Awesome Jesse. I've always wanted to get my license; at lease my sports aviator license to start. Just getting the time to do anything is always a stickler. At least I have MSFS 2020. I know its not the same. Hey, at least I have your amazing flight blogs with great videography and scenery. Now if I can get my wife to move to Montana that would be a start :)
Great video. Your increase in true airspeed and tailwinds at altitude it’s a conversation I keep arguing with many ignorant Bush pilots. My bush plane has a Rotax 915 which I’ve flown at 23,000 feet with 105kt tailwind. Besides the tailwinds the difference in true airspeed between 4,000 and 18,000 feet is 15 knots. Makes a huge difference over 5 hours on a long xc… not the mention being able to cruise over terrain and certain weather.
Thanks CD! Yeah man no one needs the boost from a tailwind more than us slow bush pilots! On long legs and especially if you're climbing over terrain anyway it is certainly worth a look at the winds aloft no doubt about it. I've got Rotax 915 dreams myself so maybe I'll be able to unlock 100+knt tailwinds someday hah!
