I'm starting my accelerated instrument training in 3 weeks. This is by far the best video I have seen on RU-vid for low IFR departures and approaches. Very impressive airmanship. Keep up the great work.
So clear as usual.. I especially appreciate it when you focus on your hand and the screen as you actually program your avionics.. it’s something that’s missing in a lot of RU-vidrs videos. Helps a lot when I’m trying to replicate it on my sim.
Great job! Talk about bare minimums, they don't get any better than this. Best video I've seen in actual circumstances, I'd fly with you anytime, you are safe and keep a cool head. Keep safe, and thanks for sharing.
Great tutorial Martin and great airman-ship. If you ever make another low IFR video I would really like to see a view of the approach instruments showing localizer and glideslope. That would be very interesting.
Hi Randall, I can point you at a couple of videos where I've already done that: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wzL01oepjc8.html (landing at Chicago O'Hare, ILS approach in instrument weather) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WWv_kv90feQ.html (a practice approach to almost minimums at Dubuque, IA)
Hey Martin, I got my IR about 2 months ago. Believe it or not, I did the entire rating without ANY IMC during training. I've seen this video several times over the years and always thought it looked like fun to pick a day with low IFR and go shoot approaches. So I watched your video once more, which btw helped me prepare for the radio comms I would encounter doing a local flight flight IFR, got a more experienced IFR pilot to fly right seat, and off we went. Shot an ILS next door then came home to shoot the LPV. Overcast 300 AGL. Breaking out with the numbers in the windshield was very satisfying! It also helped that it was 2 approaches that I was VERY familiar with to start getting IMC experience. Anyways, thanks for the videos. They are well done, and I really have gotten a lot from listening to your radio procedures as you just work your way in and out of busy places.
Hi Samuel, Good on you for (1) getting experience flying approaches in actual instrument conditions, and (2) taking somebody with you the first time around who has already done this a few times. Too many people underestimate how different real clouds are from the foggles. Well done! - Martin
Fully agree, Scott. I suppose that's why an approach can feel quite different if you know the weather is at minimums, as opposed to a few hundred feet higher.
He was in control the whole time. No conflict, he knew if he didn’t have the lights in sight at minimums, he would go missed. Excellent confidence, awesome discipline. Kudos, sir! You are a paragon for all of us! +subscribe
One of my favorite videos Martin. I've watched it many times over the past couple of years. It's a great mix of perfect IFR, low visibility conditions, and the possibilities & outcomes. Also great how you alternate manual & auto-pilot skills in those conditions. Thanks for posting this!
You are not alone, Cousin. This one remains the most-watch video on my channel. I guess one has to be a pilot to enjoy watching a half hour of mostly something resembling static (clouds) and still find it exciting :-) Regards, Martin
@@martinpauly LOL Too true. But it is a good video. (You do a very good job, all the way around. And I've worked as a Producer, &/or Director, &/or Editor on many professional projects, just FYI.) Also, just so you know, my nickname really is "Cousin", that my good friends call me. So that works well. : ) -Cuz
Excellent video - very informative. Only one request - I would like to see the glide slope and localizer especially when you are hand flying the approach at minimums - not a criticism only a suggestion
That's a very good idea; though I haven't found a good way to place a camera that can capture these instruments with good quality without getting in the way. I'll have to think about it some more.
Very well done. Excellent flying and perfect video documentation of the process. A decade or so ago, I flew several hundred hours in a 1992 A36 in a lot of IFR weather. Amazing how the gear, flap and engine sound are unique to each plane type. If someone wants to know exactly what it is like to fly an A36 to minimums, this is a real as you can get without being in the seat.
What a perfect weather day for shooting approaches. Just enough to keep you on your toes. On the last one I tried to see the lights when you said you had them. I'm guessing you get a little better view out the side then the camera gets over the nose. Made it all look pretty easy. Thanks for sharing
Hi Bob, the GoPros are pretty good, but the human eyes are still much better. So it's pretty typical to hear the crew call "lights in sight" when on the video it takes a few more seconds before you can see them. Regards, Martin
Martin, watching your videos gives me the incentive to get back into it again. You're a wonderful teacher and I MISS FLYING. I started in 1993 and but only flew for 6 steady years out of Burbank Airport, "The Pilots Co-op". It then got progressively less and fewer times until I just didn't fly enough to be rated or safe; I just couldn't keep up with the fees for rental and fees to learn. I use to fly a Cherokee Archer Piper, Warrior Piper and one my instructor called a "Warcher", it was comprised of a warrior body and an Archer engine..... lots of giddyup! Anyways, once again, thank you, don't know if my dream to fly again will ever come true, but for now, it's fun watching your videos and reminding me of my days in the skies. God Bless and fly safe sir. Rick Pardo
+Enrique Pardo Rick, I'm so glad I could resurrect some good flying memories. Keeping my fingers crossed that you'll get into the cockpit again before too long. - Martin
Great job on the flying and video work. Really enjoyed the friendly exchange with Luke at the end. That's the aviation life! It always makes my day when I hear a familiar voice on the radio.
