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For 40-plus years I dreamed of flying. In June of 2017 that dream became a reality with my hard-fought PPL and purchase (half ownership) of a Cessna Cardinal 177B.
Then came the question: where to fly this beautiful machine with my wife, Morgan? Hunting online, I found a few cafés at scattered airports here and there. The $100 hamburger was fine, but Morgan and I are looking for more. Not fancy, but simply memorable. Together, our goal is to find adventure, new friends and amazing meals at places we would never have found without the gift of our shiny red Cardinal. Maybe it’ll be a mind-blowing rack of ribs, smoked salmon, flambe cheese saganaki or just the best damn burger ever. Who knows what we’ll find.
Most important, flying is simply too amazing a thing to experience alone. The goal is not simply to punch holes in the sky. The goal is for Morgan and I to embark on this adventure together.
Join along!
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Then came the question: where to fly this beautiful machine with my wife, Morgan? Hunting online, I found a few cafés at scattered airports here and there. The $100 hamburger was fine, but Morgan and I are looking for more. Not fancy, but simply memorable. Together, our goal is to find adventure, new friends and amazing meals at places we would never have found without the gift of our shiny red Cardinal. Maybe it’ll be a mind-blowing rack of ribs, smoked salmon, flambe cheese saganaki or just the best damn burger ever. Who knows what we’ll find.
Most important, flying is simply too amazing a thing to experience alone. The goal is not simply to punch holes in the sky. The goal is for Morgan and I to embark on this adventure together.
Join along!
therealforkflight
A Forkflight hop for lunch at the Jackson County Airport in the Cardinal 177b!
Checking the T's and P's and Bees for a short flight to Jackson, Michigan. And we get a fun, unexpected visit from a WW2 trainer airplane. Thanks to Jackson County Airport and The Apron restaurant for a great day. #flying #cessna #vfr
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Airspeed in the landing pattern in a Cardinal 177b
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It's kind of like that old commercial, "how many licks does it take to get the center of a Tootsie Pop"? How many times do you look at the airspeed indicator while in the pattern to ensure you don't get slow and potentially in a stall/spin situation? Just for fun... I counted. #flying #landing #cessna
Forest fire smoke, stone washed jeans and a flight to Elkhart, Indiana in the Cardinal 177b!
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Morgan and I fly down to Elkhart, Indiana in the Cessna Cardinal 177B to have lunch with our friend, Stevie D, in Mishawaka at his family-owned restaurant, Doc Pierce's. Along the way we deal with thick haze from Canadian forest fires and talk about Morgan's early days working for Stevie D at Chess King at the mall in Grand Rapids back in the day when you could smoke at the counter, buy parachu...
A bee in the cockpit, flight to Gladwin in the Cardinal 177 and the aftermath of a dam burst!
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Morgan and I flew to Gladwin, Michigan from Ionia to see our friend for the day. Lunch at the Riverwalk Grill. Got a tour of Gladwin and then a tour of the damage caused by the failure of 2 dams nearby in May of 2020 that has devastated the local community. #flying #aviation #cockpit
A Lake Michigan flight in the Cardinal 177 and hangar picnic with our friend, Joy!
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It was a perfect early evening for a flight from Ionia, Michigan out to Grand Haven, along the coast and over Grand Rapids with our friend, Joy, and then a picnic dinner in the hangar. Doesn't get any better! #aviation #cessna177 #flight
Cessna 177 flight to Marshall, Michigan, a bit of flight training and dinner at Schuler's
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It was a beautiful day so Morgan and I took a quick flight from Ionia to Marshall for dinner at Schuler's Restaurant where they will come pick you up from the airport! Also began showing Morgan how to run the radios and the basics of flight (in case she ever had to land the plane on her own).
A change of plans and a flight to Holland, Michigan in our Cessna Cardinal 177B
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We had planned to fly to South Haven... but no courtesy cars available to grab lunch somewhere. Then tried Midland. Same thing. So instead, we rented a car at KBIV near Holland and popped down to Saugatuck for lunch and a view of the Lake Michigan Coast. Perfect day for it.
Tear drops, instrument nozzles and lunch flight to Gladwin, Michigan in our Cessna Cardinal 177B
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Had hoped to fly the Cardinal up to Traverse City to have the new Garmin G5 installed but they were delayed, so instead Morgan and I picked a spot on the map and flew there. In today's flight it was to Gladwin, Michigan. The manager at the airport was great! Gave us a courtesy car and we grabbed lunch (ate it from the car) at Mack's on Main. Was hungry for a BLT and they were just the spot for ...
