Ben Wolak
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Flying Christmas Presents Across Michigan - Operation Good Cheer
Flying to Holland, MI as part of Operation Good Cheer 2024!
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - ARB to PTK
02:18 - Loading up at PTK
04:37 - PTK to BIV
06:45 - Unloading at BIV
07:25 - BIV to ARB
08:56 - Outro
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Washington White Water and Mt Rainer
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Highlights from our trip to Seattle / Washington State this past summer! We flew in straight from Alaska at the end of our days there and after arriving in Seattle, we went to Deep Sea Sugar and Salt Bakery where Liz was excited to try a couple slices of cake. After that, we drove to North Cascades National Park for whitewater rafting on the Skagit River and then back to Seattle for the night. ...
48hrs in Alaska!
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Highlights from our 2024 trip to Alaska. We landed in Anchorage around 6pm, and after going on a hike of Flattop Mountain, we watched the midnight sunset and crashed for the night. The next day, we had breakfast in downtown, went to the Alaska Zoo, then went flying out of Lake Hood through the mountains after a quick visit to the Alaska Aviation Museum, went for a horseback ride along (and in) ...
Mackinac Island 2024
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Highlights from our 2024 trip to Mackinac Island, MI
3 Days in Hawaii!
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Trip highlights from visiting Oahu in May 2024 00:00 Arrival 00:32 Day 1 05:43 Day 2 09:29 Day 3 13:00 Departure
Flying to 2024 Solar Eclipse!
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Elizabeth and I flew down to Ohio to watch the 2024 solar eclipse! 0:00 Flying to Dayton 2:01 USAF Museum 2:46 Flying to Urbana 4:10 West Liberty, OH 4:39 Eclipse! 7:06 Flying back to Michigan
Boyne Highlands and Nubs Nob
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Winter 2024 trip up to Boyne Highlands and Nubs Nob in Northern Michigan.
Eastern Caribbean Cruise!
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Eastern Caribbean Cruise on Adventure of Seas from Royal Caribbean departing out of Port Canaveral, FL to Nassau, Bahamas, then to Labadee, Haiti, and finally to Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. 00:00 - Day 1 - Embark, Port Canaveral 02:18 - Day 2 - Nassau, Bahamas 05:19 - Day 3 - Sea Day #1 07:10 - Day 4 - Labadee, Haiti 09:03 - Day 5 - Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic 13:28 - Day 6 - Sea Day...
Las Vegas 2023
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Recent trip that Liz and I took to Las Vegas! We spent two nights there but got a lot in during our time. 00:00 D1 - Flying to LAS 00:28 D1 - Exploring Resorts 01:50 D1 - Dinner at PRIME 02:30 D2 - Hoover Dam 03:18 D2 - Colorado River Rafting 04:02 D2 - Lake Mead Rec Area 04:27 D2 - Valley of Fire State Park 05:51 D2 - Dinner and High Roller 06:14 D3 - Off Roading 07:24 D3 - Brunch and Pool 07:...
Flying to Niagara Falls!
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Highlights from a recent trip flying to Niagara Falls, NY! 00:00 Flying to IAG 04:21 Niagara Falls 07:19 Flying back to ARB 11:33 Outro
Turnip Rock 2023
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Highlights from a recent trip to Turnip Rock in Port Austin, MI
Flying to Mackinac Island
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Some highlights from our Summer 2023 trip to Mackinac Island! Pretty interesting landing at about the 7min mark... 00:00 ARB to TVC 02:45 Traverse City 04:23 TVC to MCD 08:04 Mackinac Island 13:08 MCD to 83D (St. Ignace) 14:28 83D to ARB
Silver Lake Sand Dunes 2023
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Silver Lake Sand Dunes group trip 2023 in July, 2023.
Traverse City Fly-in and 100 Miles of Fireworks!
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On the 4th of July, we flew up to Traverse City for some fun on the water and to visit the Cherry Festival and then got to see 100 miles of beaches and dunes followed by 100 miles of fireworks on the way back! 00:00 Flying to TVC 03:15 Traverse City 04:05 Jet Skiing 05:40 Cherry Festival 06:37 Flight Back to ARB 07:47 Beaches and Dunes 10:41 Fireworks 12:19 Outro
FLY IN SKIING at Boyne Mountain!
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Quick flight up to Boyne Mountain for skiing and then to Traverse City for dinner! 00:00 Ann Arbor 00:47 ARB to BFA 02:56 Boyne Mountain 05:52 BFA to TVC 08:09 Traverse City 09:19 TVC to ARB 12:34 Ann Arbor
Frozen Kent Lake
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Frozen Kent Lake
Pilot's License in 43 Hours - Here's How
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Pilot's License in 43 Hours - Here's How
October 21, 2022
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October 21, 2022
Caberfae 2022
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Caberfae 2022
Moving in Married! (3/3)
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Moving in Married! (3/3)
House Into a Home (2/3)
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House Into a Home (2/3)
We Bought a House! (1/3)
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We Bought a House! (1/3)
Camping and Shipwreck Diving 2022
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Camping and Shipwreck Diving 2022
Inflatable Kayak + Outboard Motor = ...
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Inflatable Kayak Outboard Motor = ...
Dream Cruise and DTW Flyover
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Dream Cruise and DTW Flyover
Flying to Dinner in Jackson, MI
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Flying to Dinner in Jackson, MI
Silver Lake Sand Dunes 2022
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Silver Lake Sand Dunes 2022
Flying to Grandma's House
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Flying to Grandma's House
First Time Copilots!
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First Time Copilots!

