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we had a blast and just talked about going back! too many, w&b coming home was a challenge.

@@6ZeroAlpha yeah did yall fly into lakefront

Awesome! Thank you!

thanks for stopping by, we're getting back to that real soon, stay tuned!

it was a wonderful journey of discovery with some pretty incredible people who were very generous with their time, memories & stories. I learned so much in the process and tried to honor his memory the best I could. I have had a few, very mystical experiences in my life that leads me to believe your statement is correct. thanks for watching & your nice words.

@@6ZeroAlpha Very kind of you to respond to my comment. I've since realised you've been kind enough to post some films taken of your Father Naval career. Thank you for doing so. There's just something about watching footage taken on film from the 60's,70's to early 80's that has it's own magical quality and seeing the awesome Phantom in it's prime and element is something else. 2024 seems to be the year of The Phantom, I don't know if you are aware of a computer sim called DCS but there has recently been a Phantom module released which is very detailed inside and out, and a work of art in itself. There is also a You Tube Channel documenting the restoration to flight of a Phantom, the channels name is Diesel Thunder. That may be of interest to you to have a look at. Anyways, Best Wishes.

exactly, there is a very rich story there, we should fly somewhere together soon, and tell that story.

@@6ZeroAlpha Let me know when and where. I have found myself thinking about a run across Lake Michigan for some spotted cow. You know the TIger has a cargo mode...

thanks for the info

it really was the hardest one to make #procrastination

it was a bit sporty that day, just flew the airplane all the way to the ground by the numbers, it worked out.

partially just habit from all my training over the years including retract time ("GUMPS" check), also reference for proper flaps setting for a fixed gear plane

thanks for stopping by and the nice comments! Yes, even with an IFR rating, I have had to cancel a few flights due weather because it was below my personal minimums at the destination. One of our videos ("ICING") details a trip that was extended by a day because it became unsafe to continue and we had to spend an unplanned night in Smyrna TN. You just roll with it and plan contingencies when the forecast isn't ideal.

thanks for stopping by and your nice words. Glad it was helpful! My decision making would have been no different if just me onboard. Establish your 'personal minimums' and stick to them no matter how many souls on board. Fly safe .

thanks man... it's a tough 15 months, so ready to get back to flying whenever I want and making content!

ha! he does a great job helping me, but most of it gets left on the cutting room floor! :)

@@6ZeroAlpha yip the new generation loves sleeping 😂

thank you!

Lol...yes in flight this is him 95% of the time but... What gets left on the cutting room floor is all his pre-flight hustle - setting up & starting all GoPro's, girls comfort +all doors securely latched, start-up checklist, all ATC instructions verified with #Foreflight, programming the G430W to match, run up checklist, pre-takeoff checklist, take off checklist, I would trust him with my life because I have to...so far so good.

@@6ZeroAlpha yes they do come in handy don't they, especially with the technology, the reas been I've got identical situation as yours just not my son , but been my daughter, yes she's very helpful till a stage, generation Y as well

@@6ZeroAlpha you missed the Pre flight check list, after that is the run up check list

thank you. sorry to hear that. definitely were losing a lot during those years of the war hence the need for topgun.

I kinda thought the same thing when I was editing so I left it in there. I found it on accident when I made an Instagram "reel" prior to the vlog and it really captured my sentiment perfectly in those several minutes; I wish I could fly everyday, screw the money, career, responsibilities.... It broke every single "How to get & hold a viewer" TH-cam rule (1 continuous shot for 4 mins, no dialogue, preachy speech by some dead guy....) but sometimes you go with your gut and forget what the "experts" say. Thx for watching, fly safe!

@@6ZeroAlpha beautifully said, stay safe <3

Thanks for the tip

Glad you liked it!

we get a "core credit" by sending old engine to the manufacture to scavenge for useful parts. amount varies. average is somewhere around $25k for this particular model

thanks for for stopping by, I agree with your sentiment! Always have plans & personal minimums.

thx! Ha - yeas I agree, will be an engine update soon, and "it's not good"!

thx! Good to have personal minimums and adhere to them always. And it's never good to test them with passengers onboard. I have decent actual IFR time and as a result my minimums have come down over the years, but as described in the video we had reached those and it was time to land. Fly safe!

Thanks for stopping by!

I would agree. hah... I can see that!

agree with the 1st part for sure, thx for watching, fly safe!

thank you!

Thx for the watching, glad you enjoy the visual parts. I do my best to select from the copyright-free music tracks that fit the mood of the scene/video. Nevertheless, always controversial no matter what! Would you prefer no music all? Would you watch a ~15 min video that has long gaps of silence vs being filled with music? thx for the feedback.