Lunch flight to Holland, Michigan in our Cessna 177.
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A short flight from Ionia to Holland, Michigan and lunch at Electric Hero Sandwich Shop - then a VERY quick stop by the beach on Lake Michigan. A thanks to FlyByAir at Holland for use of the crew car!
A little Dad time and a flaming golf cart in Cadillac, Michigan
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Flight from Ionia up to Cadillac in the Cessna 177B to spend some time with my Dad. While there, someone yelled "fire!" We turned to see flames and billowing smoke off the runway. Your heart goes up into your throat, fearing the worst. Luckily, it was a gas-powered golf cart that decided to self-immolate. Nobody hurt... except the golf cart.
Pattern practice at Ionia, Michigan in the Cardinal 177
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I needed to tighten up my pattern, so this evening's flight was all about getting that downwind a lot closer to the runway!
Lowell, Michigan from the air
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Taken from the Cessna Cardinal 177B on 8/30/20 at 5pm from 2,500 feet with video slowed to 75% speed. A little bumpy that day so the steadiness isn't ideal. But... it was still a fun flight. Between Morgan and I's Forkflight videos, I plan to drop a few of these aerials along the way if you cool with that!
Lunch flight to Muskegon in the Cessna 177 and a bee in the cockpit!
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On a hot mid-Michigan afternoon we took a quick flight to Muskegon (KMKG) to have lunch at the Plane Watch Food Park, a food truck park near the runway at Muskegon County Airport. A shout out to Vision Air Center for the use of the crew car! As you'll discover... I don't like bees. :)
Grand Rapids, Michigan aerial from the Cardinal 177.
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Just for fun, I took this video from the Cardinal at 2,500 ft over Grand Rapids Michigan today around 5:15pm EST. It starts at Reeds Lake on a NW track, crossing over downtown and then a bit of the west side. I slowed it down by 25% shot on a 4K camera. I may try this again with a different camera and camera setting to slow it down further so it's smooth. Also, I think I need to shoot early mor...
A picnic, ugly landing and pickled asparagus flight to Bellaire, Michigan in the Cessna 177B!
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A great trip from Ionia (Y70) to Bellaire (KACB) airport in Michigan to see an old friend of ours near the site of where we held our country wedding just short of 16 years ago. Time flies.
Solo flight to Grand Ledge, Michigan in the Cessna 177b.
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Solo flight to Grand Ledge, Michigan in the Cessna 177b.
A Pandemic Picnic flying to Ann Arbor in the Cessna 177B!
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A Pandemic Picnic flying to Ann Arbor in the Cessna 177B!
Pattern work in the Cessna Cardinal 177B
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Pattern work in the Cessna Cardinal 177B
Solo ForkFlight to former Wurtsmith AFB in the Cessna 177B
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Solo ForkFlight to former Wurtsmith AFB in the Cessna 177B
VR Cessna 177 Forkflight to Grand Ledge and dinner at Bell's Pizza in East Lansing, Michigan!
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VR Cessna 177 Forkflight to Grand Ledge and dinner at Bell's Pizza in East Lansing, Michigan!
VR Cessna 177 Forkflight to Oscoda, Michigan and dinner at Zeytin's Restaurant
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VR Cessna 177 Forkflight to Oscoda, Michigan and dinner at Zeytin's Restaurant
VR ForkFlight in the Cessna 177 to Grand Haven plus dinner at The Smyrna Bar
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VR ForkFlight in the Cessna 177 to Grand Haven plus dinner at The Smyrna Bar
Takeoff and landing practice in the Cessna 177 in Ionia
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Takeoff and landing practice in the Cessna 177 in Ionia
Virtual IFR Training Flight Using Occulus Rift, XPlane and PilotEdge
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Virtual IFR Training Flight Using Occulus Rift, XPlane and PilotEdge
Power off 180 landing in Cessna 177... and came up short. ;)
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Power off 180 landing in Cessna 177... and came up short. ;)
A quick Cessna Cardinal 177 flight to Fallasburg, Michigan.
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A quick Cessna Cardinal 177 flight to Fallasburg, Michigan.
