Thanks for explaining the FMS Sean, I now have a better understanding of it. Watching these videos are the best and I appreciate the content that you and John bring to us.
Great explanation on how the FMS operates. What a priceless piece of equipment to have on board today with the complexity of modern aviation. Loved your presentation which was explicit and concise. Look forward to your next video! The G-IV must be the ultimate flying experience for a pilot!
Any more walk-throughs on trick H/W FMZ series FMS stuff wold be great. Like re-routes, Dir-TO recovery, manual leg sequencing on a vector to join, advisory VNAV to enroute constraints and CANPA RNAV IAP's, holding, PT's, P/B/D/A, P//D, PROG3 Lateral Off-Sets, Scratch Pad Edit Mode,... 🤣I know, somebody get this Tourettes guy off me.🤣 I bet there's small communities of H/W drivers out that would come to your youtube and make you the Vblog version of James Albright.
I've just started working for Honeywell Aerospace as a technician. I'm doing the FMC systems, but primarily for the heavy iron stuff. I'm still trying to learn the FMS and MCDUs, so this video is helpful to me. I just started following your channel. I follow CaptMoonbeam, but his corporate flying and yours is slightly different. I also follow a lot of GA pilot vloggers, too. I just wish I had the money to get back into aviation, as well as the ability to get my medical back.
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Great explanation! Really enjoyed the technical information. Ive dream everyday of being a pilot but a rich man's hobby. So thank you for letting me dream through you guys!
...I've been plowing through H/W FMZ POM for NZ5.3 trying to get ahead on EMB-145 equipment I hope to end up on. I'm no stranger to, and well read on GA Garmin Glass with 500 hrs. teaching it, but new is new and reading is fundamental as they say. Thanks for putting this rare good stuff out there. It really augments the static pages of a 500 page manual to watch fingers move and pages change with a good narrative to boot.
55 disabled construction worker love looking at the world with you my dream to be a pilot fascinated with aircraft my whole life watch all the time people flying all over the world you give a great view and my dreams
As I fly on a regular basis, I forget how many people fly very little or never at all...it truly is an amazing experience. I highly recommend giving it a go!
Hey guys, fantastic footage of the GIV. Request--can you offer a detailed explanation of the monochromatic displays next to the MCP in the glareshield ? i think they are more than checklists ? A detailed view of the MCP would be great too see how it compares the the airliners.
I really enjoy All of your videos, but I find learning the systems basics from you super fascinating! Love the tech stuff and watching you put it to use in flight makes everything look so simple and easy, even IFR flying, you make it look so easy in your jet its easy to get the impression "I could do that" and I know its not easy so God Help anyone ever on a plane when the stewardess comes into the cabin screaming anyone know how to fly this jet! Our pilots both passed out from food poisoning " I'll raise my hand and say OH HECK YES can fly her, I watch Shaun and Jon (sp?) on Corperate Pilot Life! Don't worry folks, I can fly us all the way to the crash site! LoL Love your videos!
Great vid! Can you consider commenting on incidents like the Gulfstream crashed on takeoff with the gust lock engaged...they departed the runway at high speed unable to rotate (of course). Also, another incident of a Gulfstream veering off the runway during an attempted takeoff. The only thing I remember was pilots "swapping" aircraft and something to do with the tiller wheel disconnect? I believe the aircraft was owned by cosmetic maker LOREAL. I think you Don't hear as many accidents happening with Gulfstreams due to several factors... Crew training/quality Aircraft equipment and quality Length of trips Quality of life issues 2 person crew Hours experience I'm just guessing that Gulfstreams typically have higher stage lengths...Less t/o and lndgs. I love the technical parts of hearing you guys speak of. Either of you guys with prior military experience or both civilian training only. You two look very young to have a primo job in corporate aviation flying the Rolls Royce of corporate jets! That is great though...it means you did well before you got your dream job! "650" in your future? Thank You! Steve
That's a great suggestion! Perhaps I can do a future tech video on past accidents...there have been a few in the past 5 or 6 years to talk about, but you are correct that Gulfstream has a great safety record. Neither of us have military backgrounds. We are both young with great jobs...I would love to fly that G650 someday. Who knows what the future holds! Thanks again!
