As an aviation professional who’s been watching your videos for a long time, yet never commented. I’d just like to say how professionally you handled this approach. You showed your briefing and prep work, juggled both a Unicom and centre frequency and talked us through your personal minimums of an acceptable tailwind on a narrow and short runway. On Unicom you used resources available to you such as asking another aircraft (who is likely familiar with the field and nuances of the wind there) and went with his recommendation. Topped it off with a lovely approach and a textbook short field landing technique, wing slightly into the wind. 10/10 - this video should be used as a learning tool.
Hi Ben, First off… Thank you very much for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed the video and happy you commented! As you know I strive to be the safest and most professional pilot I can be so I’m glad it came across in this video! Hope you have a great summer. Take care. Thanks again!
@@blastofo His dad owns a charter company and that's who he flies for. Not saying he bought the plane for him, but I'm sure they have ways of acquiring them that the average person doesn't.
I love that he always uses his written checklist instead of memory. THIS is dedication to flight safety. He goes through the list fastidiously in detail and checks EVERYTHING! Perfection.
Max, thanks for another wonderful ride along . I’m 80 years old, happily living alone with my dawg in a single wide trailer, you give me the opportunity to imagine how the other half lives. I appreciate your attitude and professionalism and always look forward to the next ride.🇨🇦
Thanks for taking us along for the ride Max, we snowmobile just south of Alpine an Afton Wyoming, beautiful country. Love the rides with Max and Premier 1 Driver!
This was a great video of the contrast between the ifr and VFR worlds and you handled both perfectly. I especially enjoyed that you flew everything manually when in a unknown environment. Nice work!
We went through Alpine in our motor coach last month. Stayed the night at Melvin Brewing which let us park in back. Saw it when you were on base. What a beautiful town!
What an amazing approach and landing at Alpine. It's always nice to get to ride along with you Max. Thank you for taking the time to share your adventure with us all. I'll see you in the next one.
As a kid, a hotel in Alpine is designed like a Swiss inn, we would stay there frequently instead of in Jackson Hole. An ice cream parlor below with waffle cones... and I always thought the entire lake from Swan Valley up thru to Alpine reminded me of places in Bavaria. We'd take the RV and meet up with grandparents and others with their RV. Was a quick drive from Pocatello. I'm only in my late 30's, but I haven't been those parts since I moved from Idaho Falls in '04 to Boise. Now, I feel freaking old :( We would do a few day trips, miss them. Weekend drives to the mountains in fall or early spring, was cozy sometimes bringing a grandparent along. Sometimes we would do the entire circle from Poky to Idaho Falls to Swan Valley thru to Alpine (for longer day trips stop at Jackson Hole) then to Montpelier (sometime we'd divert and spend time at Bear Lake if we didn't stop at Jackson) then to Soda Springs to Lava Hot Springs and back to Pocatello. Always found that particular trip funny starting north and coming back from the south. One big circle. I think we did it in reveres a few times going thru Lava Hot springs first and around back to Poky. You stirred my memories up :) Thanks :)
These videos are on the short list of things my new born son will fall asleep to which is convenient because it gave me a reason to binge watch the channel!
I work in an office park right next door to KHPN. I've watched planes taking off and landing for the past 10 years so I wonder how many times it was you I was watching.
I would have loved to film you banking the CJ on the final approach, with the Mountains as the backdrop, that would have been some really Awesome footage ! Another great video Max !! Stay Safe !!!
Looks like you were over my house in Michigan, I'm about 4 miles east of KGRR, and OMG that approach was crazy, that literally had me on the edge of my seat.
Greetings Max, You made this all look WAY too easy. Having flown into Afton and Alpine decades ago, I can see that it's really grown, no wonder given the absolute beauty and quality of life there in Star Valley. Dropping in as you did and at the speeds required to prevent you from literally "DROPPING In" betrays the actual heights of the surrounding terrain and cramped quarters. Back in the day, the locals could set up a long straight-in from the south and only have the choppy gusts from numerous nearby canyons/peaks to contend with. In a 3+... yep, ya made that look too easy. Thanks for another great vicarious flight fix~ Marc & Rescue Dog Luna
Thank you so much for the video! It's a pleasure to fly along with you and it brings back good memories for me to fly again! You're adherence to the checklist is outstanding. I also enjoy the way you talk with us and keep us in the loop during the flight...keep up the good work and as usual I enjoyed the flight!
