Always always always sync the heading bug. Even if you’re not using the AP, get in the habit of always keeping that synced. Also remember NAV tracks the NAV source; either green needles or magenta needles.
This is great advice! I forgot to do as you suggest, and one time the results were quite alarming! So yeah, I thank you for the reminder to always sync that heading bug. I’ve also heard that if you don’t do it during your check, you will fail. Anyway, thank you for taking the time to comment!
@@RusscanFLY Thank you so much!! You’re a huge inspiration. I love your videos. You are so down to earth and give all glory to our lord and savior. You flew into Saratoga I think a couple weeks ago. That’s my airport. Let me know if you come back, I would love to meet you.
Really enjoyed this video! You are doing a great job! Airline pilot here and I love General Aviation. Keep on visiting your Mom in your capable plane and skills. I am sure she really appreciates it. You inspired me to get a GFC500 for my Cessna 182. Remember on top of your G5 is your "score board" it says what your mode control of your autopilot is in. It's the same in the B737 I fly. That way you keep your scan where it belongs on the primary instrument display. Great job, wonderful video!
Thank you so much for your support! I really appreciate the positive positive feedback, and for you taking time to send this awesome comment. I definitely highly recommend the GC 500 auto pilot. It is truly amazing, especially when paired with a yaw dampener! I’m definitely getting better at my scan, especially given that I am starting to do instrument reading trainings. I’m definitely seeing that there’s a certain level of precision that I lack, but I’m hoping to gain over the course of the training. At any rate, thanks again for the support, and for your service in the aviation community! Fly well!
Russ, you are doing the right thing. Get out there and play with it until it does what you expect. Keep looking at the g5. For green means active etc to see the mode it’s in. Shoot full missed approaches to see how it reacts. That landing was great. Keep flying to the end!
Thank you so much! I’m definitely interested in learning how to shoot approaches with this thing. It definitely is such an amazing piece of equipment. Take care, and thank you so much for your support.
I completely agree! I don’t do it as often as I should, but definitely gonna do more of it in the new year for sure. Take care, and thanks for watching.
Just finished my CFII, the autopilot and automation management is a big area the FAA wants us the teach to instrument students. Its good to see you thinking through the autopilot usage and making sure its doing what you want it to do. Also, awesome job with that crosswind landing!
Thank you so much for letting me know that. and congratulations on just getting your CFII! That’s so awesome! Again, I appreciate the feedback regarding my desire to have some command of how that auto pilot operates. Thank you so much for the support and positive feedback. And congratulations once again!
Russ, you are doing the right thing. Get out there and play with it until it does what you expect. Keep looking at the g5. For green means active etc to see the mode it’s in. Shoot full missed approaches to see how it reacts.
Thank you so much, brother! Yeah, that crosswind was no joke! I kept thinking to myself, Russ, you may need to go around! Anyway, God bless you, brother, and stay on task!
Wow! Yeah, that landing was well executed despite that ornery xwind. It was exhilarating! And it didn't seem as bad as you mentioned. I applaud the way you wrangled that wind for the touchdown! 👏 👏 👏 It was a great show of your skills. 😊
Thank you so much! Yeah, that landing had a brother working! I kept thinking to myself, is it time to go around, is it time to go around! But yeah, it all worked out, and it pushed my crosswind Landing boundaries. Thank you so much for your support. It is greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much! I thank you for your support and positive feedback. I’m also glad that you do learn something. Definitely one of my major goals for sure. Be well!
Russ, I just about didn't watch this video as I thought it was going to be another speech in front of barbed wire which is okay, and I'm glad I fast forwarded to the point where you were actually flying through the air.
I hear ya! I tried to do a mixed videos, and tried different perspectives. But I definitely understand that sometimes the talking gets to be a bit much. I try to limit it as much as possible. But in the end, I am so grateful that you decided to watch! Thank you for doing so, I greatly appreciate it.
Smart at getting the HP with the plane; our 182 came without with a 6 pack; we're looking at getting rid of the vacuum pump, adding an engine monitor, and adding an AP; high price, but your excitement has me excited! What GPS do you have? Great work on the crosswind landing!! Thanks for letting us follow along!
