love the maintenance videos! You don't learn this sort of stuff in flight training, and not all mechanics are willing to spend the extra time to share with curious pilots.
Thanks Dan, yeah these are fun to make but I also learn so much from them too. Blue Demon have always been really good to me like that, very happy to share what they do for the greater good of aviation. Thanks for watching.
Really interesting video !! I am not a pilot but have always been interested in aviation . My father was a pilot that's where my interest comes from . A funny thing happened a few years ago here in Redcliffe ,Queensland ,there was an open day at Redcliffe Aerodrome and a salesman tried to sell me the Cirrus . I told him I worked at the airport on the ground but he carried on with his sales pitch . He asked me if I understood things luckily had some idea of the things he was talking about thanks to flying with my father . The cirrus is an amazing little aeroplane certainly a long way from my fathers first solo in a Chipmunk T10 back in the early fifties .
Hey Stefan...this almost looked like a scene from a James Bond movie when Q is telling 007 what is in the Aston Martin he is about to drive off in. I bet Milkshake is glad the 100 hrs check is so well done by the team!! Cannot wait for your next video!!
Stefan...am in Sydney working at the moment near the airport and went into Myer at East something or other shopping centre and saw a range of Kids clothing called Milkshake!! Well done to the co pilot and navigator for branching out.....sorry could not help myself! ps the Lakes Golf club is an awesome plane spotting venue...especially for R 34 departures! I await your next video...hurry up!
Hi Stefan, I just landed from a 7 hour (long cross country training) flight from Burbank Ca. to my home in Seattle Wa. in my SR22T. Your wonderful videos have been a huge inspiration during my training. Come to Seattle and lets go flying! Keep up the great work on these videos.
Thanks John, I appreciate that. And wow that’s a long flight, I’m assuming fuel stop(s) as well. Never been to Seattle, I’d love to add it to my list though. Cheers, stef
Really enjoying these maintenance videos, it is interesting to see the maintenance side of flying. Once again, the video is very well done and nicely produced! #Team4 for life
I did some flying in Tasmania for my CPL training but didn't pay much attention to the scenery whilst the instructors were putting us through our paces! So I'm looking forward to bringing Milkshake and a drone down there and having some fun in a beautiful part of the country.
Thanks for the very informative video, a very comprehensive service/inspection. Being a non pilot I prefer the 3 blade prop purely for the colour match. 😀
So glad I found your channel, interesting stuff. My last job in the military was a helicopter inspector but didn't stay in to get enough significant training.
Gday what is the average cost involved with a Cirrus 100 hourly on the basis that there are no major findings and it is just the oil and filter change?
I love your videos and production but as a bit of gearhead I must say, the technical ones you do are by far the best; also really enjoyed emergency procedure practice in the simulator. Your in-flight videos are great but so many people are doing them they can get a bit drawn out, just my two cents, keep up the awesome work!
Done a similar thing with a low wing plane I flew, but with no camera. Spent a day with an Engineer & followed him around for the day . May sound boring but was anything but.
So it takes about 50 hours to do a 100 hour inspection... :D! BTW I'm team 2 because that's what is on the planes I fly, but if I had my druthers I'd be team 5 with a PT6 behind it (perhaps not available on the Cirrus...)
Great exhibit of the Cirrus engineering, systems and solid construction. Are starters, alternators and governors inspected as well beyond an exterior visual examination? Just curios as the Cirrus in Nikos Wings had recent costly component failures in flight requiring pilot intervention.
Yes they are inspected as well, a 100 hour inspection is the same as an annual inspection, same checklist, but both inspections are performed at different time intervals.
Stefan, Flow & MikeB touched on this but i’d Like to see a video on why planes mechanical systems seem so delicate compared to a car or truck. I fully admit I know nothing about aviation but you’d think it could be engineered for. 100 hours seems excessive (again I know nothing). Thanks for the great channel here too
Great video! Very interesting. As a future Cirrus owner I found this very informative. Do you feel a difference between a 3 blade and 4 blade prop when flying?
