OK, so this is like the third time I have watched this video and it just keeps getting better and better. You guys are living the life right now. Kevin, you and Jaime have a special relationship. Work hard and play hard, country music, fishin', Swingin' in the barn, life doesn't get any better. Thanks so much for sharing with us.....
Awesome Steve...glad you enjoyed it! When I'm editing them I watch them several times and it's always fun for me to go back later and watch them again. Puts a different perspective on them. :)
One of my favourites of your series, Kevin! Thank you for sharing a peek into your roots. A family working hard and having fun together. THAT is what it is all about and what we could all use more of in our lives. :)
-- Wow . . . 'Love the Farm and all the inherent ambiance. I left central Illinois in '73 --> Carbondale, and then --> Texas in '75. That was a _very cool_ vicarious experience. Thank you.
Your videos are awesome. Ever since I saw your first video yesterday I have been glued to TH-cam watching all your videos. Thanks for letting us along on all your trips. only wish I could ride along with you one day, LOL.
I am someone who considered a career in civilian aviation or ATC 30 years ago, but did not "pull the trigger". Love your channel! You both have soothing broadcast voices and don't think about changing your intro music. A great way to start the day at the breakfast table!
Ha ha... I hate repeating myself. :) One of those was for the avionics master I switched off. The other was because my iPad suction mount was loose. Thanks for watching Michael. I just finished a flight where I reset my instrument currency clock. 6 more months. Enjoy the BFR...my last one was pretty cool shutting down an engine in flight and doing the emergency gear extend. Training is always good.
Nice video, Kevin - I grew up 12 miles from Monroe and did all of those farm things... haying has come a long way since I did it. Stacking bales in the hay mow was not fun, but we sometimes scored an ice cold Huber when we were finished. And Jaime rocked the barn swing!
Glad you enjoyed it Quade!! I love farm life and was glad to grow up around it down in Georgia. Now that is where I go to find my happy place when things get hectic. :) She was like a little kid mad that I didn't tell her about the swing sooner.
I love farm life it's a good life I lived on my grandmother's 14 acre ranch back in the seventies when I was going to school we had four horses thanks for a good video man that's great
Another great video , from an Irish pilot with a farming background , you captured it all in that one , the CLAAS harvesters are all over Ireland .!!! keep up the good work . I should be recording some videos in the cirrus here in NY soon .. keep em coming .
Thanks Aidan! Let me know when you get a video up and I'll check it out. Those CLAAS'es are a beast of a machine! Especially when you use them to chop corn to make silage.
Thank you for the video. The flight and farm activities. Brought back memories. I got my twin rating in a Cessna 310. Also lived on a working farm in Illinois years ago. Keep flying safe.
Thank's Gary! Flying and farming are two of my most favorite things. Wish I could do more of both! Pretty neat you know about Illinois farming and 310's. :)
Thanks for my first 'flight' in my very favorite airplane....of all time. I'm 66, and you might be able to guess where I got my love of the 310........ Subscribed.
@17:20 One of the Best camera set ups I've ever seen in aviation. I could see the runway and read all of dials in detail at the same time. Captain Moonbeam matched this quality once in a Caravan but said it was all luck. Shawn & Jon have some great setups, Steveo, Premier1 and of course the legendary Flight Chops deserve mention.
Thank you! I agree, the guys you mentioned are amazing with their ability to film, fly and edit. Maybe one day I'll get there. :) I agree with Moonbeam in that it is luck sometimes. I've toyed with different settings and locations to try to get clear interior and exterior shots and it's tough. A lot of it has to do with the moisture in the air and sun angle. We'll keep plugging away and see where it goes.
If you're attempting inside and outside photography and videography using the same camera, get a graduated neutral density filter. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1297080-REG/polar_pro_h5b_1015_venture_filters_3_pack_for.html
videos like this is what finally pushed me over the edge to start training for my ppl! great work! nice bird :) my current cfi used to own a 310h. got a few hours in it before he sold it.glad i had the opportunity to experience it.
Congrats on the new journey Chris! Let us know how the progression goes. 310's make for great traveling machines after you get the basics down. Thanks for the nice words.
Wow that plane must be very light to be able to push it back by yourself with no help. When I was in the Navy working on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier, every now and then while lining up on the catapult for launch. a pilot would overshoot the cat shuttle and we would have to do a pushback. Depending on the aircraft, it took anywhere between 50 and 100 guys to push one of those heavy military jets back. The F-14 Tomcat at 61,000 lbs loaded was by far the heaviest aircraft we had onboard.
Hello Ron, it is only about 5300 lbs loaded. It is a bit too heavy for me to push back on my own. I have a motorized tug I use at my hangar. This day I just swung close to the grass and used differential power to turn tight into the spot without having to push it back. Thanks for watching and more importantly thank you for your service!!
Knock on wood, I've never touched anything with the plane. The camera angle may have made it look that way though. I'm really careful to stay on the painted lines to make sure that doesn't happen. I fast forward those sometimes and it may have look that way.
@@310Pilot I'm new and watching the video's randomly, and it looks like you invested a few bucks into your nav system. Your wife is a controller, are you too.
