I flew a plane into Mexico! This is HOW.
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- Опубліковано 29 тра 2024
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Almost everyone asks me- "Can you fly your plane into Mexico?" Well the answer is YES! And you can do it too..as I show you an overview of the requirements and procedures to fly across our southern border in this video. We flew all the way down the Baja peninsula to Loreto, Mexico. Flying into Mexico really is a magical experience!
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Portions of ATC communication and the flight have been edited. This video is not instructional in any way. I am not a CFI. I am sharing my experience and thoughts about this flight and this should be taken as entertainment only. By sharing mistakes and accomplishments alike, hopefully the aviation community will benefit.
00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Nervous About the Trip
01:08 - Expectations
01:39 - The Route
01:50 - Last Minute Passports
02:20 - Landing at Brown Field, San Diego
02:37 - On the Ground at Brown
02:47 - Taxi and T/O Clearance KSDM
03:18 - Taking off KSDM
03:32 - eAPIS and DVFR Flight Plan
04:04 - How to Fly to Mexico Step by Step Guide
04:22 - Watching Sposored Segment Really Helps the Channel
05:29 - Crossing the Border
06:28 - Fly to Mexico Checklist
06:41 - Handed of to Tijuana Approach
06:48 - Mexican Airspace Overview
07:12 - Talking to TJ Appch
07:49 - Reviewing the Route in Baja
08:05 - - Airport of Entry
08:27 - Fuel Situation
08:54 - Lack of Weather Info
09:48 - Mexico Radio Comms are Sparse
10:30 - Getting away from the Crowds
10:46 - Suprise Weather
10:56 - Texting with the Zoleo for WX updates
11:16 - Thunderstorms in our Way
11:42 - Crossing the Peninsula
12:23 - Contacting Loreto Tower
13:44 - She is not impressed
13:52 - Procedure for After Landing
14:10 - Descending for Loreto
14:28 - Clreared to land Loreto
14:58 - Final Approach Loreto
15:21 - Landing Loreto
15:38 - Loreto Customs and Immigration
16:18 - Off to the Air b n B!
16:34 - About Loreto Bay
16:54 - Lots to Do in Loreto!
17:10 - Dolphins are Magic
17:58 - Hard things are worth doing
18:54 - Drop a Comment for the Return Video
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Flying in Mexico is Magic - *Thumbnail is literally you crashing into the ocean.
Always welcome to Mexico. Next time you should land at hotel serenidad, it’s a small hotel with its own compacted sand runway next to Mulege on Bahia Concepcion. It’s not an entry airport but you can make all the paperwork on a previous airport like TIJ, MXL, SFE, buenos vuelos!
I'd love to fly there. Thanks for the tip!!
@@SoCalFlyingMonkey if you have questions or need help I’ll be glad to assist you, I live in La Paz and I’m comercial pilot flying for aeromexico
@@ramirovich1666 I'd love to fly my plane there too! I'm thinking summer 2023. Can't wait....
Eric, great video.
I loved the nod to your wife not being impressed. I finished my commercial rating recently and since getting my IFR rating over a year ago I have been taking many trips with my family. Many times when I felt so accomplished about a flying mission my wife not my kids were impressed.
I now view that (non-)reaction as a compliment. If I made the experience so effortless and unexciting, I did my homework and flying well. So - Congrats to a mission well planned and executed. Alex
I waited for this video since you announced you were coming here. Thanks for visiting Mexico! Glad to hear you guys had a good time. And sorry for the bureaucracy we all have to go through, it's a shame we just can't be like in the U.S. , where everything is concise and very straightforward (starting with the FPLN being electronically filed...) Keep up the good videos, and greetings from Mexico City!
glad you enjoyed the video. The analogue process is a bit more personal even though it takes longer. So it's nice in one way.... :)
A return flight procedure would be cool too!
What a cool flight. It's always a bummer when the family could care less about the mechanics of pulling something like that off. Good job man!
haha yeah cant win them all. :)
Upon landing I normally go directly to fuel to top off to be sure I have fuel going home. Just tell ground of your intention.
Damn right I want to see the video coming back to the US. Your videos are why I have my PPL. Now I'm dreaming of flying to Mexico. Great Video. 5 out of 5 props! 🛩️🛩️🛩️🛩️🛩️
Thanks for this awesome comment. Made my day!
Great video Eric! And thanks so much for documenting the process. I've flown to the Bahamas three times now and had a very similar experience - the nerves, the uncomfortable lack of weather info, and the exhilaration of finally making it. It's really what owning your own airplane is all about! You captured it well!
Off course we are waiting for the flight back video !!!
A very fun adventure to watch, so thank you for sharing. Yes, I'd love to see your trip back and what you need to do in order to return. Some short clips of the family sharing their favorite bits of the trip might not be bad either. 🙂
Great adventure!! Please do post the return flight:) Beautiful family.
