That's great! I love reading these type of comments! Most people fear flying because they don't know what's going on, and these videos definitely show you how things are handled!
This video brought back so, so many memories back for me. 2020-2021 I flew the Piaggio for a charter company into Fort Lauderdale many times on our regular routes. The ATC, traffic, the gusty winds and thermals brought me straight back to the cockpit. If you ever have an empty seat open let me know!😊
@@AccidentalAviator very neat. It’s a fun airplane. I’m in the process of getting my medical back. Currently grounded as PIC from a medical issue back in 22. Really looking for someone to go up with!
Wonderful to watch this, as it brings back happy memories of many years flying into and out of FXE! Thanks for showing every aspect of the flight - great editing!
I'm doing my best. I still have 3-4 I need to edit up. I just have to find the time, and we're headed to Europe in July, so I'll have a bunch of flights from that!
The meow on guard at 13:06 followed by the old timer telling them to "go back to kindergarten" is so fitting for SoFlo aviation. Glad to see it never changes. Thanks for the content, please keep it coming.
You're the first one that actually caught/comment on that. I'd say definitely typical SoFlo, but it really has gotten out of hand across the country! I can't do a 2 hour flight without bickering on guard!
I would love to go on a flight with you, I would love to just ride along, I have never been on a private jet, as a Veteran I have been in a few aircraft but not anything as nice as what you have. You are living the dream.
Everyone does it! It's just how you wind up recognizing and correcting it. I've made a conscience effort to leave these small mistakes in there because everyone makes them! If someone tells you they don't, they're lying to you. I've said multiple times to people on here. Try recording yourself for a few flights. It's very humbling!
it is interesting... I go by that road that can be seen at 26:40 with my ebike very often. It is nice to see things that you can relate to. Nice land captain!
31st street (the main road) or Perimeter road around the airport? I've always found the open area to the west of 31st street interesting. It's one of the few open areas left in Broward county!
@@AccidentalAviator oh yeah the 31st! there's a lot of machinery there near the airport. Quite challenging go over there by bike at night, I have an extra light other then my own bike light! I need redundancy! =)
Hey, I really enjoy your videos and going through the checklist with you and learning all the parts of the plane and it’s very interesting. Very informative and I feel like I am a passenger on the plane in the right seat.
Just liked and followed. LOVED your flight from FL Exec to KEYW. Great narration and explanation, super video quality. Just great all the way around! Safe flying!
So far I think that's my best video yet and I'm learning more and more as I go! I've got some great videos coming as I'm in the middle of an Atlantic crossing and I'm recording every flight.
Very nice Video I work right across from Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport on the 6th floor, Cypress Creek Road and i watch the Jets and Cessna's take off all the time, your'e a great pilot, When I grow up i want to be a great Pilot like you Sir. God Bless Be Safe
@@AccidentalAviator No i haven't taken a discovery flight i sure would like to, i work right in back on Bayan I believe my worrk address is 1901 West Cypress Creek Road, 6th Floor, excellent view of the airport
@@user-ei9bq1to3t Gotcha. I'm familiar with the building. Yeah, you're across from Banyan North. They house most of their FXE based customers there! When I go in we're at the FBO on the south side! Hopefully you get t o take a discovery flight soon!
Great flight! Thanks for explaining everything the way you do. What would I like to see......myself in the right seat! These videos are a close second. Good luck on the Stanley Cup!
I was lucky enough to have a father in aviation and he worked for a great company that allowed us to use their Archer. I soloed at 16 and got my private at 17. I didn't get the rest of my licenses until I was 32, then my ATP ad 41. I'm happy that I've been able to stay in aviation even though I'm a full-time computer programmer!
They are great planes! I'm blessed I get to fly one every day! You did your initial flight training out of LAL? That had to be interesting! I did my first solo at KFLL back in 1987 and people don't believe me when I tell them that!
Flown to EYW many times and can confirm you do receive an ADS-B return from the ballon. I'm guessing it's intended as an additional pilot awareness of the balloon.
I'm a controller in Miami Center who works the routes you come in and out of into FXE! Been loving the channel. Next time you fly in give me a heads up so I can work your plane!
