Take a mountain flying course! I took one and flew out in the Collegiate Peaks area from Lake in the Hills in Illinois! You will relearn what you were taught in WI but ever really have the discipline to follow on the flat lands where the DA never gets above 3500 ft!
@@Elivate.I used Western Flight Academy, their Chief Flight Instructor, Howard. It was great, 8 hours ground school and then 9 hours clock time for 6 hours flight time and six stops, six different challenges, including Leadville.
Thanks a ton for taking the time in making this helpful video. In my G2 20 maintenance manual, it instructs you to fill the oil filter before installing and even states “failing to fill the new oil filter with oil will cause the engine to be started without any lubrication causing excess engine wear at startup.” Now granted, the 20 has an oil filter located on the bottom but just a heads up for any 20 owners following this video.
Great point. I should have mentioned that! You are correct, the older SR20 motor I believe is the only one in the SR family that needs that done. Isn’t that filter inverted (upside down) where it can be filled the a typical vehicle oil filter?
@@Elivate. at least on my continental IO-360 motor, you are correct, the filter is mounted upside down from the bottom. For me, I fill the filter about 7/8 of the way and simply screw on. There also isn’t a need for me to punch holes in the filter either. I didn’t confirm but I would assume the layer Lycoming SR20 engines use the same configuration.
Oh wow, gorgeous paint job! Well done! It's all my colours and giving me lots of ideas now. Ps: Would love to see the whole design process and how you and the paint shop came up with the design and colour scheme.
Very sharp new look! This color combo and application takes a special sort of talent and expertise.. you mentioned “Midwest “ something …. Is it located in Wisconsin, where you live and reside your other businesses ? I would hate to have to make a U Turn in Minnesota
Thank you. Their team is incredible. Interior as you see it is roughly $45-$50k. But that’s with all the side panels and yoke bolsters wrapped in leather.
Roughly $50k for the exterior with the little extra goodies Midwest did at the same time. I’ll get into much more detail on what they and others did on the airplane in an upcoming video.
You are correct! Trips are planned around the weather. This trip would not have been possible for us in IMC. Even though I’m IR now, I still would not fly the mountains in IMC.
SO you rich guys out there are planes like cars when your lines up to fly out....Hey can you get the Kia out of the way of our Mercedes, we are flypassed in 5 minutes aabout 5000ft above you
No, with aviation a line is a line, no matter what the aircraft. There are exceptions though when it comes to safety. For instance wake turbulence and fuel on board is a key factor when departing or landing multiple aircraft.
Oh we are still transpondding...listen to her check list, you jumped ahead of her instead of just listening and following the list. No fighting when you are flying, Pilot, Co pilot, check list, every item gets checked and rechecked if there are questions
😆 yup. I don’t think you were understanding the situation. When I said we were still transponding, I meant we were still transponding the squawk code from the day before, instead of it resetting itself to 1200 like it typically does. A check list is for double checking. A pilot has a work flow, the checklist is there as a backup to confirm the entire flow has been followed.
This was absolutely fantastic. I have never gotten my hands dirty because I have never been exposed to these things, but I learned a ton from this. Thank you.
No way! Just happened across your channel. Thought you spoke Wisconsin haha. Think your hangar is right down from mine. Got a Tripacer I fly out of UES. Waiting on getting my medical back after a hospitalization last year. I’ll have to listen for your tail number once I’m up flying again! Love the content!
Thank you! Great to meet you, but will be better to meet in person. Out in CO right now for some mountain training. N46TR is the new tail number. See you in a week!
Relaxing video , elevator music at the end was a nice touch. Telling the pilot where to park reminds me of some😅one I know …..how do I unlock a 20% off code for those awesome sunglasses ?!!!!
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What a change since the late seventies. Ranch where I lived is now a golf course and almost as many private Jets as Bozeman. Have you guys flown to Jackson Hole? Thanks for taking me along one sweet ride. Crazy winds in them hills. Stay safe!
Please watch "Pilot Makes Tragic Mistake On Honeymoon Flight!" Your video made my palms sweat... Please do all you training WITHOUT the wife and dogs, especially in the mountains. You guys are young. You have plenty of time to fly together when you become an expert in your plane. I didn't fly my wife until about a year after my first plane. Thank you for the video. You guys make a great couple... Take care...
Yah we saw that video. Tragic, extremely sad. Goes to show that no matter how much experience one has, ADM needs to be made case by case and is completely situational.
And yup I agree, new pilots should fly solo for a while. We waited until I had over 100 hours before my wife joined and over 200 hours before any other passengers joined including our pups.
It looks like you might be a pilot based on your photo. If you are, after watching the entire video and understanding the title and thumbnail are grabby, what do you feel was foolish?
It’s right in the FAA notice. You need to learn more and RU-vid less. “VFR DEPARTURE/AIRBORNE IFR PICKUP FROM JVY/LOU VFR departures should not expect to obtain an IFR clearance within 50 miles of SDF.”
Oh Retread, we love you. We weren’t picking up an IFR, we dramatized the fact we could not get a VFR flight following, and it worked, you watched it. Thank you 😊
@@Elivate. same story for flight following, genius 😉 you think they’re going to tell IFR pilots to pound sand, but let the lazy VFR pilots that want flight following to just belly up to the bar for priority service? You really need to study up, that’s an awfully fast plane for someone that is ill-prepared. Good luck to you.
None of what you are saying makes any sense or applies at all to what was done or implied in the video. You may want to seek some help as your insecurities are next level retread. Now I remember many of your off the wall comments. I believe you said you would never watch the channel again after our first video. Well here we are!
Can’t say I’m surprised. Of course you should have taken a mountain course. Just like TN Fly Girl should have learned her autopilot. “Had no choice but to fly there VFR?” Sure you did, you could have not flown there. ADM 101.
