i’ve just gone through a couple of your videos, currently doing my PPL at parrish aviation here in Dallas. Love your content man! definitely helps seeing footage of comms + flights that you’ve done. Don’t stop posting! id love to see more content. Also my name is jonathan too haha
Thanks! I just rewatched this video for the first time in years. My communication was pretty bad! Good luck with the PPL. I am approaching 350 hours now in the same plane and I have loved every minute of it. I might start making videos again. I have a lot of video that I just have not edited. Lately I just fly and don't bother with the cameras. I've had some great flights that I wish I recorded. (e.g., Grand Canyon)
Keep flying and fly often, I remember my first xcountry sole 30 years ago. I quit flying for 9 yrs and am back at it. I'm now over 900 hrs. Get that IFR so it will never stop you flying.
You adjusted your seat while flying. I knew of a pilot whose seat went to the most far position. She was too short to reach the yoke and rudder pedals. She crashed and expired.
as a pilot who just got my certificate about 2 yrs ago, I would recommend you leave the autopilot off for a few years of flying. ;0) I promise, it pays dues in your handling of the plane. Also, treat XC as a challenge for your flight planning... Meaning: do all the paper charting/picking landmarks, marking times, etc. but also do all the GPS as a backup just sitting. Again, I promise it pays dues bc you won't have anything like you had where the field is right under the nose.
You are right. I hardly ever use it under or in the bravo anymore. I actually edited out a section of this flight where dealing with the autopilot caused me to get a little behind the plane. Lesson learned.
@@everything4editing. it depends on what you already know about. If you already know how planes fly and how instruments work, get a book on weather. If you know about weather, get a book on how planes fly and instruments. There is a company called ASA that makes books on these topics that are good and most flight schools in the US use them. If your looking for fun reads, Flyboys, and Fate is the Hunter are pretty good.
Nice flight, I take my check ride next month. Would like to start recording my radio communications for self critique. What are you using to record? Thx
I use a cable from nflight.com that connects to a gopro. Good luck on the check ride! I found that recording helps a lot with review and self critique.
There are a lot! Jakes Joint at KADM is nice. I like the geography change headed north into Oklahoma, but managing the Bravo from KGPM to KADM can be stressful. I should not have done that on my first cross country solo. Going to Stephenville KSEP and hitting up Hard8 BBQ is fun. Call Hard8 and they will come pick you up from the airport. Going east, Tyler Pounds KTYR has a diner and an airplane museum. Going south, if you have the time and fuel, fly to the gulf coast. It's a wonderful change of pace from DFW. Texas Gulf Coast Regional KLBX has a diner called Runway Cafe that's a nice stop. One of my favorite solo flights was KGPM to KLBX where I stopped, enjoyed some shrimp and fueled up. Then I took off and flew up the coast to the east side of the Houston metroplex (over and past Galveston), and then back home. That was a great day.
@@jonathanszarzynski ok thanks I’m retired now and have time but I’m a big guy at 390 lbs and I don’t think I would fit in them training planes it looked like you had a lot room in your plane. Thanks
So, I should announce that I’m “ready for departure” and then confirm the takeoff clearance once i receive it? That’s a great tip that I’ll add to the repertoire. I just passed 250 hours in the same plane this past weekend.
@@jonathanszarzynski yeah in general the FAA heavily discourages the use of the words takeoff before t/o clearance is received because there have been lots of accidents related to confusion around that word being used before clearance was given. A good rule of thumb is that you shouldn’t be the first one to use the word, the controller should. But you did a great job overall and I’m sure you’re gonna remember this forever! I did some solos but I still have only done dual CX so far. Hopefully I’ll get to do this sometime soon :)
i’ve just gone through a couple of your videos, currently doing my PPL at parrish aviation here in Dallas. Love your content man! definitely helps seeing footage of comms + flights that you’ve done. Don’t stop posting! id love to see more content. Also my name is jonathan too haha
Thanks! I just rewatched this video for the first time in years. My communication was pretty bad! Good luck with the PPL. I am approaching 350 hours now in the same plane and I have loved every minute of it. I might start making videos again. I have a lot of video that I just have not edited. Lately I just fly and don't bother with the cameras. I've had some great flights that I wish I recorded. (e.g., Grand Canyon)
Keep flying and fly often, I remember my first xcountry sole 30 years ago. I quit flying for 9 yrs and am back at it. I'm now over 900 hrs. Get that IFR so it will never stop you flying.
