As a young kid a wise DC10 pilot said to me as we waited for a mechanical: “I’d rather be on the ground wishing I was flying vs. flying and wishing I was on the ground.” Glad the plane is fixed, looking forward to the video w citationmax!
Welcome Back Mr. Gregg!!! I am not a pilot but love aviation and truly enjoy your content. What we all love about you is that you are real. You carry the highest form of professionalism along with a great sense of humor. Thanks again for coming back to TH-cam!!! It was not the same without you.
I think it is such a nice thing to enjoy the camaraderie you have with the other aviation TH-camr's. I also follow Citation Max who seems like such a nice young man. Good for all of you to have that fellowship, Greg. 👍
Greg, just recently found you. Brings back many happy memories of flying on the Premier 1 RB41 with my old company Kinnarps back in 2003-2006. We regularly flew our clients over from London Farnborough to the company’s own runway village of Kinnarp in Sweden. Lovely handling aircraft, with a fabulous rate of climb and ground breaking tech back then. We are so much more restricted in the the European airspace than you guys enjoy in the states, take care and keep these great flights coming 🇬🇧
Always enjoy riding along with an accomplished pilot! Nobody does it better than P1D! Yourself and Citation Max are my favorite aviators! Your professionalism and courtesy are exemplary in every respect ! Landed in Jackson Hole on my way to Portland,Ore. while flying Hughes Air West from SFO. One of the most scenic flights imaginable! You and the family stay safe and enjoy your meeting with Citation Max! C Ya!
I’m not a pilot, Greg but it seems like flying these days are far better then years past due to better communication, weather information,iPads and such. Thanks for the great videos. Like watching you and CitationMax and others doing what you love and doing it safely. Keep safe for you and your family. See you on the next flight.🛩
Always love seeing someone driving a manual transmission vehicle. Don't care what kind of vehicle it is, it's always a joy to see. Happy flying! #savethemanuals #Porsche
Glad to see your aircraft has been repaired. We really missed riding along with you on the videos. We really appreciate the videos you make. As an old F4j radar tech it fills a void that I miss. Thank you for deciding to continue to influence young people to pursue a career in aviation. We wish you good luck with your new venture.
I really enjoy your videos, Greg. Thanks for sharing them with us. I lost my medical a few years ago so I am not able to fly, but I am able to enjoy the sky through your videos. Thanks again!
Spectacular scenery at the point you called tower to report left base runway 19. Tremendous video quality, too. Glad there wasn't anything seriously wrong with the plane. Keep those videos coming!
My mom opened up the Jackson Hole airport station for American Airlines back in 1986, "Mad dog" MD-80s and 737s first landed there, she flew out from California to open up the new destination for American Airlines. Seeing the Grand Tetons like you did Greg reminds me of seeing those majestic mountains when I flew into Jackson Hole on American to see my mom, brought back memories Thanks for the wonderful video Greg
Very cool my Dad was a Heli pilot in the South African Airforce so good to watch this ..... i wish that nice Jet you have was here in Congo now because me and a fellow South African are stuck here and we can't get home due to the limited flights back to SA. Been here now for 6 months already ..... fly safe 🙏
Greg! Great to have you back after the short sighted, unqualified, poor judge of distance, micro managing "Ken" incident, reporting you to the FAA... nice to be back in the right seat with you. You are a class act. My best to Blue-7 Thanks for all you do. I am not ashamed to call You a good bud! Blue Skies & CAVU be with you.
Glad to see things are doing well for the Premier. I think of your flying often as I see F16's pretty much daily here next to Holloman AFB where F16's are the mainstay of their training fleet. Love the sound of Freedom. Blue skies to you Sir.
Been looking forward to these videos, sitting on the lake with my coffee enjoying my favorite pilot do what he does best. Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing your adventures and expertise with us!!!
It's great to see 390 GM back in the air! It's also great to see the caution and care taken to assure a safe flight. Knowing that you want to get somewhere but turn it around for any kind of safety concern like you did and like Steveo did with the TBM that had issues just drives home the discipline and constraint characteristics needed that go along with the flying skills for piloting aircraft.
Thank you for your videos Greg. Myself ex-Air Force, maintenance scheduler, I was at Norton AFB, CA. Jet engine maintenance scheduler for the now retired C-141 cargo. I appreciate your service and the videos you take the time to do on the You Tube. Why I'm commenting is the haters and jealous crap I'm reading on the comments ect ect. You know I didn't choose to go into flying as a younger guy. I am 51 now. But what it is I do is manufacture plastic interior components for every boeing a/c that is in service, and all airlines. Your level of professionalism on the videos only reminds me of my passion for what it is I do. Maybe if people here with the crap comments could put a little more time in their everyday activities the world would be a better place overall!!!! Thank you again. Keep at it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for taking the time to film and edit your fabulous videos. IMHO just the right amount of technical content. Lucky escape re repair costs. Happy days 😀👍👏
Great to have you back sir. Your vblogs are always of interest to us puddle-jumper pilots even though we will never fly so high or so fast. Stay safe from your fans in the UK.
