No One Can Fix the Plane

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More mechanics evaluated the plane and couldn't find anything wrong, yet the electrical system still isn't working properly, so we fly 2000 miles to seek out some special help.
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@mchughm16a4 3 года назад

I used to be an Avionics technician. I used to love working on problems that "nobody could fix", there was nothing more satisfying than solving it.

@tallbrian100 3 года назад

On old planes the switches and breakers connections are soldered and covered in shrink tubing. With time and vibration the solder cracks and you get intermittent connections. Check all the soldered connections in the alternator field circuit.

@Amisafeyet 3 года назад

Chasing bad grounds. My 1974 dodge duster used to go completely dark when I'd cross a RRX. It was bad fusable-links built into the wires. Nightmare.

@danaschoen432 3 года назад

@@Amisafeyet And those fractures can be numerous and SUB SCOPIC!

@israelkozlik7554 3 года назад

Piston single on a long cross country at night over inhospitable terrain with a failing alternator....a fine example of normalization of deviance if I’ve ever seen one...

@aronbechiom565 3 года назад

My thoughts, exactly.

@scottamolinari 3 года назад

I don't understand this either. How can you continue to fly with a known failed alternator? I'd venture to say, it's a display issue, cause there is no mention of the battery needing to be recharged. I'm really confused.

@scottamolinari 3 года назад

Matt explains in some comments below.....

@bittnerbs 3 года назад

This is just another example of RU-vid pilots taking unnecessary risks for clicks. I wouldn’t have clicked on this video had I known this.

@michigandualsportmotorcycl3483 3 года назад

Matt Thanks for visiting my hometown of Gladwin. I was an airport rat there when i was a young boy. I was able to hitch rides and fly to many places back in the 1970’s. Saw and rode in a bunch of cool planes and places. Grummans, mooneys, bonanzas, beaver. Those days are long gone.

@terryboyer1342 3 года назад

Gladwins airport saved a buddy and my bacon one night back in the 80s. We were flying at night VFR to the UP when suddenly the entire state of Michigan disappeared in dense fog. My buddy on a hunch headed toward Gladwin as he thought it was a little higher in elevation. He was right and the airport was visible in a sea of white as far as the eye could see. We landed about 1:00 am and called a motel who came and picked us up. Thankyou Gladwin!

@crazypeoplearoundtheworld304 3 года назад

I'd appreciate if you'd keep your comments to yourself.

@rickdabney5082 3 года назад

I’m not an airplane mechanic by any stretch, but I do troubleshoot electrical issues, often with intermittent failures. I have a number of logging instruments that are left connected to the system in question. When retrieved, the data can be downloaded to a laptop or appropriate device and studied. Though not foolproof, it does capture events that never seem to happen during direct observation. Data loggers are often small and inexpensive, and I would think this route might give insight. The shotgun method is valid at times, but it’s always better to know a precise failure mode or cause.

@AviatorGamer 3 года назад

@@craigm4792 i will asume he does since one of his recent vid he still was having trouble also the title gives it away

@jmcguire5151 3 года назад

@@craigm4792 the video isn't 3 yrs old. I believe the alternator issue started 3 yrs ago.

@shanetorgerson3880 3 года назад

Flying with a bad alternator at night... sounds about right 👍

@GILLSERGIO 2 года назад

It's not bad all light and radios were running at night!! Bad gages

@BrentEvjen 3 года назад

Why on earth would you go flying at night, IFR with alternator troubles?

@PedroLarock 3 года назад

deathwish?

@glen4cindy 3 года назад

Exactly what I was thinking!

@michaelyoung3337 3 года назад

This, all the time this.

@mattguthmiller 3 года назад

Because the alternator worked just fine, and no one could find any problem

@BrentEvjen 3 года назад

@@mattguthmiller So your amp meter was showing a charge, your voltmeter was not showing a discharge over time? I’m still not sure flying at night was the best course of action. I’m glad it worked out for you!

@darylh8657 3 года назад

The static you hear on your radio is a clue. First on the suspect list ... grounding.

@dwightb6237 3 года назад

I thought the same thing.

@MARKS-oq6bd 3 года назад

Yup yup simple but not simple at times.

@thomaswaldorf9141 3 года назад

Yep i agree .I have fixed my big truck wiring couple time know . Had charging problems and lots of static on 11 meter radio. Found 3 different ground wires braking down. Still working but partly broke increasing ohm's and making ecm send faults out. All of this because of vibration.

