Flying the World's BUSIEST Airspace - an ICONIC Sightseeing Flight

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An amazing flight with friends in the Los Angeles area while seeing all the iconic sights. But the airspace is busy and COMPLICATED! On this flight, we navigate the LA Class Bravo airspace on a sightseeing tour around Hollywood, Downtown L.A., Santa Monica, Long Beach, and Malibu.
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Portions of ATC communication and the flight have been edited. This video is not instructional in any way. I am not a CFI. I am sharing my experience and thoughts about this flight and this should be taken as entertainment only. By sharing mistakes and accomplishments alike, hopefully the aviation community will benefit.
00:00 - Intro
00:44 - The Crew
01:08 - The Plan
01:38 - Four Stacks Deapture
03:10 - Departure
03:41 - Transition Burbank Class C
05:15 - DISCLAIMER! and TFP Ground School
05:47 - Cahuenga Pass/Universal Studios
06:47 - Hollywood Sign Flyby #1
07:12 - Under the Busy Downtown Bravo
07:44 - Griffith Observatory
07:55 - Dodger Stadium and Downtown L.A.
08:35 - L.A. Coliseium Fight On!
08:49 - Hollywood Sign FLyby #2
10:18 - West Hollywood to Santa Monica
10:48 - Special Flight Rules Area and The Getty Center
11:49 - Flying Monkey Discord is awesome for local tips!
12:15 - Bye Santa Monica Hello SFRA
13:07 - The Beaches from the SFRA
13:43 - Other Ways to Transition the Bravo
14:50 - Flying RIGHT OVER LAX!
15:03 - Sofi Stadium
15:36 - Hawthorne Airport
16:13 - Picking up Flight Following for Sightseeing
17:20 - Torrance Aiport
17:30 - The Spruce Goose Dome - Howard Hughes
18:16 - Queen Mary and L.A. Ports
18:45 - Catalina
19:11 - SFRA Northbound
20:05 - The Malibu Coast
20:59 - Sick Maneuvers
22:05 - Join our Patreon!

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@aSpeedbump 10 месяцев назад

The H-4 Spruce Goose wasn’t actually built in that dome. She was built in Hughes facilities in Culver City in 1942, just north of the LAX area. Her one and only ‘flight’ was nearby in the Long Beach Harbor in Nov of 1947. The dome wasn’t constructed until 1983 and the aircraft was displayed in the dome until she moved to the Evergreen Museum in 1992.

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

ah yes you're right! I forgot that detail. Thanks.

@mikeely343 16 дней назад

The Aero Club of Southern California took stewardship of the H-4 when the climate-controlled hangar lease it was stored in from 1947 to 1983 was up. The dome was built to house and display the goose. Then after Disney acquired the property they wanted to do something else with it and the H-4 was disassembled and barged up to Portland then move via train to McMinnville. It sat in parts in a plastic tent four years while they built the museum building to house it.

@six_twentythree 10 месяцев назад

I freaking love these videos! So cool that you’re sharing aviation with the younger generation (which is me)! I literally just came home from soloing for the first time today and saw this in my feed. Awesome content.

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

thanks so much!!! And congrats on the solo- that's HUGE and a day youll never forget. :)

@dakotafunnel5635 10 месяцев назад

Congrats on your first solo!

@Officialflymedia 9 месяцев назад

Agreed this channel is one of my favorites not only part off why I started flying, but definitely why I made A channel

@poppinsh.7820 10 месяцев назад

What an amazing day for y’all! I really wish I hadn’t sat that one out … then again, if I had been there, no Zero-G’s 😣 Loved watching all of those smiles. And really love the reminder to appreciate this amazing place where we live!

@jmmtv5 10 месяцев назад

Your flying and video productions skills are ON-POINT. Keep up the great work!

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! I really appreciate it. :)

@AV8RLUKE 10 месяцев назад

i’ve watched way too many aviation videos on youtube. the editing on this is insane. this might be my favorite one tbh. great job to everybody involved

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Hey thank you so much!! I really appreciate the encouragement.

@dkoleary88 10 месяцев назад

I did my private pilot training out of VNY last year, so very familiar with this airspace. Bringing back some fond memories

@AndrewMHahn 10 месяцев назад

Love the animations and explanations of what's happening.

@jimsimon4432 10 месяцев назад

I would call this a master class in navigating SoCal for sightseeing!