Always been a life long dream to get my pilots license now that I’m 35, a Marine Corps Veteran, a father, husband, and 100% service connected disability. I am not able to afford this dream. The GI Bill will not cover private pilots license but it will cover all ratings afterwards. So being able to watch your channel and other flying channels helps scratch the never ending itch of wanting to fly and pilot an aircraft. Keep up the hard work!
I hear ya man. I’m about your age and can’t fly because of pain meds I have to take to function. These videos help scratch that itch like you said. Thank you for your service
Greg, flying isn't all stick and rudder, you have to toss in the odd wrench and multi meter. Would love to see some more maintenance related content on the channel. Keep up the good vids.
I live in Wyoming and have been to Jackson many times. It always takes my breath away when I get my first glimpse of the Tetons from the ground! I've always wondered how it would look from the air?! Now I know. Thanks 0GM!
I SO ENJOY your videos Premier 1 Driver! Thanks for taking me along with you via youtube! Used to be a student pilot back in the early 80's but was too expensive for me to continue so enjoy riding along with you! Total professional all the way!
Amazing the list of YT pilots whom I also follow: Baron Pilot (talked to him quite a while at Sun 'n' Fun), 310 Pilot (fellow Chicago controller--he at C90, me at ZAU), Trent Palmer, and others with whom I'm familiar. All those ZAU sectors you flew through are ones I worked back in t he day. I have a bad habit of trying to recognize controller voices until I come to the realization that I've been gone for 22+ years, and none of the controllers I hear were even at the facility when I left. I've mentioned before how toward the end of my career I would sometimes have a D-side (controller next to the radar who manages the strips) who hadn't even been born when I hired it (52 years ago). So, yeah, I'm old. I hear some controllers using questionable "separation" techniques and it bothers me because I know how invalid they are. A 240 kt "restriction" at FL400 accomplishes nothing. You are probably at or below that KIAS at that altitude anyway. That's a partial reason why I've never been one of the "you were above 250 below 100" trolls. And speaking of trolls, I love your occasional references to someone actually being clear of the runway. The one that asked if you could be at altitude "in three minutes or less" was using the leader line on your datablock to project where you would be in 2, 4, or 8 minutes. The problem is, that leader line is based on the previous 7 hits on the digitized radar, and is a predicted average based on those hits. There is no procedure in the ATP (our ops manual) that provides for that kind of "clearance". I virtually never used leader lines, partly because of the above, but mostly because I'm an old broad band and shrimp boat controller and had a different skillset than the youngsters that "invented" the "be xxx by yyy" technique. It's a crutch, and a weak crutch at that. I always enjoy the "old home week" aspect to your trips through ZAU or ZJX (I'm even more outdated with the ZJX staff, as I left there in '73). Have you ever hooked up with "Mover" (C.W. Lemoine, another Viper driver on YT)?
Sorry for your troubles Greg, oh so nice to see you back! We missed seeing you at ACCA in Benton Kansas last month. It was a great event. Maybe next year. Thanks for sharing this beautiful flight to scenic Jackson.
If he can afford to own his own private jet, he can afford a Porsche . He does own a medical supply business, and with this coved-19 pandemic he probably stayed very busy. He like everyone works for a living and why shouldn’t he enjoy the fruits of his labor. Besides he has good tastes in cars. Gregg glad you got your plane fixed. Good repair service that just didn’t start hanging parts on the airplane when it was just a connection. That shows just how critical something like just a connector can be. Think of just how many connections are involved in a aircraft like his premier jet. Well your back to flying once again.
And that's after a career as an F-16 fighter pilot. Such career progression, I'm sure, was not by chance. One musta been planning where 'you'd land,' upon retiring from the U.S. Air Force.
With my assignment completion at Minot AFB, I jus wanted to fly south. After on quarter at North Dakota State . . . I settled, for 8 years, in Colorado.
I like how comfortable you become flying the Jet. On the approach to the runway, as you were turning onto the runway. You were already in the throttle. Not like you normally do, but like you was accelerating out of a corner in the Porsche. It looked Awesome !! : ) ~
so glad to have you back on the air, I live in Montana so Jackson Hole is just next door. we were in Yellowstone about 2 weeks ago...hope you enjoyed your trip. God Speed Sir, and thank you for your service
You are a legend Greg. Thank you for all your service keeping the world safe. You deserve all the success you have. All the hard work and dedication and sacrifices you must of had to make in your life. While these lazy jealous people take a swipe at you pretty disgusting. I want to play guitar like Eric Clapton But I don't fancy practicing for over 10,000 hours. You reap what you sow God Bless Greg
That’s one beautiful car. can I just mention that for such a hard working professional whom is clearly able to enjoy the finer things in life you’re incredibly grounded and from one vet to another you’re a inspiration to many.. keep the vids coming buddy 👍🏻👍🏻
As an Auto master mechanic intermittent problems are the one I dislike the most. Takes way too much time to catch and are the least paid , not to count the is it repaired yet attitude of customers.
recently i resolved an intermittent fault on my motorbike, tried everything, last thing i tried was the switch that cuts the engine if it falls over. there is a code if it is disconnected, but no code when it cuts the ignition
Intermittent faults who seem to laying in the wires and/or connectors are hard to find and in that case should be clear addressed. You might be happy not to paying for expensive parts at the moment, but for some reason I don’t think you like to have it fails midair on a later flight. Also it is to question why you didn’t get the proper alert on the first fault. I have seen a lot shaken off wires in my job, one moment everything was working the next it fall off. The difference it was not on a essential part of a airplane.
