Follow us on a flight through the German Alps. ATC is recorded. Procedures in the cockpit are explained. Please feel free to comment on the video and ask ANY question. Happy landings, Guido
Hi, we are using the "Medion" ipad and the "sky-map Software for the European Airspace and our pilots like it too. Thank you for your question and I hope my answer will help you. If not please do not hesitate to contact me. Alfred-obermaier@t-online.de All the best Alfred
Graduated from CAE PHX in feb2021. Flight school started to use iPad for literally everything. Charts, checklists, map, approach plate,w&b,etc. Every place is getting pretty advanced!
Thak you Guido for this video. You always exhibit a very high dgree of professionalism and technical proficiency while operating the aircraft. Those lenticular clouds look very robust. I also saw what appears to be a rotor cloud forming as well. Thanks again.
Such an amazing video! It's weird that your being the student, but in aviation I find that everyone learns something new every flight. Keep up the awesome videos! I watch them often, and I feel as if the lessons your videos have taught me keep me that much safer when I solo. Thanks so much!
Thank you, Andrew! Flying is a constant, never ending learning process. Mountain flying has very little in common with jet flying - so you better take an experienced instructor with you. Alfred Obermaier knows this stuff inside out. Thanks for watching my videos & happy landings, Guido
As always, your videos are fantastic and addictive. I wonder how many people have chosen a career in aviation thanks to you? I would love to fly the Citation you're always taking up, but this mountain flight can not be beat! Danke, Herr Warnecke. Du bist unglaublich!
Certainly brings back memories of my flying days in Durban.Highest I ever got in a C172 over Sani Pass was 13,750 and not a foot more. One thing I became very ware of was the tingling feeling in my hands and a sense of drowsiness. Never went that high again, but sure as hell taught me a valuable lesson, and was able to pass on my experience to other pilots
When I lived at Joburg (5,400ft elevation) I could fly up to 13,500ft forever. No living at sea level, the lights go out above 10,000ft for me... Hypoxia is something very serious. Happy Landings, Guido
When I flew corporately (Pressurized Navajo and MU2) the only true enjoyment I got from flying at that time was getting into my friend's C-150 with him and and flying wherever the wind took us. Going from an all instrument environment to hand and visual flying an aircraft was extremely therapeutic and some of the most gratifying piloting I can remember. Thanks so much for posting your C-172 experiences. They're all great! Mark
Guido, it is fantastic to see how easily with 2 fingers and with the trim you control the plane. I was looking the vario and it was nicely level. Your videos are amazing, please keep posting. Greg
Thank you very much, Greg. Aircraft normally require very little input from the pilot, they are stable. The more the pilot gets his/her hands in the more unstable the flight becomes. More videos are already in the works. Happy Landings, Guido
Guido, your videos are amazing! I am Australian however I did my solo at EDHL while living in Lübeck, my aviation German was improving so one thing I like about your videos is the German language. (I have since moved back to Australia but have not finished my PPL, yet). Your manner is humble, informative and inspiring! I save your videos for when I have some extra time so that I can really enjoy them, and of course I watch them several times over. Keep up the great work and Happy Landings!
Thank you very much! I hope you can finish you PPL soon. I hear that Australia is still an aviation friendly country. I did only one flight there with an instructor, out of Bankston. Happy Landings, Guido
You are a lucky lucky man - when I say lucky I mean you've put a lot of time, effort and money into your chosen life and I applaud you sir. Your RU-vid content is truly excellent.
Guido, I was chuckling the whole time when air speeds were called out because you are so used to seeing much higher in your other vids with king airs and citations . Very very nice video. Keep them coming . You are a great inspiration
You are very welcome! The only problem is that the General Aviation in Germany is on the way down. Cost are very high and more and more regulations restrict the flying. In comparison, flying in the USA is much easier and affordable! Happy Landings, Guido
That was fun. Amazing scenery! I studied German in high school, but was never fluent in it. But the Augsburg ATC mixes in just enough English to make it understandable.
+Joe Kelly Thank you, Joe. I have not flown in Germany for a long time so the German ATC phrases sound also very funny to me. In larger airports you get away with English, on the small aerodromes this is difficult "German only". Happy Landings, Guido
I am only a Flight Sim pilot, but seeing you in a C172 brings home more reality to my experiences in the A2A C172. That was a beautiful flight in an area of awesome scenery. I will fly that area in FSX for sure. Thank again for sharing your excellent videos Guido!
I am german but have never flown in Germany. I must agree that the german VFR ATC sounds quite weird or unfamiliar at least. The video is fantastic, gets me a little homesick. Good job Guido!
