BambinoGames just beat me to the punch. Great views, excellent inflight commentary. I finally flew a cross country yesterday. Took a buddy and his family to Tulsa to catch a flight to Orlando. His wife and son had never been in a GA aircraft. His wife was very nervous until we climbed into smooth, cool air @ 5500. She immediately relaxed and said she would definitely do it again. His son wanted me to fly them on to Orlando. He said it was a lot more fun than commercial. Thanks again. Great channel.
I am now going through some of your older uploads to glean all I can, and am certainly not disappointed, same top quality level of shared experience. Closest thing to actually knowing a pilot.
one of the best GA flight channels on YT. great multicam, great real world comms, great piloting. always click on your vids when posted. thanks for the great work.
As a newly certified IFR pilot, I can't tell you how much this video has help me learn the weather outside the window as compared to the radar on the ipad. It was a real good lesson for me before I learned what not to fly in the hard way. I've been searching all over for a video like this. Thanks again this video.
+Randall Brown thank you. I love hearing that. Your comment alone makes all the work worth it. If you haven't already, check out my other video "Florida Thunderstorms" I am also editing another weather for a future release.
I know this video is now five years old but it was thoroughly enjoyable. Really appreciated your suggestions concerning ifr imc operations. You are an excellent instructor. Thanks again. Looking forward to your next video with your "princess".
I'm not a pilot, but I love aviation and seldom miss a minute of your videos -- along with several others -- I get a tremendous amount of education via your commentary. Keep up the great work and know we'll be here soaking it all up!!
Awesome discussion about single pilot IFR Kris... Well done.. Excellent decision making regarding the weather.... It's always better to be safe... Those FLA thunderstorms are NOTHING to play with.....
Hello, I recently "found" your channel and wanted to express my appreciation for your videos - they're well done, your comments are all germane to the minutiae of instrument work, and you really know your stuff. Watching these is like a little BFR. I also wanted to commend you for thanking ATC for their efforts. They deserve more credit than they often receive. Best, DB
I am a new subscriber to your videos. They are very entertaining and well narrated. I can appreciate the workload you mentioned as a single pilot. You do an excellent job of staying ahead of the plane, replying to ATC and monitoring your instruments. It is a pleasure to watch a professional pilot at work!!!
It’s been a few years since was in the Navy and flew P3’ based in Brunswick, Maine. I really miss flying but will always recognize a true professional aviator. I don’t know his background. Doesn’t matter what it was. Very very impressed the way he approached IFR solo twin engine. Flying into Brunswick Maine or Iceland. Of course deploying to Bermuda twice was a treat. My highlight there was taking my Mother on a complete tour of Bermuda since it was her favorite pl;ace. Thanks again.
I was the only pilot besides the base commander who was qualified to fly the club T-34. I couldn’t help myself and with her permission we did a few acrobatics. Coming out of a loop we were heading straight down over Hamilton harbor. She loved it. I really miss her but will always remember how thrilled she was to see the entire island from 100’.
Very nice job of flying as usual. You always seem to bring your " A " Game to the cockpit. You certainly have a challenge flying with all the weather cells in FL but you deal with them nicely. Your experience shows in the cockpit! Love your videos and look forward to many more.
A bonus tip for using an autopilot. Especially, an AP with electric trim. Memorize the location of it's breaker. If it isn't collared, collar it. Runaway trim accidents are incredibly easy to prevent but still happen.
Really enjoyed that Chris. I'm only a low hour Recreational Pilot from Australia and initially dismissed this video as it was 'above my pay grade' - but I learned a lot. A little bit of wee may have come out when you entered that big cloud :) Thanks and stay safe.
That was a great flight, big guy... Your comments well done... It reminded me of some issues that a person gets relaxed on... There is nothing good about getting behind the airplane... Seems like when you do issues start mounting and can get worse all the way to the ground...
I'm not sure if pilots in other parts of the country realize that if you want to fly anywhere in Florida during the summer, you're quite apt to be quickly in IMC at any time. So, "staying ahead of the airplane" is most important. But staying ahead of the meteorological conditions in Florida means doing as much prep on the ground beforehand. Those of us who fly down lower; can scud-run, to a degree, especially since we are familiar with the airspace, but it's important to always remember that takeoffs are discretionary. Of course, in Florida you can just as quickly be in CAVU ten minutes after being in the soup. Nice video, nice professional flying attitude.
Well said. There is certainly a level of preflighting that must go on that just wouldn't translate into exciting youtube footage. Of course we have a saying in Florida, "If you don't like the weather, wait 30 minutes, it will change" LOL Thanks for watching!
You deserve so many more subscribers than you currently have. I know they'll keep coming, this is good stuff. I really really want to pursue my private wings again. There's an airfield (regional airport) literally 3 or 4 minutes away and already took lessons from the company running out of there (Air Reldan) out of New Orleans, but it's been some years ago. These videos are helping me understand readbacks and course changes in real-world settings.. busy ones at that haha, oh I could go on forever man, thanks so much for doing all this, you rock!
Great Video! Can you now and then show and talk about Approach Plates, SID's and STAR's? (like you have enough to do) Just now and then. I'm studying for my IFR. You would make a Good CFI. Thanks Again!
+TVWXMAN32 thanks! Sure, I will gladly add them to the conversations. Check out my video "Radar Vector Departure Procedure" I fly and discuss and RV SID.
