I used to fly B55 and B58's and a Navajo on feight operations in Australia. That meant a lot of start-stop operations. ... and I found that the Piper "book" start worked great in the Barons, and the Baron "book" start worked great on the Navajo.... Go figure. On the Baron, if it didn't start on the first turn, I would "blip" the fuel pump switch once or twice. That was all it needed.
I love watching you guys fly and wish I was up there. I used to own a piper Cherokee 180 and had to give up flying and my plane do to finances. Now I drive a semi wishing and dreaming I was flying. I'm a disabled vet who has always had the bug just not the money to fly and really wish I could get back in to it. So thank you and Kim for posting your videos so that people like me can still see the inside of a cockpit. Jason
The 3100 is probably the route you’ll go with your Avidyne’s and the Aspen. We installed a GFC-500 in our PA32R-300 with two IFD540s and had difficulty with the under speed protection the -500 has and VNAV. We ended up swapping in two Garmin GTNxi’s to get it all to work with our G5s. Also the yaw damper is essential once you have it. Those that have yd will tell you that. Whatever you decide on make sure it all integrates well and you’ll be amazed at what a modern autopilot can do. Good luck
@@christophehamal8434 while the DFC-90 is a very capable autopilot, it really is a direct replacement for the STEC-55 found in many older Cirrus aircraft and lacks VNAV and Flight Director guidance for takeoff..
310 pilot has the stech 3100 in their Cessna 310 and seem to love it. They also have the ifd 550 and 540 and from what I’ve seen, they love it and haven’t had any problems
From sunny South Africa, great to hear the mention and impressed to hear that you have been to our country. Keep up the good work and I really enjoy watching your VLOGS. All the best to both of you.
Very cool what you both do for your fans! Thanks for remaining down to earth while keeping your eyes (and video) in the sky. You've always been responsive and helpful in the emails we've had. VERY much appreciated. Was glad to see a birthday rendezvous come together, even with your hectic schedules. Ya'll rock!
The questions that Kim asks are concise, relevant, and on point. That show interest and understanding of the topic. Super smart! Great job on the ceramic coating. Should keep your baby looking great for a long time with minimal upkeep. For directions I remember "East is Least, West is Best". Least being odd thousands +500 West being even. 0 to 179=E 180 to 359 = W. At least, that is what I was taught. Been a long time since I was in school.. lol Great flight, thanks for sharing.
Guys are doing just good. I enjoyed this watching pilots learn how to fly airplane and get the information under your belt so you could fly a plane from the beginning of my experience teacher. And Kim is doing great? I know what she could do. She's im proven and she's right? I think I'm almost ready to go on the road and fly her own plane and that's up to her. I wish her a very nice woman and lady she's pretty.
When I lived in florida from 88 to 92 and when i started driving Punta Gorda was the go to stop when my mom and I were driving form the west coast to east coast to visit family I thought that was a great town and great people
Do the S-TEC autopilot. I have the Garmin in my 182, but I also went G5's for the primaries. GFC 500 will have you adding more than just the AP to work and I would be curious to see the compatibility with the Avidyne GPS. That all said I love George best co-pilot you could ask for. Building a hold and watching the 650 and the GFC 500 work together to plan and fly from entry through the hold plus the approaches really does take the single-pilot IFR environment down a notch.
Another great video man. I've got a 414AW with a GFC600. Should be down in Naples with the airplane for at least a week in January. I'd be happy to take you for a spin and show you the ins and outs. My two second thoughts are simple. If you've already got an upgrade compatible STEC autopilot (like a 55X) than you can't beat the price of the 3100 upgrade. But if you're going to be paying full price for either, the GFC600 is a vastly superior autopilot. Better processor, better handling, better documentation, better display, better servos, the list goes on and on. Come check it out!
