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Life in the FL
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Join me as I explore the use of general aviation while I tour the country with Eaglemania, the world's greatest tribute to the Eagles.
My job as the drummer of Eaglemania requires that I be available at specific times and locations for sound-checks and shows around the country. I use my Piper Meridian to travel to these shows. However, this requires some complicated decision making - both in the air and on the ground - in order for me to reliably and safely get there on time.
This Vlog chronicles and details this process, while exploring some of the places that we are fortunate to play around the country.
This Vlog is not meant to be a substitute, addition, or supplement to flight training, and is meant for purely entertainment purposes. While much of the process is detailed here, much is edited, such as checklists, other aspects of flight, and some standards of practice. For further information, please contact a Certified Flight Instructor.
My job as the drummer of Eaglemania requires that I be available at specific times and locations for sound-checks and shows around the country. I use my Piper Meridian to travel to these shows. However, this requires some complicated decision making - both in the air and on the ground - in order for me to reliably and safely get there on time.
This Vlog chronicles and details this process, while exploring some of the places that we are fortunate to play around the country.
This Vlog is not meant to be a substitute, addition, or supplement to flight training, and is meant for purely entertainment purposes. While much of the process is detailed here, much is edited, such as checklists, other aspects of flight, and some standards of practice. For further information, please contact a Certified Flight Instructor.
LOW FUEL, NO RWY LIGHTS at NIGHT in P46T. TStorms on return in Piper Meridian to Florida. Ep29
Weather outlets:
METARs TAFs and NOTAMs
www.weathermeister.com/
Graphical forecasts
www.aviationweather.gov/
NEXRAD and planning
foreflight.com/
Windy-TV for outlook planning
www.windy.com
Eaglemania:
eaglemaniaband.com/
Blue Raven Entertainment:
blueravenartists.com/
MANY thanks to:
Steve Thorne/Flightchops
ua-cam.com/users/FlightChops
Max Trescott/Aviation News Talk
aviationnewstalk.com/
METARs TAFs and NOTAMs
www.weathermeister.com/
Graphical forecasts
www.aviationweather.gov/
NEXRAD and planning
foreflight.com/
Windy-TV for outlook planning
www.windy.com
Eaglemania:
eaglemaniaband.com/
Blue Raven Entertainment:
blueravenartists.com/
MANY thanks to:
Steve Thorne/Flightchops
ua-cam.com/users/FlightChops
Max Trescott/Aviation News Talk
aviationnewstalk.com/
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Storm Avoidance and Fuel Management. 2300nm in a Piper Meridian or P46T, a Turboprop. Ep28b.
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Weather outlets: METARs TAFs and NOTAMs www.weathermeister.com/ Graphical forecasts www.aviationweather.gov/ NEXRAD and planning foreflight.com/ Windy-TV for outlook planning www.windy.com Eaglemania: eaglemaniaband.com/ Blue Raven Entertainment: blueravenartists.com/ MANY thanks to: Steve Thorne/Flightchops ua-cam.com/users/FlightChops Max Trescott/Aviation News Talk aviationnewstalk.com/
The VERY UNUSUAL CONTROLLER ERROR. Piper Meridian CDW to Nashville (MQY) for MMOPA convention.
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We barely got off in time for this one due to airport closures related to Hurricane/TS Ida which flooded and closed every GA airport in the area. While the weather down was decent, I encountered some ATC errors on approach in to Smyrna, TN while under the care of a trainee. We are all allowed to make mistakes, especially while training. Weather outlets: METARs TAFs and NOTAMs www.weathermeister...
Flying a Turboprop from Manteo, NC to Akron, OH with night return. Ep27 of Life in the FL.
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Weather outlets: METARs TAFs and NOTAMs www.weathermeister.com/ Graphical forecasts www.aviationweather.gov/ NEXRAD and planning foreflight.com/ Windy-TV for outlook planning www.windy.com Eaglemania: eaglemaniaband.com/ Blue Raven Entertainment: blueravenartists.com/ MANY thanks to: Steve Thorne/Flightchops ua-cam.com/users/FlightChops Max Trescott/Aviation News Talk aviationnewstalk.com/
STARS and STORMS into DULLES! Piper Meridian CDW to IAD, SR-71 tour, and EM at BIRCHMERE. LIFL Ep26
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In and out of Dulles Airport in Virginia in the Meridian for an Eaglemania show at the Birchmere Theater in Arlington, VA. On the way down, I use the radar to corroborate what I was seeing on Nexrad and go over the differences in scaling between onboard radar and Nexrad. STARs assigned into Dulles as well as on the return flight to Caldwell, NJ were a good opportunity to go over that as well. T...