Yeah, the price will be well worth it. I will say the best piece, will definitely be that engine monitor. That thing has helped me so much manage cylinder head temperatures and what not. Helping to keep those cylinders happy, makes for a happy engine, which of course is the best thing that we can do for the entire Airplane. Also, getting ready to vacuum pump, will definitely lighten the load as well. Use a Garmin GT 650 for my GPS. It’s pretty awesome. I know people talk about touchscreens and stuff, but I will say at the end of the day, if it’s bumpy up there, it’s really hard to deal with the touchscreen, so I end up using anyway. Thank you so much for following on my journey, and for all the support. It is greatly appreciated.
I learned that Cirrus is the first private plane manufacturer to use a whole plane parachute system. I'm surprised Piper and Cessna haven't followed their lead.
Yeah, it’s interesting. I think it’s probably because those air frames, since they’re still pretty much metal, need to be changed in order to accommodate the parachute with the rocket.
GFC 500 is an awesome autopilot, someone said above to get in the hadn’t if syncing your heading bug, I do that constantly so if the autopilot disengages, you already know what heading you should be on, I’m so OCD about it I push it if it’s only off by a degree or two🤪😜 Did I miss the AWOS? What were the winds?
Yeah, sinking the head bug is a must! I found out the hard way what happens when that heading bug is not synced, and you hit that heading mode button on the auto pilot. I had a real scary situation happened for sure. Also, I can’t remember what the winds were, but they were definitely a little Squirrley. Take care, brother!
@@RusscanFLY Yea I typically play it back in the video so others can hear/see what it actually was, plus I’m so far behind editing I will forget as well…..
Thank you for sharing as always Russ. Love my GFC500! It is a real blessing. The Smart Glide feature of my GTN750xi coupled with the GFC500 is pretty awesome as well. Awesome Landing! On another note…how do you keep your front gopros from overheating? Mine overheats in about 30 min or less on the dash. I am using 5k, 30 fps….maybe too high of resolution?
That smart glass feature sounds awesome! I haven’t used any of the VNV or any of that kind of stuff yet, just because I haven’t started my IFR training. Hoping to get to that shortly. In terms of the GoPro, sometimes what I’ll do is I’ll put a piece of paper over top of them while I’m not filming to keep them from overheating, plus yeah I only shoot 1080 P. 4K or shooting seems to cause the cameras overheat too quickly so definitely change the settings.
You may not even know how awesome the GFC500 is. For IFR, that thing is cheating. It will fly the entire approach down to minimums and all I have to do is monitor. I've added it to my personal minimums for single pilot IFR. If it doesn't pass it's internal preflight tests and my preflight tests, I abort the flight. It's an incredible safety improvement for IFR. All of that said, it does require it's own level of proficiency. There have been a lot of accidents and deaths related to being not proficient with what the autopilot is doing. And as I've built up proficiency with the autopilot, I've discovered that my hand flying has gotten worse. Which means that increasing autopilot proficiency also means maintaining hand flying proficiency. I really like your plan of hand fly in one direction and autopilot in the other direction. Seems like a really great way to make sure your keeping your hand flying proficiency while growing your autopilot proficiency. You have an extra concern that I don't have: autotrim. This can create a problem called "runaway trim". This is not to say that having autotrim is bad. Just that you have extra things you need to practice handling to be proficient. And yeah that looked like a gnarly landing!
Hey brother, thank you so much for this amazing comment. I really want to thank you deeply for your willingness to always take time and provide me amazing wise counsel. The most important thing that you said in his comment, and I wanna emphasize, is this idea of runaway trip. That actually did happen to me, and I couldn’t understand why I had to push the yoke so hard. Before I disengage the auto pilot, I just took a quick scan up to the roof and saw that the auto pilot had trimmed the airplane full aft! it was a good thing that I did that, because as soon as I kicked the auto pilot off the nose wanted to dive. I was prepared for it, so I was ready to counteract that input, and hit that auto trim button immediately. But yeah, your cautionary tail is a good one. Take care, brother, and fly!
