Emergency! Failure In Lil Red - Return to Airport!
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- See how I handled this in flight emergency and the extra steps I took to stay safe!
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I saw it as well. I was wondering what this issue was that your mechanic might have found after landing? Just running really rich? Or a leak? What did you find?
Flying is great,Kay a sweetheart..TY...lconor
I saw this event on Pilot Debrief. You do a great job at ALWAYS taking your flights seriously and going by the book, and I am so glad you’re OK! Keep being a stellar example for other pilots!
Agreed. Hoover did a great job breaking down your thoughts and showing you were in control of your circumstances. 👍
Same. Pilot Debrief sent me. Subscribed. Keep up the good work, have fun, help others and fly safe and sane.
Me too
Same here.
Same
Featured on Hoover's pilot debrief channel, liked the way you are always ahead of the plane, and never gave the developing situation the opportunity to become dangerous. Great flying, thank you. I live with motor neurone disease and people like you bring a great deal of pleasure into a life which is not easy, so thank you very much. subscribed.
Sorry to hear about your condition! Please keep up the fight, though! I know from experience that most of us have a lot of people relying on us, even though it might or might not show all the time. Stay strong, mate!
This lady loves flying her passion is as clear as crystal. Very confident and competent.
Her attention to detail tells me two things: 1. Don't romanticize flying until you have been excellently trained and 2. I will never fly because I understand my own limitations at this point in my life. Kudos!
As an "Old" pilot I was very impressed with the way you handled this situation and your decision making. Totally awesome the Pilot Debrief agreed and featured it as a time when the pilot did everything right. Well done.
Nice job. You obviously had good instructor(s) along the way, and paid attention, not only to the airwork, but integrated good situational awareness and ADM. You've raised the bar, Kay, for the rest of us to learn from. (Full disclosure: 22 years a CFI-IA...and point my students to your channel for encouragement when they need it.)
Just found your channel. I’m a student pilot with about 20 hours with my CFI. I’m a long way from being instrument certified but really appreciate how you modeled the use of checklists and proper communication with ground, departure, tower, and approach. Most importantly, I really appreciate your modeling of great decision making and remaining calm. I hope I can become as proficient as you at some point. I know a pilot never “arrives” but your video is very educational. Thank you!
This is how a proper aviator operates. Fantastic!
Absolutely perfect! The landing you survive the correct way to do it. As a pilot and 20 year aircraft mechanic I congratulate you on presenting to the world the correct way to deal with an emergency. I watched you take a breath, annalize the information, and make the best decisions. Hats off!
I first saw this on Pilot Debrief. Thank you for your professionalism and attention to detail at all times. I love your forward thinking.
My father was a fighter pilot through World War II and retired from the Air Force in 1968. He asked me once, while I was learning to drive, when are pilots most at risk. I said when first learning to fly. He said they are most likely to crash at around 250 hours of total flight time when they get most cocky and think they know everything. I'm 73 years old and have always had my father's lesson on my mind when I get behind the wheel. Like you explained, we should never forget about safety.
"I know my airplane, so I can definitely tell there is a problem."
And that right there is more valuable than any instrument reading.
You need both! A guy just flying vfr is not a real pilot.
Great vid Kay, just watched the pilot debrief and it’s great to see a competent and level headed pilot! Blue skies 😁
I first learned about your in-flight emergency on Pilot Debrief, and I gotta say, you're a great pilot. I'm super impressed with both your skill and your mindset. Good for you!
Great job of professionalism. This video is a textbook for any pilot to understand if something doesn’t see right, don’t continue. You should be proud of your shills
I've come over from Hoover and Pilot Debrief. New Subscriber from England UK.
