As an air traffic controller I can’t emphasis enough just calling us up for help and declare an emergency. You’ll get maximum support and all the help we can give! Don’t be afraid to speak up!
Thanks for your comment, appreciate it!! I know you guys are there to help. But I think when it comes to an emergency, GA pilots are either afraid or to ashamed to ask for help and that's part of the chain of events that gets them into trouble!! I will definitely remember what you said "speak up".
And so it begins! Make the most out of your passion! Nowadays any information is at your fingertips and given your age, the world is at your feet my friend ☺️
Josh I don't even know where to begin with this series. I just lost my dad two days ago from Alzheimers and seeing you care about keeping your dads skills sharp brings a smile to my face. I haven't ever taken a flight lesson but have been somewhat inspired by you and Dan with your concern for safety and most likely will start PPL training after the Virus stuff lifts. Thanks to both of yall for caring about making flying safer for everyone and give your dad a hug next time yall go flying together!
A couple months ago I experienced a radio and intercom failure while flying in IMC under an IFR flight plan. I fly a caravan for a part 135 company. All of our flights are under a crew environment with a captain and first officer. It was the FO’s leg to fly, so when it happened, I told him to just fly the plane while I troubleshooted the problem and ran emergency checklists. We continued to our destination since the weather was VFR there and landed without any problems. This kind of emphasis on aircraft control under any circumstances is very important and can definitely save lives. Good stuff!
The 17 year old pilot that crashed at night going from Fayetteville, Arkansas crashed close to home for me. As an 18 year old pilot from Fayetteville this was eye opening and real. This is a great series!
Yes, I took a C-150 and went and flew over the route up to the crash site two days after the crash. It is totally dark out there and you cannot tell where the horizon is.
I was flying from KAPA to KSGR with a ceiling about 4000 AGL and rain around us. We had 10-20sm vis, but crossing over a reservoir it immediately became a whiteout and we couldn't see anything in front of us. I executed a 180º turn and came out of it, and our visibility was immediately restored over the reservoir. I decided not to cross the reservoir but go around it. I reasoned that the plane moving over the air mass above the reservoir caused the moisture to condense out. I was prepared to land at any point the ceiling descended to low. I wasn't going to scud run. We landed at Sugarland at in a very light mist just as we landed, but always had good visibility even at night. I'm not instrument rated yet, but I am working for that now (sort of, dang virus).
I do not even have a student pilot certificate yet, and this information you are giving is pure gold. THIS is lifesaving training that I am amazed is not required.
Josh,what make you a great instructor is that you are passionate about flying,, yess passengers are a good deal of distraction, I had been force to use Pilot isolation button on critical moments,,poor planning lead to VFR into IMC
I have sent the aqp document to my cfi and after this whole pandemic is over we are defiantly going to cover it. Aviation101 thanks for the great content and keep up the lifesaving good work!
I am just in my ground school and I can already see how IMPORTANT these kind of reviews are. This should be a MUST for any instructor taking someone up for their annual review.
Outstanding series. Knowing full well the dangers of weather, I embarked upon my instrument rating the same afternoon as I successfully completed my private pilot checkride. I highly recommend pilots start working on their instrument rating within a few hours of finishing their PPL. Given the discipline of the curricula and in-flight training, you'll become a better pilot. Once you finish your instrument rating, you'll find filing and flying IFR to be a safer and more effective way of conducting most of your cross-country flying.
I also use my #1 IFR Rule:: move your eyes about the cockpit as much as possible.., minimize moving your head around.. especially if your looking at charts on your lap.. or... grabbing stuff from your back seats... YOU CAN LEARN FROM OLD GUYS..
Well done mate. been following you for years. starting CFI training in a couple weeks so a good start with this series. Thanks for what you guys are doing.
Love the vids Josh!!!! One of the BEST series I’ve seen. Sending you a good ole TEXAS AMEN for your dedication in not only exploring the world by air and sharing it with us, BUT also for your education towards helping us stay alive. Keep it up Josh, you have a gift.
This video should be watched at least twice by all. There is a TON of life saving information. Thanks for taking the time to make these. Smashed the like and subscribe buttons.
The flying videos are always great fun but these instructional videos are priceless. It a fact that after many pilots get their rating that is the last instruction they get on the subject. We all forget or get rusty as the case may be. I learned early on the 4 steps to learning and retaining information. 1. "Concentration" - if you are not ready to settle down and really concentrate on the subject, then you likely won't catch all the points you need to learn. 2. "Visualization" - Try to form a mental picture of what you are learning, Visualize the instruments or the obscure sky conditions, etc. 3. "Meditation" - Spend time thinking and turning over in your mind what you have been learning, thinking deeply and seriously about the main points you want to remember. 4. "Review" - from time to time at regular intervals spend time reviewing what you have learned so that it stays fresh in your mind. Review printed materials or videos you find helpful perhaps before a flight, especially if you suspect there could be adverse conditions.
