Low IFR in a Bonanza
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- čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
- My favorite way to practice instrument approaches is in actual instrument weather. On this mild December day, I went out to fly two approaches (ILS to runway 9) in Cedar Rapids. Visibility was a half mile; the ceiling was 200 feet overcast - right at minimums. Several aircraft were going missed that day, including me on the second approach. So I ended up getting three approaches.
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I'm starting my accelerated instrument training in 3 weeks. This is by far the best video I have seen on CZcams for low IFR departures and approaches. Very impressive airmanship. Keep up the great work.
Thank you, and good luck for your instrument training.
Good video-
How many years / or flight hours did you have under your belt before trying this low IFR flight?
Greatest feeling ever. Breaking out at minimums with threshold under you.
Great job! Talk about bare minimums, they don't get any better than this. Best video I've seen in actual circumstances, I'd fly with you anytime, you are safe and keep a cool head. Keep safe, and thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Robert!
Regards, Martin
So clear as usual.. I especially appreciate it when you focus on your hand and the screen as you actually program your avionics.. it’s something that’s missing in a lot of CZcamsrs videos. Helps a lot when I’m trying to replicate it on my sim.
Glad you found this helpful.
- Martin
Refreshing change to see an actual IFR pilot practicing after watching these tragic videos of VFR into IMC wiping out whole families.
Nothing like practice approaches at minimums! Good job!
Thank you, Stan.
I never get tired of watching these 2 approaches.
Your endurance is better than mine - it was hard work flying them! 😜
- Martin
Glad I was able to see an actual miss, well done sir!
Wow, best instrument landing video on CZcams. Very educational!! Fly safe!
Thank you, Andrew!
Great tutorial Martin and great airman-ship. If you ever make another low IFR video I would really like to see a view of the approach instruments showing localizer and glideslope. That would be very interesting.
Hi Randall, I can point you at a couple of videos where I've already done that:
czcams.com/video/wzL01oepjc8/video.html (landing at Chicago O'Hare, ILS approach in instrument weather)
czcams.com/video/WWv_kv90feQ/video.html (a practice approach to almost minimums at Dubuque, IA)
Thank you very much.
Wow, I was sweating out that last approach... Nice work!
Hey Martin, I got my IR about 2 months ago. Believe it or not, I did the entire rating without ANY IMC during training. I've seen this video several times over the years and always thought it looked like fun to pick a day with low IFR and go shoot approaches. So I watched your video once more, which btw helped me prepare for the radio comms I would encounter doing a local flight flight IFR, got a more experienced IFR pilot to fly right seat, and off we went. Shot an ILS next door then came home to shoot the LPV. Overcast 300 AGL. Breaking out with the numbers in the windshield was very satisfying! It also helped that it was 2 approaches that I was VERY familiar with to start getting IMC experience.
Anyways, thanks for the videos. They are well done, and I really have gotten a lot from listening to your radio procedures as you just work your way in and out of busy places.
Hi Samuel,
Good on you for (1) getting experience flying approaches in actual instrument conditions, and (2) taking somebody with you the first time around who has already done this a few times. Too many people underestimate how different real clouds are from the foggles.
Well done!
- Martin
Well, IFR looks easier than I expected! And anyone can write a great symphony. Thanks.
It's all easy with practice. 😁
- Martin
Simply amazing... Thanks again for all your hard work!
Stellar airmanship, Martin. Well done. Thanks for sharing.
I like the way that you inserted other important instruments into the frame! Thanks
Excellent video. Thanks for doing this 3 approaches, GPS, manual, and Missed. Very well done.
Thank you, ElPaso Tom.
Well done! Your airmanship is spot on.
One of my favorite videos Martin. I've watched it many times over the past couple of years. It's a great mix of perfect IFR, low visibility conditions, and the possibilities & outcomes. Also great how you alternate manual & auto-pilot skills in those conditions. Thanks for posting this!