I’ve never encountered a situation where I regretted remaining calm. Great job!!
true. just a question of practice and visualization. slow is smooth, smooth is fast. my opinion/experience is you can teach pretty much anyone or yourself to do incredibly complicated tasks (even those that are simultaneously complicated and extremely dangerous) if you are relatively mentally stable in possession of whatever prerequisite knowledge. what you cannot teach as easily is the empathy and compassion required to do certain things, or how to apply the right amount of those emotional components if/when necessary.
anyway that's a long way of saying "you are correct sir!"
it probably wont surprise many reading this but when things don't seem quite right or i hear a sound i'm not used on my boat i treat things very similarly... as i do in the hospital with patients, aberrancy is just that... unexpected deviation. the stakes aren't quite as high as in the air/hospital necessarily and i'm not a pilot but when the water is so cold and help is so far away or you think you're seeing early signs of a change in condition you have to calmly notice such aberrancy and note pattersn, treat it with the respect it deserves relative to its potential to escalate and keep your eyes open on whatever instruments you have in the situation, gather more data if possible... and attempt to head off unforseen complications. better to stop and check or find safe anchorage.
a long way of saying "get good at critical thinking"
Love how you talk through everything you're doing, even your ground lookout and thinking. This teaches other Pilots so much.
It’s ok to tell ATC what’s going on even if it’s just a suspected issue. That way if things escalate quickly, they are already in the loop. You don’t need to declare an emergency just describe the situation.
I'm not a pilot, but had that same thought. Glad you mentioned it.
It's great to see a pilot that believes it's better to be safe than sorry!
They say that the fan in the front of an airplane is merely to keep the pilot cool. If it stops mid flight then the pilot starts to sweat. 😉✈️❤️
I watched this after hearing about the UA-cam female pilot from Tennessee. So sad I’m not a pilot, but I watched how conscientious you were with checking all the vital signs of the plane and your decision to bring the plane down was an awesome one
fantastic video.
my only concern is pilots wanting an emergencies to happen, just to become a bigger you-tube
There is a huge difference between her and TNFLY GIRL. I've watched kay for quite some time and she really knows her stuff. TNFLY GIRL needed a lot more training. Even with simple thing such as navigation.
Yea like that whopper where the guy abandoned his perfectly functioning airplane.......😢@@rayfoster4339
Difference is... with TN girl, you never had feeling she's flying the aircraft, it was other way around or as we would say she was "being behind the aircraft" at all times and having zero situational awareness completely relying on AP she never knew how to use... or GPS, or any other moving map.
Kay is acting like a pilot in command should. Love watching you enjoy flying.
Well, it doesn't mean she is not gonna mess up. These type of UA-camrs are way more focused on their likes than flying a plane. We that care about flying and learning are not placing cameras all over. This shit is expensive.
Great flying when faced with emergency being calm
Thank you!
“All rightttt.” I love the tone and confidence in the words. I want my pilot license so bad after this episode. Been using MSFS since the 98’ version, other pilot friends and community in the sim side of loving aviation, have assisted me in getting what tools controls and realism settings. Aside from never using actual communications in the sim form, I feel confident that I could achieve my private certificate with ease. Thank you for this experience!
The important point to notice with Kay is the amount of time she takes in preparation yet, still has fun.
There would be a significant number less GA accidents if everybody took their flying this seriously.
Great video Kay. Hoover with Pilot Debrief had an excellent review of your situation and great compliments on how you handled it. Props to both of you.
you're thoroughness and situational awareness is incredible. I love how you're always scanning for traffic, you're watching your gauges and you're direct in your actions. I'd go into battle with you. Nice job. Fly safe. Enjoy.
Shes a fantastic single prop pilot, but i defo wont go into battle in a single prop plane if she gets a cheeky bit of training on an F22 maybe 😅
it's sop nice that you remain nice and calm when things go wrong bravo to you Kay
I flew commercially years ago and miss it dearly. Flew mostly light aircraft including Beechcraft, Cessna, and Piper. With an instructor rating and an Airline Pilot Licence, I flew IFR frequently and agree that using the system for safety and assisting with traffic avoidance. Nineteen gallons an hour may be okay for a Piper Cherokee six but not so much so for the smaller Cherokee series. I enjoyed flying vicariously and brings back memories and I’m glad that you set a good example for pilots by making a prudent decision to return to base. Better to fly another day.
Just over from pilot debrief, very impressed with your professionalism at all times and now I’m a follower.
Super video Kay! Thanks for sharing your flights with us. As a former Cherokee 140 pilot, I really appreciate your videos. Lost my medical a few years ago so have to satisfy my aviation craving with videos and flight sims. Thanks again.