Very entertaining video and informative as well. Even before you gave your appreciative shout out to the controllers I was thinking about how helpful that first controller was by trying to keep you clear of the bad stuff. That was a very good summary about the things that must be done in order to stay ahead of the aircraft.
thank you for the training I learned a lot as a student pilot, I will be watching more of the information you put out. I look forward to learning more.
Great video. Really enjoyed it.Brings back memories flying my Bonanza N4556M around the Fl area. Always a challenge getting around the buildups Really miss it. Thanks
I just found your, and watched this all the way through. I found it very inspiring. With sound common sense advice. Basically pre-plan your full flight on the ground, not complete it in the air. Thank you.
i love flying in the weather. i do regular round trips between KFXE and KPVC, 1169nm... always IFR. I always enter at least the first several waypoints before departure... the trip without an autopilot would be no fun. the trip without onboard weather would be a no-go...
Nice video discussing Single Pilot IFR in Florida weather. I have a 172S and make some of the same trips you do, albeit slower 😀. One of the things I like is hearing you verbalize your decision making process and then hearing your communications with ATC. Since my decisions and ATC commas are similar, it helps me confirm I'm getting a few things right! Why do you fly at lower enroute altitudes, though? There are times when you fly at 8000' and it seems that climbing to 10 or 12 would eliminate most of the left/right course deviation you end up doing. Takes a while to get there in a 172, but if I'm going more than 200nm it seems worth the effort. Just my opinion, asked because you have such a capable aircraft.
+Troy Techau mainly because with the FXE-SGJ routes, I have learned that they will either descend me early when heading south, or slam dunk me when heading north. I probably should start flying a little higher.
I'm hopefully about to start school for my A&P License in September. I just helped clean a Baron 58P.. I must say the left main landing gear is always substantially dirtier than the right main landing gear.. Haha. Keep up the great work!
+ryan moeller that's awesome. We need good A&Ps. Good luck!! Is that left gear dirtier or does it have more oil? On my airplane if I fill the oil above 11qts it will blow it out the breather tube.
+ryan moeller thanks for subscribing!! I have a short video coming out this week and another weather flight from yesterday that should be out next week (work time permitting).
excellent video. As a recently retired enroute and approach air traffic controller, a few comments about controllers and weather...our radar might not display weather as well as your equipment so if you see weather you don't want to penetrate, speak up and request a deviation. Controllers are assuming, since your on an IFR flight plan, you will penetrate precipitation. They won't let you penetrate severe weather without telling you about it but they are expecting you to state if you want deviations. They may want you to deviate a certain direction based on their traffic, airspace concerns, traffic load of controllers around them, etc. If that doesn't work for you based on what you're seeing on your equipment, tell them No. You are the PIC...you are responsible for a safe flight. Also tell the controller how many degrees off course and for how long (if you know how long) That gives the controller information to base his traffic plans on and can expedite an approval for the deviation. Some controllers are IFR pilots themselves so if you're getting lots of attention from a controller in the vicinity of weather, chances are good he/she is a pilot and knows what you're experiencing and is proactively helping you stay safe.
+Joel Wilkins First, thank you for all you do and did. I try to express my appreciation to the controllers on the radio as well as in my videos. I also appreciate your comments. It confirms what I have been conveying to my viewers in my last few weather videos. Thanks for the tip on length of the deviation. I probably don't do that often enough. Thank you for watching and again, thanks for your comment.
Amazing video as always ! Nice filming/editing. I always watch your video and learn someting every time. You are sharing your flight experience I apprenciate it ! Keep it up !
+SpaceNavy90 thanks for watching and subscribing!! ATC comms are like anything else that's new. With a little practice it becomes second nature. Don't let it intimidate you.
Whenever you talk to ATC or get a response from them, I try to figure it out as though I was onboard. It helps me a lot to comprehend and first of all apprehend the situation. By the way my son aged 17 would like to become a CPL , ha has just started his first PPL . He would like to go to Canada to study it there. He is having his instruction on a Cessna Skyhawk 172.We already got in touch with a couple of Canadian aviation schools. Grondair based in Quebec seems to be his choice. Since we are a french province in the Indian ocean we tried to have contacts with a french flying academy but it is extremely expensive and so selective to enter.
Great video. Interesting R/T (No chatter). Perfect multi-cam, especially on final. Hopefully, my prayers for less expensive digital equipment will come true one day.
+Bernie McCann thanks! On of my cameras died or I would have had an even better view out the front. Please keep praying. I really need the prices to come down as well.
Baron Pilot. Thank you, just watched and subscribed immediately. Enjoy the full flight videos. Like your I pad setup and instrument panel. Is that an older Bendix Weather Vision?. Thank's again, looking forward to flying along again soon. jG
+Diane Glover thanks for watching and subscribing. Yes I have an older radar. Thankfully it still works great. Not looking forward to the costs of replacement. Lol
Are the CHT gauges on the RHS redundant as they seem to have a quite a large split? Obviously you use the digital CHT in front of you but I am curious about the difference. And thanks for the videos. I have been out of the flying game for a while and am slowly reintegrating myself back in so I enjoy your trips as it gives me a chance to think like a pilot again, only cheaper!.. for now.
Really loving your videos! Beautiful flying, and excellent detailed explanation. I really get a lot out of watching each one, thanks for putting in the time to produce them. Question: do you have an autopilot?
Great video Baron Pilot, though I would wait with with the gear when I was sure there is no sufficient runway available in case of an eventual emergency landing.