Haven’t started officially just yet. Just been kind of practicing some level Flight, and definitely getting oriented with the auto pilot. Gonna wait for my Airplane to go into an out annual next month.
Russ, I like to see you look for traffic more, head on a swivel like a fighter pilot. Also, I don't see you looking for a place to land (in case of engine failure)
Thank you for the advice. Yeah, I definitely was a little bit more distracted on this approach and landing, knowing that I was pushing my personal minimum on crosswind landing. But you’re right, I still need to be aware of other traffic in the area if any. Thanks again for the reminder!
You will enjoy instrument training, Russ, with the modern computer autopilot and navigation systems. In order to fly in IMC, we must be fully confident both in ourselves and our instruments. Having lost most of the feeling in my hands and having problems with computers going where I didn't intend, I no longer have enough confidence in my ability to manage the equipment and so have quit teaching instrument flying. You are young and computer confident like my sons and grandsons, so that will work out fine. The other thing is confidence in our ability to fly partial panel in the clouds. Get comfortable with that as well. You have the older (not glass) partial panel. Get comfortable with zero electric needle ball and airspeed. Yes, we didn't have an artificial horizon in the old days. The glass needle ball is a scary thing to an old pilot, but you have the little airplane turn and bank. When partial panel, DG is king. That is how we keep the wings level.
First, thank you for taking the time to send this amazing comments. I really appreciate the thoughtfulness, and the thoroughness of the content, and the concepts. I definitely hear you when you say about the computers, and having confidence in both the computer computer itself, and the ability to operate it myself. Take care, and thanks again.
Believe it or not, that’s the trim wheel in my piper. So instead of it being a wheel that you spin up or down to trim the airplane up or down, you move the lever left or right, to trim the plane up or down. It’s definitely taking some getting used to. So what you see the auto pilot doing is trimming the plane upward down automatically depending on the wind. That’s what makes the auto pilot even more amazing, just because it controls, not only picture role, but yaw as well.
It really did! I was a little worried at first. But I was glad that I went ahead and made it happen, as it really expanded my crosswind landing capabilities.
Yeah, that’s definitely true! That is definitely something that can happen for sure. So yeah, I do try to be careful about what I put on the dashboard for sure. Anyway, be well!
So my mom lives some distance from me, unfortunately. And since she’s a senior, she’s already said that she loves me, but there’s no way I’m getting her in the airplane! Lol! My wife and daughter, have flown with me, that video will be coming shortly. They definitely are not as neighbored with it as I am. Hopefully overtime they will want to do it as much as I do.
My wife says she doesn't want to fly with me unless I have "that blue-button thing" just in case I keel over on her. 😬 We're looking for the right bird to buy and i'll either get a cheaper plane with steam-gauges and invest in the avionics or bite the bullet to get what i want for the better equipped glass.
All the blue button does is level the wings. Auto land is the only thing that can help a passenger but that isn’t available for smaller planes. The next best thing is the red safeglide button which will find the closest airport and start flying towards it. Then ATC can talk them down.
@@Pa27pilot She knows... it gives her the opportunity to get to a known state and assess the situation. We've started "right-seat training" so she gets actual instruction on heading selection and working the comms.
I love that your wife is going to do right seat training. That’s awesome! Somebody suggested that I do the same as well. They’re thinking is that would make my wife more comfortable. Take care, and I’m definitely praying that you find the right Airplane for your mission! Be well!
russ ! im a fellow private pilot, im coming to philly for drone job training for asylon robotics, if your in philly , can we fly together ?? ill pay the gas and as well you know me from other comments , im on another account , usually im heavens gates aviation, im a big fan
Thank you so much! Yeah, just let me know when, and will definitely do some flying. Will definitely try to coordinate. I guess the best way is through Instagram. Hit me up, and we’ll see if we can link up. Take care!