I did my 2nd XC night flight from KSUA to KFXE. (Student pilot, with CFI onboard) After we landed at FXE, we headed back north but we departed to the west to stay away from the airspace like PBI (we did Flight follow going to FXE). As I turned to the west, all the lights started to slowly go away as I kept flying, and before I knew it, it was nothing but the black void staring at me. My CFI purposely told me to continue west so I could get a feel of what this was like. This video hit home because as soon as I lost my ground reference with the lights, I had the exact thought to rely on my instruments. This video reminded me of that moment when there was nothing but me and my plane.
I remember flying night VFR over middle Tennessee where it can get a bit dark. I never even imagined that disorientation is worthy of stating an emergency. Thank you, sir, for all the nuggets of knowledge and your love for teaching. I would love to fly with you next time I am in TX and get a lesson.
Thank you for making this video. Spacial D is one of my top lessons for students, and like you said even the most experienced pilots will get it. I teach to first execute an unusual attitude recovery even if you are still level. If that is your first reaction then you will catch any attitude issues if they exist, and then only work on one axis at a time. Don't try to climb AND turn. Your brain is on overdrive at that point and can only really handle one task. Thank you again. I loved this video
Some excellent advice here ..I did my private pilots licence in U.K. nearly 30 years ago ..on my qualifying solo cross country I inadvertently got into IMC . The shock factor is quite noticeable. Fortunately I had an excellent instructor,an ex airline man, who went over and above the syllabus requirements for basic instrument flight . We had recently flown several hours in actual IMC ..I’m convinced it was this practice that saved me and enabled me to remain calm and get the aircraft back into VFR. Of course my biggest mistake was getting into IMC as a then non instrument pilot ..my instructor debriefed that as well !
This is generally an excellent and instructively accurate video, and I realize that it is aimed primarily at low-time, non-instrument rated pilots. Kudos to you for producing it. However, there is one aspect about it which low-time, non-instrument-rated pilots who are working toward being professional pilots should realize early on: It is unrealistic to think that pilots of much higher performance airplanes never interrupt their scans of their flight instruments during the climbout and approach phases of flight. When hand-flying as a single pilot in high performance turboprop or jet equipment you learn to maintain accurate orientation and awareness while performing various tasks in and around the cockpit - some right after liftoff, some just before touchdown. And many of those tasks require you to move and tilt your head and focus briefly on things on the other side of the cockpit from your flight instruments. But with time and experience you learn how to do this safely. It's all part of being a professional pilot - these are required necessities... If you don't do so, or can't do so, then you simply go and find another job - one which you feel more comfortable in performing. But one must realize that high-time professional pilots generally use a much faster scan rate than low-time non-professional pilots. Their eyes move much more quickly around the cockpit. This is a technique that I wish instrument instructors would teach; I see it time after time in the new-hires...
@aviation101 great job on this series Josh. I am inspired from your focus on this awareness and will be encouraging pilots to talk about these tools to sharpen our abilities. Communication is the first good recurrent lesson, break the ice and then open the door for continued training. Awesome stuff 👍
Thank you so much for putting out this video series, I am not yet a pilot but I am considering starting flight instruction and training and this is really helping me keep my head out of the clouds if you will. Not every flight will go 100% as planned and having a plan to deal with situations that may arise while in flight is critical to staying alive. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I really like the footage you chose for the first 30 seconds, climbing out into IMC. There's a false horizon in the video footage (27 second mark) and it looks like you're banking to the right if you don't look at the instruments, which show a straight and level climb. Apropos for this demonstration.
Josh, As always Excellent, excellent video. I love your passion for aviation and safety, I really hope that AQP takes hold in the GA community. Thanks for sharing this I hope that it reaches every GA pilot and that they accept it, embrace it and live it.
Thanks for doing these videos. Flew into Houston the other day in IMC @ 2000ft. Visibility was reported 3mi but that was generous. Center told me to expect the visual approach but I could not identify anything on the ground and I didn't have a clear horizon. I told center about low visibility and requested an approach and it was granted without hesitation. Glad I did because I didn't have the airfield in sight until about 2 mile final. I also gave a pirep to tower upon landing.
Outstanding work 1on1. I don't know if you're the pioneer in this context, but that's not the point. You're doing a tremendous job for the aviation community and in a simple but extensive way. And that's already an achievement in itself. So keep up the excellent work. You're teaching people how to save lives. What could be more noble than that? Allow me to also pay tribute to the gentleman (Dan Grider I guess) working with you. I've seen him also quite a few times. It's a must, watching him passing his experience. I've seen him recently with(teaching 😜) Flight shopps. Man, what real master he his. I think no student pilot would mind having such an instructor. Happy landings.