Beautiful airplane, beautiful woman - classic marketing. There is, of course, a lot more to flying the Baron, and to Kim, than just marketing your Channel. So, what I would love to see from you is dialing in on the various aspects of flying the Baron, as you did with engine start in this video, and for Kim to accept this a challenge, documenting her progress to the left seat. Great channel. With much admiration, you guys are “living’ the dream”
That Foreflight taxi assist feature is amazing. I hope Navigraph "borrows" some of that functionality for us sim pilots, because it's even harder to taxi at unfamiliar airports in MS Flight Simulator because their airport signage is so hard to see.
That is a very cool feature! You might have already bought the new autopilot, but I'm thinking Garmin. That was so cool that you could work out that BD surprise! So, have you popped that question yet? It's time buddy! Kim will absolutely say yes!
Chris, you might reach out to Kevin and Jamie (310 pilot) about the S-TEC. They might be able to tell you how it works with the Avidyne setup. I’ve used the Garmin autopilot (with G1000) and it works awesome.
Hi Kim & Chris, Firstly thank you for all the time and effort you spend doing the filming and editing. Re the auto pilot I would recommend you contact Kevin and Jamie the 310 pilot and S4 Aviator, he flies Lear's and a 141A, two years ago they updated the panel including the autopilot. All the best from Scotland. James
It is a personal choice, with pros and cons a strong pro for me with the Garmin is that it is used accross more aircraft which for me is a benefit, but as i say it a personal thing
I had a 206 with a Lycoming and that would flood it, hopefully my next one is a Continental. BTW love the videos, keep it up!! I put the Garmin in my 206, it was awesome, don't now how it is in the Barron....
Starting an aircraft’s recip engine(s) without the engine running high to low is one of my benchmarks to indicate the pilot is experienced and knows what she/he is doing while on the ramp! Good job! Patrick from Albuquerque
Garmin! I have never used the stec 3100 but I did have the stec 55 on a cirrus SR20 and it did not hold a candle to my Garmin G500 I had installed in my Cherokee 6. 4 axis and it does approaches beautifully. Set up nice and easy to use.
West is actually even +500, which is super confusing to learn, since the tendency is to want to say "east-even" as a pneumonic device. Never could think of a good memory tool for that. 🤓
Good morning Chris and Kim, Does the ceramic coating increase your air speed at all and does it increase the aircraft empty weight? Thanks for the great videos!!
Another fine video. I was wondering about the camera mount that you have between the seats? I am looking to get something similar, but am having difficulty finding it exactly. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
Superb start procedure. No hesitation with fire up. Love the software improvement. Just wish every aircraft had software to shut engine/ engines off if pre takeoff procedures dangerously ignored!! Then we have to hear blancolerio and Dan probable cause about fatal GA crashes! Thanks 🙏 for sharing guys!
Kim glad to both arms look to be healed...glad for that..Chris where is your silver bracelet..havent watched a video for a while..lm sure l have missed alot...have u found a house with an attached airport...have missed y'all...fly safe
The S-TEC will probably marry up best to the Aspen. Then again, I’m living with a C-IV and the original vacuum driven instruments….so I’m envious either way.
I recently flew with the Garmin GFC500 coupled with 2 G5’s and the GTN650. It really is a great autopilot and I love the controls on the unit itself and the self level feature. I don’t have any experience with the STEC but that price tag is pretty high and I’m not really sure what the advantages of that over the Garmin are.
Hemispherical Cruising Altitudes - VFR and IFR Cruising Altitudes VFR Cruising Altitudes VFR Cruising Altitudes VFR Cruising Altitudes VFR Pilots flying on a magnetic course (track) of 0 degrees through 179 degrees should fly any odd thousand foot MSL (Mean Sea Level) altitude plus 500 feet. Example VFR Cruising altitudes would be 3,500 feet, 5,500 feet, 7,500 feet etc. VFR Pilots flying on a magnetic course (track) of 180 degrees through 359 degrees should fly any even thousand foot MSL altitude plus 500 feet. Example VFR Cruising altitudes would be 4,500 feet, 6,500 feet, 8,500 feet etc. Vertical Separation These VFR Cruising Altitudes provides a minimum of 1,000 feet clearance or vertical separation from other VFR airplanes heading in opposing directions.
