Stumbled on this quite excellent demonstration of IMC/IFR in quite challenging conditions for a solo pilot. Perhaps unwittingly you have produced hands down the best video on this subject I have seen, including many "professional" videos demonstrating similar procedures. You really communicated the necessary concentration, together with honestly communicated stress levels and procedural steps far better than hundreds of other similar YT videos. Solo IMC without an autopilot in these conditions is not for the faint hearted or inexperienced. Congrats for a very fine video.
For a non instrument rated pilot this is a fascinating insight to an ILS approach. Dare I say it but looks easier than I thought, although I bet it isn't in practise 🤣
Instrument instructor would have me shut my eyes then put me into a bank open eyes to start scan anew and have me make corrections. Learned quickly to trust instruments. One of the best thing I learned.
Another great video John!! 👍 Certainly making me think about the IR(R) now, like you said, opens up a whole new world of flying! Keep up the good vids! 👏🏼👏🏼✈️
dme arcs are a challenge.It seems that ifr procedures in the uk require you to do a lot of reporting.I am 11 years out of currency on my ifr rating.I have been watching you tube channels to help me prepare for an ipc.My friend a retired doctor encouraged me to fly his warrior in the winter when he was in florida.Watching you fly the pa28 is very familiar to me.I do enjoy your channel.Will Smith
Nice work, you could sense the relief and feeling of achievement at the same time! I learn something every time I watch one of your videos, thanks again for taking the time to share.
Always rewarding once complete but I lived that flight with you remembering my IFR practices. Only enjoyable when over. Gave yourself a good workout but I liked the remarks about how easy things go wrong. Being aware of those things keeps you alive, well done. Commercial IFR flights are very much easier when auto pilot is doing the work & you're just monitoring. I would have felt very uncomfortable doing what you just did. Great video. Thank you.
Excellent Jon, I so need to revalidate my IMC (now IR (R) of course). I have happy memories of doing ILSs at Humberside, East Midlands and the old RAF Church Fenton (now Leeds East) which also had a displaced ILS to avoid local habitation. Another superb video. I remember that workload only too well, but you dealt with it super efficiently! I look forward to the next installment of your flying!
Fantastic video Jon! I'm 1/3 through my IMC in a PA28. My club is Phoenix Aviation down in Lee on Solent. Very useful as I am just about to start the procedural holds! Keep it up, Rob.
Phew! Never did get round to learning to fly, and now past it. Been a passenger in light aircraft in the past, and been allowed to play a bit, but only ever been up in VFR. Impressed at level of concentration and hard work involved in IFR flying. Very interesting as are all your films. I live in Kent so I expect you pass over us pretty frequently.
I can't begin to say how great this is! I love the terminology, the phrasing, how it's all communicated, the view! love it! brilliant stuff and I can't wait for more! I'm trying to watch 1 video a night so they will last a little while until I catch up.
Nice video Jon and very professional as always. It's always good to push yourself to learn/stay current especially with IFR procedures. Very well done 👍🏼
You have a new subscriber! Very well done - given it was your first in a new plane. I'm only a flight sim pilot, with a few trial flights in C152/C172 but really enjoyed watching your video. Hope the brew tasted good!
So nice to see a flying vlog comparible to the big guys of America and Namibia Matt and J P. Intending to start my PPL in the new year. Love your work.
Ace ILS and to ATP standards too!! A wee suggestion if I may based on 20 years IFR. Have a go-to power setting for your approach once you get to final approach fix. 15-17" manifold pressure for a Cherokee should do the trick. Add some flaps and a wee bit of trim should then give u a stablised approach with minimum inputs and no power change
Another great video Jon. New machine looks good and a challenging flight well flown as your first recorded trip. Well done and looking forward to the next one. My oil problem is now sorted so I should be able to post some more Jodel flying soon but snowing hard out there now and blowing hard.
Another good video Jon, very interesting seeing the IFR procedures in true IMC... especially how easy it was to lose track of the bank angle! I definitely need to do my IR(R) at some point! How did you get on with the Garmin 430? There's one in my new Shareoplane that I need to learn about! Glad you're getting on well with the new plane - but now you have to update your titles! ;)
Hi Nick. Managed with the 430 ok. It didn't look right when I activated the approach, so disregarded it completely and flew with sole reliance on the NDB/ILS/DME. I need to see where I went wrong there.
Nice video, thanks. I have an IR(R) but no 430W in my share, looking forward to seeing a video using the 430W for an approach. You made the IMC flying look easy, but I know it's 100% concentration required, especially when trying the hold/approach and responding on the radio. You didn't show any of the tracking of the DME arc and I need to watch it with the approach plate to get a sense of where you started your descent. If you need a safety pilot sometime... Puzzled why you use the Skydemon 'North Up',. to look like the chart? I tend to primarily use the Skydemon for position with the chart as the fallback (but the 6 pack/VOR for keeping on track/altitude). Lastly do you get many contacts on the PilotAware/Skydemon setup? Or have you not yet integrated it into your setup
+Neil Murgatroyd thanks. It's just preference with the SkyDemon. I'm new to the pilot aware and haven't really spent much time looking at the display yet. Seems to be pretty effective from what Ive seen so far.
"Report on the One Four DME Arc." Love it. Sometimes if I act like a jerk, I get the leans. When I jerk my head quickly, or lean over, or reach down and then quickly to back upright. Remember that stuff about the inner ear and the physical systems that our bodies tell us how to stay upright? That's likely what caused your leanness. : ) Slow movements, deliberate, trusting, methodical. Great video and great job Comrade!
