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Hey there Russ! Thanks for sharing all your thoughts / feelings! Now, on that beautiful looking day, I hope you got airborn with Charlie 👍. Can't wait for the second chapter of ❤ !

I just passed my PP 5 days ago.

Thinking about following in your footsteps Russ, how about the pros and cons of going the experimental aircraft route?

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We all know Candance Owens, wouldn't fly with you. Well done guy...

Russ, I've been going through your videos from the beginning, and it's really helping me reinforce my own learning. Your authentic approach in sharing both the highs and the lows reassures student pilots like myself that we're not alone in our experiences. It's amazing to see how far you've come from where you started. Thank you!

Remember Russ scripture says don’t worry about tomorrow or be anxious for anything.

Love these thoughts and sharing brother! Looking to purchase my first airplane and looking more at a Piper Cherokee 180

I speak this into your future

Looks like fun and appreciate your live today. Be well brother and congrats on 10k subs!!

I had a feeling you’d say you can’t fly her enough!! Yes!! Us working folk - that is # 1 - finding the time. As for the learning curve, you’re doing just fine. The third on your list…well…that is certainly something I’d like not to address - it’s reality, but let’s enjoy the here and now. Keep rocking the videos brother, be safe!!

Not sure if I'd want to be doing that in a busy pattern, but seems a little quiet there.

Sound like me in a way. Its better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air, then being in the air wishing you were on the ground. ADM is real bruh!

Sound like me in a way. Its better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air, then being in the air wishing you were on the ground. ADM is real bruh!

You certainly are conscientious about your aviation experience. I wonder if you have future aspirations to fly the big boys in the airline world? The ceiling is where you make it.

Whether it’s a cross country or a couple of trips in the pattern… But the question is you wanna fly or adhere to your personal minimums and be safe. IFR ratings don’t solve every problem. Cheers to yeah for being a safe pilot.

There is good and bad in everything. But having the option is always a positive.

There is good and bad in everything. But having the option is always a positive.

Waooow you are really a passion aviator

Russ- the Piper Cherokee is a different animal than the Cessna that is for sure. I have done 98% of my training in Piper Cherokee’s and Warrior’s, and just last week I got checked out in our Cessna 172. I love my Pipers but the Cessna is fun. Anyway regarding adding more upward trim, PLEASE be careful with that! You don’t want to cause a trim stall. Look into what that is. Also I just passed my instrument check ride today so I am now officially instrument rated. It definitely taught me to be more exact with the airplane. For people who own their own airplane I highly recommend getting instrument rated. I’m not really interested in flying a GA airplane through storms, but I do believe I am much more proficient and exact with the airplane now.

Spending money !!!!

I can share a lot of my experience with my Betty the 172. They say the first annual hits the hardest and the second is the cheapest. Here's what I have learned dealing with my Cessna 172. 1.) Relearn how to fly your aircraft, you have been flying Little Sammy and other rental aircraft. Now when you fly your aircraft, you will feel weirded out. That's normal, you're adjusting to fly the plane you're determined to fly the most than a rental. 2.) The plane will not rust overnight, even after three months she won't rot away. When life hits hard, I normally laugh it off and say, "I'll fly when the time is right." Your plane won't go anywhere, whether tiedown or hangar. If you can't find a reason to fly. Here's what I did. (A) Do Takeoff and Landing for one hour straight, literally (B) Practice landing on the numbers, or no later than the targeted landing spot (C) Create a better day currency flight, mix up a normal, soft field, short field takeoff and landing, simulate a NO flap landing, practice gliding to the runway or traffic pattern, and do BFM in your plane with an instructor or solo. (D) Sit down in your plane and draw out some ideas for upgrades, speed modifications, panel upgrades, and more. (E) Take a picture of everything of the AROW documents and store it on your phone. It'll make flight planning many times easier as you'll know your plane better than anyone. (F) Create your weight and balance chart dedicated to your aircraft. (I did this when I was injured from work for 6 weeks in rehab. I took the time to visit the aircraft and studied everything inside and out while being grounded. (G) Create a dedicated folder of your aircraft on all your devices. (H) Create a Microsoft Excel Logbook that 100% replicates your primary logbook. Trust me, it makes counting your hours, landing, and everything a breeze on Google Sheets or drives. If you suffer financial issues and can't afford Fore Flight or other paid apps. I have a dedicated secondary logbook for me to keep tabs on each and every flight without worrying about forgetting what you did and how you did it. (H1) Color code when you flew with passengers, flight training with a flight instructor on your plane, and highlight the entire row in red so you know that flight entry is not in the physical or primary logs as you'll be able to keep tabs and have an extremely accurate log that replicate from each other, and it'll help you count your hours and PLEASE FILTER EACH COLUMN ITS A GODSEND!!!! (I) Take photographs of your Hobbs and tach time before and after each flight, you can even add it to your Excel logbook as a fail-safe to keep tabs on your flight time with proof! (J) Take a picture of each and every instrument in your cockpit. That way, if a mechanic needs to know what type of indicator you have or issues with. You can send a quick picture in clear detail, and you can help explain the situation along the way. (L) Do a thorough Squawk-around on your aircraft. Take notes on everything you see, smell, hear, touch, and please don't taste any fluid you see from your plane XD. (L1) I normally do this every 3 months, to see and learn from those experiences if I have noticed anything unusual or caught my attention. Then I'll ask a friendly mechanic for their advice. You be surprised what you'll learn. (M) Don't be afraid to speak up and ask a mechanic (N) I know it's a lot but trust me. It works! 3.) This is important. Always ask what is required that is needed to be fixed, and what you can fix later on. Get the idea now of what Charle needs BEFORE it breaks, fails, and becomes damaged and you can prevent spending a lot of money on repairs. Like buy the part now, and service it. Things you can do with a mechanic while assisting to better learn your aircraft mechanically. Learn to trust the aircraft, he'll tell you something is wrong, like my text for Section 2-L. 4.) Practice, Practice, and Practice. Do some cross-country time if able, setup your personal minimums, stay positive, and have fun. Fly Safe Russ!