Piper Meridian P46T Manteo to Roanoke. Radar vs Nexrad vs Stormscope. Tstorm Avoidance Strategies.
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Eaglemania plays a big outdoor event in Roanoke, VA in May of 2021. Getting there was relatively easy, but getting home required some strategery, Come sit in the right seat while I demonstrate how I use Nexrad, the onboard Garmin GWX-68 radar, and stormscope to navigate around convective weather. And avoiding the weather wasn't limited to the flyying, but the show must go on! Weather outlets: M...
Piper Meridian P46T CDW to JYO. IFR and LIFR with multiple approaches. Cirrus G2 VisionJet demo.
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Three shows over two days in Leesburg, VA at the Tally Ho Theater. The weather was IFR and LIFR the entire weekend, making for some fun and interesting flying. In addition, I was invited to demo the Cirrus G2 Visionjet which was a truly extraordinary experience. It's a long episode but, hopefully, worth every minute. Weather outlets: METARs TAFs and NOTAMs www.weathermeister.com/ Graphical fore...
P46T Meridian Caldwell to Millville, NJ. IFR/VFR/Class B and getting what you want. LIFL Ep23
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A pair of Eaglemania shows in Millville, NJ and the short flight to get there and back through dense and complicated airspace makes for some interesting strategic decisions. The weather allowed me to keep all of my options open. Weather outlets: METARs TAFs and NOTAMs www.weathermeister.com/ Graphical forecasts www.aviationweather.gov/ NEXRAD and planning foreflight.com/ Windy-TV for outlook pl...
P46T Piper Meridian MQI to IAD. ICING into IAD and how I handled unusual ATC routing.
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Flying the Piper Meridian from Dare County, NC (KMQI) to Washington Dulles (KIAD) and back. Significant icing on the way there and some screwy routing and how to deal with it on the way back. All for Eaglemania's first theater show in months at the Birchmere Theater in Alexandria, VA. Weather outlets: METARs TAFs and NOTAMs www.weathermeister.com/ Graphical forecasts www.aviationweather.gov/ NE...
RV-8 to Northumberland, PA. Ultimate VFR, RV-8 tour, and G3x demo.
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Short but sweet. A tour of the RV-8, followed by a short but sweet VFR trip to Eastern, PA for an outdoor Eaglemania show. Demonstration of some of the features of the G3x. Weather outlets: METARs TAFs and NOTAMs www.weathermeister.com/ Graphical forecasts www.aviationweather.gov/ NEXRAD and planning foreflight.com/ Windy-TV for outlook planning www.windy.com Eaglemania: eaglemaniaband.com/ Blu...
PA46T to Manchester, NH. THUNDERSTORMS, nighttime arrival, weather, live music and COVID19. Ep 20.
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Up and back to Manchester, NH for the band's first show in four months. Flying complicated by tropical storms, thunderstorms, nighttime arrival with weather. See how one pioneering venue was able to make lemonade from the lemons of lockdowns and the demise of the live music business. Tupelo Music Hall: www.tupelomusichall.com/ Weather outlets: METARs TAFs and NOTAMs www.weathermeister.com/ Grap...
P46T/Meridian Black hole & SOLID IMC approaches, M600 Autoland. LIFL Ep 18.
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Eaglemania sets out to play shows in Rutland, VT and Plattsburgh, NY. Weather forces some adjustments to the schedule, resulting in a 'black hole' approach at night in the mountains, and a return in some challenging IMC. Plus, I demo the M600 and Garmin's Autoland. Weather outlets: METARs TAFs and NOTAMs www.weathermeister.com/ Graphical forecasts www.aviationweather.gov/ NEXRAD and planning fo...
P46T/Meridian to Tampa. P-51 MUSTANG aerobatic recurrency. Xcountry/fuel plan/strategy. LIFL Ep17
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Eaglemania goes to Tampa for a week's long residency at Busch Gardens. Cross-country weather and avoidance, with some threat of icing, as well as my fuel strategy and planning in the Meridian. Thirteen shows with some downtime allowed me to go to Stallion-51 and get an hour of instruction in the P-51 Mustang. All aerobatic recurrency - wing-overs, loops, aileron rolls, barrel rolls, Cuban's, re...