Subscribed. Excellent video. You've got a beautiful bird. It's also the first I've seen with a throttle quadrant set up as Prop Throttle Mix vs. TPM. Is your headset ANR? I've flown with a DC Clark for four years and am thinking of switching to a smaller setup like yours.
+Eric Simon thank you for watching and subscribing! The throttle quadrant setup is a trade mark of the Baron. My headset is not ANR but I love it. Lightweight, no pressure on my head during long flights and no interference from sunglasses.
Wonderful video !! Your presentation is one of the best and view frequently. Might I ask which app you use for editing and the recorder you use. Thanks again and keep 'em coming. Look forward to more.
Great stuff 17yrs ago while at a flight school in the panhandel got a hard lesson in scud running got caught in between cells in a 1965 piper Cherokee not fun you'd be surprised at all the stuff dirt etc flying around the cockpit
Great video! Thanks for all the technical details. Your ipad screens look like they get brighter and brighter as the sun is going down almost as if they would really interfere with your night vision. Are they actually that bright at night or is that just the way they look on the video?
+M7 S8 I had everything bright so they would show up on video. After viewing the footage, I discovered I could turn everything down a little. When I am not recording I keep everything very dim.
Great job on video, and sharing. One item I always struggle with as an IFR pilot of a bonanza is what altitude to fly. Fly under the deck to watch , try to get on top to navigate around. I have onboard XM weather i also look at the Skew T logs, but they will not always tell you what the general cloud tops are, but what the CB tops are so not always a good tool. How do you decide when to go hi, when to go through, and when to stay below ?
Depends how low you are talking. Remaining below a cloud deck can be more turbulent then being in it or above. I will only stay low if I can remain VMC. I generally want to be high enough that I can see the buildups and avoid them. That coupled with what I am seeing on radar will determine if I feel the need to climb higher to get a better look. Personally, if I only had XM radar, especially with fast moving storms, I would always prefer to navigate behind them rather then in front of them. You will notice even with on board radar I still prefer to travel behind the storms when able. My goal is, even when IFR to remain VMC as much as possible. :-)
I agree and try to do that as well. Fear of getting trapped in between cloud buildups is always a concern of mine. I noticed at end of your last video you flew through a cumulus cloud that looked significant that had light to moderate turbulence in it. On video it looked like 10 degrees right would have missed it, i noticed nothing on radar, those are the decisions I struggle with.
That was a good example of where I could have (should have) asked for 10 right. I could see that it wasn't a large buildup and I knew it wasn't deep.As you mentioned there was nothing on the radar so I didn't ask. The turbulence was not bad, but it was a bit stronger then I expected. The lesson there is always ask. even for small buildups. Especially when its a small deviation. ATC is your friend and will almost always say yes.
I'm located in Ky and will be making a number of trips back down to Florida in my a36 and hope to make some more videos as well. The thunderstorms in Ky are different than some of the air mass thunderstorms in Florida so could be a good contracts of weather.
Thank you for all the great tips; I can see how doing those tasks that will save you (or cost you 5-10 seconds later), amounts to being ahead of the aircraft. What would you be the amount of time you are ahead of the aircraft generally (30 seconds or closer to a minute, or more)?
Depends on the airplane and how fast it is and which aspects you are referring to. Situational awareness you can never be far enough ahead. But as a general rule you want to feel like you are waiting for what you’re doing next. So 30-60 seconds is always good.
Baron Pilot I would think holds and dme arcs was a challenge in the beginning but I can determine a hold now just by looking at the DG along with drawing it out. Question? What are your thoughts on using Foreflight? I currently use Naviator for android and it has served me well as a VFR pilot and I do have geo reference approach charts, but I'm thinking Foreflight offers more along with the stratus. Just curious thanks!
Have to give some credit to the controller. He went out beyond the bare minimum and really tried to get the pilots the safety most comfortable pathway to their destinations.
Hey Baron Pilot, I really loved the video and your channel. As a PPL flying a much worse equipped C172 I don't have the courage you do to navigate like that through the weather! Just a small observation about your RT (radiotelephony) which I hope you don't take the wrong way. I was trained to the British standard but I assume it should be the same for standardization: - If the ATC says "climb and maintain 9000", the response should be "climb and maintain 9000" and not "up to 9" or "down to 9" - When passing 7400 to 9000 it's pronounced "passing seven thousand four hundred climbing nine thousand" and not "at seven point four up to nine thousand". - "Squawk 6342" is replied as "Squawk 6342" and not "6342 in the box". - "Altimeter 30.00" should be replied as "Altimeter three zero zero zero" and not "triple zero" And a couple others. In general, if you reply using the exact same words the ATC uses it's easier for both you and him to process the information. When you "convert" a message into non-standard it's an extra step in your brain which can induce errors. As I said, please don't take my comment the wrong way! Maybe I am utterly wrong and this is the way to speak in the US. Love your videos and please keep them coming! :)
+jibeneyto thanks for watching! Some of my phraseology is designed to minimize radio traffic. Repeating back every word isn't always necessary and ties up the radio in busy environments. With that being said I'm sure some of my phraseology isn't perfect. 😉
Awesome flight! I'll stick to flight sims, I get scared enough navigating around storms in the boat. What do you do if weather turns bad at your destination while underway? Have you ever had to change your flight plan mid flight or do you find somewhere to fly circles until it passes?