I'm a rotary wing pilot who is also on the ground for a bit of time due to a hip replacement and shoulder repair, so I feel your pain. I'm hoping to get my clearance again within the next 4 months because I really miss flying. Hope you can somehow get back in the air!
You can always rent an instructor and airplane if you don't have a medical anymore. He will be the PIC and you can log PIC too if you qualify to. No medical required if you have a private or better with a CFIA sitting next to you.
Here after seeing Pilot Debrief. Outstanding job showing professional discipline and decision making. I look forward to seeing more of your videos. Keep doing what you’re doing.
Nice going lil lady, very smart flyer you’ll be around a long time
Just watched this. This is a textbook flight from start to finish despite the emergency! Keep being a great example to pilots and role model to those looking to make a career of flying.
If I see what you saw, because I’m a mechanic I would immediately assume a fuel leak and immediately request to land! Good job staying calm!, staying high, good idea! Good job keeping eyes out for landing spots! Great flying! Congratulations on your safe landing!
Thank you very much!
The fuel leak was actually something I was concerned about, but I cross checked my fuel tanks and they were indicating normally, I just didn’t include that in the video because I didn’t talk through it.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for the kind words🥰
Fuel leak maybe good job though
@@FlyWithKayk
What did you find out about the plane?
Fuel usage high what the high spike in Cht?
Just amazing as shes flying and realizes a problem and just keeps her cool like a walk in the park. Im not a pilot let alone a fan of flying but gotta say this lady is heck of pilot. Thank you for the video.
That is an outstanding request! They picked the perfect pilot to speak to the class.
Sometimes the call is to ask for a date
I watched this on the Pilot Debrief channel. Your competence and professionalism under stress was extraordinary. Wonderful job young lady.
Next time tie the pen to the clipboard with a string. Great video, super competent pilot, and what a great role model you'll be for those students!
Hoover did a great job in describing your event. I really appreciate your videos.... really enjoy watching them.
You are very smart to “troubleshoot the aircraft on the ground!” I’m not a pilot, but I love to fly in small aircraft and helicopters. I worked for FAA for 42 years as electronic and electrical engineer and electronics technician and studied accidents and far too many accidents caused by failed attempts to troubleshoot the aircraft in flight. I loved working for FAA based in Miami Florida USA and the mission to keep all of the navaids and computers and electronic and radios working at peak performance. I enjoyed watching your video. Godspeed.
Good Call. I (almost) made that exact mistake (2X)... But I followed my gut. Good for you.
I like the checklists readoff. Good cockpit management. Very important when flying solo.
I lived in Houston for a couple years and had a roommate who was a pilot and he had a little Cessna 150. he took me out flying one day and we flew out of Sugarland. so seeing you flying from there took me back a little bit. the air was quite bumpy that day and honestly it was a lot of fun. we flew to College Station and then on to Galveston and did a bunch of touch and goes. he was an instructor and let me fly for most of the flights we took that day. we flew back at night which was beautiful. watching your video made me feel like I was in the cockpit again, but with a much prettier pilot than him:). glad to see you made it back safely and love how calm to stayed and kept your eyes out for places to land in case of emergency. I remember my roommate telling me he was doing the same thing just after we took off from Sugarland. makes me want to go flying in a small plane again. just found your channel with this video and I'll hit that sub button and enjoy the flights.
As a military helo pilot, once after I took off at night and leveled off, my VSD was indicating a 2000 FPM climb while flying straight and level and my airspeed was reading extremely high. Even though we had a glass cockpit and digital indicators, it kinda reminded me of what happened to you there. I LOVE your personality; your accent seems more Maryland or Wisconsin - NOT Texas... I just subscribed cuz you're so cute... AND a great aviator ; -)
I was thinking along those lines as well, not a Texas accent. But she is pretty awesome anyway lol
She is from Seattle originally - mentions that in her next video.
I like how calm you remained. I survived a crash and went on to get my ppl. I am trying to get back at the controls after a 44 year break.
