Flying IFR From Aspen Without ATC Radar 

Love your page, I was your Denver Center controller that day!

...and that teamwork tho! Verifying frequencies across the cockpit, cross-checks. Ahhh! I want to fly like that.

3:03 what are those beautiful bow mustaches?

What are these white "mustaches"?

Wow! Totally appreciate the real-world honesty of your videos. Totally appreciate you mentioning the fact that you two agreed you can "manage the risk". Also, GREAT production value! If you're ever in Denver again, let me know and I'll gladly give you guys a tour of our studios.

The production quality on these is absolutely top notch. Keep it up!

Fantastic video gentlemen!

The music makes this experience like watching horror movie. I kept waiting on something bad to happen. 😁

This guy is a wizard on the radio. So smooth.

The amount of effort you have put into this video is much appreciated. The brief history of radar and transponders was a brilliant addition, and the video has been honed to perfection. The overlays are also very nice. Thank you for the video, hope to see many more! Subscribed.

that lady is probably the most understandable person you can hear from ground ever!. Thanks for the vid! love it

I love how drymatic the music is. made me think you were going to crash at any moment.

How did you get the G1000 screen overlaind onto your video. can you download the data and play it back through a simulator?

I loved this ... Please make videos more often guys ... There is a lot to learn from you

grest video quality and ifr route animation

why they has white mustache?

I don't care about the whole transponder being inoperative, but flying SE IFR in mountains? I personally wouldn't even fly SE IFR in non mountainous areas unless it's a SE TP or jet. (Or it's VMC of course!)

As always... Fantastic video!

You guys are gems of aviation , explaining with such patience! other CFI should follow your standards.adding the throbbing music is truly right for the drama that unfolds. yes I am a newbie.

12:20 225Kn GS while flying straight and level ?! Damn I need the Cirrus!

cool as a cucumber, very impressive. i use a refurbished pair of bose a10's. big fan, of your channel and the headsets :)

Can I get your avionics package retrofitted into a slightly used UH-1H "Huey" Medevac helicopter? Our GPS was handheld and reported erroneous positioning in the Arabic sands. Oh, and could you throw in a pair of those Bose A20 headsets?

This quality of your productions are awesome! This was by far my favorite video from you yet. Such an underrated channel~

I'd fly as your passenger

It's show us even that transponder fails, with atc monitoring, is possible fly with safety. if here in Brazil, surely would be a "no-go", we haven't a support like this, unfortunately.

This is an awesome video, I don't know why anyone would downvote. Subbed!

see if you had an f15 you would have your own radar and this wouldnt be a problem

You could've simplified this whole scenario by just getting your transponder fixed before your flight? Granted, this would have been far less dramatic and probably nixed a golden opportunity to showcase your awesome problem-solving skills and heroic resourcefulness, but at least consider it next time.

Wow, Flight Simulator 2017 looks amazing!

LOVE the heads up display for the video, pretty cool! Interesting watch, thanks for sharing!

Really nicely done, professional and responsible airmanship. Keep up the great videos.

I know some commented that they didn't like the music, but i actually enjoyed the addition a lot. What artist/track was it? Keep up the great videos, they're immensely helpful for a low time VFR pilot getting ready to transition to IFR training

Great video, how did you do the HUD?

Excellent video. I'm very impressed with the heads up display, the IFR chart graphics, and the ATC radar graphics. Looks like you had actual video from the radar (or movie magic?). Great video! Overall, great job!

least it's not from Aspen Avionics! Don't EVER fly with their almost garage level of products!

Just added you guys today. Awesome vid. Great CRM by both of you, especially with the challenging departure out of ASE.

good job thanks very good job

Wow what an excellent video! showing and explaining via charts, regulations, and video exactly what was going on at every step was awesome. As I am just starting out on my private pilot journey, videos like these are very useful. Thank you!

Great video guys! Due to start my ATPL course this next month, great to hear clear coms and nice presentation. Textbook nav / coms! Much appreciated for my learning. Keep it up!

Amazing video. Loved the production quality, the graphics overlay, the music, the details... everything! Thank you!!

Is that extra oxygen up your nose?

Seriously top notch channel. Well produced and interesting content. Keep up the awesome work!

Good to know all that information and how to overcome certain problems. Very well-made video!

THIS -- was fascinating. Thanks.

Very nice!

by the way Mr BOLDMETHOD could you please make a full flight with all the bell and whistles of ATC,comentary,Display overlays explanations.....you know how you do it .... the Videos are seriously good and educational...keep them coming

Great video...recently had a large area Radar outage last month east bound out of Texarkana...was issued Victor Airways in my clearance including even over flat land in VMC conditions a 5 mile west vector to TXK VOR. Shortly after departure I was cleared direct HLI (237NM east). When I asked them to confirm they replied "Oh we have your ADSB out position and altitude." For the next hour or so of my flight I got to listen to the other IFR aircraft make position and altitude reports while I monitored traffic on my Foreflight App. Early compliance with an out and in ADSB transponder was the best thing our Club has done since purchasing a Garmin 430 and Aspen 1000 several years ago.

Well done on Archive 'motion pictures' included into matter 💯 I like VFR .. YES that correct VFR and in fog AND a dont squawk my codes I scream HELLO out of the way ... LoL & Cheers ~SMNRoP

Excellent! Very informative. Thanks.

man having that GUI tell you the steps of the departures and approaches is awesome. Also seeing the the grayed out and bold parts of the map really helps illustrate how to use them.