Based on what Greg has conveyed in this video and how he detected the squawk yesterday, the stab trim was not an intermittent fault. Oxidization and connection faults can be intermittent and usually, have repetitive characteristics (off then on the off again, etc). AME techs followed best practices by swapping out known good and bad components, checking current fault limits, etc. The connectors, wiring and affected components are thoroughly checked and verified throughout the repair procedure. If it was an intermittent problem, it would have been found and further repairs carried out. It really comes down to the level of detail carried out during testing and verification of performance specs. Certified aircraft parts and repair procedures are significantly more thorough and require attention to detail than most other repair professions. Repairing aircraft is not just a parts swapping job. These guys must find out why the failure occurred, detail repair and sign the aircraft log recording findings and most importantly, certify repairs , as required by FAA regulations. It's why reputable MROs are in high demand and frequently booked for weeks. Greg was fortunate and no doubt, very happy, to have the fault detected and repaired at his home airport.
Doug Hanchard - I know and hope that it’s perfect fixed. But over my courier I also have seen too many failed “quick” fixes. The worst where when someone used the wrong crimping tools. You will only see it when you take the connections apart. But some of them only on time assembling. The second hard to find issue was vibration damage. We have swapped complete wire harnesses and cut them apart to find cause and permanent solutions to it. I follow P1D because of it’s open and professional way to address things. Just wanted to address - if you don’t have full understanding why it was breaking, then be aware that can happen anytime again without warning to you.
Hey Greg, love your videos and missed them during your "hiatus", but I'm concerned at 00:26 your car is parked diagonally instead of perpendicular at the entrance to the hangar. I will be scrutinizing Indiana state law to see if this constitutes an infraction and if so, I will have no choice but to file a report with the Indiana Transportation Department. You do have a few days to mull this over as my Mom only lets me out of the basement and drives me to town on Fridays.
ABSOLUTELY LOVE your videos Greg, like anyone, I sucked on the radios in military flight training - so give those civilians an "affirmative- field in sight" You are definitely one of the most stellar Aviators out there brother, and this comes from a helo guy! Keep up the great videos. .... The younger generation doesn't realize the FREE flight training that they receive from your videos that we could only study in books .... :-) 51 yo retired Army pilot.
as an electrician i would say a connection problem reconnected , is going to come back again , i would do more investigating possibly replace terminal connectors on both ends .
P1D....Certainly pays to be a star...'cause you get special treatment from the ATC. Blancolirio's got his wings back too and took the Mighty Luscombe for a spin...!
Love the bird getting some air time LOL. Even though you drive a Porsche and fly a personal jet leaving that in the video shows you are down to earth. Why I love watching your videos.
@@bp968 You file a flight plan for ATC for every IFR flight. Check out skyvector and show the high altitude airways. Basically you have all the NAVAIDS and their interconnections form a net of airways. When filing an IFR flight plan, you basically need to fly those airways. That obviously means you're not going in a straight line from A to B, just like in your car, you need to drive on roads and can't drive the direct connection. That on the other hand means, you're doing some extra distance compared to the straight connection. Well, for planes, it would obviously be possible to fly the direct connection which for cars isn't really the case. Hence, if you're lucky and there is not much air traffic, ATC will in fact allow you to disregard the airways you filed and fly direct to a waypoint. In this case, he was allowed to go direct to destination skipping all the waypoints from his current position to the destination.
@@foxtrotromeo4876 thanks that was well explained! I ended my flight training at about 16 hours flight time and hadn't soloed yet and usually we flew in mostly uncontrolled airspace so most of my experience with controlled airspace was with my CFI on the radio or me watching TH-cam videos.. or me ignoring ATC and flying GPS direct in flight sims ;)
Thank you Greg for showing your footage on youtube, i am just a fan and enjoy the whole process of your flights, i am not a pilot but it is interesting to watch how you troubleshoot your instrument and talk to tower controllers. Glad you are back , i wish you have all success and safe flying.
Hi Greg, Enjoyed watching your Jackson Hole flight. I have been to Jackson on three different occasions. About 500 miles from where I live in Denver. Those Teton mountains are without question some of most spectacular and beautiful in the world! Hope you and your family enjoyed your trip!
Wow! It’s been a few months or longer since I’ve watched one of your episodes but my goodness the quality is AMAZING. I really really like your new style of filming. Nothing wrong with the old way but now your videos seem professional, very classy. Love it!
This kinda stuff freaks me out, especially when it has to do with flight controls. Essentially, he said things were disconnected and reconnected, then it started working again... Which means the actual cause of the problem hasn't been found or resolved. I wouldn't be satisfied with that, but I'm just a passenger.
thats not what he said at all .. he said it was either the control unit or actuator .. they proved control unit good and replaced actuator; problem solved.
