Flying (Safe?) Along The California Coast - KDVO to KLLR in A Cirrus SR20 

For everyone asking about the camera and how it's moving around, the camera is a GoPro Max 360 camera. It's fixed in place and shoots a spherical video, when I was putting the video together I was able to add in the camera moves to only show a subset of the field of view. The resolution isn't as good as a camera with a smaller FoV, but it's enormously useful for capturing everything. This is the camera: amzn.to/46OxIi4 (affiliate link) The audio is recorded separately and has to be synchronized afterwards.

I take great pleasure watching Scott Manley literally flying safe.

Wow, I'm really impressed by how well the new release of Kerbal looks. The rendering is so realistic, it's hard to believe that's not really Scott!

From play by plays of KSP to play by plays of real life flight what a decade its been huh?

That time warp at the end caught me off guard. For a second I though the plane was going to flip when it made that last turn

Started as a DJ - now Space and Aerospace rated! Good Job Scott!

I told my students to practice maintaining altitude within 50 feet and heading within 10° while doing their time-building flights for instrument. Also, getting flight following helps you get use to the banter from ATC.

What constitutes a steep bank differs with aircraft type. My flying experience was in gliders, and I got some stick time with a 737. We were flying along the Grand Canyon, so we wanted to lower a wing. The regular pilot called for a shallow forward slip. I was at 25 degrees when I was informed that any more was considered aerobatic for the 737 and the crew and airframe were not approved for aerobatics. I dialed it back to ~15 degrees to be safe.

Scott, I propose you start all your traffic calls on CTAF with “Hullo! Cirrus 427LJ here!” 😂 Thanks for the great video.

Well done Scott. So nice to see you finally enjoying the flying and thanks for taking us along. Remember.. Fly Safe!😁

I start my life long dream of getting my license since I was 12. I grew up in the late 90’s with my dad in Cessna, Pipers, done aerobatics in a Van RV-6 with a friend, sped around in a Lancair. I gave up my acceptance to Embry Riddle because my ex wife didn’t want to move. I’ve watched you and been inspired. I fixed some things in my life to get to this point. On Nov 4th I get to share the joy of first flight in a light aircraft with my son. Well I lost my log book so not technically my first but first of the new beginnings.

I am a humble paraglider but i love to watch any other pilots' flight. Thanx for the trip. Peace & love

It's great to come flying with you Scott! That was a very picturesque approach over the river. This is certainly the next best thing to being up there!

I started watching your videos over 10 years ago for inspiration on how to play Kerbal Space Program. Now I'm considering getting my PPL and watching your videos for inspiration on flying. I do so appreciate your videos Scott! I live a little south of you (my local airstrip is KSQL) so it is delightful to see the coast from the air. Looks beautiful. Good luck with your instrument rating

You’ve inspired me to pursue my aviation dream by sharing your journey, so thank you for that

Ksp setup looking sick

This is so fun to watch. I’ve been watching you for years before you were a pilot. I got my pilots license recently and now greatly enjoy watching other RU-vidrs make this kind of content and now you do too! I am also working on my cross country hours for my instrument rating and it really makes you realize that private is just the start.

Love the 360 camera work.👍👍😁😁

I did miss your signature at the end of the runway… “I’m Scott Manley. Fly safe.”

Really enjoyed watching this. More footage like this please!

Hi Scott! I'm an Italian engineer currently taking my PPL (just done first solo😁) I've followed your videos for a long time, and really love the flight-related ones. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to the next ones!!

Thanks for taking us along on a cross country flight. Good take off and landing.

This is a wholesome version of a Airforceproud95 video

New job has me working at an airport and occasionally driving through the taxiways and runways. Similar feeling being so good at comms for other things but still learning how to communicate with tower without sounding like an idiot.

Scott! My dude! Great to see you dancing on the clouds my friend. Fly safe 🫡

Tip for the top from a fellow pilot. If your options are marshland or road, use the road!

I am within the same state as you!! Love your videos. Keep up the scrutiny. I absolutely love the no frills approach

Funny, this video appears right as Juan Browne details the pitfalls and perils of flying the California coast.