Cool! So many people tell me "hey let me know when you're going to be in xxx" I can't keep track of it! The best way to know when I'll be flying is the Friday or Saturday before a Dolphins game and the Monday after! I'm not saying that always happens, but we go to all of the home games!
I watch quite a few aviation channels and yours is one of the best - I like your insets so we can see what you are punching into the Garmin and also your landmark stick pins to point out various locations. I guess the only thing that I would point out is sometimes I have trouble hearing you when the ATC is talking to someone else, and you are talking at the same time, but not sure you can do anything about that. Also do you use the auto throttle much?
I appreciate the kind words! I've been trying to add small things like the place tags to make the videos more enjoyable. As for the talking, I can play with the intercom a little bit, but it's a delicate balance between my talking and being able to listen to ATC talking to me. The feedback in my headset always sounds to me like I'm talking louder than ATC, but it doesn't always come out that way. As for auto-throttles, the CJ3+ line does not have auto-throttles as of yet. The GEN2 version is in production and I think due out near the end of 2025 / beginning of 2026. The GEN2 has auto-throttles and a serviceable potty. Two of the 3 things I think this jet is missing! The other being an electric windshield (instead of bleed air).
Cool! If you haven't, come say hi next time we're in town! You work at at the one of the best FBOs in the country! Please let me know how you progress with your flying!
I think you departed out of FXE right behind me this afternoon! I did a low approach RNAV 27 in an archer just before you took off. If it was you, pretty darn cool
No way! Yes that was me! I wasn't filming though, we were in too much euphoria from the Panthers win! I remember they told me to hold short and I looked down and saw a plane close on TCAS... looked out the window and couldn't find you! Cause you were going around! hahaha Instrument practice?
@@AccidentalAviator So cool!!! Totally get it. Getting endorsed for my CFII checkride, had to do the published missed. On the go, I heard your voice and "WB". Knew right away. So awesome!
Yes, it's because of the wind. Whenever you're taking off or landing, you always want the ailerons turned into the wind to help make sure that the winds down pick up the wings!
I think any pilot would be lying if they told you no. We've all done something in our lives that have scared the crap out of us, and hopefully that usually teaches you a good lesson. If you're talking about general flying, I think I'd answer that by saying not so much nervous, but maybe more "aware" when the weather starts deteriorating. It's not uncommon for me to get to my destination and nap if the weather was crummy because it takes a bit more concentration. If you're talking about being nervous if something goes wrong, again I'd probably be lying if I said no, but in the jet, we go to school every year for a couple of days (mine is next week) where they put us through all kinds of emergency situations in a simulator, so we can practice handling a variety of different emergencies that you may see in the air. So, if something were to actually happen in the air, yes I'd probably be nervous, but the training should kick in and I should be able to handle the situation. If I can answer anything more specific, I'd be happy to!
Yes! It's got to be the same feeling as coming out of EYW at night. I'm surprised that the USA hasn't gone to needing an Instrument Rating to fly at night.
The Garmin 3000 is the stock avionics for the Citation CJ3+. I wish we had CPDLC, ACARS and an HF Radio! Also, the next generation CJ3+ (due out in a year and a half) will have auto-throttle. That will be a nice feature!
I think I get asked this every other video! They are amazing, and they can teach you A LOT about how the instruments interact with each other, and are great for IFR type training. I'm old enough to remember Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0, and I used it a ton when I was in my early teens. By the time I got in a plane for real I understood how to navigate VORs and what to expect from all of the instruments. Simulators have changed a ton since then. They are pretty amazing.
It's actually pretty easy, and I'll have it on an upcoming video. I flew to Europe recently and the pilot I flew with likes dual queue, so on his flights we switched it over, and I even tried it and didn't particularly like it. From memory, you'd hit Home / Utilities / Setup / Avionics Settings and then one of the first selections would be "Single or Dual Queue flight director." I'll have to clip a video of it and post it on my Instagram.