Beautiful approach, landing, never seen a turn around like that! Very cool. It looked like you landed in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Awesome flight Max! Always a pleasure to watch your videos! Safe travels!❤❤🛩🛫🛬
I see where I left my front end loader.....................hahahahahaha! Nice landing that was fun to watch you work the controls......most all your landing are smooth as glass!
Thanks for the video, Max. Great to see Alpine. My stomping grounds were 30 miles south at AFO. Flying into, around, and over Star Valley is an amazing experience.
I’m new to the M2, would love a video showing how you program the active performance page. Also your flow on initialization, before engine start or after? Keep em coming!
Hi Pete! On my next video I did a time lapse of preflighting the FMC Intl/perf page! If I start on a GPU I always do all the programming at setup before engine start. If I do a battery start I do it all after start. Thanks so much for watching!
@@CitationMax My dream is to fly a Citation X . I’m a 99 and would love to get a tour of this plane next time you come to Atlanta PDK 😃would that be too much to ask?
Love that area. Go a bit south, into Star Valley, and get some cheese at Star Valley Cheese. Great stuff! Just up the canyon is where we took the Scouts, back in 1990, and ran the Snake River 2x a day for the whole week. What great time that was!
Love your passion for flying. Never see you getting stressed. Awesome flight. I missed you not saying :Greased It" on landing LOL. Thanks for sharing. Keep well and take care. Dave from Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Another great Vlog Max! My buddies and I were on a 4,000 mile motorcycle trip last year and stayed in Alpine, WY for two nights and rode along the lake that you flew over on our way to Idaho. Awesome scenery, but the mosquitoes were ferocious after the sun went down 😊
I enjoy no matter how many flights, how trusted and reliable the aircraft,it's a great attention to detail and full attention to what your doing,even while shooting the UA-cam video..
Max, Thanks for sharing this great video, what an approach and landing, great to watch on my big screen! All the best from the Netherlands and safe flights! Jaap.
Max, you're welcome - we pilots can try help each other out - we can all learn from one another. Please keep up the excellent videos - hope to see you at Oshkosh as well!
Best video ever! We Wyomingites are very proud of our northwest corner of our state! There's just nothing like it on this continent! I would really love to see it from your perspective someday my friend!
Nice approach to Alpine there Max! I live in Jackson and know that you were there not too long ago at the Amangani. Hope you enjoyed our western hospitality!
Your best video to date and a true professional. Outstanding scenery. You are truly blessed to do what you do for a living and spend more time with your parents while doing it. Thank you
Hi Max, I just ran into your video stream and love it!! I'm a rusty 300 hour private pilot. I'm developing an aviation technology course in a small northern California town for high school students. I'm going to use your videos as inspiration for a group of kids that have never seen anything like this. Thank you so much for sharing. I know it's a lot of work to assemble footage and post it. You're appreciated.
I remember growing up in Star Valley, no one had ever heard of Alpine except us. Then Jackson blew up and the Billionaires pushed Millionaires down to Alpine
I remember when Alpine was just a place to get through to go to IF, Jackson, or Greys River... not what it is now! At least we always had AFO! I enjoyed working at Aviat and flying with the guys on Husky test flights, and the occasional Pitts ride too. I grew up in Fairview, you?
Always great to see your videos Max. Another informative ride along with beautiful scenery. I enjoy joining you in the right seat as your copilot. Safe travels always Max.
As an aviation professional who’s been watching your videos for a long time, yet never commented. I’d just like to say how professionally you handled this approach. You showed your briefing and prep work, juggled both a Unicom and centre frequency and talked us through your personal minimums of an acceptable tailwind on a narrow and short runway. On Unicom you used resources available to you such as asking another aircraft (who is likely familiar with the field and nuances of the wind there) and went with his recommendation. Topped it off with a lovely approach and a textbook short field landing technique, wing slightly into the wind. 10/10 - this video should be used as a learning tool.