Great video you are on the ground that's all that matters safe and sound. You know your plane. ✈✈
I do indeed, glad you enjoyed it!!
Super cool video. I Love your calmness under stress. I think you'd be a great instructor or a very exciting speaker for new pilots.
What a stark difference in articulate awareness and response for Fly Kay compared to some other flyers. Good job.
👀 tnflygirl
@Timlareit despite everything it wasn't her fault that she was allowed to fly alone. That responsibility lies on her CFI. Hopefully NTSB does something and suggests that he was negligent. She lost her life and her father's life because some idiot was smitten with her and didn't have the balls to ground her which would have been the appropriate action. Before she was capable of flying that Cessna, she went and bought an even more complicated Beachcraft. A lot of things failed her and it starts with her CFI imo.
@@JohnnyOla511 hey I ain’t reading all that but happy for you or I’m sorry that happened
@Timlareit I'm saying I think the flight instructors who continued to pass her have to bear some of the responsibility for TNflygirls' death. And it was only a paragraph, dude. 😆 🤣 😂
I really appreciate how you walk the audience through your checklist etc. I think it is great practice and one way that you seem to use social media to ensure greater safety. Very well done. I will watch more to find out what the actual issue was.
As someone who is hoping to start private pilot training in 2024, I was so impressed with with you're thoroughness and situational awareness. I thought you handled the situation very professionally. Thanks for the video...
I like your annunciation when checking all your bells & whistles as opposed to those pilots who just wave their arms over the instrumentation.
Your running commentary (including your thoughts) is very educational.
Wow. Never flown with an instrument that shows fuel flow so not sure how it is hooked up but my immediate thought on all of a sudden showing 50 gpm in that bird was oh my god a fuel line is coming off!
Well done getting her back onto the airport!!
Great job keeping your head in the game! If you feel like you might not make the field if the engine fails, then you are too low. It's better to be high on approach with a suspected engine/fuel issue, especially 30 GPH fuel burn (seems like a fuel leak to me). I might have stayed 500'-1000' above my safe glide ratio to ensure that I could make the field at VREF or (VS1 * 1.4) glide before accepting the decent. (Now, before anyone says something about the best glide speed, consider maneuvering at 110 KTS vs 65 KTS with high DA! Higher and faster is better until you are on final and the field is made at best glide). The Foreflight glide tool is handy for this by keeping the entire target airport inside the circle (I set my glide ratio slightly lower to ensure I am good). If the engine failed, you could quickly secure it and landing would be assured. Any extra energy from the decent could be bled off with a slip on short final and landing a bit faster once the landing is assured. Another advantage to being higher and faster is that you can review the engine out and fuel leak EPs in your checklist to be prepared if something does happen while you are in a relatively safe state. Worst case scenario, if you are too high and too fast, you can fly an overhead by breaking at the numbers. (I'm a former AF pilot, so I practice engine out overheads in the SIM as much as I can). Get comfortable with this maneuver in Xplane and fly a bunch of overheads with an instructor to get comfortable with it.
One thing I do when my aircraft has had engine work done is to review the engine EPs before each flight for the next 5 flights. I keep the EPs open to engine tab just in case. This way if I have a failure, I am familiar with what to do and I have the checklist handy. As a matter of procedure, I review a random EP before each flight just to keep my head in the game.
Great job turning back! Judging by how busy blancolirio is, not many GA pilots would make that decision so quickly!
Very impressed that you took the safe course and RTB once your problem came up. Your calmness and professionalism is great. AS they say, there are old pilots and bold pilots and you get old as a pilot by being careful. I've read about too many incidents where pilot arrogance got in the way of professionalism. Keep up the good work.
You proved it always pays to keep your eyes on the gauges at all times---stay safe up there !!
Thanks for taking us along with you on this trip, even though we didn't make it to the destination. It was more important to return safe and you did a great job of it. I'd chose you as my pilot any day!
Thanks!
Your videos are super instructional. Always. As a student pilot one instructor told me on run up that after you added carb heat checking the drop in rpm that you should move the throttle to idle to make sure the engine doesn’t cut off with the carb heat on. Makes sense to me.
