AIRLINE PILOT FLIES A CESSNA 182 // FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS

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  • Опубліковано 12 вер 2024

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  • @mattlantzy5093
    @mattlantzy5093 19 днів тому +60

    There is such a natural romance to flying, regardless of flying a 737 or 182. Endless possibilities on the endless horizon

    • @TravisTennies
      @TravisTennies 8 днів тому +2

      Endless? The Earth is flat!!! hahahah just kidding.

  • @TheAirplaneDriver
    @TheAirplaneDriver День тому +2

    As a CFI, I’ve had the honor and pleasure to help a number of ATP’s get back in the groove with small airplanes after a long hiatus from GA. The major obstacles are when to rotate for the landing flair, the need to get reacquainted with the rudder (especially tail wheel airplanes), proper small plane pattern spacing, pattern airspeed control without relying on flaps to slow down, and getting used to lack of power. They also need to reacquaint themselves with VFR airspace operations.
    They’ve all done great and get in the swing of things very quickly. Every one I’ve flown with is smooth and methodical. The best ATPs are the ones that also fly GA.

  • @jamesstephenpeyton3305
    @jamesstephenpeyton3305 7 днів тому +14

    I retired from bush flying Otters, Beavers, B-18 and DC-3’s. 30 years ago and had not touched the controls of a small plane in that time. I wanted to take my young grandsons for a ride so with me in the left seat, an instructor on the right and 2 starry eyed boys in the back. Greased it on. Felt terrific.

  • @carlveilleux5744
    @carlveilleux5744 2 дні тому +7

    I got checked out on a C172, like you after about 20 years of airline flying without touching a single engine plane.
    My goal was to take my daughter up, as she had never been flying with me except as a passenger in the cabin.
    I went to my local flight school, the young guy who checked me out looked at my log book, and seeing that I probably had 25 times his flying experience he was like "oh, that's gonna be easy!" I told him to ignore my logbook and treat me like a newbie, as that doesn't mean anything, I wanted a good check ride, not just a couple touch and gos, I wanted to be safe and feel fully confortable flying that Cessna, as I was going to fly my family up there!
    We were gone for about 2 hours and we had a lot of fun. We went through everything, steep turns, slow flight, stalls, spin recoveries, etc. My concern was mostly forced landings. I was like "how am I going to precisely land this thing in a field or some place", as everything is so different from what I'm used. Turned out I did pretty good, and I was able to feel the glide distance pretty much right away. Got back to the airport for touch and go's. I started to get better at about the 4th landing haha! This was so different. Aircraft attitude, flare height, power management, etc. But wasn't THAT hard and eventually it all came back.
    Couple weeks later I rented the 172 just for myself and my daughter and that was also a lot of fun, and she enjoyed it a lot.

  • @ScottPuopolo
    @ScottPuopolo 13 днів тому +11

    Five seconds into the flight and your smiling, that's the difference.

  • @lukassam985
    @lukassam985 19 днів тому +17

    That smile says it all!!

  • @ginoferraro8088
    @ginoferraro8088 13 днів тому +8

    As a pilot in training with goals if being in the airlines I really hope I don't get out of ga it's so much fun glad to see you getting back into it

  • @frankgallagher5786
    @frankgallagher5786 13 днів тому +8

    After years of boredom, jetlag, irritating crew, hotels, trying to sleep in the OCR , I can relate to this experience.

    • @tonyverhulst9948
      @tonyverhulst9948 9 днів тому

      One on my sailplane instructors, a real stick and rudder guy, now flies triple sevens from Amsterdam to some resort island near Madagascar. He says that it's 14 hours of boredom.

  • @mintah500
    @mintah500 5 днів тому +2

    You feel all the nostalgia coming along for this flight! Well done and Well said! "That was Amazing!"

  • @emdude1784
    @emdude1784 14 днів тому +23

    Way back, I was a check ride pilot for our flying club. We had a recently retired 737 or 747 don’t recall.. captain with thousands of hours join the club. I had to check him out on a Piper 235. I felt like, I was the student. We had a overcast layer at about 1000 agl, and having such an experienced pilot made me feel like i was going to learn something. So we filed and took off. He flew the airplane and we were imc. We weren’t in it for too long until departure told us to turn. It was nuts… he lost complete control and we were in an unusual attitude, immediately. After split second hesitation, totally frightened, I took over the airplane. He kept swearing and apologized again again. We landed and I was shaken up. The incident it engrained into my mind. Totally terrifying

    • @instant_mint
      @instant_mint 9 днів тому

      What was the reason? (I'm not a pilot) Was it because different skills are used when flying small planes as opposed to flying airliners, and he was not used to the different way of operation? Or what was it that got him disorientated?

