VAPOR LOCK, She Doesn't Start, and a 51 Knot Headwind
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- čas přidán 12. 02. 2020
- On this Super Cross Country flight from Boca Raton, FL to Lansing, MI, I stopped at beautiful Asheville, NC for lunch. Then the trouble started, on a very hot summer day with the engine not wanting to start.
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On this episode you can hear the following:
- Weeping
- Flyin
- Focusing
- Lunch Hour
- By The Rails
- Imaginary Morning
- Crosses
- Sparkling
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I’m eating lunch watching Niko eating lunch watching my video. The circle of CZcams. Looking forward to seeing you again soon mate.
Same here mate
Love it when fellow CZcamsrs subscribe to each other
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Too funny.........
But COOL too!!!!
Can YOU TWO both stop eating lunch and get back out making CZcams videos so that WE will have something to watch when we eat lunch?? ;-)
Niko’s such a ‘smooth operator’ I cannot tell when he actually touches down. 😊
I love flying along with you....thank you for all your time it takes to make it happen!
I always love the view from the air! The view of those storm clouds was incredible! I'm glad you were able to get the plane running and that it was something relatively simple. I saw below a chief mechanic at Cirrus texted you a tip. That's a great resource to have. Great video, really enjoyed the flight!
Nice flight Niko. Situational awareness at its best. Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you. Fly safe.
The camera on the wing while landing was great! Loved the shots along the way of the clouds, things on the ground, and of fellow aviators in the sky. Always a fun flight, Niko! 👍🍻
I love Stef! I learn so much from these videos as a student pilot myself.
Always entertaining and instructional to watch. Thanks for the quality and content. Keep it coming Niko.
Love all the little extra shots like the W&B screen and throttle and mixture controls. Thunderstorms are a pain for flying but sure are beautiful when you're up there among them.
Hi Niko, great anticipation of what the weather was doing and the adjustment to your flight plan to stay clear of it all and arrive safely to your destination.
You always make it look so simple, youre flying is an inspiration that pushes my learnings and my boundries as cirrus pilot.
Keep up the amazing work and as always, love the vlogs!!
As always, great video and thanks for taking us all along. 👍🏼
As always a wonderful video! So relaxing flying along with you, I guess my bp drops 20 points during your videos. Ok back to work for me! Thanks again!
Great video. I learn something every time you post something new. Thank you so much.
Nice landing at the end. The cirrus is a great cross country plane , thanks for sharing these experiences.
Great navigating. Smooth landings and as always, great editing. Thanks -
The wing camera angle for the last landing was very nice. Good effect with the panning and showing the profile along with the runway. Good job.
I know there are many different ways to hot start. On my Cirrus I go mixture rich, throttle half full, prime on high boost until I see fuel flow (usually it's fast), switch to low boost, then start. So far so good and I haven't had any problems (yet). Loved the video as usual, and I really loved the landing view on the wing mounted camera!
i dont understand any of this but i enjoy it all. the direction the videos, the music, feels good.
What a fantastic video Mr. Nick. And when you brought that plane in to land both times, Lord, it was like you could not tell you touched down. Smooth. Years ago, my instructor told me when I brought his Cherokee in to land, he said he heard the grass hitting the wheels before touch down. lol. Blessings my friends Bishop Keith Kirby. Hope to see you in Ocala Florida sometime.
Nicely done on this flight. There sure was some amazing views of the surroundings of the storms. Unbelievable how beautiful yet dangerous thunderstorms can be. They definitely look a whole lot better from the outside! 😆 Thanks for sharing and as always stay safe.
Really enjoying your videos and expeditions Niko; greetings from UK.
I respect a pilot/owner that can identify and troubleshoot equipment issues before having to call in the mechanics. Great job! Might have frustrated many other private pilots that don't know their equipment all that well.
Beautiful flying .Peaceful most of the time Niko
Great video , interesting to see that simply draining fuel cleared the vapour lock issue ...well done
Great video, as always. Glad you arrived safe.