Howdy Greg, I started out as an A&P years ago at a major carrier.When we had an event such as your trim situation, we would initially reseat cannon plugs after spray cleaning them with electrical cleaner.Usually worked in cases as yours.After completing full functional checks, sign off included verbage such as "cleaned pin B at trim actuator c/p functional check normal" Saves lots time/money.Worked on 727, DC10 and BAC111 A/C. I transitioned to cockpit with a solid maintenance foundation. Retired Captain B757/767 .Enjoy your videos Bob Viscio, Wolfeboro, NH
Another good question is: are the flight controls strictly fly-by-wire, or is there a mechanical link so that you can still control ailerons, etc. in case of electrical/electronic failure?
The Premier has backup electric pitch trim. You change pitch trim from Normal to Standby then adjust trim with a split rocker switch on the center console. In the video yesterday I believe Greg said his backup trim was working.
Greg, that was a nice flight to Jackson Hole. I hope you, your wife & daughter enjoyed your visit with Max. It's always a good thing mid-flight to reach for the trail mix! 👍
Shoutout to all ATC for the outstanding job they do keeping the traffic in the sky safe! Epic KJAC meetup with @CitationMax and company! 💙🛩🇺🇸💪🏼
Adam Gray - it’ll take the Wyomingcookie bakers a month to restock.
@@Jeffrey-Flys LoL I think you're right! 🍪
Was maybe Jaime from @310 Pilot, she works chicago ATC ?
As a young kid a wise DC10 pilot said to me as we waited for a mechanical: “I’d rather be on the ground wishing I was flying vs. flying and wishing I was on the ground.” Glad the plane is fixed, looking forward to the video w citationmax!
Better than making your arm tried manually running the trim wheel.
As the saying goes “a pilot without a good mechanic is a pedestrian with sunglasses and a cool jacket.” Glad to see you back!
Welcome Back Mr. Gregg!!! I am not a pilot but love aviation and truly enjoy your content. What we all love about you is that you are real. You carry the highest form of professionalism along with a great sense of humor. Thanks again for coming back to TH-cam!!! It was not the same without you.
I was an aircraft electrician in the Marine Corps,and seeing the troubleshooting brings back memories!
Thank you for Serving Our Country ❤️✝️🙏🇺🇸...Tom Davison 😊
Thank you so much for staying with the TH-cam thing. I have always enjoyed your videos and flights, and I am so happy to see you back.
I think it is such a nice thing to enjoy the camaraderie you have with the other aviation TH-camr's. I also follow Citation Max who seems like such a nice young man. Good for all of you to have that fellowship, Greg. 👍
Greg, just recently found you. Brings back many happy memories of flying on the Premier 1 RB41 with my old company Kinnarps back in 2003-2006. We regularly flew our clients over from London Farnborough to the company’s own runway village of Kinnarp in Sweden. Lovely handling aircraft, with a fabulous rate of climb and ground breaking tech back then. We are so much more restricted in the the European airspace than you guys enjoy in the states, take care and keep these great flights coming 🇬🇧
Nice exchange with ATC. She was cute. Of course, taking trips with P1D is once again a pleasure. Stay safe.
Always enjoy riding along with an accomplished pilot! Nobody does it better than P1D! Yourself and Citation Max are my favorite aviators! Your professionalism and courtesy are exemplary in every respect ! Landed in Jackson Hole on my way to Portland,Ore. while flying Hughes Air West from SFO. One of the most scenic flights imaginable! You and the family stay safe and enjoy your meeting with Citation Max! C Ya!
You are a "smooth & cool" Pilot! And thank you for serving our Country 👍🛫🛬🇺🇸
I’m not a pilot, Greg but it seems like flying these days are far better then years past due to better communication, weather information,iPads and such. Thanks for the great videos. Like watching you and CitationMax and others doing what you love and doing it safely. Keep safe for you and your family. See you on the next flight.🛩
Always love seeing someone driving a manual transmission vehicle. Don't care what kind of vehicle it is, it's always a joy to see. Happy flying!
#savethemanuals #Porsche
ViewpointUnique Me, too! I’m a Porsche person, too-6 speed, of course.
Spain, Europe... 99% manual transmission cars.
Here over the pond, we just call that "driving". 🤣
Glad to see your aircraft has been repaired. We really missed riding along with you on the videos. We really appreciate the videos you make. As an old F4j radar tech it fills a void that I miss. Thank you for deciding to continue to influence young people to pursue a career in aviation. We wish you good luck with your new venture.
I really enjoy your videos, Greg. Thanks for sharing them with us. I lost my medical a few years ago so I am not able to fly, but I am able to enjoy the sky through your videos. Thanks again!
Spectacular scenery at the point you called tower to report left base runway 19. Tremendous video quality, too. Glad there wasn't anything seriously wrong with the plane. Keep those videos coming!
Glad you're back and the aircraft is safe and sound. Thank you for posting again! Been a long time coming and much awaited! Thank you!
My mom opened up the Jackson Hole airport station for American Airlines back in 1986, "Mad dog" MD-80s and 737s first landed there, she flew out from California to open up the new destination for American Airlines. Seeing the Grand Tetons like you did Greg reminds me of seeing those majestic mountains when I flew into Jackson Hole on American to see my mom, brought back memories Thanks for the wonderful video Greg
Missed Sat mornings vicariously w/ P1D, so I took my first flight lesson. Immense gratitude for what you have already done here.