    • @emdude1784
      @emdude1784 8 днів тому +4

      @@instant_mint don’t really know. Perhaps the kinetics of flying a small airplane was sufficiently enough to trick the brain and muscle memory. Some people blame overuse of automation, I am not so sure of that. These airline pilots have thousands of hours of experience and are well trained to deal with all sorts of situations that those of us who fly for a hobby never really learn. But what he failed was basic aircraft control in IMC. It would be interesting to take a few airline pilots who have not flown small planes in years and see what happens. I had an opportunity to do the opposite, fly a BAE 146-100 training simulator. ( small to big) While I was able to fly a manual approach very successfully, the hardest was not attitude control but hitting the V speeds.

    • @instant_mint
      @instant_mint 8 днів тому +2

      @@emdude1784 Very interesting stuff

    • @Mike_294
      @Mike_294 5 днів тому +2

      @@emdude1784 might be possible that he wasn't used to handflying through IMC

    • @av8rgrip
      @av8rgrip 5 днів тому +2

      Most airlines no longer have a six pack. Different scan. I was looking at buying an airplane a few years back. I took a test flight in one I wanted to buy. Went up with their instructor. Hadn’t flown a little plane in 30 years or so. Started out with an S pattern. Came back and flew an ILS. He admitted he couldn’t have flown that well. I could have held off my flare a little longer, but I already felt way too low.

  • @bozackt
    @bozackt 17 днів тому +6

    Love the video! I noticed that both pilots held the yolk in the center. I haven't seen that before. I know that the 182 has a relatedly light roll force, but it seems like you would get more precise control by holding the yolk at the hand grip on the side of the yoke. That's what I always do.

  • @neilsingh5311
    @neilsingh5311 13 днів тому +4

    I’m a pure GA pilot who owns a 1960 182. I couldn’t see enough of this plane to confirm but it looks like it could be the same year model or close to it. The 1956-61 models have narrower bodies, before Cessna widened them. Wider bodies mean a bit more shoulder room but at the expense of climb rate and speed. Plus, manual flaps. They are sweet. No electric means one more thing that won’t break down on ya and require maintenance.
    Anyway, welcome to our 182 world! It was a thrill seeing this from the angle of an airline pilot, while also seeing the 182 pro next to you. You said it best: “This is something special.” I pinch myself every time I’m up in the air in that bird. There are faster GA planes out there but then you can’t do this route you just did. What’s the rush? You get enough of the 500 mph life in your job, I’m gonna guess. With a STOL kit you can reduce the stall speed to about 38 knots. Link below to a recent airstrip I flew to in Arizona. Blue skies!
    ua-cam.com/video/ZhbxYz4zzsU/v-deo.htmlsi=gmQGESf0wsnMFsmL

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  13 днів тому +1

      @@neilsingh5311 Beautiful flight into Grapevine! Flying in AZ for 2 years as a CFI was a special time😎

    • @neilsingh5311
      @neilsingh5311 13 днів тому

      @@ThePilotLife July here is its own special but yeah it’s great. L 😂 Would love to explore the northwest some day.

  • @edwood7741
    @edwood7741 19 днів тому +6

    10/10. Just perfect! Thanks for sharing.

  • @surferdude44444
    @surferdude44444 10 днів тому +5

    Trained on a 172. Received my Private SEL license in one. All you have to do is take off, trim it out, lean it and have fun. Too many gauges and other stuff to look at and do in the 182. I’m just a simple pilot😂😂. Great vid.

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  10 днів тому +1

      @@surferdude44444 awesome! I felt the same way going from the 152 to the 182🤣 perspective👨‍✈️

  • @chuckpowell391
    @chuckpowell391 3 дні тому

    Really evokes the joy of flight. Thanks for sharing this video.

  • @raymondanderson1026
    @raymondanderson1026 19 днів тому +4

    Brendan, I started flying GA again two years ago and it's been such a joy. Glad to see you out doing the same thing!

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  19 днів тому +3

      @@raymondanderson1026 I hope to keep at it!

  • @SI-lg2vp
    @SI-lg2vp 9 днів тому +3

    Just tried to fly a C-172 after over 40 years, and quickly discovered they shrunk the plane after flying a B-737 for Southwest Airlines. It feels odd to fly VFR, and navigating in class D, E, airspace. Foreflight is another aid that was not available in the 80's. I pounded on the first two landings like I had returned to MDW. Looking to build a Rans S-21 airplane to enjoy the fun again.