You are not alone, Cousin. This one remains the most-watch video on my channel. I guess one has to be a pilot to enjoy watching a half hour of mostly something resembling static (clouds) and still find it exciting :-)
Regards, Martin
@@martinpauly LOL Too true. But it is a good video. (You do a very good job, all the way around. And I've worked as a Producer, &/or Director, &/or Editor on many professional projects, just FYI.) Also, just so you know, my nickname really is "Cousin", that my good friends call me. So that works well. : ) -Cuz
Wow! A highly skilled pilot and excellent teacher and demonstrator!! Great job with these videos! I learn so much by watching them. Going to start my Instrument training in the near future.
Ive landed right at minimums but I've never gone missed due to actual conditions. That was great.
It's easy to get used to finding the runway eventually, and to take it for granted - since a "real" missed approach is pretty rare. Best to start each approach with the mindset of having to go around at minimums, and then pretend to be pleasantly surprised if the weather is good enough for a landing. :-)
Great job on the flying and video work. Really enjoyed the friendly exchange with Luke at the end. That's the aviation life! It always makes my day when I hear a familiar voice on the radio.
+A Pilot's View Yes, I feel the same way. Half the fun of flying is the pilot community, the networks we build and the often life-long friendships we create.
First video of yours I have watched. Impressed. Very professional. Thanks for making and sharing this one.
Thanks for the kind feedback, Jerry.
Phenomenal video. Thanks for making it!
Awesome job Martin!
Been a long time but my IFR cross country was actual and what an amazing feeling to take off into solid do a couple hrs of navigating, holding and breaking out just above mins and the runway is there!!!
Did my IFR check ride also in actual in a Tomahawk. I weighed 225 my check pilot was a large man over 300 as I recall. I informed him we'd be over weight but centered. He said that happens all the time on his rides. Anyway had to unload fuel to make max weight. I flew within the numbers but felt sloppy. I was trying NOT to think of how I was going to get the money to do this check ride again because it was solid and I had just established and was trying to find the glide slope when the engine died. Training kicked in, best glide, switched tanks checked fuse and fuel pump, cranked several times, seemed like minutes. She started, amazingly above glide slope. Found it, came in hot, broke out, slipped it hard, landed markers and he simply said that was the worst best approach he'd ever seen and signed me off.
New instruments definitely look easier but I haven't flown in years. All those approaches would have been missed back in the day simply because you never started your timer. Ha.
Thanks, that was fun to watch and yes cojones not only doing it by yourself, which ups the bar quite a bit, but you filmed it!
Wow, my heart missed a beat just READING your checkride story. I can't imagine what it must have FELT like at the time!
- Martin
Nicely done. I’ve watched your videos from your various flights into and out of Bravo’s. Your are a very ambitious but highly competent aviator.
Martin, very inspiring! Thank you
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Nicely done both on the flight and production of the video.
Thanks! :-)
Excellent video - very informative.
Only one request - I would like to see the glide slope and localizer especially when you are hand flying the approach at minimums - not a criticism only a suggestion
That's a very good idea; though I haven't found a good way to place a camera that can capture these instruments with good quality without getting in the way. I'll have to think about it some more.
Wow! That was some seriously low IFR. Very good job!
Thank you, Rick.
- Martin
That was an awesome video! Haven't started my certificate, but I've learned so much going in - thanks so much for sharing!
Glad you liked it, Keith. I will have another one here in a week or two, very similar but with close-ups of my new avionics setup. I bet you'll like that as well.
Regards,
Martin
Great Job Martin, TY for sharing.
What a great video, Martin, thanks a lot. 👍
Thank you - happy to hear you enjoyed it.
- Martin
It's really nice to see this kind of Proffessional GA videos !
It gives me the opportunity to learn more even relax on the coach.
Great Job Martin Pauly
Greetings from MX
Thanks for share...
Thank you, Saul, and happy landings.
