DFW Arrival in a Bonanza
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 พ.ย. 2016
- Join on a flight from Ada, OK, to Dallas - Fort Worth International airport (DFW). From programming the flight plan with an arrival route (STAR) into the GPS all the way to shutting down the engine at Corporate Aviation, the FBO at DFW. Follow along on the map, and listen to the Air Traffic Control radio for the whole flight.
The controllers at DFW and Fort Worth Center were very helpful, making this an easy flight. Flying into large airports doesn't have to be scary; finding your way on the ground during taxi is a little more work than on a small field, but still not difficult as you'll see in the video.
I spent one night in Dallas before flying back home. That departure from DFW is shown in another video in my channel, with a much longer "scenic" taxi route than on arrival.
Martin, thanks for these detailed flight videos. I’m a low time IFR pilot that appreciates flying right seat with you when I can’t fly.
Hello Martin, I really enjoy your videos! Excellent editing and commentary that really highlight the important aspects of flying IFR.
Years ago when I was a teenager, on the same day I earned my instrument ticket in a T-tail Arrow in San Antonio, TX, I flew up to DFW to pick up a friend flying in from Germany. I recall breaking out on the ILS 18L after making the approach at near cruise speed and was in awe at how expansive the airfield was! Thank goodness the GA ramp was straight ahead of me as I cleared the runway. It was super busy and I was concerned about getting stuck in a “penalty box.” Flying with ForeFlight and SafeTaxi has really made things easier.
Fly safe and keep up the great work. I look forward to many more videos.
Shane
Hi Shane, yes, DFW is incredibly large. Even flying from one end to the other takes a couple of minutes in my Bonanza. But they are kind and accommodating to GA traffic.
Regards,
Martin
you flew right over my house and my home airport, KTKI Another great video, thank you!
Great video and perfect crosswind landing!
Martin, I really enjoy your videos. Please keep them coming
Another nice job. I don't mind busy airspace, its the ground ops that stresses me out. LOL
Baron Pilot I agree! The ground ops can be intimidating...
Love your videos, and especially this one since I live in the DFW area. You flew right over my house.
Another excelent video! Danke
Hello Martin, another nice video. Thank you! I operate in bavaria as a dropping (Skydiver) pilot.
Great vids man! Keep it up!
I've flown in and out of several B space airports, but DFW among others remain to be visited.
Great vid documenting the different phases of your flight!
Thank you, Windtee!
Very nice video, another follower here. It is very cool how u put foreflite n ur gps on ur screen for us to see. Great work.
Thank you, Tomas.
I've done this at night in a Duchess. Somewhat intimidating taxiing at night amongst all of those large aircraft.
Martin... Nice video.... DFW is my home, enjoyed flying in with you! "Tail Winds to You"! JP
Thank you, Jim.
Regards, Martin
Thanks for some awesome videos. Love the complete flights, ATC, Foreflight view, STAR, SID, airport diagram and FBO cost breakdown. Each part adds to the value of the videos, great work. Your piloting is very professional and I am learning a great deal. I have 200 hrs and doing final prep for Instrument checkride out of KCMA.
I would like to see descriptions of climb rate calculations based on wight, performance and weather from the night before and the day of.
Thanks
Glad to hear this is useful, AdvWasi. As for performance calculations, you may be disappointed to hear that I rarely do them. Most of my flights are such that take-off and climb performance are no-brainers due to the good performance of the Bonanza. There are some exceptions, for example with high altitude flying, but that's very rare for me. More important are fuel calculations, for which I rely a lot on the good estimates from fltplan.com, and - sometimes - weight and balance. I say sometimes because the A36 has a wide CG envelope that makes it very hard to get out of CG limits. Which makes weight the controlling factor on most flight, which in turn means that unless I bring more than three passengers or a lot of luggage, weight and balance is a non-issue.
I spend a lot more time on studying the weather before each flight, and - if the flight is in an unfamiliar area - the airspace structure and the general geography of the area. What are the names of airports and ATC facilities I'll be flying over/through? What are the elevations of the terrain I'm flying over? And so on. I'll think about if or how this can be presented in a future video.
- Martin
Camera placement afforded a perfect view, in line, with the raised feature on top of the cowl. Could see the crab to that crosswind to 31R then your textbook, upwind gear touchdown. If you haven't flown there, I'm looking forward to a DCA visual rwy 18. Bring the family. DC is a great holiday destination!