Yes that’s apart of my flight checklist - right after checking vacuum suction and gyros turn that carb heat on throttle idle carb heat off then throttle 800-1000 rpm
From an old Army pilot: very nicely done, Kay. Always thinking and good communication!
CFII of 42 years here... great job young lady! You displayed such situational awareness and task management skills. Too bad the young lady who flew N5891J didn't have the excellent instruction you obviously received.
Yeah. If your talking about the woman from knoxville the only similarity is that there both blond female pilot UA-camrs. That lady out of Knoxville had an unusual mix of incompetents, narcissism, and hubris that she was better than she thought she was. She was also a terrible reckless car driver from her videos. She shouldn’t have had a motor vehicle license much less be signed off for being a pilot.
Polar opposite from the TN girl. Great cognizance and SA! Stellar skills!
Was thinking the very same thing.
My thoughts exactly. I live in Knoxville TN and I know that story well. After seeing this young lady compared to the Knoxville Lady ( TNFlygirl ) I see a big difference in the professionalism. This young lady things by the book and seems to take being in the air much more seriously. TNFlygirl had her father with her when she crashed so my heart goes out to the family but she should not have been flying a plane yet. After watching her videos I couldn't believe she even had a pilots license. This young lady here paid attention in class !!!!
Yeah, but her focus is on talking to the video cam, performing for her audience in other words. She should be focused overwhelmingly on flying the plane. If she's actually in an emergency, why is she taking her time to look at the camera and explain the issue to her audience? She should be 100% focused on aviating. And if it wasn't an emergency, she shouldn't put the word emergency in her mendacious video title.
Yes I want to fly and I am super careful and love checklists. Like even at idle it would have shown a higher gph fuel rate you should have caught that on the ground especially when you put a new part in. I would have asked what does a magneto do and can it affect any of my gauges or readings. Since I don't know anything I have to be smart enough to ask a question that will get the guy to think of everything. Anyway all is well that ends well. Best wishes and good luck.
First time seeing one of your videos. I’m not a pilot, but your situational awareness and information processing skills are impressive. Very calm, calculated and professional. Thank you for sharing the video.
Such competence! As a passenger I wouldn't be worried if you were my pilot!! And goodness you're beautiful!
Kay - I wish all GA pilots would follow your great example and just not take any chances. I lost a dear family member to a GA pilot's case of "get-there-itis" ... She is gone from this life because her pilot boyfriend didn't want to miss their lunch date and pressed on through conditions he was not trained to handle. This video you posted shows what a real pilot -- a competent pilot with good judgment -- does when they encounter conditions that aren't right. Thank you for posting it and I wish every GA pilot would watch it.
Sometime ago I had to fly the "white knuckles airline" up Washington State. Our pilot was an old man, probably flew with the Wright brothers with the attitude like the pilot in one of the Mummy Return movies. I wish he had your composure and adherence to safety. Great Job.
First time viewer and this is awesome! My favorite is "I know my airplane, so I can definitely tell there is a problem." Thanks for posting and sharing. Stay safe!
I took lessons several years ago, you have made me want to start again- you are so good at this.
Keep me posted if you do! :)
Just subscribed to your channel, excellent job. Also, as a retired Houston TRACON controller I very much appreciate the shoutout for the controllers, thank you. Looking forward to diving into other of your videos.
Hi there! Welcome to the Kayviators!!! And thank YOU, I have always loved ATC. Hope you enjoy the other videos just as much🥰
I am sure I will. When I'd do pilot briefings around the area I always loved go down to SGR and interacting with the wonderful folks. They were always fun, asked great questions, friendly and well worth the time of the hour drive back home afterwards. Miss those times very much being retired.@@FlyWithKay
Good job, good call. You did the right thing. No point taking chances when you don’t need too.
Fingers and toes were crossed for you! So happy you are safe. Enjoy your videos!