So, AP philosophy. Start it dumb, and step it up as the flight requires. Set the bugs where you want them first, then HDG & ALT HOLD, verify and monitor. Then set the magenta line, then hit NAV mode, verify and monitor. Can be reversed. Think of it in 3 modes: pitch and roll is the first mode. HDG & ALT is the next, and LNAV/VNAV is the highest level. Don't fight the AP, defeat it with the big red button when ya start finger forking around trying to figure it out. Or, set a mode lower than what you have to keep it going in a straight line while you figure it out. APs can be a huge distraction. I even see it with experienced, but new on the 767 (me included). Getting wrapped up in mode selection and purple lines while the airplane is doing loops and rolls. Better to snap off the AP, fly it like a man, rebuild the AP's modes, and reengage. This is super nitpicky, but it's "terminate radar services" vs canceling VFR FF. Canceling is for clearances. My old man would holler so loud for putting anything on the dash, the whole airport would check their dash too. "Git dat crap offn the dash! Yer gunna scratch m'winder!" And that's what he said to the fed *before his checkride. Need less to say, I didn't need an intercom when learning to fly from him lol You're an amazing man! I love every video you do!
This comment is amazing brother Eric! I really want to thank you for taking the time to go through each piece. I love the idea of started dumb, and then smarten it up as you go. I’m definitely going to remember that from now on. I also want to thank you for the idea of cleaning up the dash. When things I definitely got to get better at is making sure that I’m confirmed in the scoreboard, what the auto pilot is doing. I sometimes look at the buttons on auto pilot itself, and fail to confirm it in the scoreboard. So thank you for that as well. Lesli, thank you for supporting the channel, and the positive feedback and encouragement. It really does help me to know that I should keep this thing going! Thanks again, and be well!
I love all these coaches on here. I get it and as we see he’s getting in tune with his abilities and the plane. Let’s be honest people he has a beautiful stable plane he is aware and constantly learning and growing. No One should be on here acting like a Super pilot. He has a beautiful piper 235. Most people will never be able to afford that. So let’s rain it in and let’s stop acting as if we all know everything and what he gets to experience is chump change.
Wow, I really appreciate how you have a brothers back! I’m going to have to call you up when the occasional troll comes out of the woodwork!😂😂😂 but seriously, I thank you for showing me grace, and giving me cover in this space. I will say that a lot of folks who comment are really, just trying to give me good direction and instruction. But I do appreciate your instinct to have a brother back! Thank you so much, you are awesome!
I like how people act like they bought the plane or paid for your flight lessons. Like people wake up I am not a child and you are not my overseer. It may just be people’s in ability to just give a mere compliment or say nothing at all. I’m sure it all comes from a good place though
All I am seeing is more experienced pilots giving him advice on what to think about based on what is being seen in the videos. It’s just well-intentioned coaching. That is how we all got better at the craft. It is difficult for a single pilot to get better because they are always flying in a vacuum with no one watching and giving advice. The advice he is getting by putting his videos out there is priceless. The trick is to make sure the advice is appropriate and correct. Not all of it is. Just takes a bit of extra research.
Always always always sync the heading bug. Even if you’re not using the AP, get in the habit of always keeping that synced. Also remember NAV tracks the NAV source; either green needles or magenta needles.
This is great advice! I forgot to do as you suggest, and one time the results were quite alarming! So yeah, I thank you for the reminder to always sync that heading bug. I’ve also heard that if you don’t do it during your check, you will fail. Anyway, thank you for taking the time to comment!
Are You Kidding Me??? That was an AWESOME Cross Wind Landing!!!
Oh wow! Thank you so much. I appreciate that positive feedback. Take care!
I passed my checkride last Saturday!!!
That is so awesome! Congratulations! I am definitely happy for you. Now you are ready to fly! Enjoy that new pace license. Take care, and fly well!
@@RusscanFLY Thank you so much!! You’re a huge inspiration. I love your videos. You are so down to earth and give all glory to our lord and savior. You flew into Saratoga I think a couple weeks ago. That’s my airport. Let me know if you come back, I would love to meet you.
Really enjoyed this video! You are doing a great job! Airline pilot here and I love General Aviation. Keep on visiting your Mom in your capable plane and skills. I am sure she really appreciates it. You inspired me to get a GFC500 for my Cessna 182. Remember on top of your G5 is your "score board" it says what your mode control of your autopilot is in. It's the same in the B737 I fly. That way you keep your scan where it belongs on the primary instrument display. Great job, wonderful video!