Hey Tony, great news you’re going to own a Cirrus. Awesome aircraft. I made a video on the 3/4 blade prop and why we changed it here: ua-cam.com/video/j9AnSIgVrWI/v-deo.html
Hi. I just wondered, during the hundred early, did they check to see what might have caused your concern re the oil while you were on your outback trip?
Hey Alan, yes the oil system is inspected as well but we believe the oil issue from the trip was potentially overfilling of the tank, combined with a couple of long distance higher altitude flights, and the Cirrus breathing oil out of the breather tube under the fuselage. It's not uncommon for Cirrus aircraft to do this, and once the oil settled at 9 quarts it remained there for the rest of the trip. So I think had I not filled the oil up at Shark Bay, we wouldn't have had that large spitout of oil on the way from Broome.
I prefer the Three bald it was 5-7 knots faster in the cruise, it did not climb as fast as the four but the climb is still amazing with the three anyway the four blades are wasted and slower. yes i flew KJN with both props
Three-blade props offer a compromise in acceleration, efficiency, lift and speed. A four-blade propeller can boost acceleration, efficiency or lift, but at the cost of a lower top speed
I wonder if you're among the Aussie Cirrus enthusiasts to be visited by Max Trescott during his visit to Oz. You guys would have a great time swapping Cirrus stories.
For the 100 hourly it all depends if they find any issues, and every plane is unique, but for a relatively modern SR22 I’m budgeting around $5-7K for the inspection.
Very interesting, really enjoyed this one, KJN looks to be in pretty good condition from what i see, thanks to Steven, Blue Demon and of course you Stef. Just saw a video about a place called AEROATLANTA FLIGHT CENTRE in Atlanta. They offer a similar service to Blue Demon renting Cirrus aircraft and yes, you guessed it, they have a new Vision Jet that you can fly left seat. This is the next step for you Stef, just wondering if Blue Demon have put their order in for the SF50, ?
Ha thanks Spiro. No word on whether an SF50 will be in the Blue Demon hangar but if anyone gets one in Melbourne it’s more likely to be them. I’d certainly be very happy if that’s the case. Yeah I’m very keen to try one, if anyone from Cirrus is listening...
a 100-hour inspection is required for aircraft: That carry any person (other than a crew member) for hire; or. That are provided by any person giving flight instruction for hire. All others get an annual with the same number of items inspected/repaired. For new CIrrus SR22 these inspections range in cost between $2000 to $3000 USD dependent on parts and problems found. The SR22T is higher.
@Pete is never wrong I think there is a 50 hour caress and then a 200 hour prod. Maybe takes an hour and one of the owners happen to be a mechanic so there is no cost associated.
@Pete is never wrong always try to understand. never motor in assuming you are right without thought. thoughtless generally isn't the winning strategy. the difference is certified. a core problem in aviation used to justify enormous cost. please spare me your sheepish status quo defenses. One grievous example is the IO580 engine, a dumb 310HP 6 cylinder naturally aspirated air cooled pushrod piston engine of 1950s tech that costs 139k$
love the maintenance videos! You don't learn this sort of stuff in flight training, and not all mechanics are willing to spend the extra time to share with curious pilots.
Thanks Dan, yeah these are fun to make but I also learn so much from them too. Blue Demon have always been really good to me like that, very happy to share what they do for the greater good of aviation. Thanks for watching.
Steven seems so untouchable by any bullshit that happens in the world. I love him
A bit like The Car wizard on another UA-cam channel
Very nice demonstration on this and part 1. Thank you
Neat video. Informative but fun to see what magic...or not...is behind all the panels.
Great insight to the ‘behind the scene’ stuff that you take for granted when flying
Cheers Marvin, thanks for watching mate
Great look at 100 hour on the SR22!
One of the things I always run my business on was Team Work, very evident in this video between you and Steven 👍✈️
Excellent. I had no idea a 100 hr inspection would entail so much work.
A 100 hour inspection has the same checklist as an annual inspection, so literally everything is being looked at and inspected.