@Mets747 10 месяцев назад

Fantastic video! So much great information given! I just got my PPL out of VNY and been wanting to do this sight seeing flight for a while, I definitely learned a few things, thank you and you just got a new subscriber!

@johnfitzpatrick2469 10 месяцев назад

G, day from Sydney Australia. Fantastic video production with great sectional chart airspace explanation and views of nice assets from the cockpit. Chilling was the hanger dome of the H4 "Hercules" Hughes plane. 🌏🇭🇲

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Thank you very much! Yeah the Hercules is on my list to visit up in OR.

@danielreuter2565 10 месяцев назад

Such a great video, Eric. I loved the narration as well as flight details as a reference for future use. Really special stuff. Thanks.

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much! I really appreciate the specific feedback.

@danielreuter2565 10 месяцев назад

@@SoCalFlyingMonkey it's a perfect mix of scenic escapism and how to guide haha

@TheOddSavants 10 месяцев назад

You are one of the first channels I tuned into 2 years ago before I got my license. I love your videos, plane, editing, and content!

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much! And thanks for sticking around. :)

@AV8OR51 10 месяцев назад

This is such an awesome video! Great narration & editing! Great job as always!

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Krish! And thanks for your support making this stuff possible!

@skybound.adventures 10 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed watching this video! I love your content and the new map animations are super helpful!

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it. The graphics are time consuming so it’s good to know they are being enjoyed!

@alexrcastillo1977 10 месяцев назад

Another great one always enjoy watching.

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@ruperthauser7377 10 месяцев назад

Great content, as always ! LOVE it !

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!!

@TrentSiggard 10 месяцев назад

Just stopping by to say this thumbnail kicked ass, video didn't disappoint either!!

@jamesgames.4 10 месяцев назад

Love this!

@colelindenfelser3374 10 месяцев назад

You have to have the best GA videos! Love the narration and visuals you overlay. Also cant get enough content from fellow cherokee 6 owners. Were getting dual G3X's in ours soon!! Keep up the amazing work 👏

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for the encouragement

@xenaandzenafromsanbernadin3807 10 месяцев назад

What an awesome day to fly VFR over LA.

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

It was very clear compared to some low viz hazy days.

@andyhoffman2666 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for annotating places (post processing.) Beautiful LA day!!!

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it the graphics. I appreciate the feedback!

@1976PEZZA 10 месяцев назад

Loved it!

@JoshandBabe 7 месяцев назад

Great video

@flysport_tedder 9 месяцев назад

had fun seeing the Queen, a SpaceX booster, and the USS Iowa, but my transit from TOA to SMO was so weird the tower controller at SMO was in awe. Not a good thing.

@dennisnbrown 10 месяцев назад

Great vid Eric

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@tommiebartley3081 7 месяцев назад

So quick backstory, I dreamt of being a captain of a 747 since I was about 8, I got into flight school literally months before 9/11 and pulled out due to the uncertainty of the airline industry at that time which financially was the right choice. I'm in my mid 40's and make enough to get back into training and subscribe to your channel because of your family/flight connection, its special and honestly I'm envious and hope to be able to do similar family trips down the road. My oldest is your daughters age and because I'm in law enforcement ive been able to do fun and silly things for her over the years to mess with her friends or drive like an F1 driver to get a yell or laugh within reasonable safety because of my training and ability as a driver. I have to admit I had a HUGE smile when you were showing her friend from UND, same college I was in actually, about the complex radio traffic and demand of flying in that insane airspace and the low gravity maneuvers... seeing the smiles on their faces and your calm and cool proud papa face was really enjoyable and genuine and know that your daughter will forever remember that and you were the "COOL" dad in that moment and she ate that up. Well done sir!

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 7 месяцев назад

Thanks so much. I appreciate you sharing that and so glad you connected with those moments. It’s definitely been so fun to share the privilege and perks of aviation with my family and makes it that much more enjoyable.

@karmabasedj8184 10 месяцев назад

Very well explained for all types of audiences

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@mikeely343 10 месяцев назад

Very nice videos. My first 6,000 hours was flown all over Southern California.

@agentjuiceaviation 9 месяцев назад

Yeah, SoCal airpsace is pretty crazy, but it makes for a great trial-by-fire learning environment.

@loveplanes 10 месяцев назад

I miss a lot flying in CA. Thanks for the ride

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

It’s really great flying in California. Glad your enjoyed the video.