Why am I teary eyed watching this? Is it the son teaching the father, is it the teaching safety or maybe just the crazy way stuff is at the moment. I don't know, maybe I've just drank too much beer. Love you MrAviation (deliberate mistake). Fav UA-camr since you were a wee kid who wasn't even imc rated.
This is the reason I decided to quit flying I have terrible vertigo issues. Now that I am am older I do not even have to be physically moving to get symptoms. I got vertigo watching an IMAX movie on a dome theatre screen. Even as a young student pilot I must have lost my lunch during 7 of the 15 hours before I soloed for the first time. I love aviation but is does not love me.
I researched the crash involving John Kennedy, Jr. He experienced spatial disorientation over open water at night. He made several errors in judgment including not filing a flight plan. Not having his instrument rating and having his radios improperly set. (Both COM 1 & 2 were set to ATIS) At no time did he speak with any ATCs.
This is exactly the first case I think about. Great video that spoke to all the points I would be thinking in a spatial disorientation situation. So many preventable tragedies in the John Jr. case...so sad... First thing wrong seemed to be pilot pride & over-confidence. I just remembered thinking when I heard the news was, wait a minute...what about his instruments??? Then I saw the computer generated last minute of the flight...so sad... :(
Thanks for posting this video as it is so informative. Back in the early 60s I decided to take helicopter flying lessons. I soloed the pattern in four hours. My solo cross country that was supposed to be an 1.5 hour flight turned into a 6 hour nightmare. Long Beach ATC called me a "ding-a-ling" and I came close to a mid-air with the Disneyland helicopter. I did get my log book signed and had to borrow money from my dad to get fuel to make it back to Burbank. I got back to Burbank after dark, not good, and the radio failed. I believe I had a pilot angle on my shoulder that day. I was a good pilot but not a smart pilot. I decided that day, with all the bad decisions, that I should not fly. I have a grandson who got his commercial ticket this summer and just got his CFI and is working on getting his CFII. Even though I didn't get my ticket I still enjoy following videos like this. Anyway, after watching this video I sent my grandson the link for this. Maybe this will help keep him safe. Thanks and stay safe.
Josh On a moonless night coming south out of Galveston you can get spacial disorientation real quick. Single Pilot standby works real well works well with ATC they understand. Love this this series you guys are doing.
This was an awesome video I have honestly learned so much about aviation through this channel and it's mainly because how you talk about it and teach it
Very well said Josh and to all that have helped in creating this content . You have put this video and information together in a incredibly captivating and motivating way which will certainly help to drive a huge amount of the aviation community to strive to new heights in their training.. Bravo Sir, Bravo 👏
In my PPL checkride, the one thing the DPE emphasized over and over throughout the checkride was to never be afraid to declare an emergency, especially when you are VFR into IMC.
If I may make a suggestion from one CFI to another, we should all be emphasizing proper phraseology. The AIM 6-3-1 and 6-3-2 both instruct that to declare an emergency (i.e., distress ) a pilot should say, "MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY" instead of saying, "I have an emergency" or another similar statement. Controllers are spring-loaded to react to the MAYDAY (x3) phrase, and that is the best way to get ATC's immediate attention and obtain priority. Love these episodes, and you are right that GA can do better! Keep up the great content!!
Bottom line, get an instrument rating and stay current. It will save your life. It did mine. A friend was PIC and flew into IMC and lost control of our aircraft. I quickly took control of the aircraft after he had allowed the plane to go into a left hand spin. I chopped the power along with putting the carb heat on and righted the plane and pulled out of the issuing dive in Total IMC conditions. We missed the ground by 500 ft. I then found out that he only had about three hours training in Instrument flying to my surprise. Also make sure your aircraft’s instruments are certified for IMC. There are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old bold pilots.
Excellent video. I have seen Dan before on UA-cam and was impressed - I like the way that you have produced this. I just wish globally the aviation authorities would focus on this skill set more during PPL training and as part of the ongoing sign offs. I've had a scary moment before with this and it is absolutely terrifying how quickly things can unravel.
Hi Josh. I think that you could save even more lives if you add subtitles to those videos. This way, you could reach non native english speakers as it is easier for them to read english than to listen to it. You really share valuable content, it is a shame that many people in the world cannot benefit from it! Greetings from France.
I sent all of these videos to my flight instructor, especially the aborted take off one. We had a very long conversation about it and he has decided to implement some of these techniques to the PPL teaching. I know you're focused on the US here. But you might've just saved some lives in the UK! As soon as the lockdown ends we are going to jump into my Comanche and go through all of the checklist made here.
Hi, I'm a low time PPL, but high-time (retired), ex-mil and ex-civil, air trafficker. The ex-mil part of me says every PPL trip is a training trip and I make it so, with something or other. With this AQP it is possible to re-think how I keep my recurrent training (every day is a school day) fresh, constructive and relevant. Thank you!