  • @prome666
    @prome666 10 днів тому +3

    This is awesome. I want to be the blue shirt's neighbour :D

  • @OpticPredator14
    @OpticPredator14 18 днів тому +1

    I’m going into my instrument check ride and sometimes I forget how amazing it is to just fly vfr for fun! Love videos like these.

    • @frankish5314
      @frankish5314 16 днів тому

      So much fun. I did my Instrument CR 10 years ago.. In aerobatic airplane.. The examiner was impressed. "This thing is a handful" he said..:) Hoping you pass!

  • @bradleyedens109
    @bradleyedens109 7 днів тому +4

    For some reason, I'm losing audio at 11 seconds and do not have audio for the rest of the video. Just wanted to let you know that, not sure if maybe it's a copyright deal or something

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  7 днів тому +1

      you're the first to say that! All the music is licensed so you shouldnt' have any issue? Sorry about that!

    • @bradleyedens109
      @bradleyedens109 7 днів тому +1

      @ThePilotLife Man, that's so weird! Oh well, I'll have to try it on a different device or something. Thank you for the reply!

    • @dariojob100
      @dariojob100 6 днів тому +1

      No i have also the problem!

    • @bradleyedens109
      @bradleyedens109 6 днів тому

      @@dariojob100No way! Are you on Samsung or Apple? I have a Samsung cell but an iPad for my flying. Just tried playing it on my iPad and it plays fine.

    • @dariojob100
      @dariojob100 6 днів тому

      @@bradleyedens109 samsung galaxy

  • @davidcole333
    @davidcole333 18 днів тому +2

    I can't imagine how foreign that experience must have been, yet at the same time vaguely familiar! I was expecting that you would be over controlling the aircraft with larger inputs than necessary, but you looked really smooth!

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  14 днів тому +1

      It came back pretty quick! But I definitely felt like a fish out of water on that first takeoff!

  • @airplanegeek893
    @airplanegeek893 12 днів тому +3

    That was awesome to watch!

  • @PCBill0622
    @PCBill0622 19 днів тому +1

    Your videos keep invoking memories. We bought a new 182 in 1976 for $19,000. I picked it up at the (then) Cessna factory next to McConnell AFB in Wichita. We based at Combs at Denver Stapleton until the city took the property to build concourse E. I had hundreds of hours of mountain flying. We carried oxygen. Going westbound we would go to 14,500 to clear the continental divide and cushion for possible downdrafts. Speaking of……I was returning from Montana IFR and hit a 3,000 ft/min downdraft on the lee side of the Rockies. When I called the center to advise that I couldn’t maintain altitude that report even got the attention of the big boys approaching DEN from the west.
    On another day we were flying to LAS and the downdrafts were not allowing us to climb high enough to clear the divide. So we just flew around the foothills until we got an elevator (for every downdraft there’s a corresponding updraft). In single-engine mountain flying you’re aways looking for a possible place to land. Please keep these fun videos coming!

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  19 днів тому +1

      Great stories and experiences! I've had some interesting mountain waves from the rockies up in the flight levels. I think KPSP has produced my most memorable low altitude mountain effects. Would love to pick up a new C182 from the factory⭐

    • @clearpropcfi3744
      @clearpropcfi3744 18 днів тому +1

      That $19000 in '76 is equivalent to about $105,000 today. But what's a new 182 now, about $750,000?

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  18 днів тому

      @@clearpropcfi3744 crazy money today.

    • @neilsingh5311
      @neilsingh5311 13 днів тому

      @@ThePilotLifeDon’t buy brand new though. Study those airframes carefully of older planes to pick out the ones with the strongest bones with zero corrosion. They’re sitting in hangars in Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Oklahoma, etc. And study the engine. With strong bones and guts, you can add in the avionics you want and need on your own. All for less than $750,000.

  • @MattyCrayon
    @MattyCrayon 13 днів тому +2

    Glad I found this. So beautiful. I got my FAA PPL, based on my Aussie license last year and would love to do some flying like this over there one day. ❤ Sub'd.

  • @jimmydulin928
    @jimmydulin928 3 дні тому +1

    Sounds like you are getting ready for the jump to snail speed. Your were asking James about numbers but, like Wolfgang and me, I think he was more about using free ground effect and going fast on takeoff and his landing at the mountain strip was right out of Stick and Rudder on page 302. "The 'stall-down' landing requires that you blend the approach glide, the flare-out, and the slowing up of the airplane all into one maneuver so that, when you arrive at ground level, you arrive in three-point attitude, all slowed up and ready to squat." I also heard him mention drainage a couple of times. Most low powered mountain flying is maneuvering flight where airspeed, not altitude, is life. Down drainage egress, not shown by the GPS heading, is always a consideration in the mountains and especially on takeoff. Vertical space (the drainage) is often more adequate than horizontal space (the opposite ridge). And what does the airplane want to do in the turn down drainage to prevent stalling? Can't a 1 g turn be made at any bank angle if we release back pressure? Good video and good luck with small airplanes. I spent my entire career in them crop dusting and patrolling pipelines. They require active flying and are fun.