Working on my IFR now. The videos are very educational. Cannot imagine how much editing work you have put into this. Thanks a lot!!!!
Thanks, Kevin, and good luck for getting your instrument rating.
Best IMC I've seen. That was awesome ...'Good Luck!'
Thanks, Tim! Glad you liked it.
LOL, yeah that was awesome. :) Nice ATC.
Thanks for that. Nice to see the difference between manual and autopilot. For a noob like me it's great to hear the comm with the various controllers. Not a lot of videos like yours and I thoroughly enjoyed that. I'd fly with you any time. Loved the second landing right at minimums. Amazing how the lights just sneak up on you like that.
Thanks, Paul. One comment about the lights: the human eyes are still a bit better than GoPro (or other) cameras. I routinely notice when I review my recorded footage and audio that I call "lights in sight" before I can see them on the recorded video - meaning things are a little better and easier in real life than the video makes it look.
Best graphics detail, cut ins and audio I have ever seen.
You are too kind, Skip. Glad to hear you like the video.
Very well done. Excellent flying and perfect video documentation of the process. A decade or so ago, I flew several hundred hours in a 1992 A36 in a lot of IFR weather. Amazing how the gear, flap and engine sound are unique to each plane type. If someone wants to know exactly what it is like to fly an A36 to minimums, this is a real as you can get without being in the seat.
Thanks - glad you enjoyed the video.
- Martin
I did t know a stop and go was something g we could ask for. Thank you for this awesome video.
Yes, you can ask for clearance to land, touch & go, or stop & go. Or you can ask for the option, in which case you can do any of the three.
- Martin
Very nice Martin. I watched your landing gear video too. Man, you sure keep you cool. That a good thing!
Thank you, Steve. Glad you enjoyed the videos.
- Martin
Awesome video Martin. Thank you.
Thank you, Art.
- Martin
Martin watching this video again has motivated me to get this rating done as of this year it went by without me taking the Opportunity to get the written done and finally finish it up is something I need to do for myself and I had a friend of mine that I pushed and now it's my job to do same because his hard working and successful check ride passed. Merry Christmas Martin to you and your family
Well there's a worthwhile new year's resolution - I wish you all the best for it, Bernard.
Merry Christmas, and all the best for 2019.
-Martin
Superb!!
Martin
Great ILS approach, Martin stay safe.
Thanks! :-)
- Martin
Late to the party here, PPL in training. This video was great in every way I can think of. Checklists, radio comms, procedures, focus, centerline taxi, you name it. I hope once I get my license I can maintain this strictness and not get lax about these things!
Thank you, Johnathan, and good luck for finishing your PPL training.
Fantastic video...I haven't started my IFR training yet but am anxious to do so. I had butterflies in my stomach watching your initial climb out....They went away once you got on top.......Great job!!!
Rob, climbing into a low overcast is always an exciting feeling. You have to trust the instruments and ignore any other feel for what your attitude might be. The instruments are right, and if you stick with that, flying in the clouds is not all that difficult. Needless to say, once you break out on top and see sunshine and blue skies, that's always great!
I can feel the anxiety build just thinking about it...LOL. I am excited to continue learning and becoming a better/safer pilot. You've got a new subscriber......Thanks for sharing!
Just EXCELLENT. Thanks so much for this. Very well done.
Glad you enjoyed it - it's my favorite way to practice approaches.
- Martin
I enjoyed taking the ride with you. Always good to have another set of eyes looking for that runway environment at decision height...and I was looking hard. :)
Thanks for your help with spotting the lights and runway, sumrica :-)
Glad to hear you enjoyed the flight.
Great video Martin. I love shooting them to minimums.
Excellent video Martin!
Thank you, Brent.