Great flight, and great landings, Kevin. I could see where you did miss your co-pilot, especially when that “OPPS” occurred. But, Hey, you handled it well. It just kept you busy there for a while. Thanks for sharing the flight, and for sharing the farm activities with us. That farm is one really nice place to “get away” to, and spend time with friends and family. Great video, even if you didn’t have audio on the return. Keep the videos coming, as you can. We really enjoy them. Happy flying, and safe landings.
Thanks Richard, glad you liked it! Having her on the radio does free me up for stuff like that! I'll take the time in the future to verify the gopro is on the correct audio input as it's annoying not to find out till I sit down to edit.
That was the plan. They use the chopper to chop it up and then bag it and feed it to the dairy cows. My buddy usually bails his and then mixes it to feed the beef cattle. Glad you liked it!
I "agree" with everything in this video!!!! (I'd only change the music...but that is not an official complaint!) Couple buds, couple gals, couple kids, couple dogs, PLANES, fishin, whitetail grounds, workin the land....don't get better than that!!! I just got some 310R time last week...5.5hrs w/ 1.5 in IMC..."Wings of Mercy" flight up into the U.P. (from Ann Arbor MI). Had to get current before we took on our passengers...liked the plane on the ground...fell in love with it as soon as I throttled up for take off. Can't wait for the next "mission"!
Glad you liked this video and all our fun on the farm! I fell in love with 310's at sight first then for certain after the first flight as well. Thanks for the comment!
Very sexy airplane! Especially the "R"...that big ole "beak" really does something for the look. I have another mission this afternoon...headed over to Waukegan(UGN), to pick up and deliver a couple patients to Grand Rapids(GRR), then back home to Howell(OZW). Can't wait!!!
Cant afford an airplane like that in New Jersey. I really need to leave this state. That is a pretty airplane and a great family and friends. Really enjoyed that a lot. God bless
Cool channel! I got my ME training in a C-310D back in 1987, at a flight school in South Carolina. It was a hoot--and I had a lot of fun learning to fly multi-engine aircraft in that thing. Then I took my ME checkride in it, in Columbia SC, after dark...because the examiner was pissed we were late for the ride...because the other student that day absolutely blew his ride several hours earlier in the afternoon. Then he was literally bawling, so we had to fly him back to the little flight school out in the sticks about 30 minutes south of Columbia. Needless to say the examiner wasn't at all happy we were 2-3 hours late, and I got the oral and flight test of my life. Multiple missed approaches, a couple on a single engine. Multiple Vmc demonstrations as well. Yeah, that was fun. Did I mention he was also a check airman in the SC National Guard? I think he was a Lt Col or maybe a full bird. He was pissed, lol. Thankfully I had just gotten my CFII a week or so before that, so I was very proficient on the IFR regs, as well and flying IMC. Otherwise it would have been a bloodbath. I thought he'd fail me but he didn't. What a checkride. Glad I wasn't in the military about then. Your 310 has an awesome panel though--much nicer than we had in that old beaten-down 310D back in the day.
Thanks for the comment and glad you're enjoying the channel Tom! Pretty cool you did your ME in a 310. I did mine in a dog of a Seneca 1 down in Georgia...they don't climb on one in the heat very well. :)
I'm sure they don't, lol. That checkride is the only time I think I've ever done a full missed-approach on one engine, and we did it twice. Once was an ILS, but the second time was an NDB approach. At least he didn't make me actually feather the engine though...although maybe he would have if it would have been daytime? It's eerie though flying into an airport you've never been into before, when it's a pitch-black night. No moon hardly at all, and me trying to find a single-runway airport in the middle Columbia SC. Quite the experience that I've never forgotten to this day. What model 310 is yours? I owned an Aztec for about 8-9 years, but worked on it far more than I flew it. It definitely helps to have an A&P ticket when you buy one of those older twins, because you're going to have to fix some things.
KRFD was a teaching controller field for new ATC employee's a good friend of mine Scott Hartwig taught there then went to Chicago Center. After he retired he was my instructor at Rock Valley College when I went through the Aviation Maintenance Program. Awesome guy!
Kevin when you do a cross country how do you decide where to land for a break, food, fuel ect? How do you pick a FBO for your needs? What do you need full of fuel 2500' or more? Looking forward to see this 310 in its new paint.
Howdy Peter! I usually plan longer trips a couple days in advance. I pick destinations and fuel stops if needed based on fuel/parking fees. Sometimes we just take off with a destination in mind and pick a spot while flying to grab a bit or stretch our legs. Just depends. I use ForeFlight for all that planning. 2500 feet or more as long as it's not real hot or obstructions right off the end. Otherwise it may go up to 3000+. The virus has slowed up the painting process unfortunately...hopefully just a couple more weeks!
Haven't seen ya for awhile, glad you had time to do another video. You nailed the landing buddy, very nice and smooth. That was a really nice farm with lots to do after the work is done, lol. Two great landings, thank you again for sharing and take care.
Sorry for the delay, been a busy few weeks. I have another video I'm going to start editing now. Hopefully I'll get it up in a week or so and will do a better job of regular updates. Thanks about the landings, in my next video you'll see the worse landing I've done in many many years. It wasn't hard but I actually bounced it a bit...not easy to do in a heavy twin. :) There is always a lot to do at the farm but I love helping out and of course the fishing/hunting!