@robertdmoore2592 3 года назад

Grounding can definitely be an issue and definitely intermittent, I've worked for Beechcraft for 14.5 yrs then a for IASCO (JAL) for 15 yrs on Bonanza's and Baron's nothing drives crazy like an intermittent electrical problem because it generally won't show while you're looking for it but as soon as you release it BOOM there it is!!! Makes you look like a Dufuss!! lol🤪🥴🤨 and yes it turned out to be ground but this time it was a wire that was not totally tight in it's crimp at the terminal! You could pull on it and it felt tight but after taking the tie wrap off the bundle you wiggle the wire and feel it loose!!!👍👍

@johnnicol338 3 года назад

Yep, it might be as simple as a connection that is loose but looks like it is on, or trying to ground to a painted surface. If all of the equipment has been checked or replaced, then it points to wiring and grounding, but that is easy for me to say from my armchair. The folks that Matt has seen have undoubtedly been down that track. It could literally be one small wire out of place in miles of harnesses, or a switch or light on the panel. I had an alternator fail while flying while in the circuit and it was concerning at the time in broad daylight with lots of traffic around me and no electrics. Flying at night knowing that the alternator could fail is not good pilot decision making at all and I have to be critical of that. That could have been the start of a cascade of issues.

@michaelholliday100 3 года назад

Is it possible that you have a ground issue? I really think that you have an intermittent ground issue... Did they clean every ground point. I know that this sounds overly simplistic, but just a hunch from my experience... And when making all of my electrical contacts I use a liberal application of Dielectric Grease. to prevent corrosion from moisture between contact points.

@jimbobbyrnes 3 года назад

cleaning your battery contacts is the first thing a engineer would check. they have to do it atleast once every year or the plane wont even start. especially if your in a northern climate where they salt the roads/runways or a ocean waterborne plane. cars get the same issue but the batteries can handle much more corrosion.

@gnomish844 3 года назад

It almost certainly is a ground issue with the symptoms he's having. My bet would either be an unshielded ground wire, or corroding ground screw.

@jimbobbyrnes 3 года назад

@@gnomish844 just flip the positive and negatives around and whatever part of the plane didn't fry was the issue :)

@mmi16 3 года назад

more electrical issues are ground issues than not.

@jimbobbyrnes 3 года назад

@@mmi16 obviously due to the ground being the airplane itself. too bad they don't sell multimeters with 50 foot cables. hes gonna have some fun narrowing down the location. id test for a short/overdraw of the battery first seeing as how he was talking about new software/hardware that was just installed. infact im pretty certain that some of that gear is only meant to turn on when the alternator is running and so he wont really know there is a issue with power draw on the ground. but if it is a ground issue then all he really needs to do is test the connection between the battery and alternator but that must be working since he didn't lose any of his electrics.

@Iron266 3 года назад

Matt, my friend had your same issues in his Baron 55 for months. No mechanics were able to find the issue until one in South FL found the crankshaft counterweights were slightly unbalanced. Once he fixed that, the alternator issues were gone.

@johnmehaffey9953 3 года назад

I’m not a mechanic or technician but what I do know is that if there’s a problem there’s a solution it’s just how much you want to find the solution, some mechanics love solving problems like this but the majority just want the easy option and if the diagnostic tool doesn’t show it then they say it can’t be fixed, get someone who wants to help and you’ll get it sorted

@jeromeabernathy9099 3 года назад

Course 6 here. Love the videos! My partner and I had similar alternator problems. After our A&P failed to find the problem multiple times, we (both course 6) decided to troubleshoot the problem ourselves. It turned out to be a broken wire that only intermittently disconnected. That's most likely your problem too.

@Gravertrain 3 года назад

Am I correct to understand you flew at night over Lake Michigan in an aircraft with an inoperable electrical charging system?

@PedroLarock 3 года назад

Challenging death isn't he? lol

@Tmanaz480 3 года назад

Ah, to be young again.

@003rog 3 года назад

Yeah, and what was with the request to descend while over water?

@mattguthmiller 3 года назад

Not inoperable

@randc47 3 года назад

@@003rog I’m guessing he was within glide distance and needed to get lower for the approach. He was at fl12 over most of it.

@Jim_Austin 3 года назад

I’ll be interested to hear what the problem finally turns out to be. I imagine it will be some simple easily overlooked thing.