Well done Scott, very professional 👍😎

Nice ride captain. Thanks.

Scott, it's great to see you living your dreams! It's encouraging

You lucky dawg Scott. Enjoy !!

Scott, thanks for sharing and taking me along with your flight! 🙂😎🤓

You're already getting the "captain's voice" Scott, Loving the aviation content, it's a great vehicle to make content with (yes, that was a pun, I'm ignoring it)

Really love the use of thr 360 camera! Wish i had thought of that. Pretty you have the audio plugged into the radio. Awesome video.

The frequent clouds and infamous air temp being near dew point of San Diego was sometimes a challenge for this nugget while flying about the area. I miss it.

I really enjoyed this vicariously!

Thanks for carrying us all along with you on this very pleasant flight. Fly safe, and see you again soon.

I have family living in Sebastopol, so it was great to see you fly right over their heads! PS great camera work! I love that from the GoPro.

Wow, that was really interesting. I hope you do some more. I’d love to see a trip across the country!!!

Great video, I flew that same route 30 years ago in an Archer before I lost my medical and switched to the other expensive pastime, sailing.

I imagine it was just the camera perspective but the glide slope looked crazy shallow on that landing!

Ok scott flexing them flying skills i see you fly safe, safe flight

Great flight! Keep working at it, instrument was very fun!

Thanks Scott!

Well done, Scott!

A fantastic watch! Thanks for sharing this with us. It looked like a cracking little flight! Green with Envy

I loved this video such a good format...especially as I'm trying to get my PPL as well

It is wonderful to see you flying safe!

Beautiful flight and beautiful day, that’s for sharing! You’re giving Cirrus pilots a good name. 🎉 nice landing too

Beautiful place to fly!!!!

Eyes outside more during approach is my only add. Nice ride.

Great Calls! Great Video!

It was a delight flying safe with you! :)

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I used to live a 10-minute walk from Little River airport! Fun to see you fly into it!

Coincidentally I was looking at pictures of the new Buddhist Temple in New Jersey today. Looks incredible.

This was SO COOL to see. I've always wondered about what goes on in a cockpit of an airplane. Please do more!

Congratulations Scott! Thank you for sharing. Knowing your journey is a real inspiration for me. I just got my student pilots license 😊

What I liked is that during the video, your eyes balance between inside and outside the cockpit. This was not a vanity video. It was a real world pilot video

Smooth landing, nice video!

🎉 congrats on the PPL!

brilliant 360 camera work mate. looking forward to seeing more of this. congrats on a safe flight !

Fly safe Scott. That looked like a fun flight with plenty of lovely scenery.

I'm literally dripping with envy! Kudos on avoiding the temple...

A tip from my instrument check ride. After the head town unusual attitudes I was told to look at the instruments and recover. I was surprised that he gave it back to me straight and level, Throttle was low and so was the speed., I went to full throttle, staying straight and level, but the speed stayed very low. RPM was normal. Speed still low? Did a full scan and saw that the flaps were full down. Nursed them up while staying straight and level. reset the trim .Then did a quick turn of my head and looked up and ask the designee "What the Hell?" His explanation was that a passenger may put the flaps down. He admitted that I made a good recovery and we returned to base (hood off). I had passed.

I haven't been in a small plane in a few decades, this was fun. thanks good sir!

I always had sort of stage fright when pressing that PTT button... I remember a number or extremely crappy calls I made as a student in FL. English not being my mother tongue just added insult to injury. That landing was beautiful - centreline in the center, just where it belongs!!!

VERY nice job, Scott! That actually looks like a fairly hairy approach considering the terrain. But you pretty much greased it. Me and the missus have stayed several times at Little River Inn. Sweet little place with a great restaurant, and the river trail is a must. Happy Anniversary in advance!

Well, that was different than the usual. Fly Safe, you did.

Scott, That was very soft landing I have ever watched !!