Really interesting video !! I am not a pilot but have always been interested in aviation . My father was a pilot that's where my interest comes from . A funny thing happened a few years ago here in Redcliffe ,Queensland ,there was an open day at Redcliffe Aerodrome and a salesman tried to sell me the Cirrus . I told him I worked at the airport on the ground but he carried on with his sales pitch . He asked me if I understood things luckily had some idea of the things he was talking about thanks to flying with my father . The cirrus is an amazing little aeroplane certainly a long way from my fathers first solo in a Chipmunk T10 back in the early fifties .
Fascinating Steph. Well done!
Thanks Jon, hope you can get up and about in your aircraft again soon as well mate.
Another really cracking vid Stef.Very interesting 😎
Hey Stefan...this almost looked like a scene from a James Bond movie when Q is telling 007 what is in the Aston Martin he is about to drive off in. I bet Milkshake is glad the 100 hrs check is so well done by the team!! Cannot wait for your next video!!
Love the three, but the four blade just looks awesome on that airplane!
Yeah it makes it pretty special hey? Don’t worry, it’s going back on.
Stefan...am in Sydney working at the moment near the airport and went into Myer at East something or other shopping centre and saw a range of Kids clothing called Milkshake!! Well done to the co pilot and navigator for branching out.....sorry could not help myself!
ps the Lakes Golf club is an awesome plane spotting venue...especially for R 34 departures! I await your next video...hurry up!
Please do more maintenance videos. You do a great job of making it fun and interesting
Hi Stefan, I just landed from a 7 hour (long cross country training) flight from Burbank Ca. to my home in Seattle Wa. in my SR22T. Your wonderful videos have been a huge inspiration during my training. Come to Seattle and lets go flying! Keep up the great work on these videos.
Thanks John, I appreciate that. And wow that’s a long flight, I’m assuming fuel stop(s) as well. Never been to Seattle, I’d love to add it to my list though. Cheers, stef
Really enjoying these maintenance videos, it is interesting to see the maintenance side of flying. Once again, the video is very well done and nicely produced! #Team4 for life
Interesting stuff. Nice to hear you’re coming to Tasmania soon. You’ll love flying down here, beautiful scenery.
I did some flying in Tasmania for my CPL training but didn't pay much attention to the scenery whilst the instructors were putting us through our paces! So I'm looking forward to bringing Milkshake and a drone down there and having some fun in a beautiful part of the country.
the cam mechanism for the auto variable pitch is so simple but genius
if you have time for more maintenance videos, i'd really appreciate !
Love this kind of stuff! Thanks, Mr. Drury! I think the metal 3 blade prop is better for off airport landings so I vote for 3 blade prop.
Cheers Paul, glad you enjoyed that one. And I’m so torn, I agree re the 3, but the 4 just makes such a great sound!
Excellent episode from both of you. 👍
Thanks Tman 👍
Never thought of what’s covered thanks for sharing 🤙🏻
Thanks for the very informative video, a very comprehensive service/inspection. Being a non pilot I prefer the 3 blade prop purely for the colour match. 😀
Ooh another vote for #team3 Steven isn’t going to like that...!
So glad I found your channel, interesting stuff. My last job in the military was a helicopter inspector but didn't stay in to get enough significant training.
Steven is such a cool guy! Thanks for this video Stef!
Very interesting, we learn a lot from these guys ! I am still keen on seeing an australain thunderstorm video though xD
Great video Stefan! As a fellow SR22 pilot/owner I found it really informative. Great idea for a video
Thanks Russell, SR22 bro fist 🤛
Gday
what is the average cost involved with a Cirrus 100 hourly on the basis that there are no major findings and it is just the oil and filter change?
$750-$1200
2 or 3 days? that must be expensive!??
Fascinating Stefan.Cracking vid
Thanks for watching Sean, glad you found that interesting too, stef 👍
@@StefanDrury no probs.I see your comment with our very own Flying reporter.Hope you do not have the huge expensive probs he has just now.
I love your videos and production but as a bit of gearhead I must say, the technical ones you do are by far the best; also really enjoyed emergency procedure practice in the simulator. Your in-flight videos are great but so many people are doing them they can get a bit drawn out, just my two cents, keep up the awesome work!