Very good comments and observations.. Genius at work, he makes things look very easy.. really very difficult approach made look easy
Hi Ben, First off… Thank you very much for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed the video and happy you commented! As you know I strive to be the safest and most professional pilot I can be so I’m glad it came across in this video! Hope you have a great summer. Take care. Thanks again!
Well said man. Well said!
@@CitationMax Do you own the citation? If so, how did u get the money?
@@blastofo His dad owns a charter company and that's who he flies for. Not saying he bought the plane for him, but I'm sure they have ways of acquiring them that the average person doesn't.
I love that he always uses his written checklist instead of memory. THIS is dedication to flight safety. He goes through the list fastidiously in detail and checks EVERYTHING! Perfection.
Thank you! Appreciate your kind words. Take care
As my mentor is fond of saying "the faintest pen is better than the finest memory". Great video Max. Your parents have raised a awesome son.
I have committed to myself that I have to. One of my weaknesses is recalling lists. I'll reach for the card without any ego.
What a neighborhood. I bet the air smells like cool crisp one hundred dollar bills. Lol. Great video, Max! 😜🤙🏽
Or smells like unburnt JA1...
Yup that’s Wyoming
I googled Alpine, WY. It looks exactly like the show Longmire!
Jet fuel and mountain air are basically my two favorite smells.
Smells more like 1000$ bill 😉
Max, thanks for another wonderful ride along . I’m 80 years old, happily living alone with my dawg in a single wide trailer, you give me the opportunity to imagine how the other half lives. I appreciate your attitude and professionalism and always look forward to the next ride.🇨🇦
I am not as old as you Wayne but thought you might like this quote from Pablo Picasso Everything you can imagine is real. Best Regards Neil
Wayne, here's a video I recommend to everyone. I hope you like it. ua-cam.com/video/ocHm18wUAGU/v-deo.html
@@neilashdown6854" Don't believe everything you think" 🤔
Hope your having a wonderful evening :)
Maybe it's time to start hangin out at the airport ;)
You have great shows and great content..and seem a great pilot to me.. ur dad is fortunate to have such an excellent pilot ... thanks ❤👍
Nice views from above the clouds on that flight.
I have an old high school friend in Alpine, WY! two actually! We all graduated from Lander, Wyoming in the 80's. I live in Sheridan, Wy these days.
As a corporate pilot that is retired I appreciate your professionalism.
Thank you! Appreciate your kind words
That approach left me speechless. BEAUTIFULLY done Max, that was not an easy one!
Thanks for taking us along for the ride Max, we snowmobile just south of Alpine an Afton Wyoming, beautiful country. Love the rides with Max and Premier 1 Driver!
Ah very cool! Such a gorgeous part of the country. Thanks for watching!
Max, thanks for another great flight...your appreciation for and love of flying comes through as well as your professional proficiency ...
This was a great video of the contrast between the ifr and VFR worlds and you handled both perfectly. I especially enjoyed that you flew everything manually when in a unknown environment. Nice work!
Most enjoyable landing video yet! That mountain neighborhood was awesome! Thanks as always!
All my respect for 2RF, he’s a legend! Flying my copilot dreams through you!
I just found your channel. I’m not a pilot, but I am really enjoying living vicariously through your travels. Have a safe journey always! JM
That view of Aspen reminds me of Cody Wyoming. Beautiful scenic view. Thanks for the ride along Max
Thanks for watching Willie!
Alpine
The best channel which will motivate you to become a pilot
Thank you!
Great job
just watched Matts video on him getting a hangar home here, seems like an amazing place to fly into!!
Yea me too, I was wondering if Max & Matt got together?
As soon as he said flying into Alpine Valley I thought he's going to go visit Matt..... now Excuse me while I finish watching the rest of this video
Who’s Matt? I want to watch the video
@@KaseyStewart Matt Guthmiller is his channel
@@solgianoutsos9449 thank you
We went through Alpine in our motor coach last month. Stayed the night at Melvin Brewing which let us park in back. Saw it when you were on base. What a beautiful town!
