Florida Long Haul | Piper Malibu Phoenix to Florida
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- There aren't many single engine pistons that can fly non-stop across the country and that's just one of the things I love about the Malibu. After an early morning departure from Phoenix, I make my way across the US toward Lake City Florida and a busy arrival.
Just want to say that this was one of the best GA you tube videos I've ever seen. What an adventure packed into 25 minutes. Fantastic trip sir, well sone!
I do so much enjoy his videos as well. He already has a great location. He also has good equipment (video/audio), great angles, speaks clearly, it like he is talking to you, great editing, and whatnot. Complements to the video chef. 🙂
Tower controller is just as terrific!
The technology in planes today just blows my mind. The fact that you can program the hold ,the length of the legs, and the expect further clearance time is just awesome! Great video!
I couldn’t agree more. I learned to fly 22 years ago when this kind capability was inconceivable.
But airframe an powerplant still the same. Not much change in auto pilot.
All I can say is wow, that’s a long flight single pilot.
Wow, 15mpg is great for what you’re flying and the distance to go vs driving an empty Suburban.
Love the video can't wait to do a solo trip like this i was excited for you
What a cool, capable plane. That's a real dream machine.
Nice video... Long flight & distance, W@W ...proves the capability of the PIPER MALIBU.
I realize I'm kinda randomly asking but do anybody know of a good site to watch newly released movies online ?
Nicely done! I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that sometimes misspeaks something to ATC and gets caught, LOL! Sometimes all you can do is laugh at yourself. Good job and thanks for the ride!
Don't we all!!😁
I am very impressed that big boy flew for more than 6 hours
JAX center is the best, they’ve got to be my favorite group of controllers in Florida, plus all the guys in Lake City’s tower are good people.
Beautiful video as always
Great video, thanks!
Quite a workload for you and the controllers, and such great controllers. Excellent video.
Wow, that ATC is a rockstar! Hope he popped a beer open when he got home lol.
Very nice video. Thanks!
You got your money's worth when you got that dashboard/avionics update. Sweet!
Great video!
What a great flight! Thanks for sharing! Good Job.
Enjoyed the video.
Great flying!! Great video! Even better editing! Enjoyed the video a lot.
Great video, nice work.
Long flight. Looked like fun!
Enjoyed watching your flight!
Great video!😀👍👏
Superb flight. Outstanding flight/nice teamwork.
i really enjoyed this video
Amazing comfort (air conditioning and pressurization) range and fuel economy. That's why the Malibu is one of my favorite aircraft. Hope to have one some day.
Great video! Impressive flight… Nicely done!
Appreciate the time and effort forward to sharing these videos of us, it is not lost on me!
That was a good video, thanks for sharing.
Nice job! Awesome long leg capability in your Malibu.
The approach controller was terrific!
I really enjoyed your video!
Very nice panel
Re-watching all your videos again. Binge watching! I Love your content man. Keep em' coming!
Great vid man! Subbed! :)
Love the video awesome job & loving the hat of my Country.
I just love your videos! It is nice to see real people with real experiences...Most would edit certain things out. I am learning a lot as I watch these videos! I started to video my flights but realized how much time that was involved! Great job! Thanks! :)
Awesome video!
Do you or do you not?! LoL...awesome video! Love the 10xFF on the nav with surrounding traffic!
Those LOP contintal Malibu’s are sweet, nice work!
I’ve just been enjoying rewatching a bunch of your videos and hoping to see you on with some new things soon. Best wishes! 😎😎😎
That is one badass airplane you have 👍
Great video
Thank you for sharing your trip. I used to fly a lot many years ago and it is amazing how far avionics have come and aircraft capabilities. Amazing.
A long day, but a great job!
7 hrs in a Malibu. Not all heroes wear capes.
I love flying with Mr. Cisco.
Interesting video. That was a very long flight. Here in the UK I only really manage the bladder range of two hours in my Jodel . I thought the controllers at the end we're not only helpful but had a good sense of humour (but maybe they just had more time!) Thanks for production and posting. I know the time and effort needed to produce the videos. 👍 😊 🇬🇧 Tim
nice video good luck
Thanks for taking us along! I thought it was a very smart move to ask for a hold until wx moved away from the airport.