Thanks for your service, it’s much appreciated. I really enjoyed the video as I’m from Southern INDIANA, now living near St George, UT.
You flew right over me in Iowa on this flight. This was so magnificent -- the clouds, the Wind River Range, the Tetons -- fabulous. Love your videos!
Very cool my Dad was a Heli pilot in the South African Airforce so good to watch this ..... i wish that nice Jet you have was here in Congo now because me and a fellow South African are stuck here and we can't get home due to the limited flights back to SA. Been here now for 6 months already ..... fly safe 🙏
ABSOLUTELY 👍💪😎😎 HE IS BACK IN THE GAME!! WOOHOO HAPPY SAFE FLIGHT'S.. I PERSONALLY HAVE MISSED YOUR CHANNEL..
The simplicity, calmness, confidence and utter assuredness is something we would all benefit from. Thank you for your service Premier Role Model 1!
Man this FS2020 gameplay looks incredibly stunning
Lmao
Nice
Sure does 😁
can't wait for a premier 1A addon for FS2020 lol
Greg is getting GREAT framerates with no stutters at all...impressive!
Greg! Great to have you back after the short sighted, unqualified, poor judge of distance, micro managing "Ken" incident, reporting you to the FAA... nice to be back in the right seat with you. You are a class act. My best to Blue-7 Thanks for all you do. I am not ashamed to call You a good bud! Blue Skies & CAVU be with you.
It is so nice to have you YouTubing again, Greg. I, for one, have missed you while you were gone. Keep on flying, and stay safe out there.
Glad to see things are doing well for the Premier. I think of your flying often as I see F16's pretty much daily here next to Holloman AFB where F16's are the mainstay of their training fleet. Love the sound of Freedom. Blue skies to you Sir.
Been looking forward to these videos, sitting on the lake with my coffee enjoying my favorite pilot do what he does best. Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing your adventures and expertise with us!!!
It's great to see 390 GM back in the air! It's also great to see the caution and care taken to assure a safe flight. Knowing that you want to get somewhere but turn it around for any kind of safety concern like you did and like Steveo did with the TBM that had issues just drives home the discipline and constraint characteristics needed that go along with the flying skills for piloting aircraft.
Nice, glad you’re back! “Cleared direct”, must be nice!
Nice to have a mechanic actually diagnose the issue vs. part replacement. Kudos to them!
Having PEACE wit da parts is always a good Idea . nothin like THE WILD BLUE YANDER ! Thanks for takin us along. 😎
Thank you for your videos Greg. Myself ex-Air Force, maintenance scheduler, I was at Norton AFB, CA. Jet engine maintenance scheduler for the now retired C-141 cargo. I appreciate your service and the videos you take the time to do on the You Tube. Why I'm commenting is the haters and jealous crap I'm reading on the comments ect ect. You know I didn't choose to go into flying as a younger guy. I am 51 now. But what it is I do is manufacture plastic interior components for every boeing a/c that is in service, and all airlines. Your level of professionalism on the videos only reminds me of my passion for what it is I do. Maybe if people here with the crap comments could put a little more time in their everyday activities the world would be a better place overall!!!! Thank you again. Keep at it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for your service!
Hard to imagine a more beautiful approach than when coming down the valley into Jackson Hole!👍
Non better
Outher than the ramp fee
@@HaventHeard307
If you can afford your own jet, Ramp fees are irrelevant!
@@ld5954 sometimes, if you buddyup it can get taxing, low hour vlj pilot working up, young and dumb.
Thank you for taking the time to film and edit your fabulous videos. IMHO just the right amount of technical content. Lucky escape re repair costs. Happy days 😀👍👏
Banging new intro! Thanks for coming back! Screw the haters! Premier 1 back in the TH-cams!
Blue Skies and Safe landings!
Great to have you back sir. Your vblogs are always of interest to us puddle-jumper pilots even though we will never fly so high or so fast. Stay safe from your fans in the UK.
I can't tell you how happy I am to see these videos again.
Welcome back Greg!
Always been a life long dream to get my pilots license now that I’m 35, a Marine Corps Veteran, a father, husband, and 100% service connected disability. I am not able to afford this dream. The GI Bill will not cover private pilots license but it will cover all ratings afterwards. So being able to watch your channel and other flying channels helps scratch the never ending itch of wanting to fly and pilot an aircraft. Keep up the hard work!
I hear ya man. I’m about your age and can’t fly because of pain meds I have to take to function. These videos help scratch that itch like you said. Thank you for your service
@@JohnSmith-be5py I’m sorry to hear that my friend. I appreciate your support.
Greg, flying isn't all stick and rudder, you have to toss in the odd wrench and multi meter. Would love to see some more maintenance related content on the channel. Keep up the good vids.
I live in Wyoming and have been to Jackson many times. It always takes my breath away when I get my first glimpse of the Tetons from the ground! I've always wondered how it would look from the air?! Now I know. Thanks 0GM!
