Welcome to The Recreational Pilot. This channel is about my journey as a new Private pilot. My ultimate goal is to fly professionally, but I have to start somewhere. I am a full-time Steelworker who flies whenever I am able to, so I may not upload as much as the other channels who have more freedom. This channel will highlight my journey as a new Private pilot as I aim towards my Commercial license and other certificates. I hope you enjoy the content on my channel.
BS. Don't believe it. Q. How can you tell if someone's NOT a pilot? A. Within the first five minutes of meeting them they haven't told you they're a pilot.
@shujayethossain6554 Basically, in every aspect, yes. Only this that 150 has is that they're more common, so find mechanics and instructors will be easier to find, and it'll be easier to find one for sale. Other than that, the Tomahawk is better in basically every aspect. They're a lot cheaper than the 150, performs much better, more comfortable to fly, carries more, goes further, flies faster, you name it. Fuel use is a bit more since it has a slightly larger engine, but even with the 125hp upgrade, you're burning 5.5 - 6 gal/hr. In colder climates, you can get about 1,000 ft/min climb rate as long as you're not pushing your useful load. It is, in my opinion, a much better aircraft than the 150.
@shujayethossain6554 PPL yes, it is in the same class as the Cessna 150's. Anywhere from $40,000 - $50,000. There are a few higher in price, though for that much I'd rather spend 80k on a Cherokee 180, though this is all personally preference as a 180 might be more plane than you need/want. This would be mind bogglingly high in price 4 years ago, but like everything else in this administrations economy, it skyrocketed in price. If you have the budget, spend the extra on one that has the 125hp engine upgrade. This is the best upgrade you can buy, in my opinion, as the 112hp stock engine can be a bit underwhelming. Just note that it does reduce the TBO from 2,400 hrs to 2,000 hrs. So be aware of that when buying one with a higher time engine. Basic avionics is all you need, but I would 100% prefer a dual Garmin G5 setup with a good ADS-B Out Transponder, Garmin GTX 335. For a little extra you can get the 345 woth ADS-B In, when linking your iPad's foreflight to it, it is a game changer flying, though there are portable receivers for cheap, but not as reliable and is for reference use only. To add, this is a light airframe, so IFR flying is not recommended, but having the ability for a pop-up IFR to get through clouds is doable, but nothing more is recommended.
Wonderful! Actually, I want to o get a PPL and want to buy a plane to get the hours for cheap. I am confused between Cessna 150, Tomahawk, Tiger, Yankee, and Vans RV. I need the one that is cheapest to operate and insure.
@shujayethossain6554 Another thing I forgot to mention is to get a 1979 model. The 1978 model was the first iteration and has more ADs/headaches than the 1979 model. So get a 1979 over any other year
Great job! Absolutely LOVED! your video! Definitely one of the best videos I’ve seen on uTube, and I say this in all truth. I will follow you. You are genuine.. what a pleasure. Fun watching your dad react! That was real good!!!! You got him for sure! You did a great job planning this all out! Thank you. You are amazing!🌹
What is special beeing a little ppl pilot. I would feel extremly akward if I would try to impress anyone with this. That is nothing !! Beeing stupid and weak its the only thing you are proving.
This was always a dream of mine, to surprise my dad but sadly he lost the battle to cancer last year, I will never be able to surprise him by flying an airplane, it was my dream to fly one.
I would never in a million years be able to get my dad in a plane a day after my check ride. Nor would I ride with my son until he had hundreds of hours
I love it, this guy is basically giving his dad the preflight flight attendant's speech to the passenger, lol.... And dad.....that would be me, taking pictures of everything, probably the entire time. 😂
I get why this is a heartwarming video , that being said I think it should be air law that all passengers are expressly informed that they are about to become airborne prior to a takeoff. To propel someone thousands of feet into the air without asking them seems a bit contrary to constitutional rights as an individual , you know what I'm saying? Also it's a good idea to get your front seat passenger to put their hands in there lap on takeoff and landing , if that one unexpected gust happens at a critical phase of flight you don't want anything impeding your yoke inputs. Sorry if I came off as a bummer and a stickler , congrats on becoming part of the real 1%.
5:20 I was like "No I can hear him fine!" until you unplugged his headset and said the takeoff command , then I knew exactly what you were doing lol. I was wondering earlier how you're going to surprise him when you say ready for takeoff.
cool! but next tim do what Michael Gambon did with a friend, pretend to have a cardiac infarction while piloting, banking the plane and lowering the head as if dead lol
Oh, so he did his makeup check flight. At first I thought he was saying he missed the flight portion of my check, but passed the ground portion. Dad be like: you wanna repeat that????
These are memories you will always treasure. I can see how proud he was of you and how proud you were of yourself. This was a great start to, almost literally, reaching for the stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