  • @scottstp7084
    @scottstp7084 14 днів тому +1

    Love that top-grip on the bow tie yoke!

  • @sueclarke954
    @sueclarke954 15 годин тому

    Real flying!

  • @tennredneck101
    @tennredneck101 2 дні тому

    I love seeing you guys fly with you hands on the center of the yoke haha I get made fun of for doing it all the time but im a big dude lol just wide shoulders so it's really the only comfortable way for me use the yoke... first time I've seen others doing it, I think it works great haha

  • @user-br1qi6uj1f
    @user-br1qi6uj1f 10 днів тому +1

    This reminds me of a time when as C.F.I. I had to check a guy out on P.A.32. No way could he land it - round out at 10 ft., aim it at the ground like a dart, no correction for slight cross wind etc. - after about 10 circuits I cleared him but advised only for good conditions until he got more experience. Post flight I asked him what he had been flying - he was a B.A. training Captain on B 7/3/4/5/7s !!

  • @HARRYISCOOL3168
    @HARRYISCOOL3168 19 днів тому +2

    Those views are amazing! Great video as always!

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  19 днів тому

      A perfect day for flying! Thanks for checking it out!

  • @kriscotant2213
    @kriscotant2213 19 днів тому +1

    Brendan, that looked like a great afternoon. Thanks for sharing…..definitely slower than our REF speeds. 😂😂

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  19 днів тому

      Couldn't have asked for better weather, and a great pilot to fly with! I'm gonna have to get used to those speeds again😄

  • @flysmitty7035
    @flysmitty7035 16 днів тому +1

    I must say, I really enjoy and look forward to your posts and videos man, keep up the good work. I’m 23 years old works 3 years as an aircraft mechanic trainee hoping to start my flight training next year to reach the airlines.

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  14 днів тому +1

      Thanks for the kind words!

    • @airplanegeek893
      @airplanegeek893 12 днів тому +1

      You can absolutely do it… I spent 10 years as an aircraft mechanic before getting my licenses and now flying in the airlines. Good luck in your journey.

  • @gary1705
    @gary1705 13 днів тому +2

    Well done guys 👍Shoulda wore yar uniforms lol 😉

  • @SBAV8R
    @SBAV8R 19 днів тому +1

    This was such a fun video to watch, thanks for sharing another gem!!

  • @alanhirayama4592
    @alanhirayama4592 13 днів тому +1

    Enjoyed it! NW flying is the best!

  • @JohnJohnson-jr9fs
    @JohnJohnson-jr9fs 17 днів тому +1

    That was a great video. II'm glad I stumbled on this channel. Definitely subscribing.

  • @johndemerse9172
    @johndemerse9172 15 днів тому

    Awesome video! I had goose bumps watching. Thanks for sharing. Cheers from CYYB.

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  14 днів тому

      Thanks for waching! Looks beautiful up there!

  • @Tommmmas
    @Tommmmas 19 днів тому +1

    Love this, thank you!

  • @FlyWithEdwin
    @FlyWithEdwin 6 днів тому

    Amazing production!

  • @matthewrammig
    @matthewrammig 19 днів тому +1

    this was incredible

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  19 днів тому

      Thanks Matt! Glad you liked it🎉

  • @thereissomecoolstuff
    @thereissomecoolstuff 19 днів тому

    This must be an old 182. He was definitely babying her. Good for him. I’d bring a parachute next time.

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  19 днів тому +1

      It was immaculate! I can’t imagine the cost to maintain these planes👨‍✈️

    • @thereissomecoolstuff
      @thereissomecoolstuff 19 днів тому

      @@ThePilotLife It certainly was. You just don’t see pilots verbalizing his cylinder temperatures. I thought it was a great video.

  • @iapz4900
    @iapz4900 7 днів тому +1

    did you do your flight training out of Eugene with lane? You mentioned doing your cross country's out of Eugene and that is where I'm currently taking my flight training. Small world.