Thank you so much for your support! I really appreciate the positive positive feedback, and for you taking time to send this awesome comment. I definitely highly recommend the GC 500 auto pilot. It is truly amazing, especially when paired with a yaw dampener! I’m definitely getting better at my scan, especially given that I am starting to do instrument reading trainings. I’m definitely seeing that there’s a certain level of precision that I lack, but I’m hoping to gain over the course of the training.
At any rate, thanks again for the support, and for your service in the aviation community! Fly well!
Russ, you are doing the right thing. Get out there and play with it until it does what you expect.
Keep looking at the g5. For green means active etc to see the mode it’s in.
Shoot full missed approaches to see how it reacts.
That landing was great. Keep flying to the end!
Thank you so much! I’m definitely interested in learning how to shoot approaches with this thing. It definitely is such an amazing piece of equipment. Take care, and thank you so much for your support.
Cool love seeing the use of auto pilot
Thank you so much! It’s definitely a great tool for sure. Take care!
Keep Flight Following all the way as it provides an extra layer of safety
I completely agree! I don’t do it as often as I should, but definitely gonna do more of it in the new year for sure. Take care, and thanks for watching.
That landing was boss
Thank you so much! Definitely trying to get better!
Glad to hear that mom is doing well. Love you guys! ❤
Thank you, sis! Sending love right back to you and my adopted family!
Just finished my CFII, the autopilot and automation management is a big area the FAA wants us the teach to instrument students. Its good to see you thinking through the autopilot usage and making sure its doing what you want it to do. Also, awesome job with that crosswind landing!
Thank you so much for letting me know that. and congratulations on just getting your CFII! That’s so awesome! Again, I appreciate the feedback regarding my desire to have some command of how that auto pilot operates. Thank you so much for the support and positive feedback. And congratulations once again!
Russ, you are doing the right thing. Get out there and play with it until it does what you expect.
Keep looking at the g5. For green means active etc to see the mode it’s in.
Shoot full missed approaches to see how it reacts.
Thank you so much! Will do. Definitely great advice, and I love experimenting with this thing in a Safeway. Take care!
As always god bless u all. Hope you enjoyed your weekend famlay. #salute my gud brotha!
Thank you, brother! I appreciate the love and the blessings. Take care!
Wow! You did it. I remember landing with a crosswind just like that. Your landing was impressive.
Thank you so much, brother! Yeah, that crosswind was no joke! I kept thinking to myself, Russ, you may need to go around! Anyway, God bless you, brother, and stay on task!
Wow! Yeah, that landing was well executed despite that ornery xwind. It was exhilarating! And it didn't seem as bad as you mentioned. I applaud the way you wrangled that wind for the touchdown! 👏 👏 👏 It was a great show of your skills. 😊
Thank you so much! Yeah, that landing had a brother working! I kept thinking to myself, is it time to go around, is it time to go around! But yeah, it all worked out, and it pushed my crosswind Landing boundaries. Thank you so much for your support. It is greatly appreciated.
Thank you Russ for taking us along and teaching as you fly. I'm learning so much!!
You are very welcome. I thank you for coming along with me! Thank you for the support, I thank you for joining me on my adventures! Take care!
Another great Russ Can Fly video!
Thank you so much, brother! Definitely trying to keep improving, both in flight, and video production. Take care!
Never be afraid to go around 😊
True indeed! When in doubt, go around!
Good flying man! I learn something myself every video. So keep up the great work!
Thank you so much! I thank you for your support and positive feedback. I’m also glad that you do learn something. Definitely one of my major goals for sure. Be well!
Russ, I just about didn't watch this video as I thought it was going to be another speech in front of barbed wire which is okay, and I'm glad I fast forwarded to the point where you were actually flying through the air.
I hear ya! I tried to do a mixed videos, and tried different perspectives. But I definitely understand that sometimes the talking gets to be a bit much. I try to limit it as much as possible. But in the end, I am so grateful that you decided to watch! Thank you for doing so, I greatly appreciate it.
Smart at getting the HP with the plane; our 182 came without with a 6 pack; we're looking at getting rid of the vacuum pump, adding an engine monitor, and adding an AP; high price, but your excitement has me excited! What GPS do you have? Great work on the crosswind landing!! Thanks for letting us follow along!
