I've been flying now for 5 weeks in a Cessna 152. I don't come from the most educated, wealthy background but by sheer determination I've got too do what I've always wanted & have set myself on the path to getting my CPL! Don't give up on your dreams work for them and throw yourself into every opportunity!
I got my license in one of these in 1979. I can still smell the avgas and the radios. I transitioned into the 172 shortly after. Thought I was flying a Concorde. There was a whole separate master switch, just for avionics!
Brings back memories. Took some flight instruction in the eighties, it is a crime I didn't finish. Had the written passed, all I needed is my long cross country and check ride for my private license. Started in a piper tomohawk, spent a little time in a cessna 152, then a 150. Got caught in the crossfire of a couple of instructors and pretty much lost interest.
Two correction's to operate transponder properly. 1. Keep standby mode on engine check, and everytning on groud till line up. 2. Change squawk only on standby, then switch to alt (or on).
Here I am watching flight training videos after realising that I'll never get the money required to start a course. Life is tough lol. Thanks for the vid! Very informative!
Igor Brito depends on what that impossible is. Its impossible for me to grow natural hair on my bald head, or grow an epic beard, i just dont have the genes
Cessna 152 rarely requires flaps on departure. You may use 10° normal field operations to reduce your ground roll by approx 10% and should use 10° for short-field operations. Anything beyond 10° is not approved in the POH.
I enjoyed this video very much, cause is very real...The sounds, the flaps, the master swich all of it.... the posición of the co-pilot angle. in my family we had a 152-2 we enjoyed it very much....It was a ranch plane...
I believe during his run-up he performed an out of sequence check, specifically at 3:27. After he throttled up to 1700 rpm, he pulled the carb heat out before checking the mags. I was trained to first check the mags, check suction gauge, check ammeter, check both mags, and then pull the carb heat. Maybe I'm wrong, or maybe it doesn't matter. But hey, the 152 is fun and easy to fly.
Ahh... memories. Done this a few times in Katana, 150, 172 and a fair few flexwings! the username should be a hint... We used to do a few checks into wind where the Navigator used to be (where you turned from to roll 23). Nice vid, enjoyed it.
Couple of points. 1. no headset on top of panel ever, magnets in headset messes with mag compass. 2. after start lean engine for smooth operation and max rpm, you were at sea level! 3. check that starter bendix has disengaged by watching ammeter slowly moving from large + deflection, back toward zero. 4. during run up checks, load up electrical system with high draw items, pitot heat, lndg light, etc, to verify alt can hold and provide the load and not trip off line if you enter IMC.
@aviafilmsproduction In Brazil, most flight schools buy their aircraft in the USA and bring it over. Something that I find most peculiar is that buying an aircraft in the US is cheaper, but repairing is a lot cheaper in Brazil (including new parts).
the first time i had been up in a plane was in a cessna. the pilot gave me the wheel at about 2000 feet, and adrenaline rushed! i decided then and there to become a pilot and am starting classes this fall.
The 152 with Sparrowhawk mod actually out-performs a Cessna 172. It's cheaper, and faster than a 172. The 152 is more fun to more, the 172 to the rest. The 152 will make you a better pilot because it is more sensitive. Words of my CFI that has been one for 30 years.
dude a 172 is way more fun to fly than a 152. I have 43 hours in a 152 and I didn't enjoy any of them as much as in a 172, it's worth the extra few dollars especially when you get where you're going quicker.
When changing squawk, I always go to 'standby' on the transponder to avoid inadvertently squawking the wrong code. Back to mode A,C or S after the correct code is set.. Otherwise a good vid. I leaned in 152 before switching to 172
Been away from the 172 too long. Enjoyed the instrument panel views, although it could be a little slower on the pan for the viewer. Brought me back, thanks for posting.
what a nice presentation of basic flying. very nice video and audio . than you . i waited to long in my life to get a private ticket . bad choice ! all who have this dream do it!!!!.