ATC LAUGHS, but got EWR-LGA-JFK in my RV-8. LIFL Ep19
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Newark, LaGuardia, and Kennedy all in one flight…in an RV-8! The unfortunate circumstances of air travel in the country at the moment allowed for a unique opportunity. Is it possible that I am the first to land an experimental at any or all of these airports? A little bit of a departure from the regular LIFL episode, but I hope you find it interesting nonetheless. Weather outlets: METARs TAFs a...
P46T/Meridian Leesburg, VA and BWI. ; LIFL Ep16;
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Eaglemania plays the Tally Ho in Leesburg, Virginia and Ram's Head On Stage in Annapolis, MD. While the flights were not challenged from a weather perspective, the usual intricacies of maneuvering in a busy Class B were in full form. Multiple STAR's, a really short leg (which in some ways is the most challenging), and my favorite, the 'descend via'. Some icing to plan around on a couple of the ...
P46T/Meridian ICE and low ceilings. Bedford, MA and Manchester NH; LIFL Ep15;
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P46T/Meridian ICE and low ceilings. Bedford, MA and Manchester NH; LIFL Ep15;
P46T/Meridian MINs on approach. Xcountry and IFR planning. Kalamazoo, MI and Latrobe, PA. LIFL Ep14
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P46T/Meridian MINs on approach. Xcountry and IFR planning. Kalamazoo, MI and Latrobe, PA. LIFL Ep14
P46T/ Meridian Xwind ldg and wind shear, night icing. Sanford, ME and Schenectady, NY. ; LIFL Ep 13
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P46T/ Meridian Xwind ldg and wind shear, night icing. Sanford, ME and Schenectady, NY. ; LIFL Ep 13
P46T/Meridian at Dulles with BEST ATC. Night return. Dulles and Harrisburg, PA. ; LIFL Ep12
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P46T/Meridian at Dulles with BEST ATC. Night return. Dulles and Harrisburg, PA. ; LIFL Ep12
Meridian/P46T Xwinds, night IFR, Clapton trib. Salisbury, MD and Millville, NJ in P46T. ; LIFL Ep11
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Meridian/P46T Xwinds, night IFR, Clapton trib. Salisbury, MD and Millville, NJ in P46T. ; LIFL Ep11
Meridian/P46T Night approach, dbase mismatch & SynVis fail. Montpelier, VT. ; LIFL Ep10
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Meridian/P46T Night approach, dbase mismatch & SynVis fail. Montpelier, VT. ; LIFL Ep10
Meridian/P46T Night flying and airborne VIP. Ice cancels a trip. Lawrence, MA. ; LIFL Ep9
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Meridian/P46T Night flying and airborne VIP. Ice cancels a trip. Lawrence, MA. ; LIFL Ep9
Meridian/P46T Comm failure with ATC at night? ODP NOTAMS. Keene, NH; LIFL Ep8
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Meridian/P46T Comm failure with ATC at night? ODP NOTAMS. Keene, NH; LIFL Ep8
Meridian/P46T FF routing error and THUNDERSTORM avoidance. Youngstown, OH; LIFL Ep7
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Meridian/P46T FF routing error and THUNDERSTORM avoidance. Youngstown, OH; LIFL Ep7
Meridian/P46T Thunderstorm avoidance, using the radar. Providence, RI; LIFL Ep6
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Meridian/P46T Thunderstorm avoidance, using the radar. Providence, RI; LIFL Ep6
COAST to COAST in the Meridian/P46T. NJ to Klamath Falls, OR; LIFL Ep5
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COAST to COAST in the Meridian/P46T. NJ to Klamath Falls, OR; LIFL Ep5
IN/OUT Class B Procedures. Dulles in the Piper Meridian/P46T; LIFL Ep4
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IN/OUT Class B Procedures. Dulles in the Piper Meridian/P46T; LIFL Ep4
Meridian/P46T THUNDERSTORMS and XC strategy. KBVY and KPWK; LIFL Ep3
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Meridian/P46T THUNDERSTORMS and XC strategy. KBVY and KPWK; LIFL Ep3
Meridian/P46T IMC and strong XWIND with visible accident on runway. KBKL and KLBE; LIFL Ep2
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Meridian/P46T IMC and strong XWIND with visible accident on runway. KBKL and KLBE; LIFL Ep2
It's always saddening when a UA-cam content creator I've been following for years decides to discontinue posting new material. It seems that's what's happened here. There's a new owner of the Meridian that is now based in Florida. Eaglemania has a new drummer. I hope Jon is well, just moved onto other interests in life. It happens. After I earned my instrument rating last year, I stopped flying and now I build wood furniture in my spare time.
