@@RL-OsProclaimer I would it I could. There aint NOTHING like a fresh spudnut and coffee Uptown, maybe contemplating the days weather while sitting on Davids bench.
316,000. Are you sure about that? I've been there, but it never seemed that populated to me. I would have thought maybe 100,000 to 150,000. Interesting.
Ya beat me to it! Some people are just ignorant about places they visit, as this pilot seems to be. He probably has no clue as to the history here and Richlands huge contribution to ending WW2.
Thanks for taking me along on my first flight of your channel.. it's not in my wife's interest but I got her to watch for a bit telling her years ago and some still that they were all just gauges on the dash and that the electronic displays now make it a lot safer and better to help fly... I also said those traffic controllers these days have tough jobs to do in keeping every one going the right way and keeping all safe thanks again !
Agreed! Appreciated it much! Also, the different language you've learned to communicate w/ flight controllers is very intriguing. Look forward to other videos.
All I know for sure after reading all these “helpful” comments is that I wouldn’t post a video of me changing a bicycle tire on their platform. Everybody’s a critic and every other person is an expert. I would think if you don’t like a video just kinda move-on. But that’s just me.
Nuthin! Is right! And they're not DONUTS, right! Spuddies! Glad we're getting 2 more locations after all these years! My pops-in-law, one of the founders would be truly happy. The Boyz, Ryan and Mark are doing it right!!
"Disaster" was way too strong of a word in the title. "Challenging" is what it actually was. To qualify as a disaster, someone would have had to get hurt, or the plane get damaged, or you run afoul of the FAA.
Richland is "NOWHERE"? WTH. Did you not look out the window? Tri-Cities is larger than Bend/Sisters/Redmond area. Third largest metro area in the state.
Unfortunately, I think this is going to be the new normal in the Summer in Washington, Oregon, and Northern California due to fires. Here in Bend most days are filled with smoke.
Very cool channel and video, new subscriber here watching from Bakersfield ca, and my dad is retired in Awbrey Butte in Bend as i know the area and airport well, and my step father Gary was a private pilot for 30 years out of the long beach and torrance airports and he was a faa flight instructor as well. stay safe up there and have a great Sunday!
Would like to see more of the outside not just you, you understand. Or like several airlines will have inside cockpit then extend video with outside view.
You could’ve had altitude ‘at your discretion by filing IFR with ‘VFR On Top’ listed in the remarks. Then you always have the IFR clearance if you need the approach or IMC climb/descent if needed. You will also be able to fly below many MEA’s provided you can maintain your own visual terrain obstruction avoidance. Basically, you pick up your clearance and they’ll give you a ‘climb and maintain VFR ON TOP, and report ON TOP, if not On Top by X altitude, maintain X altitude and advise…” So now you’re cleared to climb through any IMC to get it to the VMC.(at or below that X clearance limit). You’re also flying VFR altitudes and can bounce between VFR altitudes at your discretion. Upon reaching your destination descent profile you have TELL ATC you’re in your On Top descent into RDM. At this point if you need to penetrate any IMC layers or need the approach you ask for a hard altitude and /or the approach. So say, RDM was 10K’ OVC, you tell ATC you need the hard altitude for the descent through the IMC. On Top gives the protections of an IFR clearance and the benefits of VFR.
A most interesting and enjoyable video. Thank you. You’re a good IFR pilot precisely to prevent a flight like this from becoming a disaster-so I’m curious where you found disaster in this? What was the total duration of the flight, given the indirect routing? Best wishes.
“We’re ident-ing” is a very a student/low time pilot thing to say in normal circumstances. No call required because when you ‘ident’ your radar return blossoms on the controllers screen. That’s the reply.
Well, whether seasoned or not, communication is critical. Same for any ATC telling you to do something, you always respond so they know you heard them correctly.
I was flying north of PDX the other day, and although it was "VFR", it really shouldn't be called VFR if you are looking into the sun, in the thickest part of the smoke... you sort of have 5-10 mile vis, but... seeing traffic isn't much of a thing, and there really is no horizon. Being IFR was a good thing. Good video, I'm going to have to watch more!
Don’t understand why you didn’t just keep climbing. There’s no airspace restrictions and it was easily VFR. All Spokane is going to do is give you your clearance to 10k with expect final altitude in 5mins. Just monitor Spokane and keep trucking. Get the clearance passing 10k with Seattle. If there were pax on board they would also appreciate not bumping around down low longer than necessary. How do I know? Because that was me flying 660LF. If this was a hard flight then what we do in that area normally must be hell on earth. 😂
I flew in 30 minutes earlier and did not have visual contact with the ground at 6,000 feet. Admittedly, it was better on the departure and I could have kept the climb going.
(non-pilot here) The world of Aviation 'sorely needs' the next generation of navigational aids, as that radio traffic is getting near full it seems. Getting the bigger picture must be tough.