@samuelseidel6148 3 года назад

Maybe loose wiring for the energizer circuit

@myckee 3 года назад

If I had to guess it would be some sort of wiring harness, or loose wiring.

@jfv65 3 года назад

@@samuelseidel6148 or the wrong resistance in that circuit. In automotive the resistance would be created using a specific lightbulb that you would SEE on your dash when switching on the ignition. It would go out once the engine had started/alternator started charging. It would light up again when the alternator drivebelt would snap. Maybe there is a wrong spec light in that circuit, one that doesn't have enough resistance to 'excite' the alternator so the alternator doesn't charge.

@fixmyplane 3 года назад

Make sure that both of your Magneto P leads have shielded wire, bonded at only one end-and that the wires have no splices. Noise tends to trip the regulators.

@thomasmixson7064 3 года назад

WOW! This could be an 8 part 20k alternator repair vlog.. 4000 miles 40hrs of flights, 15 airports , 36 restaurants, beautiful scenic views...what could be better?

@messupfreq550 3 года назад

A survivable crash in the Ocean seems popular on this channel...

@PC-uh6hk 3 года назад

It has turned into a quest for the video that discovers the alternator fix and let's everyone know it was just a bad ground or loose screw or gremlins. Are you really thinking about a new plane?

@FlyMeAirplane 3 года назад

mayby it's the monitor circuit that isn't working. to test, look at your voltmeter. turn off the good alternator. if the voltage on the bad alternator stays at 14v then the alternator is working.

@johnnukecop 3 года назад

A fun video to watch. All along, I have seen Rachel taking video, but for some reason, this episode highlighted how much her work contributes to the content. Then at some point, when your alternator misbehaves yet again, her first words are "what can I do?" So to you Rachel, here's a shout-out! Matt, please keep flying and creating content. An awful lot of people enjoy your content, and I am one of them.

@knuktunes 3 года назад

I've been watching a bunch of videos and it was cool to see you fly so close to where I fly out of!

@SeanHollingsworth 3 года назад

Install an in-line inductive ammeter that captures actual data. . . . I've seen your intermittent electrical problem. It has characteristics of a an auto-resetting circuit breaker with an exposed wire bouncing around somewhere in a circuit. I'd love get my hands on this!

@nickpapagiorgio5056 3 года назад

Hey man I work at usair fbo at KROC!!!!! I noticed you’ve been to Rochester a few times in your videos are you from there??

@845SiM 3 года назад

Problems like this are a nightmare, if it’s not the alt, or the reg or the wiring, it’s a external influence/interference from another system, or hand of god. If your having weird stuff happen on multiple systems I would say it’s a dodgy earth wire, if there’s a main one and it can be moved to another location or earth point try that. It’s a problem that on the face of it seems ok to run with until the fault causes a bigger issue, at night and you loose electrical.

@davidwatt7663 3 года назад

Flying at night with a suspect alternator with all electric instruments. That’s BOLD !!

@engineeringoyster6243 3 года назад

"There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. But, there are no old bold pilots."

@jasoncrockett7144 3 года назад

Hey matt, I had a very similar issue with my bonanza. So my question for you would be is the alternator actually not charging or are you just receiving an indication that it's not charging from the light? I would watch my voltage meter and I was getting a charge but the little light said that the alternator was out. We replaced a couple of things and it turned out to be the fuse. The fuse had not blown, but I guess at certain speeds and vibrations the fuse did not work correctly. A new fuse fixed the problem. Again, my alternator was actually charging the entire time it just indicated that it wasn't. Hopefully that helps.

@bnosrati 3 года назад

I think there is crack on your Alternator. When you are on the ground and the air pressure is at highest, it works fine. When you go up in the air, because of lower air pressure, the cracks opens up. Good luck.

@joeydrexler4430 3 года назад

Goodness man how big of a backlog of videos do you have😂😂😂

@mikeb5556 3 года назад

As a designer of critical systems, including aero, I say backups exist to mitigate against single points of failure. They are redundancy if needed, when a primary fails. Using the backup as a primary is not its intended use. You are in different territory if that also fails. In this case, was there a backup alternator too AND basic battery power? Is this enough to sustain sufficient drain and time? IDK. *I really enjoy the videos*; but I would deal with the alternator incident differently if flying over water and using IFR, night, etc. Just saying.