The workload on a single pilot is certainly worth acknowledging over the radio if you become task saturated, but the distraction of passengers without aviation experience can certainly be a greater risk! A good pre-flight briefing to them, and emphasis on critical phases of flight can help prevent those. ATC Can help you with a lot if you're experiencing malfunctions, unexpected weather, or disorientation, but they can't control the people in your cockpit and they likely won't have any idea that passengers are the source of your problems airborne.
Almost had an unintentional VFR into IMC years ago. This was in SoCal (KFUL). Visibility was very hazy and I knew going flying wasn't an option (I'm not IFR rated). I did feel that pattern work would be ok. Everything was fine for 2-3 laps until tower asked me to extend my downwind and that they would call my base. Things got sketchy real fast. Fortunately I was cleared in soon after. Decided a full stop landing was in order ...
Excellent excellent video, my friend. These types of videos have been super influential in me redirecting my sims. Learn more how to aviate and understand more about “flying the plane” instead of autopilot. Thanks for sharing!
Solid video; enjoyed it. You showed your Dad the new back-up instrument, why didn't you talk about another instrument, the auto-pilot? Thanks for the series!
Great recommendations. In an ideal world, we’d all be IFR pilots. A couple items, $$ for the training and actually maintaining your flying in IMC conditions post license for weekend warriors. I believe a significant # of accidents occur by IFR pilots who’s skills perish from not using them on a regular basis. (Ie. IFR rated pilot who flys 10 hours per month in VFR conditions and 1 hour in IMC). This is an outstanding video, thank-you for sharing it: definitely saving lives with such discussions!
Hi Josh, I have maybe a stupid question (since I'm only a pilot wannabe :)). Why is the run-up procedure performed just before the takeoff and not earlier? For example, right after you start the engine? In my opinion, that's how you could save both time and fuel. If you see that something's wrong, you won't have to burn fuel and to taxi all the way to the runway (and probably back). Thanks, and keep providing us with the great content.
All good, but let me add that instrument flying is NOT only about watching the instruments. Its also about VERY SMALL CONTROL ADJUSTMENTS, typically10-15 degree bank angles, descent rates around 500 fpm (i.e., no complete chopping of power). And not all instruments are created equial: the AH/AI and the turn indicator gyroscopic instruments are real time, air pressure instruments are lagging, so in case of situational awareness loss, the gyros are the first-aid in recovery, everthing else will settle after that.
I think the 3 hour under the hood instrument training for the private pilot is definitely not enough to keep these guys alive. I’m so glad I got my IFR ticket.
As an air traffic controller I can’t emphasis enough just calling us up for help and declare an emergency. You’ll get maximum support and all the help we can give! Don’t be afraid to speak up!
Hear hear Tommo! Declaring an emergency is NOT construed by ATC as a FAILURE ON YOUR PART; failing to declare an emergency IS!
Love you guys. I'll never hesitate to 'confess'... Again... :-P
Thanks for your comment, appreciate it!! I know you guys are there to help. But I think when it comes to an emergency, GA pilots are either afraid or to ashamed to ask for help and that's part of the chain of events that gets them into trouble!! I will definitely remember what you said "speak up".
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Amen. Came across a vid recently about a pilot who waited until it was too late to admit to ATC that he was icing up and in trouble.
As an airline captain that has gone through AQP training multiple times I can’t sing it’s praises enough keep up the good work.
we can be distracted by a sexy R1 but thanks god we have second pilot in the cockpit. ;)
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I am only 15 but when I get older I want to get my private pilots licence, I would like to thank you for making these videos, I will never forget them
TJ B. I just turned 13, only 3 years till flight school 👍
And so it begins! Make the most out of your passion! Nowadays any information is at your fingertips and given your age, the world is at your feet my friend ☺️
You can get it at 16 bud.
Same
You got this! Dont be afraid to pursue what you love!
Your work has transitioned from entertainment to actually saving lives. You make the world a better place!
Josh I don't even know where to begin with this series. I just lost my dad two days ago from Alzheimers and seeing you care about keeping your dads skills sharp brings a smile to my face. I haven't ever taken a flight lesson but have been somewhat inspired by you and Dan with your concern for safety and most likely will start PPL training after the Virus stuff lifts. Thanks to both of yall for caring about making flying safer for everyone and give your dad a hug next time yall go flying together!
A couple months ago I experienced a radio and intercom failure while flying in IMC under an IFR flight plan. I fly a caravan for a part 135 company. All of our flights are under a crew environment with a captain and first officer. It was the FO’s leg to fly, so when it happened, I told him to just fly the plane while I troubleshooted the problem and ran emergency checklists. We continued to our destination since the weather was VFR there and landed without any problems. This kind of emphasis on aircraft control under any circumstances is very important and can definitely save lives. Good stuff!
Alexander Sheppard
Key word: crew. Single pilot single engine IFR is inherently dangerous.