I've been a pilot since 1968 - Yup, I'm an old guy. While looking for a particular video, not about flying, I caught this video and was blown away by your absolute professional approach to piloting!. I also scuba dive! The two have lots in common in that both can be exhilarating yet fatal if proper pre-flight / pre-dive checks are not done, poor judgement is used or an unwillingness to follow best practices. You did EVERYTHING correctly which included your decision to abandon the flight right don no flaps and higher approach altitude. You are an awesome example of how to do it, right down to communications wit GC, tower and ATC! If I ever get back to that ares in Texas I'd love to stop by. Keep up the good work!!! BTW, I am familiar with Sugar Land A/P (KSGR) having flown into and out of it several time many years ago, and BTW #2 to my Californian ears it does sound like "Turkey 7738 November" :):)" although I knew it was really "Cherokee." LOL best to you and thanks for sharing how it's done!
Your video popped up in my recommended. It brought back many memories from my childhood flying with my dad in his Piper Cherokee. He recently passed away and that's one of the last things to sort out from his estate is that plane. At any rate your communication was great and you handled the situation well. Thanks for posting good content.
Absolutely love how you use the checklist so thoroughly. Great job...
Staying calm is staying safe! Outstanding handling of the situation.
Excellent control of the plane and the situation. Trusting your knowledge of your plane and your instinct is something that can't be trained.
Great job. One thing I may have considered in this scenario would have been to return to the airport at 3-5K depending on what you needed to stay in VMC and spiral down. There are pros and cons to this plan, but altitude is your friend when the power goes away. Not taking anything away from the execution of your plan. It was spectacular.
Excellent work. You maintained excellent situational awareness and chose the safest, most rational options available to you at every decision point. This is how you get to some day be an OLD pilot, which should be every pilot's goal. You demonstrated excellent awareness of your aircraft's systems and its conditions as well.
Smart move returning to the airport.
Could you put in a plug for swimming as well as visiting a gym since you were such a successful swimmer. I was a swimming official, Starter, then Meet Referee for 29 years and was always amazed at how good a shape swimmers were in. All 3 of our daughrers were swimmers and our oldest 4 grands were swimmers as well. I love your show, am subscribed, and went to the local fbo to see what kind of program they had for pilots wanna be like me at age 75.
Great job in returning to airport after spotting problem with fuel consumption. Hope you advised instructor at Lufkin school you had to return to base.
Thank you! Why would I advise an instructor at Lufkin School that I had to return? I was just going to lunch, and I have all of my ratings😊
Good job lady!
I remember when in military flight school during taxi I lost my pen. It dropped down my sleeve of the flightsuit and i couldn't find it and thought it must have been on the ground. I told my instructor that my pen was gone..
He cancelled the flight and the aircraft was grounded until it was found. No loose objects is the rule!
Great video. It took me back to when my daughter was learning to fly.
Her first time lining up for approach ready for landing. Her mistaking the River Trent for the runway is a moment I'll never forget & of course will never let her forget.
Especially her explanation that they look the same from the air. Thankfully she didn't pursue a piloting career
Came here from Pilot Debrief. Well done with your excellent and professional airwomanship Kay. You are truly an example for all your students to look up to.
Glad you are healthy agin - also glad this emergency turned ot without any real issues and you are safe. As with all of us life is busy and this is the first video that I have seen in several months - Keep smiling.
Thank you so much! I hope it was worth the wait😊
@@FlyWithKay Always is fun to see your adventures - Happy Thanksgiving - and my not watching all the time is because I am busy too. Thanks for the answer back
Flew general aviation for 20 years. I remember people thinking how easy it must be to find an airport “from up there”. I had 2 declared emergencies in all my years of flying. I can tell you, finding that airfield when one is dealing with an emergency is a hole different bag of nails - especially in a high-traffic urban setting. You are a great example for not just newer pilots but for all general aviation pilots.
yeah, well said. a real "whole in one"......
Great video, and as a former RAF pilot I fully endorse all the comments about your professionalism and calm decision making. One small thing. It's not great to lose a pen in the cockpit. It could easily jam the controls. Maybe tie it to your clipboard with a short length of cord? We used to attach ours to our flying suits with a piece of cord and write on a knee pad. It also enabled us to wrap it around the hydraulic cock so that if our instructors closed it to give us a hydraulic failure we'd feel it tug to give us warning that a full flashing lights and klaxon emergency was about to hit us with severe loss of pitch control. 😁
glad your ok love how you never lost your cool looking forward to next video
Great video, thanks for sharing. One suggestion to help with frequency congestion, use the last three of your callsign after initial contact. If anyone pops up with a similar sounding callsign, ATC will let you know.