+Tyson Rose just depends. in my video Single pilot IFR is never routine, th-cam.com/video/wbunFsZAXf0/w-d-xo.html I broke off the approach and diverted to wait it out.
I like to fly with you, I enjoy the whole route; I confess that I didn't realise when you landed, it was great, I congratulate you and thank you for the ride
I am a new IFR pilot and I just found your channel and I am learning a lot. Are you using Foreflight on both tablets? And also controlling your radio with the tablet? What installed GPS unit are you using?
I have FF on both but I am only using it on my yoke mounted mini. The larger tablet is running a app called Avidyne IFD100 which controls my Avidyne IFD440 GPS. I love it.
Great video. How do you have your Ipad mini attached to the yoke. I fly a Bonanza and have been unable to find a good way to attach my mini to the yoke.
Thanks since I also own a B55 and have a home in Stuart Florida, I have learned a lot about florida flying and the B55. Is clarity aloft the classic or the one with Bluetooth? I have always used headsets with noise canceling.
+Robert Tigani Cool then you feel my pain! Lol. My Clarity Alofts are all classic. When I bought them, that was the only model they offered. Recently I have been thinking about buying the Bluetooth version, but I may just change my audio panel instead. TBD.
nice video, It is a nice explanation that I have ever seen and heard about. It is very educative. I would like to know what kind of APP GPS your use? I use Nav Pro but I don´t have radar wheather in it. Thank for your videos, Very nice to see it.
Thank you! I am using ForeFlight on my iPad mini which gets weather from my Stratus 2s and Avidyne IFD100 which get weather from my Avidyne IFD440/SkyTrax100 setup.
BambinoGames just beat me to the punch. Great views, excellent inflight commentary. I finally flew a cross country yesterday. Took a buddy and his family to Tulsa to catch a flight to Orlando. His wife and son had never been in a GA aircraft. His wife was very nervous until we climbed into smooth, cool air @ 5500. She immediately relaxed and said she would definitely do it again. His son wanted me to fly them on to Orlando. He said it was a lot more fun than commercial. Thanks again. Great channel.
+Alan Waggoner that's awesome! I love hearing stories like that! My video next week is with first time passengers as well. Thanks for watching!
I am now going through some of your older uploads to glean all I can, and am certainly not disappointed, same top quality level of shared experience. Closest thing to actually knowing a pilot.
one of the best GA flight channels on YT. great multicam, great real world comms, great piloting. always click on your vids when posted. thanks for the great work.
+BambinoGames Wow! I am honored. I am continuously trying to improve them. Thank you for being a loyal subscriber. 👍🏻
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I like it too!!
BambinoGames For less arrogance and better overall single pilot flight ops. I suggest Premier 1 Driver. Nobody beats N390GM...Nobody
This is a very good video, perhaps labours the point a bit. I prefer Jerry W channel personally,
Jimmy Z confidence isn't arrogance. Great help video!
As a newly certified IFR pilot, I can't tell you how much this video has help me learn the weather outside the window as compared to the radar on the ipad. It was a real good lesson for me before I learned what not to fly in the hard way. I've been searching all over for a video like this. Thanks again this video.
+Randall Brown thank you. I love hearing that. Your comment alone makes all the work worth it. If you haven't already, check out my other video "Florida Thunderstorms" I am also editing another weather for a future release.
I know this video is now five years old but it was thoroughly enjoyable. Really appreciated your suggestions concerning ifr imc operations. You are an excellent instructor. Thanks again. Looking forward to your next video with your "princess".
As an old guy who will never see the left seat, thanks for all your work. Very informative and helps me get a grasp on the big picture.
Thank you and thanks for watching
Love the sound of those engines.
I'm not a pilot, but I love aviation and seldom miss a minute of your videos -- along with several others -- I get a tremendous amount of education via your commentary. Keep up the great work and know we'll be here soaking it all up!!
Thank you for your kind words and fo watching my videos.
Awesome discussion about single pilot IFR Kris... Well done.. Excellent decision making regarding the weather.... It's always better to be safe... Those FLA thunderstorms are NOTHING to play with.....
Hello,
I recently "found" your channel and wanted to express my appreciation for your videos - they're well done, your comments are all germane to the minutiae of instrument work, and you really know your stuff. Watching these is like a little BFR. I also wanted to commend you for thanking ATC for their efforts. They deserve more credit than they often receive.
Best,
DB
Welcome to my channel and thank you for the kind words. I couldn't agree more, good controllers are priceless & they don't get enough recondition .
I am a new subscriber to your videos. They are very entertaining and well narrated. I can appreciate the workload you mentioned as a single pilot. You do an excellent job of staying ahead of the plane, replying to ATC and monitoring your instruments. It is a pleasure to watch a professional pilot at work!!!
+James Wikstrom thank you for the kind words and for subscribing. Welcome!!
Excellent video. Thank you for doing these videos for those of us who can no longer fly and for those waiting to be able to fly. We appreciate it.
Thank you and your feedback keeps me motivated. Thanks for watching.
i just discovered your channel. the best channel for pilots that there is imo. nothing left off. the actual flight and some good advice for us
+Paloma White WOW Thank you!! I'm honored! Welcome to my channel!
Thanks for those good, practical lessons.
u know what I like about this guy, he's never a hotdog. Very enjoyable vid, tanx.
+Phil O thank you for the kind words.