Very interesting, as a breakdown can happen anytime, you should always be aware of where you are. Great job by the ATC. Also the decision process would have been different if centennial traffic was bigger. Thank you for this video, very instructive !

Wow really cool video! Thanks for sharing this!

Super Work guys. I just Subscribed. ASEL IA and former ZLC Center, Approach and Tower controller.

Well done.

Does anyone knows where is the radio altimeter indicator located? I don't see any 500 ft indicator when the GPWS calls out "500" during the final approach.

situational awareness of flying into known IFR conditions at an airport with high obstacles and terrain and aircraft performance knowledge would allow you to do that without the help of ATC......except for traffic!

How did you ask ATC for permission to proceed without a transponder? Did you get a phone number to call each ATC facility?

Amazing experience. Thank you for sharing

Really great video. Love the heads up display view. Thanks.

Please get rid of the background music. It's distracting and the bass is so loud that it's painful to listen to on headphones with the volume loud enough to hear the speech. Even with the volume turned to 2%, there's still a painful thumping.

Best videos out there, these helped me get my IFR certificate. Thanks!

Holy shit, that was tense to watch. I blame your ominous music choice. Damn fine CRM, though, gents.

I didn't catch it during the video, maybe I missed it. But whats the things you've got on your nose/nostrils?

Why wouldn’t you have to deactivate the transponder before the departing?

Non-radar is like playing blindfold chess with ATC, good job!

The 0 to 7 thing is because Octal, base 8, was in common use for computers back way when.

Where your aircraft transponder receiver working. Because when you were air born you got a traffic warning?

Hi how did you get the data feed from the aircraft to overlay the artificial horison, airspeed and altitude data onto the video. Is this a feature of the avionics or have you used an external device to overlay this?

the music makes me weary of any huskies coming in from a Norwegian Arctic base...

The guy looks like Russian president Valdmir Putin.

Wow really quality video guys, lot of risks in that flight and you handled it really well.

Is O2 required for all the flight involved with this aircraft ?

Why are they wearing oxygen masks? What kind of oxy masks are those?

Good ol kapa it’s crazy hearing the atc on the web and know you talk to them irl

so informative, but how did u get the PFD to show up on the nose cam?? I

Great video as usual.

What are those white mask things under your nose for? Never seen them before.

Hey, how's your Aspen? I'll show myself out...

fun to watch and learned a lot. thx for making this good video.

Love this video. Extremely well narrated and I love the on screen PFD.

Just discovered your channel. Very well done. I owned two different SR22s over a ten year span and thoroughly enjoyed flying them into Aspen a couple times per year. The SR22 is a fantastic machine. Your video brought back good memories. The failed transponder was a real world problem that you solved with good risk assessment and an understanding of the FARs. Very instructive. Thank you!

must be nice to be super rich and afford to fly a cirrus all over.

Whats that on your faces? Fantastic video BTW

Those position reports are *absolutely not* correct. The format is " over at , , , , , " You also do not report each fix. You report each mandatory reporting point, any points used to define the route, and any points requested by ATC. An example would be "Approach, Piper 321 over Hangtown at 2100 zulu at one one thousand, IFR, estimating Friant at 2112 zulu, Tule next." This format makes perfect sense when you think about it. You may not be able to report as soon as you reach the fix so you give your time over the fix. Next you tell ATC where you are going and when you expect to get there so they can separate traffic based on time. Altitude is self explanatory as is the type of flight plan. The 3rd point is a running check so to avoid mistakes in routing on both ends.

You need a wider cabin. I suggest a DC-3 .

Very nice vid. Thanks for the time and info.

Really good video. Subscribed!

Pack fly well comedy huge downtown.

I am on course to become an Air Force pilot but was extremely worried that ATC slang and learning everything would be difficult but this video actually put my mind at ease a little bit. Amazing work!

Awesome, what's your plane ?

Ah, so lanes in the sky are named, just like streets.

Quality of this production is insane.

One of if not the best aviation channel.. keep it up

This was a very well put together video with overlays & explanations - probably the best that I've ever seen. Thanks for making such a high quality presentation. Cheers

So, just one small correct. Aspen's Primary radar is not out of service. They simply do not have Primary Radar. Period.

This was outstanding! I really enjoyed this!

Always enjoy your vids and your production is getting better each time. Since my preference is to listen to the atc comm and see the navigation I found the background music on this one was distracting though. Esp around the 13:35 mark Maybe a little softer so the ATC audio is more clear, or perhaps a different style from the rhythmic base.

How did you get that PFD overlay at 08:55?

Can't have a maintenance delay if you don't discover the problem until after the flight... just kidding, great video!

To a kid whos never been on a plane in his life but is interested in aviation methods this was more than enlightening. I imagine most people just think planes fly direct lines wherever their going and thanks not only to the history lesson in this video but the amazing graphics and editing I now have a much greater understanding of VFR flying and what goes into it. It makes aviation videos more interesting and I am truly greatful for those in the aviation field who make videos like these. If I ever have a desire and ability to actually get licensed to fly Ill have a much better idea of what to expect. Thank you for the video!