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  • @reyblais4858
    @reyblais4858 12 днів тому

    Watching this video at x1.5 speed so I can get it down to 2 months

  • @michiganmark2975
    @michiganmark2975 13 днів тому

    Awesome channel great video keep them up make sure you like and subscribe

  • @Niner9er
    @Niner9er 17 днів тому

    which do you like better?

  • @mrRoverkane
    @mrRoverkane Місяць тому

    lol sick

  • @CaptainDuck-qx2xi
    @CaptainDuck-qx2xi Місяць тому

    Very cool

  • @SkullysPlace
    @SkullysPlace 4 місяці тому

    Where did u go to breakfast ???

  • @Antonio-k7x
    @Antonio-k7x 6 місяців тому

    You lost me on foreflight, what ?

  • @terrymuszynski2110
    @terrymuszynski2110 6 місяців тому

    Lived on the Rock 82-83. Great times.

  • @markofthenorth8918
    @markofthenorth8918 6 місяців тому

    Awesome channel great video keep them up make sure you like and subscribe thank you for your support

  • @Pidge417
    @Pidge417 6 місяців тому

    do you have your instrument rating?

    • @TheBenwolak
      @TheBenwolak 6 місяців тому

      Yeah I got my instrument rating last summer

  • @SuzetteSkowronski
    @SuzetteSkowronski 6 місяців тому

    Love, love the music!❤

  • @GBelly-tf9sq
    @GBelly-tf9sq 7 місяців тому

    A good friend took me up many times before I actually started flight lessons. Thanks to him I soloed in 5 hrs. and got my PP in 35 hrs (1975). Many years later on an LHR to ORD American Airlines flight, I caught the Captains name over the PA. Sure enough, it was my 1st flight instructor. Gave the purser my business card and sure enough, he came back to coach and we had a great visit. About an hour later, the purser came back to me and said ‘The Captain would like to invite you to first class for the duration. Nice gesture, thanks Jim.

  • @isabellacomellini9840
    @isabellacomellini9840 7 місяців тому

    im jealous

  • @pilotaj
    @pilotaj 7 місяців тому

    Great video!

  • @pilotaj
    @pilotaj 7 місяців тому

    Great job!

  • @rogerreaney7746
    @rogerreaney7746 8 місяців тому

    how much for everything as you have it& where did you get it?

  • @kathyseagle5290
    @kathyseagle5290 8 місяців тому

    Can you get your car after 5

  • @SuzetteSkowronski
    @SuzetteSkowronski 9 місяців тому

    That was awesome. Really cool pictures.

  • @2WhiteAndNerdy
    @2WhiteAndNerdy 10 місяців тому

    You're not kidding about always learning. I was aircrew on the C-5 (loadmaster, not pilot) and I flew with pilots who had many thousands of hours under their belts. Some of these guys like 10K+. And even still, I'd hear some of these old timers (Colonels and a few Generals) in the cockpit going on over headset about something cool they learned that day. On these aircraft they were INTIMITATELY familiar with. Always admired that. The learning never stops. Which ALSO means we should never become complacent. Even after thousands of hours. These guys were always on the alert, professional, and I never saw them get lazy at the helm. I guess it helps that each flight could be so different. Combat landings are something else. 😅

  • @VancouverIslandExplorer-mv9yl
    @VancouverIslandExplorer-mv9yl 10 місяців тому