Yeah, the price will be well worth it. I will say the best piece, will definitely be that engine monitor. That thing has helped me so much manage cylinder head temperatures and what not. Helping to keep those cylinders happy, makes for a happy engine, which of course is the best thing that we can do for the entire Airplane.
Also, getting ready to vacuum pump, will definitely lighten the load as well. Use a Garmin GT 650 for my GPS. It’s pretty awesome. I know people talk about touchscreens and stuff, but I will say at the end of the day, if it’s bumpy up there, it’s really hard to deal with the touchscreen, so I end up using anyway.
Thank you so much for following on my journey, and for all the support. It is greatly appreciated.
Always stay ahead of the aeroplane brother and keep safe .
Excellent advice! Thank you so much. Take care, and thanks again for your amazing support of this adventure. I greatly appreciate you.
I learned that Cirrus is the first private plane manufacturer to use a whole plane parachute system. I'm surprised Piper and Cessna haven't followed their lead.
Yeah, it’s interesting. I think it’s probably because those air frames, since they’re still pretty much metal, need to be changed in order to accommodate the parachute with the rocket.
GFC 500 is an awesome autopilot, someone said above to get in the hadn’t if syncing your heading bug, I do that constantly so if the autopilot disengages, you already know what heading you should be on, I’m so OCD about it I push it if it’s only off by a degree or two🤪😜
Did I miss the AWOS?
What were the winds?
Yeah, sinking the head bug is a must! I found out the hard way what happens when that heading bug is not synced, and you hit that heading mode button on the auto pilot. I had a real scary situation happened for sure. Also, I can’t remember what the winds were, but they were definitely a little Squirrley. Take care, brother!
@@RusscanFLY
Yea I typically play it back in the video so others can hear/see what it actually was, plus I’m so far behind editing I will forget as well…..
Love the camera angles! Approximate time flying from Pittsburgh to Philly?
Thank you so much! It takes about an hour and 40 1:55, depending on the wind.
Thank you for sharing as always Russ. Love my GFC500! It is a real blessing. The Smart Glide feature of my GTN750xi coupled with the GFC500 is pretty awesome as well. Awesome Landing! On another note…how do you keep your front gopros from overheating? Mine overheats in about 30 min or less on the dash. I am using 5k, 30 fps….maybe too high of resolution?
That smart glass feature sounds awesome! I haven’t used any of the VNV or any of that kind of stuff yet, just because I haven’t started my IFR training. Hoping to get to that shortly. In terms of the GoPro, sometimes what I’ll do is I’ll put a piece of paper over top of them while I’m not filming to keep them from overheating, plus yeah I only shoot 1080 P. 4K or shooting seems to cause the cameras overheat too quickly so definitely change the settings.
You may not even know how awesome the GFC500 is. For IFR, that thing is cheating. It will fly the entire approach down to minimums and all I have to do is monitor. I've added it to my personal minimums for single pilot IFR. If it doesn't pass it's internal preflight tests and my preflight tests, I abort the flight. It's an incredible safety improvement for IFR.
All of that said, it does require it's own level of proficiency. There have been a lot of accidents and deaths related to being not proficient with what the autopilot is doing. And as I've built up proficiency with the autopilot, I've discovered that my hand flying has gotten worse. Which means that increasing autopilot proficiency also means maintaining hand flying proficiency. I really like your plan of hand fly in one direction and autopilot in the other direction. Seems like a really great way to make sure your keeping your hand flying proficiency while growing your autopilot proficiency.
You have an extra concern that I don't have: autotrim. This can create a problem called "runaway trim". This is not to say that having autotrim is bad. Just that you have extra things you need to practice handling to be proficient.
And yeah that looked like a gnarly landing!