You probably already know but I'll say it here. It's fairly hard to find good videos like this for anyone wanting to bone up big time on H/W FMS outside of formal training, or off-property preparation. I "know" 😬 that an initial class can be a fire hose / cram course (indoc, systems, CBT,...) can do a melt-down on even a seasoned transition pilot to new type, avionics, and FMC. Doing the math, there can't possibly be enough training or sim hours to flesh out a deep dive through the FMS before the line so there's probably a lot of OJT pain particularly on FMS. I've been plowing through H/W FMZ POM for NZ5.3 trying to get ahead on EMB-145 equipment I hope to end up on. I'm no stranger to, and well read on GA Garmin Glass with 500 hrs. teaching it, but new is new and reading is fundamental as they say. Thanks for putting this rare good stuff out there. It really augments the static pages of a 500 page manual to watch fingers move and pages change with a good narrative to boot.
I'm a new subscriber and am greatly enjoying your videos--both the flying and now the tech ones. This one on the FMS answers many questions I've had, but here's an extra, somewhat trivial one for you. Early on in the vid at about 1:00 you point out the active and inactive nav data base dates. It appears from the dates displayed the data base updates monthly, and it must be huge data file given all the data it must contain. How is the new data base loaded and who does it, you or maintenance? How about if you are off on a long trip that goes past the current data base's expiration date (31 Jan 18 in this video)? Great job guys, keep it up--you are a very professional crew with a great rapport and you are making some of the best aviation enthusiast videos on YT!
Our maintenance generally updates the FMS and charts. If we are on the road and get into a pinch, we can do it ourselves. It's done with a USB drive. We just download the files to it from any computer, then plug it into the data loader in the plane. It takes about an hour to do all of the updates, so we just have to leave plenty of time to get it done
Would be interesting to see the TOGA element to setting up the plane, as I believe there is no FADEC. As mentioned elsewhere I'm flying the GIVSP in X-Plane 11, so it would be nice to see as I'm finding the performance at takeoff being extreme. I don't use more than 75% throttle, or I'm at 350knots before I can blink and the flaps break.
Hello Sean John and Francine Love You video hey Sean you need to change your intro from a propeller sound to a jet engine sound I think that's more appropriate thank you
Do you always fly N269WR and is that why your call sign is always Presidential 69 (from the vids I've seen so far)? Great channel, looking forward to more, thanks for sharing.
...the Vblog version of James Albright. (sorry, looks like youtube trunks the end off my comments). P.S. know were I can get training video's on H/W NZ5.2 w/o being a training department manager?😜 Good stuff. Thanks again
Do you get stressed when or if you need to change data in the FMS in a Bravo controlled airspace in rush hours. Ex. change of rwy. stuff like that. I guess changing last minute data could be kind of challenging. It woud require lots of practice. Good vid thanks!
You got it exactly...it takes practice. Once you become intimately familiar with the FMS, changes become no problem. Early in my flying career, it was very stressful to get changes like that. Now its no big deal.
Sean: What are the Gulfstream acronyms for the VFS and VSE speeds? Is flaps 39degrees your normal 2 engine flap landing setting? What flap setting do you use for a single engine approach speed? On a single engine missed approach, what is your initial flap setting after applying go around power and retracting the gear upon achieving a positive rate of climb?
VFS is the flap retraction safety speed. VSE is the single engine climb speed. Flap 39 is the normal setting for all landings in the G-IV, but we have the option to use flaps 20 for single engine landings. All go missed approaches (single engine and 2 engine) are flown at flaps 20.