Use to go to my grandpa's place all the time, a lot of hard work but a lot of fun time playing to. You do a magnificent job of flying, I'm sure we all have our bad days. If you can walk away from a landing I would consider it a good one, lol. Thanks again
Thanks Stan! I never seem to have enough time out there but I get out there as much as I can. It's immediately relaxing no matter what all is going on out there.
I enjoy your videos. Nice Tundra you have too. I have an 08. It looks like you have a 2nd gen too. Cool plane you guys have. Thanks for the videos. God bless.
Glad you are enjoying them JB! Mine is a 12 ...love that thing! Going to drive it till she crumbles. I've had that thing in lots of bad situations...including the fox river...and she keeps coming back for more. :)
I sure do enjoy watching your videos ,, finally someone close to my area ,, although i have never been to the monroe air port ,, i live just a little EAST of monroe in BELOIT.. and do get over that way at times just for a little ride ... or to go over to the casinos in Dubuque IA.. I might have been past the farm a bunch of time in my journeys . just never knew it .. but it sure is nice to see someone come over this way by air .. I also like to fly , I guess thats what has gotten me to watch your vids.. good job ..
Seems like from the other videos you live in the coldest place on the planet and never gets warm - amazing how fast things change - this video kind of hits you in the face after watching all the others including the recent dam trip...
That automated message on the Monroe frequency sure brought back memories of working out of the Visalia airport for 24 IFR winters. The most depressing thing to hear on that was, visability Less than 1/4 mile
Kevin, just wondering if the props are contra rotating or do the ro9tate in the same direction...which strikes me as that would be a lot of torque to counter in flight...
good recovery on the av master...I glued clear washers to those switches ...touchy feely! noooooow! that is a spread!!!! it dont get much better than that.....
Thank you James! Lot's of people (myself included) have taken breaks from flying for different reasons. It's great to get back up in the sky though...you should get back up there!
It seems like you always land with the mixtures back. Shouldn't they be forward (along with the props) in case of a go around? Maybe the 310 is different from all the other light twins I've flown.
This is another each their own kind of thing with flying. Mike Busch is a well known A&P that writes for EAA, AOPA and others....owns a 310 as well. Read this article if you have time on operating big bore continentals. www.avweb.com/news/airman/184350-1.html This is from the article reference the mixtures/props during landing: "Every POH I've ever read instructs you to advance the mixture to full-rich on final prior to landing. Don't do it! Pouring cold fuel on a hot cylinder head simply can't be a good thing for cylinder longevity. I recommend leaving the mixture leaned out for landing and taxi. I also recommend setting the props to top-of-the-green RPM, not shoving them full forward the way the POH instructs. Of course, if you have to make a go-around or a missed approach, don't forget to advance the mixture and prop controls before throttling up to full power."
Thanks Baron! Still hope we can get together sometime. Ha ha. Like to show others what not to do sometimes to be able to impart some simple wisdom. :) Jaime's pure enjoyment on the swing was too good not to throw in the video.
Nice to see the geography in that part of our country. I live in Vermont. Mountainous and hilly terrain here. Thanks for the video. I like the farm. Looks like you guys are living right. Or at least similar values to ours. 👍
Thanks Rod...it is beautiful where you live but not as many emergency landing areas! We love it out at the farm...we prefer a more country style of living than the city. :)
Great video, per usual. Is it me or is that darker colored dog missing a hind leg? If so, he's incredibly fast and agile on just three stilts - very cool indeed. Finally, what aircraft is housed in that shed, C-172 or similar?
Glad you enjoyed it Paul! That dog, Smokey, did lose a leg in a car incident. Didn't slow him down or dampen his spirits any. :) There is a 172 in the hangar. Pretty fun flying in and out of there. Just not long enough for the 310.
That explains the knowledge of ATC, and the need to go on the mini vacations. Very high stress job. Thank you for all the great videos. Take care, Be safe.
Always look forward to your videos Kevin. Missed your co-pilot flying with you as well but very nice mix of flying and farm fun. You say that the grass strip is not long enough but is there an aircraft in the hanger? Farm strip flying is my type of flying here in the UK.
It is nice with her on the radios freeing me up to correct bone headed mistakes like the avionics master. :) His runway is about 1400 ft I believe. He has a 172 in the hangar and I've flown that in and out of there before. It's perfect for that but I'd need it another 1000-1200 feet to be comfy in my plane.
Great Vid, off subject question for ya about ur Kentucky Lake trip, what lodge did you guys stay at, looking to go down either before of after the 4th & i'm trying to find something a little nicer for the wife then the days in & super 8, thanks
Thank you Kelly! We stayed at the state owned village. That was the place in the videos. Here's the link. parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/ky-dam-village/ Hope ya'll have a nice trip down there!
Thanks for letting me tag along to the farm. I’ve said it before, I’m from Athens but my family is from the Mount Vernon area of Monroe Co. Hey Kevin do you know any Watson’s from Monroe Co? Beef farm off 68 behind Notchey Creek Church. My daughter married their son Clay....
Nice job, again. Brings me back. Been into Monroe a few times. Was hoping to see you land in the grass. How long is your buddy`s strip? Can you get it into Brodhead? The P 51 from UES has been in there. (I`ve got a story about that) Beautiful country in western Wisconsin. I did a lot of 150 mph skimming the corn. Good fun. Gotta watch for wires. RV-4`s are good at that.