It’s been a few years since was in the Navy and flew P3’ based in Brunswick, Maine. I really miss flying but will always recognize a true professional aviator. I don’t know his background. Doesn’t matter what it was. Very very impressed the way he approached IFR solo twin engine. Flying into Brunswick Maine or Iceland. Of course deploying to Bermuda twice was a treat. My highlight there was taking my Mother on a complete tour of Bermuda since it was her favorite pl;ace. Thanks again.
I was the only pilot besides the base commander who was qualified to fly the club T-34. I couldn’t help myself and with her permission we did a few acrobatics. Coming out of a loop we were heading straight down over Hamilton harbor. She loved it. I really miss her but will always remember how thrilled she was to see the entire island from 100’.
HAHA I wonder how my mom would handle that!
Very nice job of flying as usual. You always seem to bring your " A " Game to the cockpit. You certainly have a challenge flying with all the weather cells in FL but you deal with them nicely. Your experience shows in the cockpit! Love your videos and look forward to many more.
Thank you for watching and for your kind words. Plenty more to come!!
A bonus tip for using an autopilot. Especially, an AP with electric trim. Memorize the location of it's breaker. If it isn't collared, collar it. Runaway trim accidents are incredibly easy to prevent but still happen.
Just got my IFR here in KFMY. Thanks!
+Diego Azcuy that's awesome. Congratulations!! BTW, nice Avatar!
Really enjoyed that Chris. I'm only a low hour Recreational Pilot from Australia and initially dismissed this video as it was 'above my pay grade' - but I learned a lot. A little bit of wee may have come out when you entered that big cloud :) Thanks and stay safe.
Thank you for having us along. Good talk.
+gmoorman73 thanks for watching!
This is a really great channel. Learn a little from almost every video; time invested, not wasted.
Thank you. 😊
An excellent service to the GA community, kudos!
Thank you sir!!
That was a great flight, big guy... Your comments well done... It reminded me of some issues that a person gets relaxed on... There is nothing good about getting behind the airplane... Seems like when you do issues start mounting and can get worse all the way to the ground...
I'm not sure if pilots in other parts of the country realize that if you want to fly anywhere in Florida during the summer, you're quite apt to be quickly in IMC at any time. So, "staying ahead of the airplane" is most important. But staying ahead of the meteorological conditions in Florida means doing as much prep on the ground beforehand. Those of us who fly down lower; can scud-run, to a degree, especially since we are familiar with the airspace, but it's important to always remember that takeoffs are discretionary. Of course, in Florida you can just as quickly be in CAVU ten minutes after being in the soup. Nice video, nice professional flying attitude.
Well said. There is certainly a level of preflighting that must go on that just wouldn't translate into exciting youtube footage. Of course we have a saying in Florida, "If you don't like the weather, wait 30 minutes, it will change" LOL Thanks for watching!
Excellent trip. Very enjoyable. Thank you
ATB Martin
Awesome job...enjoyed the video and the flight 👍
YES, now I have an excuse to sit in front of the computer for nearly an hour! Gotta love the weekend! :)
+MrKnifeFanatic if you want to burn more time, you can always go back and rewatch some of my older videos as well 😎
You deserve so many more subscribers than you currently have. I know they'll keep coming, this is good stuff. I really really want to pursue my private wings again. There's an airfield (regional airport) literally 3 or 4 minutes away and already took lessons from the company running out of there (Air Reldan) out of New Orleans, but it's been some years ago. These videos are helping me understand readbacks and course changes in real-world settings.. busy ones at that haha, oh I could go on forever man, thanks so much for doing all this, you rock!
Thanks for the videos, I'll be flying a 68' baron 58 soon, nice to see someone fly one on video.
+Tuckthemuck nice. I'd like to be flying a 58! Enjoy!!
Great Video! Can you now and then show and talk about Approach Plates, SID's and STAR's? (like you have enough to do) Just now and then. I'm studying for my IFR. You would make a Good CFI. Thanks Again!
+TVWXMAN32 thanks! Sure, I will gladly add them to the conversations. Check out my video "Radar Vector Departure Procedure" I fly and discuss and RV SID.
Great video and thanks for the instruct. Also, good comments you made for the ATC guys. Oh, and grrreat landing.
Glad you enjoyed it. ATC down here are a great help and resource!
Very entertaining video and informative as well. Even before you gave your appreciative shout out to the controllers I was thinking about how helpful that first controller was by trying to keep you clear of the bad stuff. That was a very good summary about the things that must be done in order to stay ahead of the aircraft.
The controllers in Florida are great!!
thank you for the training I learned a lot as a student pilot, I will be watching more of the information you put out. I look forward to learning more.
+no one thanks for watching. Ch fl out some of my older videos as well. I have a few that you may find useful as well. Let me know how training goes.
Great video. Really enjoyed it.Brings back memories flying my Bonanza N4556M around the Fl area. Always a challenge getting around the buildups Really miss it. Thanks
Thanks for watching. I'm glad I help bring back good memories.
ATC was very helpful to all and I love to ride along, Thanks!
+Terry Heick ATC is always great. I am always thankful for their help!
I just found your, and watched this all the way through. I found it very inspiring. With sound common sense advice. Basically pre-plan your full flight on the ground, not complete it in the air. Thank you.
Welcome to my channel! :-)
Awesome video man, great editing, multiple cams, not to mention a really great plane!
+Josh McCorquodale thank you.
i love flying in the weather. i do regular round trips between KFXE and KPVC, 1169nm... always IFR. I always enter at least the first several waypoints before departure... the trip without an autopilot would be no fun. the trip without onboard weather would be a no-go...