Hey brother, thank you so much for this amazing comment. I really want to thank you deeply for your willingness to always take time and provide me amazing wise counsel. The most important thing that you said in his comment, and I wanna emphasize, is this idea of runaway trip. That actually did happen to me, and I couldn’t understand why I had to push the yoke so hard. Before I disengage the auto pilot, I just took a quick scan up to the roof and saw that the auto pilot had trimmed the airplane full aft! it was a good thing that I did that, because as soon as I kicked the auto pilot off the nose wanted to dive. I was prepared for it, so I was ready to counteract that input, and hit that auto trim button immediately. But yeah, your cautionary tail is a good one.
Take care, brother, and fly!
Russ, how's your instrument training goin?
Haven’t started officially just yet. Just been kind of practicing some level Flight, and definitely getting oriented with the auto pilot. Gonna wait for my Airplane to go into an out annual next month.
Russ, I like to see you look for traffic more, head on a swivel like a fighter pilot. Also, I don't see you looking for a place to land (in case of engine failure)
Thank you for the advice. Yeah, I definitely was a little bit more distracted on this approach and landing, knowing that I was pushing my personal minimum on crosswind landing. But you’re right, I still need to be aware of other traffic in the area if any. Thanks again for the reminder!
Hey russ when can i come fly with you
Anytime! Let’s make it happen!
You will enjoy instrument training, Russ, with the modern computer autopilot and navigation systems. In order to fly in IMC, we must be fully confident both in ourselves and our instruments. Having lost most of the feeling in my hands and having problems with computers going where I didn't intend, I no longer have enough confidence in my ability to manage the equipment and so have quit teaching instrument flying. You are young and computer confident like my sons and grandsons, so that will work out fine. The other thing is confidence in our ability to fly partial panel in the clouds. Get comfortable with that as well. You have the older (not glass) partial panel. Get comfortable with zero electric needle ball and airspeed. Yes, we didn't have an artificial horizon in the old days. The glass needle ball is a scary thing to an old pilot, but you have the little airplane turn and bank. When partial panel, DG is king. That is how we keep the wings level.
First, thank you for taking the time to send this amazing comments. I really appreciate the thoughtfulness, and the thoroughness of the content, and the concepts. I definitely hear you when you say about the computers, and having confidence in both the computer computer itself, and the ability to operate it myself. Take care, and thanks again.
Russ, what is that handle above your head that is turning on it's own?
Believe it or not, that’s the trim wheel in my piper. So instead of it being a wheel that you spin up or down to trim the airplane up or down, you move the lever left or right, to trim the plane up or down. It’s definitely taking some getting used to. So what you see the auto pilot doing is trimming the plane upward down automatically depending on the wind. That’s what makes the auto pilot even more amazing, just because it controls, not only picture role, but yaw as well.
@@RusscanFLY so not a Trim Wheel, but a Trim Crank 😂
@@SmittyPilot yep!😂😂😂
Wow, that landed. Really, had you working for it?
It really did! I was a little worried at first. But I was glad that I went ahead and made it happen, as it really expanded my crosswind landing capabilities.
@@RusscanFLY For a moment, I thought you were going to go around. But you nailed it in the end.
i learned in school that its not good to put the headset on the dash because it can throw off the compass
Yeah, that’s definitely true! That is definitely something that can happen for sure. So yeah, I do try to be careful about what I put on the dashboard for sure. Anyway, be well!
There are some good suggestions in the comments section. Have you taken your mom up for a flight? Has your wife and daughter had their fill?
So my mom lives some distance from me, unfortunately. And since she’s a senior, she’s already said that she loves me, but there’s no way I’m getting her in the airplane! Lol! My wife and daughter, have flown with me, that video will be coming shortly. They definitely are not as neighbored with it as I am. Hopefully overtime they will want to do it as much as I do.
@@RusscanFLY I saw the one video that you had your wife and daughter with you. Mom, I'm sure, will be content seeing you on TH-cam. Keep being safe.
My wife says she doesn't want to fly with me unless I have "that blue-button thing" just in case I keel over on her. 😬
We're looking for the right bird to buy and i'll either get a cheaper plane with steam-gauges and invest in the avionics or bite the bullet to get what i want for the better equipped glass.
All the blue button does is level the wings. Auto land is the only thing that can help a passenger but that isn’t available for smaller planes. The next best thing is the red safeglide button which will find the closest airport and start flying towards it. Then ATC can talk them down.