I always wanted to fly a plane. Went to take flying lessons, but learned I could not fly because of a medical disability. It sucks, because I really love flying.
it looks hot enough & perfect!! Quite cool than the cessnas (I started in a Pilatus PC-7, a great one too!) Good flights, happy landings and more important of all, STUDY A LOT (flying is 66% preparation)
well i have flown c152's for a couple years and i can answer two of those for you c-152's can safely fit 3 people really there are 4 seats but in any handbook the maximum number is 3. one pilot somebody else to sit in the front and one in the back row of seats. If a cessna 152 runs out of fuel it has a reserve tank which can keep it going for a little while after the main tanks run out. if the reserve tank runs out the engine stalls and you can glide down to the ground and hope to land
I got my private pilots ticket in 1973 out of Long Beach CA airport but due to high costs of flying fell away 5 years later and havent flown sense. I miss it but bet I could sit in a 150 take off and land if needed to just like riding a bike never forgetting how ....but bet I would be sweating my ba-ls off doing so after some 38 years later :)
I had to quit flying, due to the ridiculous cost. A typical hourly rent for a small airplane is $100 or more. For that, you fly so slow that you have not even cleared the L A basin. Add high density altitude, you cannot even clear the mountains surrounding Los Angeles. A high performance airplane is just out of reach for most of us.
Cessna has got really simple design. I would love to fly it once i get PPL. I recently came across james asquith's video where he lands his aircraft in to a forest. Do check that out!
You may want to try not rushing the priming to allow time for the fuel to be drawn into cylinders. Just pause for a second when you pull it out then slowly push in. You may use less priming that way.
aside from the mag drops at 600 rpm you also should have done a ignition system check at 1700rpm and a lean cutoff rise..should have went up about 50rpm before dying
A dangerous assumption. This entirely depends upon conditions, length of runway, etc. POH states you can use 10°, but you don't have to unless you're performing a short-field take-off where you need to clear an obstacle.
carb heat should be last, done after the mags on the run up. Your supposed to pull power to idle with the carb heat on to make sure the engine will still run. Thats a pretty important part.... just saying.
Play fright weather briefings is primary FSS a backup at WSS current conditions to overview radar reports synopsis invited weather systems are air masses that affect great post flight
@pej0tes mentioned the squawk input. Indeed, I too noted that he changed the squawk code while on ALT. I fly in a different country (Brazil), and here you MUST go to STBY before moving the numbers. Is that regulation the same in America? Still, great video!
david halligan, they surply ignition sparks to piston pots, there are two of them, in case one fails, they are indipentant of each other, think im right ?
There are two ignition systems for more efficient burning. The cylinders are so large, that one spark plug alone could not completely ignite the fuel-air charge in the cylinder. It is also nice to have a redundant ignition system, should one system fail.
I started flight traiing in a 150 in Sept. '74. After I got license in Feb. '75 I eventually built up about 200 hours then had to lay off for money issues. When I started training a 150 cost me $12.00 hr & a 172 I could get or $20.00 hr. Since I have not flown in over 25 years, I was wondering what plane rental is today? I know within 10 years after I started, the cost went sky high. I miss it, but at almost 60 years of age it would take a lot of money to get back into it.
Now the average rental is around $120.00 per hour in a 150, plus an average $40.00 dollars per hour for training. 172 renal is usualy 10-20 dollars more now adays. Due to higher opperating cost a piper cheokee can cost up to $170 an hour, depending on fuel cost and the flight school. My PPL costed just under 6,000. Hope that answered your question!
Could you please identify a very similar airplane, it was registered as a Cesna around 1990 I believe, it had a pull start on the left below the control which started the engine. It spluttered and eventually started. It had an on off switch to the right which was red. The throttle was center mass and the instruments were center which I believe had 4. It had Cesna on the body and I believe a blue stripe? Hope this is enough, desperate to confirm its authenticity.
why would you spend so much battery power on testing every electrical item when you could do it while the engine is running and supplying alternator power? One of these days you're going to crank the engine and you won't have enough power for the starter to engage!
Depending on the year, for a 152 it would be between $20,000 and up to $70,000. You can find a decent one in the high 20's to low 30's if you look hard enough.
you'll need to know new V speeds, different procedures, the flying part is essentially the same, maybe more right rudder! what is WAY cheaper? did you calculate getting there faster into the equation? i've found that 152s are only a few dollars less than *most* 172s where I am.
Priming the engine with fuel. I thought the plane operating manual suggests 3 prime, but he did it four times, may be to compensate for a cooler than usual start.
Great video! Question: does the radio chatter come through the pilots headphones or just out aloud in the Cessna 125? @Stranger960 me too starting this week :)
I've been flying now for 5 weeks in a Cessna 152. I don't come from the most educated, wealthy background but by sheer determination I've got too do what I've always wanted & have set myself on the path to getting my CPL! Don't give up on your dreams work for them and throw yourself into every opportunity!
Im about to start training in my local flight school there are only 3 planes and one of them is a 152 and thats the one i want to fly in :)
Did exactly the same. Great job! Keep the blue side up ;-) ^Cheers!