Always enjoy to watch your videos Capitan NIKO ,great flight.
Great music this trip. Beautiful flight! Thanks for sharing! I hope you don’t have to deal with the corona virus. Pay attention!
PS. The Caddy was also nice.
Your editing skills have gotten so much better!! Also the 360 camera is awesome 👍🏽
I will be starting ground school in April of this year. In part because of wonderful content providers like yourself Nico!
Thank you very much for the inspiration!
I hope to see you out there in a year or two! Blue skies!
Great decision! Hope to meet you at one of the aviation events or at your local airport.
nice one mate, great to see another upload - great channel & content
Nice video Niko. Seems like we missed a lot. Just a little short but that's ok. I'll take what I can get. Liked the wing cam that moved as you were landing. Be safe.
Great Views from the wing of a beautiful little aircraft. You will have to fly over New Brunswick, Canada sometime. Fabulous place, great food and fabulous Acadian culture.
You continue to impress me with your editing skill improvements. Good job and TYVM for taking the time to post. Not sure I have noticed the wing mount cam having a rotational axis before, but it was a very nice touch. Until next time.
It’s a 360 cam, doesn’t rotate, it films everything all around at all times. During editing I can choose what angle to show and if I want the shot to pan or tilt.
Thanks for the ride Niko! I enjoyed the ride! Don/NE Ohio
Love the wing tip camera view. It gives a great perspective.
Great video again Niko, thanks for sharing!
You motivate me man to have that same view out my own cirrus someday!! Flying by weather like that is absolutely amazing to watch!
Another great flight video! Thanks Niko!
Now that was again a very good video. Impeccable landings and a capricious Conti 550... Do it the Greek way baby ;-)
Oil the plane up and dive in???
Niko dude love the video.watching you talking to ATC keeps me sharp.Some times ive been in a situation with ATC and have used what ive seen you do and it goes so smoothly.Love your videos and the vapor lock i get that all the time it was interesting what you did sumping ive never seen that.
Even though I am on holiday in the South of France, I never miss out on these great v-logs. Always a pleasure to watch no matter where I am in the world. Keep them coming Niko. :)
Enjoy France
@@NikosWings Oh yes. The south of France is like a 2nd home. Love the old city and it's people. I hope to come over to the states next year but when I am not too sure yet.
Always love your daily flights/view of your day
Thank you for the video - be glad you went up there in warmer weather. Calling for sub-zero temps this week up there. Take care and be safe.
Stay warm
@@NikosWings I am trying to keep warm. Woke up to -11 F Wind chill --22 F
Got to love hot starts in the Southeast ... love your videos!
Great video Niko and you watching Stef our home town pilot is pretty cool 👍
I really enjoy following your flights. Watching your videos prompted me to rent an SR22 in Vegas and take friends over the Grand Canyon and Hoover damn on Wednesday. That was a Fantastic flight.
I did the same thing back in November, the GC is amazing
I saved this for Saturday... Your experiences are much closer to my Skylane flying. LOVE THE OTHER GUYS, but being a little lower and slower....
Enjoyable flight as always!
Great video as always.
Great Vlog as always good to see you are keeping up with Stefan Drury in OZ
Very good planning with the weather cell. You were predicting the weather cell to be in a certain location, even over estimating that it is moving 50mph and made your decision. Weather is the most wide ranged subject in aviation and the fact that you are so aware and plan according to weather obstacles means you will live a very long and safe life. Keep it up! I really hope newer pilots watch your channel because there is so much to learn here.👍
When I was doing my PPL weather was an eye opener. Being a scientist by trade, aviation meteorology was food for my brain. I took my time with it and studied everything I could about this fascinating subject while trying to understand it by flying and observing.
@@NikosWings awesome 😎👍
Welcome to Lansing! I live just 20 min from LAN. Hope you enjoyed your time here
I love the sound when you start the engine. The first seconds sounds like a merlinengine.