Now that's a nice cross country trip!
Great. Video😎. THANKS FOR THE RIDE
I appreciaed your lecturing about preparedness
Glad you enjoyed it.
Great videos, i follow you from Argentina. on 1995 i flu during my comercial and instrument rating at FXE.
+Daniel Maggetti I have viewers from all over the world. I love it!! Thanks for watching!! FXE is a great airport. In 95 I was flying out of TMB
Thank you very much and i keep on watching the videos.
Wow I really do have viewers from all over the world! Welcome!!! +التمساح
التمساح Hi glad to habe a friend from Arabia
Nice video discussing Single Pilot IFR in Florida weather. I have a 172S and make some of the same trips you do, albeit slower 😀. One of the things I like is hearing you verbalize your decision making process and then hearing your communications with ATC. Since my decisions and ATC commas are similar, it helps me confirm I'm getting a few things right!
Why do you fly at lower enroute altitudes, though? There are times when you fly at 8000' and it seems that climbing to 10 or 12 would eliminate most of the left/right course deviation you end up doing. Takes a while to get there in a 172, but if I'm going more than 200nm it seems worth the effort. Just my opinion, asked because you have such a capable aircraft.
+Troy Techau mainly because with the FXE-SGJ routes, I have learned that they will either descend me early when heading south, or slam dunk me when heading north. I probably should start flying a little higher.
I'm hopefully about to start school for my A&P License in September. I just helped clean a Baron 58P.. I must say the left main landing gear is always substantially dirtier than the right main landing gear.. Haha. Keep up the great work!
+ryan moeller that's awesome. We need good A&Ps. Good luck!! Is that left gear dirtier or does it have more oil? On my airplane if I fill the oil above 11qts it will blow it out the breather tube.
Baron Pilot I'll have to ask the pilot. I'm definitely looking forward to more video's from ya. I'm a new subscriber. 👍👍
+ryan moeller thanks for subscribing!! I have a short video coming out this week and another weather flight from yesterday that should be out next week (work time permitting).
Thank you Baron
excellent video. As a recently retired enroute and approach air traffic controller, a few comments about controllers and weather...our radar might not display weather as well as your equipment so if you see weather you don't want to penetrate, speak up and request a deviation. Controllers are assuming, since your on an IFR flight plan, you will penetrate precipitation. They won't let you penetrate severe weather without telling you about it but they are expecting you to state if you want deviations.
They may want you to deviate a certain direction based on their traffic, airspace concerns, traffic load of controllers around them, etc. If that doesn't work for you based on what you're seeing on your equipment, tell them No. You are the PIC...you are responsible for a safe flight.
Also tell the controller how many degrees off course and for how long (if you know how long) That gives the controller information to base his traffic plans on and can expedite an approval for the deviation.
Some controllers are IFR pilots themselves so if you're getting lots of attention from a controller in the vicinity of weather, chances are good he/she is a pilot and knows what you're experiencing and is proactively helping you stay safe.
+Joel Wilkins First, thank you for all you do and did. I try to express my appreciation to the controllers on the radio as well as in my videos.
I also appreciate your comments. It confirms what I have been conveying to my viewers in my last few weather videos.
Thanks for the tip on length of the deviation. I probably don't do that often enough.
Thank you for watching and again, thanks for your comment.
I used to fly company B58 love that airplane stable IFR platform N1825W
Cool looking watch band!!!
Thanks
Amazing video as always ! Nice filming/editing. I always watch your video and learn someting every time. You are sharing your flight experience I apprenciate it ! Keep it up !
+Mathieu Gosselin thank you. I pick up something from every flight and video I make as well. Thanks for watching.
Most excellent video, Baron Pilot. Interesting and informative for both aviators and non aviators (such as me). Keep up the good work.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Great flight and excellent information.
+Luther Lewis Thanks for watching!
First time on your channel, it was totally excellent.
Will view some of the others.
+Dane Watson welcome. Thanks for watching my videos. There are more on the way.
I really enjoyed your video. I subscribed and am looking forward to more of your videos.
Welcome!! Thanks for Subscribing!!
Great videos. The next best thing to being there.
Glad you enjoy them! Thanks for watching1
Thanks for putting this together! Great video...
+Bob M. Thank you for watching!
Sir, this is a superb video. Thanks a lot!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
First time watcher and will be back, enjoyed the video. Currently I fly a Mooney M20C
Welcome and thanks for watching!! I use to fly a M20J. I loved that airplane.
nice video. just subscribed. look forward to watching more
+Gill Grylls awesome thanks! More in the way!!
Very interesting video. I don't fly but I would love to learn some day. ATC comms seems very intimidating from the outside. Definitely earned a sub!
+SpaceNavy90 thanks for watching and subscribing!! ATC comms are like anything else that's new. With a little practice it becomes second nature. Don't let it intimidate you.
Great flight well flown and very informative thanks again cheers
+Paul Taylor thanks for watching! I am glad you enjoyed it!
Whenever you talk to ATC or get a response from them, I try to figure it out as though I was onboard. It helps me a lot to comprehend and first of all apprehend the situation. By the way my son aged 17 would like to become a CPL , ha has just started his first PPL . He would like to go to Canada to study it there. He is having his instruction on a Cessna Skyhawk 172.We already got in touch with a couple of Canadian aviation schools. Grondair based in Quebec seems to be his choice. Since we are a french province in the Indian ocean we tried to have contacts with a french flying academy but it is extremely expensive and so selective to enter.