What does the PZ mode stands for? Do you happen to have the CDU Push button as part of FMS 6.1 Modification. If so, when do you use them. Thank you in advance Capt.
great video as usual, slightly off topic sean, when you flew to french guiana did you have to get clearance to fly over cuba or you had to go around,( dumb question) lol
Not a dumb question at all...on that trip, we flew around the Cuban airspace. We do fly over Cuba quite often when going to places like Jamaica or the Cayman Islands. It just depends on the best routing. A specific overfly permit is required when doing so. We have actually landed in Cuba a few times as well...you can find one of our videos showing the landing in Guantanamo Bay.
I don't believe there is a listed maximum rate of climb or descent. The most we generally see on a cold day with a light load is about 5000 feet per minute climb. We don't typically descend at anything more than about 3000 feet per minute. Normal descent is about 1500 to 2000 feet per minute.
Each month, we have to load the new database into the FMS to keep everything current. That's the date range we are looking for on the "Nav Ident" page of the FMS. If it's green, then it is current. Once we go out of currency, it turns orange. It takes about an hour to update the database, and it's just a flash drive that we use...sometimes our maintenance personnel takes care of it...sometimes I do it.
Thanks for the reply, one other question,are you able to use flight planning software on a laptop to generate flight plans then import them to the FMS?Your video's are great,I enjoy them very much. Sometimes I will fly your flights on a flight simulator using a Gulfstream IV. THANKS
That's awesome! I've never thought about doing that on a flight simulator! We use Arinc Direct for our flight planning. Once we file our flight plan online, we are given a recall number and use that to download the flight plan directly to the FMS via satellite. This not only saves us the time of typing in the entire trip, but it also brings winds and temps for each point. I decided for the video to just show the old fashioned method...I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!
Sean, does Presidential have it's own dispatch office or do you guys program all your own flight plans in the FMS? I imagine you have quite a few stored in there.
I am new to your site and absolutely lovin it. How long did it take you to be able to zero in and understand the the fast pace of commands given by atc. In listening it seems to be overwhelming most of the time....
That's one of the first big hurdles in basic flight training. It does take some time to get used to...most people pick it up in a few months of training.
Very Nice! That looks nearly exactly as the Embraer 170-195 FMC, very similiar in fact! How much FLEX do you guys normally use during takeoff? It all depends I guess, but I guess since it is a Gulfstream, with huge engine power, I guess it is around 40-50 degrees FLEX? Even the Airbus, MD11, MD80 is using FLEX takeoff, and the B737 is using Assumed Temperature, and I guess thats the same ;) Looking forward to the next one!!
Based on temp, I have no idea. We do everything on EPR. Normal EPR for takeoff is about 1.70. We can flex as low as 1.59, but it's usually around 1.63 or so.
What is the highest altitude you have flown in that particular aircraft? The highest I have ever flown is 43.0 from MSP TO LAS in a 757-300. Way up there!
Just curious if you skipped it for the video or do you not input the destination arrival information, such as ARR used, Runway, Weather, etc. I am sure you do that and skipped it for the video, just wondering.
If an arrival is filed on our flight plan, we will input that. Many times there is no published arrival though. The weather and runway will often change multiple times while flying to the destination, so that doesn't get input until we are on the descent to the airport.
Just a quick couple questions. How old is your golf stream? Reason I am asking. The FMS display looks a little dated. I guess that’s not part of the glass cockpit? Safe Flying. Ralph from Colorado.
Ralph Woodard this is a 1999 model G-IV, but keep in mind that these planes were originally developed in the early 80’s and have had little upgrades to the FMS.
EPR is the pressure of the air exiting the engine divided by the air pressure entering the engine. It's how older jet airplanes set the power. Takeoff EPR is around 1.70. Newer airplanes set power based on the speed of the N1 compressor.
@@CorporatePilotLife Do you check the weight and balance book to verify what is entered is correct? I'm asking because there's always the possibility it might not be. For example, after Nav Computer (GIV) or IAC (GV) battery change it changes to a default weight included in the aircraft database loaded. If it is not re-entered manually in the FMS from the official weight and balance book it will not be the correct BOW... :-)
Yes indeed. I only fly a few aircraft, so I know what the weight should be in the FMS, so it makes it easy. If I fly an unfamiliar aircraft, then I will absolutely verify that.