+A Pilot's View Yes, I feel the same way. Half the fun of flying is the pilot community, the networks we build and the often life-long friendships we create.
The best part of IFR flying for me is Breaking out on top and the Garmin 430 is what I have to demonstrate And watching you does help me to know how to setup the flight planning and the approaches that I'll need for training. ATC communication is important for me to listen very carefully and always remember to reply back every word And once on top I still have to see and avoid other traffic
Fantastic video...I haven't started my IFR training yet but am anxious to do so. I had butterflies in my stomach watching your initial climb out....They went away once you got on top.......Great job!!!
Rob, climbing into a low overcast is always an exciting feeling. You have to trust the instruments and ignore any other feel for what your attitude might be. The instruments are right, and if you stick with that, flying in the clouds is not all that difficult. Needless to say, once you break out on top and see sunshine and blue skies, that's always great!
I can feel the anxiety build just thinking about it...LOL. I am excited to continue learning and becoming a better/safer pilot. You've got a new subscriber......Thanks for sharing!
Martin, man are you on your game! Got airliners doing holds waiting for improvement, and you are shooting PRACTICE approaches. Great video. You are the man..great work, Dennis
Thanks, Dennis. I really enjoy practicing in this kind of weather, as long as there is an out - better weather predicted soon in the forecast, or better weather not too far away).
airliners do come in quite a bit faster though. also they might have quite limited fuel and if they have fuel for say 2 approaches back to back they might rather hold for the fuel it would take to do one approach and then do the 1 approach they have left. gear out and landing config and then the go around burns a lot of fuel.
I enjoyed taking the ride with you. Always good to have another set of eyes looking for that runway environment at decision height...and I was looking hard. :)
It's really nice to see this kind of Proffessional GA videos ! It gives me the opportunity to learn more even relax on the coach. Great Job Martin Pauly Greetings from MX Thanks for share...
Great video! When I was a lowly CFI a long time ago, the chief flight instructor set our takeoff minimums in a single to 600&2 and a twin to ILS minimums or lowest approach minimums. This was to give us a chance for a successful off-airport landing should an engine fail. I try to adhere to those minimums during training today. FWIW... Also, I often select Nav Page 2 on the 530 for north up to match the approach plate. A minor technique, but something that may be important to someone.
That's a good rule of thumb, Manny. Here at my home base, I'm fortunate to have a very long runway (8,600 feet) which gives options should something not look right in the very initial climb. Later, I get comfort from the fact that our airport is surrounded by farm fields in all directions. Not as good as flying a twin, but odds are an off-airport landing would be survivable even in very low visibility. Regards, Martin
Martin watching this video again has motivated me to get this rating done as of this year it went by without me taking the Opportunity to get the written done and finally finish it up is something I need to do for myself and I had a friend of mine that I pushed and now it's my job to do same because his hard working and successful check ride passed. Merry Christmas Martin to you and your family
Thanks for that. Nice to see the difference between manual and autopilot. For a noob like me it's great to hear the comm with the various controllers. Not a lot of videos like yours and I thoroughly enjoyed that. I'd fly with you any time. Loved the second landing right at minimums. Amazing how the lights just sneak up on you like that.
Thanks, Paul. One comment about the lights: the human eyes are still a bit better than GoPro (or other) cameras. I routinely notice when I review my recorded footage and audio that I call "lights in sight" before I can see them on the recorded video - meaning things are a little better and easier in real life than the video makes it look.
Stop and go in a Bonanza is MUCH preferable to the touch and go. I personally like to be totally stopped before I start grabbing the flap switch for a retract (lest a busy pilot grabs the wrong lever)... Let that squat switch earn its keep if need be ;)
Wow! A highly skilled pilot and excellent teacher and demonstrator!! Great job with these videos! I learn so much by watching them. Going to start my Instrument training in the near future.
Late to the party here, PPL in training. This video was great in every way I can think of. Checklists, radio comms, procedures, focus, centerline taxi, you name it. I hope once I get my license I can maintain this strictness and not get lax about these things!
Glad you liked it, Keith. I will have another one here in a week or two, very similar but with close-ups of my new avionics setup. I bet you'll like that as well. Regards, Martin
@@martinpauly Very common name, especially for Asians. But I don't think I am your guy. I am a retired surgeon and private pilot since 1971. Lived in Minnesota for past 50 years.