Thanks Richard. I was amazed at how fast the weather moved and how isolated the cells were. What they were painting on the radar was a lot worse that what I was seeing out the window for sure.
@@MalibuFlyer As if often said. We've got tools such as radar, ADSB, XM and more, yet our eyes are still often the best tool out there.
Great video and what a gorgeous airplane. Love the panel. Thanks for taking me along.
Enjoy the video, also Jax Center being on top of things.
You sure stretched the legs on that Malibu! I'm based out of FFZ I'll be looking out for you whenever I'm flying.
Amigo excelente video, prueba que es un excelente avión el que vuelas. Excelente
Watched you taxi in ! Wish I would have known it was you, would have loved to chatted with ya! Great video
We love ro see you again in a pa46
Great video, I had no idea of the capabilities of the Malibu. I want one!
Better not be a new one, unless you have millions to spend.
In addition to what Andre3K said, you no longer can get a Malibu, only the Mirage, and there's a huge difference. The Mirage uses a Lycoming IO-540 whereas the Malibu has a Continental IO-520, or upgraded to an IO-550. The Connies burn a LOT less fuel than the Lycs do, so your range is increased. Also, the VK Leasing fuel mod gives you I think 120 gallons of useable fuel. Plus, the Malibus are under $350,000 now for the most part, the last was made in 1988.
JAX center was on his A game!
Great
Dang that WAS a long flight....
HA-I said “I think I have the field in sight” once, so don’t feel bad...It’s just a Southern Vernacular I need to break!
Great Flight!!!!
You know, it actually went by pretty quickly... Snacks keep me pretty busy.
Malibu Flyer
Chocolate Chip Cookies???!!!!????........
What a beautiful morning for a flight.
nice flight and nice air traffic controllers
Excellent post production work mixing in the IPAd screen capture video and FCProX text. I know the work involved doing it so I appreciate the effort you go to. Even though I fly a Cirrus SR22 G5 Australis with Garmin Perspective, I still learnt a few nuggets from this video. Have subscribed and looking forward to your future exploits.
Thank you Antoine. You're right about the time involved! I'm averaging about 7 hours of editing for a 15-20 minute video but the benefit I've gained from being able to review every aspect of the flight has been priceless.
@@MalibuFlyer I'd like to correspond. How can I PM you without disclosing PM details on YT ?
Wow that Avionics stack though
I just tried the two digits and it worked on my GTN750 in my A2A Simulations V35B Bonanza in FSX
Do you use the RealityXP GTN 750 or something else? I’m eagerly waiting for them to release the G500 TXi.
I earned my private at Hillside Airport about 7 miles east from KOJC and my commercial at KOJC. Kansas City is a nice place.
Long flight. Longest for me was 4 straight when I was much younger. My butt would be asleep trying your long flight. Now my max is 3 hours, with pax probably 2.5 to 2.75....... travel johns would be a problem in a normal 4 seater. Lol
Wow, I don’t know if I could do a flight that long. Good job.
Wow, nice video. Do we even use the word - "video" in this digital day? I'm a pilot who hasn't flown in close to 30 years. I feel ancient looking at your glass cockpit, IPad for weather/radar, all the information at your fingertips, etc...... I thought I had the cat's meow when I got the 2nd Navcom and ADF in the Piper Warrior back in the 80s. Didn't think you could get more high tech than a 2nd NavCom with glidescope. Mercy - now that I retired I was thinking about getting back into flying and buying a Tomahawk for funsy. But after watching this - I'm just too old and slow to adapt to all this high tech gadgets. Great video. Really enjoyed it.
I can relate it's been 30 yrs for me and just started flying again once watching videos to catch up on communications and avionics the Malibu has always been a favorite it's nice flying along
Your not its easier than you think
Just get a cub and fly vfr for fun
We are taking our Malibu out to Santa Monica the first week in June from Jackson, MS. With the long-range tanks it is easily doable with plenty of reserve. However, sine we have small kids, we are going to fly 3 hours to ABQ and spend a few days touring the area and then on to SMO. I did a trip from Portland to Jackson non-stop once and I regularly fly non-stop from Jackson to Plymouth Mass, so I know what you just did. Lol. Great video!