@mattguthmiller 3 года назад

Yep, and primary alternator worked too so long as you reset it, problem was just that it kept going offline at random for apparently no reason.

@YouTube.TOM.A 3 года назад

@@mattguthmiller You are not thinking like a pilot should. Primary system failure leads to the use of reserve systems. All that normality applies after takeoff. You made a decision to fly [ take off ] with a passeger's life with a KNOWN operational deficits and your hair should stand up in the back of your neck if you need to keep reseting a generator for any reason. Does your minimum equipment list allow for unlimited oeration on a faulty electrical system. A lot of your focus at being an internet presence is coming at the expence of good operating JUDGEMENT and just if you wanted to know, I am not Jealous, I am just stating facts. you are a Chance Taker, and that is bad, All the capable technical resources in the USA, and only one guy [ on the other side of the country ] could fix your aircraft. If so I would give him a bus ticket... What BullSxxx !!

@BaseToFinal 3 года назад

Hope you end up finding a solution! We're also experience an undetectable problem in our 2010 Bonanza G36, the traffic seems to fail 90% of the time, we've gone back and forth with our avionics shop but they simply can not find the solution. Really frustrating having the equipment to be a little better safeguarded to traffic but the system failing!

@StormChaserMaci. 3 года назад

@MattGuthmiller It's not your alternator. How I know this: No dimming or overly bright avionics, no buzzing. A bad one does these things. Based on what I saw from the video when you were flying the first route, I have reason to believe you have a faulty fuse causing this. Because your alternator is just fine and the failure light came on is exactly why I believe so. If that's not the case, there is a short somewhere in your electrical system causing it. I recommend trying a simple test on EVERY wire connection with an electrical meter. You just have to have your plane parked with the engine running to find it. If you don't find one, there's a chance your failure light is loose. It's just like when you have a good lightbulb on a lamp not working but when you tighten it that fixes it. Hope this helps you:)

@acerbus02 3 года назад

I'm guessing a bad ground to his monitoring equipment.

@richardcollier-morris2611 3 года назад

I live in Rochester so seeing the skyline as you left was cool. I have been following you for about a year now. I love small planes but never had a desire to learn to fly even though my dad and an uncle had their private pilots licenses. I hope you can get to the bottom of your alternator problem.

@jimbobbyrnes 3 года назад

new hardware? is your alternator light on because of voltage spikes? on the ground pop the circuits for all your onboard hardware until the alternator light comes back on/off. whatever triggered the light has a short draining your voltage and it may only draw juice to the short when a certain device is turned on and running. you'll probably have to diagnose this issue by disconnecting every circuit and testing every onboard device's power draw independently then testing the device itself to ensure there is no short in the connection between the battery and device.

@henryostman5740 3 года назад

flying night instrument in a single engine with a zero output alternator?

@keefr22 3 года назад

Exactly my thoughts - not a risk I'd have taken. Old pilots, bold pilots....

@kiwiaviator7983 3 года назад

Yep...

@davem5333 3 года назад

Venturing into IFR conditions with an aircraft that is less than 100% is stupid. Especially with a electrically dependent glass panel.

@midgetrace 3 года назад

He has a stand by alternator

@markalpha8005 3 года назад

How can a plane fly so far with a failing alternator? Do they have a serious oversized battery or something? Or is there some kind of back up system?

@ericalmeter3215 3 года назад

Hey Matt just wanted to offer this up to you in case next time you're having a problem with the airplane and you don't want to fly all the way to california. I am an A&P working at the Niagara Falls airport and like I said if you needed a second opinion from a more local place let me know sometime. I trust my life with all the guys I work with there's a lot of knowledge and talent here. Shoot me a reply if you're interested

@nhojcam 3 года назад

matt, alt is probably ok. check ALL of the grounds for corrosion and correct earth ground bolts if you haven't already. i've seen lack of ground causing all kinds of gremlins.

@Pteparts69 3 года назад

Some aircraft just have gremlins. I’m an avionics tech in the RCAF, and my squadron has one helicopter that hit power lines. Even after a full overhaul it will sometimes pop random breakers, and no amount of troubleshooting will find a cause. It will do this for a couple weeks a year

@tikkathreebarrels 3 года назад

So in a car when the alternator fails, current draw will eventually flatten the battery to the point where electrical systems fail and the car stalls: what happens in an aircraft when the alternator fails? It sounds like it should be a major issue?