Nice video Baron. What are the two small mirrors on the dashboard on each side of the compass for? HUD? .... T Thanks for the answer. Good flights. Patrick from LFPA
@4:33 I was wondering why your steam-gauge altimeter was showing you buried in the ground. Then I saw that your baro setting wasn't set to 30.10 . But that may be due to offset error on the camera view.
My choice would be Avidyne Instruments as Val' of 'Skyline Baron Pilot' has recently chosen with full details in her latest vlogs' > we also enjoy your videos' without music to spoil it all ?? Great & intelligent G/F & you seem much more content, happier & Calmer' since being with her & is good for you & her & your viewers too !! ?? > Shalom >
I'm not a pilot, but as you replaced the engines not too long ago, are they not available with counter rotating props? I'm only asking as you mentioned a slightly disproportionate power level on take off.
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Great new addition to Foreflight! A runway incursion at a busy airport could easily lead to disaster.
Kim is going to be a hell of a pilot! Keep up with the awesome content, guys!
I used to fly B55 and B58's and a Navajo on feight operations in Australia. That meant a lot of start-stop operations. ... and I found that the Piper "book" start worked great in the Barons, and the Baron "book" start worked great on the Navajo.... Go figure.
On the Baron, if it didn't start on the first turn, I would "blip" the fuel pump switch once or twice. That was all it needed.
The cameras are perfectly placed 👌.
I love watching you guys fly and wish I was up there. I used to own a piper Cherokee 180 and had to give up flying and my plane do to finances. Now I drive a semi wishing and dreaming I was flying. I'm a disabled vet who has always had the bug just not the money to fly and really wish I could get back in to it. So thank you and Kim for posting your videos so that people like me can still see the inside of a cockpit.
Jason
I’m taking a guy up on his first flight this Tuesday for his birthday. Always fun to surprise people and get them into flying.
The 3100 is probably the route you’ll go with your Avidyne’s and the Aspen. We installed a GFC-500 in our PA32R-300 with two IFD540s and had difficulty with the under speed protection the -500 has and VNAV. We ended up swapping in two Garmin GTNxi’s to get it all to work with our G5s. Also the yaw damper is essential once you have it. Those that have yd will tell you that. Whatever you decide on make sure it all integrates well and you’ll be amazed at what a modern autopilot can do. Good luck
Just wondering, why isn't the Avidyne AP in the mix? It's supposed to integrate well with the Aspen.
@@christophehamal8434 while the DFC-90 is a very capable autopilot, it really is a direct replacement for the STEC-55 found in many older Cirrus aircraft and lacks VNAV and Flight Director guidance for takeoff..
310 pilot has the stech 3100 in their Cessna 310 and seem to love it. They also have the ifd 550 and 540 and from what I’ve seen, they love it and haven’t had any problems
I thought Kevin also demo'd the garmin before the stech in his 310. I'm not 100% positive on that. Both are great systems.
From sunny South Africa, great to hear the mention and impressed to hear that you have been to our country. Keep up the good work and I really enjoy watching your VLOGS. All the best to both of you.
Glad to hear you guys no about South Africa I follow your youTube channel here in South Africa and enjoy it very much thanks Alro Muller
I spent over a week in George. I loved it. Beautiful country. Thanks for watching. 🍻
Love it when you are back Punta Gorda!
Actually this video was really informative throughout the flight. The plane looks great…looks brand new
How cool was that flying in to surprise a follower for a birthday. You two are awesome.
Cool that you took time to do this. Thank you for sharing.
Very cool what you both do for your fans! Thanks for remaining down to earth while keeping your eyes (and video) in the sky. You've always been responsive and helpful in the emails we've had. VERY much appreciated. Was glad to see a birthday rendezvous come together, even with your hectic schedules. Ya'll rock!