Eric, you are truly a GA ambassador! This was Such a fun video and the content, as always, is so top notch. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Thank you so much! I appreciate that.
Yes on the flight back. Just amazing. Thanks for sharing this.
YES PLEASE COVER THE TRIP BACK AND RE-entry!!
Fantastic video with you and family pressing the aviation bounds. The smiles of the kids and the joy the dolphins were experiencing jumping for you guys just makes me smile, real big... God bless you guys and thank you for documenting your experience with us.😁
Great video. Please cover flying back into the US.
Of course a return video. It's inspiration to fly with my kids.
Great video, thank you.
glad you liked it!
Hey Eric...just a side note...did you see that the goonies house was for sale? Though I live in Oregon for over 20 years I just finally went and visited it a couple months ago.
I heard that. Wonder if some fan will buy it?!
Thanks, Eric for all the videos, and yes, I would love to see a video about the return trip. As an aspiring aviator with a family, I hope to follow in your footsteps, making aviation a part of our own family adventures.
What a great video thanks for sharing.
Thank you!!!
Outstanding video, thanks for sharing it. Please do share the trip back. Thanks for this!
The return vid would be great as well. Funny you went to Loreto, my son just went for Thanksgiving.
Amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Great flight adventure...would like to see your flight return...
Congratulations! Amazing video. Thanks for sharing
As usual, your videos are awesome Eric. Mexico is a little far for us living in Florida, but exploring the Bahamas is pretty cool too. Thanks to you and your family for providing these fantastic videos. By coincidence, I found myself at Brown Field exploring while on a business trip to San Diego several years ago....had a huge burger in the restaurant
Bahamas is on our bucket list!
Good basic film and flight. Memories! I have been flying into Baja and mainland Mexico since 1981. Around 150 trips in total. I ceased flying in Mexico about 6 years ago when more & more paperwork appeared and then our dirt strip in Puertecitos was lost.
Good stuff, as always!!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Huge respect to you for having the courage to do this. I'm not quite there yet
Great Video @socalflyingmonkey
Keep flying them up!!
Loved the video! Tempted make a flight to Mexico. Thanks for sharing.
Do it!!!
Nicely done!
GA , family , margaritas , Coronas , beach , and tacos , 🎊❤️✈️ that’s it
Looking forward to hopefully seeing the flight back !!!!!!!
Awesome video
Great video! It looked like you guys had a lot of fun. While the preparation and paperwork seems time consuming it looks like it paid off with some great memories.
Flying our plane to Mexico is definitely a bucket list item. Thank you for making it look not too hard!
So cool! Can’t wait to do this trip one day
with my family. Looks amazing and unbelievably memorable.
This was so cool to watch! Definitely a bucket list item for me
Excelente Eric! Definitely rewatching this video on the TV with my family to get them excited about doing the same trip. Yes, absolutely; you need to make the return video!
Yes to the going home vid ,,, thanks for sharing 👍
So much fun! This is a great video and I'm so happy for all of you!
Loving the Avidyne and Dynon setup! Great video!
Awesome video, I’ll be adding this to the bucket list!
Always entertaining and informative. Thanks so much for posting this. Please post the return video and info as well. Hope to meet you someday as I’m near you at VNY with my Mooney.
Would love see the flight back!!! Thanks!
🔥🔥🔥 glad you inspired me every video
YES! Please cover the details on flying back to the U.S.!
thnks for sharing!!
would love to see the flight back. Thx
Awesome video, looking forward to the return flight😊✈️
That one second where you got a "good job" from the back seat, you lit up...then full silence again. As a dad, I felt that 😂
Amazing Video! Would LOVE to see the way back aswell!
Dude that is so sweet. I just wanted to say thank you for the motivation and inspiration to start my training. Also showing the results of many months of hard work. Awesome video and thank you for sharing. 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
I´m glad you had a great time here in Mexico, I know there is some struggle with how general aviation is managed here but you did it perfectly on your first try, which means how resourceful you are.
Greetings from Chihuahua Mx
Amazing Vid man want to fly when I'm older
Thanks for doing all the work to document this! Looks amazing!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video! Return flight video with procedures, please.
que bonito. hace mucho que no voy para alla.
so cool flight.... a return video would be great!
Hell yeah I want the return video.
Awesome episode! One of my favorites!
mine too. :) thanks for watching.
What a rewarding trip. can’t wait to do things like this
This was an awesome video! I rarely ever sit down and watch full length aviation videos because I'm lucky enough to be able to fly nearly every day, but wow this was awesome. You kept the video constantly interesting and really shared both the fun side and the business side of a unique aviation adventure. Thank you for sharing!
So glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate the feedback!