Glad you enjoy it, I completely agree! thx for stopping by and leaving a nice comment

thx for the compliment, many have said quite the opposite after watching this video lol :) keep at the training, persistence pays off. Fly safe!

Freezing drizzle was not in the forecast or METARs in the area, and no precip showing in Foreflight radar at the time we encountered it. Forecasted ice potential at our planned altitude in TN & KY so I stayed below the ceiling on this whole flight even though we were IFR. In hindsight I believe it was Supercooled Liquid Droplets (SLD) and definitely was not to be toyed with which is why I had to get below the freezing level fast. Fly safe!

@@6ZeroAlpha Thanks. So, to my understanding, SLD means there had to have been a temp inversion and you were flying in sub freezing VMC. I would be curious if that can be seen on a Skew T Log P. I am not looking to judge, just trying to learn how to avoid repeating your scary predicament. Would you mind sharing the date and approx time of the flight so I can study the weather archives? Safe travels!

If you watch the video I explain the airlines were still all jacked up because of the blizzard that came through the midwest the day prior to this flight. It was still hammering the hell out of the east coast. The day of this flight there were 1000's of cancellations, delays and Southwest was completely grounded due to a computer issue at their main scheduling hub. Had we been relying on commercial that day, we wouldn't have made it. Thx for stopping by.

Alan Watts "What if Money Were No Object" - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts

that is awesome! thx for stopping by and sharing. Other than our recent engine troubles, she's be very reliable for us, great airframe.

thanks for watching & the awesome comment, I agree, pretty amazing stuff.

Unbelievable stuff, amazing he was able to capture all that. Cool to see RADM Wisely react to footage he’s never seen. Great stories!! Too short!

ahh yes Logan College, otherwise know as "there's dead bodies in there" neighborhood lore when I was a kid. we had many a double-dog-dare-you to walk up the hill at night and peak in the windows. thx for watching!!

Glad you enjoyed it, thx for watching. It was the ride of a lifetime! This was one of the first couple of videos I made for my channel and I didn't have any cockpit voice so I had to make due with the free you tube music through the whole video. Kindda cringey now, but at the time I did my best to pick something inspiring to fit the scenery.

Thanks for asking. It's been bad news after bad news from Lycoming since June. I plan to post an update on it soon and hopefully we are back in the air by May of 2024.

@@6ZeroAlpha thanks for responding. I can relate. I had to replace engine on my Cherokee Six. Placed order Jan 2022 and felt lucky to get engine the last week of Dec 2022. Main delay then was cylinders.

yea, that seems to be the case from what we are hearing from various shops, but Lycoming won't say, just calling it "production delays". Original ship date was end of June, then October, then November (which got us excited), and then 2 weeks ago the email now projecting end of March 2024.

thanks for stopping by and the comment. I agree with your sentiment and wouldn't have said anything like that during the critical moment in the flight. By the last 15 mins of the flight it was clear the danger was over, ice melted away and airport in sight so it was more of a final "exhale" by me to make the point.

ha! some have, and some went to jail!

Glad you enjoyed it! It was an honor to have the opp, and indeed hard to edit down because he is so good!

thanks!!

thanks, that means a lot coming from you! fly safe.

yes but .... you get what you pay for. Used engine was someone else's problem, and has no warranty. 0 TTSN and a 3 yr Lycoming warranty coming with ours, + an instant booster to the value of the plane as well with a 0 time engine. most of all, peace of mind knowing we have a solid power plant up front that should give us years of (mostly) care free flying.

yea, god works in mysterious ways I suppose. the odds of us both being at OSH, and then connecting, and then him remembering a guy from 52 yrs ago?? MIND BLOWIN! So grateful for the opportunity and Bill being so gracious with his time. thx for watching.

thanks! more to come, thanks for stopping by

@@6ZeroAlpha If you have contact info for the 8mm film i'd love to ask about a copy of the uncut film. I served on the flightdeck for two years. Aussie navy 1976-1982.

all the 8mm and 35 mm pix you see in this whole series were shot by my dad, they are my copyrighted property on this channel. Most of what you see is uncut by me. I only splice it to interject a point in the conversation, or to transition scenes to the next 8mm reel. I try very hard to leave the footage he spliced rather than my interrelation. that was the story he wanted to tell so I'm making it happen.

yes! this is the old US steel site right on the ILL / IN border

Flown over it quite a bit while sneaking under the bravo along the city shore. Great view the whole way.

thanks for stopping by and the kind words. Go for it, best investment you can make is in yourself, and the memories you will make with it will be awesome - cheers!

no argument here! thx for stopping by

dave....is that you?