Huge difference between Bend and Redmond Airport. Redmond is the Main Commercial Airport for the Central Oregon area. I Just flew in from LA Last night into Redmond Airport.
A plane as exotic and expensive as a TBM 960 should have a lot less pilot workload. It should do most of this automatically, and let the pilot concentrate on flying.
what was horrible about the flight? only thing i could think of was the bumps before you got cleared to 10, 000 otherwise this looked like a great flight. great video to by the way.
This is almost like the Norman Rockwell painting where he challenges us to find out how many things are wrong in his picture. Basically this guy is a pilot and not an aviator, and this video proves it. I wouldn’t let my best enemy fly with him.
Welcome to the world of autoflight. Curious as to why you dis this pilot. All of us old guys used to love to hand fly anytime we were not cruising or descending/climbing on course. These new pilots have autoflight drilled into them from day one. Not necessarily a bad thing, if you don't forget what you do for a living. 7500+ hours in the 747-400 and I loved to land the airplane manually......if I could see the runway!
@@Compromised-yk9mc Oh, I don't know... maybe because with 25000+ pilot hours in Navy jet fighters, airliners, and even private planes, I may have some incite into what this pilot is doing. Might be a reason to give a sh#t what I think.
@@user-kv8qk1px3oI do give a hoot what you think. After thousands of hours flying single pilot IFR cargo, his CRM discipline needs help. His choice of making a VFR departure and picking up an IFR clearance is a sound one all the way up until he ran out of VFR to fly in. Should have picked up his IFR on the ground if there’s a question about the conditions he might encounter. He basically allowed himself to push a bad position.
@donalddepew9605 respectfully, the flight was VFR at 3,500 at all times. I simply did not feel comfortable climbing further until I got the IFR clearance. The flight was never unsafe and in a worst case scenario I could have returned to the airport easily. Furthermore, I had just arrived minutes ago and was acutely aware of the conditions in the area.
Honestly, I saw no hint of anything "horrible" about this flight. Was that a bit of hyperbole to drive views? Very nice airplane. My only thought is you might want to spend a bit less time focused on screens, and a bit more looking outside. Especially on a lo-vis day.
Nice video, man! But...what kind of speed were you making in the way down to Bend? Those TBMs are supposed to be pretty quick. But you RU-vidrs always leave out the most important part to us other pilots :-/
should you start up with all the avionics on? seemed a bit unusual how busy your feet were on the taxi out, it looked more like you were riding a bicycle than taxiing an aircraft!
Yup, what you saw was a checklist startup. Also need avionics on to monitor engine temperatures as they're coming up. Battery needs to be at 24.5 volts or better, though, or you're using a GPU to start. And yes, I guess I can take it easier on the pedals.
@@mkleczynski thanks for the reply. are any of the avionics such as comm radios left off for startup? the 2004 king air i flew had collins 2 tube EFIS on the left side and old time steam guages on the right side and for engine instruments. have they figured out how to make all the avionics safe from electrical spikes? thanks again for the info.
Hey, bardzo ciekawy kontent. Aktualnie jestem na szkoleniu do CPL(A) i mocno zainteresowałem się turbopropami - szczególnie TBM i PC-12. Jest z Toba jakiś oficjalny kontakt np. e-mail. Mam kilka praktycznych pytań. Pozdrawiam!
I think your definition of "horrible" needs to be revised. Horrible is flying solid IMC for 2 hrs in a C182 and getting the stuffing kiked out of you!😬
This title is pure clickbait - there was nothing "challenging" at all about this flight. If that were true EVERY IFR flight would be challenging. Why does your registration list you as a TBM700? Ten-mile visibility is VFR, but it was probably less than that if you couldn't see the ground. Note: some 500,000 people live in the Richland area, including me; if you want to be in the middle of nowhere go to Ely, NV where I fly my glider.
When you land alive you have missed the real "DISASTER." It sure didnt take RU-vid long to become worse than broadcast TV... The RU-vid dead bodies are piling up.
I’m going to have to clip your wings and schedule an appt with alphabet agencies: Squaking an emergency when none existed. Pilot induced ….BAITING a non flying audience of noobs.
@@firepilot109 the problem is when non professional pilots (pilots that that don’t fly regularly for a living) fly these aircraft, they tend to die when even a small problem arises, or they creat the problem.
@@thatguy7085 I agree, but in that TBM it is very user friendly for single pilots. But agree in other planes you def need fly alot and practice or they will not be able overcome the small issues and make them into bigger problems . Thanks
I live in Richland, and have lived here all my life. It’s one of three adjacent cities called the Tri-Cities, with around 330,000 in total. Middle of nowhere, huh? If your weren’t such an a**hole you might have spent a minute or two explaining to your very small audience the area you were in, like its location within the state, or its significance to ending WWII.
I went to school in Champaign-Urbana which boasts a population similar to the Tri-Cities and is also in the middle of nowhere. Both of us can be right.