Corporate Pilot Life well hopefully they will realize a pilot values his life as much as the passengers. A computer does only what it's told.. till it breaks lol
Hi. On Flight Plan page; Line Select Key 2.... we've got 346 hdg....for 0.9 of a mile; with an 'inverse' F...highlighted there: what does that mean? Done a lot of sim time with both the Smiths CDU, PMDG 737....and a nice Eaglesoft CitX Honeywell CDU....and used to know what that was....but, it's been a while. Lol!...... and i've forgotten. Thanks!
The best explanation of systematically loading the Honeywell FMS I’ve seen, so far...
Soloed in 1975 and never had any of this fancy stuff. Old needle, ball, and airspeed guy. Great seeing what's out there. Enjoy your vids a lot.
Just absolutely a great run down of the FMS for us who’s not using this fabulous piece of equipment regularly. Big thanks from across the pond.
Thanks for explaining the FMS Sean, I now have a better understanding of it. Watching these videos are the best and I appreciate the content that you and John bring to us.
Transitioning into the GIV and your videos are great to give me a step up before starting initial. Thanks for the vid!
Great explanation on how the FMS operates. What a priceless piece of equipment to have on board today with the complexity of modern aviation. Loved your presentation which was explicit and concise. Look forward to your next video! The G-IV must be the ultimate flying experience for a pilot!
HI sean and John, i'm an aircraft maintenance engineer from Canada and i love your videos guys. Keep them up please!!!
Thanks for the insight. One key factor I missed was the length of your takeoff roll. Keep these videos coming!
Sean, great explanation of how you load the FMS. You are a very thorough and competent pilot. I would feel very safe flying on your plane.
Thank you so much!
Any more walk-throughs on trick H/W FMZ series FMS stuff wold be great. Like re-routes, Dir-TO recovery, manual leg sequencing on a vector to join, advisory VNAV to enroute constraints and CANPA RNAV IAP's, holding, PT's, P/B/D/A, P//D, PROG3 Lateral Off-Sets, Scratch Pad Edit Mode,...
🤣I know, somebody get this Tourettes guy off me.🤣
I bet there's small communities of H/W drivers out that would come to your youtube and make you the Vblog version of James Albright.
I've just started working for Honeywell Aerospace as a technician. I'm doing the FMC systems, but primarily for the heavy iron stuff. I'm still trying to learn the FMS and MCDUs, so this video is helpful to me. I just started following your channel. I follow CaptMoonbeam, but his corporate flying and yours is slightly different. I also follow a lot of GA pilot vloggers, too. I just wish I had the money to get back into aviation, as well as the ability to get my medical back.
Gary C get your Basic Med if you didn’t fail you 3rd class medical. Life is short. Get flying again.
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Great explanation! Really enjoyed the technical information. Ive dream everyday of being a pilot but a rich man's hobby. So thank you for letting me dream through you guys!
You guys truly work compared to the commercial guys!!!
...I've been plowing through H/W FMZ POM for NZ5.3 trying to get ahead on EMB-145 equipment I hope to end up on. I'm no stranger to, and well read on GA Garmin Glass with 500 hrs. teaching it, but new is new and reading is fundamental as they say.
Thanks for putting this rare good stuff out there. It really augments the static pages of a 500 page manual to watch fingers move and pages change with a good narrative to boot.
Love the tech style videos far more than the lifestyle stuff... thank you.
So much technology, so much information. Thanks for sharing.
Great video again Sean!
Keep them coming.... always fun watching your videos!!!
Thank you!
Very good explanation thank you my friend !
55 disabled construction worker love looking at the world with you my dream to be a pilot fascinated with aircraft my whole life watch all the time people flying all over the world you give a great view and my dreams
I'm glad to hear you're enjoying the videos! New one will be out in a few days...