@JustinLong1977 3 года назад

Electrical systems will fail yes, however the engine will not stop. Aviation engines use magnetos, so no need for a separate electrical source for the engine to run. Also, all his glass cockpit panels probably have a backup battery that will power them for several hours. However, this is still a major issue.

@mrpielover615 3 года назад

This happened in September 2018? I would be fine with lower-quality videos if it meant we got to see stuff from within the last year!

@mfbfreak 3 года назад

I'd dare to wager that i would be able to find the problem. Hook up a bunch of cheap V and A meters to the wiring, mount them to a meter board, and point a camera at them, and then fly until the problem starts. However, i might not be able to do any repairs in exactly the way you may need to be certificated or whatever. Don't forget, 'works half' is also an option. I rode my motorcycle for 2 years with it barely starting in winter, because my voltage regulator was putting out voltage, but only barely enough to keep the battery at 12,5v which is not 'fully charged'. Didn't think much of the bad starting, i was riding in freezing temperatures after all. Only because of an unrelated issue (chafed through wire insulation) did i measure the voltage and did i find the half-working regulator.

@karlkascha1261 3 года назад

I hope that you didn't pay for three alternators. I still suspect a grounding problem. A bad battery can also start the engine, but give you funky problems. I'd also check the field winding wiring. Replace the connector plug. What does your ammeter and voltmeter show? I sent my pilot buddy to Ted's Electric in Syracuse for a alternator rebuild and to Battery World for a battery. There must be a rebuilder in Rochester.

@subsailor.9672 3 года назад

There is a 1978 Baron that is in damn good condition for sale in Long Beach. See "Fly with Rich" here on RU-vid. I'm pretty sure you can fly a light Twin.

@artd. 3 года назад

Grounding Strap, Engine to A/F? I have had that problem before..

@yueelson 2 года назад

Matt, or anyone - help understand, please... How does the plane fly and all gizmos work w/ alternator out?

@garybensman1358 3 года назад

It's interesting to watch you continue with your take off while you're looking at a failed alternator. We can all learn from that. Resist that " get there itis"

@mattguthmiller 3 года назад

Certainly no reason for a high speed abort for an alternator. Once in the air cycle the switch and it comes right back. Apparently exactly how it was designed and certified, as we’ll find out in a bit.

@ssn608 3 года назад

@@mattguthmiller Maybe.... but that part of Michigan is a lot of trees, and fewer airports for outs....and...did you fly over Lake Michigan? But, on the other hand....you said you were flying on "standby" next time it trips... does you aircraft have a second alternator? I would expect that to be a reasonable install in a round the world airplane...so if that's the case, it's no different than me flying my Arrow with only one alternator over the same area. You were safer, in fact, as your glass panel instrumentation presumably has a backup battery, where all I had was steam gauges and a couple of flashlights...

@selectstriker2 3 года назад

@@ssn608 not sure about the Garmin, but the standby attitude module will typically run for an hour on battery power, a bit longer with the screen brightness turned down.

@OAlison 3 года назад

and after all that he finds out that the real issue was with the alternator light which was broken...

@acirinelli 3 года назад

I was thinking the same thing

@AaronBockelie 3 года назад

Right. Loose bulb in the panel makes the alternator field collapse. :D

@samuesoeilyoriy6581 3 года назад

i work on car electronics 90 percent of altenators problems i fix are one of three things 1. altenator brushes or recifiter 2. corroded or broken feed wires connectors etc 3, bad earth wires . so your problem will one ot these , assuming good battery and alt actually turns🤗

@TheKingDrew 3 года назад

I had an alternator failure it wasn’t fun... But maybe you should get a baron

@Mike7478F 3 года назад

Or a CJ3 HAHAHA

@christopherjonstoll 3 года назад

Awesome to see you pass right over CYSA where I just finished my Commercial Pilots License this past week!

@snuffysniper 3 года назад

I had no idea that this took place two and a half years ago! Crazy!

@geraldmartsy2165 3 года назад

Huh good catch. That's crazy.

@linuspoindexter106 3 года назад

I'll bet that Eric O could sort it out...