Most instructive. A chance to combine two interests, cockpit view videos, and practicing my German in preparation for visit to northern Germany next May - June.
I always look forward to your new videos Guido, but this one was especially interesting, as I was stationed in Ludwigsburg, outside of Stuttgart in the lates 60's. Here in a small airfield with a retired Air Force sgt. I took some of my first flying lessons in a C-150. Thanks again.
German Alps !! Excellent video ! Great to see that you have been in Germany for a flight over the alps !! Also great to see the famous "Schloss Neuschwanstein" :D
You sure get around a lot, don't you? I watch you flying all types of planes in what seems like all the far corners of the earth. I want to thank you for sharing this with others. You have the life that others like myself only dream of. Take care and always be safe. Always know that many others are enjoying your life also. God has been good to you. Thanks from Rocco in Alabama
Amen to that, I would also dream of doing all that, if I only could afford it I would go to flying school and become a pilot, I would buy a small plane and reach the skies !!.
That's some state of the art air conditioning! I imagine flights like this for a corporate or commercial pilot must be like a nice relaxing walk in the park. Flying low and slow and admiring beautiful views that you wouldn't see at higher flight levels. Also, it didn't seem like a problem here, but I figure two instructors in the same plane could lead to "friendly disagreements" sometimes. Ha! Very nice video. Great pics.
Thanks for sharing this mountain video. I must admit I still still experienced discomfort being that close to the mountains even though I am sitting in front of this computer. I also found it amusing the instructor seemed to take delight in pointing out your below glide path deviation when transitioning to the visual approach. It was like he was saying, "You're busted Jet Jockey".
Thanks, Tommy. For me the same: flying that close to the mountains is an unusual view for me. .. But it is the correct thing to do. Happy Landings, Guido
Danke Guido for another interesting and informative video. If I can become half the pilot you are, I'll be a happy camper! Happy flying, Harry. P.S. Thank you for translating :)
Enjoy this video. Have been part of flying all my life, my dad a private pilot and owning many different planes in his life, and my big brother being a retired commercial pilot is thinking of going into doing instructor. This video reminds me of how much goes on in the pilot seat.
I was a member of a small flying club in the Bavarian Forest and the chairman was a lawyer by profession and not without reason, unfortunately he had to deal with complaints from individual residents and mayors often enough. Most of the time, court hearings resulted amicably in stricter flight routes and times having to be adhered to. And these were monitored quite rigorously by the parties to the lawsuit, and letters of complaint were immediately sent if they were violated too often.
Flying in Germany was entirely too over-regulated. Then again, it was probably safer than flying here in the U.S. Except for the gliders. Nothing like glider popping up willy-nilly throughout your route of flight... I DO, however, appreciate the exactness and precision of German engineering as well as German pilots. Garmisch was a nice diversion, but I enjoyed popping into any of the towns and staying at a nice B&B for a couple of days, enjoying the local flavor before heading back home. I did once fly right near where they're flying, but I was in a tandem paraglider. Don't know if the outfit is still there, and 100 Euros wasn't cheap in 2006! One of those "once in a lifetime" things to check off my bucket list. I'm curious as to why the pilot trimmed a bunch just before landing. I was always taught to never touch the trim after establishing final approach speed as it's the same trim required after take-off. I was taught this is one time where you want an aircraft trimmed for flying, and if you need to use your bicep to maintain proper attitude in the flare, so be it.
Hi Justin, all countries af good and bad sides when it comes to flying. The US is by far the best, no doubt. Trimming: (I was the pilot) there is a debate to what extent you should trim. In small aircraft, control forces are always low to overcome a pitch up moment during a possible go around. I always prefer electric trim over manual trim. Happy Landings, Guido
A very likley excuse, "I was low on the glide slop for the visual", snooty old jet pilot, LOL. Great video (as usual) and beautiful slides as well. Thanks Mr. Warnecke, Blue skies and tailwinds!!
I got to go to Germany for one month via the U.S. Army back in the early 1980's. I loved it. I thought all ATC traffic was suppose to be in English? Great video!
Thanks, Edward! Germany was full of US troops in the 60's, 70's and 80's - all gone by now.... For VFR flights, German language can be used by ATC and pilots. In Italy, France and Spain, their native languages are also used for IFR traffic!. Not good. The same situation in Quebec, Canada. ATC talks to you in French. Why? Because they can... Not very good for flight safety. Thanks for watching my videos & happy landings, Guido
Great video, Guido, thanks so much! I naturally expected you to be the instructor : fun to see your role has changed for this aircraft and mountain flying mode!
Fantastic video, this is making me feel much better about my first flight on Wednesday. Going through aircraft mechanic school and its the perfect excuse to get my pilots license finally and as I can see here I made the right choice getting a Gopro so I can review my flights afterwards and correct any mistakes. Keep up the good work.
