My solo was on a Aztec 😊. We had a couple for ages. My favourite in the piper range. Tip for the driver, sync the props after you select gear up. There is plenty of power so you can adjust one lever for a degree. People down below like thank you a lot.
Some good points here. No need to lower flaps or gear at higher speeds, even heavy PA23 doesn't really need approach flaps above 110kt, see no reason for three green above 115. F series reqires a bit less speed/power/flap setting trimming compared to E (most of my Aztec flying is E series turbo). Several gear down checks are really good things to do. Cowl flaps... well, it depends on descent duration and outside temp. Touching them shooting circuits seems a bit overkill imo, FL120 to 2000ft QNH is another story. Nice touch and go btw.
Thanks for your comments, we all are here to learn, so your inputs are great, especially considering I only had about 4 hours flying this machine when I made this video. Just for clarification, this is a PA-23-250 (6) Aztec E. I just re-checked the original copy of the Aircraft Flight Manual, under the Landing Check list, (Operating Instructions Page 10, Point 6) it states: "Landing gear (under 150MPH) (130 knots) - extend, check green." My instructor taught me to lower the gear below 120MPH, to stress even less the landing gear mechanism. (that's 10MPH less than what the AFM says). Regarding cowl flaps operation while shooting circuits and several gear down checks, remember this is a school flight where you are being taught the procedures of the aircraft, if you only operate the cowl flaps at FL120, then you will probably never operate them while in training, so you will forget about that "new" thing on your first solo X-Country flight. Some school procedures are "learning by repetition" processes.
Yes, it was not my intention to land so short... Wind was 15KTS, Gusting 23, so it was a bit tricky to land exactly where I wanted. I was also trying to vacate the RWY ASAP, since there was another traffic on final.
Thanks for the comment John, I was doing my ME training, so only had about 3hs on the Aztec. I've done this video to help me remember the Aztec procedures. I totally agree with you, that this is a very common mistake I also see at the airfield, when other fellow pilots are practising Touch n' Goes. (From outside the aircraft, you can hear the RPM suddenly increasing due to applying power too quickly, and the governor not being able to keep up with the sudden power change.)
@@FlyTheSkiesTV Yes, exactly. Governor is not able to cope with sudden power change. Good that you know. Always easy. 5 seconds from idle to takeoff power. No need to rush. there is always plenty of runway :) All the best! :)
Gracias, señor Eric. I am fresh Aztec (ex LELL) owner and looking for this kind of video to understand the steps needed in order to configure the airplane
The AoA meter is not a stall warning...it tells you the angle of the wing to relative wind...it has color coded gradations...green, yellow, red. When the needle hits red you will be stalling the wing. But the stall horn will go off just before that...an audible warning too.
Can you imagine having to deploy that chute over Manhattan, and coming down and catching on a skyscraper? (Or any other large city.) Not good, or having a fail over a forest, then hanging from a tall tree IF you didn't crash on down to the ground with your aircraft on top of you! I think I'd rather take a chance on gliding to a landing, which is a bit more controlled. With a good pilot and careful maintenance and avoiding bad weather, the use for a chute is very minimal. And they CAN tangle! I don't know, I've been a GA pilot for well over 40 years; I just don't fly in icing conditions and would rather glide to a landing than have a chute drop me! All those new gadgets MAY be nice for some, but the novelty of them may be for people who MUST have the latest gadgets, not me!
Im pretty sure that trying to land the plane is almost everytime the better choice than pulling the chute, but I disagree with apploying it over the forest I think if u would literally try to land in a forest where threes are everywhere ur much safer deploying the chute there even if the chute gehts caught up in the trees u much more likely to survive that than try to land there. That said I would almost everytime prefer a field or highway to land on if possible.
No such thing as gliding to a landing in a piston plane. They drop like a rock. If you are over a forest you will die ramming branches thru your torso or if over NYC you will die hitting a building. The chute gives you a fighting chance.
Cirrus is an incredible airplane. It has so many safety features built in that comparable single aircraft are lacking. They are far advanced in technology and aerodynamics. It would be my choice of a single hands down but I am still working on my pilots license and likely will be able to afford to buy one. I can still dream of owning one!
When I see videos like this I am in awe, and anxious as hell about what the investment banker told me 4 months ago. I'm meeting the CFI on Saturday because I'm good to go with a purchase of this aircraft. Target to have the PPL by June '19, and IFR some time after.
@@friskytwox The used market was too good to resist. I flew the plane from new for seven years and sold it for what I paid for it. I am on my last plane now, so I am going for an Experimental, a Velocity XL.
