Not Your Average Discovery Flight | First Time Flying!
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- čas přidán 27. 12. 2022
- You're watching a DIXcovery flight! How I believe Discovery Flights should be. It shouldn't be a money making exercise, it's for the student to get a feel for how the aircraft operates and to have some fun along the way.
Enjoy the flight!
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I am a private pilot myself. I would love to set an intro flight schedule with you for my daughter when she turns 10. I have been following you since my day 1 through my PPL journey.
7:04 "you just took off an aeroplane!" *quietly saves her life*
😂 subtle but effective
Lewis, please include the "instructional tip" boxes in your future videos. I want to get my CFI eventually, and these were really great to get my mind into the methods of instruction.
“We could have tea”.
🤣🤣
Keep up the GREAT work Lewdix.
I passed my commercial check ride this morning. Your input and perspective was a big part in my success. Thanks for the great videos.
Ah that’s incredible. Congratulations and I’m glad I’ve helped!
@@ahmedlamborghini3703 without totaling my log book specifically, im thinking about 20 hours in the plane. I got mine over the course of a year between a full time non aviation job and a family. Lots of solo practice and the instructor checks in to keep your progress going. Then you need three hours logged 2 months before the check ride.
@@ahmedlamborghini3703 yes, they can come to you quickly. You already know how to fly so now your just refining your skill. I took a while because I can only work on aviation part time. Try your best to fly once or twice a week and you'll be signed off in no time.
Keep killing it man. Definitely one of the best channels out there!
Thank you so much!
Mano, you were born to do this! Awesome teacher! The falling leaf stall was great! Cheers!
Cheers mano!
I'd have been terrified if I did a falling leaf stall on my discovery flight lmaooo. But the way you talked her through it and just the effort you put in on these discovery flights is absolutely amazing! A fine balance between keeping these flights fun and educational! Great stuff Lewis!!
Cheers Andrew! Yea it’s a bold thing to do on a discovery flight. But if the student is up for it, so am I! Any time I can show how easy it is to do something that usually people fear, I’m all about it.
Excellent Discovery flight Lew! Kate, stick with it! Don't let any time lapse. Do as much training as often as possible and get it down. There is a need for pilots, and your chances of getting a job are better and quicker than ever. I only wish I had done what I am telling you to do. So don't stop training!
A nice video for instructors too! Without creating an intellectual overload, this is essentially what flying is about! Great job LewDix
See there, that is why my flight bag always includes a pair of my own plyers. I've learned over the years that tight oil caps always come back to bite you in the most inconvenient moments, and you can't always guarantee maintenance will be around to lend you tools. Since I fly twins, on occasion I've had the pleasure of mitigating TWO tight oil caps...😂I also routinely carry my own oil funnels as well.
As a budding instructor, I appreciate the instrucional tips. Like getting putting tips from Tiger
Haha that’s huge praise, so thank you!
great content man, I have always been into aviation and these videos are really good hope to start the flight training soon
This was a fantastic video! I would love to see more videos about the instruction process with the tip windows. Thanks!
I will say Lewis, that your natural energy and ability to celebrate small victories is something I have always admired. My personality is a little different and it’s more challenging for me to bring genuine excitement to situations that don’t always elicit it naturally so I have to make a bigger effort to recognize those opportunities and force myself to have a more energetic response. None of this is to say that I don’t genuinely feel proud of my students for those small accomplishments, but I’m just not as externally enthusiastic as I’d like to be all the time. 😊🙌🏻
Way to go Caitlin!!! So proud of you! Your Grandpa Creech would be proud too!
Whoops...sorry "Kaitlin"...misspelled your name!!! YIKES!
Brand new CFI (or UK equivalent) here.. just qualified in the last few weeks. Very helpful video for me as doing a fair number of these type of flights and it's great to see how experience makes them flow and keeps the potential student interested and engaged. I've taken a lot away from this video for my own development, many thanks Lew. Dan
Thank you for being a cool instructor that will inspire others to fly.
This was a great episode. Recently did my intro/discovery flight so can fully relate to everything she was going through. Pleased to know that trying to pull up like a rocket on takeoff wasn't just a 'me' thing as well. :D
Lew you really do a great job! Making it interesting AND fun!! Your enthusiasm for flying definitely comes thru!! Well done Sir!!
Thanks for taking the time to talk with me at Osh Kosh this year!!
Ah thank you so much! And thank YOU for coming to see me at OSH. It was a pleasure.
She is awesome! Such a natural with a great attitude. Great job with the teaching, makes such a difference!
Thank you Lew!