Thank you! I have landed in the grass at Gaston's Arkansas. It's 3200 ft down there and a great place to go if you haven't been. I've flow my buddies 172 in and out of his farm but at around 1400 ft it's a bit short for me....especially when it's 90+ degrees like that day. :) I agree, western Wisconsin is pretty...lot's of hills compared to IL.
enjoy so much watching you all every chance i get fly high have fun watching from PC FL
OK, so this is like the third time I have watched this video and it just keeps getting better and better. You guys are living the life right now. Kevin, you and Jaime have a special relationship. Work hard and play hard, country music, fishin', Swingin' in the barn, life doesn't get any better. Thanks so much for sharing with us.....
Awesome Steve...glad you enjoyed it! When I'm editing them I watch them several times and it's always fun for me to go back later and watch them again. Puts a different perspective on them. :)
Country living. I kinda liked just hearing the airplane on the way home. Music to my ears. Thanks for the video.
That's my kind of living. Glad you enjoyed the video!
One of my favourites of your series, Kevin! Thank you for sharing a peek into your roots. A family working hard and having fun together. THAT is what it is all about and what we could all use more of in our lives. :)
Glad you enjoyed it Dan! That is my happy place out there. :)
@@310Pilot can I see a real time flight from Chicago to Missouri?
What a paradise. I see pheasant and deer hunting, fishing, the beach and more. Lots of work but paradise. Love the vent rib in frame too.
You are correct...my kind of paradise. Love chasing the white tails out there!
-- Wow . . . 'Love the Farm and all the inherent ambiance. I left central Illinois in '73 --> Carbondale, and then --> Texas in '75.
That was a _very cool_ vicarious experience. Thank you.
Hey... I’m an old disabled guy in Texas. Since I’m mostly housebound I enjoy your videos a lot. Thanks for doing them, please keep it up.
Glad you are enjoying them Rick...I have a bunch of cool ones coming up as soon as I can get caught up on editing them.
Your videos are awesome. Ever since I saw your first video yesterday I have been glued to TH-cam watching all your videos. Thanks for letting us along on all your trips. only wish I could ride along with you one day, LOL.
Enjoy all your videos. Found you about a month ago and always looking for your new videos. Awesome 310 and a superb pilot. Will be a fan 4 life
I really like the fact that Jaime said "shut the front door " instead of dropping an "F BOMB" . You've got a great gal there.
She's the best Chris!
Planes, farm, fishin, and a little barn swingin for good measure. My fav vid so far. Nice job Kevin!
Awesome, thanks Steve!
I am someone who considered a career in civilian aviation or ATC 30 years ago, but did not "pull the trigger". Love your channel! You both have soothing broadcast voices and don't think about changing your intro music. A great way to start the day at the breakfast table!
Thank you for the feedback and glad you're enjoying the channel!!!
Don't know how i missed this one but glad iv'e seen it now. Now i know what farm life is like, looks like a whole lot of fun to me. Thanks mate.
You're welcome Spiro! Glad you are still liking the videos. Farm life is the best!
Love the farm. Nothing beats the country life. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome...I agree! That is my happy place. :)
Too Cool! Could be Texas...in your Summer! Sound of a twin - never gets old. Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it Tim! Summer is short up here but nice!
Now that was a good landing. Touched down like a butterfly with sore feet! 👍✌️
Nice flying sport car, nice places, good people and cool music ! Thanx for the ride !
You're welcome...glad you liked it!
9:43 and 10:43, "I'm all sorts of . . . out of sorts." Thanks for bringing us along. Reminds me its time for BFR.
Ha ha... I hate repeating myself. :) One of those was for the avionics master I switched off. The other was because my iPad suction mount was loose. Thanks for watching Michael. I just finished a flight where I reset my instrument currency clock. 6 more months. Enjoy the BFR...my last one was pretty cool shutting down an engine in flight and doing the emergency gear extend. Training is always good.
Enjoyed the visit to the farm...made me feel back home..thanks
You're welcome. :)
Nice video, Kevin - I grew up 12 miles from Monroe and did all of those farm things... haying has come a long way since I did it. Stacking bales in the hay mow was not fun, but we sometimes scored an ice cold Huber when we were finished. And Jaime rocked the barn swing!
Glad you enjoyed it Quade!! I love farm life and was glad to grow up around it down in Georgia. Now that is where I go to find my happy place when things get hectic. :) She was like a little kid mad that I didn't tell her about the swing sooner.
I love farm life it's a good life I lived on my grandmother's 14 acre ranch back in the seventies when I was going to school we had four horses thanks for a good video man that's great
Glad you enjoyed it William! The farm is my happy place. :)
Noticed the parked Navion, me and my dad had a lot of fun in his back in the day, glad to see a few still around.
I've only gone up in a Navion once about 20 years ago. They are really neat planes.
Great video Kevin and it is nice to see that you and Jamie have country hearts. Your channel is great. Subscribed.
Thanks for subscribing Dwain and glad you are enjoying the channel!
Thanx for sharing a little farm life great mixing up the video like that
You're welcome Tony...glad you enjoyed it! That is where I go to relax. :)
Another great video , from an Irish pilot with a farming background , you captured it all in that one , the CLAAS harvesters are all over Ireland .!!! keep up the good work . I should be recording some videos in the cirrus here in NY soon .. keep em coming .
