That’s how I learnt to fly and I love it! Nowadays everyone is tapping away on iPads and iPhones while flying. Not sure how they’d cope without them, but at the very least a basic knowledge of map reading and timekeeping never does any harm.
Follow the SOP's, mixture fully rich on T/O is the SOP! Leaning on the roll is crazy! And I'm highly doubtful there's any performance benefit as elevations of runways are all low in Ireland (</=500ft AMSL). There's only ever a performance benefit as you increase altitude, only reason for leaning on ground is to prevent spark plug fouling, but never ever on the T/O roll.
@@NoelConnolly closest I got so far was my RU-vid short for lesson 3… little approach to runway 07. If you don’t see me bouncing down the runway someday you’re down there…you’ll probably see it gone viral on RU-vid! 😂
@@LegioXXVV Thanks for your comment. The lack of a checklist here is just the edit. We have a checklist that we follow. For the actual take off its memory items. Sometimes I leave the checklist use in the videos.
Enjoyed that. What age was that AC? The avionics panel looked like it had been updated unlike some of the 60yo ex-Iona crocs still used by some flying schools. Knock looked like it had quite a few Aer Friendly Airbuses on the ramp.
Hi Oceanfroggie, the plane is a Cessna 182s it was born in 1999. Good spot on the panel, it was upgraded a few years back with 3 new instruments. It now has a new engine and prop.
Oh she’s young. Pristine looking 182. Well cared for. Enjoy. Hard to grasp there’s more control zones these days than just Dublin, Shannon, cork and balldonnell back in the day. Fond memories of Arthur knife edge Harp Pitts after TO on the old rwy 24 at DW
I live in Sligo. My question is what is the maximum service ceiling of this plane and whats the maximum distance this plane can safely cover without having to refuel?
@@rezamalik9189 Hi. The Cessna 182s apparently can climb up to 18000 feet, not that I could go that high! They say it can fly for 6 hours at around 250kph, on the other hand I can last about 2-3 hours without stopping!
Hi Matthew that's me alright. the hat is from the Special Day of Flying in Newcastle last year. unfortunately the hats are not available to buy. I was lucky to get one!
Great footage. That lady in Sligo is always so helpful. Smooth RT with a lovely transit. Last time I was in SP you and Tony were there in GSM. The strip was mowed the bare width of the mains. Great piloting skills.
Seeing someone verniering out the mixture on my take off run I'd want to have words with afterwards if not before. WTH... You're an air incident waiting to happen.
Hi Danharodian, Good spot! the reason for the mix coming out on takeoff is, it gets around an extra 50 rpm or more, That extra power can really make a difference to the take off roll. That's what the instructor was demonstrating. Sometimes the edit can obscure what's actually happening. apologies for that
Great video Noel 👍🏽 I finally done my first flight on Saturday… What a day to be coming out of Weston with the Bray air show on! I was flying in EI-BMN… you might have spotted me if you were there… I was probably the only lad that couldn’t taxi in a straight line that day 🤣🤣
Is there any services that offer to fly passengers across Ireland this way? Such as I'd love to see Ireland this way while going out west for a weekend.
I dunno Noel, you were a little bit off to the left of centerline there. Mind you, Tony was a little bit off to the right of centerline, so I guess it works out 🤪
Last time I was in there on a demo flight the great Darby was in the right seat demonstrating the ‘docile’ stall characteristics of a Tobago at 600ft. Happy memories of the old Weston.
@@JabberJabber628 the controllers always give you the next frequency. We usually have them written down during the planning. Local area flying we pretty much know the frequencies. Having the next one set up can be helpful Thanks for watching the vid.
It’s a requirement when we land back in Weston. Not allowed airside without a hi viz. Sometimes we take them off for flying sometimes we don’ t. We must put them on in certain airports. In truth you get so use to them you forget you’re wearing it!