@schwinn434 3 года назад

South Main Auto (SMA), babie: ru-vid.com/show-UCtAGzm9e_liY7ko1PBhzTHA In my heart of hearts, I bet Eric O could fix this plain - especially, if he could plug in the Autel. I could just see this plane setting in front of the gas pumps now, in Avoca, NY 14809 . If Eric O can't fix it, there's always "Rev Up Your Engines" - you know who; I'm sure "Rev Up..." would give it a whirl, and probably a test flight too, and who needs a little piece of paper like an aviation license, or training, for that matter when you been fixing cars for over 40 years, or better, in your garage, in your back yard! :)

@martinzeddy 2 года назад

Definitely Ivan could (PHAD)

@Mike7478F 3 года назад

It's a multi series story of aviation years ago. Or past tense as our teachers say. Yesterday is only today's tommorrow! Let's enjoy the ride. As we know no one forces us to be here, reading the comments of some. Matt has his own signature and style of video making. I have heard Matt's name mentioned in Dan's probable cause, whom I watch avidly, I'm no judge nor jury. I can't throw stones but just look at all the facts out there. So what will be will be. Until then I personally enjoy your vids Matt and co. Safe flying to all.

@MerlinspopTBH 3 года назад

You sounded very tired approaching Aberdeen. Too tired.

@dronepilot918 3 года назад

Sounds like he needs his juice box.. Umm, ...monster energy drink.

@philconey11 3 года назад

This could be a number of issues. The most common cause of this issue is the battery is failing causing the alternator to over-stress itself, resulting in repeated failure from wear. Alternatively, the rectifier/diode assemblies in the alternator are failing because of poor connections, and little to zero charge. This can occur with the voltage regulator as well, resulting in little to zero charge and also overcharge. This could be as simple as stripping some insulation to get cleaner copper for a better connection to the alternator, but I doubt it. I hope you have plenty of repair cash on-hand, because if the issue isn't the battery there's a 90% chance that a mechanic is going to be chasing issues in your wiring harnesses for a few weeks seeking lost grounds, damaged wires, and worn out wires. The labor on wiring harness work is some of the most expensive labor in the industry. Especially if harnesses need re-loomed. On top of that, alternator failures have a tendency to damage other electrical components. I would avoid flying IFR and night-time for the time being, if at all possible. Consider your alternator failed, even if it's charging, because of the failure trend. N367HP probably needs an electrical overhaul.

@YouTube.TOM.A 3 года назад

Some of you guys on this channel are JUST PLAIN NUTS !! Have you considered the legality and airworthiness implications of continued use of this aircraft. Yeah go ahead and encourage him to keep flying it untill he figures it out, Thats what you get for internet experts. You can look for AC ripple downstream of the alternator if the diodes are failing. sometimes the only safe resolution is a harness / loom replacement. [ Whatever the cost ] If the faults are associated with one alternator in favor of another then that narrows the problem. I would be very carefull about using circuit breakers in an airplane as you would an electrical switch. those things blow out for a reason.

@philconey11 3 года назад

@@RU-vid.TOM.A your reading comprehension needs work if you think I'm encouraging him to continue flying this plane.

@YouTube.TOM.A 3 года назад

@@philconey11 OK if that's howyou really feel but someone need to tell that guy to park that airplane till it is airworthy, It's not just IFR and night flights that matter, He may need a temperory permit to operate at all.

@philconey11 3 года назад

@@RU-vid.TOM.A yeah. Literally all of us have said that. His judgement sucks, and that's not changing.

@YouTube.TOM.A 3 года назад

@@philconey11 I would hate to read about him a few months later in the newspaper. young kids are so reckless and I am SHOUTING IT OUT. Park that airplane and stop carrying passengers till it's fixed. I have had electrical problems on widebody aircraft and its allways a treat to flight safety.

@briankepner7569 3 года назад

A capacitance grounding. Like loctite interfering with the grounding wire instead of having a conductive grease

@briankepner7569 3 года назад

Not a mechanic so I'm just guessing

@jamestharp7880 3 года назад

Great video and great editing. As old fashioned as I am, I still like steam gauges. (7000 hours of flying single engines, three alternator failures). I think Bob Riplley from ABS has it right. Put your alternators and air pumps on a 500 hour rotation for overhaul or replacement. In your defense wasn't your backup alternator still working?

@stihlnz 3 года назад

Good luck with your baby Matt, my 1953 Cessna 180 costs me an eye watering amount to keep going. But it rewards you every time you fly.

@angelicwolf909 3 года назад

Are they sure there isn't some kind of chassis ground issue?

@generalaviationflying6784 3 года назад

Heard you up with Boston as you were being handed off to Albany. Even took a pic on ForeFlight. Keep up the great work and awesome videos .