  • @LochanDoesStuff
    @LochanDoesStuff 17 днів тому +1

    You should do some X-Plane 12 live streams

  • @evanmcbride9918
    @evanmcbride9918 16 днів тому +1

    Awesome Video as always ummmmm can we get a house tour thats an awesome house

  • @johnaclark1
    @johnaclark1 13 днів тому +1

    Nice flight and video. Did you go to LCC? I graduated with CFII there back in 1991

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  13 днів тому +1

      @@johnaclark1 Class of 2000😎

  • @jhaedtler
    @jhaedtler 13 днів тому

    They need to bring back the Johnson bar flap handles!

  • @josephgunnett7715
    @josephgunnett7715 13 днів тому

    Would be fun to see the reciprocal arrangement, really dislike moving levers on the landing roll,fly the aircraft totally to a safe taxi speed first.

  • @seanseneviratne5526
    @seanseneviratne5526 18 днів тому

    Hey Brendan! I love your content so much. I’m a private pilot working on my instrument rating and I’m coming to Seattle in October to take a seaplane flight and explore the area with some friends. Would it be crazy to try and plan a meet up over a cup of coffee?

  • @instant_mint
    @instant_mint 9 днів тому

    Beautiful imagery.
    As a non-pilot I wonder - When flying between mountains like that, what is the plan in case the engine quits? Because I assume without thrust you would not be able to go up and out of the valley, so what would you do?

    • @sniper1967
      @sniper1967 7 днів тому +1

      If there isn’t a road or a field then they are forced to fly it into the top of the trees, they can smoothen out the speed and if lucky the plane will hang in the trees.

  • @PaulGarthAviation
    @PaulGarthAviation 13 днів тому

    Let me see if I remember.
    1 notch flaps; yoke full aft; full throttle; pop a wheelie; push forward into ground effect; vX; flaps up; vY

  • @frankish5314
    @frankish5314 16 днів тому +2

    Airline pilot flying a GA aircraft.. Isn't that the very definition of an an emergency?...:)

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  14 днів тому

      True words! At least on my part...James does this all the time!

  • @MithilanchalMadhubani
    @MithilanchalMadhubani 15 днів тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @waterlife.1905
    @waterlife.1905 10 днів тому +1

    No audio. Cuts off after one minute in.

    • @instant_mint
      @instant_mint 9 днів тому

      I was able to watch the whole video with audio. Could it be that your device needs restarting maybe?

  • @dariojob100
    @dariojob100 6 днів тому +1

    Sound does not work.. only first seconds.

  • @BjoernKarlsson
    @BjoernKarlsson 5 днів тому +1

    Ive been trying to play this all day now. The sound disappears after like ten seconds and never comes back :(

    • @ThePilotLife
      @ThePilotLife  4 дні тому +1

      I’m so sorry to hear that! I’ve gotten the same feedback from a couple other people. Could be location specific? I’ll look into it and see if I can figure anything out.

    • @BjoernKarlsson
      @BjoernKarlsson 4 дні тому

      @@ThePilotLifeIll try it at work later today. Different computer, different IP adress. I'll update when I get there!

    • @BjoernKarlsson
      @BjoernKarlsson 3 дні тому +1

      @@ThePilotLife On the computer at work, everything worked as intended!

  • @berniebrown9115
    @berniebrown9115 2 дні тому

    Any thought of now buying a ga plane?

  • @diytwoincollege7079
    @diytwoincollege7079 4 дні тому

    Beautiful area, but not a lot of good places for an emergency landing.

  • @jpilot64
    @jpilot64 4 дні тому

    Dude is so far removed from general aviation, he refers to a 182 as “small”. 😂

  • @josephjohnston9502
    @josephjohnston9502 15 днів тому

    Cessna 180 or 185

  • @CharlieLamdin
    @CharlieLamdin 3 дні тому

    I let a British Airways Airbus A380 pilot fly my Cessna 182 also! It was cool fun. Vid on my channel.

  • @ChileExpatFamily
    @ChileExpatFamily 12 днів тому

    I remember flying commercially. Started flying when I was 8 with my dad. Private license when I turned 15, instrument at 18, followed by U.S. Navy Submarine service. Followed by Commercial Single/Multi Land followed by stint flying Air Freight DC-3 / C 4 7 beech 18/ King Air/ Barron 58 time and every thing in between.
    1990
    DUE TO EEOC GUIDELINES WE ARE NOT PERMITTED TO HIRE ANY WHITE AMERICAN MALES. .....
    All that training and flight time down the drain. Jim

  • @dlkline27
    @dlkline27 6 днів тому +1

    Doggone it. Stop playing music when I want to hear engine sound.

  • @dennismassie3552
    @dennismassie3552 18 днів тому

    👋🏻KSRQ☀️🌴🇺🇸🛩️