WHY instrument flying is so HARD
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- čas přidán 18. 11. 2020
- I take Cat through some different exercises and talk about what the most difficult parts are to flying on instruments.
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Such an important competency. Our long line pilot flying shake blocks for us in the 80s inadvertently flew into the bottom of a cloud deck while looking down. He lost ground reference in the hover and had to, on instruments, turn in a safe direction and establish level flight out of the mountains above Dewdney. He declared an emergency and was given a radar steer to a location over the Georgia Strait which offered the best possibility of a break in the overcast. He didn't break out on top until 10000+ feet. (MD500). Once one top he found a opening and was able to work his way down and land at yvr on vapours. Sorry for the long story but it's stuck with me all these years and it seems relevant to this video.
Cat making great progress she has the right mentality.
Remind me of me trying to snorkel for the first time, in a very save little private beach on my own. About 4 meters deep in the surf line. Sea grass waving at the bottom and suddenly, this weird shape rock appeared to my left looking like a whale. First thought was what is hiding in that grass?, then "is that really a rock"? A fast surfacing and a look around, realizing that the surf has turned me around with me still absolutely convinced that I was swimming in a solid direction. That was the end of that adventure for me. People play mind games on each other, but when nature turn your mind on yourself just for fun, it is no fun.
Love to see Cat flying again.
Flying helps in the Navy was a most interesting experience. It was kind of noisy due to the turbine whine. My co-pilot and I would communicate with each other via the cockpit intercom. We we so accustomed to use either the cyclic button or switch on the co-pilot’s floor in order to activate the intercom that even after we landed, shutdown the engine and took off our helmets that we would still press the income switch in order to communicate with each other in the cockpit. Talk about a couple trained rats.
*loved this video! I love instrument flying, but I will admit it's so hard at times. I also failed my first checkride and am currently studying for my retest.
Props to Cat for flying under the hood and answering the questions, brava!*
If you don´t use your attitude indicator, you´ll lose all your parameters, in addition to a constant crosscheck for the instruments, and the mechanization for cyclic and colective uses that Cat asked to his student, after that you just have to get use to! And enjoy flying instruments!
PS: Cat hire me please, I would like to fly with you at least once on my live haha! Greetings from southamerica!
Amazing and very enriching videos Mitcha!! Please keep going with them!!! A lot of learning and value content.
Great video. It did an excellent job of discussing the challenges of flying on instruments.
Wow this was really interesting! I am hoping to get into the industry and while I was researching schools I've been watching your videos and learning alot. Cheers
Your content is superb. Don’t stop
Hey brother...It's good to see you back at doing what you do.
Keep up the good work man 👨
Loved this. Thanks! Would also be cool to get sense of what Kat' can see - or not see - as if through her glasses.
I wish I lived up that way to get lessons from you guys
OUTSTANDING VIDEO. HAVE YOU EXPLAINED TO KAT HOW YOU COULD EXPERIENCE THE "LEANS" DURING IMC TRAINING. LOVE THE CHANNEL.
Cool Cat!😊👍
I love the videos
Enjoyed the review from my basement recliner. Thanks
I guess it is mostly snow in BC but the NW of America during the winter is always rain. So I would expect this is normal weather for the fall in BC.
We need more education videos like this👍
When I was training in a Enstrom... My rule of thumb was... 45 seconds or so into IFR conditions... turn 180 degrees and head out the same way I came in LOL... I knew someone who was flying an instrument equipped R22 for training and died cuz all they had to do was a 180°...
The general rule we learned in the Robinson was to maintain heading and speed, then climb above the cloud layer because the difficulty in maintaining the helicopter's orientation is compounded by making a turn.
The Sikorski pilot of Colbe's ride had done it successfully on previous IFR into IMC and was attempting to do it again when he lost control of the aircraft's orientation only 100' from the top of the cloud layer.
I was instrument qualified for 20 years of military flying and another 19 years of airline flying... it takes practice to remain proficient.
Cat is good!
Wow, quite the instrument trainer. R66.
4 degrees in visible moisture is getting awful close to icing conditions. I don't care if its C or F.
Hey pilot yellow, first comment for the channel: I am a student with already 20 hours but I'm still struggling a bit with the radios, could you do a video about that, any tip, whatever, it will really help me, thanks! (I'm from Spain but I'm doing the training in US) I really like your videos, thank you for the content!
