Airplane BBQ & PERFORMANCE Takeoff

Airplane BBQ and a steep performance takeoff in the AviationFix Piper Cherokee Six 300! On takeoff, we climb out at a steep 2000fpm in mildly turbulent and choppy weather. Afterward, we make some good old airplane BBQ burgers at the hangar. We hope you like the new camera angle with the GoPro on the wing - we certainly love it!
Stay Tuned for a video coming soon regarding some of the performance we see with our fresh engine overhaul and LoPresti speed mods! You asked, and we will deliver!
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[@quinnjim]

What a beast!

[@AviationFix]

Thanks for watching!

[@Limbwalker1000]

Hi Caleb And Josh...Very Nice to meet you guys...Awsome Video...And boy does that Cherokee 6/300 sound great and such a great climb rate too...WHOOOOHOOOOO...!!! I was very impressed with your piloting skills at such a young age Caleb....Just how old are you Caleb...?? Josh Too...?? And where did you get your PPL at....Flight School...Instructor...??. What state do you live in...? Sorry for asking so many questions...I wanted to get my PPL....But,, I've decided not to now since I am getting so much older...So, Instead....I watch video's of it....and that fills the void enough....I guess...lmao....I might be Lying just a bit....ha ha...
Anyhow,, she's a great looking airplane Caleb....Do you own it..??
Take Care,
Steven Anthony Capizzi
Columbus, Ohio USA

[@lancelove7225]

That was fun. Good job guys!

[@AviationFix]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@StrikerSG]

Nice bird, When I was 12 my dad had one 1975- brand new...

[@AviationFix]

Nice! Thanks for watching!

[@NuricheWeightSystem]

What do you flight plane in this plane. Speed and fuel burn for long cross country

[@AviationFix]

140-140 knots at 18gph

[@peterg9466]

I like your channel and the journey you are on. The Cherokee is a magical plane. I've had a 300/6 for 20 years and putting Gami injectors and an engine monitor was the first thing I did. I run lean of peak at 12.4gph and true out at 133kts 8,000' with no mods. My max cruise fuel flow is 13gph. Sire I could go faster but...... I find my CHT's are 20°F cooler and the slower combustion fuel burn and avoiding the high combustion peak pressures is putting less stress on the engine. My view is the 18gph is giving about 5 extra knots for a lower mpg and possibly a lot more stress on the engine and a sooner TBO. I did attend Mike Busch course early on and his teachings have turned out to be very true and beneficial.

[@AviationFix]

@@peterg9466 Hi Peter! Thank you for taking the time to comment. We completely agree that LOP operation, if done correctly, results in lower CHT's and is overall better for the engine. Unfortunately, the spread on our temps is a little too large for LOP. Gami Injectors are definitely on the list of things we want to add to the plane in the hopefully somewhat near future.

[@smartycummins2500]

Why are you guarding both throttle prop and mixture on takeoff with your hand? Don’t you think it might be a better idea to keep your hand on the throttle incase you need to reject the takeoff?

[@peterg9466]

I agree.....I hang onto the throttle too....except one day coming back from maintenance and because it is my own plane I get a bit slack on checking quadrant friction. On takeoff I had the power winding back because the friction was left loose by maintenance.

[@AviationFix]

Even with the friction guard, I guard the throttle, mixture, and prop to ensure none roll back at all with the takeoff-related vibrations. IMO, its equally important to ensure that the prop is at full rpm for takeoff - especially in short field ops where takeoff performance is critical. In the event of a rejected takeoff, I can easily wrap my thumb around the throttle to pull it back quickly. That said, I agree that it is important to brief rejected takeoffs and how you plan to deal with one when it happens (because it is likely to occur at some point in one's aviation career).

[@brandonmurray9448]

good catch on the door latch!

[@AviationFix]

That’s one of the reasons you should always use a checklist

[@brandonmurray9448]

@@AviationFix 100% agree. We had a 182 for many years. I always used the checklist. It's a hard habit to maintain when you know an airplane well.

[@davidkadish2048]

It is a Cherokee Six not a Saratoga

[@adamizak4407]

Nice bird

[@AviationFix]

Thank you!

[@HugAviation]

You squeezed all the juices out of the burger! Still looked great though!

[@AviationFix]

Gotta do what you gotta do for the shot lol. Thanks for watching!

[@jeffboyack938]

You definitely should be able to taxi without having the aux fuel pump on, I would talk to a mechanic about that.

[@robertATC60]

Great Video! Whats the fuel per hour and avg?

[@AviationFix]

Thanks for watching! Our fuel burn is about 18gph in cruise.

[@edthompson2043]

Nice video. Who’s who? You should intro who everyone is.

[@AviationFix]

0:23 left - Josh, right - Caleb. Thanks for all your feedback, we are currently working on an intro we can use in all our videos going forward.