Putting the DJ voice to use on those radio calls 😂

A critique, not a criticism, from a CFI. You fly well and are religious about checklists, so you are likely to stay a safe pilot. I would suggest that you should have gone further North along the coast, in order to join the 45 per AIM (Figure 4-3-3). I would also suggest a closer pattern to the runway. I'm a sneaky instructor and engines die when I am close to the runway. I don't think you were ever going to make the runway in an engine out. During the descent in the pattern, I would have liked to see your eyes outside the cockpit more. You are not alone in this, especially with glass panels. During my multi, I had the same problem, so my instructor covered the entire panel. Thanks for the video.

A friend of mine recentlly died in a Cirrus. They still dont know why, but despite stalling at 9,000ft he never activated the parachute. I suspect a medical episode, as he was an experienced pilot.

If you get the chance I recommend landing at the field where I learned to fly, which is the university airport in Davis, which has the distinction of getting the ICAO code of KEDU. Also it's a bit of a long ways but Columbia airport outside of Yosemite is really nice, it makes for a fun landing with a chance to practice high density altitude and stunning views of the Sierras on the way in and out.

Nice wee flight

butter! nice sir, thanks for the vid, (and damn fine landing.)

We're flying!

Excellent video Scott and nice to see some sun (been raining too much here in Scotland recently!) Right, I'm off to fly the route in MSFS 😉

It’s pretty cute how you’ve got that “buhduh buhduh buhduh uhhhh buhduh buhduh uhh buhduh buhduh” pilot cadence down. Maybe it’s the quality of the headset, maybe it’s watching your instruments taking precedence over speaking, but it’s bang on hahah

Awesome video! Hope you're enjoying your instrument training journey LOL! [insert sarcasm]. Anyway, I digress. My only suggestion on an approach where you're surrounded by uneven terrain and tall trees is to approach a bit higher and faster (assuming you have an extra 500-1000ft of runway). Last thing you want is to lose an engine on final and have no altitude or airspeed margin and end up with a really bad day. Could mean the difference between landing on the numbers (or whereabouts) or landing on trees half-mile short.

I had about 8 hours of my private when I was just out of high school but driving my car into the ground to get my license. I never got the license. Biggest regret I have when I love flying so much. 😢

Scott you need to do a follow up video on how you 360 edited this video Please x

Hey Scott, thanks for the ride, enjoyed the flight.

That was so cool! Well done. Cumbernauld airport next! :)

Good job, that landing was absolute butter!

Butter that landing!

How fun, thanks for sharing, Scott!

congrats super cool to be a pilot

wow, amazing video. cant wait for the next relax flight video

That was a fun flight to watch, Scott. I love how nobody seems to notice that it looks like you were using an Insta360 camera to film the flight, hence why you were able to get whatever angle you wanted in the editing afterwards. Please post more of your flights, and always remember to "fly safe". 😅

Now we can see YOU fly safe :))

Nice flight, nice video and well described.

Love it, Scott. I'm currently a student pilot so would be very happy with more of this content ;)

Fly safe!!

I don't mind this kind of flying. Scott, if I'm ever in the San Fran area, I'd love to go flying with you!

scott can do it all

Comms aren’t that bad. You are too hard on yourself Scott. Keep flying and it will come

You flew safe!

A couple of points to ponder. Keeping radio calls succinct is important. Instead of including "is" before the action, just state "(field name) 427LJ Turning....". When you graduate to instruments it will be something like "427LJ climbing to...", "427LJ turning (right/left) to heading". I have flown in places like the LA Basin which is busy, busy on the radio and this was about all you had time for. Some other commenters reflected my observations on your approach to Little River. You seemed to be dragging your approach in; you appeared to be lower than the standard 2.5 degree glide slope. That may just be distortion by the camera. I used to live about a mile off the end of a municipal airport. I noted that the instructors were teaching their students to "drive" into the runway. If they had lost power, they might have ended up landing on my street. I first learned to fly gliders (at 14) where you needed to keep your altitude as high as possible and lose it with slipping and spoilers (flaps on power planes). I was taught to maintain as much altitude as possible. My bona fides, a few thousand hours of flight time.