It does
Hi Niko! Love all your videos-especially this one-as not being able to start due to vapor lock can be embarrassing. I just competed my Instrument checkride in a SR20 G6. Your videos inspired me and gave me some great insights into real-world IFR situations-and, that flying should be fun! Next, I'm getting checked out in an SR22 G6 as to have FIKI for safe flying during the Northeast winters.
Good choice
Super vid as usual !! 💪🏻😎
Lansing, MI! That's where I am! Wish I could have known you were coming, I would have taken you to dinner and beers. Maybe next time.
You probably flew right over my house in Greenville on your way to Asheville. Cool.
Great Video Niko....thanks for sharing... 😊
The joys of vapour lock! Looks like the procedure is the same as my Arrow. Full throttle, mixture ICO, turn the engine and when it starts coughing into life, mixture fully rich, throttle back to idle/quarter inch and hey presto your in business! Great flight and landings!
Yup
Niko's perfect instructions are straight out of FAA source books and never change as unfortunately many of us eventually forget to execute. The safest pilot i ever seen and really enjoy watching your videos over and over again. thanks a lot for taking the time and sharing your amazing skills. @Niko i know there is no ROI financially but you really need to be a CFI for those that want to "exclusively" take advantage of your skills. I've been with many CFI's and none can be remotely close to what you do. you are a natural perfect CFI and should train special students ;) great job with details that many CFI's mess them up during explanations :D thank you.
Thanks. It’s a dream that I need to achieve
@@NikosWings well it should be aviation community dream to have you as a CFI :)
Cool video as always .
Welcome to Michigan Lansing is where I work hope you enjoyed your stay!
Great video as usual !
Your Cirrus is equipped like an airline jet compared to the aerobatic airplanes & experimental aircraft that I fly. No glass panels nor autopilot in my aircraft.
I experienced vapor lock on take off in my Starduster II biplane on a humid August day. I was able to glide it back to the runway for a downwind landing. Cowlings trap the heat and bake the fuel lines. I always open up my cowling on my Pitts if I land at a location for a short time.
Great video. Well done. Nice cross country flight.
That will make you sweat, and it’s not the heat
Lansing tower information WHISKY!
The controller sounds so excited haha :)
Great flight👍
Those seats look so comfy!!
OK my only complaint is we are waiting too long for your awesome videos Niko. Great videos and I'm always waiting for the next vid. Thank you again for taking us on a ride.
Good videos take time to produce and work always catches up to me
Niko's Wings yup forgot about work. Always gets in the way of fun. Thanks again amigo absolutely love your vids.
Impressed by your weather avoidance skills. I predict that one of these days you'll transition to the Cirrus Jet and just fly over the tops. 😎.
Thanks for another great vid. I have to say Vapor Lock scares me a bit especially when you hear about accidents during takeoff but, as a non pilot I think I need to spend more time educating myself.
It doesn’t happen on high power settings that much. And that’s why we always run the boost fuel pump during takeoff and landings.
Hopefully someday soon I'll be up there too. Great Videos!
@Niko's Wings pretty cool that you mentioned Missouri/Illinois,Shout out here,from St Louis!!! I live about 7 miles from Lambert International Airport!!!
vapor I got it . Thank you Niko. love you always fighting with the thunderstorm
Little tip. When you have vapor lock, flip your boost pump on simultaneously as turning the key to start your engine. Works much better getting the vapor lock out in SR22’s. I do everything you do for hot starts except when I turn on my boost pump. When you turn your key to start and turn the boost pump simultaneously, you’re allowing the fuel to be forced through the lines and the vapor lock will be gone. Try it next time. But it literally HAS to be turned on at the same exact time as you turn the key to start. Never once have had it fail.
I’ll try it, but on this one there was no fuel to grab, just vapor.
Great video sir...