Thanks Aidan! Let me know when you get a video up and I'll check it out. Those CLAAS'es are a beast of a machine! Especially when you use them to chop corn to make silage.
Thank you for the video. The flight and farm activities. Brought back memories. I got my twin rating in a Cessna 310. Also lived on a working farm in Illinois years ago. Keep flying safe.
Thank's Gary! Flying and farming are two of my most favorite things. Wish I could do more of both! Pretty neat you know about Illinois farming and 310's. :)
Having learned to fly in the Chicago Airspace, Schaumburg, and spent some time at Aurora, I really enjoy Kevin and Jaime's adventures.
Awesome!! Really glad you are enjoying the videos. That's what this is all about. :)
Thanks for my first 'flight' in my very favorite airplane....of all time. I'm 66, and you might be able to guess where I got my love of the 310........ Subscribed.
Glad to take you along Marshall...you can just refer to Jaime as Penny. :)
Thanks, 'Sky'
I loved this vid. flying, farm, 4wheelers, fishin, country music, and im sure there was a bbq in there. Nice :)
You are correct about the BBQ. :) That is all my kind of living!
@17:20 One of the Best camera set ups I've ever seen in aviation. I could see the runway and read all of dials in detail at the same time. Captain Moonbeam matched this quality once in a Caravan but said it was all luck. Shawn & Jon have some great setups, Steveo, Premier1 and of course the legendary Flight Chops deserve mention.
Thank you! I agree, the guys you mentioned are amazing with their ability to film, fly and edit. Maybe one day I'll get there. :) I agree with Moonbeam in that it is luck sometimes. I've toyed with different settings and locations to try to get clear interior and exterior shots and it's tough. A lot of it has to do with the moisture in the air and sun angle. We'll keep plugging away and see where it goes.
If you're attempting inside and outside photography and videography using the same camera, get a graduated neutral density filter. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1297080-REG/polar_pro_h5b_1015_venture_filters_3_pack_for.html
Noticed when you landed at Monroe, soon as you were taxiing, you had the side window open and your arm out. Ga thing.
videos like this is what finally pushed me over the edge to start training for my ppl! great work! nice bird :) my current cfi used to own a 310h. got a few hours in it before he sold it.glad i had the opportunity to experience it.
Congrats on the new journey Chris! Let us know how the progression goes. 310's make for great traveling machines after you get the basics down. Thanks for the nice words.
That is so bad ass, loved the flight and farm.
Thank you...glad you enjoyed it James!
Love the little guy who want's to pet the minnows... Thanks Kevin..
I agree...didn't hear that till I edited the video and had to put that in. Too funny!
Awesome video. I love aviation and the country life
Thanks...same here on both! Deer season in two weeks!
Love the green. Can’t wait for Spring......winter just started
Sigh...me too! In the mean time, my new heater should be in next week. I'm excited to get that upgrade done. :)
Excellent visibility, on the video. I have not ridden in a 310 in 30+ years.
Thank you...glad you thought it turned out well! 310's are great planes...of course I may be bias. :)
Wow! What a life you lead. You two are truly blessed...Grace & Peace to you both.🙂
I agree Kevin....very blessed! :)
Looks like a great time. My kinda Party. Great flying btw.
If that's your kind of party, you are my kind of people! Glad you enjoyed it :)
I totally enjoy your flights, and ty for allowing me to ride along... Keep up the good work.. Blue Skies
Sweet! ...I'm on 17 acres in MO. Hoping to upgrade to over 100 in Wyoming within 5 years....with a grass strip of course.
That's awesome...17 and for sure 100 is better than 1! I love getting out there away from all the hustle and bustle! Good luck on your big move!
Wow that plane must be very light to be able to push it back by yourself with no help. When I was in the Navy working on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier, every now and then while lining up on the catapult for launch. a pilot would overshoot the cat shuttle and we would have to do a pushback. Depending on the aircraft, it took anywhere between 50 and 100 guys to push one of those heavy military jets back. The F-14 Tomcat at 61,000 lbs loaded was by far the heaviest aircraft we had onboard.
Hello Ron, it is only about 5300 lbs loaded. It is a bit too heavy for me to push back on my own. I have a motorized tug I use at my hangar. This day I just swung close to the grass and used differential power to turn tight into the spot without having to push it back. Thanks for watching and more importantly thank you for your service!!
I forget which video it was, but as you were backing the plane into the hanger, the right wing did some rubbing on the wall. Bet that bit a little.
Knock on wood, I've never touched anything with the plane. The camera angle may have made it look that way though. I'm really careful to stay on the painted lines to make sure that doesn't happen. I fast forward those sometimes and it may have look that way.
@@310Pilot I'm new and watching the video's randomly, and it looks like you invested a few bucks into your nav system. Your wife is a controller, are you too.
Great flight, and great landings, Kevin. I could see where you did miss your co-pilot, especially when that “OPPS” occurred. But, Hey, you handled it well. It just kept you busy there for a while. Thanks for sharing the flight, and for sharing the farm activities with us. That farm is one really nice place to “get away” to, and spend time with friends and family. Great video, even if you didn’t have audio on the return. Keep the videos coming, as you can. We really enjoy them. Happy flying, and safe landings.
