Це відео не доступне.
Перепрошуємо.
Convenient Life of a Private Pilot
Вставка
- Опубліковано 1 гру 2022
- This video is about the Convenient Life of a Private Pilot. Becoming a pilot and getting an airplane has been one of the best decisions that I've ever made. Since I've acquired my first airplane over a decade ago I have not had the need to fly commercial. General aviation has been an extremely rewarding experience for my family and I and has also offered many personal and business advantages. I currently fly a Piper Cherokee Six and a Piper Turbo Saratoga. I use the Cherokee Six for the heavier flights with the family since it has a useful load of nearly 1600lbs and I use the Turbo Saratoga for the lighter and longer flights to get to a destination faster.
Love your passion for flying. I have the same plane as you so I love to learn from you. I need all the tips I can get.
Thanks Dr. Nick! The Cherokee Six is a great bird! I hope you enjoy it 😀
Love to see your son doing perfect comms.
He’s doing a great job and he’s learning a lot.
Enjoy the videos, keep'm coming!
Thanks Jesus and I appreciate your comment my friend 😀
Love the content
I would love if you can do a videos on the steps necessary to gat a private pilot license
Thanks 😊 Let’s see if I can put something together on that subject my friend. 😀
I'm getting my first plane tomorrow morning. 1974 Cherokee 180. Cherokee 6 is on my future plan. Great video man.
Congratulations J K 😀. That’s a pretty awesome feeling my friend. Best wishes on your new airplane. The Cherokee Six is a great hauler and a fun airplane to fly. I hope to hear back from you on your experience. Thanks and have a great weekend buddy!
You made me fall in love with aviation my friend…thank you for that🤝
I’m most certainly appreciative for being a part of your passion for aviation my friend. Thanks a lot for sharing your comment 😊
Raul I enjoy your channel I’m having a hard time finding technician to do Audio video and data. Starting @ $30.00 an hour plus we pay 100 % of there insurance. Thank the government for this. People are getting lazy after the so called pandemic that was masterminded by our government. Stay stron brother.
Hi Al, thanks a lot my friend! Man, Audio/video/data network was my thing back in the days. I used to wire up banks, major retailers, and skyscrapers. But you are so right! It’s hard to currently find employees. What boggles me is that a lot of people are still believing everything they hear and going along with the plandemic. If they haven’t learned by now then I guess they never will my friend.
Javier's radio work? If I were on the freq, he'd blend in with the rest of the PICs. He's got it handled.
Regarding beating airliners... You make some valid points. Of course, there is a point stage-length wise where flying commercial saves time. Factor in the stress that comes with commercial travel these days? I'm betting you're more relaxed when you get to where you're going, even though you piloted your airplane there.
On another topic, I'm curious as to if you've looked into any advantage in getting your Commercial Certificate as far as insurance rates? Ever looked into that?
Hi EJ! Let’s put it this way, everywhere I fly I will beat an airline door to door and that’s on the Cherokee Six. Of course, every situation is different and dependent on other factors. My insurance rates are already pretty low. I have well over 1000 hours so a commercial rating will not help the rates by much at this point. The certificate that significantly helps bring insurance costs down for high performance airplanes is the instrument certification. Other things that help are the AOPA training courses. Although, I have considered at some point to add the commercial rating. I have the commercial flight requirements done. It would just be a matter of some flight training, written exam, and check ride so it is likely that I will get it at some point.
Your videos helped me during my flight training and with confidence getting my high performance and complex endorsements. You showed some of the less sexy sides of flying that actually drew me to aviation. I hope you continue to make videos and I look forward to Javier taking more responsibility during flight.
Hi Daniel! I cannot even begin to tell you how comments like yours resonates with my soul. You and your accomplishment is a prime example of why I do the videos. I certainly do plan on posting more videos. But I purposely always try to make my life challenging and adventurous. Now I am on one of those crossroads in my life that I need to decide which direction to take. Either way, it will be interesting to see the future developments that my life and future videos will have to offer. Thank you for sharing your inspirational triumph with me my friend! 😀
Impressive communication skill Javier! ATC is everyone nightmare, or so I hear. Keep learning! 👍
He’s doing really well Mohamed and he’s a huge help when flying IFR.
Thank you for all the great videos. Your videos got me to patiently wait and search until I found the right Cherokee 6/300 to buy. After all the research I’ve done I agree with you that nothing beats the Cherokee 6 in it’s class. Keep up the good work and safe travels.