Ionia to Detroit for lunch in the Cardinal 177
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Ionia to Detroit for lunch in the Cardinal 177
Fall photo flight to Grand Ledge, Michigan in the Cardinal 177
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Fall photo flight to Grand Ledge, Michigan in the Cardinal 177
Bonus Material! Crosswind landing with Cardinal 177 at Ionia (Y70)
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Bonus Material! Crosswind landing with Cardinal 177 at Ionia (Y70)
Flight to Owosso with lunch, wind and a haunted pilot!
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Flight to Owosso with lunch, wind and a haunted pilot!
what is the name of the tool to view the flight data in xplane on the plane? it's like having an iPad with you for your flight details.
This is a colossal waist of time. Nothing to be learned here.
don't know if you will see this but I think they do a fly-in only pancake breakfast every year in august around the 20th. I know they have done it the last two years for sure.
In the 80's I like many made fun of these. Today it would be my first choice in a GA factory built plane. Amazing what some years can do to improve the perspective. The Cardinal's reputation was destroyed by under informed journalists looking to create a sensational story and by gullible pilots who bought the bs. Except for the first production year, entirely undeserved. Not entirely deserved for the first year.
How accurate is the flight sim model of the Cardinal's performance?
Is that Foreflight in the pop up window? If so how is it integrated into vr?
If I ever hit the lottery I would probably waste as much money needed to go up with the blue angels lol
Any way to chat? I don’t have the IFR Low Chart you show. Also, doing this in a helicopter, I fly IRL as well. Thanks for your help.
I'm about to get a check out in a cardinal. I was hoping to hear more data, i.e. instead of "I'm a little fast" say something along the lines of your desired speed at that point in the pattern. What are your RPM and manifold settings. Stuff like that would be great. Thanks for posting up videos for those of us looking to learn about the different planes!
As I just bought a Cardinal I will be mindful starting this spring of the bees flying around. While I am not allergic I really don't like flying stinging things so I would have stopped pretty quick too to get that thing out of the cockpit before takeoff.
Really missing the videos of you two. Entertaining!
Thanks! Unfortunately the plane has been down since September for a cylinder replacement and some other work. With supply chain and AP resources thin, it's taken WAY longer to get back in the air than we hoped. Crossing our fingers for end of this month to be wheels up again!
@@johnjayforsberg Ohhhh gosh. Sorry to hear that. I’m having Cardinal issues of my own. But so far nothing engine related. Wishing y’all the best!
How are you displaying ForeFlight in the virtual environment? Great video 👍
Nice Landing 👍🏻
Hey What happened to this channel? Its great content!
So awesome man! What a PERFECT birthday present. I’ve been looking into doing this for a while. Fantastic!!’ Did you do the 30, 45, or the 60 minute?
Great video. Thanks. Folks, I have to be honest... Using VR and clunky controllers for IFR on either VATSIM or Pilotedge is a real PITA. The views in the Head set are cool, but trying to manipulate dials and knobs on a GNS 530, G1000, tablet, flight deck etc while talking to ATC is extremely annoying. Too many misfires while twisting in altitudes, freqs etc. I seriously doubt if the controllers as they are designed now will EVER be acceptable for live ATC where you can't pause the sim. I often find myself going in and out of headset to write clearances. Not fun. Perhaps in the future there will be a glove style controller where you don't have to pick up/put down controller while using yoke or throttle quadrant/switches etc. VFR flying is OK, particularly in Helos. The best solution is a hardware cockpit and the second best is a 3 wide monitor with 4th touchscreen and Air Manager. I have used all three approaches to simming and the most affordable and flexible is 3 wide/touch with Air Manager. This is what I use. I am not affiliated or trying to sell anything. Also, trying to follow your head movement on youtube videos has just too much distracting movement. Once again, no offense. Just a little cautionary advice for the newbies wanting to get into simming and/or youtubing.
Looks like a nice flight, nice Cardinal!
Hi you two. How are the updates going? I check for new videos nightly. Hope you get to do a Granot Loma air tour some time. Hope all is well.
Looking forward to getting in the air again. Was just out at the avionics shop today looking at progress! New equipment is almost done and hoping to test fly end of next week! Crossing fingers.
@@ForkFlight hopefully the mandates will be over and the weather nice! Looking forward to seeing some more trips!
After long negotiations with my wife, I am getting one next year. I will retire from professional flying in July 2023. This is the perfect replacement for my anxiety of leaving aviation. Easy to fly No medical examination No 6 month check rides Just warm weather and the wind blowing through whatever hair I have left .
Congrats on all counts! Also no Jeppesen subscriptions. No Garmin subscriptions. Yeah love it. Less buttons. More flying.