Thanks Richard, glad you liked it! Having her on the radio does free me up for stuff like that! I'll take the time in the future to verify the gopro is on the correct audio input as it's annoying not to find out till I sit down to edit.
Nice to see such a well kept 310, kudos. And a nice clean hangar, very cool. Now let's move that avionics master switch, lol.
Thank you JP! I have my headset chord routed differently so hopefully I do flip the switch again!
Some hay? Looks to be mulched enough to pump directly into the cows? What is the next step for the hay as green as it is? Interesting. Good vid .
That was the plan. They use the chopper to chop it up and then bag it and feed it to the dairy cows. My buddy usually bails his and then mixes it to feed the beef cattle. Glad you liked it!
I "agree" with everything in this video!!!! (I'd only change the music...but that is not an official complaint!)
Couple buds, couple gals, couple kids, couple dogs, PLANES, fishin, whitetail grounds, workin the land....don't get better than that!!!
I just got some 310R time last week...5.5hrs w/ 1.5 in IMC..."Wings of Mercy" flight up into the U.P. (from Ann Arbor MI). Had to get current before we took on our passengers...liked the plane on the ground...fell in love with it as soon as I throttled up for take off. Can't wait for the next "mission"!
Glad you liked this video and all our fun on the farm! I fell in love with 310's at sight first then for certain after the first flight as well. Thanks for the comment!
Very sexy airplane! Especially the "R"...that big ole "beak" really does something for the look.
I have another mission this afternoon...headed over to Waukegan(UGN), to pick up and deliver a couple patients to Grand Rapids(GRR), then back home to Howell(OZW).
Can't wait!!!
You my kind of people country folk! George Strait, Colt Ford and a little clean fun on the farm!
That describes my kind of fun well!
A 310 pilot wearing a Georgia hat...instant subscribe. Great video and content!
Awesome! Thanks Jeremy...glad you are liking it. Go DAWGS!!
Cant afford an airplane like that in New Jersey. I really need to leave this state. That is a pretty airplane and a great family and friends. Really enjoyed that a lot. God bless
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. If you ever get to a more favorable location, flying isn't as expensive as it may seem Good luck!
Jamie says "Shut the front door".....love it!
I was just thinking about taking my mom for a flight to Monroe. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome. Hope ya'll have/had a nice flight!
Cool channel!
I got my ME training in a C-310D back in 1987, at a flight school in South Carolina. It was a hoot--and I had a lot of fun learning to fly multi-engine aircraft in that thing. Then I took my ME checkride in it, in Columbia SC, after dark...because the examiner was pissed we were late for the ride...because the other student that day absolutely blew his ride several hours earlier in the afternoon. Then he was literally bawling, so we had to fly him back to the little flight school out in the sticks about 30 minutes south of Columbia. Needless to say the examiner wasn't at all happy we were 2-3 hours late, and I got the oral and flight test of my life. Multiple missed approaches, a couple on a single engine. Multiple Vmc demonstrations as well. Yeah, that was fun. Did I mention he was also a check airman in the SC National Guard? I think he was a Lt Col or maybe a full bird. He was pissed, lol.
Thankfully I had just gotten my CFII a week or so before that, so I was very proficient on the IFR regs, as well and flying IMC. Otherwise it would have been a bloodbath. I thought he'd fail me but he didn't. What a checkride. Glad I wasn't in the military about then. Your 310 has an awesome panel though--much nicer than we had in that old beaten-down 310D back in the day.
Thanks for the comment and glad you're enjoying the channel Tom! Pretty cool you did your ME in a 310. I did mine in a dog of a Seneca 1 down in Georgia...they don't climb on one in the heat very well. :)
I'm sure they don't, lol.
That checkride is the only time I think I've ever done a full missed-approach on one engine, and we did it twice. Once was an ILS, but the second time was an NDB approach. At least he didn't make me actually feather the engine though...although maybe he would have if it would have been daytime?
It's eerie though flying into an airport you've never been into before, when it's a pitch-black night. No moon hardly at all, and me trying to find a single-runway airport in the middle Columbia SC. Quite the experience that I've never forgotten to this day.
What model 310 is yours? I owned an Aztec for about 8-9 years, but worked on it far more than I flew it. It definitely helps to have an A&P ticket when you buy one of those older twins, because you're going to have to fix some things.
KRFD was a teaching controller field for new ATC employee's a good friend of mine Scott Hartwig taught there then went to Chicago Center. After he retired he was my instructor at Rock Valley College when I went through the Aviation Maintenance Program. Awesome guy!
Actually, I retired out of the Chicago TRACON which, I think, is where Kevin and Jaimie both work now. Thanks for the kind words...I’ll pay ya later😎
Beats the heck out of the burger trip. Really nice. Thanks !
Burger trips are nice too but not much beats the farm!
Kevin when you do a cross country how do you decide where to land for a break, food, fuel ect? How do you pick a FBO for your needs? What do you need full of fuel 2500' or more? Looking forward to see this 310 in its new paint.