If this is your first annual, you may need to rework your list afterwards. 😉

Man… summer here in FL it rains every day by lunch time. I feel you there!

I know me for me I tune into listen to you. Yes, cause you’re informative on you and Charlie, but I tune in to see Russ!!! It all started when I saw you on TV then when your channel came across my feeds. I was like wait a minute I seen that guy on TV some where. No way! It is him!And now to actually be a member and get replies!!! I was like this is cool!!!!!

I feel you bruv. It's always nice and sunny when I'm at wrk, but as the weekend cones, it's either too cloudy, or clear skies and too windy. Then when things break right after an annual it just gets frustrating.

Boo Who you own an airplane.... My mother told me HATE is a strong word don't use it casually. Your airplane loves you. Ha ha.... Yes tire inspection is almost impossible with wheel pants. True of every plane with wheel pants... Solution kind of obvious. Take the wheel pants off.

I feel most of this same pain of ownership. My main frustration has been getting the rigging adjusted to fly straight. I fail to understand what any owner would have settled with trimming to solve a rigging issue, but that's what my seller had done. I also have the annoyance of one wheel pant that has had so many repairs over the years that it is now shaped differently than designed. It's literally acting like a trim tab causing a yaw but I refuse to take them off. Love the finished look too much.

Me personally that thing burns a lot of gas ! Sammy burns 5 a hour. But there are certain magnetos you can buy to use a lot less gas

Your wheel pants were saggin 😂😎, jk , love you russsssss , legendary

Love this, Russ!!! What were you renting out of KPNE (My home airport)? I'll help you keep Charlie up in the air 😝

You need a partner to share the load. Cost, repairs, etc…it gets overwhelming real fast.

My friend and fellow Piper guy, please get with an instructor and spend a few hours running through the flight maneuvers in the 235. The heavier engine will change the flight characteristics, especially during slow, edge of the envelope flight operations versus the 4-cylinder Cherokees. The instructor will be able to give you some good pointers, but primarily provide a level of safety while you practice, which is the main reason for the recommendation. Be safe and happy flying!

That’s an awesome approach sir! Thank you for the positive thoughts. I haven’t even taken the discovery flight yet

Russ, you had me rollin' I'm retired and didn't get in the air for six weeks. Too hot/humid, rain, low overcast.....Cheer up brother, fall is just around the corner and the weather will be better.

Great lead-in, Russ!

Russ, I'm with you on those, but even with IFR and Auto Pilot, I still would not fly in true IMC by myself because I fly for pleasure and not for hire.

Man.. thus was straight up hangar stand-up comedy. Good that you feel you are behind..worst case it's true which you will fix, likely you are on your way to be a good pilot who always feels like he must do more. Keep taking experienced pilots for rides , and ask feedback. Always question what they tell you and if it's still current. Man ur hooooked like most of us.

Your O-540 is heavier than a four cylinder, but you will get used to using trim and the auto trim is good with the auto pilot. A lot of pilots I have done flight reviews with in their heavier airplanes let the extra speed work their muscles more than necessary. It is the same Cherokee as with the O-320 or O-360 four cylinders. The POH approach speed for all Cherokees is quite a bit faster than necessary. Using power/pitch, rather than a low rpm setting, there is extra relative wind/prop blast across the inner wing and empennage. This makes the rudder work good and provides enough extra lift that a slower than 1.3 Vso airspeed on short final is fine. With a bit slower airspeed on short final, the elevator is not so heavy in round out and flair. Also with power/pitch we eliminate the need for so much round out and make the landing one continuous deceleration operation. You have a good Christian attitude about the blessings of the time we have on earth. Don't worry about the individual airplane or even all airplanes that much. Flying is the experience and it can be shared long after all the airplanes are gone. The tired ones I owned are gone long ago, but after fifty years since my first I am still going out to the airport and flying with all the new instructors at least once. And yes, they can become an idol. We can think we always must support them, but you have already thought through eventually not having Charlie. Giving Charlie to a grandchild will be a great blessing.

Take it one day at a time uncle Russ let god do his thing for you

If it was easy, everyone would be doing it. 😂

Small spot of paint on the tire sidewall at the stem - makes it easier to spot when you're rolling back and forth!

Love wheel pants with a door!🙏🏼💯

Time to retire🤪😜

I feel ya about work 🤣🤣

IFR man!!!!!!

Re: avionics have you downloaded the test app from Garmin? I've been able to learn a ton using it. And it's free. Way cheaper than learning in the air. Re: Hershey Bar wing: here's the joke that I like: throw a brick out the window and try not to beat it to the ground. I miss my 140 even though the 235 is better in almost every respect. She was my first airplane and I still have more hours in her than all other airplanes combined. The way I think of it is that I'm not an airplane owner. I'm a steward. My goal is to be the best steward for the next person. I think I did well with Maggie. The other thing is to realize that your mission may change and Charlie may no longer be appropriate for your new mission. That's what happened with Maggie. When training was my mission she was great. But not so great for travel. The 235 is a big improvement but I'm already starting to want a 150 knot airplane. Which means retractable gear. When your mission changes it's time to let Charlie go to someone who has a better fitting mission.

"Minimum" what?

Nice!