@skyepilotte11 10 месяцев назад

Great video...place labels, at comms....thx for an excellent flight.

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Flying_AZ 10 месяцев назад

Great video. I fly out of the Phoenix area, but am from the Camarillo area and still have family there. This will be very helpful for my next trip up there. I'd love to be able to take a sightseeing flight like this. Also Waypoint cafe is awesome.

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Glad it might be helpful for you!

@paratyshow 10 месяцев назад

👍☑ Another fantastic video, tks so much!

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Thank you too!

@BrianAnim 10 месяцев назад

Just landed at Whiteman for the first time picking up my buddy for our trip to Vancouver! Uploading the video today! We flew the LA SFRA both going north from SD and back south. Saw some awesome volcanic lightning on the way back south afterword's.

@ManOmega777 10 месяцев назад

I do the Coastal Route all the time in the KC-135 out of March. It’s a lot of fun!

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Nice! It’s a good route especially when the marine layer is a little higher.

@austingreathouse 10 месяцев назад

Ehh, I could see my old apartment near the Burbank airport! Lol I’d love to come fly in SoCal sometime if I get the chance

@bilalhijjawi8860 10 месяцев назад

Amazing Birds Eye views …. I once flew in a Cessna piloted by an F16 pilot and his pilot buddy in the mid 1980s over the Bay Area taking off from Santa Rosa… the experience is always so special! Funny enough the fourth passenger with us was also a redhead female friend.

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Sounds like a fun memory!

@keithmaxon9510 10 месяцев назад

First time I flew the mini route, it was terrifying but so satisfying. I learned to fly at KTOA so had alot of the South Bay to look at. Going into LA proper was a whole other world. And that spicy burger at Camarillo is top notch :)

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Yeah it’s scary at first but once you do it it’s not too hard. Waypoint cafe at Camarillo is so good!

@mianatwood 10 месяцев назад

Lol my friend called me about doing our commercial 300NM cross country flight into LA like 2hours ago, initial plan was Oregon border but now I see this video randomly as well😂

@ericsd55 10 месяцев назад

2:19: Did someone get evicted from their "hangar home?" Great vid!

@jrhusney 10 месяцев назад

I’m doing my PPL training at El Monte and all of the CFIs plan instruction flights to Camarillo just for the food. I’m looking forward to sinking my teeth into a tri-tip sandwich one day soon. Hope to hear you on frequency!

@halepauhana153 10 месяцев назад

Fantastic tour, thank you! And I thought Vancouver BC airspace was complicated!

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@jerasaurus1926 8 месяцев назад

This is so awesome!!! How did you get custom sounds for autopilot disconnect??

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 8 месяцев назад

It’s a feature of the audio panel PMA450B. I think the feature is called flightmate. You can record any sound as an alert for a standard trigger signal input. I have a full review of the audio panel on my channel.

@Xanthrochroid 10 месяцев назад

Fight on!

@70PaulW 10 месяцев назад

I’m based out of Redlands (REI). I’d like to fly this loop. I’m instrument rated and have experience flying in SoCal. Do you have any Whiteman CFI recommendations? Flying initially with a CFI is a great idea.

@Peacewind152 10 месяцев назад

Good lord... and I thought the Class C around Toronto was daunting...

@PghGameFix 10 месяцев назад

My original training was at CNO back in 1992

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

nice!

@acastellini 8 месяцев назад

Thank you very much! Do we need to take an FAA online course before (like before flying the Hudson SRFA)?

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 8 месяцев назад

no that is not required but you do need to review the latest version of the procedures and have a terminal chart and SFRA procedure descrpiton in the plane with you.

@acastellini 8 месяцев назад

@@SoCalFlyingMonkey , thank you!

@johnuhrig6993 10 месяцев назад

KWHP! Did my training there to get PPL

@carlott13 9 месяцев назад

Are you in bend oregon right now?

@thomashurley666 10 месяцев назад

I know I asked this question before, but can't find your answer. What kind of mount do you use for your iPad on the right side? I like the fact you can turn it a bit to face the pilot. My Arrow would accommodate a mount like that. Thanks for any info you can provide. And a HUGE thumbs up for your channel!

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

It’s the MyGoFlight mount with universal cradle. I think it’s called the panel mount or sport or stud mount or something. My video about the audio panel has a good shot of the mount without the iPad in the section where I talk about music inputs.

@thomashurley666 10 месяцев назад

Thanks I’ll check it out!