Nice! I’m in Indy now but have been to Duncan quite a bit 😂
love your content, i know you will become big one day!
Thanks! This is encouraging. I’ve collected a lot of footage over the last 6 months. I need to get back to making videos!
You adjusted your seat while flying. I knew of a pilot whose seat went to the most far position. She was too short to reach the yoke and rudder pedals. She crashed and expired.
Thanks for the advice and I’m sorry to hear about your friend.
Nice job! Someday, maybe, I'll get this done too! How far is it between the hangers?
as a pilot who just got my certificate about 2 yrs ago, I would recommend you leave the autopilot off for a few years of flying. ;0) I promise, it pays dues in your handling of the plane. Also, treat XC as a challenge for your flight planning... Meaning: do all the paper charting/picking landmarks, marking times, etc. but also do all the GPS as a backup just sitting. Again, I promise it pays dues bc you won't have anything like you had where the field is right under the nose.
You are right. I hardly ever use it under or in the bravo anymore.
I actually edited out a section of this flight where dealing with the autopilot caused me to get a little behind the plane. Lesson learned.
I drive past KGPM all the time. I was even considering taking lessons out there.
I got my PPL with Aviator Air at KGPM. They are great!
@@jonathanszarzynski I was thinking of going through Aviator Air, but I found a small outfit up at Air Park Dallas (F69)
Hey I’m at KGPM too! Small world!
Next year God willing I'm also going to start my flight training in South Africa at mach1 aviation academy
It’s worth it!
@@jonathanszarzynski thank you
@@jonathanszarzynski can you recommend me a book to read before the training
@@everything4editing. it depends on what you already know about. If you already know how planes fly and how instruments work, get a book on weather. If you know about weather, get a book on how planes fly and instruments. There is a company called ASA that makes books on these topics that are good and most flight schools in the US use them.
If your looking for fun reads, Flyboys, and Fate is the Hunter are pretty good.
@@jonathanszarzynski ok thank you
Just saw your vid!! Nice driving and congrats 🎉 on your cross country!! Surfer Joe……
Thanks!
Yeah great job bud, keep at it!
Good music!!
Nice flight, I take my check ride next month.
Would like to start recording my radio communications for self critique.
What are you using to record? Thx
I use a cable from nflight.com that connects to a gopro.
Good luck on the check ride! I found that recording helps a lot with review and self critique.
Makes me wonder, everytime I see a GA aircraft, is that their first cross country solo 🤔
I fly out of kgpm. Might fly up to Duncan. Any airport restaurants you recommend in Texas or Oklahoma?
There are a lot! Jakes Joint at KADM is nice. I like the geography change headed north into Oklahoma, but managing the Bravo from KGPM to KADM can be stressful. I should not have done that on my first cross country solo. Going to Stephenville KSEP and hitting up Hard8 BBQ is fun. Call Hard8 and they will come pick you up from the airport. Going east, Tyler Pounds KTYR has a diner and an airplane museum. Going south, if you have the time and fuel, fly to the gulf coast. It's a wonderful change of pace from DFW. Texas Gulf Coast Regional KLBX has a diner called Runway Cafe that's a nice stop. One of my favorite solo flights was KGPM to KLBX where I stopped, enjoyed some shrimp and fueled up. Then I took off and flew up the coast to the east side of the Houston metroplex (over and past Galveston), and then back home. That was a great day.
What kind of plane you flying? I’m looking to get my license
It’s a Cessna Skylane 182T, the bigger brother of the 172. A lot of flight schools use the 172, so the 182 is a fairly easy transition for new pilots.
@@jonathanszarzynski ok thanks I’m retired now and have time but I’m a big guy at 390 lbs and I don’t think I would fit in them training planes it looked like you had a lot room in your plane. Thanks
Nice job! But never say takeoff before you get a takeoff clearance. Say departure
So, I should announce that I’m “ready for departure” and then confirm the takeoff clearance once i receive it? That’s a great tip that I’ll add to the repertoire. I just passed 250 hours in the same plane this past weekend.
@@jonathanszarzynski yeah in general the FAA heavily discourages the use of the words takeoff before t/o clearance is received because there have been lots of accidents related to confusion around that word being used before clearance was given. A good rule of thumb is that you shouldn’t be the first one to use the word, the controller should. But you did a great job overall and I’m sure you’re gonna remember this forever! I did some solos but I still have only done dual CX so far. Hopefully I’ll get to do this sometime soon :)
not everyone who gets into an airplane needs to make videos about it.
Thanks for watching!