That’s awesome Phil! I have heard wonderful things about Melvin Brewing… Will have to go next time I’m in alpine.
Mountain views are gorgeous!
Flew there from Coeur d'Alene Idaho several years ago. Canoed the Salt river then hiked to Holly lake in the Tetons. Beautiful area!
What an amazing approach and landing at Alpine. It's always nice to get to ride along with you Max. Thank you for taking the time to share your adventure with us all. I'll see you in the next one.
Thanks Kevin! Appreciate you watching as always.
max good 2 see u back flying................
This was amazing max, great approach and great aeronautical decision making, very entertaining.
Home sweet home!!! the approach over palisades never gets old
It’s very special!! Such a cool place
I enjoy it when CitationMax flies out West. Grew up near KIDA so I spent a lot of time on and around Palisades boating, fishing, camping, hiking.
Beautiful the mountains remind me of the Southern Alps in New Zealand. I'm currently training there 😄
I love flying out of Westchester, only in a piston plane ,lol. Thank you for sharing the great views
As a kid, a hotel in Alpine is designed like a Swiss inn, we would stay there frequently instead of in Jackson Hole. An ice cream parlor below with waffle cones... and I always thought the entire lake from Swan Valley up thru to Alpine reminded me of places in Bavaria. We'd take the RV and meet up with grandparents and others with their RV. Was a quick drive from Pocatello.
I'm only in my late 30's, but I haven't been those parts since I moved from Idaho Falls in '04 to Boise.
Now, I feel freaking old :(
We would do a few day trips, miss them.
Weekend drives to the mountains in fall or early spring, was cozy sometimes bringing a grandparent along.
Sometimes we would do the entire circle from Poky to Idaho Falls to Swan Valley thru to Alpine (for longer day trips stop at Jackson Hole) then to Montpelier (sometime we'd divert and spend time at Bear Lake if we didn't stop at Jackson) then to Soda Springs to Lava Hot Springs and back to Pocatello.
Always found that particular trip funny starting north and coming back from the south. One big circle.
I think we did it in reveres a few times going thru Lava Hot springs first and around back to Poky.
You stirred my memories up :)
Thanks :)
These videos are on the short list of things my new born son will fall asleep to which is convenient because it gave me a reason to binge watch the channel!
I work in an office park right next door to KHPN. I've watched planes taking off and landing for the past 10 years so I wonder how many times it was you I was watching.
THat was a cool flight. Love that snow capped mountains. Sweeet!!!
That was my favorite area to visit when I lived in Idaho! Palisades reservoir is gorgeous!
I looked this up on google earth afterwards and that turn around at the end of the runway was actually just across the state line in Idaho.
Wow, loved this challenging approach. Pretty difficult turn to short final, handled with skill. And what a beautifully handling aircraft.
Why does this guy act like hes flying a big plane its so cringe. HEs flying a small jet not a 777
WOW..u access to some REALLY cool places! Imagine living where u fly..what a deal..fly safe😊thanks for the ride.. Love watching u fly👍
Outstanding flight Max !!
Hazy with the heat in the northeast and Florida has those lovely low puffy Florida clouds great to See Always ; nice work Max
I would have loved to film you banking the CJ on the final approach, with the Mountains as the backdrop, that would have been some really Awesome footage ! Another great video Max !! Stay Safe !!!
Thanks Charles! Take care
I've been watching TheFlightChannel too long, but it's great watching a flight video that doesn't end in a horrible crash.
29:14 I wonder how many celebrities hangars you’re passing? That place is gorgeous.
Looks like you were over my house in Michigan, I'm about 4 miles east of KGRR, and OMG that approach was crazy, that literally had me on the edge of my seat.
Greetings Max,
You made this all look WAY too easy. Having flown into Afton and Alpine decades ago, I can see that it's really grown, no wonder given the absolute beauty and quality of life there in Star Valley.
Dropping in as you did and at the speeds required to prevent you from literally "DROPPING In" betrays the actual heights of the surrounding terrain and cramped quarters. Back in the day, the locals could set up a long straight-in from the south and only have the choppy gusts from numerous nearby canyons/peaks to contend with. In a 3+... yep, ya made that look too easy.