In about another 18 months when I finish my license. Though its going to help speed up flight training since they don't have to go over the basics of an aircraft and the like.
This reminds me of when I would fly with my DC-10 Capt dad, who would fly his Cherokee like he would his jet. "Airspeed alive in a C-172"? Of course if you're used to flying jets! Your much appreciated and admired professionalism shows. I earned my Com'l in a tailwheel airplane where my instructor would cover the airspped indicator and make me "feel" the airplane and fly by the seat of the pants, I had to convince him that we really could fly a final approach at under 120 kts!
Guido Warnecke SIMPLE!...take your Citation V, just stay VFR below 18K, forget the fuel burn, forget the magic, transponders, ATC :), do some slow flight, steep turns...in and out of the stall buffet...some touch and goes from a grass strip! Then head down the Hudson River at 500' and 250 kts... under the GW bridge, do a "military break" approach with a full stop at Teterboro! :) and of course I'm talking about doing that in the simulator!
Daniel Hawley Yep! Way to go... We actually trid to fly the Hudson route in the Citation V (in class B), but ATC would not allow. They say it scares the people on the ground when they see a low flying jet in the vicinity of Manhattan. As this is in the class B airspace, we could technically fly 250 KIAS. Happy Landings, Guido
Hello Guido, first of all, welcome back again with an awesome video. I really can imagine how do you feel when you sit in C-172 and fly VFR after a long time, because couple of weeks ago I took my friend (B737 pilot in SpiceJet India) for a flight in PA-28 just for an hour or so and he kept smiling all the time, saying that flying VFR after 4 years of sitting in the big jet tube gives him feeling of real flying again. Also you´ve had some outstanding sights around in Garmisch. I´ve had a lot of fun there, especially because of skiing opportunities all around... Thanks a lot, take care and happy landings!
Thank you Petr! You are absolutely right - fling in small airplanes is "real" flying and a lot of fon. Thanks for being a long time viewer of my videos & happy landings, Guido
Thank you for another great video, have experienced mountain flying from my home base @ Camden NSW Australia in a 182T flying over our 'Blue Mountains' and was impressed when the CFI demonstrated the technique of dropping down the canyon in front, accelerating, climb and roll out inverted to obtain a 180* view of the terrain in front to ascertain which way the canyon flowed. Heart-stopping when you first experience the maneuver but as he explained may just save your life if you become disorientated. Have enjoyed many of your videos, they are inspirational and a joy to watch, wonderful to see a corporate jet pilot come back to small aircraft where we all started! Perhaps we will see you in a Citabria, Scout of Aviat Husky with some stick and rudder bush flying in the future? wtrofOz Camden NSW Australia. Cheers.
I miss mountain flying, my favorite kind of flight in a small aircraft. This is especially true of the Canadian Rocky Mountains flying VFR in CAVOK conditions in a C-177 or PA-28-151 between 8,500 - 10,500'. Both routes, the Northern route, Vancouver - Kamloops - Jasper - Edmonton and Calgary - Banff - Vancouver are spectacular flights if the summer weather cooperates. Pilots must be aware of Rotor Clouds that can quickly develop, particularly in the late afternoon during August- September. Flying Vancouver - Jasper - Edmonton, the tail winds on the east side of the Rocky's can be impressive. I once timed my ground speed at 7,500' in a C-177 at 205 knots! Guido Warnecke - if you ever get the opportunity, do NOT pass it up! :)
Thank you, Doug. I have flown only once out of Springbanks near Calgary into the Rockies to Banff. The crossing of the Rockies is on the bucket list. Happy Landings in 2015, Guido
Brilliant as usual. Is currents and draughts not big problem, even on a nice day, specially close to the mountain cliff? Favour to ask; can u place cam to the outside from cockpit, always informative about scenery where ever u fly. Such as now close to the mountains, cities etc.
Thank you Stephan. Currents in he mountains need to be treated with respect as they easily can exceed the climb capabilities of a light aircraft. Happy Landings, Guido
Sehr anschauliches Video und hohes Niveau bei allen Beteiligten. Wirklich ein "must see" Video. Danke! Ich freue mich schon auf die Alpeneinweisung, wenn sie stattfinden kann. Manfred
Mr. Warnecke. Again, you took me "back in time!" :-) Having visited Garmisch, on several occasions (was stationed at Wiesbaden Air Base a long time ago) the scenery looked very familiar. In the still photos, did I see the Zugspitze? Lucky day with great visibility for you and the instructor. Speaking of the instructor, he was ALL business! I would be, as a new student, very intimidated by him! I thought you, as the pilot flying, did a remarkable job of working with him. Thanks again.