Martin, man are you on your game! Got airliners doing holds waiting for improvement, and you are shooting PRACTICE approaches. Great video. You are the man..great work, Dennis
Thanks, Dennis. I really enjoy practicing in this kind of weather, as long as there is an out - better weather predicted soon in the forecast, or better weather not too far away).
airliners do come in quite a bit faster though. also they might have quite limited fuel and if they have fuel for say 2 approaches back to back they might rather hold for the fuel it would take to do one approach and then do the 1 approach they have left.
gear out and landing config and then the go around burns a lot of fuel.
Great video. Loved it.
Thank you - glad you liked it.
- Martin
Rock solid all the way. Nothing like practicing approaches in IMC (stable air, of course). Keep up the good work!
Thank you! :-)
Regards, Martin
Great job!! Great video
Thank you, Jeff.
- Martin
Super Video, wie immer! Dankeschön
Wow!! What a wonderful real-world tutorial.
Exquisitely done sir!
Thank you, Clinton!
- Martin
Good job Martin, great video
Thanks, Tim!
I like how you stayed nice and calm the whole time. Getting worked up, frustrated, or worried in a situation like this can be deadly. Nice work!
Fully agree, Scott. I suppose that's why an approach can feel quite different if you know the weather is at minimums, as opposed to a few hundred feet higher.
He was in control the whole time. No conflict, he knew if he didn’t have the lights in sight at minimums, he would go missed. Excellent confidence, awesome discipline. Kudos, sir! You are a paragon for all of us! +subscribe
very educational, allowed me to visualize the procedures. Thanks!
I'm working on my IFR rating this year and what a wonderful way of riding alongside with you doing some approaches in low ceilings
Thanks for coming along for the ride, Bernard.
And good luck for getting your instrument rating.
- Martin
Fantastic video... very informative and inspirational for an IFR student
Thank you, Patrick!
- Martin
Nice video, well done and well flown.
Thank you, Jim. This is my favorite way to practice and stay current.
Regards, Martin
I hope to be as good as this guy some day, being able to read back my "cleared ILS approach" clearance etc. Thanks for the awesome video sir!
Thanks, Luke.
I passed my IFR checkride Friday and your videos helped. Thank you 😄
Congratulations, Dave - that's a big step and great achievement!
Excellent video.
Thank you again , very enjoyable.
Glad to hear, Bill. I appreciate the feedback.
Well done! Nice instrument and stick-and-rudder skills :-) You made that look easy.
Thank you!
Great video!
When I was a lowly CFI a long time ago, the chief flight instructor set our takeoff minimums in a single to 600&2 and a twin to ILS minimums or lowest approach minimums. This was to give us a chance for a successful off-airport landing should an engine fail. I try to adhere to those minimums during training today. FWIW...
Also, I often select Nav Page 2 on the 530 for north up to match the approach plate. A minor technique, but something that may be important to someone.
That's a good rule of thumb, Manny. Here at my home base, I'm fortunate to have a very long runway (8,600 feet) which gives options should something not look right in the very initial climb. Later, I get comfort from the fact that our airport is surrounded by farm fields in all directions. Not as good as flying a twin, but odds are an off-airport landing would be survivable even in very low visibility.
Regards, Martin
That looked like funny. What a great IFR approach day.
Yes, it was a perfect practice day!
- Martin
Fantastic video - very educational! Thanks for the upload :)
Great video! You inspire to work on my instrument rating.
I would like to have seen more of your panel... but the reports, and the transcript were excellent help.
Very nice, thanks for posting.
What a perfect weather day for shooting approaches. Just enough to keep you on your toes. On the last one I tried to see the lights when you said you had them. I'm guessing you get a little better view out the side then the camera gets over the nose.
Made it all look pretty easy.
Thanks for sharing
Hi Bob, the GoPros are pretty good, but the human eyes are still much better. So it's pretty typical to hear the crew call "lights in sight" when on the video it takes a few more seconds before you can see them.