Great explanation of the FMS and MCDUs it really helps me in my flight planning in a C 414..appreciated it!!
Very detailed! Just amazing on what you have to do just to fly. I have never flown.
As I fly on a regular basis, I forget how many people fly very little or never at all...it truly is an amazing experience. I highly recommend giving it a go!
Duuuuuuuuude!!!!! Awesome intro for the laymen. Very informative. I appreciate that.
Hey guys, fantastic footage of the GIV. Request--can you offer a detailed explanation of the monochromatic displays next to the MCP in the glareshield ? i think they are more than checklists ? A detailed view of the MCP would be great too see how it compares the the airliners.
I think we can get that done!
I really enjoy All of your videos, but I find learning the systems basics from you super fascinating! Love the tech stuff and watching you put it to use in flight makes everything look so simple and easy, even IFR flying, you make it look so easy in your jet its easy to get the impression "I could do that" and I know its not easy so God Help anyone ever on a plane when the stewardess comes into the cabin screaming anyone know how to fly this jet! Our pilots both passed out from food poisoning " I'll raise my hand and say OH HECK YES can fly her, I watch Shaun and Jon (sp?) on Corperate Pilot Life! Don't worry folks, I can fly us all the way to the crash site! LoL
Love your videos!
HAHA! That's awesome!! Yo got the spelling exactly right by the way...
Corporate Pilot Life Great, glad I got your names right! Glad you got a laugh too :-)
Great vid!
Can you consider commenting on incidents like the Gulfstream crashed on takeoff with the gust lock engaged...they departed the runway at high speed unable to rotate (of course). Also, another incident of a Gulfstream veering off the runway during an attempted takeoff. The only thing I remember was pilots "swapping" aircraft and something to do with the tiller wheel disconnect?
I believe the aircraft was owned by cosmetic maker LOREAL.
I think you Don't hear as many accidents happening with Gulfstreams due to several factors...
Crew training/quality
Aircraft equipment and quality
Length of trips
Quality of life issues
2 person crew
Hours experience
I'm just guessing that Gulfstreams typically have higher stage lengths...Less t/o and lndgs.
I love the technical parts of hearing you guys speak of.
Either of you guys with prior military experience or both civilian training only.
You two look very young to have a primo job in corporate aviation flying the Rolls Royce of corporate jets!
That is great though...it means you did well before you got your dream job!
"650" in your future?
Thank You!
Steve
That's a great suggestion! Perhaps I can do a future tech video on past accidents...there have been a few in the past 5 or 6 years to talk about, but you are correct that Gulfstream has a great safety record. Neither of us have military backgrounds. We are both young with great jobs...I would love to fly that G650 someday. Who knows what the future holds! Thanks again!
Corporate Pilot Life You'll fly it, you're both so young, your company will be upgrading and will want their top pilots flying the shiney new Jets!
This is awesome, Ty.. I just asked on the other video ( where you show the interior ) then found this one ...
Ask and you shall receive...
Great videos. Thanks guys.
A suggestion for a tech video, your checklists eg, before departure, after departure, descend, or something similar.
Excellent
Well done
Thank’s for sharing this, another knowledge for me. It’s diff from my ATR FMS, but i think the basic menu is same.
Your tech videos are great!! Keep them up!!
Fantastic video!! Thanks for sharing!!
BZN here in the UK is probably Brize Norton best known for its RAF base.
You probably already know but I'll say it here. It's fairly hard to find good videos like this for anyone wanting to bone up big time on H/W FMS outside of formal training, or off-property preparation. I "know" 😬 that an initial class can be a fire hose / cram course (indoc, systems, CBT,...) can do a melt-down on even a seasoned transition pilot to new type, avionics, and FMC. Doing the math, there can't possibly be enough training or sim hours to flesh out a deep dive through the FMS before the line so there's probably a lot of OJT pain particularly on FMS. I've been plowing through H/W FMZ POM for NZ5.3 trying to get ahead on EMB-145 equipment I hope to end up on. I'm no stranger to, and well read on GA Garmin Glass with 500 hrs. teaching it, but new is new and reading is fundamental as they say.