The 17 year old pilot that crashed at night going from Fayetteville, Arkansas crashed close to home for me. As an 18 year old pilot from Fayetteville this was eye opening and real. This is a great series!
Yes, I took a C-150 and went and flew over the route up to the crash site two days after the crash. It is totally dark out there and you cannot tell where the horizon is.
This is a great idea and it's long overdue. Thanks for advocating for this. If it gains traction it will save a lot of lives.
I was flying from KAPA to KSGR with a ceiling about 4000 AGL and rain around us. We had 10-20sm vis, but crossing over a reservoir it immediately became a whiteout and we couldn't see anything in front of us. I executed a 180º turn and came out of it, and our visibility was immediately restored over the reservoir. I decided not to cross the reservoir but go around it. I reasoned that the plane moving over the air mass above the reservoir caused the moisture to condense out. I was prepared to land at any point the ceiling descended to low. I wasn't going to scud run. We landed at Sugarland at in a very light mist just as we landed, but always had good visibility even at night. I'm not instrument rated yet, but I am working for that now (sort of, dang virus).
The Digital Project good call
I feel you on getting your IR...I was two weeks away from my instrument checkride before my college shut down :P
I do not even have a student pilot certificate yet, and this information you are giving is pure gold. THIS is lifesaving training that I am amazed is not required.
Josh,what make you a great instructor is that you are passionate about flying,, yess passengers are a good deal of distraction, I had been force to use Pilot isolation button on critical moments,,poor planning lead to VFR into IMC
7:12, excellent advice! Never thought to do the equivalent of "student pilot" for ATC while flying IFR. Great point, Josh!
I have sent the aqp document to my cfi and after this whole pandemic is over we are defiantly going to cover it. Aviation101 thanks for the great content and keep up the lifesaving good work!
My god the first minute was so well edited. Would also love to see when you can more POV videos.
I am just in my ground school and I can already see how IMPORTANT these kind of reviews are. This should be a MUST for any instructor taking someone up for their annual review.
Outstanding series. Knowing full well the dangers of weather, I embarked upon my instrument rating the same afternoon as I successfully completed my private pilot checkride. I highly recommend pilots start working on their instrument rating within a few hours of finishing their PPL. Given the discipline of the curricula and in-flight training, you'll become a better pilot. Once you finish your instrument rating, you'll find filing and flying IFR to be a safer and more effective way of conducting most of your cross-country flying.
I also use my #1 IFR Rule:: move your eyes about the cockpit as much as possible.., minimize moving your head around.. especially if your looking at charts on your lap.. or... grabbing stuff from your back seats... YOU CAN LEARN FROM OLD GUYS..
Well done mate. been following you for years. starting CFI training in a couple weeks so a good start with this series. Thanks for what you guys are doing.
I am REALLY excited on the direction you are taking this! You are becoming the tip of the spear in general aviation safety! Mega kudos on you! JA
"don't look away" during climb-out a key point of this video. Aviate, Navigate, Communicate in that order.
Love the vids Josh!!!! One of the BEST series I’ve seen. Sending you a good ole TEXAS AMEN for your dedication in not only exploring the world by air and sharing it with us, BUT also for your education towards helping us stay alive. Keep it up Josh, you have a gift.
This video should be watched at least twice by all. There is a TON of life saving information. Thanks for taking the time to make these. Smashed the like and subscribe buttons.
The flying videos are always great fun but these instructional videos are priceless. It a fact that after many pilots get their rating that is the last instruction they get on the subject. We all forget or get rusty as the case may be. I learned early on the 4 steps to learning and retaining information. 1. "Concentration" - if you are not ready to settle down and really concentrate on the subject, then you likely won't catch all the points you need to learn. 2. "Visualization" - Try to form a mental picture of what you are learning, Visualize the instruments or the obscure sky conditions, etc. 3. "Meditation" - Spend time thinking and turning over in your mind what you have been learning, thinking deeply and seriously about the main points you want to remember. 4. "Review" - from time to time at regular intervals spend time reviewing what you have learned so that it stays fresh in your mind. Review printed materials or videos you find helpful perhaps before a flight, especially if you suspect there could be adverse conditions.
Aint a pilot and I probably never be one but these videos are awesome, very professional and sensful keep up the good work! And safe flights!
I did my 2nd XC night flight from KSUA to KFXE. (Student pilot, with CFI onboard) After we landed at FXE, we headed back north but we departed to the west to stay away from the airspace like PBI (we did Flight follow going to FXE).
As I turned to the west, all the lights started to slowly go away as I kept flying, and before I knew it, it was nothing but the black void staring at me. My CFI purposely told me to continue west so I could get a feel of what this was like. This video hit home because as soon as I lost my ground reference with the lights, I had the exact thought to rely on my instruments. This video reminded me of that moment when there was nothing but me and my plane.