Another awesome video Sir 👏🏴
Cheers mate!
Another great job with a Dixovery Flight! You do a great job of both allowing the student to have fun, and actually learn about flying!
Thank you sir!
excelllent ethos, its a far cry from my first trial flight - out of 60min flying I had control for about 15mins straight and level. I didn't know any different at the time, but it certainly makes choosing an instructor/school difficult when you aren't getting any instruction.
Ayyyy, some love for the BGSU people. I wasn't around for the days of 781bg but was for 280bg :). Good airplanes.
Absolutely love your content. I work at a local airport and always love to see the different airplanes taking off and landing…..wish I had learned to fly when I was young.
Thanks so much, I’m glad you enjoy my work!
It's never too late to do a few flights... even if we don't do the full ppl course... Just an idea, best wishes!
Merry Christmas Lewis!
You do an awesome job and you look like you make it fun and enjoyable
Thank you so much. Having fun is key to the learning environment I want to create with every student.
I smiled through the whole vid! (Also, my first "technical-practical" lesson with the aircraft was on not tightening the damn dipstick too much 🤣)
Hahaha thank you!
Nice job Kate! I really like the instructional tips you included in the video. I think she caught the bug. Keep the content coming. Over tightened oil caps are an abomination 😅
I just had my first discovery flight this past weekend. You are an amazing instructor. We all appreciate the knowledge your sharing. Cheers
Thank you so much! Glad you had your discovery flight! There’s nothing else like it.
yea you need to get that controler back on hes great !!! and she did a great job!
@lewdix aviation I chuckled at the BG reference and shootout. I've twice seen a former Delta Connection Academy C172 at DAB I flew in IR at DAY.
My reaction the first time was "No WAYYYYY"
don't forget murph!!! .. great flight and great student!
22:29. Man this is really good!! Thanks Lew!!
Thank you!
I'll tell you what that intro is amazing! Great to see your editing skills getting better with each vid!
Haha thank you so much!
Lew teaching the integrated method of flight training right off that bat GJ
It’s no sightseeing tour!
What a pleasant student she was! She’s a natural
Your videos give me great ideas as a flight instructor. Can't wait to get me a pair of those flying eyes shades!
Great to hear!
Lew, I was in your flight grounds last week with the family at Disney. Couldn’t get a hall pass to slip over to your airport to look you up. Maybe the next time I’m in your area. Keep KMDQ on your got to get there adventures. Great Video. Keep’em coming.
Next time my friend!
Love her spirit and her shirt...I have the same shirt 🤣🤣🤣
Not bad flying for a Finkbeiner!
Mate, what an easy job it is with you at the helm.
She already has confidence and the bug, which brings me to a question - do your students generally solo with lower hours than the norm ( if there is such a thing )?
Because you instruct and in-still confidence way beyond most CFI’s
Keep up the great teaching and brilliant videos Lew
Scotty
I think with things like climbing after takeoff, maintaining speeds etc, flight sims help so much (if you're doing it right, obviously). You must notice that flight simmers won't pitch up like a rocket after takeoff on discovery flights 😂
You handle it really well though, great video as always
Simmers definitely have a leg up when it comes to flight training.
HI LEWDIX! I didn't know you had BG aircraft?!?! That is where I am at now!
I remember my discovery flight I had controls from start up to just above the ground because the instructor wanted to show me landing with the stall horn then the plane stalled and it was a pretty hard hit😂
Man your one of the best instructors out there would love to have a chance to fly with you I’m new to aviation
Thank you so much!
pretty sure a dixcovery flight is if they can handle lewdix as a cfi :) Kate is fantastic.
17:20 lol "sorry finky"
22:50 can't believe you almost missed pictures and selfies.
Finky forgave me 😂 There’s always time for pictures!
As a CFI, I really enjoy watching this to get new ideas on how to make my discovery flights better!
Sweet!
Just did my first 2 discovery flights 2 days ago. I get out of the traffic pattern and gave them controls. They both seemed happy after.
This is mostly the average kind of discovery flights I try to make as an ultralight FI, except for the stall. I also teach using rudder on the turns, and maybe different angles of banking. If I find the passenger can hold a higher level, I will make him feel the G forces, that's really fun. At the end I will do a touch & go and a 180 power-off final landing, so they understand that with no engine the airplane doesn't fall like a rock.
The way it should be. Nicely done my friend!
YES SIR BGSU!!
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HOLY WTF YOU WERE AT BGSU? Man I live right there, would've been crazy to meet you! Glad you were here!
I took my discovery flight at Cincinnati just last week, didn't know I could book you lmao.