Thanks for doing this video and sharing your experience. I’ve been waiting for this video for months after seeing your tail number on FlightRadar crossing the border, by chance. I hope to fly to Mexico soon and this video certainly helps. Please share your experience flying back to the US. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the encouragement. It took me awhile to put this one together since there was so much I wanted to pack into the video. It just took a lot longer than I anticipated!
Great video as always! Inspiring to follow you. I know it takes a lot of effort on your part, but it is greatly appreciated! Keep'em coming!
thanks for the enouragment!
Great video. You all had a wonderful adventure. Thanks for sharing.
thanks for watching!
Outstanding and a trip I hope to do in the next year or two. Pls do make a video of the return into the USA.
Fantastic video, and I'm so glad I found it. I already had most of the checklist stuff, but to experience the uncertainty and discomfort of your first trip was calming for me. We're making our first trip there 21 Feb in our 182 and I will definitely ask my wife to watch this video. Thanks again. (oh, and I would LOVE to see the return video too!)
Great video! I made the trip to Loreto for the first time last February in my Dakota, and had similar range/weather/lack of airport anxiety. I found Baja Bush Pilots's Airports of Mexico and Central America very useful...there are many airstrips along the way (in case of emergency) that are described in the BBP guide, along with border crossing instructions and eAPIS service. Well worth the effort, as you said. I am planning a trip to Mulege (Hotel Serenidad) this winter.
Mulege is definitely on the list. BBP is great for lots of local info.
We flew out of Brown to go on a whale trip. It was amazing. Got the wife hooked on GA flying and can't wait to do it on our own/in our own plane! In Cherokee6s as well. They used to be at brown, but were sold due to Covid pain.
That was really cool to watch! Your video has definitely sparked my interest on making an international trip. Thank you for sharing!
make it happen- it's worth it!
Eric, return flight would be great!
We talked about how to fly into mexico during the PA32 owners flyin a couple weeks ago. Woulda been cool to have you there!
yeah sorry I couldnt make it to that one. Hopefully next time!
Awesome, I hope to do this one day.
INCREDIBLE!!!! (video and adventure)
Thanks for sharing your experience and taking us along with you.
Thanks for watching!
Another great video. So informative almost makes flying to Mexico seem easy.
it's not that hard once you know how!
Looking forward to the return flight video!!
Yes please do a video on the return to the US.
🔥🔥 can’t wait until the next video
Awesome video, and yes on a return trip video. I’ve flown most everywhere but I have never been to Mexico and heard so many bad stories of people flying down there. That was in the 70s and 80s different times maybe.would like to go it looks like fun and no crowds
Really enjoyed the video and would like to see a video of you getting back to USA
Really great & informative video! I would love to see the return flight!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is awesome! THANKS!
Glad you enjoyed it!!!!
Good job
This is amazing!, thank you for visitng Mexico and enjoying the time here, since I started watching your videos I set a goal to get my own airplane to create memories as you do as a family, and also because I love flying hehe continue making amazing videos, Cheers !
Always wanted to fly to Mexico. Would love to see the return trip info. Thanks!
Great watch, haven't flown for a couple of decades, so sort of reminds me of how we used to rely on paper maps and analogue weather condition reports. Always a little overwhelming flying into a new airspace environment, well done on how you handled it.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Awesome Video!!
Thanks!
Great video Eric.. Definitely show us how to get back as this is on my bucket list to do soon.
you can do it! Its so rewarding. :)
@@SoCalFlyingMonkey I had my wife watch the video and she got excited about the trip :)
Great video! Your ability to produce such high quality and engaging videos is amazing. Keep up the fantastic work!
Thanks so much for the compliment and encouragement.
Thanks for sharing! Amazing trip and I already opened my FF
So glad you did this video! So many GA pilots don’t take the plunge into MX. Yet it’s so rewarding.
I’ve done MMPR, MMPE, and my first which was MMGM. (BTW MMGM has awesome house rentals on the beach in San Carlos)
Can't wait to check out all those places!
This was your best video ever! I’ll never make that trip but it was fun going with you through the planning and trip! 👍
thanks! It was a fun one to make
Always love the work. Thanks it is a new dream of mine
thanks! I'm working on a new video of our recent Mexico whale watching trip. Hope you like it!
Eric, thank you for sharing your family adventures with all of us. I would love to see your flight back to the US..
Thanks for watching!
Love your videos!
thank you!
watched a lot of your videos and this was probably my favorite. I could sit and watch an hour of scenery just out the window of that flight.
Glad you enjoyed it! The flying down there is great...
@@SoCalFlyingMonkey do they have an emergency channel in the event God forbid that you have an off airport situation?
Yes I think people use 121.5 and there are a couple other Pilot to pilot frequencies. I have them on my checklist