Howdy Peter! I usually plan longer trips a couple days in advance. I pick destinations and fuel stops if needed based on fuel/parking fees. Sometimes we just take off with a destination in mind and pick a spot while flying to grab a bit or stretch our legs. Just depends. I use ForeFlight for all that planning. 2500 feet or more as long as it's not real hot or obstructions right off the end. Otherwise it may go up to 3000+. The virus has slowed up the painting process unfortunately...hopefully just a couple more weeks!
Nice landing in Monroe
Thank you!
living the beautiful life. what a great video. you are blessed.
Thank you and I agree! :)
Nice video! Glad to see I'm not the only pilot that's turned off the avionics by mistake!
Thanks Ben! That was a first for me but I've been known to make a mistake or two from time to time. :)
Haven't seen ya for awhile, glad you had time to do another video. You nailed the landing buddy, very nice and smooth. That was a really nice farm with lots to do after the work is done, lol. Two great landings, thank you again for sharing and take care.
Sorry for the delay, been a busy few weeks. I have another video I'm going to start editing now. Hopefully I'll get it up in a week or so and will do a better job of regular updates. Thanks about the landings, in my next video you'll see the worse landing I've done in many many years. It wasn't hard but I actually bounced it a bit...not easy to do in a heavy twin. :) There is always a lot to do at the farm but I love helping out and of course the fishing/hunting!
Use to go to my grandpa's place all the time, a lot of hard work but a lot of fun time playing to. You do a magnificent job of flying, I'm sure we all have our bad days. If you can walk away from a landing I would consider it a good one, lol. Thanks again
Great video! Makes me miss my younger days on the farm. Good times!
Thanks Stan! I never seem to have enough time out there but I get out there as much as I can. It's immediately relaxing no matter what all is going on out there.
I enjoy your videos. Nice Tundra you have too. I have an 08. It looks like you have a 2nd gen too. Cool plane you guys have. Thanks for the videos. God bless.
Glad you are enjoying them JB! Mine is a 12 ...love that thing! Going to drive it till she crumbles. I've had that thing in lots of bad situations...including the fox river...and she keeps coming back for more. :)
I sure do enjoy watching your videos ,, finally someone close to my area ,, although i have never been to the monroe air port ,, i live just a little EAST of monroe in BELOIT.. and do get over that way at times just for a little ride ... or to go over to the casinos in Dubuque IA.. I might have been past the farm a bunch of time in my journeys . just never knew it .. but it sure is nice to see someone come over this way by air .. I also like to fly , I guess thats what has gotten me to watch your vids.. good job ..
Glad you are enjoying some of the views from above your local area Bob! Thanks for watching. :)
Seems like from the other videos you live in the coldest place on the planet and never gets warm - amazing how fast things change - this video kind of hits you in the face after watching all the others including the recent dam trip...
Yeah, I think they said it went from snow to over 90 degrees in 3 1/2 weeks. Crazy "spring"! Glad winter is over though!
Kevin - Is there ever a cost to use the runway at any of these airports??
Bruce, most of these small airports don't charge a landing fee. Airports like O'Hare, Midway, etc do...I avoid those. :)
I love that three legged dog....amazing how fast he can run!
Smokey is just as happy with 3 as he was with 4 legs. :) He still runs and plays for miles.
Good stuff Sir! that was a busy departure!
Thank you! Nothing like a little self inflicted avionics shut off to help make a busy time busier. :) Lesson learned.
That automated message on the Monroe frequency sure brought back memories of working out of the Visalia airport for 24 IFR winters. The most depressing thing to hear on that was, visability
Less than 1/4 mile
You have very good taste in Head ware. Go Dawgs!
That's right...go Dawgs! You're not related to a Paul from Oconee County GA by any chance are you?
Congrats on 5K subs!!!!!
Flying then farming, CANNOT get better than that! Making silage? Loved the grass blast you got!
Thanks Daniel! Glad people are liking the channel and subscribing. Yeah, we were making silage for the dairy cows.
Little bumpy up there today.
Kevin, just wondering if the props are contra rotating or do the ro9tate in the same direction...which strikes me as that would be a lot of torque to counter in flight...
New to the channel. Enjoyed this and look forward to future ones.
Hello Paul...glad you found us and are enjoying it so far! We have lots more fun stuff planned. Just wish we had more time in the day. :)
Great to see you back flying your Beautiful 310
good recovery on the av master...I glued clear washers to those switches ...touchy feely!
noooooow! that is a spread!!!! it dont get much better than that.....
Thank you Willie. You're correct...doesn't bet much better than being out at the farm!
Beautiful approach to landing
Thanks! :)
Cool video. I'm sure it's a nice change of pace from life in the city. Reminds me how lucky I am to live and work on a farm... and to be a pilot.
Thanks Alan! I LOVE getting out there and away from the city. You are very lucky to live and work on a farm in my opinion!!
Love the sound of those engines at takeoff.
I agree Steve! One of the many sounds of happiness!
Dude, you make me want to fly again. I just love your plane.
Thank you James! Lot's of people (myself included) have taken breaks from flying for different reasons. It's great to get back up in the sky though...you should get back up there!
learning a lot watching your videos man. Thank you for posting!
Thanks Ricardo! I'm just glad our sharing is enjoyable for people.
THIS IS A COOL VIDEO, KNOW EVERYONE AND EXACTLY WHERE YOU WERE!!
Awesome! Then you must be a good person.