Thanks for putting this rare good stuff out there. It really augments the static pages of a 500 page manual to watch fingers move and pages change with a good narrative to boot.
So excellent....and all this time I thought you guys were working hard! You were hardly working....lol. Love the videos!!
HAHA! Yep...just don't tell our wives!
Always learning. Thank you for the lesson.
Great video! thanks! going through my initial now, can you give a quick behind the scene regarding the adjustment of the V1?
Always fascinating
Fantastic thank you.
Great bro. Nice and easy
I'm a new subscriber and am greatly enjoying your videos--both the flying and now the tech ones. This one on the FMS answers many questions I've had, but here's an extra, somewhat trivial one for you. Early on in the vid at about 1:00 you point out the active and inactive nav data base dates. It appears from the dates displayed the data base updates monthly, and it must be huge data file given all the data it must contain. How is the new data base loaded and who does it, you or maintenance? How about if you are off on a long trip that goes past the current data base's expiration date (31 Jan 18 in this video)? Great job guys, keep it up--you are a very professional crew with a great rapport and you are making some of the best aviation enthusiast videos on YT!
Our maintenance generally updates the FMS and charts. If we are on the road and get into a pinch, we can do it ourselves. It's done with a USB drive. We just download the files to it from any computer, then plug it into the data loader in the plane. It takes about an hour to do all of the updates, so we just have to leave plenty of time to get it done
Would be interesting to see the TOGA element to setting up the plane, as I believe there is no FADEC. As mentioned elsewhere I'm flying the GIVSP in X-Plane 11, so it would be nice to see as I'm finding the performance at takeoff being extreme. I don't use more than 75% throttle, or I'm at 350knots before I can blink and the flaps break.
Very educational!
Very interesting !
Thanks Clément! I hope all is well in Paris!
Hello Sean John and Francine Love You video hey Sean you need to change your intro from a propeller sound to a jet engine sound I think that's more appropriate thank you
I agree...I have some work to do. That was done very early on and for some reason I just never changed it.
Hi Sean... How many INS UNITS, How many GPS units. How many FMS units.
Great video, Keep it up..
Any chance you guys could do a video covering your backgrounds ? How you got into aviation, etc. If you already haven’t!
We are working on that one now.
Do you always fly N269WR and is that why your call sign is always Presidential 69 (from the vids I've seen so far)? Great channel, looking forward to more, thanks for sharing.
That's the only one we fly, and yep...that's where the flight ID comes from.
I think he was asking how you got the Presidential in the call sign, I was curious about that as well, Is it the company name or corporate ID?
...the Vblog version of James Albright.
(sorry, looks like youtube trunks the end off my comments).
P.S. know were I can get training video's on H/W NZ5.2 w/o being a training department manager?😜
Good stuff.
Thanks again
Great Stuff!
Do you get stressed when or if you need to change data in the FMS in a Bravo controlled airspace in rush hours. Ex. change of rwy. stuff like that. I guess changing last minute data could be kind of challenging. It woud require lots of practice. Good vid thanks!
You got it exactly...it takes practice. Once you become intimately familiar with the FMS, changes become no problem. Early in my flying career, it was very stressful to get changes like that. Now its no big deal.
Wish GA had FMS....and the automated ATC fltpln delivery....
Sean: What are the Gulfstream acronyms for the VFS and VSE speeds? Is flaps 39degrees your normal 2 engine flap landing setting? What flap setting do you use for a single engine approach speed? On a single engine missed approach, what is your initial flap setting after applying go around power and retracting the gear upon achieving a positive rate of climb?
VFS is the flap retraction safety speed. VSE is the single engine climb speed. Flap 39 is the normal setting for all landings in the G-IV, but we have the option to use flaps 20 for single engine landings. All go missed approaches (single engine and 2 engine) are flown at flaps 20.