    Solid video and congrats. I’d say for most, it’s a better strategy to not rush the learning process, it’s not a race! Spend more time and money to master the aviation skillset and make the mistakes that you will and must make to become e a better aviator. Or…rush rush and spin that plane into the ground because ya memorized everything and your knowledge exceeds your real world experience. This is a skillset that needs time to marinate. I’m not referring to you btw

  • @Corey_Nicholas
    @Corey_Nicholas 11 місяців тому

    I did mine in 49 granted I had three different instructors throughout and grounded for about two months with the midwest weather

  • @williammickelson403
    @williammickelson403 11 місяців тому

    If you want to become a commercial pilot the time it takes to become private is irrelevant

    • @TheBenwolak
      @TheBenwolak 11 місяців тому

      Somewhat true... the quicker you get to flying without paying an instructor and being able to split flight time with friends doing fun trips instead of training (paying for whole airplane and instructor), the cheaper your overall cost will be though even building hours.

  • @samuelwu1000
    @samuelwu1000 11 місяців тому

    Those fireworks look insane from above! Such a cool view though!

  • @DashVisionLLC
    @DashVisionLLC Рік тому

    How are you connecting the audio to your camera/phone?

    • @TheBenwolak
      @TheBenwolak 11 місяців тому

      I have an audio recorder with a 3.5mm input split from airplane intercom and syncing the audio to the camera video in editing.

  • @justcarry-ontraveldiy8739

    Looks like a fun cruise!!!

  • @ChrisBre1
    @ChrisBre1 Рік тому

    Excellent content and presentation!

  • @bulletbling
    @bulletbling Рік тому

    I see you taking off Rwy 31 at OZW in a Crosswinds Aviation plane 😊. That's where I trained myself.

  • @cram1nblaze
    @cram1nblaze Рік тому

    guys will do anything to get laid i swear to god

  • @GM-qh2ki
    @GM-qh2ki Рік тому

    Only a complete idiot would brag about getting his pilots license in less than 50 hours! Pilots like you all are accidents, waiting to happen! Yikes…….. You just can’t fix stupid!

  • @JohthWick
    @JohthWick Рік тому

    I get needing to practice flying but how the hell can you say fly 3-4 times per week? Who pays for that? Who goes to work to pay rent and food?

    • @TheBenwolak
      @TheBenwolak Рік тому

      3-4 times per week is definitely the best way to get it done quickly. It's definitely expensive and trying to pay for it paycheck to paycheck is not the way to go - much better idea to save up the money over time and then hit it hard when you can afford it and you're draining from your savings for flying specifically as opposed to only flying once a week or once every 2 weeks as there's room in your paycheck. So yes definitely expensive and that's why saving for it in advance so you can fly 3 times a week is the way to go to save money in the long run. I saved for it for about 2 years before I started lessons but your timeline for saving just depends on how much you make vs how much you spend on average. Trying to get to a goal of $10k before you start your flying isn't a bad idea. You can also work on learning all the ground school knowledge in this time since that's way cheaper and useful to know before you start flying anyways.

    • @willyuan1
      @willyuan1 Рік тому

      step 1 have rich parents

    • @TheBenwolak
      @TheBenwolak Рік тому

      @@willyuan1 or just save money over time (months / years) while studying all the ground knowledge and then do all the flying at once after you have enough saved up for it

  • @stevengerard7371
    @stevengerard7371 Рік тому

    KARB represent 🫡

  • @nunosoares4886
    @nunosoares4886 Рік тому

    ua-cam.com/users/shortscgzuw-KsGlc my set up

  • @PA-12pilot
    @PA-12pilot Рік тому

    47 hrs…I would stay ahead of the weather, if I saw a lesson was going to get rained out, I would reschedule immediately to the next closest. I was basically scheduling my life around flight lessons.

  • @nicclayton9291
    @nicclayton9291 Рік тому

    **didnt watch the video** Did my PPL in exactly 1 month, to the day, and 42.7 hours. It's called a part 141 school. Expensive but worth it. That was 3 weeks ago and my IFR checkride is in 5 days and im at 78.4 hours as i type this. I start my commercial rating 8 days from now. I'll have that checkride in about a month and a half's time at around 120hrs. If you want a career as a pilot go to a 141 school. It's worth it.

  • @videogameplayer0552
    @videogameplayer0552 Рік тому

    I’m at about 36 hours right now, and have almost completed the night requirement. Just need to do a solo cross country, and get more solo time in general, and I’ll be ready for my checkride.