No, the plane used to be used by BGSU (owned by North Star)! It was sold and now operates out of Florida. They have 280bg now as well :)
@@haydenm.3912 Ah gotcha that makes more sense. Still cool to see a BG plane out there in a video, thanks!
That's not a trim wheel , it's the dagger board control... ( nautical types will understand ) - Mark
Was very comfortable with not only flying, but being on camera too!
Absolutely. I ask everyone about cameras before I fly with them, and she was all for it!
I am wanting to start getting my PPL and NEED to find an instructor like you! Through the little bit of flying I’ve done, I’ve gotta say, you are an amazing instructor. Where do you operate out of? I might have to relocate😂
😂 Thank you so much
You make me want to do discovery flights and I’m not an instructor yet…keep infecting more aviators!
Instructional and confidence building, but more importantly - making it fun. I wish I would have laughed more during my training.
Thanks man! We pay a lot to fly, so making it fun is a must! I’m trying to smash the stigma that you can’t have fun and operate safely. I do it day in, day out!
Murph!
😅she’s Fink’s?! How awesome!!! Say hi for me 😃
Will dad comment?
If most intro flights were like this, we'd all be flying. Great CFI.
Thank you!
Yep, need more good CFI's. Most of them are duds.
We had to 3D print a "dipstick wrench" and carry it in our flight bag after a number of painful experiences trying to loosen the damn things.
She's a good pilot and pretty witty too!
When is there going to be an Alaska video? Collab with Angle of Attack maybe? I'd love to see the scenery reaction to that.
I’d love to do some flying in Alaska!
Lew you are an amazing teacher. I would be surprised if any of your students fail their skills test
Thank you so much!
Jeez, I can't imagine a "discovery flight" without the discovery! What kind of scummy flight school would sell you a discovery flight and not let you fly the plane???
Also, thanks for the BGSU shoutout man! You'll be glad to know we have an all Piper fleet now 🙂 (except a lone 152 for CFI spin training).
Forget it's a Cessna, it's the lingo that will always win over. Btw, who's the intructor? 🤣
😂 if you say to me over the phone about a dixcovery flight, I might call the cops on you
And the dirtiness is just one very very minor reasons I have my own plane heh. The intro of the wiping down the trim wheel was very disgusting. Though I am sure my trim control is the same but at least it is only from me.
My first flight with my CFI was not really a discovery flight to determine if I liked flying as I grew up flying. My Dad's plane (Decathlon, an aerobatic trainer without flaps and long with being a tailwheel plane) finished the annual after not having one for 17 years as my Dad could not get his medical.
My "discovery" flight had my CFI and I flying the plane from the mechanics airstrip back to my Dad's airstrip. Along the way, we or should I say my CFI wanted to see how well the plane flew upside down. It did just fine except for all the crap that came up off the carpet etc.
When we went out for my first lesson though, my CFI put me in charge of flying the plane. (quick back story, My CFI is younger than my oldest child....) He guided me through each and every step of the way but let me control the plane. The first landing, I went from one side of the runway to the other side multiple times yet he didn't give any input as he told me I had it under control.
I like the way you do your discovery flights. Sink or swim type of deal.
The narcissism of Murph to give his own shout out. That's our job! 😜😅
Changed from the A20’s to the Delta Zulu’s?
God I wish you could teach me how to fly
Stall warning under 500ft, VS was rocketing, and he was cool as a cucumber 🥒 😂
Slightly worrying that I just spent $70 based solely on your recommendation - probably shouldn’t trust you that much - but I have been looking for the right window cleaning solution for a while… will see how it goes!
I loved it. This was the first time I’d used it and it worked a treat!
What do people do who want to catch the bug but have acrophobia? Have you ever met anyone like that?
What did they do? Thanks. :)
Hey bro how do I apply to your institution?
Hello! I’m an independent CFI not taking students at the moment.
Timid? On their discovery flight? I don't know what you're talking about.
Seriously, though...she did great!
😂 Timid and Seth aren’t two words I’d ever associate together.
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That gorilla-grip dipstick drives me up the bloody wall. Just *SNUG*, you ham-fisted pylawts.
I see someone is on team Lightspeed.
Dipping my toe in the other pool to see if I like it. Context is key to understanding the first sentence.
We miss Murph
You sound a northern lad.. but in the USA??
You gotta tell me then next time you fly into HSV and I’ll go and plane spot you!
Haven’t been there for years! That’s a Lauderdale based trip. I’m based in Tampa.
I did not need to see that trim wheel psa. 400 hours of ignorant bliss ruined.
Get the shower on, pronto!
You speak too fast