Pushing the Limits - When IMC ≠ IFR | Epic Ops Canada | Real Pilot | Microsoft Flight Simulator 

He opened the virtual window and yelled, "Clear prop!" It doesn't get any more real than that... well done.

I stumbled across your channel a bit by accident ("Happy little accidents" like...Bob Ross smile) - i was looking for an issue i have with MSFS, ended up watching the Concord series and followed the rabbit hole to this Video now...and i have to say, i'm absolutely blown away. Not only that you have real world experience (it shows...A LOT), the "Pilot Voice" comes out and has something strangely soothing, they joy comes through as well. Not only that, but the nice little ATC additions and the music selection are absolutely excellent. The Head Tracking does wonders to make it feel a lot more "alive". The Wonderful interactions in the comments are also something really great to see. I hope you don't get discouraged by some of the inevitable negative comments and keep it up.

Beautifully flown as always - very precise! An interesting discussion of the concepts of IMC & IFR too. Definitely one for the sim rather than real life!

I really appreciate all your videos and I am a member of your discord as well. I have learned a lot from your videos also. I must say you handled this challenge extremely well.

I really like the 414, thanks for the video.

Probably a strange conncection to make, but this reminds me of when I did a perfect triangulation in Silent Hunter III. Zero assistance modes and the weather was just as bad as in your video, so the periscope was of no use. I triangulated an enemy ship's position just by ear, going by the direction and the volume of the engine sounds at three different points in time, using nothing but hand drawn lines and Xs on the map to establish the course of the ship and the firing solution. When I actually heard the torpedos make the impact it was a real sense of accomplishment.

Nicely done, looks like some fun and great practice for instrument flying skills round-dial style! Love your videos.

My favourite type of flying in flight sim

Fantastic video as always. Thanks to your quality videos together with some other streamers I've actually decided to start my PPL. Only 6 hours in, but loving it! 45, but never too late eh?

Dead Reckoning… If I get it wrong, I reckon I’ll be dead!😵

what controls are you using to look around the cabin when youre configuring planes? i finally got my tobii5 head tracking working well but it is still nowhere near as smooth as however youre doing it. another excellent production ItB! best msfs creator bar none imho!

Nope… wouldn’t do that in real life. 😂 I use to do that with a C402 in the Bahamas to Stella Marris or Exuma. But, I knew the highest obstacle was 300 ft if the balloons were down. That is how the engines sound.

Hey nice video, are you an instructor?

what gns530 is that? is it the "default" or the working title unit from the marketplace or the pms mod? there is a huge confusion now with all these units around.

Awesome stuff! I would love to see more of these challenge videos where you demonstrate older navigational styles, inclement weather or specialized ops (STOL, Agricultural, Cargo). But most importantly the best videos are the ones where I can tell you enjoyed making them. I imagine sometimes doing the same type of videos over and over can become tedious. Great video and all the best, friend!

Always appreciate your videos, most useful ! They’ve become like a “reference library”, 1st place I check for information ℹ️

Great stuff! Entertaining. 414 is "my" GA aircraft. Buying new aircraft, and the cult of the new wears off after a few hours, and then back to the 414. Cockpit is readable with large instruments, and it feels heavy in the air. - Fsrealisticpro and Fsltl are mandatory addons. Old school navigation was my only way of flying. Could be too demanding at times. Now I am both old and lazy, and learned how to operate and love Garmin 750. A perfect match for the 414. Cruising all over the world in all weather, discovering yaw dropping places

What a great video! Move over Seinfeld, ITB is my new favorite show. How did you get the weather radar to come alive? I've flicked every switch on it and can never get it to power on.

Are you gong to cover “new versions” of TBM930, CJ4 and Longitude ? I’m fairly comfortable with CJ4, need to learn Longitude properly. Are there good checklists around ?

C414AW my top choice of GA 👍 flown a lot with it, never get sick of it

"in IMC conditions, without flying IFR" - Is that a thing IRL? I definitely have to watch this video later!

What a good video that was, watched it twice today. This is my favorite type of flight simming, rough weather in a great aircraft. Thanks for your effort!

Just got my instrument rating today, thankfully NDBs were not a part of it haha. Awesome video, I love the 414, such a pretty airplane.

Cool flight and nice flying. Kinda disappointed with MSFS lately they completely took out icing effects and turbulence toned do so much it’s hardly there.

How can you position yourself in the back of the airplane? Any suggestions Xbox Series X user Thanks!!!

Surly that Climb out rate isn't Correct? 4secs per 100ft?

Used to live in Kelowna. Awesome place to fly, is where I did a bunch of my float training/teaching. But yeah. 2000 fpm descent from 11000ft, your passengers hate you :P

Its fantastic to see some of these older procedures bought to life. The FSW414 is a great platform to do them in as well. Watching this really reignited something in me, where I recall trying to figure VOR navigation out as a 12 year old with Flight Sim 2 on C64 just a few years ago 😉and not really understanding it, but knowing I wanted the challenge. Now with one quick demonstration I can picture this and now have a much better sim that I can revisit all this with

Could you tell me the ICAO of the arrival airport? Thanks!

Hello! Dont know if the questions been answered before but how do I turn on the weather radar? I heard it should work on the plane by default but i couldnt figure out how. Also bought it from the marketplace so maybe an update missing?

Wow that's a flight you have to trust your skills. In real life I would take a diaper with me :D Well done!