It probably takes that... rich or poor.
yay! me too man
You have desire. You’ll get there. That is the start to the secret.
Soloed in one of these (N152LG at LNA) in the 80’s. This brought back memories
I got my license in one of these in 1979. I can still smell the avgas and the radios. I transitioned into the 172 shortly after. Thought I was flying a Concorde. There was a whole separate master switch, just for avionics!
I flew one of these last week my first lesson and loved it
Did you get your license
Brings back memories. Took some flight instruction in the eighties, it is a crime I didn't finish. Had the written passed, all I needed is my long cross country and check ride for my private license. Started in a piper tomohawk, spent a little time in a cessna 152, then a 150. Got caught in the crossfire of a couple of instructors and pretty much lost interest.
Two correction's to operate transponder properly.
1. Keep standby mode on engine check, and everytning on groud till line up.
2. Change squawk only on standby, then switch to alt (or on).
Here I am watching flight training videos after realising that I'll never get the money required to start a course.
Life is tough lol. Thanks for the vid! Very informative!
The Impossible is just a matter of opinion ;)
Igor Brito depends on what that impossible is. Its impossible for me to grow natural hair on my bald head, or grow an epic beard, i just dont have the genes
You pay per class so even 1 class a month at $250 for 3.5 years you could do it
It's nice to hear what it actually sounds like in the 152 cockpit...nice vid
Thank you for checking out our C152 video :)
Cessna 152 rarely requires flaps on departure. You may use 10° normal field operations to reduce your ground roll by approx 10% and should use 10° for short-field operations. Anything beyond 10° is not approved in the POH.
He doesnt put the flaps down he just checks them prior to takeoff
The C152 is a truly amazing plane!
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Awesome! I can't wait to start flying courses when im in college. Hope to be a pilot someday!
Very nice- comfortably paced, and lets us look and think as you go.
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I enjoyed this video very much, cause is very real...The sounds, the flaps, the master swich all of it.... the posición of the co-pilot angle. in my family we had a 152-2 we enjoyed it very much....It was a ranch plane...
I believe during his run-up he performed an out of sequence check, specifically at 3:27.
After he throttled up to 1700 rpm, he pulled the carb heat out before checking the mags. I was trained to first check the mags, check suction gauge, check ammeter, check both mags, and then pull the carb heat. Maybe I'm wrong, or maybe it doesn't matter. But hey, the 152 is fun and easy to fly.
Try before you buy! The cabin is quite narrow in a C152 and things can get a little 'intimate' with two people side by side!!
Good video! Nice that you also turned the radio on and you showed that us ;)
Greetings from the Netherlands.
Watch as we preflight as slowly as possible to drain as much battery as we can prior to starting the airplane.
Ahh... memories. Done this a few times in Katana, 150, 172 and a fair few flexwings! the username should be a hint... We used to do a few checks into wind where the Navigator used to be (where you turned from to roll 23). Nice vid, enjoyed it.
Couple of points.
1. no headset on top of panel ever, magnets in headset messes with mag compass.
2. after start lean engine for smooth operation and max rpm, you were at sea level!
3. check that starter bendix has disengaged by watching ammeter slowly moving from large + deflection, back toward zero.
4. during run up checks, load up electrical system with high draw items, pitot heat, lndg light, etc, to verify alt can hold and provide the load and not trip off line if you enter IMC.
Muy buen video. El chequeo es muy importante para un vuelo seguro. Muchas gracias desde Argentina
@aviafilmsproduction In Brazil, most flight schools buy their aircraft in the USA and bring it over. Something that I find most peculiar is that buying an aircraft in the US is cheaper, but repairing is a lot cheaper in Brazil (including new parts).
the first time i had been up in a plane was in a cessna. the pilot gave me the wheel at about 2000 feet, and adrenaline rushed! i decided then and there to become a pilot and am starting classes this fall.
Are u a pilot yet?
The 152 with Sparrowhawk mod actually out-performs a Cessna 172. It's cheaper, and faster than a 172. The 152 is more fun to more, the 172 to the rest. The 152 will make you a better pilot because it is more sensitive. Words of my CFI that has been one for 30 years.
WOW BRO!!!!! those radios and that transponder look oooold!!!!!
dude a 172 is way more fun to fly than a 152. I have 43 hours in a 152 and I didn't enjoy any of them as much as in a 172, it's worth the extra few dollars especially when you get where you're going quicker.
extra FEW dollars .... LOL
When changing squawk, I always go to 'standby' on the transponder to avoid inadvertently squawking the wrong code. Back to mode A,C or S after the correct code is set.. Otherwise a good vid. I leaned in 152 before switching to 172
Been away from the 172 too long. Enjoyed the instrument panel views, although it could be a little slower on the pan for the viewer. Brought me back, thanks for posting.