I'm a private pilot w/ IR based out of a mountain town in CO and though I'm low time too, all of my time has been spent in and around mountainous terrain. There are a few red and yellow flags that came up for me watching this. Flying GA in CO anywhere in the summer is a morning sport. Based on the daylight, turbulence, comments about the heat, and DA for both departures you were leaving waaaay too late and making this flight so much more dangerous and difficult than it should have been. The comment near the start saying something like "we had no choice but to fly into Aspen VFR" set off some alarm bells. I know that you were trying to get at the fact that you couldnt fly IFR, but it also implies some level of get-there-itis when attempting to fly between two of the most complicated airports in the world with a high powered plane for a low time pilot. Your options were way more than that including flying into Grand Junction or Eagle and renting a car or just going to Aspen in the first place. Its pretty obvious from this flight that you've never seen the start of how dangerous blue sky mountain weather can get with high DA and mountain wave/rotors in the summer. A good chunk of the comment section seems to see that too. Next time you come out here you should stop in Denver before going further and get some serious mountain flying training. Every year there are experienced pilots from non-mountainous areas who become smoking holes in the ground because they junped into the deep end while thinking that the DA calculation from PPL training and a vague understanding that mountains have weather and turbulence will keep then safe. Margins in the mountains are slim and if your trip isn't boring then youre doing something very wrong. All of the legs of this trip for you were exciting as best. Its really easy to see that you were one or two small holes away from that swiss cheese model. All the best, and stay safe out there. I hope you enjoyed your time in CO and learned a lot on your trip.
It’s tough/impossible to relay all experience, details, timelines, planning, discussions, training in a RU-vid video 30 min long as you know. Great points above. While almost all of them have been addressed, in two weeks I’m lined up for dedicated mountain training with Stephen from Fly the Rockies. Looking forward to it which will increase our safety. I’ve had an additional 200 hours of experience and IR since this video was filmed so that hopefully will help our next trip to the mountains as well. We’ve had 4 trips to the mountains since then and obviously just love it out there. Congrats on being able to be out there year round!
Consult with a CSIP on landing with 50% flaps. There is no good reason to in this case. Also consider not taping any flights. It adds another layer of complexity you do not need as slow time pilot. Safety first!
Check out our other videos as to why I used 50% in this case as I explain it. That is not my typical approach as you will see in our other videos. As you can notice in the videos, the recording does not take my attention away from any of the flight. It only adds to my awareness of my actions of the flight after the flight and allows me to become better with every flight.
I don’t know how many hours you have but I think you did good. Now with that very capable plane get your instrument rating. Doesn’t take much to get into IFR conditions especially in the mountains. Comment about lap portion of seat belts was right on and hearing aids for dogs are hard to find. Nice flying.
At that time I had around 350 hours. Currently I have 545 and got my IR a year ago. I’m behind on making videos… This month we go back out there for some dedicated mountain flying instruction. Looking forward to it. Thanks for taking part in the channel. Some really great content is coming up I’m about 11 videos behind in editing!
@@Kristind66 We're sure you're praying for us Kristin. You are interesting, accusing us of being "plastics and posing" when you know nothing about us and then questioning our maturity level. Enjoy living through RU-vid 😉
Where did you learn the term "pilot controlled airport"? I've been flying for 35 years and have never heard that term. I did a google search and only find matches that the term doesn't exist. The only thing close is "pilot controlled lighting". The proper term is "non-towered airport".
I’m not sure what your experience level is.. judging by your body language, perhaps this was a flight beyond your capability/current level of exposure. And the look of complete terror on your wife’s face made for uncomfortable viewing. I hope you found time to debrief yourself on what you could have done better. Safe flying! Cheers.
Yah it was at my limits at the time no doubt. This was over a year ago, now this flight is a lot more palatable now that I know what to expect there and with the added 200 hours of experience.
Watch your video and make note of your left hand pumping the controls in pitch. To get your flying to the next level you will need to break this habit. Usually this happens because pilots are trying to get some feedback on “how much energy is left”. In other words, how slow is the aircraft getting? When I flew large cabin jets career pilots weren’t allowed to flying into ASE without special training and several trips with an experienced crew member. You can go around a corner too slow as many times as you choose but only too fast once! Safe flights!
Excellent feedback. Whenever I’ve flown with pilots that “pump” the controls in the flare, it’s made me wonder the same: don’t they know how much energy is left? That and/or not dialing in their sight picture yet… FWIW, and I only offer this as hopefully helpful feedback, I’d always recommend landing with the “golden hour” of reserves, not the mere 30 min as required. Should you get any different winds not in your favor, buildups/WX, etc you don’t have any margins. Plus, most bladders can’t last this long, never a bad idea to get out, stretch, refuel, bathroom, eat a small bite and hydrate. Mental clarity will improve drastically and overall it’ll be a safer operation. :-)
Not sure what a good looking gal is doing hanging with a fool like yourself, not to mention the freaking dog on O2.....what could possibly be the point to this? Looks to me like a potential Bloncolirio post crash video in the making....good God.
It seems like a terrible thing to do to those dogs. What is the decibel level inside the cabin? Do you know dogs ears are 10 times more sensitive than yours? As if the suffocating mask wasn't bad enough. If you gave those dogs a choice I don't think they'd want to be there.
Well, respectfully I can understand your position if you do not know what we do for them. In our other videos we explain more about our babies and the care we take with them. They have dog ear plugs and dog head bands on. The masks are not suffocating, they are the opposite pumping 💯 oxygen to their precious snouts. They love flying, we know this because they get excited when we get to the hangar and put on their gear.