Yes you should check his website I'm pretty sure he's done videos on radio communications have a great day fly safe
There’s one video by him how to talk on the radio
Yo hice eso mismo. Saqué allí mi CPL(H) y actualmente trabajo para el Estado en España tras convalidarla. El Say Again me ayudó bastante. Si te puedo ayudar en algo este es mi correo juezklaus@hotmail.com. Buenos vuelos
Another great video, conratulations!
Would you advise me - is it too late to get a comercial helicopter license and find a job if start on middle 35 years old in good physical condition & and navigational skills from the Naval academy?
Cheers!
Maximum retirement age is 65 (can't make any $ from flying)... 65 minus 35 (your age) = 30 years. Lets just use 3 years for all flight training and hours for Airline pilot licence. You will have 27 years to enjoy getting paid from doing your dream and having the best office in the world orrrrr 27 years of thinking about being a pilot...What do ya reckon? I know what i would do :)
Fun fact: One of the hardest things for a human to do is hover a helicopter in IFR conditions (zero visibility). And it’s a highly perishable skill, that’s why military helicopter pilots have to constantly practice it.
I hope this is a joke...I couldn't think of anything a U.S. military helicopter pilot is worse at than instruments and hovering. To combine the two is unimaginable 😜.
surprised there is no fly by wire these days, where the computer will handle stability. Collective will also be controlled by ECU, the pilot just handles pitch for altitude and general cyclic control
vfr to ifr....similar to the situation that Kobe Bryant’s helicopter pilot got into in So Cal.
Are you rated to give instruments instructions? Cause I remember you said you weren't a while back
This is not IFR instruction. This is part of her PPL. As he said the goal here is to practice flying with instruments in the event that she finds herself in IMC inadvertently, so she can make a turn, descend and stay in control of the aircraft without visual references. He is there acting as a safety pilot, looking outside, monitoring everything, including separation with other traffic.
Ram ram sir Robinson, you are doing well.
scan, scan, scan, scan, scan, scan
Why don't helicopters have windshield wipers?
Have survived my own near death encounter with IIMC in an R44, there isn't enough money you could pay me to fly in that weather in a VFR aircraft!
Nice shades....
Hi Misha are the googles special for instrument training or did I got it wrong? Generaly trainee wears a special hat or be covered but a curtain (like).
I think this is what they are using, or something pretty similar: pilotshq.com/products/blockalls-helo-helicopter-ifr-training-glasses
@@jimrogers907 thanks Jim, your guess must be right and I'd be interested into Misha's feeback about theses googles vs curtains or "hat" he used in some of the videos. We have the same issue for instrument training in IMC simulated conditions where the student must not have any other references then instruments. Cheers. Alfi
Answer: because it was developed for planes, not helicopters. My IFR began blind in a hover. How else do you learn?
Yes understand and maybe you get sick after some times ? To have this feeling maybe ?
Oh no! wicked wind is not good in a small helicopter, and thats on the inside :-)
for If you are flying in the clouds, IFR, and being hit in the head by Kobe Bryant's shoe...
A question made that has never been answered.. When Cathy had her first solo flight, I asked the question that if student pilots on there first solos flight are competent enough to safely autorotate the helicopter if there is a real emergency. Thanks it's just for interest sake cheers
Yes you have a good basic skill of autorotation when you go solo.
Great thank you for your reply
Why do you wear a Helmet and why does she not?
Hello we hope all is well with you? we have been extremely busy and we got stuck out in Malta so now we are playing catch up with everyone.
We ask your forgiveness for taking so long to reconnect. Love and Light Sarah and Glenn
Why shoot at 60 fps. Shoot at 24 or 30. It will be better for data usage and for overall timeline and export speeds. Just my opinion. Awesome video as always
Better quality at 60 FPS.
Because it’s better quality for viewers?
You can always go back to 144p if you not like the quality of this video.
@@flexairz LoL, indeed yes, most people will now know what that means.
60 FPS allows for better slow-mo in the edit since there are more frames/sec to slow down. It's an artistic decision that supports creativity and higher frame rate of capture of the rotor blades. More data captured = more flexibility in editing and output.