We once owned a 150. Sold it to get a 182. Just sold the 182 after 16 years. Might go back to a 150. Sweet little airplane.
Wow this brings back so many memories of my early flying days.
the 152 seems like a cute little plane I may buy one later on
excelente capitan...saludos desde sonora mexico-----
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I'm not a big Cessna guy but man...the 152 is such a cool little airplane
Brings back memories!
what a nice presentation of basic flying. very nice video and audio . than you . i waited to long in my life to get a private ticket . bad choice ! all who have this dream do it!!!!.
I always wanted to fly a plane. Went to take flying lessons, but learned I could not fly because of a medical disability. It sucks, because I really love flying.
The lever on the left is the primer, it injects some fuel into the engine before start up.
it looks hot enough & perfect!! Quite cool than the cessnas (I started in a Pilatus PC-7, a great one too!)
Good flights, happy landings and more important of all, STUDY A LOT (flying is 66% preparation)
@MedObeM I have actually found a Cessna 152 on sale in the UK for on £18,000 excluding VAT so a very good offer
Do you not turn the transponder to standby before changing squark and then back on again?
well i have flown c152's for a couple years and i can answer two of those for you c-152's can safely fit 3 people really there are 4 seats but in any handbook the maximum number is 3. one pilot somebody else to sit in the front and one in the back row of seats. If a cessna 152 runs out of fuel it has a reserve tank which can keep it going for a little while after the main tanks run out. if the reserve tank runs out the engine stalls and you can glide down to the ground and hope to land
I miss it everyday!
yeah the primer, think of it as starting a mower, you prime it a few times to put fuel into it then start it
I got my private pilots ticket in 1973 out of Long Beach CA airport but due to high costs of flying fell away 5 years later and havent flown sense. I miss it but bet I could sit in a 150 take off and land if needed to just like riding a bike never forgetting how ....but bet I would be sweating my ba-ls off doing so after some 38 years later :)
I had to quit flying, due to the ridiculous cost. A typical hourly rent for a small airplane is $100 or more. For that, you fly so slow that you have not even cleared the L A basin. Add high density altitude, you cannot even clear the mountains surrounding Los Angeles. A high performance airplane is just out of reach for most of us.
Yes. Google whatever you need. IE Private Pilot Groundschool Practice test
@n617a I know right...just go with the garmin 1000 system...all gauges radios and a system similar to the ICAS on the A-380
Cessna has got really simple design. I would love to fly it once i get PPL. I recently came across james asquith's video where he lands his aircraft in to a forest. Do check that out!
You may want to try not rushing the priming to allow time for the fuel to be drawn into cylinders. Just pause for a second when you pull it out then slowly push in. You may use less priming that way.
I know of folks who have caused engine fires by over priming. I rarely needed more than 2 in the 152 I flew.
i wanted to stay in the 152's at my fto but they sold them both and i ended up in the aquila at-01, what an aircraft
Thanks for the strategies you have shared here.
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aside from the mag drops at 600 rpm you also should have done a ignition system check at 1700rpm and a lean cutoff rise..should have went up about 50rpm before dying
A dangerous assumption. This entirely depends upon conditions, length of runway, etc. POH states you can use 10°, but you don't have to unless you're performing a short-field take-off where you need to clear an obstacle.
@MrViralProductions I am sure we did at some point :) you set the RPM to 1700 and check the carb heat + mags
Very interesting!
The 152 is like the older 172!
Yeah, and smaller :)
Great Job! Easy to follow...
its a nice plane. very safe. enjoy
had a flying lesson in a c152 the other day it was such a weird feeling when taking off
kudos!!! Going for the commercial now??
nice work
Brought back some good memories from my flight training days, thanks for sharing :).
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im not criticizing, just a question. Why no flaps at take off?
Amazing video!
On a grass runway (23N) it was 10 degrees of flaps. On asphalt, it was zero flaps.
It's pretty much the same thing. I have flown both and they are very similar. Cost adds up.
carb heat should be last, done after the mags on the run up. Your supposed to pull power to idle with the carb heat on to make sure the engine will still run. Thats a pretty important part.... just saying.
nice video... i've never this type of Radio... its really nice...