I remember flying night VFR over middle Tennessee where it can get a bit dark. I never even imagined that disorientation is worthy of stating an emergency. Thank you, sir, for all the nuggets of knowledge and your love for teaching. I would love to fly with you next time I am in TX and get a lesson.
Thank you for making this video. Spacial D is one of my top lessons for students, and like you said even the most experienced pilots will get it. I teach to first execute an unusual attitude recovery even if you are still level. If that is your first reaction then you will catch any attitude issues if they exist, and then only work on one axis at a time. Don't try to climb AND turn. Your brain is on overdrive at that point and can only really handle one task. Thank you again. I loved this video
Some excellent advice here ..I did my private pilots licence in U.K. nearly 30 years ago ..on my qualifying solo cross country I inadvertently got into IMC . The shock factor is quite noticeable. Fortunately I had an excellent instructor,an ex airline man, who went over and above the syllabus requirements for basic instrument flight . We had recently flown several hours in actual IMC ..I’m convinced it was this practice that saved me and enabled me to remain calm and get the aircraft back into VFR. Of course my biggest mistake was getting into IMC as a then non instrument pilot ..my instructor debriefed that as well !
As a starting student pilot, I'm loving all of this. Lots to think about.
Absolutely loving this series! I'll be insisting that my instructor uses this once I start flying. Almost finished with ground school.
This is generally an excellent and instructively accurate video, and I realize that it is aimed primarily at low-time, non-instrument rated pilots. Kudos to you for producing it. However, there is one aspect about it which low-time, non-instrument-rated pilots who are working toward being professional pilots should realize early on: It is unrealistic to think that pilots of much higher performance airplanes never interrupt their scans of their flight instruments during the climbout and approach phases of flight. When hand-flying as a single pilot in high performance turboprop or jet equipment you learn to maintain accurate orientation and awareness while performing various tasks in and around the cockpit - some right after liftoff, some just before touchdown. And many of those tasks require you to move and tilt your head and focus briefly on things on the other side of the cockpit from your flight instruments. But with time and experience you learn how to do this safely. It's all part of being a professional pilot - these are required necessities... If you don't do so, or can't do so, then you simply go and find another job - one which you feel more comfortable in performing. But one must realize that high-time professional pilots generally use a much faster scan rate than low-time non-professional pilots. Their eyes move much more quickly around the cockpit. This is a technique that I wish instrument instructors would teach; I see it time after time in the new-hires...
@aviation101 great job on this series Josh. I am inspired from your focus on this awareness and will be encouraging pilots to talk about these tools to sharpen our abilities. Communication is the first good recurrent lesson, break the ice and then open the door for continued training. Awesome stuff 👍
Awesome video it’s so important to always focus on your instruments and not get distracted I saw how easy people get distracted.
Thank you so much for putting out this video series, I am not yet a pilot but I am considering starting flight instruction and training and this is really helping me keep my head out of the clouds if you will. Not every flight will go 100% as planned and having a plan to deal with situations that may arise while in flight is critical to staying alive. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
I really like the footage you chose for the first 30 seconds, climbing out into IMC. There's a false horizon in the video footage (27 second mark) and it looks like you're banking to the right if you don't look at the instruments, which show a straight and level climb. Apropos for this demonstration.
This is great bro. Keep it up. I love it. And reminding people that ATC is supposed to help and they don't need to be afraid.
Josh, As always Excellent, excellent video. I love your passion for aviation and safety, I really hope that AQP takes hold in the GA community. Thanks for sharing this I hope that it reaches every GA pilot and that they accept it, embrace it and live it.
Thanks for doing these videos. Flew into Houston the other day in IMC @ 2000ft. Visibility was reported 3mi but that was generous. Center told me to expect the visual approach but I could not identify anything on the ground and I didn't have a clear horizon. I told center about low visibility and requested an approach and it was granted without hesitation. Glad I did because I didn't have the airfield in sight until about 2 mile final. I also gave a pirep to tower upon landing.
Outstanding work 1on1. I don't know if you're the pioneer in this context, but that's not the point. You're doing a tremendous job for the aviation community and in a simple but extensive way. And that's already an achievement in itself. So keep up the excellent work. You're teaching people how to save lives. What could be more noble than that?
Allow me to also pay tribute to the gentleman (Dan Grider I guess) working with you. I've seen him also quite a few times. It's a must, watching him passing his experience. I've seen him recently with(teaching 😜) Flight shopps. Man, what real master he his. I think no student pilot would mind having such an instructor.
Happy landings.
Why am I teary eyed watching this? Is it the son teaching the father, is it the teaching safety or maybe just the crazy way stuff is at the moment. I don't know, maybe I've just drank too much beer. Love you MrAviation (deliberate mistake). Fav UA-camr since you were a wee kid who wasn't even imc rated.
You aint alone haha and yeah beer is pushing all those kind feelings from you!
Dude, pump the brakes.