So glad you had a safe landing.
I hope that the 'issue' isn't anything major, but you know your fans got ya : )
"I'm not going to worry about landing on the thousands" Lands on the thousands... Knowing your aircraft is key. Keeping calm and doing all the checklists, plus maintaining situational awareness, means you get to fly another day. Well done!
I was recently flying with a friend in his Cherokee six. His engine started running a little rough. He made the decision to return back to the home airport. I still have not heard what this issue was. But he did mention that one cylinder had fouled spark plugs. They had been cleaned just before our flight.
Oh wow, great decision on his part! Glad everything worked out okay!!
To my untrained eye that seemed to be the perfect response and attitude towards an emerging and ongoing incident. Your level of confidence, skill, and situational awareness are top tier. Keep showing the world how flying should be done. You are an inspiration and shining example of excellence in the field. You have a new subscriber
Kay that was an excellent example of "mitigation of risk". Good job! A great addition to your beautiful PA-28 would be shoulder harnesses. All the best and fly safe!
Thank you very much! And yes, I am looking into them, they are just a little pricey 😂
I agree with TwinPilots19 on the shoulder harnesses. Your life is worth the cost of them.
Your life is definitely worth the cost of effective shoulder harnesses!
A video of their installation and use would be great content and should take a dent out of their cost.
The FAA bureaucracy has recently made it easier than ever to install shoulder harnesses without STC or “major alteration” status.
www.faa.gov/aircraft/gen_av/harness_kits
@@FlyWithKayAgree 100%. Your Life is worth much more than the cost. Also, pardon me, but banging your head on the dash in an accident or a very hard landing is an experience you don’t want. No airbags in planes yet that I know of. All the best, Fly Safe! 😎
@@socalfun64 There are, actually. Not on the dash but in the shoulder straps, some of the newer Air Tractors have them. They inflate when enough tension is placed on the straps to indicate a crash and the basic premise is that it provides more surface area for the straps to restrain the torso and protects the head from side impacts. The other nice thing is that they have pre-tensioners, so you don't have to have them yanked down tight all the time to be effective. I have a set in mine and I wouldn't want to fly without them, but I'd say it's probably a bit overkill for GA aircraft though. Most aircraft aren't built to be all that crashworthy, they don't have an overbuilt steel rollcage around the cockpit...meaning the airbag restraints might work great, but in a situation where you'd need them the cabin will crumple into you and render them pointless. Better to put that money elsewhere like better maintenance or equipment, something that would prevent emergencies from happening in the first place.
Very cool. When flying always remember you don't need to go anywhere, you just need to be safe.
First time watching your video Kay, I am a pilot myself and love seeing professional pilots like yourself in the air. Stay safe Kay (smile)...
Kay you are a steller pilot, glad you are safe and sound,love your videos!!!!
I absolutely LOVE how you kept it chill when finding the anomaly! The "get-there-itis" didn't touch your decision to do the right thing. For those who don't fly, the G-T-I has led to many incidents with bad outcomes by ignoring what the aircraft is telling you for the sake of completing your flight. Kay, you're a fantastic example of what it looks like to do it right consistently! You rock!!
Long time ago I had a friend business partner That took me up alot & Loved flying ever since he had 3 planes not sure of the Brands but i do remember 1 wing over single engine 4 seats , a wing under twin 6 seats & another 3 engine i believe 10 seat ....love it always ....sometime all blue sky one side all clouds the other side Thanks for letting us Fly with you
Beautifully done. You did everything right :D Great decision making and excellent caution, keeping your height, constantly assessing and all that sort of thing. This is the kind of flying that keeps pilots alive. Well done.
This is so great to see. Throughout my life I personally knew quite a few ladies who flew Spitfires and Hurricane planes the length and breadth of Britain throughout the entire duration of World War 2 as where the planes were needed and dispatched. Night and day. Many flight hours. Good to see this vid.