Thanks for another great vicarious flight fix~ Marc & Rescue Dog Luna
Alpine WY, nice lil town! Stayed there on a vacation to Yellowstone. Fun trip!
That tender standing out there - at first - i thought this was MSFS! LOL!!! Beautiful aircraft!
...Way to Go Max..as Always..and thanks for sharing..
Alpine, WY! I stopped there doing my long XC for commercial. Great airport
Beautiful flight as always... Thanks Max !
Another awesome video! I love the view of the mountains when you were approaching to the airport. Greetings and well done! ;)
"Twenty-five knots to the nose." Nice runway pick buddy! And as always, great video.
Thank you so much for the video! It's a pleasure to fly along with you and it brings back good memories for me to fly again! You're adherence to the checklist is outstanding. I also enjoy the way you talk with us and keep us in the loop during the flight...keep up the good work and as usual I enjoyed the flight!
Thanks Dale! Appreciate your kind words and watching my videos. Take care and have a great summer!
Max That was awesome I'm glad you said that was intense because it was intense for me to watch!!! Love that landing !!
Beautiful Mountain Views! Nice job Max on the landing! Looked like quite a bit of turbulence. Enjoyed the flight. Thanks.
Great flight Max, beautiful scenery
beautiful air park.
Glad to see a great video.
Max I am a pilot in a SR22T with 700 hours I love watching you videos. You rock.
Beautiful approach, landing, never seen a turn around like that! Very cool. It looked like you landed in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Awesome flight Max! Always a pleasure to watch your videos! Safe travels!❤❤🛩🛫🛬
Thanks Scott! Glad you enjoyed the video.
I see where I left my front end loader.....................hahahahahaha!
Nice landing that was fun to watch you work the controls......most all your landing are smooth as glass!
As a former 777/787 driver (thank you China!) loved your video. Great inspiration to younger aviators. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the video, Max. Great to see Alpine. My stomping grounds were 30 miles south at AFO. Flying into, around, and over Star Valley is an amazing experience.
Great video, I worked for Cessna in Orlando Florida for 33 years. 👍
I’m from Afton thanks for sharing I always watch the private planes land from my property when I’m up there
yes max certainly beautiful in between cloud layers. Love watching the vids. Thanks
Excellent!! Hope you and the Family are doing well Max, That Aircraft is Glorious
Thanks! Hope you and the family are well also
I’m new to the M2, would love a video showing how you program the active performance page. Also your flow on initialization, before engine start or after? Keep em coming!
Hi Pete! On my next video I did a time lapse of preflighting the FMC Intl/perf page! If I start on a GPU I always do all the programming at setup before engine start. If I do a battery start I do it all after start. Thanks so much for watching!
@@CitationMax My dream is to fly a Citation X . I’m a 99 and would love to get a tour of this plane next time you come to Atlanta PDK 😃would that be too much to ask?
Love that area. Go a bit south, into Star Valley, and get some cheese at Star Valley Cheese. Great stuff! Just up the canyon is where we took the Scouts, back in 1990, and ran the Snake River 2x a day for the whole week. What great time that was!
Awesome. Thanks for the recommendation! Take care
@@CitationMax thanks Max (it's great saying that name because my dad's name is Max). You're the best!
Love your passion for flying. Never see you getting stressed. Awesome flight. I missed you not saying :Greased It" on landing LOL. Thanks for sharing. Keep well and take care. Dave from Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Thanks very much Dave! Appreciate your support. Take care
Another great Vlog Max! My buddies and I were on a 4,000 mile motorcycle trip last year and stayed in Alpine, WY for two nights and rode along the lake that you flew over on our way to Idaho. Awesome scenery, but the mosquitoes were ferocious after the sun went down 😊
I love the view from your office, Captain Max.
Yess an upload. Pls do more night flights. We all loved that one video
Visited a few air parks around the country and each one lovelier than the next. What an approach!