Thanks buddy 😀 After a decade with the Six and now with a Turbo Saratoga I still don’t see myself letting it go. Can’t use the Saratoga on those heavier trips.
Hola Raul, I wrote to you about year or more ago after first finding your channel. It's been so long that now you have 2 aircraft ;-). Great to see you with your son as a flying companion and teaching him the ropes. I started training about 2 years ago on/off and finally got my PPL in mid November. I bought an Ercoupe about a year ago to finish my training, get my license and build time but fell in love with LowN'Slow VFR flying so I'm sticking to it. Our daughter lives about 2 hrs away flight time so when I feel confident enough I'll get the wife to join and star reaping the benefits of the life of a Private Pilot.
I must tell you that watching your video helped me a lot. Lately I've been watching way to many YT videos about fatal GA accidents and was quite discouraged about continuing this adventure. Don't get me wrong, I love to learn as much as I can about preventing disaster (ADM, AQP) but its so depressing to always be reading about highly qualified pilots killing themselves.
Thanks again for promoting fun and safe GA.
VIc Y. (Formerly in FL now in SC).
Hola amigo! Thanks for catching up once again and congratulations on your PPL. If you like flying then don't let accidents discourage you. I've had friends die in cars, motorcycles and plenty of other ways. Flying is mainly about being safe and preventative practices. I've been flying since 1998 and nothing worries me more than driving. I've seen horrified things and had a number of close calls driving. And to top it all out, statistically, no transportation is safer than flying. In fact, next to motorcycles cars are the least unsafe. So if you are driving a car you are more at risk and yet most people don't even think about it twice. If you are not afraid to get behind the wheel then neither should you be afraid of flying. The key is to operate whichever in the safest manner as possible my friend. While it is sad to hear about pilot's occasionally killing themselves you would probably not even be able to keep up with the amount of drivers that die everyday. From safest to least = airplanes, trains, boats, cars, motorcycles. Hope that makes you feel better my friend. 😀
@@FlyingDirty well said flying amigo. Time to get those cucarachas out of my head LOL Fly Safe as always.
@@flyvxy will do my friend! 😀
Great stuff as always!! Question, where did you get the carpeting for your dashboard?
Thanks and that’s a great question that I wish I knew. It was already there when I bought the airplane. I just thought, however, that there may be a chance that I may have a receipt for it if I sort through the records. I’ll let you know if I happen to find it. 😀
Really enjoying ur videos ! Thanks for the entertainment and knowledge you share with us !
Hi Jimmy! You're very welcome my friend. Thanks for sharing your thoughts 😀
I could have used an airplane the other day. We ran out of some critical supplies/materials for our small business. Were about 300 nm from the Denver area. It must be warm in KY or this is an old video. lol
Hi Jason! It’s pretty awesome being able to use the airplanes for my small businesses. This was back in August. It’s been taking me some time to do the editing process. Hoping Javier can learn to do the editing so I can push the videos out faster. It’s actually getting pretty chilly 🥶 here right now. 😀
your son was just joking HE LOVES those planes lololol. I hope to also own my one myself. stay safe.
Oh for sure! That’s why I called his bluff and asked him if he preferred driving. You should see him suffer when we have to make those long drives 😆
May sound corny but, I got the game Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. I actually have been interested in flying helicopters for a while. But, I thought that airplanes are good to know too. I can't believe how much a game has taught me regarding the basic knowledge. I mean I want to get my license in both disciplines. But, planes have been a blast to learn about.
Also, were those prices on your flight plan the cost to land at the different airports? I've never seen that.
Hi Liki, I don’t think that sounds corny at all. Back when I started flying I was using Microsoft Flight Simulator 1998 😆. It can really help with learning how to navigate and help keep cost down with your overall flight training. The prices on foreflight app were the fuel prices. Other than possible overnight parking fees there are no landing fees at general aviation airports. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
plus, I get to pick my seat mates with no surprises…, no carry on restrictions….benefits WAY outweighs the occasional, minimal time savings on a longer trip
That's a perfect way to put it Dean! Thanks! 😃
And, I always get to fly with my favorite pilot! 😉
@@EJWash57 absolutely! 😀
How’s traveling with firearms?