Team 4. Great video
Done a similar thing with a low wing plane I flew, but with no camera. Spent a day with an Engineer & followed him around for the day . May sound boring but was anything but.
Very good video, thank you.
Great insight. Thanks Stef
so is this inspecting the 100 hourly inspection XD great video as always!
Haha yes, it's an inspection inception!
That was really interesting , thank you. Just curious , how much is a 100hrly on this AC?
This is really informative to see "under the skin".
Steven: Hey Stef! Can you explain why there are fibers of Milkshake inside the cowling?
Out of curiosity Stefan, approx. how much would this check up cost?
I'm team #3!
Yeah, you're on the right team Peter!
great informative
So it takes about 50 hours to do a 100 hour inspection... :D! BTW I'm team 2 because that's what is on the planes I fly, but if I had my druthers I'd be team 5 with a PT6 behind it (perhaps not available on the Cirrus...)
Great exhibit of the Cirrus engineering, systems and solid construction. Are starters, alternators and governors inspected as well beyond an exterior visual examination? Just curios as the Cirrus in Nikos Wings had recent costly component failures in flight requiring pilot intervention.
Yes they are inspected as well, a 100 hour inspection is the same as an annual inspection, same checklist, but both inspections are performed at different time intervals.
Stefan, Flow & MikeB touched on this but i’d Like to see a video on why planes mechanical systems seem so delicate compared to a car or truck. I fully admit I know nothing about aviation but you’d think it could be engineered for. 100 hours seems excessive (again I know nothing). Thanks for the great channel here too
Hey Dana, yeah it’s a good question actually. Let me talk to the Blue Demon team and see what we can do to answer that in a bit more detail.
Good content!
four all the way.
When are you going to Tassie?
As I’m technically challenged I don’t even trust myself doing an oil change, very interesting video.
Haha. This is why you should always bring coffee for your aircraft engineers. They’re bloody important.
Great video! Very interesting. As a future Cirrus owner I found this very informative. Do you feel a difference between a 3 blade and 4 blade prop when flying?
Hey Tony, great news you’re going to own a Cirrus. Awesome aircraft. I made a video on the 3/4 blade prop and why we changed it here: ua-cam.com/video/j9AnSIgVrWI/v-deo.html
#team3 !!! Piston power looks best with 3. Turbine 4, 5 or 6 if you can!
Ur amazing Seph im young but i cant wait to get my pilots license
Do you own the plane and how much does it cost to get the 100 hourly
Hi. I just wondered, during the hundred early, did they check to see what might have caused your concern re the oil while you were on your outback trip?
Hey Alan, yes the oil system is inspected as well but we believe the oil issue from the trip was potentially overfilling of the tank, combined with a couple of long distance higher altitude flights, and the Cirrus breathing oil out of the breather tube under the fuselage. It's not uncommon for Cirrus aircraft to do this, and once the oil settled at 9 quarts it remained there for the rest of the trip. So I think had I not filled the oil up at Shark Bay, we wouldn't have had that large spitout of oil on the way from Broome.
🔥🔥🔥
Team 3!!
3 better than 4 if performance isn’t an issue. 3 blades better for long term cost savings.
will we be lucky to see EYZ 100 hourly?
I prefer the Three bald it was 5-7 knots faster in the cruise, it did not climb as fast as the four but the climb is still amazing with the three anyway the four blades are wasted and slower. yes i flew KJN with both props
Very interesting. Just wondering if you own the plane Or do you hire it?
Thanks Harold, KJN is hired through Blue Demon who own it. Though if they want to give it to me for Christmas I won’t object.
First, love your vids Stef :) See you at OzFlightExpo
Thanks Zachary, look forward to saying hello at the expo.
A in CAPS denotes airframe.
More maintenance videos bro
Whats the difference between the 3 prop and the 4 prop?
What are the benefits of three and four bladed propellers?
Three-blade props offer a compromise in acceleration, efficiency, lift and speed. A four-blade propeller can boost acceleration, efficiency or lift, but at the cost of a lower top speed
Steve!
#Team4
#team4 like P51 and older Spitfire models😍
Yeah it does look like a WW2 fighter doesn’t it? Thanks Jimmy.
