!
I've heard they are some of the most durable airframes out there.
They were certainly built to last!
Beautiful! Outstanding Work! My dad flew a J3 NC28140 in 1940, just before and after Pearl Harbor. I’d love to find that aircraft but I think it’s gone now.
greath video, good fly
Hi ,that engine with 400 hr has approximately 100,000 miles. Not bad.
Hi handsome great video . Make more please. Thanks 🎉
Congratulations on your new rebuilt J-3!! Just came across your video. I restored my late grandfathers 46 J-3C from 2017 to 2021. Videos on my channel. 😁🤙🏼 nothing like flying a J-3. 😁Happy flying!!
Welcome aboard! And thank you!
Chad not only I have watched each and every one of your videos, but thanks for always being ready to answer any of my questions, huge shout out to you actually
@@Sam-rf2idThank you!
Great video! Alright. Recovery method: Airspeed first, adjust power accordingly, then look at attitude and level the wings, return to straight and level flight. Got it!
oh shit it is guitarMAX!
is that guitarMAX?
Yes!
Where do you get the McCauley 3 blade for 15k USD? I am repairing a gear up at the moment and a used one is more expensive. Prices are running between 20-30k EUR for a new prop.
Great video! I love Flabob.
I have close to 2000 hours, mostly in Bonanza's and have never had a gear up. Gumps down wind, gumps on base and 2 gumps on final!
Its was thanksgiving midnight.. I did belly land my C210 ..after staying in the air for almost 4 hours..just to burn my 80. Gallon of fuel..was very loud 😂,,but I shut off the engine about 100ft before touch down to protect the engine( my insurance was only liability)but the prop hit the runway.. and the engine survived it started after the accident with no problems..….I climbed up twice to 12000 ft and shut the engine off..thinking to manually extend the gear..but it didn’t work..cuz the prop kept windmilling and operating the landing gear hydraulic pump the pressure was so high in the system..after that I decided to land with half main gears.. the Main gears fully deployed and locked right away on touch down..nose gear stayed in....
Great video... Next time I roll by Van Nuys I am going to look you guys up!