  • @4kVIDEOS722
    @4kVIDEOS722 Рік тому

    Great Video! What is the Ipad that you are using?

    • @TheBenwolak
      @TheBenwolak Рік тому

      iPad 5 mini

    • @4kVIDEOS722
      @4kVIDEOS722 Рік тому

      Do you recommend buying the version with Cellular data or Wifi?@@TheBenwolak

    • @TheBenwolak
      @TheBenwolak Рік тому

      @@4kVIDEOS722 The version with cellular has a GPS antenna built in so I would get that if you aren't planning on getting a stratux or sentry or something else like that which have GPS antennas built in too. If you are getting one of those external ADSB-in units, then better to save a bit of money and grab a wifi-only since the GPS signal will be provided by the external unit.

    • @4kVIDEOS722
      @4kVIDEOS722 Рік тому

      I am planning on getting a Sentry. Thank you for your advice!@@TheBenwolak

  • @Chris-kq9lb
    @Chris-kq9lb Рік тому

    Excellent advise!

  • @joshuabulger3156
    @joshuabulger3156 Рік тому

    I'm 34 how long would it take me to be a pilot ? Is there any flight classes at the Detroit city Airport the Coleman A young Airport

    • @TheBenwolak
      @TheBenwolak Рік тому

      Hi Josh, I'm not sure if there are any schools at DET but there are at surrounding airports including PTK, YIP, and ARB. AOPA has some good info on the process to become a pilot and we also have a good amount of info at our club page here (I fly with a club out of ARB) michiganflyers.org/learn-to-fly

    • @joshuabulger3156
      @joshuabulger3156 Рік тому

      @@TheBenwolak thanks for the information

  • @YAJBEATSofficial
    @YAJBEATSofficial Рік тому

    What’s up man thank you for the video. I just got sportys for my ground school. For the written test, do they just do the endorsement or can you take the actual FAA test with sportys?

    • @TheBenwolak
      @TheBenwolak Рік тому

      Just the endorsement, written test has to be done in person at an faa approved testing center

    • @YAJBEATSofficial
      @YAJBEATSofficial Рік тому

      appreciate you man thanks alot!@@TheBenwolak

  • @ASPextra
    @ASPextra Рік тому

    I got mine in 51 hours including changing from a high wing (Remos GX) to a low wing (RV10) at about 15 hours. It’s possible if you fly regularly and make the most of every hour you’re in the airplane.

  • @stgyoungfrizzle
    @stgyoungfrizzle Рік тому

    Hey we from same area I see.. what school did you go thru!!??

    • @TheBenwolak
      @TheBenwolak Рік тому

      I went to crosswinds aviation for my PPL in Howell and now I fly with the Michigan Flyers club in Ann Arbor

  • @dutchygirl
    @dutchygirl Рік тому

    Nice video, Ben! Looks like YT is promoting it! 😊 I'd like to ad to get the medical check done after the discovery flight lesson, before spending any more money. I got that arranged before signing up, just like I learned myself to fly circuits (patterns) and the RT. That was quite funny, as instructors didn't expect me to know that and got kinda cramped when I told I would handle the radios on my discovery flights. I did lots of discovery flights at several schools/fields and different planes to get the best combination for me personal. Gold Seal is terrific for ground school. I'm EASA, but got a good look into that. Further I recommend filming the flights with ATC/audio. I'm unable to take so much flight lessons weekly and looking at my flights in the comfort of my home is extremely helpful also to hear my instructors feedback during the flight. It is also nice to share short movies to get hopefully more people into aviation 😁 Enjoy your privileges and having people for a spin!!! You got yourself a new subscriber 🤗

    • @TheBenwolak
      @TheBenwolak Рік тому

      Nice tips 👍 yes medical early is definitely good and I did the radios on my disco flight actually haha, instructor was surprised by that 😂. And yes recording lessons is a great way to review how to improve manuevers and communication for sure, I did what with some of my flights but not all of them but great job to you for putting in the work required to do that and have fun flying too!