Someone else asked the same question and tells me you're watching the whole video! lol. When no passengers are on board, I use the camera behind me for the ambient noise of the flight. It's mounted to the cabinet behind the copilot, and something was rattling around in the cabinet on short final.
@@AccidentalAviator LOL I did! I see, understandable, I've seen lots of citation flights but never heard that before lol. Thanks again for another great video!
Hi, Wally. Short flight, but so much going on. The CJ3+ has amazing Garmin avionics and looks to be a sweet ride. I have only been on board the CJ2. I hope you enjoyed your family visit in Fort Lauderdale. Was the "clicking" noise on final an aircraft noise? -- Randy
Interesting catch! It tells me you're watching all of the video! :-) When I don't have passengers on board, I usually use the ambient sound off the camera behind me (it gives the best background sound). It's mounted on the cabinet behind the copilot. Occasionally something rattles around in that cabinet when we're on final!
I always enjoy your videos. I am an A&P Technician and am in school for Aviation Electronics right now. How could I get in touch with you? I have some questions I would like to ask you about your career.
Sorry it took me so long to respond. I've been rather busy. You can always reach me either in Instagram messenger or email at accidentalaviator@gmail.com! I'll respond as quickly as I can!
Thanks for letting us on the flight. I was watching another video someone made and they used auto pilot to land their plane. Is that something your plane is capable of doing? Are is it best to land your plane with autopilot off?
If you're talking about airliners, just about every one of those have auto-land systems and are legally allowed to land with zero visibility in some circumstances. If it was a small(er) plane like the Cirrus Jet or Piper M600, there are now systems in some planes where if you hit a button it will automatically notify ATC that you're having an emergency, then pick a suitable airport and automatically land the plane and apply the brakes. I think this is a $600,000-750,000 option on those planes. As far as this plane goes (the Citation CJ3+) the limitations on the autopilot are 360 feet on the way up and (i believe) 120 feet on the way down, meaning the autopilot cannot be used for takeoff or landing. Plus, in order to do an auto-land on any airplane it would have to be equipped with auto-throttles, and the CJ3+ will not have those until late 2025 at least. I hope that answers your question!
@@AccidentalAviator Thank you. It looks like it would take a lot of practice in a simulator or with another experience pilot to land any airplane. Looking forward to your next video.🙂
Ticket prices are ridiculous down here right now. That's awfully ballsy to lose a game hoping you'll win at home... Cause if you happen to win Tuesday then all the momentum is with Edmonton!
@@markh767 Sorry, I was flying back to Wilmington this morning. The second half of the game was fantastic.. The first half we just looked lethargic. I'm a bit worried now going back to Edmonton! I'm hoping we finish it out up there so I don't have to go to a game 7!
@@markh767 Thank you! I actually went to that game, and I think I can sleep for 3 days with the amount of stress I endured over the last 8-10 minutes of that game! There were SOOO many Edmonton fans at the game, but I have to say... all super nice and a class act!
Yes. I've actually talked to Havana before. We did Stuart -> Cartagena in 2023 then Panama City to FXE. Both times overflying Cuba. Before I was recording flights.
@@AccidentalAviator in the early 80s I was flying for a DC-6 operator in Miami. On our flights down to Kingston we went through the Cuba overflight corridor regularly. 25000 pounds of eggs taken down there and fresh cut flowers on the return to MIA.
@@freds5619 I flew with my father on a Lear trip in the late 80s to Havana. Took the director Sydney Pollack down there to show his movie "Havana" to Fidel Castro. It was an interesting place to be, although I didn't leave the airport and didn't stay long.
In my previous video, I actually talk a bit about what it's used for today. As far as I can tell it's used for counter drug intelligence. You can watch that video here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SMnF6ooZRcA.html
No, Fat Albert is "up to 14,000 feet." In fact on this video I think I was around 11,000 feet and the TCAS altitude said -1500, so it would have been around 9,500 feet. Don't quote me on that as I'm guessing at what I remember. It's tethered to a cable on the ground so if you wander into the restricted area, you could hit it. I wonder if that's ever happened! It is in a restricted area, so you're not supposed to be in there!