Greg ,not only are you an OUTSTANDING pilot , you know how to repair your million dollar aircraft ! You are my Hero !
I SO ENJOY your videos Premier 1 Driver! Thanks for taking me along with you via youtube! Used to be a student pilot back in the early 80's but was too expensive for me to continue so enjoy riding along with you! Total professional all the way!
Amazing the list of YT pilots whom I also follow: Baron Pilot (talked to him quite a while at Sun 'n' Fun), 310 Pilot (fellow Chicago controller--he at C90, me at ZAU), Trent Palmer, and others with whom I'm familiar.
All those ZAU sectors you flew through are ones I worked back in t he day. I have a bad habit of trying to recognize controller voices until I come to the realization that I've been gone for 22+ years, and none of the controllers I hear were even at the facility when I left. I've mentioned before how toward the end of my career I would sometimes have a D-side (controller next to the radar who manages the strips) who hadn't even been born when I hired it (52 years ago). So, yeah, I'm old.
I hear some controllers using questionable "separation" techniques and it bothers me because I know how invalid they are. A 240 kt "restriction" at FL400 accomplishes nothing. You are probably at or below that KIAS at that altitude anyway. That's a partial reason why I've never been one of the "you were above 250 below 100" trolls. And speaking of trolls, I love your occasional references to someone actually being clear of the runway.
The one that asked if you could be at altitude "in three minutes or less" was using the leader line on your datablock to project where you would be in 2, 4, or 8 minutes. The problem is, that leader line is based on the previous 7 hits on the digitized radar, and is a predicted average based on those hits. There is no procedure in the ATP (our ops manual) that provides for that kind of "clearance".
I virtually never used leader lines, partly because of the above, but mostly because I'm an old broad band and shrimp boat controller and had a different skillset than the youngsters that "invented" the "be xxx by yyy" technique. It's a crutch, and a weak crutch at that.
I always enjoy the "old home week" aspect to your trips through ZAU or ZJX (I'm even more outdated with the ZJX staff, as I left there in '73).
Have you ever hooked up with "Mover" (C.W. Lemoine, another Viper driver on YT)?
Sorry for your troubles Greg, oh so nice to see you back! We missed seeing you at ACCA in Benton Kansas last month. It was a great event. Maybe next year. Thanks for sharing this beautiful flight to scenic Jackson.
I just love your turn and burn take offs!!!! LETS GO!
someone actually did a test on that and said it was better than stopping and then take off
Great to see you back in the sky on TH-cam! Your videos are always enjoyable. Thanks for all your hard work to let us ride along.
Pulls up to his jet in a Porsche.... "I'm broke"😂 for some reason I doubt that.
lol. That's exactly why someone would be broke..
If he can afford to own his own private jet, he can afford a Porsche . He does own a medical supply business, and with this coved-19 pandemic he probably stayed very busy. He like everyone works for a living and why shouldn’t he enjoy the fruits of his labor. Besides he has good tastes in cars. Gregg glad you got your plane fixed. Good repair service that just didn’t start hanging parts on the airplane when it was just a connection. That shows just how critical something like just a connector can be. Think of just how many connections are involved in a aircraft like his premier jet. Well your back to flying once again.
And that's after a career as an F-16 fighter pilot. Such career progression, I'm sure, was not by chance. One musta been planning where 'you'd land,' upon retiring from the U.S. Air Force.
With my assignment completion at Minot AFB, I jus wanted to fly south. After on quarter at North Dakota State . . . I settled, for 8 years, in Colorado.
Being 'broke' is all relative !
That's not a bad comeback flight, at all, Sir. Never made to Wyoming when I lived in the States, really gorgeous scenery. Thanks, Greg.
Great views of the Tetons Greg. Gonna try and catch the Thunderbirds in the air later, if Blue 7 gets movin! Zacksdad
I like how comfortable you become flying the Jet. On the approach to the runway, as you were turning onto the runway. You were already in the throttle. Not like you normally do, but like you was accelerating out of a corner in the Porsche. It looked Awesome !! : ) ~
Been a while. Good to see you back! 😃👋
so glad to have you back on the air, I live in Montana so Jackson Hole is just next door. we were in Yellowstone about 2 weeks ago...hope you enjoyed your trip. God Speed Sir, and thank you for your service
Flying to Jackson Hole always reminds me of Gavin Belson.
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Thats the only reason i clicked on it 😅
@@DCfreerunner ME too! Lol...
The progress shots at 16:40 and throughout the video with the music were EPIC, loving your videos.
Greg, when you couldn’t remember “who else”, the name was Stevo. Great video, welcome back.
stevo has a way with ATC!
And he has over 400K subscribers. Oops.
I have a feeling SteveO was left out intentionality
Kevin Collins Yeah, he did a vid with Stevo. Hard to imagine he forgot.
Maybe Blanco Lirio??
Greg, thanks for taking us along. I always enjoy your trips. Thumbs up for Zack, hope he gets his certificate.
4:35 - feels like I forgot my wallet . . . Oh wait . . . It's there . . . It's just a lot lighter after this repair.
Stoked to see back at it! Always a pleasure watching you live life to the fullest! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Now that is a shout out! Pretty cool that she not only watches your videos but follows your Instagram!!