  • @joecarpenter4522
    @joecarpenter4522 Рік тому

    Ben, I think your video is one of the best and most accurate that I’ve seen regarding flight training - well done! I appreciate your emphasis on the student doing the work on their time before showing up to a lesson; that is absolutely critical. Many do not “get that,” until they’ve spent far in excess of what they originally planned simply because they’re not prepping beforehand and we as the instructors have to backtrack to ensure their understanding and proficiency. Congratulations on earning your Private Certificate (not license 😉), continue to focus on precision in your flying, and proper risk management. -Joe ATP, CFI, CFI-I

  • @ddthompson42
    @ddthompson42 Рік тому

    I stopped and started several times so it took me 60. Would have loved to do a “bootcamp” scenario with a couple weeks of a couple flights a day. Expensive as hell, but you’re going to spend the money anyway. And money today is worth more than money a year from now. (To clarify: inflation is a thing, but your money today is more valuable because the rates are rising faster than my pay raises.) For example: my club rates have gone from $150/$35 to $180/$65 in a couple of years.

  • @MarcTavX
    @MarcTavX Рік тому

    Thank you. I'm interested in becoming a private jet pilot in Las Vegas. I need to get my ppl to start my career. What jobs can you do to make money after you get the required minimum of 40 hours? Thanks

    • @TheBenwolak
      @TheBenwolak Рік тому

      Hi Marc, you legally need to have a commercial pilot's license in order to be hired for any type of flying work (charter flying, banner towing, survey work, pipeline inspections, ect) which requires a minimum of 250hrs for part 61 training so you'll need to build up your training by getting not only the private pilot license but also getting instrument and commercial before you can make any money flying.

    • @TheBenwolak
      @TheBenwolak Рік тому

      www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/active-pilots/safety-and-technique/operations/commercial-pilot-certificate

  • @allen2331
    @allen2331 Рік тому

    Best advice 3 hour flights. Makes total sense. Thank you,

  • @BluBlade-k7b
    @BluBlade-k7b Рік тому

    I soloed in 6 hours , did my solo x-country in 10 was ready for my check ride in about 2o hours but had to have my 40 hours to get my ticket .Now with multi , helicopter , A320 ratings and some 2K hours . Too many good times .

  • @mcdsdaddy
    @mcdsdaddy Рік тому

    Happy Anniversary!!! I just subbed because of your vid of getting PPL in 43 hrs. Then I see that we have the same wedding anniversary!!

  • @DominicUliano
    @DominicUliano Рік тому

    Great video! Agree with all of your suggestions and never thought of the 3hr lesson which I may do for my Instrument lessons, which I am starting now. I get the feeling that you had a great stint of weather at your location. I had a rough time this year, here in upstate NY, with the weather. It really slowed down my progress due to many cancelled lessons. I would like to know how your checkride went. I had about 60 hrs logged when I did my checkride and probably the last 10 hrs or so were my choice to ensure that I was rock solid (fully meeting the ACS reqs) on some of the maneuvers (steep turn - keeping altitude) and landings (short field - hitting the spot). So it would be great to see your perspective on how your checkride went and would you have done anything differently. BTW- totally agree with you about Foreflight, especially the log book and getting endorsements. Although, my DPE got a little testy with me as he was old school and wanted a written log book even though I printed mine out for him. Thanks for a really informative video.

    • @TheBenwolak
      @TheBenwolak Рік тому

      Glad you enjoyed it! I live in Michigan so pretty similar winter weather to upstate NY for the most part so yeah also had a lot of cancelled lessons due to weather, one of those things you just have to roll with unfortunately. On the days with higher clouds or clear skies, I'd fly 3-4 days in a row and then when the winter storms came through and provided ifr / mvfr for a week straight, I'd get a lot of ground work done, that's how I how I handled it personally. And yeah the 3hr block is a huge time saver but requires a lot of work on the ground to prepare for that long of a flight. I got my instrument rating this year too actually and I took my checkride with 40.2 hours of actual / simulated instrument so I might make another video about tips for that one too but it's a lot of the same stuff. I mostly did 2hr blocks but I always had the plane ready at the start of the block so we averaged about 1.6-1.7 Hobbs per lesson which allowed time for 5-6 approached and a hold or two.

  • @SuperfastMatt
    @SuperfastMatt Рік тому

    Great info. I'm finishing up the ground school now. i'll be taking this advice to the next step. Also, nice FSAE car :)

    • @CatInTheHand
      @CatInTheHand Рік тому

      Wow did not expect to find @SuperfastMatt here. I'm also about 16hrs into my PPL training, still working towards that first solo flight. I've decided to invest in some flight sim gear so I can get a better feel for emergencies and ATC because that seems to be keeping me from getting to stage check.

    • @TheBenwolak
      @TheBenwolak 8 місяців тому

      Haha thanks and glad you enjoyed it, I saw on your IG that you were just at the FSAE competition too, I was there recruiting for GM. How's your license progress going?