What does the PZ mode stands for?
Do you happen to have the CDU Push button as part of FMS 6.1 Modification. If so, when do you use them.
Thank you in advance Capt.
great video as usual, slightly off topic sean, when you flew to french guiana did you have to get clearance to fly over cuba or you had to go around,( dumb question) lol
Not a dumb question at all...on that trip, we flew around the Cuban airspace. We do fly over Cuba quite often when going to places like Jamaica or the Cayman Islands. It just depends on the best routing. A specific overfly permit is required when doing so. We have actually landed in Cuba a few times as well...you can find one of our videos showing the landing in Guantanamo Bay.
Great video. Once all your info is programed into the FMS are you able to transmit that to tower to file your flight plan? Thanks Tim
It's actually the other way around. We file the flight plan on the computer, then the tower issues us the clearance, then we program the FMS.
Does John enter the radio freq without looking down? That’s pretty slick
These videos are fantastic, can I ask what the maximum rate of climb and decent is . Keep up the great work Tony.
I don't believe there is a listed maximum rate of climb or descent. The most we generally see on a cold day with a light load is about 5000 feet per minute climb. We don't typically descend at anything more than about 3000 feet per minute. Normal descent is about 1500 to 2000 feet per minute.
Shawn on the cabin pressure how is the co/ 2 level controlled
Sean, how do you keep the FMS up to date for sids,stars, waypoints, etc,THANKS
Each month, we have to load the new database into the FMS to keep everything current. That's the date range we are looking for on the "Nav Ident" page of the FMS. If it's green, then it is current. Once we go out of currency, it turns orange. It takes about an hour to update the database, and it's just a flash drive that we use...sometimes our maintenance personnel takes care of it...sometimes I do it.
Thanks for the reply, one other question,are you able to use flight planning software on a laptop to generate flight plans then import them to the FMS?Your video's are great,I enjoy them very much. Sometimes I will fly your flights on a flight simulator using a Gulfstream IV. THANKS
That's awesome! I've never thought about doing that on a flight simulator! We use Arinc Direct for our flight planning. Once we file our flight plan online, we are given a recall number and use that to download the flight plan directly to the FMS via satellite. This not only saves us the time of typing in the entire trip, but it also brings winds and temps for each point. I decided for the video to just show the old fashioned method...I'm glad you're enjoying the videos!
Hi, what do the buttons above the screen do? Video - Graphic - ATC - Back - FN ?
Thanks.
Sean, does Presidential have it's own dispatch office or do you guys program all your own flight plans in the FMS? I imagine you have quite a few stored in there.
We do have a dispatch office, but we do all of our own flight planning and FMS loading
Why are there some buttons highlighted on the pad, N S W E? Is it the cardinal points on the compass??
I am new to your site and absolutely lovin it. How long did it take you to be able to zero in and understand the the fast pace of commands given by atc. In listening it seems to be overwhelming most of the time....
That's one of the first big hurdles in basic flight training. It does take some time to get used to...most people pick it up in a few months of training.
Very Nice!
That looks nearly exactly as the Embraer 170-195 FMC, very similiar in fact!
How much FLEX do you guys normally use during takeoff?
It all depends I guess, but I guess since it is a Gulfstream, with huge engine power, I guess it is around 40-50 degrees FLEX?
Even the Airbus, MD11, MD80 is using FLEX takeoff, and the B737 is using Assumed Temperature, and I guess thats the same ;)
Looking forward to the next one!!
Based on temp, I have no idea. We do everything on EPR. Normal EPR for takeoff is about 1.70. We can flex as low as 1.59, but it's usually around 1.63 or so.
What is the highest altitude you have flown in that particular aircraft? The highest I have ever flown is 43.0 from MSP TO LAS in a 757-300. Way up there!
We go to 45,000 feet pretty routinely...
isnt this saftey secure information, that cant be shared?