@MarkSnop 3 года назад

Why are you showing video from 2018?

@Turcian 3 года назад

The 10PM icecream 🍨 habbit is starting to show, Matt 😢

@infectdiseaseepidemiology2599 3 года назад

What is it about social media that encourages people to dispose of any sense of social nicety and politeness? Anonymity breeds bad taste.

@AnthonyRBlacker 3 года назад

It's interesting because when she said she heard a noise, in her headset I'm assuming, that to me almost sounds like you might have some sort of grounding issue.. It's very disheartening when you have continuous in flight issues that cannot seem to be replicated on the ground or in a shop.. Keep it up, I'm sure someone will figure it out! Thanks for the great content!

@YouTube.TOM.A 3 года назад

I have worked on cars since my fifteenth. You say grounding issues. that's quite an issue and potentially dangerous, Electricity tries to find an electrical ground anywhere it can; even through another electrical device sometimes resulting in unintended operation of other devices and overload of circuits. The idea here is not to duplicate the fault as much as troubleshoot, But untill that is sucessfuly done I would decide against continued use of this aircraft. Airframe and avionics Electricians are not a dying breed !!

@nzsaltflatsracer8054 3 года назад

Disconnect the alternator exciter wire & load test the circuit. If it was mine, I would simply run a priority wire to it to see if it came alive again.

@i.r.wayright1457 3 года назад

Max, I encounted a similar problem on a Warrior. Finally found a worn out adel clamp that had worn through the insulation on the main output wire from the alternator. Do you have one of those firewall mounted alternator noise filters?

@EricWestphal 3 года назад

Come see David Beaver at KDWH (Houston). Few know Bonanzas as well as he does. I have zero doubt he'll set you straight.

@StreetMachine18 3 года назад

Matt. You seem to fly out of rochester alot. Haha i live in rochester and always wonder if ill drive by the end of the runway and see your tail number! Stay safe my friend!

@nateg6320 3 года назад

I live in pittsford, and I fly out of the Rochester airport as well. I’m going to look for the tail number too 😎

@infectdiseaseepidemiology2599 3 года назад

I went to U of R. Good education but my condolences to those of you who may choose to live there.

@nateg6320 3 года назад

@@infectdiseaseepidemiology2599 My wife is a doctor here in at unity. We have opportunities to practice down in Georgia, but unfortunately we are stuck here for another 6 years. New York is a dreadful state to live in, and I’ve been here my whole life

@djlifestyle2189 3 года назад

Is there a separate switch that allows current to flow from the alternator ?

@williamlabarre4755 3 года назад

Most likely a "grounding" issue, in the sense that there is a chassis circuit fault. All grounding connections need to be investigated, perhaps bonded or bypassed. Not a happy thing, I had a Pontiac TransSport that did the same thing. It was a corroded grounding bond to the engine subframe. Bypassed with new connection, voila. Sold it quick.

@wi11y1960 3 года назад

A simple volt meter would establish if the alternator was working or if the alternator had failed or if the wiring was at fault

@wstafco 3 года назад

Matt, time for a new plane. That's my gut feeling.

@MikeKobb 3 года назад

Your landing lights look awesomely bright. What are they? Good luck with the fix!

@israelaeon3639 3 года назад

Great video, Matt! I love reading all the finger-waggers’ comments, too! Your videos are well-produced, and are interesting to fellow pilots and aircraft owners. I appreciate what you do.

@jimfogarty4123 3 года назад

Check your ignition switch, it may be a loose screw. I had this problem on my RV-9A.

@bgb702 3 года назад

6:20 I'm so used to that music being used for Matt's Offroad Recovery brother!

@ronstowell8646 3 года назад

My plane has a severe electrical issue........and I keep flying it thinking it will get better........fortunately I have 36 go pros mounted all over the airframe to record the accident....priceless

@mmi16 3 года назад

Does the plane have deer whistles for taxiing, take off and landing?

@rjrummer 3 года назад

Gladwin Airport is a great stop with cheap fuel and cool crew car. I've taken that same police car before. :). Just curious: Did you fly over Lake Michigan at night with a failed alternator or around the south end? Stay safe...

@stephenmarinelli437 3 года назад

Sounds like a shunt field issue with your electrical system. A faulty wire to your battery system isn't allowing a magnetic field to be created for your generator. Vibrations and climb/bank angles are causing loss of connection and subsequent loss of power generation.