Thanks, Ronald. I agree, flying into DCA would be a fantastic treat, though with the security procedures in place for that airport, I doubt I can find a way to make it work.
I have visited DC twice before (flying in commercially), and I agree it's a great destination with lots of things to see.
It does seem daunting. I recently visited the Chicago center in Aurora. Its changed a lot since the 80s (my previous visit). Many questions were answered and I got to sit with a controller w/headset for about 20min! I believe they appreciated the interest from the Community, and for me, vice versa. Wash Center is in Leesburg VA, near IAD. Phone conversation, I'm sure, would answer many questions. I want to bring my son for a visit to the Chgo Tracon in Elgin this summer.
Yes, these ATC visits are very valuable, for pilots and probably to some extent for the controllers, too.
Hi
Nice video.
I operate at the main airport I Norway with a Cirrus 22T and that's works great.
Ulf
Ada is my home airport. I also fly a Bonanza A36. Love your videos. You must have had GAMI or Tornado Alley Turbo work on your plane. I have landed at Love Field in Dallas many times, but have never tackled DFW.
Russell, you are close - I attended an engine seminar (APS) that the "three amigos" (George, Walter and John) were teaching in Ada.
George is one of the best Bonanza guys out there. He checked me out in my Bonanza.
No argument there, Russell!
Noticed you made a no-flap landing. The bonanza lands just fine without flaps. Good technique to use at busy airports. I was flying the ILS into San Antonio International one time as a new IFR pilot and had in full flaps. The controller and the Southwest Airlines 737 behind me were not happy with my slow ground speed. Gear down will slow you sufficiently for your decent.
Russell, you can't see it in the video, but I did use flaps on this landing. I just waited until very short final to lower them, and retracted them shortly after touch-down.
Lowering them at the last minute obviously helps keep the speed reasonably high for the jet behind you at a busy airport. Raising the flaps on roll-out is somewhat disputed in the Bonanza pilot community (and maybe beyond), but for a variety of reasons that is my normal operation in this airplane.
I also retract flaps on roll-out. I once had a wing come up after touchdown on a very windy day. My partner in the plane waits until clear of runway. We agree to disagree.
I'm always scared cleaning up the bird too early. Was taught to keep flying the plane until you leave the active then you can clean up. Less chance or accidentally touching that gear lever in a rush.
Smooth and nice..... radio talk back quality wasn't the best ?
Thanks, Ian.
Are you referring to the noise in the radio? That was an issue with my ignition system, which has since then been fixed. You can hear that on my newer videos.
Best regards, Martin
Great video. I am curious. Did you choose DFW international so you could provide this educational video or was there another reason? Maybe just to say you landed there? There are so many small easy in easy out satellite airports that fuel is much less expensive etc....etc... great video though. Enjoyed the education.
Greg, you are right, there are many more convenient and more affordable alternatives. It's just that I really enjoy going to large airports with my small airplane, so very now and then I treat myself to an experience like this. The video is secondary, to create a memory for myself for later, but also as a learning tool for me (what could I improve?) and possibly for others that want to do the same and look for an idea of what to expect.
what is it that you do to go to all these different airports
Hi Don, I wish I could say I had a job that gives me the opportunity to fly into these big airports, but no - all these trips were for fun, like vacation trips where I flew the Bonanza instead of the airlines. I figure if I fly ~100 hours a year, I might as well go see some fun places in the process.
What app are you using here?
The app is called "WingX Pro".
How do you like it? Have you used Foreflight or the Garmin app? I ask because I'm considering Foreflight.
I can't compare WingX Pro with ForeFlight and Garmin Pilot, because I've only ever used WingX Pro. From what I hear, these apps do more or less the same things, with different looks and user interface concepts. I don't think you can go wrong with either one - some of them have free trials; you may want to download them and experiment, to see which one you like best.
I have only used Garmin pilot. But I love it.
I've used "FltPlan GO" about 3 years for my IFR flights around the US. It's robust, reliable, and FREE! They're on my 2 Android-based OS tablets. If you have an iOS-based tab, you can download it too.
Lot's of features like US TERPS, Low & High Enroute charts, Sectionals, and GPS for both enroute & terminal overlays are available.
I won't use Foreflight because it's not Android-based and won't be, according to Foreflight's developers.