Nice jeans
What type of FMS on g550 ?
Just curious if you skipped it for the video or do you not input the destination arrival information, such as ARR used, Runway, Weather, etc. I am sure you do that and skipped it for the video, just wondering.
If an arrival is filed on our flight plan, we will input that. Many times there is no published arrival though. The weather and runway will often change multiple times while flying to the destination, so that doesn't get input until we are on the descent to the airport.
Just a quick couple questions. How old is your golf stream? Reason I am asking. The FMS display looks a little dated. I guess that’s not part of the glass cockpit? Safe Flying. Ralph from Colorado.
Ralph Woodard this is a 1999 model G-IV, but keep in mind that these planes were originally developed in the early 80’s and have had little upgrades to the FMS.
Thank you for the quick reply and I understand what you mean. Safe flying.
EPR- Engine Pressure Ratio? Can you explain?
EPR is the pressure of the air exiting the engine divided by the air pressure entering the engine. It's how older jet airplanes set the power. Takeoff EPR is around 1.70. Newer airplanes set power based on the speed of the N1 compressor.
What if, during cruise at 40,000 the entire dash goes dark? You just hand fly with a compass to a heading ?
Yep...that would be the plan. There are several redundancies to prevent that one from happening though.
Anyone heard the cause of the B-17 crash in CT?
How long do you think you'll be in a G IV ? What do you think of that G700 ?
That's a good question...I really have no idea how long I'll be in the G-IV. As for that G700, I really like what I've seen so far!
Here is the manual for the x-plane FMS: x-plane.com/manuals/FMS_Manual.pdf
Can you explain the 6 "V speeds" on the FMS.
I was planning a tech video to cover that very soon
What does “nutcracker” mean?
That's the gulfstream term for a weight on wheel switch. I have a video showing it here:
ua-cam.com/video/KvIBmSmh9OA/v-deo.html
How do you know the BOW of 43500 is correct?
The aircraft gets weighed every three years to get the BEW. Then all of the interior contents are weighed and positioned to calculate the BOW.
@@CorporatePilotLife Do you check the weight and balance book to verify what is entered is correct? I'm asking because there's always the possibility it might not be. For example, after Nav Computer (GIV) or IAC (GV) battery change it changes to a default weight included in the aircraft database loaded. If it is not re-entered manually in the FMS from the official weight and balance book it will not be the correct BOW... :-)
Yes indeed. I only fly a few aircraft, so I know what the weight should be in the FMS, so it makes it easy. If I fly an unfamiliar aircraft, then I will absolutely verify that.
amazing...I have 1500 hours in a Beechcraft bonanza......child's play compared to you guys....lots of envy
Do you ever load any Vnav data into your SID?
Sometimes...it gets kinda "pitchy" in VNAV, so we generally use Vertical Speed.,
How long have been flying executive jets.
I've been doing this for about 6 years...Jon a bit more than that.
Sean: What’s Your GULFSTREAM G-IV Seat Up For How Many Passengers Sir?
We're configured for 13 passengers, plus the jumpseat
Where those the irs’s besides the fms
Yes indeed! Old school...
Im 66 and been flying cessna152 VFR for 40 yrs. This is just way too confusind to comprehend.
You know what comes after FMS? Pilotless airliners.
Eventually, yes. Hopefully not in my career though!
Corporate Pilot Life well hopefully they will realize a pilot values his life as much as the passengers. A computer does only what it's told.. till it breaks lol
Very counter intuitive when compared to a real FMS...the keypoints are all over the place...yikes! More Garmin than true FMS...
Hi. On Flight Plan page; Line Select Key 2.... we've got 346 hdg....for 0.9 of a mile; with an 'inverse' F...highlighted there: what does that mean? Done a lot of sim time with both the Smiths CDU, PMDG 737....and a nice Eaglesoft CitX Honeywell CDU....and used to know what that was....but, it's been a while. Lol!...... and i've forgotten. Thanks!