Regards,
Martin
I'm ready for this to be done so I can go out and keep current
The best part of IFR flying for me is Breaking out on top and the Garmin 430 is what I have to demonstrate And watching you does help me to know how to setup the flight planning and the approaches that I'll need for training. ATC communication is important for me to listen very carefully and always remember to reply back every word And once on top I still have to see and avoid other traffic
Awesome! Nicely and professionally done 💪 good job! Love the Bonanza. Never had the opportunity to fly one yet in real life (only in a sim so far) but it looks so great to fly!
Thanks for the kind words.
Yes, Bonanzas are great airplanes with very pleasant handling characteristics. A joy to hand-fly, and decent performers on autopilot on those long cross country flights.
Martin, watching your videos gives me the incentive to get back into it again. You're a wonderful teacher and I MISS FLYING. I started in 1993 and but only flew for 6 steady years out of Burbank Airport, "The Pilots Co-op". It then got progressively less and fewer times until I just didn't fly enough to be rated or safe; I just couldn't keep up with the fees for rental and fees to learn. I use to fly a Cherokee Archer Piper, Warrior Piper and one my instructor called a "Warcher", it was comprised of a warrior body and an Archer engine..... lots of giddyup! Anyways, once again, thank you, don't know if my dream to fly again will ever come true, but for now, it's fun watching your videos and reminding me of my days in the skies. God Bless and fly safe sir. Rick Pardo
+Enrique Pardo Rick, I'm so glad I could resurrect some good flying memories. Keeping my fingers crossed that you'll get into the cockpit again before too long.
- Martin
+Martin Pauly Thanks for the support Martin!!
Such a cool video and great flying. So much different to VFR flying.
I guess I'm going to have put a lot of effort gaining my IR when the time comes.
Go for it - it's a fun challenge, and will make you a better pilot!
- Martin
@@martinpauly cheers man 👍💯✈
Real world IFR.........Thanks for sharing Martin
Thanks, Bob.
Did that in Heidelberg one morning in a Huey....4th times a charm! Good video.
Thanks, James.
- Martin
Lovely video, thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Mike!
- Martin
Great video!
Thanks, Patrick - glad you liked it.
Fantastic Video!
Thank you!
You're one cool customer my friend. Nicely done.
Absolutely textbook! Excellent job, all around. Surprised you did the touch and go, though; I'd have taken that opportunity to land and call it a day haha.
Thanks, Christopher.
Nerves of steel! Great job & liked that you used AP after go around. Kept pilot loading down to allow full focus on next approach!
Thank you!
- Martin
Thanks for your helpful video
"Is Martin out of the way?" Love it!
Taken straight from the pilot controller glossary.
:-)
- Martin
Great contents. Thanks for posting.
Thank you, Daniele.
- Martin
Very nice video!
Thank you, Edward.
- Martin
Not sure if it was entertaining to fly in those conditions but it was sure entertaining to watch. Thx for posting & fly safe. Nate- Pittsburgh, PA
It takes a special kind of person to look at something that for the most part might as well be static and find it enjoyable! :-)
Martin Pauly it certainly does, well put ;-)
Nice ILS to minimums! The entire video was worth a sub and click of the bell.
Thank you, Michael.
I'm not a pilot but this seems to me like a mature and experienced flying. Would fly with you any day. I enjoyed watching, thank you for the upload.
Thank you for the kind words!
Very nice set of approaches
Thanks! :-)
I bet your name is fairly common; still: are you by chance the Jim Lee I know through work?
Regards, Martin
@@martinpauly Very common name, especially for Asians. But I don't think I am your guy. I am a retired surgeon and private pilot since 1971. Lived in Minnesota for past 50 years.
@@jamesleem.d.7442 Thanks - I was thinking of a different person, just the same name.
Regards, Martin
Thanks for the surprise new edition...my palms even started to sweat a little approaching minimums! I should start paying you for the tutoring, but I almost didn't recognize you without your sunglasses. ;-)
All the Best,
Emil "Pudge" Lach
Very NICE Captain
Thank you, Sir.