It seems like you always land with the mixtures back. Shouldn't they be forward (along with the props) in case of a go around? Maybe the 310 is different from all the other light twins I've flown.
This is another each their own kind of thing with flying. Mike Busch is a well known A&P that writes for EAA, AOPA and others....owns a 310 as well. Read this article if you have time on operating big bore continentals. www.avweb.com/news/airman/184350-1.html
This is from the article reference the mixtures/props during landing:
"Every POH I've ever read instructs you to advance the mixture to full-rich on final prior to landing. Don't do it! Pouring cold fuel on a hot cylinder head simply can't be a good thing for cylinder longevity. I recommend leaving the mixture leaned out for landing and taxi. I also recommend setting the props to top-of-the-green RPM, not shoving them full forward the way the POH instructs. Of course, if you have to make a go-around or a missed approach, don't forget to advance the mixture and prop controls before throttling up to full power."
Maravilhoso este lugar
Parabéns pelo trabalho
What great looking farm.....
I agree...my home away from home. :)
"Don't ever turn off the avionics master" Great Advice! Lol and who doesn't love a swing?!?! 😂 nice video!
Thanks Baron! Still hope we can get together sometime. Ha ha. Like to show others what not to do sometimes to be able to impart some simple wisdom. :) Jaime's pure enjoyment on the swing was too good not to throw in the video.
310 Pilot absolutely. We will have to figure something out.
"Never get out of the boat!" -- APOCALYPSE NOW [1979]
Wow small world.. My daughters ranch is just down the road from there! She raises horses and dogs and does horse shows professionally as well.
Awesome! Love the area...small world indeed. We were just down flying in the Bahamas and someone of the freq recognized us. :)
Nice to see the geography in that part of our country. I live in Vermont. Mountainous and hilly terrain here. Thanks for the video. I like the farm. Looks like you guys are living right. Or at least similar values to ours. 👍
Thanks Rod...it is beautiful where you live but not as many emergency landing areas! We love it out at the farm...we prefer a more country style of living than the city. :)
I’ve hit the avionics master a couple of times when running my hand over the circuit breakers in my T210. Its a pain in the ass error!
Yeah it is...better to learn that lesson in VMC than IMC in my case. :)
Great video, per usual. Is it me or is that darker colored dog missing a hind leg? If so, he's incredibly fast and agile on just three stilts - very cool indeed. Finally, what aircraft is housed in that shed, C-172 or similar?
Glad you enjoyed it Paul! That dog, Smokey, did lose a leg in a car incident. Didn't slow him down or dampen his spirits any. :) There is a 172 in the hangar. Pretty fun flying in and out of there. Just not long enough for the 310.
Love that AM radio squeal - what is this - 2018? haha...
haha. That was just an iPhone playing on his gator in the background. :)
what is location of your farm from Monroe?
You two do great videos. Nice family
thank you. Bill
Always look forward to your videos. Keep me’ coming.
Thank you! :)
This is real life. Good from Greece!
Glad you enjoyed it Takis!! One day we really hope to make it to your country. :)
@@310Pilot I wish you were well and you were doing well!
One beautiful aircraft. What do you two do for a living to enjoy all of this?
Thank you Robert! We are both air traffic controllers.
That explains the knowledge of ATC, and the need to go on the mini vacations. Very high stress job.
Thank you for all the great videos.
Take care,
Be safe.
10:16 is that DeKalb?
Sure is Eric. :)
Always look forward to your videos Kevin. Missed your co-pilot flying with you as well but very nice mix of flying and farm fun. You say that the grass strip is not long enough but is there an aircraft in the hanger? Farm strip flying is my type of flying here in the UK.
It is nice with her on the radios freeing me up to correct bone headed mistakes like the avionics master. :) His runway is about 1400 ft I believe. He has a 172 in the hangar and I've flown that in and out of there before. It's perfect for that but I'd need it another 1000-1200 feet to be comfy in my plane.
Great Vid, off subject question for ya about ur Kentucky Lake trip, what lodge did you guys stay at, looking to go down either before of after the 4th & i'm trying to find something a little nicer for the wife then the days in & super 8, thanks
Thank you Kelly! We stayed at the state owned village. That was the place in the videos. Here's the link. parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/ky-dam-village/
Hope ya'll have a nice trip down there!
Thanks for letting me tag along to the farm. I’ve said it before, I’m from Athens but my family is from the Mount Vernon area of Monroe Co. Hey Kevin do you know any Watson’s from Monroe Co? Beef farm off 68 behind Notchey Creek Church. My daughter married their son Clay....
Monroe, WI is in Green County.
The "Swing Show" was the highlight of this video.......... ;-)
Nice job, again. Brings me back. Been into Monroe a few times. Was hoping to see you land in the grass. How long is your buddy`s strip? Can you get it into Brodhead? The P 51 from UES has been in there. (I`ve got a story about that) Beautiful country in western Wisconsin. I did a lot of 150 mph skimming the corn. Good fun. Gotta watch for wires. RV-4`s are good at that.
Thank you! I have landed in the grass at Gaston's Arkansas. It's 3200 ft down there and a great place to go if you haven't been. I've flow my buddies 172 in and out of his farm but at around 1400 ft it's a bit short for me....especially when it's 90+ degrees like that day. :) I agree, western Wisconsin is pretty...lot's of hills compared to IL.