Cessna 172R Checkout Flight | Falling Leaf Stalls & More
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- čas přidán 27. 04. 2024
- Getting checked out on a new aircraft can seem daunting. It can also seem like a bit of an inconvenience but going into it with the right mindset will always serve you well. As with all flights, I try to make checkout flights a fun process all the while making sure that the pilot is safe and ready for subsequent flights on their own.
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Please tell me you reported that controller. His behavior was unacceptable and he poses a threat. That kind of attitude is extremely dangerous, particularly at a field where students are training. These guys need to be called out.
I'd 100% file a complaint on this controller. "Maintain left traffic pattern, RWY 15 cleared for takeoff, make a right turn out". Pilot then asks for clarification because that clearance makes no fucking sense and the controller ironically talks about clogging up the radio while clogging up the radio.
Yea - reported dude.
First, wow. I have no issue with asking to meet Tower's supervisor on the ground. As you point out, unsafe attitude for anyone, much less the student pilots so common in FL. Contributing to the problem, not the solution. Second, neat work on the falling leaf, and happy that you stayed above 2500. My CFI and I did accelerated stalls and cross controlled stalls, extensively, in my previous Grumman Tiger. Very, very eye opening. I'm looking forward to doing the 'falling leaf' exercise in a Decathlon on Thursday, if the weather holds. Syllabus for Flight 1:
1. Aileron/rudder (“Dutch roll”) exercise
2. Flight at minimum controllable airspeed
3. Stalls: power‐off, power‐on, and accelerated
4. “Falling Leaf” exercise
5. Aileron rolls
6. Loops
Sounds like a fun first flight.
"Hey man I'm trying to fly a plane and listen to your mumbly voice at the same time"
Lewdix, I work as a CFI at a flight school there at KISM. I’m sure you’ve seen our plane there N978AP (I also see it in the video). That controller is very popular with my students and I. Always gives us a hard time, it makes it very difficult to teach students radio comms. He corrects everything, gets upset for repeating. Plenty of times I want to double check what I’m doing, but he does not make it easy. Best to always use your best judgement and ask for confirmation regardless of the controllers attitude, you cannot control their attitude.
You control their attitude by having a bunch of people report their behavior. We had a guy like this at our local field and after numerous complaints he suddenly became one of the nicest controllers around. Weird...
Lewis is going to be a good check Airman
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I really wouldn’t call the guy in the tower a “controller”. I’ve got a different name for him. And trust me, he’s heard it before.
Wow, that controller needs to find something else to do. This is not his calling.
Shocking performance by the controller that day, definitely not picking him for my fantasy team next season
Great video, both very cool.
Great video Lew. Falling leaf stalls are a lot of fun :-) We have a grumpy tower controller but after doing a tower tour and meeting him in person he's a lot nicer to me.
Checkouts are imperative on airframes you've never flown. It's important to get a perspective from an experienced instructor who has flown many aircraft models and their variations on making a successful transition, especially as a newer pilot.
After training in PA-28-151/161, I bought a half-interest in a 140. I was concerned about the lower power, different wing design, and how that would be important, especially close to the ground. The newer design wing was becoming famous for floating in ground-effect. I wasn't interested in discovering this difference by accident.
Might have been mentioned already, but the only thing I would give your student, recommend not spending so much time looking inside! Especially during the falling leaf demonstration. I'm not sure what he was so keen on looking at, but have him look out side and it'll make keeping those wings level WAY easier! :D
What a brilliant CFI - proud to be British!
Cheers mate!
Thanks!
Thank you! 🙌🏻
You're a fantastic CFI. Props my man
Thank you so much!
And great to hear a broad Lancastrian (Bolton)? accent on the US radio!
Representing the northwest!
Always informative videos! Left traffic and turn rt after take-off....ok
Good thing ATC is recorded or should be.
I did the 'Parachute' for the first time which is your falling leaf stall in my Yak 52 check ride with the Russian coach and yeah I definitely worked up a sweat! lol
He literally said make left traffic, on take off make a right turn.
Loved the video, only thing that would have been cool is circling where the light gun was coming form, I didn't notice it even after watching the video portion a few times, it was really bright in the recording though.
The cameras didn’t get the light gun unfortunately otherwise it would have definitely been in there!
In Australia my biannual flight review date got reset with my instrument check ride. I went out and did a similar check flight with another school and did some stalls, practice forced landing, steep turns which would of been a year and a half since the last time I did them with a instructor. With ipc resetting your biannual date here technically you could go many years without practicing.
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Never assume all aircraft of same type react the same. I told checkout Archer is docile in stall. Well when he was recovering from a 45 wing drop, our opinion of that Archer changed.
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I love flying the 172s.. 180hp fuel injected, with full tanks and me i can climb at 1300 fpm
Do you have a video of motion sickness during descent to landing on how to deal with that?
Lewis!!! My man. Long time no see and hear. Just happened to come by. Aways the best. Thanks brother. Still in pursuing my PPL. In phase of taking my FAA written test.
Been a while since I’ve seen your name around these parts! Good luck with the written.
@@LewDixAviation Thanks My Man. I should be taking it sometime in July or August. I am in "Sporty's On-line ground school. They are really good. I also like "King's" Ground School. They are the Masters of Ground School. Martha King's Communication skills are right on point.
wat, have you ever seen a light gun check like that? I mean, not you asking for a demo?
17:47 I wanna know what you cut here :)
Is that the Angel Hernandez of ATC?
Might be 🫢
You should start a flight school one day
Seriously that ATC needs to lose his god damned job
Thank God you can still see a bit of that H in the thumbnail 😄
Great content once more BUT, PLEASE, pay a bit more attention to the different audio levels, the level onboard is good, the voice over is low, try to equalize them on the next ones
Appreciate the feedback!
the levels sounded good on my end.
@@SoCalFlights Thank you!
Checkouts are extremely annoying, expensive, and they simply shut down a lot of opportunities for recreational pilots (want to go to Hawaii for 3 days and do a scenic flight? Well, you can't, need to get a checkout first). They are only a symptom of a problem though. The reason no FBO or flight school in the country will ever give you the simplest aircraft without a checkout is because training standards are widely varied that there is indeed no way for them to know if you can even fly. Your PPL or CPL means nothing to the owner. Plus... they want your money. And that club instructor could really use a couple of hundred dollars and an hour of dual given. Let's be honest about this.
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A local checkout is always warranted. Particularly in a new-to-you aircarft model. Then, remember, they dont know you, your skill level, or your familiarity with the local area (and customs/landmarks/or even the procedures on the ground). Yes, they want you to pay for the aircraft and CFI to accomplish that. Ugh.
@@MikeRetsoc unless there are complicated local procedures, I don’t see it this way at all. And if they do exist - it can be achieved on the ground. As it stands, I had to do a checkout at a flight school to fly their C-152 with 250 hours in a C-150 within the previous 3 years. Come on. It’s a cash grab. Oh yeah - and I was local. Trained out of an airfield 30 miles away.
@@MikeRetsoc Completely agree.