We visited the area (Fussen) in June, drove the Romantic Highway to Augsberg, and were very impressed with the beauty of the countryside.....Would very much like to duplicate your flight....and hopefully will visit next summer to make the arrangements Wonderful video Guido, and I have followed your Citation Videos as well.....
Thank you very much, William! If you would like to connect to my flight instructor please send me an email. He could arrange this flight for you. Happy landings, Guido
Guido, I notice that D-EEFS wasn't showing any fuel in the fuel indicators. No problem, since we have the caution to see it in the preflight checklist. There's nothing like seeing the fuel in the tanks by eye! Another question: Even when I fly a C172 in hot summer days I always use Carb Heat On. You didn't. It is wise to always use no matter what? I heard stories of pilots feeling loss of power in a "Go around" procedure even in hot day... Another amazing instructional video! Best regards,
Thank you! Fuel gauge: no requirement as long as the pilot can accurately determine the fuel in the aircraft. Carb heat: not required in hot weather, but you are doing a good thing to follow procedures! The only downside of carb heat is slightly reduced power (warm air) and that the air in unfiltered. Some aricraft are more prone to carb ice e.g. C182, others are less. Happy Landings, Guido
Ich habe ca. 1200 Std. Flugerfahrung auf der C172 im Simulator (Microsoft FSX). Ich frag mich oft ob ich den Mut hätte, diese Maschine in echt zu fliegen. Glaub da würde mir mein Popo ordentlich auf Grundeis gehen. Sass bis dato nur ein paar mal als Gast in einem echten Sportflugzeug, meist gehts nur als Passagier im grossen Jet in den Urlaub. Besten dank fürs eindrückliche Video happy landings, Andi
Hi Andi, einfach mal zu einem Flugplatz rausfahren und nach einem "Schnupperflug" mit Fluglehrer fragen. Alles viel einfacher als Du denkst. Happy Landings, Guido
Nice video, as always. At around 8:15 there is a comment about radar supplied information. Is this from an on-board radar or from an external radar site supplying information to the avionics. If on-board, where is the radar antenna located? TIA.
Looks like you're missing an ear seal from the right side the of the headset Guido. Great flight. One thing you might want to point out in-case someone tries to use this as training; you point out that you should fly near the side of the valley but this is only true for the windward side of the valley, if that was the leeward side you could get into dangerous downdrafts.
Thanks Ian. The head set was a loaner. You are correct on the valley side. Downdrafts may exceed the climb capability of the aircraft. Happy Landings, Guido
No carburetor heat on landing? The same question may have been in a German comment. RU-vid (Google) could add a translate button, Or I could learn it. Nice videos; thanks for the effort. Jack
+Living the Dream The temperatures were well above carb icing conditions. But you have a point here - standardized procedures will help NOT to forget the carb heat when needed. Thanks for your comment & happy landings, Guido
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Where in Germany is this? Beautiful! Edit: I also recently (last Friday) passed my PPL checkride, your videos were helpful to me throughout the course (mainly for listening to ATC and how you communicate with them), so thanks for that. Now on to instrument training! :)
Thank you Rich! Congrats on the PPL! I am glad these videos were helpful. The flight departed at Augsburg EDMA. Then Southbound toward the ton of Fuessen, the easbound towards Garmisch. In total a 2:30 flight. Happy Landings, Guido PS: good choice to go for the instrument rating!
New pilot here. I noticed you trimmed nose up four or five turns very quickly when over the rwy at idle. No one has ever taught me that, but it makes sense. Is this common? Danke!
+drfaustus72 I am used to electric trim. The down side of a nose up trimming is that during a go around you will have to "fight" the aircraft because it will be nose up. Happy Landings, Guido
What always impresses me is that you are always in both the learning and teaching mode. You are an accomplished pilot, but showing willing learning advice from an instructor expert in an area you wanted to improve from. Thank you. Separate question, the ipad-mini on the yoke looks effective. We are considering replacing a Garmin Panel mounted 496 with a mini. Should we yoke mount vs panel mount? A few days ago we took up an instructor to really challenge us and it can be humbling (as well as fun).
Thank you! Flying is a constant learning process. I liked the panel mount, but only for the iPad mini. The normal iPad is too big. Thanks for watching my videos & happy landings, Guido
Here the answer: Guido, the bracket for the I-pad is „handmade“ by www.mcreation.de and will be fitted individually. Hope this information help. Alfred
Beautiful flight !! Wow... Mountains ,castles... Amazing landscapes. Thanks for sharing another great one. Where you intentionally burning more fuel off the left tank for a bit? Safe travels