Glad to see you back too Kris😁
...so good to see you back again Greg...as always....making our day much better..
Looks like I need to get involved in the medical equipment business😂
LMAO i thought the same thing
Especially with this pandemic that’s crippling our country.
You are a legend Greg. Thank you for all your service keeping the world safe. You deserve all the success you have. All the hard work and dedication and sacrifices you must of had to make in your life. While these lazy jealous people take a swipe at you pretty disgusting.
I want to play guitar like Eric Clapton
But I don't fancy practicing for over 10,000 hours. You reap what you sow
God Bless Greg
That’s one beautiful car. can I just mention that for such a hard working professional whom is clearly able to enjoy the finer things in life you’re incredibly grounded and from one vet to another you’re a inspiration to many.. keep the vids coming buddy 👍🏻👍🏻
Bet that Jimmie Johns on your seat isn't as freaky fast as 0GM.
Greg welcome back sooooo glad to be flying with you. ATC always deserve a shout out.... keep up the great videos looking forward to the next flight
I am apprehensive when a problem is intermittent. Always happier if the problem is clearly defined. Your thoughts?
As an Auto master mechanic intermittent problems are the one I dislike the most. Takes way too much time to catch and are the least paid , not to count the is it repaired yet attitude of customers.
recently i resolved an intermittent fault on my motorbike, tried everything, last thing i tried was the switch that cuts the engine if it falls over. there is a code if it is disconnected, but no code when it cuts the ignition
Intermittent faults who seem to laying in the wires and/or connectors are hard to find and in that case should be clear addressed. You might be happy not to paying for expensive parts at the moment, but for some reason I don’t think you like to have it fails midair on a later flight. Also it is to question why you didn’t get the proper alert on the first fault. I have seen a lot shaken off wires in my job, one moment everything was working the next it fall off. The difference it was not on a essential part of a airplane.
Based on what Greg has conveyed in this video and how he detected the squawk yesterday, the stab trim was not an intermittent fault.
Oxidization and connection faults can be intermittent and usually, have repetitive characteristics (off then on the off again, etc).
AME techs followed best practices by swapping out known good and bad components, checking current fault limits, etc. The connectors, wiring and affected components are thoroughly checked and verified throughout the repair procedure.
If it was an intermittent problem, it would have been found and further repairs carried out. It really comes down to the level of detail carried out during testing and verification of performance specs.
Certified aircraft parts and repair procedures are significantly more thorough and require attention to detail than most other repair professions. Repairing aircraft is not just a parts swapping job. These guys must find out why the failure occurred, detail repair and sign the aircraft log recording findings and most importantly, certify repairs , as required by FAA regulations.
It's why reputable MROs are in high demand and frequently booked for weeks. Greg was fortunate and no doubt, very happy, to have the fault detected and repaired at his home airport.
Doug Hanchard - I know and hope that it’s perfect fixed. But over my courier I also have seen too many failed “quick” fixes. The worst where when someone used the wrong crimping tools. You will only see it when you take the connections apart. But some of them only on time assembling. The second hard to find issue was vibration damage. We have swapped complete wire harnesses and cut them apart to find cause and permanent solutions to it. I follow P1D because of it’s open and professional way to address things. Just wanted to address - if you don’t have full understanding why it was breaking, then be aware that can happen anytime again without warning to you.
Army Aviator here! No hard feelings...=) Would love to be in your shoes enjoying that freedom.
Hey Greg, love your videos and missed them during your "hiatus", but I'm concerned at 00:26 your car is parked diagonally instead of perpendicular at the entrance to the hangar. I will be scrutinizing Indiana state law to see if this constitutes an infraction and if so, I will have no choice but to file a report with the Indiana Transportation Department. You do have a few days to mull this over as my Mom only lets me out of the basement and drives me to town on Fridays.
Priceless 😂
ABSOLUTELY LOVE your videos Greg, like anyone, I sucked on the radios in military flight training - so give those civilians an "affirmative- field in sight" You are definitely one of the most stellar Aviators out there brother, and this comes from a helo guy! Keep up the great videos. .... The younger generation doesn't realize the FREE flight training that they receive from your videos that we could only study in books .... :-) 51 yo retired Army pilot.
as an electrician i would say a connection problem reconnected , is going to come back again , i would do more investigating possibly replace terminal connectors on both ends .
Glad to see you're all set Greg. Enjoy your flying and your videos. Be safe and healthy.
I think you forgot to give a shout-out to steveo1kinevo.
Glad all is well and glad to see you back in the air.
Hooray: P1D is back! Great vid as always.
What beautiful scenery on that approach. Thanks for the ride along.
14:25 If I ever go on life support, unplug me... and then plug me back in. See if that works.
That works surprisingly often.
It’s worked a lot for me in my four careers.
Lovely group on the plane with you. I really enjoy watching your videos. Thank You
P1D....Certainly pays to be a star...'cause you get special treatment from the ATC. Blancolirio's got his wings back too and took the Mighty Luscombe for a spin...!
Love the bird getting some air time LOL. Even though you drive a Porsche and fly a personal jet leaving that in the video shows you are down to earth. Why I love watching your videos.