@@2wheeltayy Great question but the transportation of firearms is an in-depth subject. The short answer is that the transportation of firearms are allowed by the federal government as part of the citizen constitutional right to bear arms. That being said, it does have limitations, restrictions, and certain regulatory requirements. The pilot must be aware of the state laws as well as federal laws. For example, many FBO facilities would fall under federal jurisdiction. But outside in the parking lot may fall under state jurisdiction.
I own a Cherokee 140 and even at 120 mph TAS, it's impressive how far I can go and beat the airlines. Generally speaking, any place that I can get to without a fuel stop, I'm going to beat the airlines. Even in my super slow airplane.
We sure won’t beat them air to air but there’s so much time wasted on the ground. I most certainly prefer to be enjoying that precious time absorbing the scenery and the thrilling adventures piloting my family around. We’ve had some incredible memorable moments. Thanks for sharing my friend! 😀
Agree convenience is key….
We could have flown commercially to Boston faster, but the views flying GA makes up for it!
And there’s that also my friend! You can’t beat those views and experiences!
Got time to spare, go by air more time yet, go by Jet! Thanks for the Videos!
That’s for sure!
Have you moved to KY?
I got my Arrow back last week from getting new interments, my alternator belt broke inflight today.
Hi DW! Not completely but we have a lot of stuff moved over. Still have a couple of ties in Colorado for the moment. For now I'm in KY about every other 2 weeks.
Good to fly with you two again! Covid, and the resulting hassles of flying commercial, got me to update my instrument proficiency. I can't get where I'm going as fast as commercial. I only have a fixed prop, fixed gear Cherokee Archer. But, I don't have the hassle of waiting in lines, and if we need to stop and go to the bathroom, we can! With the higher fuel prices, I can't fly as cheap, either. But to me, I'd rather fly myself and take my time.
I totally agree with you. Flying commercial has become a hassle. The feeling of flying yourself is so much more enjoyable. 😀 Thanks for coming onboard once again my friend!
GA, Just do it now! It will never get cheaper!
I totally 💯 agree John!
Why are you talking in mph instead of kts?
Hi Kurt, On a 1966 Cherokee Six and many other airplanes in that era the speed indicators were originally built in mph in the primary ring and knots in the secondary ring. Having flown the Six with a mph speed indicator for so long I just got used to it. But I’ve been flying for so long that it really makes me no difference. I’ll convert knots to mph instantly. 😀
@@FlyingDirty ok., we are entitled to our own opinion. I personally would have considered having the equipment upgraded to agree with ICAO to ensure I was on the same page with most others. Simpler is better in Aviation. We lost a Mars Orbiter and most of a billion dollars because somebody didn't convert units.
@@kurtreber9813 Kurt, if it makes you feel any better I have both on mine. Let’s not go round and round on this nonsense.
@@FlyingDirty its not nonsense. So we can agree to disagree :)
Hi Raul -- Always enjoy your flights, especially when Javier is helping out. Question for you: An 8 hour flight seems kind of long to stay mentally sharp. How would you compare an 8 hour flight in your Cherokee 6 to an 8 hour drive? I can see that you benefit quite a bit from the auto-pilot, but even with that, that seems like a pretty long day.
Hi Mike! Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts and for your question. An 8 hour flight could definitely be too long to stay sharp without being properly prepared. To keep me sharp I have a checklist of items with a few practical procedures that I like to do. A few examples would be to get drinks and snacks, the flight planning, airplane packed, weight & balance, have it topped off, inspected, a couple of days before a flight. The day before a long flight I like to rest and be at idle just checking the weather conditions several times throughout the day so I know what to anticipate. If everything checks out then I’ll get a good night rest. I’ll plan refueling stop/s as needed in between to stretch and recharge. The other key factor that you nailed is the autopilot. Before I had an autopilot I wouldn’t fly that long of a stretch in one day. It was unbearable to hand fly for more than 4 hours. But having a gpss autopilot really helps to keep me sound and fresh on those long journeys. But an additional precautionary measure that I also like and enjoy is bringing Javier with me. He is learning to fly and handles a great deal of the atc communications. Having him makes the trip more enjoyable and he helps me from getting too tired. Lastly, for me personally, a 6-8 hour drive is much more dreadful and painful. I will get tired and bored quickly of driving that long. I really don’t enjoy driving as much. So when I drive the key is frequent coffee stops 😀. Thanks for that question!