Aha! You provoked me out of retirement to reply! I’m flattered that you enjoyed my channel so much and I’m sorry I haven’t produced more content. It really really takes a lot of time - about 90 minutes of post production for every minute you see. To be honest, the channel never really took off (no pun) the way I had hoped. I’m glad that for some people the intent of it resonated and I hope that it will continue to fill a niche somewhere. I thank you for your support. As for me, I would never ever ever give up flying! Since I stopped producing videos, I sold the Meridian, got typed in and subsequently bought a citation mustang. I’ve added types in the C525 line as well as the Boeing-727, which I’ve developed a little bit of an infatuation with. I’ve started instructing part time in Cirruses and I do a lot of mentoring in the Meridian/Malibu/M600 line. I did step aside from Eaglemania a bit over a year ago. They are up to 120 shows/year (!) all over the country. I made a decision that, after 11y of growing this wonderful concept into something with a life of its own, it was time to step aside. I wanted my weekends back to spend time with my family and travel and fly more. My number one sub, Ron Negro, replaced me seamlessly. I’m still very very close with the guys and will sub for Ron when he has a conflict here and there. It’s all good. I toy with the idea of adding to this channel with Mustang content and maybe someday I’ll start up again. We’ll see. Notes like yours definitely provide the encouragement and are much appreciated.
@@lifeinthefl94 Thank you for the detailed explanation. And I truly am relieved. Yes, speaking on behalf of everyone, we would be thrilled to see Mustang, Citation and 727 content! Even if they're not quite 90:1 level of production. And that's great news about the World's Greatest Eagles Tribute Band, their ongoing phenomenal success. Hope they'll come to Miami! With you subbing for Ron!
Great video
I see Eaglemania is coming to the Kate Theater in August , my husband and I are looking forward to the show. My husband is a retired AA pilot and also owns a Piper Cherokee 140 and stores the plane at Chester CT, wandering will you be flying into Chester? Great airport. Love your videos. Jen from Old Lyme CT
Are you still Flying? It's been a year... Hope to hear from you soon.
Please don't do spoiler intros. Don't show the end of the book then start back at the beginning.
4 million plane 200 crowd i need that accountant
Excellent videos. I can’t believe it took me so long to stumble upon these while trying learn more about meridians. I love the format and decision-making walk-through as it pertains to weather and IFR.
I fly an M600 and I really enjoy watching your UA-cam videos. Your flight planning, execution and thought process is familiar to myself but I’m a pilot without a schedule so am more able to wait for better weather most times. My wife and I are snowbirds and winter in Spruce Creek Fly In throughout the winter months. Excellent job you’re doing. Cheers
Looks like you sold 929DA, still flying?
Your flying procedures, equipment usage, ATC communications are always spot on. Then add great decision explanation, good story telling combined with video, audio, editing and narration makes your videos top notch. Then add in the good b-roll footage gives you a fantastic edge. Still cannot figure out why everyone is not watching this stuff.
Great videos! You do a fantastic job explaining your flight strategy, fully check weather, and use your equipment well. The explanation of your radar and when not to use XM weather was very well done. I watch many UA-cam videos and your is among the very best. The camera setup, B-Roll, audio and editing are perfect. You always tell a complete story that is well unfolded and written. Fantastic narration as well. I cannot figure out why you don’t have 100k-300k subscribers and well over a million view given your content. Please keep it up.
These videos are just as good when watching a second time. Still entertaining while gaining knowledge. Thanks again.
Keep coming back to learn from your flight. Each time picking up more nuances. Thank you sir.
Need some new content with the Mustang
Just a total classic! Had to dig this out and rewatch. Congrats on a once in lifetime... or once in forever!
same here, took me a while to found back this video :)
What a fabulous channel! Absolute excellent editing! Glad to find your channel! Lots of great ideas for videos on my channel! Blue skies!
These are really some of the best GA aviation videos I've yet seen on UA-cam. The clarity of your audio and video, the planning graphics is top notch. But the content itself is amazing - both the in the air and on the ground. I love how you set out your ADM and it was a true privilage to hear Phil share his experiences of the SR-71. Liked and subscribed!
I agree about B. Coleman at Gary, IN. They are the best FBO I've ever been to. They literally rolled out the red carpet for us (on my wife's side as they should)
Not knowing your income or finances, my question is with the cost of fuel burn, charges to keep a plane at lot for a few hours or days. Id assume once you returned back home after a great show are you break even or in the red? Compared to booking a flight ✈️ on any commercial flight back. Having & Flying own plane has benefits, leave when you want, no TSA security or lost luggage.
