Long Cross country solo Pipistrel Alpha Trainer
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- Опубліковано 11 січ 2022
- Completing my final requirements for private pilot certificate. Flew by myself from Cameron park landing at Modesto and Nut tree in Vacaville completing 180 nautical mile triangle.
Very impressive performance. Only complaint regards the sound track. Practically drove me insane. I would have turned it off, but I wanted to listen to the radio work. Arghhh!
Lol, note taken will lose the sound track next time I post a video
I love the video, any chance you can remove the music and repost it? Emma Student Pilot in the Phoenix area and would love to listen to the comms and build some confidence
Those Pipistrels are awesome! The efficiency is truly amazing.
Soundtrack definitely needs come way down but really enjoyed watching you fly the Pipistrel, fantastic efficiency.
I live in Cameron Park. Loved the vid, big fan of Pipistrel!
Thank you, it's pretty awesome 👍
Congratulations! I hope you will be able to afford you such a plane one day.
I've been considering this flight school for a while now for my light sport license. Just need to gain the confidence to get started. How was your experience?
Fun video but the music was too loud. A little in the background is fine but this was like a music video.
Greg, thanks for the video. We are a small flight school in southern Utah and are looking to purchase an Alpha Trainer for primary flight training. A couple of questions for you: 1) What was your overall experience learning in the Alpha Trainer? 2) Have you transitioned to other conventional aircraft and if so, how difficult was it to make the transition? 3) Any other input you may have regarding advantages and disadvantages for learning in the airplane. Thanks, Scott F.
I actually transitioned from a 172 to the pipistrelle. It definitely simplified some aspects but I found the landings to be more challenging in the pipistrelle, may have been partially due to switching to a school at Smaller airport with terrain all around it, but it felt like landing a go-kart. All and all i really enjoyed the experience in the pipistrelle and would recommend training in one. Saved me $40 an hour in rental fees and offered really nice views out the window with some experience switching to some modern avionics.
I flew the same aircraft and it's an impressive piece of equipment. Reach out to the guys at Foothill Flight training. They're a good bunch of folks and I'm sure they would be happy to give you their thoughts. To Greg's point plane was fantastic, the smaller airport with terrain around it was fine but definitely my bigger concern (but frankly a very good place to learn good skills). An excellent school and an excellent aircraft
Another great vid! Question: does the stall indicator come standard on the new Alpha's?
Not sure, I just rent the plane from the flight school.
I don't recall it being in there when I flew the same aircraft probably 3 years ago. It is a sensible addition to a phenomenal aircraft
Hello. One question, what's the instrument on the right with green down and red up light ??? Thanks, greetings from Uruguay.
That is the stall indicator.
@@gregsmagic thank you, I will search information about this instrument....the name is "stall indicator" true ??
Yeah it warns you when are approaching a stall.
Actually the name is angle of attack indicator, but essentially its purpose is to warn you when you're about to stall the aircraft.
@@gregsmagic thanks you for the information about angle of attack.
I have bought a Alpha Trainer, delivery date in august 2022, I am very anxious !!!
So, I'm not a pilot and this is a genuine question, how is Cameron Park to Vacaville considered a long cross country? I can drive it in less than an hour.
Long cross country (flight to an airport at least 50 notical miles away) is a legal term used to define an experience required by the FAA to obtain a pilot certificate .
Does one need a med certificate for the Alpha Trainer?
It is considered LSA so provided you meet the medical requirements for the light sport license no. It's a remarkable aircraft
You never show the outside of your plane!
How much did this flight cost you?
I rent the plane from my local flight school in Cameron Park California. They charge $120 per hour wet. Meaning the fuel is included in the price incase your not familiar with the term wet.
Around $300
@@gregsmagic thanks for info!
I’m going to ask a goofy question. Per hour means per flight hour correct?
@@beaulong3270 yes, they only charge for the time the engine is running.
Too much music background...had to turn it almost off. Wanted to listen but was like prison torture. Liked the flight though.
This would have been a great video except for the background unneeded noise (the music). It ruined it for me and I left it at 1:15 seconds. Too bad…..
Could not watch the entire thing. The music was driving me crazy. Not in a good way.