Love the taxi assist! So nice of you to do this. I can imagine the excitement when he sees N3175W rolling into view! Well done guys 🤗
The questions that Kim asks are concise, relevant, and on point. That show interest and understanding of the topic. Super smart!
Great job on the ceramic coating. Should keep your baby looking great for a long time with minimal upkeep.
For directions I remember "East is Least, West is Best". Least being odd thousands +500 West being even. 0 to 179=E 180 to 359 = W.
At least, that is what I was taught. Been a long time since I was in school.. lol
Great flight, thanks for sharing.
Odd folks fly east. At least they did in 1983.
That's so cool yal did that for them!! Winning more folks to the channel.
I do watch your videos and I love them so much........
Thanks for sharing your fun with the birthday boy😊👍🏼. Always fun to spread the joy..👍🏼
310 Pilot installed the STEC 3100 and loves it, even has a video on its virtues you might like to view. Enjoy you video's.
Perfect timing on the start procedure as I plan to start my multi training soon in a baron. Could you demonstrate the run up on your next video?
Guys are doing just good. I enjoyed this watching pilots learn how to fly airplane and get the information under your belt so you could fly a plane from the beginning of my experience teacher. And Kim is doing great? I know what she could do. She's im proven and she's right? I think I'm almost ready to go on the road and fly her own plane and that's up to her. I wish her a very nice woman and lady she's pretty.
South Africa love!!! Not often one hears our corner of the world being mentioned :)
When I lived in florida from 88 to 92 and when i started driving Punta Gorda was the go to stop when my mom and I were driving form the west coast to east coast to visit family I thought that was a great town and great people
Hi from Cape Town South Africa. Enjoy the flight. Awesome flight
Ive had both and love the garmin 500 the most. It’s extremely easy to use and doesn’t chase altitudes or gps routes.
Good starting procedure as I can see ! It’s very easy on those engines
Do the S-TEC autopilot. I have the Garmin in my 182, but I also went G5's for the primaries. GFC 500 will have you adding more than just the AP to work and I would be curious to see the compatibility with the Avidyne GPS. That all said I love George best co-pilot you could ask for. Building a hold and watching the 650 and the GFC 500 work together to plan and fly from entry through the hold plus the approaches really does take the single-pilot IFR environment down a notch.
Another great video man. I've got a 414AW with a GFC600. Should be down in Naples with the airplane for at least a week in January. I'd be happy to take you for a spin and show you the ins and outs. My two second thoughts are simple. If you've already got an upgrade compatible STEC autopilot (like a 55X) than you can't beat the price of the 3100 upgrade. But if you're going to be paying full price for either, the GFC600 is a vastly superior autopilot. Better processor, better handling, better documentation, better display, better servos, the list goes on and on. Come check it out!
Nice the 2 of you surprised him. Thank you for the video - hope the both of you are doing well. Take care - be safe.
Great video. You n Flying SIC are great aviation ambassadors.
Nice flight! 😊 .... Thanks for posting. 👍
Awesome thank you for showing some of the important things to do before taking off!
Thanks for sharing :) ..Have a nice week for you all.
br, from norway.
Beautiful airplane, beautiful woman - classic marketing. There is, of course, a lot more to flying the Baron, and to Kim, than just marketing your Channel. So, what I would love to see from you is dialing in on the various aspects of flying the Baron, as you did with engine start in this video, and for Kim to accept this a challenge, documenting her progress to the left seat. Great channel. With much admiration, you guys are “living’ the dream”
That Foreflight taxi assist feature is amazing. I hope Navigraph "borrows" some of that functionality for us sim pilots, because it's even harder to taxi at unfamiliar airports in MS Flight Simulator because their airport signage is so hard to see.
It does look very good , I got a coating on my car and it’s brill. Your baron alway looks good and the camera work is very good😎👍✈️
I love your channel you are both great! Kim you are so beautiful. Keep up the great work both of you!