Hey Jack, I'm from Plymouth. What takes you there regularly?
Hi Jack. Have a great trip to SMO. Not sure if you’ve been in there lately but watch your approach speeds closely as the 3500’ runway goes by pretty quickly. They also have an interesting departure clearance for pistons.
Jeff, my company owns the Pilgrim Nuclear Station there. Since I am responsible for engineering oversight for our fleet, I regularly fly up there for meetings or to observe my staff. When I’m there, I love going to East Bay Grille! Great place.
Malibu Flyer, yes I was watching one of your Angel flight videos intently, as you departed KSMO! Interesting departure. I used to have a tie-down spot at Tipton (KFME) in Laurel, MD. That field is 3000 feet. I remember going in there once on an instrument approach with it snowing and a contaminated runway (about a quarter inch of snow on the runway) and despite being right on my numbers and touching down on the runway numbers, I used up every bit of runway to get her stopped. I think the book numbers for a contaminated runway are 2800 feet and I used all of them.
@@malibujack4852 Very cool, Jack. I love the EBG! But I'll tell you what, 50 years ago, my mom was a big shot (ran the front of the house) at the restaurant in that same location. Next time you're there, find the oldest person working there and ask them if they were there when it was called McGrath's. That location has been hauling in the big bucks for as long as I can remember. Deservedly so. I go back there fairly often. Let me know when your next trip is. With any luck our paths could cross.
Ha, Valdosta approach.. finished my private pilot there.
Hello! I see the most time you make long trips. Your Malibu with full fuel how many miles can go with no stop?
One of the best videos . Learned a lot on your last 30 min flight. Weather+busy atc + decide if hold+ decide visual….it was great. Just one question , did atc gives you a 10nm leg hold or a 4nm?
They cleared me for 10nm legs
The Aircraft is super efficient with approximately 16 GPH and its pressurised aircraft. Thinking to change buying list from Bonanza G36 to Piper Malibu after watching this video 🤔
I did Dominican to west palm in a 182 about 8 hours
You deserve a cup or 2 of coffee!
Don't make him run out of Travel Johns!
Nice video. Make sure you keep those legs moving! DVTs are nobody’s friend.
Are you able to couple your autopilot to the visual approaches from the GTN? I noticed when you activated it, like my GTN, it didn’t give you the 3 nm waypoint. If I don’t select that waypoint, my autopilot (STEC 60-2) won’t couple the visual. Wonder if it is the same with your KIng AP.
Great video. 1 question, why did you try to set up a visual app on the FD when in a turn. You were working hard, had field in sight, in a turn... I would have just left it at that.
Great flight though and a stressful approach for a single pilot. light aircraft or not...
Great flight. Thank you for sharing! I didn’t realize the Malibu has the much reach! Do you have extended tanks?
Do you have a way to use the restroom during such a long flight?? A guess being single pilot in that scenario is a benefit! Haha
Just think of all the ones you're saving.
As for your wish for Garmin Pilot to load all the waypoints on an approach, it's simple with Flight Stream once you bring it up on the 750.
My Malibu also has a similar levitating bag phenomenon on long trips. :)
Hi Paul. I don’t have a FlightStream but have been considering the 510. Just so I’m clear, when I enter the procedure on the 750, that will automatically sync back to GP along with all of the relevant approach fixes and/or, a vector to final? If that’s the case, I’m sold! I’m just trying to work around all of the flight planning and filing quirks as compared to ForeFlight.
Glad to hear that you have experienced the same phenomenon. I was wondering how I might explain that :).
@@MalibuFlyer I'd say it is semi-automatic. Any FP change you make on either the ipad or 750 will result in a prompt asking you if you want to sync which you may not always want to do. Its straight forward and fast. I was wondering if you've had a chance to play with increasing rpm to lower chts above FL210 yet or if your book says something different.
Thanks Paul, that's automatic enough for me. Interestingly, I had forgotten about your RPM suggestion as I am rarely above FL190 anymore. I have a trip to DFW this weekend and that may present a good opportunity to try it.
its a nice airplane, what year is it?
Hi. I'm a new subscriber. Thanks to your videos, I'm thinking of getting a Matrix because of the performance and range! What was total flight time and average speed on this trip? It was amazing re endurance of you and the airplane..