Play fright weather briefings is primary FSS a backup at WSS current conditions to overview radar reports synopsis invited weather systems are air masses that affect great post flight
@pej0tes mentioned the squawk input. Indeed, I too noted that he changed the squawk code while on ALT. I fly in a different country (Brazil), and here you MUST go to STBY before moving the numbers. Is that regulation the same in America? Still, great video!
Cool video! I was wondering if you could do it again with better volume, I cant hear you talking here. thanks, infasis on the start up
It's the primer, it fills the bowls in the carburetor.
Sorry to hear that. Do you workout and stay in shape much? Do you abstain from alcohol and greasy food 48 hrs before flying?
That was one of the first planes I flew in.
Alte Maschine!!!!
Such an easy aircraft to fly!!
@aviafilmsproduction did'nt see you setting the mixture for altitude??
I’m about to check out on this from the Robin. Not much to it hopefully!
nice video!
Centerline!
Wow 👌👌
Nice old plane. I like the VFR upgrade. I'd like autopilot but that's dreaming.
You should check out his no speak sign language training video. Top notch 👍👍👍
I love your video ❤❤😂🎉
should i use the 152 or 172 to take my flying lessons in? i took one in 172 yesterday and liked it but what would you recomend
david halligan, they surply ignition sparks to piston pots, there are two of them, in case one fails, they are indipentant of each other, think im right ?
There are two ignition systems for more efficient burning. The cylinders are so large, that one spark plug alone could not completely ignite the fuel-air charge in the cylinder. It is also nice to have a redundant ignition system, should one system fail.
cool video
I started flight traiing in a 150 in Sept. '74. After I got license in Feb. '75 I eventually built up about 200 hours then had to lay off for money issues. When I started training a 150 cost me $12.00 hr & a 172 I could get or $20.00 hr. Since I have not flown in over 25 years, I was wondering what plane rental is today? I know within 10 years after I started, the cost went sky high. I miss it, but at almost 60 years of age it would take a lot of money to get back into it.
Now the average rental is around $120.00 per hour in a 150, plus an average $40.00 dollars per hour for training. 172 renal is usualy 10-20 dollars more now adays. Due to higher opperating cost a piper cheokee can cost up to $170 an hour, depending on fuel cost and the flight school. My PPL costed just under 6,000. Hope that answered your question!
Thanks for the reply. I remember that my instructor got $7.00 an hour for flight training, so my license cost me somewhere around $800.00.
Gavin Cornell that is really cheap for PPL, here in Canada almost 20k
wow now it costs 12 dollars per hour in an idling taxi cab!!
Could you please identify a very similar airplane, it was registered as a Cesna around 1990 I believe, it had a pull start on the left below the control which started the engine. It spluttered and eventually started. It had an on off switch to the right which was red. The throttle was center mass and the instruments were center which I believe had 4. It had Cesna on the body and I believe a blue stripe? Hope this is enough, desperate to confirm its authenticity.
I love flying in the air with Cessna 172 it was lovey and I appreciated the one who invaded the airplane
buay robert invented you mean?
Who invaded Cuba Amigo? No comprende
man, i love the wineing when you turn on the master switch
why would you spend so much battery power on testing every electrical item when you could do it while the engine is running and supplying alternator power? One of these days you're going to crank the engine and you won't have enough power for the starter to engage!
I miss my early days of training from the c 152
Yeah, the Cessna 152 was an amazing airplane to fly :)
Depending on the year, for a 152 it would be between $20,000 and up to $70,000. You can find a decent one in the high 20's to low 30's if you look hard enough.
very good, thanks for sharing
you'll need to know new V speeds, different procedures, the flying part is essentially the same, maybe more right rudder! what is WAY cheaper? did you calculate getting there faster into the equation? i've found that 152s are only a few dollars less than *most* 172s where I am.
Priming the engine with fuel. I thought the plane operating manual suggests 3 prime, but he did it four times, may be to compensate for a cooler than usual start.
Is it possible to fly to other countries with your family or something if you own a private plane? I was just curious.
What was the verdict?
Play FSX… It will help a lot, I'm in the same situation as you !
I'll cry with you. I love flying, and I haven't had a vacation since 19961 No money. It stinks!
Very Nice.
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Great video!
Question: does the radio chatter come through the pilots headphones or just out aloud in the Cessna 125?
@Stranger960 me too starting this week :)
I've always wanted to fly in a helicopter. Going into the Air Force hopefully in a few years.
It's been a few years. Just curious are you in the Air Force?
Id like to know as well, since you need to be an officer to fly. Should have joined the army or marines if you wanted to fly helicopters as enlisted!
yeah amigo which air force? Cuban , Chilean, American ?
Thank you
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