Love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
another great video. Id like to suggest opening the oil door (it wont always stay open because of wind) as that will help with heat dissipation. (it will still be common for the fuel lines to be vapor locked but it helps) Lastly, if you could pop that dipstick it helps as well. You will be surprised at how much steam comes out and that has the benefit of reducing moisture in the crank case thereby reducing engine corrosion. in my 2005 SR22, I always pop the oil cap after every flight. Lastly, I think you would benefit a lot from buying an O2D2 from Mountain High. You will use 1/3 less O2 per flight. Keep op the great vids.
Yup I have the X3 conserver from Precise Flight, which I didn’t use on this flight because I bought it a month after at Oshkosh. By the way the Cirrus is equipped with onboard oxygen tank. I too leave the oil cap and oil door open but I’d hate to forget either open after start.
In this case Signature put me upwind in a side of the building that was sunny without any wind. That’s why you’ll notice when I sumped the fuel the airplane was at a different spot, because I made them move me downwind.
Just about about go to bed, Niko wings uploads......... bed can wait a bit longer
Agreed
Nice flight
Another great video Nikko! It seemed you instantly knew it was vapor lock for why you couldn’t start it after you refueled.
Great video thank you for sharing.
Guy gets into and flies fantastic little aircraft across the US, has an issue with fuel, sorts it and arrives safely at destination. Gets 11 thumbs down, what gives? Love the videos, keep up the good work.
One of my favorite CZcamsrs! Always great content and top notch pilotage. I'm curious about the performance differences between the SR22 vs this beautiful turbo variant at 10K feet cruise. Great video as usual! Fly safe!
Up to 10K they are about the same. Above 10K the turbo comes alive and shows its value
I have no words to express admiration for your artistry of piloting and video productions too. Man, you are next James Cameron. ;-) I'm always impressed when i see your movies. Keep it up. Niko, You should teach people how to fly. I know you are a busy man, but you should think about it. I know what I'm saying. I'm CFI (PPL, CPL and FI) in Poland.
Thanks Piter. I love teaching. Maybe soon when I get a break I can instruct young pilots.
Hello from Palm Beach Florida! Would love to meet you one day! Safe travels
Love your use of checklists. Sadly, not everyone uses them. I’ve flown with a couple pilots that don’t. Just once!
yes I agree with you.use that check list every and all the time thats what its for not forgetting one little item that could cost you.
Leaves on trees, green grass haven't seen that in S.E. Michigan in about five months! (It's currently snowing)
Nice Niko, thanks for that and all the effort you put in.
Really enjoyed listening to your thought process when planning divert a hundred miles out and the various options.
Prior planning prevents pi....ahem poor performance.
Cheers from Australia!
Nice methodical approach
Great Video Niko - I’ve been looking at Cirrus and would be interested in a video that talks about the airplane more and its capabilities - just a thought
Vapour lock - reminds me of our Comanche 400 which was a total disaster to start hot, usually immediately after refueling.
Prime to flood, full throttle and mixture lean and crank to almost exhaustion was the only way it would fire up.
The starter motor had a right flogging each hot start.
Landing from end of the wing’s view is awesome.
Yeah, I like it too. I’ll make it a habit to include these shots
if you ever make a lunch stop in AVL again I HIGHLY recommend hitting the sierra Nevada brewery. it's like a 3 minute ride from the airport and although u couldn't drink, it's still well worth checking the place out and eating there.
nice video Niko, thanks
That’s a really nice interior
Well done
Niko have you stopped at SSI yet for the BBQ at Southern Soul? It's life changing! Thanks for the ride along.
It’s on my to do list, and been to SSI many times
Niko, u were just 1.5 hours from us here in Moravian Falls NC.. Welcome to NC!!
One of my favorite States
Nice flight Niko, hopefully you and Stefan get to do a joint video if he heads down to your airspace during his world trip :)
we have same engine(almost). hot start(not in POH this way) for me is throttle open 1 inch, mixture idle cutoff, fuel pump or vapor suppression on, crank engine, when it catches, mixture rich and pull the throttle back to acceptable idle.
I love the new video