Are you going to create videos in your M2?
Do you know Pat Brown? He’s a dpe in Houston but makes drum sticks.
This is awesome
Really enjoy your videos. I fly a PA46 out of BCT and was a classmate of two of your partners….
Real musicians make their mark on the world "WITH THEIR OWN SONGS"!!!! Anyone can be a copy cat.
Glad you enjoy the channel. To your other point, rather than trolling, ask yourself what is a philharmonic orchestra playing Beethoven’s 9th Symphony doing? Are they 'real musicians'? What about you? Are you a 'musician' by your own definition? How many tickets have you sold this month? And, so far as I can tell, neither myself nor anyone else here asked you for your opinion about what constitutes a musician.
thanks for sharing great learning approach
Absolutely love your content! I'm in love with the PA 46. I fly out of KOXC just to the northeast of you. If you're ever in my area I would love to check out your bird and hear your story. Keep up the good work. with only 430hrs under my belt and aspirations to fly a pa 46 myself, it is inspiring to see such great pilotage. Great work!
Jon: Love this channel. Practical aviation and sharing to improve GA safety.
I HATE looking at my gas gauge!!!!! I'd always rather stop and have sufficient reserve to simply cross that consideration off my checklist. But I'm not flying a turboprop. Yet.. 👍
Hey Jon, question for you. I noticed you’re wearing an oxygen tube. Can you explain what it is & why you’re wearing it? (I’m assuming it’s flight related & not personal medical reasons)
Hi there! At FL300, the cabin is at 10,600'. Spending long periods of time at that cabin altitude is fatiguing and my O2 sat is around 85%. I bought an oxygen concentrator which brings my saturation up to 96% and I feel much less tired and less dull after spending time at that altitude. Thanks for reaching out and hope you are enjoying the channel.
One follow up question. What make & model concentrator?
Your flight planning is simply amazing. You really know your stuff. C'mon and admit it. You're also a meteorologist. I just know you are.
Ha! nope. Vascular surgeon but not meteorologist. Thanks for watching and Im glad you enjoy it.
@@lifeinthefl94 Yes. I read that you are a surgeon on one of your other vids. You're basically a man of many talents. I'm a man of unfinished talents. Was a drummer years ago. Was a paramedic years ago. Been a student pilot for many years. LOL
This was a very interesting episode - really enjoyed the level of detail into the planning and execution of the flight, editing, and narration.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video - indeed extremely professional flying and video editing (apart from playing great music;). Two questions if I may: 1. would you really have tried to land without rw lights on? Legal or not: the landing and taxi lights are as bad as in nearly any aircraft…no chance for seeing any obstacles on the runway or if you missed it on the go around below any IFR minima… 2. why didn’t you simply reduce the torque to increase your range rather then consider a fuel stop?
Markus- great questions and thanks for reaching out. To the first, yes - I would have landed without the rw lights. The Meridian has pretty good landing and taxi lights so that, between the GPS guidance and the synthetic vision, I would hav no trouble getting it into the flare, at which point I am only relying on the aircraft lights anyway. As to reducing torque to extend range, I was actually doing that to some degree here but just didn't include a narrative on it.
Great stuff as usual. Thx for uploading.
Thank you!
Thanks for the pro flying and edit, Jon!
You bet!
Great video very timely. Had the same situation going in to my local airport with a aircraft that got stuck on the runway had to go around and come back which then forced fuel limits.
It can be scary stuff! Glad you enjoyed and thanks for reaching out.
Glad to see you posting again. Taking time to share your methodical flight planning approach and enroute considerations is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for watching and glad youre enjoying these!
From the title of your video, it's sounds like someone made some terrible flight planning decisions which put themselves in a bad, rookie position!!
Simply by virtue of the fact that you reached out, I think I can safely assume that this isnt your first time watching UA-cam videos. Have you noticed that you cant really judge the content based on the title?
Thanks for posting yet another well-produced, well-edited piece. The Piper I fly is flown a lot slower and lower, but much of what you cover still applies. For me, it's all about staying focused on the process, and your videos help do that.
So happy to hear that! Thank you!
Perfect. Thanks for taking the effort and sharing. Educational and entertaining 😊 Really appreciate it. (It would be interesting to see you include RAIM prediction and RAIM failure plan in your pre-flight discussion. This can be confusing for many of us and your concise discussion could be helpful.)