One little thing, those turbo Contis want to be babied. In the descend you should never decrease power by more than 1“ per minute. 😉 25-27“ are usually good until over the fence.

Great vid….is this an add on plane?

Can someone tall me the name of the aircraft? or where do i buy it? thank you guys!

Great to watch a real world ATP rated pilot so professionally...and easily...do the voo doo that you do so well. I'm a single engine, VFR rated pilot that can fly IFR approaches on the SIM, but you make it look far easier than it really is. LOL You're a flight BOSS in any cockpit. I'd fly with you anywhere in any plane. This was EXCELLENT.

Hands down, Superfinal 🌲🌲🌲...cap🌠

You read my mind. I installed this aircraft and started reading a poh for it. Id love to fly this at some point in real life. Got my ppl. Starting ifr now or after march

Great flight, had me biting my nails. I'm going to try...after i get my AP familiarity up enough (!) Thanks for another excellent exceptional video!

Wow. Just, wow! Love the 414, flying over some amazing scenery - best viewed without the cloud, to be fair. Some great precision flying. At times, it was as if you were in a huge tupperware bowl. As you said, it's definitely not a flight for real life. One of your best videos yet. Thanks.

Interesting exercise! I’ll try too, which C414AW config did you choose, to get that instrumentation ?

Love the sound of the rain ❤ I've just sat and listened a few times before or after a flight😅

its nice to see that the old steam gauges are still being used the developers tend to make new aircraft with the garmins which are easy to use but for old school flying bring back the steam gauges

What software are you using to view the charts in-game like that?

weather radar works WAAAT say it isnt soo and another Awesome video Thank You I shall try this flight since I am BC

Great video! Many thanks. This aircraft is surely one of my favorites and I learned a lot on how to fly it from this video. I am also curious about what software you used for the background ATC chatter?

What reshade preset do you use sir?

May I ask what software you use for the ATC chatter? Also, and this goes without saying at this point, great video! I'm definitely going to fly this route. The C314 is currently my favorite GA aircraft in the sim. However, with my soon to arrive PC (replacing my Xbox) I'm looking forward to flying the Cessna 310.

That was fantastic!

Great flight. I enjoy how precise you fly.

Some proper flying on RU-vid. Great stuff.

Nice landing here. I haven't really flown my 414 much since the Wilga came out but I noticed your 414 doesn't have the weird red turbo glow on each of the engine cowling grates. Did that get removed with an update or did you do something to remove it? I've seen photos of the real glow and by comparison the implementation on this plane always looked really overdone and bad. It didn't detract me though since I've flown this plane a ton.

Would have been nice to see the terrain across the Rockies.

Now this is how we learned to fly 30 years ago but with nowadays used GPS equipment not doing anymore…….although I would never do this in RL it is great to practice it in the sim! You must be (have been) a FI for sure…. The way you explain things, keep track and stay ahead of the aircraft is great. 👌

Actually you don't really need to touch the power levers all that much when descending in this aircraft. Basically start your landing descent, reduce the manifold pressure from your cruise setting one inch per minute (to avoid shock cooling the engines) until you reach 27. When you reach your desired altitude and the plane levels off, your IAS should be about 170 knots. At 170 knots you can go for the first notch of flaps (and/or lower the landing gear), reducing the IAS to about 140 knots. The second notch reduces speed some more and then at full flaps the IAS should be at the blue line. All this without touching your power levers after you've reached 27 inches of manifold pressure. You might even need to increase it a bit at this point to stay above the blue line! This came from a real life Cessna 414 pilot here on RU-vid. I thought it was pretty cool, I tried it and it really did work! Also shows how true to life this great aircraft is in MSFS. Oh and great video too!

That was pretty hairy. Cool flight!

Absolutely love Kaslo area and Kootenay Lake! I am days away from getting MSFS on my brand new speed demon PC! Is this default scenery or add on. 2500hrs fsx on older computer with continual CTD and OOM interruptions. Thanks for a great video! SUB’D😊

IMC = TYI (trust your instruments) Nailed it. GREAT flight! !! !!!

Probably the best and most realistic Sim videos I've watched! Great job...

A clearly, enjoyably and professionally carried out presentation as usual, and may I say, a particularly interesting one thanks to the challenge. Love the steam gauges and the preflight preps. Great content! Happy to support the channel and see it grow!

This was very enjoyable! I love to challenge myself with vor and ndb navigation sometimes too. Maybe not in such extreme conditions though yet 😂

Much appreciated the excellent run-through of IFR with analog instruments. What a great plane this is! I assume that the ATC was the real thing.

subscribed. wow that was great fun, I get to the rockies every year, and its where i do most of my flying

Great video! I have to admit I felt quite anxious during that approach! :D

Really enjoyed this one

Thanks again for an inspired video! Nice touch sitting in the cabin and briefing on the foldout table.

Beautiful flying

Nailed it! Nice :)

Excellent video and a very challenging flight. I did fly a Mooney from Powell River BC up to Bute Inlet and landed on a cut out strip at Homathko a few years back. You can do this on MSFS. Truly stunning country and well worth a visit. There is one thing the flight sim cannot model and that is adrenaline. If this had been real, it would be overflowing. Thanks again.

fantastic.

i feel like i learned so much from that video ! excellent job !!

Well done eh

Good work !

Wow-that was impressive! Well done, as always!

Great video, always love to watch ITB presentations, so polished and informative

great video!