@cdfman1 10 месяцев назад

what is the link for the discord?

@heinrichgerhardt6119 10 месяцев назад

Nice video, and I've done similar flights in my RV, usually with visitors. So, how come the instrument-rated right seater thought that zero G was such a strange thing? Do CFI's not teach or at least demonstrate that anymore? Waypoint at CMA has excellent tri-tip sandwiches, but unfortunately only on Wed and Sat-Sun. Finally, it's Palos Verdes with an 'S' on the end, but that's quite the minor nitpick. 🙂

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

I don’t know if they teach it or not. UND is a great program and all the young pilots I know out of there are very good. It was fun to fly with the teenagers. :)

@EB-zn4hs 10 месяцев назад

thank you for the subtitles. I'm surprised we don't have more air collisions given how inaudible radio commutations are. idk how you understand each other.

@chrisschack9716 10 месяцев назад

You know what you should be hearing, makes it easier to tell what you're getting.

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

He’s right. Knowing what to expect and the standard format makes it much easier.

@markusjantzon2074 8 месяцев назад

How do you like your Dynon HDX?

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 8 месяцев назад

love it. full review: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ea4HDOd2z1U.html

@davegrundgeiger9063 10 месяцев назад

I fly out of KWHP. 🙂

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Stop by my hangar anytime!

@MooneyM20J 10 месяцев назад

Eric, BUR radar ends right before Dodger Stadium. Your best traffic advisory would be SMO, and not SoCal approach. Their radar service is excellent and they will always accommodate the request. I always talk to to them for traffic advisory right after I departed VNY for sightseeing the area especially over Down Town LA. They usually hand me off to BUR for transition to Holyrood Sign or over Universal Studio. All D & C airspace can offer traffic advisory within their vicinity if you can not get a hold of ATC.

@TomCook1993 10 месяцев назад

Not all D towers can provide traffic advisories as you said…. Not all towers have radars!

@MooneyM20J 10 месяцев назад

@@TomCook1993 that is true. Most of LA class D they do.

@TomCook1993 10 месяцев назад

@@MooneyM20JSBD doesn’t. POC doesn’t. Pretty sure WHP doesn’t either.

@MooneyM20J 10 месяцев назад

@@TomCook1993 i knew about SBD POC but I thought Whitman they do and it’s not so great.

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

I’ll give it a try next time. They usually cut me loose when I do the sightseeing in reverse after taking friends to Catalina for lunch. But I’ll ask to stay on with them.

@Andrew-mz4ec 10 месяцев назад

i was trying to connect to the discord, can i do that without singing up to your Patreon??

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

If you join at the free level in a few days I’ll be opening it up to that tier as well and you’ll receive email instructions.

@duanejohnson6271 10 месяцев назад

You mean Oskosh don't you!

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

i dont know... I lean more towards SOCal by the numbers... SCT has over 5000 operations a day on average. (over 2 mil per year). Last year (2022) Oshkosh by their own account had 18,684 operations over 11 days... SCT is a much bigger area though so I guess it depends on how you are measuring "busiest".. :)

@jimsimon4432 10 месяцев назад

If looking for new content why not come to Singapore and then record your travels in a brand new Diamond DA40 or 62 with air conditioning covering Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and maybe even Vietnam? I am from OC but have lived here 20 years and can help

@MasterCarguy44-pk2dq 10 месяцев назад

SoCal def far from the busiest airspace in the world and def not the busiestt in the states.

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

See page 10 of FAA’s Traffic by the Numbers. www.faa.gov/air_traffic/by_the_numbers/media/Air_Traffic_by_the_Numbers_2023.pdf SCT is the busiest terminal control area listed. If you have any facts I’m happy to learn them.

@alexdarcydestsimon3767 10 месяцев назад

First !

@poppinsh.7820 10 месяцев назад

Bragging rights! That’s what they got! 😊@@sirwinstonchurchill2052

@TomCook1993 10 месяцев назад

This new generation doesn’t know OG Star Wars 🤦‍♂️

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

I think maybe he just didn’t hear it clearly the first time because of ATC. My own kids are well versed on everything Star Wars. :)

@dwykejack1279 9 месяцев назад

Is that where you do all the crazy stuff??🫤No we are not doing anything crazy

@ssteve2542 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the aerial tour of LA! I did most of this on the ground a few years ago with my family, you brought back fond memories. Great video. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!