That's great. He must be so excited. I don't know any of the schools in Canada but I'm sure they are great.
Thanks for watching.
Great video. Interesting R/T (No chatter). Perfect multi-cam, especially on final.
Hopefully, my prayers for less expensive digital equipment will come true one day.
+Bernie McCann thanks! On of my cameras died or I would have had an even better view out the front. Please keep praying. I really need the prices to come down as well.
Baron Pilot. Thank you, just watched and subscribed immediately. Enjoy the full flight videos. Like your I pad setup and instrument panel. Is that an older Bendix Weather Vision?. Thank's again, looking forward to flying along again soon. jG
+Diane Glover thanks for watching and subscribing. Yes I have an older radar. Thankfully it still works great. Not looking forward to the costs of replacement. Lol
Super stuff, thanks for taking the time.
+Keo's Best You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Are the CHT gauges on the RHS redundant as they seem to have a quite a large split? Obviously you use the digital CHT in front of you but I am curious about the difference. And thanks for the videos. I have been out of the flying game for a while and am slowly reintegrating myself back in so I enjoy your trips as it gives me a chance to think like a pilot again, only cheaper!.. for now.
Really loving your videos! Beautiful flying, and excellent detailed explanation. I really get a lot out of watching each one, thanks for putting in the time to produce them. Question: do you have an autopilot?
+Noah M thanks! I do have an auto pilot. I talk about it in my video "Flying VLOG Viewer mail.."
Great commentary and video. Estero. Go Eagles.
Nice video. You need onboard radar for all that circumnavigation! I love XM but feel TS avoidance requires radar.
I guess you do have onboard radar, I missed that. A must in Florida!
Enjoyed the lesson - Thanks...
The US ATC /controllers are great! I wish I had this kind of support here in Brazil!
We are fortunate. We have the best system in the world.
Great video Baron Pilot, though I would wait with with the gear when I was sure there is no sufficient runway available in case of an eventual emergency landing.
Thanks for watching!
great video thanks you for sharing
Very nice. Thank you!
+Dan Brown thanks for watching!
I like your videos. I learn a lot to fly on the flightsimulator, thank you regards Roelof from the Netherlands
Netherlands!!!! Another country I hope to visit some day. I am always amazed how far across the world my videos have reached. Thanks for watching.
Subscribed. Excellent video. You've got a beautiful bird. It's also the first I've seen with a throttle quadrant set up as Prop Throttle Mix vs. TPM. Is your headset ANR? I've flown with a DC Clark for four years and am thinking of switching to a smaller setup like yours.
+Eric Simon thank you for watching and subscribing! The throttle quadrant setup is a trade mark of the Baron. My headset is not ANR but I love it. Lightweight, no pressure on my head during long flights and no interference from sunglasses.
Wonderful video !! Your presentation is one of the best and view frequently. Might I ask which app you use for editing and the recorder you use. Thanks again and keep 'em coming. Look forward to more.
+William Ludwig thanks for the kind words. I use a variety of GoPros and edit on FinalCut Pro 7 (old version)
Enjoyed the video. Good job!
Great stuff 17yrs ago while at a flight school in the panhandel got a hard lesson in scud running got caught in between cells in a 1965 piper Cherokee not fun you'd be surprised at all the stuff dirt etc flying around the cockpit
+mechanical pirate scud running can be a roll of the dice. But I'm glad you're here to tell the story.
He needs more IPADS ;). Great video. Well done. Good lessons.
Thanks! I am trying to figure out where I could add another! LOL J/K
Great video! Thanks for all the technical details. Your ipad screens look like they get brighter and brighter as the sun is going down almost as if they would really interfere with your night vision. Are they actually that bright at night or is that just the way they look on the video?
+M7 S8 I had everything bright so they would show up on video. After viewing the footage, I discovered I could turn everything down a little. When I am not recording I keep everything very dim.
Great job on video, and sharing. One item I always struggle with as an IFR pilot of a bonanza is what altitude to fly. Fly under the deck to watch , try to get on top to navigate around. I have onboard XM weather i also look at the Skew T logs, but they will not always tell you what the general cloud tops are, but what the CB tops are so not always a good tool. How do you decide when to go hi, when to go through, and when to stay below ?
Depends how low you are talking. Remaining below a cloud deck can be more turbulent then being in it or above. I will only stay low if I can remain VMC. I generally want to be high enough that I can see the buildups and avoid them. That coupled with what I am seeing on radar will determine if I feel the need to climb higher to get a better look. Personally, if I only had XM radar, especially with fast moving storms, I would always prefer to navigate behind them rather then in front of them. You will notice even with on board radar I still prefer to travel behind the storms when able. My goal is, even when IFR to remain VMC as much as possible. :-)
I agree and try to do that as well. Fear of getting trapped in between cloud buildups is always a concern of mine. I noticed at end of your last video you flew through a cumulus cloud that looked significant that had light to moderate turbulence in it. On video it looked like 10 degrees right would have missed it, i noticed nothing on radar, those are the decisions I struggle with.
That was a good example of where I could have (should have) asked for 10 right. I could see that it wasn't a large buildup and I knew it wasn't deep.As you mentioned there was nothing on the radar so I didn't ask. The turbulence was not bad, but it was a bit stronger then I expected. The lesson there is always ask. even for small buildups. Especially when its a small deviation. ATC is your friend and will almost always say yes.