This is the reason I decided to quit flying I have terrible vertigo issues. Now that I am am older I do not even have to be physically moving to get symptoms. I got vertigo watching an IMAX movie on a dome theatre screen. Even as a young student pilot I must have lost my lunch during 7 of the 15 hours before I soloed for the first time. I love aviation but is does not love me.
I researched the crash involving John Kennedy, Jr. He experienced spatial disorientation over open water at night. He made several errors in judgment including not filing a flight plan. Not having his instrument rating and having his radios improperly set. (Both COM 1 & 2 were set to ATIS) At no time did he speak with any ATCs.
This is exactly the first case I think about. Great video that spoke to all the points I would be thinking in a spatial disorientation situation. So many preventable tragedies in the John Jr. case...so sad... First thing wrong seemed to be pilot pride & over-confidence. I just remembered thinking when I heard the news was, wait a minute...what about his instruments??? Then I saw the computer generated last minute of the flight...so sad... :(
Excellent and very worthy video. Outstanding work Josh.
Thanks for posting this video as it is so informative. Back in the early 60s I decided to take helicopter flying lessons. I soloed the pattern in four hours. My solo cross country that was supposed to be an 1.5 hour flight turned into a 6 hour nightmare. Long Beach ATC called me a "ding-a-ling" and I came close to a mid-air with the Disneyland helicopter. I did get my log book signed and had to borrow money from my dad to get fuel to make it back to Burbank. I got back to Burbank after dark, not good, and the radio failed. I believe I had a pilot angle on my shoulder that day. I was a good pilot but not a smart pilot. I decided that day, with all the bad decisions, that I should not fly. I have a grandson who got his commercial ticket this summer and just got his CFI and is working on getting his CFII. Even though I didn't get my ticket I still enjoy following videos like this. Anyway, after watching this video I sent my grandson the link for this. Maybe this will help keep him safe. Thanks and stay safe.
"Can you grab my pen for me?"
*Huge kid's grin*
*Clicks pen mischievously*
Josh
On a moonless night coming south out of Galveston you can get spacial disorientation real quick. Single Pilot standby works real well works well with ATC they understand. Love this this series you guys are doing.
(*spatial)
This was an awesome video I have honestly learned so much about aviation through this channel and it's mainly because how you talk about it and teach it
Thank you for another brilliant video! I never got to fly with my Dad so it is emotional to watch you two share the passion of aviation.
Been watching your videos for a few years now. The content is so much better and this series your doing now is awsome. Keep up the great work.
An awareness of the things that can kill you is dealt with very clearly and thoroughly. Excellent training for every pilot.
Great work on this series Josh. Many including myself are finding it useful and can only help.
This is one of the best and useful videos for GA.!
Important stuff for sure. As a Navy carrier pilot, landing on the boat at night, no horizon, a spatial D nightmare at times.
Very well said Josh and to all that have helped in creating this content . You have put this video and information together in a incredibly captivating and motivating way which will certainly help to drive a huge amount of the aviation community to strive to new heights in their training.. Bravo Sir, Bravo 👏
This vid was masterfully done! Thanks so much for your service to GA!
This goes for drivers and cell phones! Great video!
Very true! More than 100 people are killed in car accidents every day in the US ! And more than 1000 are seriously injured.
Josh, Great job on these videos. I am just starting this series and just starting to fly again. This one hits very close to home for me.
In my PPL checkride, the one thing the DPE emphasized over and over throughout the checkride was to never be afraid to declare an emergency, especially when you are VFR into IMC.
So true. Great video.
Saw this on Fb and left a msg. Kudos . You seem to have your act together. You'll end up being well known, and you've got a great future ahead of you.
Josh great video!! I can't wait to implement these AQP techniques when I start flying again with my CFI. Great series, thanks!!
Good job 👍,full of great 👍 information. Swallow your pride, declare that emergency, and save your (and any passengers) life.
Thank you for caring above and beyond😎
I am a cfi. This is a great flight review procedure. I am going to implement it. On me first
Thaks a ton.
All the best neal pgd cfi
If I may make a suggestion from one CFI to another, we should all be emphasizing proper phraseology. The AIM 6-3-1 and 6-3-2 both instruct that to declare an emergency (i.e., distress ) a pilot should say, "MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY" instead of saying, "I have an emergency" or another similar statement. Controllers are spring-loaded to react to the MAYDAY (x3) phrase, and that is the best way to get ATC's immediate attention and obtain priority. Love these episodes, and you are right that GA can do better! Keep up the great content!!
Bottom line, get an instrument rating and stay current. It will save your life. It did mine. A friend was PIC and flew into IMC and lost control of our aircraft. I quickly took control of the aircraft after he had allowed the plane to go into a left hand spin. I chopped the power along with putting the carb heat on and righted the plane and pulled out of the issuing dive in Total IMC conditions. We missed the ground by 500 ft. I then found out that he only had about three hours training in Instrument flying to my surprise. Also make sure your aircraft’s instruments are certified for IMC. There are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old bold pilots.