You are correct. Beautiful Scenery!! Thanks for the ride-along
Great management of a busy approach. Concur with previous comment - lots of learning material from a well managed approach. I'd fly anywhere with you.
I enjoy no matter how many flights, how trusted and reliable the aircraft,it's a great attention to detail and full attention to what your doing,even while shooting the UA-cam video..
You've got to love cool approaches like this one.
Alpine Wisconsin is a beautiful Aviation community.
Hey! That citation bravo at the end.. 129RP. Good guy. Used to service his airplane at KRVS when I did line. Excellent video!
Ah very cool. Thanks for watching
Outstanding. Loved the approach and landing.
Max, Thanks for sharing this great video, what an approach and landing, great to watch on my big screen! All the best from the Netherlands and safe flights! Jaap.
Thanks so much Jaap! Take care
Max, you're welcome - we pilots can try help each other out -
we can all learn from one another.
Please keep up the excellent videos - hope to see you at Oshkosh as well!
The view is amazing! Have fun in Oshkosh hope too see videos on the event!
Im so relaxed watching where you fly. Many safe flights..
Best video ever! We Wyomingites are very proud of our northwest corner of our state! There's just nothing like it on this continent! I would really love to see it from your perspective someday my friend!
Thanks for watching Andrew! Appreciate it.
Nice approach to Alpine there Max! I live in Jackson and know that you were there not too long ago at the Amangani. Hope you enjoyed our western hospitality!
Hi Lyle! Love Jackson and the grand Tetons. My absolute favorite. Take care and have a great summer!
Your best video to date and a true professional. Outstanding scenery. You are truly blessed to do what you do for a living and spend more time with your parents while doing it. Thank you
Wow thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it. Take care and have a great summer!
Another great flight. The scenery you get to see in person is amazing. Thanks for the ride along Max !!
Wow, what a beautiful place!!
Wow, the approach had me on the edge of my seat. Amazing flight.
Amazing destination. To heck with the city! 😍🙏🌞
You geared down right before landing. Nicely done on the turn in
He geared down at 27:20 a good while before landing.
Keyword "before"
This was really cool. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.
Nice job landing. Great venue!
WOW, beautiful landscape. Who needs the prairies when you can see the mountains. Thanks for taking us with you
Hi Max,
I just ran into your video stream and love it!! I'm a rusty 300 hour private pilot. I'm developing an aviation technology course in a small northern California town for high school students. I'm going to use your videos as inspiration for a group of kids that have never seen anything like this. Thank you so much for sharing. I know it's a lot of work to assemble footage and post it. You're appreciated.
I remember growing up in Star Valley, no one had ever heard of Alpine except us. Then Jackson blew up and the Billionaires pushed Millionaires down to Alpine
True that. We have friends at the ranch
I remember when Alpine was just a place to get through to go to IF, Jackson, or Greys River... not what it is now! At least we always had AFO! I enjoyed working at Aviat and flying with the guys on Husky test flights, and the occasional Pitts ride too. I grew up in Fairview, you?
@@ChrisMcGinty lived in Fairview till about 8 then moved to Osmond.
What a great ride Max. The approach, landing and scenery is spectacular. Tnx
I am in awe of these viedos you make.
In the voice of Yoda,
"one to make jealous, you is !
Great flight awesome views thank you
Always great to see your videos Max. Another informative ride along with beautiful scenery. I enjoy joining you in the right seat as your copilot. Safe travels always Max.
Thanks Karl!
Cool strip. Landed in Wyoming and did the 180 in Idaho.
These flights into the Rockies are amazing! Keep em coming 😄
And that said I know where to go in the sim now. Thanks Max!
Thanks for providing us so many amazing views on this flight to Wyoming.
Wow, amazing approach there! Fantastic video which had me glued to my screen until the end.
Thank you for watching!! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Approach to JAC is my absolute favorite approach. Tetons are so gorgeous. Flying into alpine in a sports car of a jet must be so amazing in person.
Thank you for the video - glad you had a great and safe trip. Hope the family and you are doing well. Take care and be safe. Spin
Thanks Tom! We are doing well. Hope you and yours are doing great. Take care
Woo! Thank you Max