Absolutely textbook! Excellent job, all around. Surprised you did the touch and go, though; I'd have taken that opportunity to land and call it a day haha.
Been a long time but my IFR cross country was actual and what an amazing feeling to take off into solid do a couple hrs of navigating, holding and breaking out just above mins and the runway is there!!! Did my IFR check ride also in actual in a Tomahawk. I weighed 225 my check pilot was a large man over 300 as I recall. I informed him we'd be over weight but centered. He said that happens all the time on his rides. Anyway had to unload fuel to make max weight. I flew within the numbers but felt sloppy. I was trying NOT to think of how I was going to get the money to do this check ride again because it was solid and I had just established and was trying to find the glide slope when the engine died. Training kicked in, best glide, switched tanks checked fuse and fuel pump, cranked several times, seemed like minutes. She started, amazingly above glide slope. Found it, came in hot, broke out, slipped it hard, landed markers and he simply said that was the worst best approach he'd ever seen and signed me off. New instruments definitely look easier but I haven't flown in years. All those approaches would have been missed back in the day simply because you never started your timer. Ha. Thanks, that was fun to watch and yes cojones not only doing it by yourself, which ups the bar quite a bit, but you filmed it!
I would love to see a another camera on the ILS instruments, altitude, etc. So many of these videos do an ILS in IFR weather leaving much to the imagination, but I do enjoy all of your videos. Thanks for making them.
Charles, I'll try to capture that on a future ILS approach. For now, take a look at the "RNAV Approach at Dubuque" video, which shows the flight instruments. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WWv_kv90feQ.html
Thanks for the surprise new edition...my palms even started to sweat a little approaching minimums! I should start paying you for the tutoring, but I almost didn't recognize you without your sunglasses. ;-) All the Best, Emil "Pudge" Lach
It's easy to get used to finding the runway eventually, and to take it for granted - since a "real" missed approach is pretty rare. Best to start each approach with the mindset of having to go around at minimums, and then pretend to be pleasantly surprised if the weather is good enough for a landing. :-)
That was an excellent video! You have a beautiful flugzeuge. Sehr schon! My daughter took German in high school and I "tried" to help her some. My Deutsch ist gutes nicht. Ich weise nur ein par Deutsch worte. I love to watch ifr videos to minimums. I am a vfr pilot, but eventually I want to get my ifr rating. It is very cool to see you hand fly the aircraft down to line up perfectly in total imc. Great skills and some pretty awesome instrumentation. Garmin 430 or 530 maybe? I have a PA 28-180. I've been thinking about adding an Aspen glass panel. Awesome work Martin! PS: Tonight I'm drinking a Spaten Optimator to celebrate the New Year. Happy New Year!
Vielen Dank, Alan, and good choice of beer to celebrate the New Year! Prost! The GPS navigators are a 530 and a 430, as you guessed, both with WAAS. An Aspen (or two) would be a nice addition, but the next upgrade is going to be ADS-B.
***** I was born and grew up there. I live in fairfax but go to school in dubuque at university of dubuque for aviation. So CID is my hometown but I fly out of DBQ.
You've got bigger balls than I do, out there practicing approaches when the weather is at minimums. I love IFR as much as the next guy, but prefer not to "practice" in 200 & 1/2. Great flying though.
Awesome! Nicely and professionally done 💪 good job! Love the Bonanza. Never had the opportunity to fly one yet in real life (only in a sim so far) but it looks so great to fly!
Thanks for the kind words. Yes, Bonanzas are great airplanes with very pleasant handling characteristics. A joy to hand-fly, and decent performers on autopilot on those long cross country flights.
Not really... the 36 is pretty stable, but the 33 and the 35 are a bit twitchy. A Cessna 182 is a lot more stable then any of them. Martin makes it look easier than it really is.
Not really, Frans. I start the cameras and recording equipment before I release the brakes after engine start. Then I don't think much about it until after shutdown. Flying, especially in low IMC like in this video, is a full-time job. Also, should I not like what is recorded, I can always choose to not make a video of the flight. 😁 Best regards, Martin
Excellent job, well done! You really made that look so normal and easy. Just one question: On the minimums, you said the lights was in sight, but i couldn't really see it on the video (it actually took 5s between the moment you said and the first light to appear). Is that related with the camera capibility or something (Our eyes can see far beyond the camera)?
Good observation, Cássio. The human eyes are still much better than the GoPro camera. In particular, I have noticed over time that the approach lights don't show up very well in the video clips.