Excellent video. I have seen Dan before on UA-cam and was impressed - I like the way that you have produced this.
I just wish globally the aviation authorities would focus on this skill set more during PPL training and as part of the ongoing sign offs. I've had a scary moment before with this and it is absolutely terrifying how quickly things can unravel.
Really important -- thanks for posting.
Hi Josh. I think that you could save even more lives if you add subtitles to those videos. This way, you could reach non native english speakers as it is easier for them to read english than to listen to it. You really share valuable content, it is a shame that many people in the world cannot benefit from it! Greetings from France.
I sent all of these videos to my flight instructor, especially the aborted take off one. We had a very long conversation about it and he has decided to implement some of these techniques to the PPL teaching. I know you're focused on the US here. But you might've just saved some lives in the UK! As soon as the lockdown ends we are going to jump into my Comanche and go through all of the checklist made here.
SmokingSpitfire that’s badass !
Hi, I'm a low time PPL, but high-time (retired), ex-mil and ex-civil, air trafficker. The ex-mil part of me says every PPL trip is a training trip and I make it so, with something or other. With this AQP it is possible to re-think how I keep my recurrent training (every day is a school day) fresh, constructive and relevant. Thank you!
This video was phenomenal. Thank you
The workload on a single pilot is certainly worth acknowledging over the radio if you become task saturated, but the distraction of passengers without aviation experience can certainly be a greater risk! A good pre-flight briefing to them, and emphasis on critical phases of flight can help prevent those. ATC Can help you with a lot if you're experiencing malfunctions, unexpected weather, or disorientation, but they can't control the people in your cockpit and they likely won't have any idea that passengers are the source of your problems airborne.
Almost had an unintentional VFR into IMC years ago. This was in SoCal (KFUL). Visibility was very hazy and I knew going flying wasn't an option (I'm not IFR rated). I did feel that pattern work would be ok. Everything was fine for 2-3 laps until tower asked me to extend my downwind and that they would call my base. Things got sketchy real fast. Fortunately I was cleared in soon after. Decided a full stop landing was in order ...
Well done, Josh! Great reminders. Thank you!
Love what you Dan and Steve are doing!
Excellent series as usual. Well done.
Nice video and series Josh. Like that flying cowboys hat too!
Well done, you teach in a memorable way.
Well done yet again Josh! Thanks for doing this!
Excellent excellent video, my friend. These types of videos have been super influential in me redirecting my sims. Learn more how to aviate and understand more about “flying the plane” instead of autopilot.
Thanks for sharing!
Great presentation Josh, very professional; thanks!
Thanks Josh for what you do, more more on this AQP, Thanks
Excellent. Will help chose my instructor!
Brilliant series
Solid video; enjoyed it. You showed your Dad the new back-up instrument, why didn't you talk about another instrument, the auto-pilot? Thanks for the series!
Great recommendations. In an ideal world, we’d all be IFR pilots. A couple items, $$ for the training and actually maintaining your flying in IMC conditions post license for weekend warriors. I believe a significant # of accidents occur by IFR pilots who’s skills perish from not using them on a regular basis. (Ie. IFR rated pilot who flys 10 hours per month in VFR conditions and 1 hour in IMC). This is an outstanding video, thank-you for sharing it: definitely saving lives with such discussions!
Thanks again. Lots to learn from your instructions, even for a model rc pilot!
Hi Josh, I have maybe a stupid question (since I'm only a pilot wannabe :)).
Why is the run-up procedure performed just before the takeoff and not earlier? For example, right after you start the engine? In my opinion, that's how you could save both time and fuel. If you see that something's wrong, you won't have to burn fuel and to taxi all the way to the runway (and probably back).
Thanks, and keep providing us with the great content.
Nice job Josh
Excellent video.
Well done ser!Just keep going..
Soon as it uploads I click, you're an amazing CFI, loving the series so far, greetings from Argentina!
All good, but let me add that instrument flying is NOT only about watching the instruments. Its also about VERY SMALL CONTROL ADJUSTMENTS, typically10-15 degree bank angles, descent rates around 500 fpm (i.e., no complete chopping of power). And not all instruments are created equial: the AH/AI and the turn indicator gyroscopic instruments are real time, air pressure instruments are lagging, so in case of situational awareness loss, the gyros are the first-aid in recovery, everthing else will settle after that.
I think the 3 hour under the hood instrument training for the private pilot is definitely not enough to keep these guys alive. I’m so glad I got my IFR ticket.
Really good video! Great reminder :)
awesome video when ever you are at KORL i would definitely would go up with you in my seneca
Just subbed , excellent instructions and DG with a bit shocking guitar playing as well. ✅
Wow - I learned a ton! Thanks for this!
Great stuff. Thanks Josh