@@Pa27pilot She knows... it gives her the opportunity to get to a known state and assess the situation. We've started "right-seat training" so she gets actual instruction on heading selection and working the comms.
@@nonDescriptAviation Now thats the best thing a spouse can do.
I love that your wife is going to do right seat training. That’s awesome! Somebody suggested that I do the same as well. They’re thinking is that would make my wife more comfortable. Take care, and I’m definitely praying that you find the right Airplane for your mission! Be well!
russ ! im a fellow private pilot, im coming to philly for drone job training for asylon robotics, if your in philly , can we fly together ?? ill pay the gas and as well you know me from other comments , im on another account , usually im heavens gates aviation, im a big fan
Thank you so much! Yeah, just let me know when, and will definitely do some flying. Will definitely try to coordinate. I guess the best way is through Instagram. Hit me up, and we’ll see if we can link up. Take care!
So, AP philosophy. Start it dumb, and step it up as the flight requires. Set the bugs where you want them first, then HDG & ALT HOLD, verify and monitor. Then set the magenta line, then hit NAV mode, verify and monitor. Can be reversed. Think of it in 3 modes: pitch and roll is the first mode. HDG & ALT is the next, and LNAV/VNAV is the highest level. Don't fight the AP, defeat it with the big red button when ya start finger forking around trying to figure it out. Or, set a mode lower than what you have to keep it going in a straight line while you figure it out. APs can be a huge distraction.
I even see it with experienced, but new on the 767 (me included). Getting wrapped up in mode selection and purple lines while the airplane is doing loops and rolls. Better to snap off the AP, fly it like a man, rebuild the AP's modes, and reengage.
This is super nitpicky, but it's "terminate radar services" vs canceling VFR FF. Canceling is for clearances.
My old man would holler so loud for putting anything on the dash, the whole airport would check their dash too. "Git dat crap offn the dash! Yer gunna scratch m'winder!" And that's what he said to the fed *before his checkride. Need less to say, I didn't need an intercom when learning to fly from him lol
You're an amazing man! I love every video you do!
This comment is amazing brother Eric! I really want to thank you for taking the time to go through each piece. I love the idea of started dumb, and then smarten it up as you go. I’m definitely going to remember that from now on.
I also want to thank you for the idea of cleaning up the dash. When things I definitely got to get better at is making sure that I’m confirmed in the scoreboard, what the auto pilot is doing. I sometimes look at the buttons on auto pilot itself, and fail to confirm it in the scoreboard. So thank you for that as well.
Lesli, thank you for supporting the channel, and the positive feedback and encouragement. It really does help me to know that I should keep this thing going! Thanks again, and be well!
don't forget you can always "go arround" , keep safe
True indeed! I definitely am always ready to go back on that throttle and drop a nacho flaps! Take care!
I love all these coaches on here. I get it and as we see he’s getting in tune with his abilities and the plane. Let’s be honest people he has a beautiful stable plane he is aware and constantly learning and growing. No One should be on here acting like a Super pilot. He has a beautiful piper 235. Most people will never be able to afford that. So let’s rain it in and let’s stop acting as if we all know everything and what he gets to experience is chump change.
Wow, I really appreciate how you have a brothers back! I’m going to have to call you up when the occasional troll comes out of the woodwork!😂😂😂 but seriously, I thank you for showing me grace, and giving me cover in this space. I will say that a lot of folks who comment are really, just trying to give me good direction and instruction. But I do appreciate your instinct to have a brother back! Thank you so much, you are awesome!
I like how people act like they bought the plane or paid for your flight lessons. Like people wake up I am not a child and you are not my overseer. It may just be people’s in ability to just give a mere compliment or say nothing at all. I’m sure it all comes from a good place though
All I am seeing is more experienced pilots giving him advice on what to think about based on what is being seen in the videos. It’s just well-intentioned coaching. That is how we all got better at the craft.
It is difficult for a single pilot to get better because they are always flying in a vacuum with no one watching and giving advice. The advice he is getting by putting his videos out there is priceless.
The trick is to make sure the advice is appropriate and correct. Not all of it is. Just takes a bit of extra research.