I am certain this Meridian is equipped with WAAS therefore it is unnecessary to incorporate a RAIM check prior to flight.
Agreed. And the runway lights should switch on without an issue too 😊 Just a suggestion to consider expanding the comprehensive pre-flight planning because this channel is very educational on a practical level. Safe flying.
Hi there! Because the G1000Nxi is WAAS capable, I do not routinely do RAIM checks. Your point is a good one and Ill consider adding that in the future. Thanks for watching!
Oops, in my original comment I meant WAAS coverage - not RAIM prediction. (You’re lucky in the USA because you have WAAS. We don’t have that in Australia. We hope to have SBAS by 2028!)
Always love your video’s. Well paced, edited, explained and always a little educational. Thankyou
Thanks for watching!
👍, Jon.
Thank you!
The fake Eagles. Lol. Another awesome story. It’s great to see the thought process behind your ADM. The as-it-happened format is really compelling. Thx for all of the work and care you put into these.
Glad you enjoyed it
Geez…3nm out, that’s cutting it close. Did you check with the airport as to why it didn’t work the previous tries? Great video!
I was told (at that time which was a while ago) that they had been having issues with it. Thank for watching!
@@lifeinthefl94 thanks, appreciate the follow up!
Great seeing you posting again! I’d take the bug over the bird any day. 😂 I’ve had the opportunity to fly with a friend in his JetProp. I remember the constant reevaluating the fuel situation. Amazing to see where we you go from a zero fuel situation to having an hour reserve all because you crossed a frontal boundary.
Definitely what I was trying to capture here. Thanks for watching.
Man this is great all around... I always appreciate ADM decision walkabouts through all the circumstances, and see the outcomes. I learned a lot!
Thank you!
Loved your question: What would you do if I dropped dead? Not the nicest thought but a situation to prepare for.
Exactly! Thanks for watching.
@@lifeinthefl94 Looks like you need to upgrade the panel to include SAFE RETURN !
Ha! If only it was a panel upgrade....
Best part is your laugh as a reply that they will coach you back. Knowing the instant challenges of flyibg a fast complex turbo prop plane would be a handful at best if days for any non pilot. It would be challenging or disastrous at worst case.
Love the video! Drummer check, former O/O Meridian check. Now O/O of a CJ4. I'm sure you will too!
Ha! That’s great!! Did you just now find the channel? I’ve been remiss in posting for a while, in part because I went and got typed at FSI in ICT in the CE510(s). Was under contract to buy one and the deal fell through late in the prepurchase inspection due to engine corrosion. Have put the acquisition on hold and will pick it up again at the end of the year. How long have you had the CJ? Do you love it!?! Are you playing drums actively? Once I get the Mustang and start making videos in it I’ll post to CJP.
@@lifeinthefl94 I just found this channel, it appeared on my home page. Haven't played the drums in a while, but bet you can guess who my favorite drummer is based on my tail number. I had a CJ1 for 10 years after the meridian, than decided to get a Premier1A. Loved it however only had it for a year and a half, kept having flap fail issues. The CJ4 is my dream airplane. It is a beast in range, altitude and speed. Going tomorrow for my 61.58. I've never flown a mustang, I've heard it is a great airplane. CJP is a great source of information. I'd recommend not purchasing a Mustang without it having a engine program. I'm sure there are people who would argue against it. Not having to worry about the engines, is a piece of mind.
@@N2112_CJ4 Neil!! My very close friend and mentor on the drums, Joe Bergamini, co-wrote a book w NP and they became good friends. So sad that he’s gone. I would NEVER buy a plane that wasn’t on programs. This one is/was and as a result it was hard to get any answer from Pratt as to whether the corrosion was significant or not. Ended up hiring a couple consultants who all agreed it was pretty bad, so I had to scuttle the deal. Very very disappointing. Where are you based?
@@lifeinthefl94 I'm based in South South Texas. Look me up on CJP on search member database with my tail number and send me an email or a text tomorrow.
Always look forward to your videos. Really enjoy the explanations and the flight planning graphics you include.
Glad you like them!
Just fantastic. Look forward to seeing more soon.
Thank you! More coming for sure.
When they keep you low is it an option to reduce power to save fuel or does it not work that way in a turboprop? Love the videos!
Yes - that definitely works (look at the curve for parasite drag and you'll see why that works in just about any airplane), something that I employ routinely but which only haves about 60# of fuel over a three hour flight. Glad you're enjoying these!