Direct to destination on IFR flight plan. Perks of being a Pilot TH-camr.
Why do you need a cellphone to fly the plane? Use the onboard equipment, or you are grounded.
Im new to IFR terminology. What do you mean here and why would a pilot youtuber have some sort of advantage? (Just curious). Thanks :)
@@bp968 You file a flight plan for ATC for every IFR flight. Check out skyvector and show the high altitude airways. Basically you have all the NAVAIDS and their interconnections form a net of airways. When filing an IFR flight plan, you basically need to fly those airways. That obviously means you're not going in a straight line from A to B, just like in your car, you need to drive on roads and can't drive the direct connection. That on the other hand means, you're doing some extra distance compared to the straight connection. Well, for planes, it would obviously be possible to fly the direct connection which for cars isn't really the case. Hence, if you're lucky and there is not much air traffic, ATC will in fact allow you to disregard the airways you filed and fly direct to a waypoint. In this case, he was allowed to go direct to destination skipping all the waypoints from his current position to the destination.
@@foxtrotromeo4876 thanks that was well explained! I ended my flight training at about 16 hours flight time and hadn't soloed yet and usually we flew in mostly uncontrolled airspace so most of my experience with controlled airspace was with my CFI on the radio or me watching TH-cam videos.. or me ignoring ATC and flying GPS direct in flight sims ;)
Hats off to your mechanics. Always troubleshoot before swapping parts!
The forgotten name:
-Steveo 1 kinevo, great guy, awesome pilot and vlog.
Marc from Montreal.
Hey Greg, great to have you back again!! Awesome flight and magnificent scenery into Jackson Hole, WY. Loved it!!
Good deal, glad its fixed and it was a “simple” fix....
Simple = $$$
I wouldn't call removing the tail "simple".
It's kinda amazing all of the critical parts that they can hide underneath a removable cover with only about 10 screws 😁
Thank you Greg for showing your footage on youtube, i am just a fan and enjoy the whole process of your flights, i am not a pilot but it is interesting to watch how you troubleshoot your instrument and talk to tower controllers. Glad you are back , i wish you have all success and safe flying.
*I'm broke. At least my plane is broke.*
All airplane owners: *Is there a difference?*
I recorded me playing saxophone today can you watch it and reply to me please like now 🎷
That landing was BUTTAH. Nothing beats a Combat Vet in the drivers seat. 👍🏻👍🏻
Ian H
29:12 to 29:28 - I wonder if that segment was aimed at anyone in particular? 🤭
I wonder if that “anyone” ever apologized to this former F-16 pilot that served his nation well?
@@uwekonnigsstaddt524 I would be very surprised.
Haa Haaa!!! I was thinking the same thing. Good catch!
Hi Greg, Enjoyed watching your Jackson Hole flight. I have been to Jackson on three different occasions. About 500 miles from where I live in Denver. Those Teton mountains are without question some of most spectacular and beautiful in the world! Hope you and your family enjoyed your trip!
Ain’t nobody dope as Greg he dress so fresh and clean. “Looking good old man”
Dang it, now that song is in my head.
Wow! It’s been a few months or longer since I’ve watched one of your episodes but my goodness the quality is AMAZING. I really really like your new style of filming. Nothing wrong with the old way but now your videos seem professional, very classy. Love it!
This kinda stuff freaks me out, especially when it has to do with flight controls. Essentially, he said things were disconnected and reconnected, then it started working again... Which means the actual cause of the problem hasn't been found or resolved. I wouldn't be satisfied with that, but I'm just a passenger.
thats not what he said at all .. he said it was either the control unit or actuator .. they proved control unit good and replaced actuator; problem solved.
Howdy Greg,
I started out as an A&P years ago at a major carrier.When we had an event such as your trim situation, we would initially reseat cannon plugs after spray
cleaning them with electrical cleaner.Usually worked in cases as yours.After completing full functional checks, sign off included verbage such as "cleaned pin B at trim actuator c/p functional check normal"
Saves lots time/money.Worked on 727, DC10 and BAC111 A/C.
I transitioned to cockpit with a solid maintenance foundation.
Retired Captain B757/767 .Enjoy your videos
Bob Viscio, Wolfeboro, NH
Had the problem occurred during flight, how would have you reacted??
Another good question is: are the flight controls strictly fly-by-wire, or is there a mechanical link so that you can still control ailerons, etc. in case of electrical/electronic failure?
The Premier has backup electric pitch trim. You change pitch trim from Normal to Standby then adjust trim with a split rocker switch on the center console. In the video yesterday I believe Greg said his backup trim was working.
Sure is nice to have our Premier 1 Driver back on the Tube ! God Bless........
fs2020 when payware out Im doing every route!
Could try to do this in the CJ4, even if it is a rocket :)
Greg, that was a nice flight to Jackson Hole. I hope you, your wife & daughter enjoyed your visit with Max. It's always a good thing mid-flight to reach for the trail mix! 👍
When you hear a pilot say "wow its gusty" buckle up!
You see some beautiful country in your travels. Thank you for taking us along. ATC make private flying possible and safe.