Thanks for the question! I've answered this a couple times in the comments. The short answer to that question is it's a system that takes bleed air off the engines and uses it to push against the rudder. This will help maintain directional control in the case of an engine out. I talk about it more in depth in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S-9e6Yr5dpo.html
Even though you did not do the rudder bias in this flight since it is not the first flight of the day, what exactly are you monitoring/looking for during that test while taxiing?
This is a great question and one I get asked often. The short answer to that is it's a system that takes a little bleed air off both engines and uses it to push against the rudder. When both engines are operating, they cancel each other out. If you lose an engine, the system will push the rudder in the correct direction to help you maintain directional control. It's a simple system and kind of ingenious. The Rudder Bias test is basically done by moving the throttle up on each engine individually and making sure the rudders are being pushed towards the engine with the throttle up. I talk about this system a little bit while I'm taxiing for takeoff in this video departing out of Greensboro: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S-9e6Yr5dpo.html
Great question! I would imagine most flights in any kind of larger or jet aircraft, the plane is being flown on autopilot 95% of the flight or more. In this particular plane, it does not have auto throttles, so I'm always working those while the plane is flying everything else. I do the takeoff and landing, and if I have a second pilot on board, I'll generally fly the plane to 10,000 or 20,000 feet before I turn the auto pilot on. The autopilot working is required for single pilot operations in this aircraft, and use of the autopilot makes everything else easier! I discuss this a little bit in my other video flying from FXE down to Key West. Thank you for the question!
Great question and one that I get asked a lot! I think someone asked in this video too. The short answer is it's a system that takes bleed air from the engines and pushes against the rudder. If both engines are running, they cancel themselves out. If one engine quits, it helps the pilot maintain directional control by pushing the rudder towards the good engine. I talk about it more in depth on one of my other videos. You can watch that here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S-9e6Yr5dpo.html
That's a great question! I'm probably the wrong person to ask that though. I grew up around aviation (my dad was a pilot), and I had a scanner as a kid and listened in a lot on ATC. Plus, I learned to fly / soloed at Fort Lauderdale International, so I grew up having to call clearance delivery and intermingle with the airliners. About 5 years ago though, I and 2 pilots I used to fly a lot with made a huge effort to clean up our radio calls, and that wasn't an easy thing to do because I had developed a lot of "lax" habits over the years. I had started flying international a fair amount, so I wanted to be correct with my audiology. If you're starting from scratch, liveatc.net can work wonders or just watching aviation videos on RU-vid. You'll learn what to expect from controllers, which is the biggest thing that will help! Then it all boils down to "Who you are, where you are, and what you want to do!" It'll get easier, I promise!
@@AccidentalAviator thanks alot for your sound advice! Im doing more recon on the profession to better be prepared because I know how fast paced a part 141 course is versus part 61.
I've never really thought about that, but I guess the ease at which you can control everything through the touch-pads. Whoever designed the interface for the G3000s did a really good job, and all of their other avionics are starting to use the same interfaces. I also like that I can put any screen up on any of 4 places. If the weather is bad I can have checklists, radars and approach plates all up at the same time.
Thank you for your service! The first time I ever took off out of Key West at night (VFR), I got the right turn heading 180... and you're right. Complete nothingness!
Absolutely nothing except one of the passengers will walk up and tell me they are really cold :-p. So, the checklist item is just to pre-emptively strike that one!
Generally if you can spend 1/3rd of your time at altitude, then it's worth it to go up to an altitude and FL190 was what ForeFlight recommended and that I filed. Although this flight did start down a little quicker than normal, you have to remember that a lot of the flight is actually edited out. I'll generally edit out any dead air / no talking when I'm not doing anything as that becomes pretty boring.
So, I actually dropped out of college. I did start going there for programming/computer science, but programming degrees were in their infancy at the small community college and I had already known more than what they were teaching. Someone offered me a programming job after my first year and I took it and never looked back. I'm very fortunate to work for a computer company that also loves aviation!
Yeah, I always find it interesting what you can find in aviation (in general) and the history behind it! I grew up in South Florida in the 80s/90s and remember them always talking about this baloon!