Miss you two.. Hope everything is well. Merry Christmas..
Doing well but have not been in the air much of late. Some upgrades (finally!) being added to the Cardinal that we’ll be talking about and showing soon. All good things. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well!
lol when i looked at the thumbnail i thought you were in a toyota camry or something. comfy looking cabin
It's funny that I just had a convo with someone and described the Cardinal experience like flying in a comfy Honda. In my case, I said it was a Civic. Camry might be the better choice.
Beautiful bird you got there!!!
Thanks!
I like the footages of the camera you mounted under the AC.
Thanks for the GR tour. I’m a Cardinal owner and pilot living in San Diego. I’m from GR though. For many, many reasons I miss Michigan. If it just didn’t snow!
Thanks, Thomas! Yeah right now is the perfect time. Fall colors and all. The first couple of snows I enjoy. But by February (where you also only get a few good VFR days)... I'm done.
Great channel. About to start the G.A. process and found you. Very Inspiring. Great work, good Job.
Thanks! And welcome to the GA family.
Hello is this the Rift or the Rift S? TIA.
Rift. Old video, though. Have since switched to Quest 2
@@johnjayforsberg How are you liking it? Do you need a powerful graphics card for Q2? TIA
@@edwincgmail4069 i do like it because no sensors required. Easier to use in a small space. It does require a hefty graphics card, though. But I am using the same card as what I ran for the Rift
Ahahahaha I loved the post-flight picnic with the chicken, err, I mean Cardinal :) awesome
Nice job guys! Looks like a great place for a bite to eat.
Oooooh, yes - talk aeronautics to me!!
Love those JXN controllers!
You guys have so much fun!
YEEEhawww!
Hey Morgan, know how to twerk?? 🤣🤣
@morgan yes. 1,000 ft for every 10 NM. So- 5000’ for a 50NM flight
Cool video. Thanks for sharing
Gotta add that to the good habit list!
The right number is what it takes to land safely!
Exactly. What I liked is that instinctively I was looking much more frequently in that base to final turn.
Absolutely love your videos. I have to be honest, I watch for Morgan! Great vids, great editing and beautiful Cardinal!
Thanks Amber! I watch it for Morgan, too. 😉
What a perfect flight! Im so jealous...lol
It was the perfect day trip!
We’re you flying last Sunday around noon because I thought I recognized your voice over the radio I was flying south towards Romeo state airport and I swear it was you
Your ears were correct! I was with my CFI doing my bi-annual flight review. I passed. 😉
@@ForkFlight awsome I’m finishing up my 25 hours because of insurance For a high-performance and complex I bought a piper Comanche to 250 Hope to see you out there somewhere at a restaurant
@@stevenovi7093 oooh nice. The Comanche 250 is a beautiful plane. Great lines. Perhaps a Jackson restaurant run in our future.
@@ForkFlight you bet
Some dance moves there!
“Intersection of Christian and Reformed” LMGDAO!
Your shot of Lowell was heaven sent! …and you know my position on heaven 😜
Interested in how you mount your iPad. The mount I use covers my bottom gauges and yours doesn’t seem to. Thank you N34490
Here's the mount I purchased back in 2018 (though looks like they have tweaked the design a bit): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C2JICW0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I secure it to the yoke shaft from underneath. I found that gave me more clearance so it wouldn't whack into my knee when doing my pre-flight control check. My oil pressure, temp and CHT gauges are now moved to a higher location so the ipad doesn't force me to look around it to see the gauges like it used to.
@@ForkFlight thank you, I may already have what I need. I just never thought of mounting the cradle from the bottom.
At least it wasn't a bee in your bonnet lol
I'd be looking for the ejection ring.
You left your flaps down after landing at Gladwin...Just sayin'...Not like I have ever done that before...lol Like the 2 G5's...Thats what im putting in mine. Great vid. Always enjoyable to watch . Thanks.
I noticed it when we got back to the airport. D’oh! And it bugged me seeing it when editing the video. It was one of those ‘once you see it that’s all you see’ deals. I wondered if anyone was going to catch it! The internet sees all. 🙂
Love your videos. It brings back memories when my Father used to fly from the Momma Airport. Keep up the great work with the videos
…”jesus christ there’s a lot of numbers! 🤣🤣🤣
Morgan - superb flight attendant announcement
Lol! Really enjoyable video!
Thanks, fellow Cardinalinian!