@GBigs Angle said it correctly when he called it "the Ferrari of the skies" but it seems to me to also be one of the safest planes of the skies, so far it has a C.A.P.S. and it also has a auto HYPOXIA detector and alert in case you do pass out, which I thought was really kewl. Watch the Oxygen video, If ya go too high and hypoxia kicks in before ya get a mask on, it will auto descend to 14000. THAT IS AWESOME!!!, So I told my wife as soon as i win the lottery I am getting my pilots lic and buying this plane. Hell today is FRI THE 13! so lets get LUCKY! Oh and thumbs up to ya brother... this was a very nice vid.
CAMERA MOVEMENT TOO JERKY. HOLD CAMERA STILL EXPLAIN WHAT YOU ARE PHOTOGRAPHING, STOP FILMING, MOVE CAMERA TO NEXT INSTRUMENT, HOLD CAM PERFECTLY STILL, EXPLAIN WHAT YOU ARE FILMING. AVOID BACKGROUND DRUM BEAT, WHEN FLYING YOU DO NOT BEAT DRUMS, WHEN FLYING YOU LISTEN AND COMMUNICATE WITH ATC. FLYING IS N. O. T. A ROCK AND ROLL CONCERT. IF I WISH TO HAVE ROCK AND ROCK NOISE, I SHALL ATTEND A ROCK AND ROLL VENUE WHEN I ACCESS CIRRUS VIDEO, I DO SO BECAUSE I WANT TO EXPERIENCE A CIRRUS FLIGHT ENVIRONMENT
Hi Ralph, I'm really sorry you are so angry you are even typing all in CAPITAL LETTERS.. this is not a good practice in the Internet Language. CAPITALS mean SHOUTING... and I don't like people shouting at me. -Let me explain that I just went on a Cirrus demo flight which lasted 30' in total. Probably, if I had more time (or even my own plane), I agree I could have done a better job with the cameras, but the idea was to share with all of you my experience of flying a Cirrus Aircraft for the first time. If you want more details about instruments and systems, I'm sure you can find them on the Cirrus website, and surely, you will find more professional and in-depth videos around the Internet. Regarding the music, it's not "Rock n' Roll"... it's actually electronic music I've done myself to make the video more dynamic and easy to watch... otherwise it becomes boring... Also, FYI, The Cirrus Aircraft comes with Bluetooth connectivity to your phone, so you can actually listen to music while you fly, so this is a true Cirrus flight environment. (If you don't like listening to music while flying, that's also fine, but Cirrus comes with this feature). Regarding the video itself, if you don't like it, I'm fine with that, we all have different tastes, so you can simply click on the thumbs down icon, and we are still friends, but please, don't come to me teaching lessons on how to make videos... Now I'm really curious about seeing one of your videos, to see how good they are, so could you please post a link for all of us here, so we can learn from you? Thanks.
I like that plane, but the indexed yoke hybrid made me want to rip it off and toss it out the window. Particularly annoying when you are landing. It has that awesome yaw damper and an automatic propeller pitch control that's linked to the throttle.Corvallis TTX is a lot faster but it doesnt have a yaw damper and it has the archaic mix-throttle-pitch controls. It's about picking what you prefer.
I am a high time student and learned exclusively in a SR20. I would not say it is easy and safe is relative. While the G3 panel is wonderful, learning about the panel and learning to fly can be daunting. Being selective with instructor choice is most important in my opinion. I stopped just before completing my requirements (solo cross country) due to some family obligations, but hope to get back to it soon.
*sigh*... maybe in my next life I'll be lucky enough. Just out of curiosity, with this particular model can you see effectively down toward the ground laterally from the pilot/co-polot's position? I lot of low-winged (aka not Cessna 152/172/182) single props obscurge to pilot's ability to appreciate his or her view of the ground.
Do you mean look down at the ground from inside the cockpit as you fly? The answer is not directly down, the wing is in the way. But you can peer out ahead of the plane and behind it and see the ground, mountaints etc.
As best as I can tell, it is a beautiful craft. Not that it matters, but I read somewhere that Angelina Joli owns one. I'm not a celebrity worshiper, I only mention that simply to say it must be nice to enjoy such a fine aircraft. And the interior, for the type of aircraft, looks gorgeous. I trained in a Cessna 152, and it was the most uncomfortable thing ever. (Don't get me wrong, great plane), but extremely uncomfortable. The Cirrus looks like a dream come true both in terms of avionics and comfort.
If you're an experienced pilot, you would probably be able to fly the plane without the bells and whistles. The correct airspeed and altitude is a different story though.
The glass cockpit is amazing, but the best things are the safety features like anti-icing, duplicated everything, and of course, the parachute is the icing on the cake! I don't think any other plane will have such amazing features like this one! After flying it for the first time, I instantly felt in love with it, and it felt like I had been flying it for months! It just does what you want. Simply perfect!