@@StefanDrury welcome mate! Loving your content
What does all of that cost?
I wonder if you're among the Aussie Cirrus enthusiasts to be visited by Max Trescott during his visit to Oz. You guys would have a great time swapping Cirrus stories.
No sadly I missed Max, I couldn’t make it up to Orange for the Cirrus event, hopefully next time.
You should mention that the plane is always junk after using the parachute and insurance is very expensive.
How many man hours does a 100 hr check typically use? Being cheeky do you happen to know the man hours for an annual inspection?
How much for a 100 hourly ..sounds very expen$ive.
And how much does a 100Hr normally cost if everything is OK?
You’d have to check with Blue Demon on that one for specifics. Depends on the aircraft, but for a Cirrus I budget between $5-7K.
staf
Please forgive me for being rude... what does something like this cost? Round figures ok
Pricing for new Cirrus SR22 are on their website: cirrusaircraft.com/aircraft/sr22/
For the 100 hourly it all depends if they find any issues, and every plane is unique, but for a relatively modern SR22 I’m budgeting around $5-7K for the inspection.
I think I’m actually team 3.
Team 3. Better glide distance.
Team 4.3
Very interesting, really enjoyed this one, KJN looks to be in pretty good condition from what i see, thanks to Steven, Blue Demon and of course you Stef. Just saw a video about a place called AEROATLANTA FLIGHT CENTRE in Atlanta. They offer a similar service to Blue Demon renting Cirrus aircraft and yes, you guessed it, they have a new Vision Jet that you can fly left seat. This is the next step for you Stef, just wondering if Blue Demon have put their order in for the SF50, ?
Ha thanks Spiro. No word on whether an SF50 will be in the Blue Demon hangar but if anyone gets one in Melbourne it’s more likely to be them. I’d certainly be very happy if that’s the case. Yeah I’m very keen to try one, if anyone from Cirrus is listening...
Team 3
I vote 3-way. A 4-way seems a bit complicated.
Wait . . . what are we talking about, again?
What he means is 2 to 3 days for 2 man crew = 48 man hours @ $200./hr. = $9,600. Labor
#TEAM3
Ooh controversial, Steven won’t like that!
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Team3
Seems like a lot of work for only 100 hours but maybe not so if the aircraft has been in the hands of pilots of various skill levels.
a 100-hour inspection is required for aircraft: That carry any person (other than a crew member) for hire; or. That are provided by any person giving flight instruction for hire. All others get an annual with the same number of items inspected/repaired. For new CIrrus SR22 these inspections range in cost between $2000 to $3000 USD dependent on parts and problems found. The SR22T is higher.
team 4 - look better and makes for a more balanced ride.
To many ads on your channel.
3 days of service for every 4 days of flight. Something wrong with that.
@Pete is never wrong I think there is a 50 hour caress and then a 200 hour prod. Maybe takes an hour and one of the owners happen to be a mechanic so there is no cost associated.
@Pete is never wrong no, it's an UL/LSA in Europe
@Pete is never wrong always try to understand. never motor in assuming you are right without thought. thoughtless generally isn't the winning strategy.
the difference is certified. a core problem in aviation used to justify enormous cost. please spare me your sheepish status quo defenses.
One grievous example is the IO580 engine, a dumb 310HP 6 cylinder naturally aspirated air cooled pushrod piston engine of 1950s tech that costs 139k$
Seems excessive for a 100hr. More like an annual. I fly my cirrus 2-300 hrs a year. Crazy to think ppl do this every 100 hrs....
100hrs or 12 months, whichever happens first
100 hours flight time means 3 days mechanics time. Wow. Glad my car doesn’t fly,
I expected to see large Kangaroos hoping around doing cheap manual labor in the shop?
I edited most of those out in post production.
Why do you put annoying music on the video? I want to hear you talk, not try to filter out the content from crappy music in the background.
All this every 100 hours? If Toyota had made airplanes all these companies would've soon been out of business.
@MikeB What about non certified aircrafts? Like experimental ones? Better to do it yourself and save money.
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