That is a very cool feature! You might have already bought the new autopilot, but I'm thinking Garmin. That was so cool that you could work out that BD surprise! So, have you popped that question yet? It's time buddy! Kim will absolutely say yes!
Enjoyed the flight!
That is so awesome what you guys did! Thanks for staying humble and making someone else's day a great day. I'll see you in the next one.
Chris, you might reach out to Kevin and Jamie (310 pilot) about the S-TEC. They might be able to tell you how it works with the Avidyne setup. I’ve used the Garmin autopilot (with G1000) and it works awesome.
310 pilot has the Stec 3100 and loves it.
That was really cool! Would love to meet you guys one day in Orlando!
Greetings from Cape Town😊❤
Hi Kim & Chris,
Firstly thank you for all the time and effort you spend doing the filming and editing.
Re the auto pilot I would recommend you contact Kevin and Jamie the 310 pilot and S4 Aviator, he flies Lear's and a 141A, two years ago they updated the panel including the autopilot.
All the best from Scotland.
James
It is a personal choice, with pros and cons a strong pro for me with the Garmin is that it is used accross more aircraft which for me is a benefit, but as i say it a personal thing
The plane looks great and what a nice surprise for him nice one !!!
I had a 206 with a Lycoming and that would flood it, hopefully my next one is a Continental. BTW love the videos, keep it up!! I put the Garmin in my 206, it was awesome, don't now how it is in the Barron....
Starting an aircraft’s recip engine(s) without the engine running high to low is one of my benchmarks to indicate the pilot is experienced and knows what she/he is doing while on the ramp! Good job!
Patrick from Albuquerque
I’m trying that procedure next time in in the -55
STec 3100 is an outstanding A/P
Great flight and narration. Smooth landing too…
Both are great... Garmin for me.
Thanks for showing this! Have a great day!
nice share
Good video!! 😍💯✨✨✈✈✈
Nice landing ✔
Thank you very much, hugs 🙋♂️
No risk in Kim not staying strapped in during the flight and landing?
maybe I heard you wrong, but might want to review VFR east/west altitudes
You are not wrong. However since Florida is narrow and most traffic is N/S, Florida ATC has northernly traffic fly at ODD altitudes.
My kind of surprise
Interested in your hot start procedures, thanks.
Agree on the new taxi feature; love it!
Tried your starting procedure on my B55 and love it. Much smoother start. I would love to know your hot start procedure.
Glad it helped. I have 2 depending on how long between starts. I will add it to a future video next time I have a hot start.
The coolest part of Foreflight will be when they offer to a platform that commands 75% of the market over all.
Garmin! I have never used the stec 3100 but I did have the stec 55 on a cirrus SR20 and it did not hold a candle to my Garmin G500 I had installed in my Cherokee 6. 4 axis and it does approaches beautifully. Set up nice and easy to use.
SE Florida here. Love to run into you guys at FXE.
West is actually even +500, which is super confusing to learn, since the tendency is to want to say "east-even" as a pneumonic device. Never could think of a good memory tool for that. 🤓
I was taught West is best , east is odd
I was going to point that out, too.
NEodd, SWeven
My instructor said “I’ve always thought people from the east were odd - and that’s how I remember”
He was kidding ;)
Awesome gesture guys 🇺🇸
So when are y’all going to jump on that Velocity? 😁✌️ And was sweet of you guys at the meet and greet. ✌️
It’s my birthday the end of this month and I am going to Disney! Could we talk about you both flying me from KFXE to KISM one way?
Wow greased that landing.
Good morning Chris and Kim,
Does the ceramic coating increase your air speed at all and does it increase the aircraft empty weight?
Thanks for the great videos!!