Great video You certainly make flying look hard work . Single pilot navigating handling radios writing down instructions from ATC and flying the thing . Do you hand fly the entire time? Or do you take a breather . I admire what you have achieved . I get my aviation fix watching you guys and spending far too long on Vatsim with my PMDG 737 which I find stressful, terrified of cocking up
Excellent video Jon you really got the stressfulness of hand flying in IMC across, I kept ignoring the video and locking on to your instruments while watching it. Choosing the ARC at Lydd as well was brave of you, it's a tricky little procedure and one I tend to avoid due to the long track miles involved, I prefer the RNAV approach which also gives you the option of 03 as well. Perhaps when you get the hang fully of the 430 you could have a crack at that.
Hi Jon, I cannot believe how much goes on by way of navigation, checks and procedures during your flights. I was wondering what the small antenna in your windscreen area is for ? Does it support SkyDemon GPS ?
Great flight, well done! One thing surprised me that on departure IFR Biggin told you to squawk 7000 (which I think means VFR?) on handover to farnborough -
+dave jones hi. Thanks. 7000 is a general conspicuity code, not necessarily VFR. It's a common misconception...even the button to select 7000 on my transponder is labelled VFR. There wasn't a handover to farnborough...it was a freecall. I could have requested a handover to Thames radar, but It wasn't necessary for the flight route I was taking. That's the nature of IFR in uncontrolled airspace in the U.K.
Excellent video - many thanks for taking the time to make and share this. I have my IR (R) and am working to turn what is legal (rating) into that which is safe (competency / currency) by flying with a safety pilot IFR whenever I can. You made that look pretty easy and I look forward to the day when I feel confident enough to do what you demonstrated here. I have subscribed and look forward to the next instalment. Thanks again.
Great Video! Do you get charged for your IFR approach to Lydd and subsequent missed approach. I guess as you didn't land there are no landing fees but was that procedure completely free?
Very nice! I recently obtained my IMC up at Kemble and look forward to shooting some approaches soon. This video is a good reminder of the work load :)
Great video and great to see some proper imc flying in U.K.. normally just get auto pilot flying with vectors. Imc always fascinates me and that feeling when your not restricted on the weather as much must be so good when planning longer journeys over a few days... Glad your happy with the new plane!
Good video. Question... Given that you have a Garmin and SkyDemon on a GPS tablet backing up the Garmin, why would you also use VOR/NDB? That seems to add nothing and to be an unnecessary distraction. Ahh, just re-watched the video and caught your comment that you weren't confident about using the Garmin. Don't know about the U.K., but in the U.S. the VOR system is in the process of being retired and ILS is quickly becoming redundant with the introduction of WAAS GPS.
Because Skydemon is not a certified navigation source. Being my first flight using the 430w, I wanted a traditional navigation method I could fall back on, in case I struggled with programming the 430.
Wouldn't say ILS becoming redundant in USA not at major airports anyway. WAAS GPS can't substitute for CAT III ILS approaches. Douglas Boyd commercial single/multi IFR
Nicely done! The first time I went into the clouds properly with an instructor it's so different to practicing with the glasses! The glide slope was perfect!
+ben arrowsmith try here. Not sure if this is the right link. I have one working on a windows 10 machine. If not google for it...that's where I found it. www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3527
I can see that the IFR rules are somewhat different in England than in the USA. Were you in radar contact? Also, you were self nav for the flight, right?
+John Marceaux I had a radar service for some of the flight, some not. Self nav..not sure I understand your question. If you mean my own navigation as opposed to radar vectored. Yes.
Correct Sir! I say good job earning your instrument rating and putting it to use. Instrument rating pilots have a better safety record. Many VFR pilots do not believe that and I can understand why they think that. It takes more aeronautical knowledge and skills to be an instrument pilot. Single pilot in IMC conditions is a real challenge. I would introduce my instrument students to IFR flights in VFR conditions by filing an IFR flight plan on a good weather day. That way most of their focus is not on controlling the airplane by instruments only. IFR flight in a non radar environment means ATC is not there to be of assistance. In a way it is like flying an instrument approach without an auto pilot. All instrument pilots should keep their navigation skills sharp by using self-nav. Pre-flight planning is a key to safety and that includes the condition of the pilot. Here is a hot cup of tea for the Flying Reporter upon landing!
+John Marceaux thanks John. Appreciate the message. I have a restricted instrument rating...not the full one, so there are limitations, but it really does help.
I've been watching your videos for a while now and definitely subscribed. I also live near Biggin Hill and had a flying lesson there for my birthday 3 years ago, great fun! I understand that you bought your own aircraft now? I never really understood how buying airplanes for personal use worked... do you have to insure it? And if so how much are they insured for and through what company?
+Jordan Lucky hi Jordan, thanks for subscribing. I've bought into a share, and the six of us own 1/6th each. It has to be insured for hull loss, and public liability. I can't recall, but you're talking £m's. there are specialist companies that insure. A quick google could find you some names. We have a good trustee that looks after everything for us!
Thanks for the reply and making it a quick one! I understand now from what you've explained thanks a lot. Watching your videos has pushed me to book another lesson here with EFG so I will be down there soon enough! Keep up the good content! And Safe flying!