I'm located in Ky and will be making a number of trips back down to Florida in my a36 and hope to make some more videos as well. The thunderstorms in Ky are different than some of the air mass thunderstorms in Florida so could be a good contracts of weather.
A very useful and interesting video, thanks.
Thank you for all the great tips; I can see how doing those tasks that will save you (or cost you 5-10 seconds later), amounts to being ahead of the aircraft.
What would you be the amount of time you are ahead of the aircraft generally (30 seconds or closer to a minute, or more)?
Depends on the airplane and how fast it is and which aspects you are referring to. Situational awareness you can never be far enough ahead. But as a general rule you want to feel like you are waiting for what you’re doing next. So 30-60 seconds is always good.
thanks for the ride
Thanks for coming along!
Halfway done with my IFR looking forward to completing it.
That's awesome. What has been the most difficult part so far?
Baron Pilot I would think holds and dme arcs was a challenge in the beginning but I can determine a hold now just by looking at the DG along with drawing it out. Question? What are your thoughts on using Foreflight? I currently use Naviator for android and it has served me well as a VFR pilot and I do have geo reference approach charts, but I'm thinking Foreflight offers more along with the stratus. Just curious thanks!
Awesome video! Seems like a ton of stress flying small planes.
Just requires concentration.
You are very professional that is for sure!
Really enjoyed this vid
+Surf Shop thanks! Another video on weather coming this week!
Have to give some credit to the controller. He went out beyond the bare minimum and really tried to get the pilots the safety most comfortable pathway to their destinations.
Hey Baron Pilot, I really loved the video and your channel. As a PPL flying a much worse equipped C172 I don't have the courage you do to navigate like that through the weather!
Just a small observation about your RT (radiotelephony) which I hope you don't take the wrong way. I was trained to the British standard but I assume it should be the same for standardization:
- If the ATC says "climb and maintain 9000", the response should be "climb and maintain 9000" and not "up to 9" or "down to 9"
- When passing 7400 to 9000 it's pronounced "passing seven thousand four hundred climbing nine thousand" and not "at seven point four up to nine thousand".
- "Squawk 6342" is replied as "Squawk 6342" and not "6342 in the box".
- "Altimeter 30.00" should be replied as "Altimeter three zero zero zero" and not "triple zero"
And a couple others. In general, if you reply using the exact same words the ATC uses it's easier for both you and him to process the information. When you "convert" a message into non-standard it's an extra step in your brain which can induce errors.
As I said, please don't take my comment the wrong way! Maybe I am utterly wrong and this is the way to speak in the US. Love your videos and please keep them coming! :)
+jibeneyto thanks for watching! Some of my phraseology is designed to minimize radio traffic. Repeating back every word isn't always necessary and ties up the radio in busy environments. With that being said I'm sure some of my phraseology isn't perfect. 😉
Awesome flight! I'll stick to flight sims, I get scared enough navigating around storms in the boat. What do you do if weather turns bad at your destination while underway? Have you ever had to change your flight plan mid flight or do you find somewhere to fly circles until it passes?
+Tyson Rose just depends. in my video Single pilot IFR is never routine, th-cam.com/video/wbunFsZAXf0/w-d-xo.html I broke off the approach and diverted to wait it out.
TY for the Great Video
+Jack Visser thanks for watching!
Nice flight, enjoyed it.
Thank you. Thanks for watching.
I like to fly with you, I enjoy the whole route; I confess that I didn't realise when you landed, it was great, I congratulate you and thank you for the ride
I am a new IFR pilot and I just found your channel and I am learning a lot. Are you using Foreflight on both tablets? And also controlling your radio with the tablet? What installed GPS unit are you using?
I have FF on both but I am only using it on my yoke mounted mini. The larger tablet is running a app called Avidyne IFD100 which controls my Avidyne IFD440 GPS. I love it.
Thanks! I am going to start looking into the Avidyne system...looks easy to navigate through. Keep the great videos coming.
Great video!
Outstanding vid. Great tips. New subscriber
Glad you enjoyed it & thanks for subscribing!
very nice mate awesome
Thanks!
Great video. How do you have your Ipad mini attached to the yoke. I fly a Bonanza and have been unable to find a good way to attach my mini to the yoke.
+Al Briseno I bought mine from www.ipadyokemounts.com/ I adjusted it down Because it was blocking my view of my JPI
Baron Pilot great. I'll check it out. Also what system are you using on iPad to coordinate with you gps.
is the spin dial that you have on your altitude indicator something you added? If so, where did you get it?
+sometimesifly_ yes. Gotbit from sportys. Very helpful.
Thanks since I also own a B55 and have a home in Stuart Florida, I have learned a lot about florida flying and the B55. Is clarity aloft the classic or the one with Bluetooth? I have always used headsets with noise canceling.
+Robert Tigani Cool then you feel my pain! Lol. My Clarity Alofts are all classic. When I bought them, that was the only model they offered. Recently I have been thinking about buying the Bluetooth version, but I may just change my audio panel instead. TBD.
nice video, It is a nice explanation that I have ever seen and heard about. It is very educative. I would like to know what kind of APP GPS your use? I use Nav Pro but I don´t have radar wheather in it.
Thank for your videos, Very nice to see it.
Thank you! I am using ForeFlight on my iPad mini which gets weather from my Stratus 2s and Avidyne IFD100 which get weather from my Avidyne IFD440/SkyTrax100 setup.