Hi Chris. Total trip time was 6:45 and I averaged 221kts. over the ground
Fun video. Got worried on the hold instructions when you were being bounced around. Plus, you said 26 gallons remaining. Also, why load the visual approach PAST midfield downwind? IMO, although the outcome was successful, I think this trip requires a fuel/rest stop. The fine art of corner painting.
Hi Don. When able, I always load the visual just for a reference in case I ever need it. It's a great way to verify that you're lined up correctly and on the right RWY.
Fantastic! I just wonder how somebody can dislike it! By the way, why did you upload a VFR approach in to the navigation system? Would that be to provide a sort of glide path indication?
Hello. I only select the visual approach for reference and because I think it's cool.
Malibu Flyer, cool! Sounds legit! Safe flights and keep sharing them. Cheers!
20:07. New email lol
Nicely done. Two questions. What is the cabin alt in your airplane when you are at FL250? And how many times did you have to pee?
Thank you. At FL250 my cabin pressure is 8,000 feet. As for the other, I didn't count but the Travel John's were a lifesaver!
@@MalibuFlyer Sorry just saw the last caption on the video! That is an impressive travelling machine.
Well done, what was the bell in the flare before landing? Thank you
That was my wife texting me :)
Roger that, my wife watched me on Flighaware and does the same thing. Fly Safe
Bladder Buster Flight :]
Which is why at the end of the video he put the number of portajohns he used! LOL
I noticed that you set your pressurization at the destination field elevation plus 500’. Does it make a difference when the field is reporting 1000’ density altitude and the field elevation is at sea level?
Hi David. You know, I’ve always set it to destination plus 500 as soon as I nose over fo the descent as per my training but you raise a good question. I’ll ask around.
@@MalibuFlyer The cabin altitude is set to reflect air pressure only. The density reflects air pressure further adjusted for temperature and humidity, but that additional refinement is irrelevant to the required pressure setting.
Thank you @@tomscott1159 ! Makes perfect sense.
Nice video. JAX approach was very helpful. Question: Why did you enter the visual approach into the NAV instead on just doing it without avionic aids?
Hello. I usually activate the visual approach simply as an additional source of situational awareness. In this case, it was pointless
Wondering the same thing. With all that weather I would have just made that turn and get on the ground.
I wondered the same thing too. Field was already in plain sight.
@@blusky121 I was curious if, maybe, there was something the camera wasn't capturing. But with the airport in plain sight and convective activity in the area, It is time to land the airplane pronto.
Do you plan to do any live QandA"s in the near future?
Hi Chris. I hadn't considered it until you mentioned it. I'll have to learn how to do it...
Fun video buddy! Do you always load a visual approach or was this weather issue?
If I have time, I usually load it just to watch it work...
Understand! I think after that flight I might have told tower field insight and dive for it! Lol! Thanks again for the vid!!
Stay on the yellow line. U had some good weather. U could do that flight old style with charts and no pc screens. Smooth operator.
Not sure if it was editing, but it seems like you had your own personal controller looking after you. Earlier in the flight you mentioned your fuel reserves. What was your thought process when you couldn’t land Lake City and had to hold? Seems like you had a lot on your plate all at once. You made it look easy, though I am guessing your brain was running several scenarios.
You're right. Due to the length of the flight, I had to edit down to just the most relevant and/or interesting portions. However, the JAX controller and the KLCQ tower controller we both extremely helpful. I have never had a center controller call the tower to pass on a "nice job" before so that was much appreciated. It did get busy pretty quickly with the fast moving weather and the last minute hold but I knew that with 2 hours of fuel, I had plenty of options. Seeing the airport was a big relief and it was a perfect right downwind setup.
Thanks Malibu Flyer, what's the ding i can hear towards the end of your video?
Yeah, I heard that ding too - twice - and wondered the same thing.
That was my cell phone receiving text messages... it’s connected to the audio via Bluetooth.
Low fuel lol
Best piston compared to Socata TBMs 700-940!!
Beautiful. What motor u have in that
Thank you. I have the Continental TSIO-550C
Malibu Flyer love this plane bro. Really great platform and lOP seems economical for the size
You were airborne for what 10 hours?... Not bad.