@DougChristenson 3 года назад

Hey Matt, Love your videos. I wanted to know how do you find all your great places to eat near the airports? That has always been the trickiest part of my flight planning. Fly safe

@jeffreymitchell2712 3 года назад

Gotta follow your gut and go to the folks that make you the most comfortable when it comes to maintenance on your baby. As a A&P tech, I look forward to hear the fix on this issue.

@luiscarrillo5063 3 года назад

Come to Exodus Air Service !! We will take care of you , in Lancaster CA , at William J Fox Airfield !

@70vikingable 3 года назад

Have to ask is your system actually discharging loosing actual working voltage?

@VGreggUndercover 3 года назад

Had this same issue on a customers plane. Turned out the battery ground had internally partially failed, causing intermittent charging with vibration

@jimallen3392 3 года назад

Regardless of electrical problems, you are the man, the KING of aviation. You are supercool, a modern day Richard Roundtree of Shaft fame. Keep up the great videos!

@todroberg5124 3 года назад

Had the same issue with a 1991 A36 changed alternator, circuit breaker, wiring, voltage regulator didn’t fix the problem ended up putting a new main alternator switch in ( couldn’t find anything wrong with the old one ) fixed the problem

@paulfarrell1130 3 года назад

So what have the gurus on the West coast done so fare in trouble shooting your problem?

@bobsykes 3 года назад

Let's all guess... Either bad grounding, unfortunately almost anyplace; or an intermittent short that overloads the alternator, causing it to shut down to protect itself from overload.Can't wait for the diagnosis. Or, the new aircraft!

@williamriggs780 3 года назад

Floating grounds are such a pain.

@WizzRacing 3 года назад

Alternators are simple to troubleshoot..They either work or they don't..I would be looking for bad connections or lying gauges...

@djbred18 3 года назад

I don’t understand. If you’re alternator isn’t working, your battery eventually die. How are your electronics staying working with your alternator not charging?

@johncostojr599 3 года назад

Is this going to be an 8 part series??

@Mike7478F 3 года назад

Ha John, yes you getting the hang of it. It's a long drawn out journey of some aviation story, lots of fried food and dollops of ice cream.

@robertthomas3364 3 года назад

Welcome to my hometown of San Diego, Matt. I hope they solve your alternator problems! Love your videos!

@dicedsghq7043 3 года назад

Hey, Matt! You should totally fly to the Falkland Islands! They don't get to be in the spotlight often, and especially in the spotlight of a popular RU-vidr.

@leeCann 3 года назад

Matt always good video. I understand you have a standby alternator and magneto's and backup navigation. STILL daytime flight would be my personal opinion. I always enjoy you doing your thing. Matt, I'm really hoping Dan Gryder's accusations are incorrect 🙏🤞

@HoundDogMech 3 года назад

Inop Alternator File IFR @ FL120 at Night Over Lake Michigan NO O2. You're Loonier than ME. The way I justify flight over Lake Michigan & Superior was I wasn't going to BURN. Did many Flights From RYV to Standish MI. (25SM East of KDGW) back in 890's & Early 90's for deer hunting.

@blueskies8834 3 года назад

Is Matt operating his aircraft under an approved Minimum Equipment List (MEL)? If not, you cannot depart with a known item inop. If equipment does not perform as expected it is considered inop. Of course there are exceptions, you could get a Ferry Permit.

@YouTube.TOM.A 3 года назад

I had the same question This kid is making up his own airwothiness rules but what the hell ?, he has FANS on the world wide web and willing PASSENGERS to jump onboard.

@nathanbain3348 3 года назад

any comments about Dan Gryder's vid?

@tbarnet6273 3 года назад

Does the standby alternator exhibit the same issues as the primary alternator?

@mattguthmiller 3 года назад

@waltersistrunk4200 3 года назад

First question, have you done the math to find out how much this alternator is going to cost you with travel and all, including the ice cream? Second question, why were you flying cross country with an alternator that goes out regularly? Last question, wouldn’t it be a good idea to trade up? Just wondering.

@RhoIotaKappa 3 года назад

I'm sorry, you fly at night, glass panel dependent, with an electrical problem?! With all sorts of other environment and weather potential issues...who in their right mind gave this person a pilot's license? This type of unsound judgement is why the NTSB lists are longer than they need to be.