Very cool surprises indeed ! Kim your white shirt is very nice looking fabulous as always! The plane is looking sexy too! lol
Another fine video. I was wondering about the camera mount that you have between the seats? I am looking to get something similar, but am having difficulty finding it exactly. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!
baronpilotshop.com/collections/camera-mounts
Love the instrument shots. If I had more $$ I would go to Patron and watch. But if I ever want to fly I need to save $$ LOL
Superb start procedure. No hesitation with fire up. Love the software improvement. Just wish every aircraft had software to shut engine/ engines off if pre takeoff procedures dangerously ignored!! Then we have to hear blancolerio and Dan probable cause about fatal GA crashes! Thanks 🙏 for sharing guys!
Having flown in the Velocity would you say the fuselage length is enough to enjoy the flight over 2 hours
The white and red stripe Challenger at :30 is based in Milwaukee.
To get to fly my dads Arrow I had to wash and wax the plane some dont realize part of the work is on your back cleaning and waxing the belly.
Kims way of wearing her seat belt is not the approved way by the manufacturer...... Yet I feel it is approved by everyone around here 😆😆😆😆!
I totally agree
Kim glad to both arms look to be healed...glad for that..Chris where is your silver bracelet..havent watched a video for a while..lm sure l have missed alot...have u found a house with an attached airport...have missed y'all...fly safe
5500/7500 vfr going westerly…simply fantastic
The S-TEC will probably marry up best to the Aspen. Then again, I’m living with a C-IV and the original vacuum driven instruments….so I’m envious either way.
Garmin all the way.
I recently flew with the Garmin GFC500 coupled with 2 G5’s and the GTN650. It really is a great autopilot and I love the controls on the unit itself and the self level feature. I don’t have any experience with the STEC but that price tag is pretty high and I’m not really sure what the advantages of that over the Garmin are.
Hemispherical Cruising Altitudes - VFR and IFR Cruising Altitudes
VFR Cruising Altitudes
VFR Cruising Altitudes
VFR Cruising Altitudes
VFR Pilots flying on a magnetic course (track) of 0 degrees through 179 degrees should fly any odd thousand foot MSL (Mean Sea Level) altitude plus 500 feet. Example VFR Cruising altitudes would be 3,500 feet, 5,500 feet, 7,500 feet etc.
VFR Pilots flying on a magnetic course (track) of 180 degrees through 359 degrees should fly any even thousand foot MSL altitude plus 500 feet. Example VFR Cruising altitudes would be 4,500 feet, 6,500 feet, 8,500 feet etc.
Vertical Separation
These VFR Cruising Altitudes provides a minimum of 1,000 feet clearance or vertical separation from other VFR airplanes heading in opposing directions.
Good Golly miss Kim white top pink shorts and ponytails you're breaking my heart girl!
sporting the cute "pigtails"!
Nice video Baron. What are the two small mirrors on the dashboard on each side of the compass for? HUD? .... T
Thanks for the answer. Good flights. Patrick from LFPA
These are AOA´s
@@BernhardEhm Thanks Bernhard...✈✈
Go Dynon
How do you get this screen in Forflight, I have the deluxe version with 3D airports
I would feel safe flying with Baron Pilot anytime as if he can handle Kim 😅 he can handle anything.
@4:33 I was wondering why your steam-gauge altimeter was showing you buried in the ground. Then I saw that your baro setting wasn't set to 30.10 . But that may be due to offset error on the camera view.
That’s was a good flight and do y’all fly up to Virginia???
My choice would be Avidyne Instruments as Val' of 'Skyline Baron Pilot' has recently chosen with full details in her latest vlogs' > we also enjoy your videos' without music to spoil it all ?? Great & intelligent G/F & you seem much more content, happier & Calmer' since being with her & is good for you & her & your viewers too !! ?? > Shalom >
Ceramic coating on a plane? Obviously the added weight can’t be much, but how much weight did it add? It sure looks purty!
I'm not a pilot, but as you replaced the engines not too long ago, are they not available with counter rotating props? I'm only asking as you mentioned a slightly disproportionate power level on take off.
That would require a STC to make a change like that. Way to costly.
Anyone wearing a Shooter Mcgavin shirt is awesome! Lmao
I love how much this woman trusts you. ..... You should marry her.