Single Pilot Jet - California (KAPC/Napa Valley Airport) to Kansas (KICT/Eisenhower National) 

That's great! I'm glad the videos help! If you' have any questions you need help with please ask away!

I used to live in Cypress Bend! Across Powerline from Palm Aire.

Nice! I love coming to Yingling Aviation! You always take great care of us. There is another video of my flight out to California that we wound up stopping there too (if you haven't seen it). I appreciate you watching!

Yes! We're aloud to stare and dream, right?

Thank you so much! If there is something you'd like to know more about or see, please let me know!

Appreciate you coming along!

Thank you! I actually went to the aquarium and walked around in Monterey! It was beautiful there. Being the flying nerd I had to stop at Half Moon Bay airport :-) but I did not spend time there, and I intend to next time! I appreciate the recommendations!

I don't care how long I've been flying. Any kind of military plane is still cool to look at.

I did actually know that, but only because I read more about it once I got back to the east coast! We rarely get them where I'm at (coastal NC or coastal south Florida). It is a pretty cool/interesting phenomenon! Thank you for the better explanation!

@@AccidentalAviator I kind of figured that. Unique micro climate system. I used to fly out of Long Beach CA with friends and my brother a few times. We would climb to a few thousand feet above the inversion and the OAT would go from low to mid 70s on the surface to over 80º above the cool air inversion. I've also seen it exactly opposite when "the lid is on the kettle" holding in all that hot, damp air. We had CJs at my FBO where I worked for extra high school money. Never flew one. Anyway, you can't fly and not know weather, right? I've seen cold, mid 50s and drizzle on the surface, warm to almost hot above that cold, damp inversion. Yes, I'm a weather geek.

@@jcur3118 I'm definitely a weather nerd. Had I not gone into computers, I may have pursued a career in weather. It fascinates me. I'm glad I checked the weather before heading down to the Giants game (I was staying in Fairfield)... It's definitely a unique experience. I appreciate you watching my videos!

@@AccidentalAviator They are good vids. If you get over into KSBP, let me know. Maybe grab some coffee. I'd love to see your bird. Been a while. CJs always bring back good memories from my days at LB. We had a fleet of several small GA planes. My boss was great to work for and I was with him almost all the way until he shut up shop and I think relocated out to Chino but not entirely sure. I also enjoy Steveo and Greg. Fly safe.

@@jcur3118 I definitely appreciate you watching them. I've enjoyed flying the CJ and I'll probably be with my owner until they close up shop. I'm not out on the west coast much, but the next time I am, I'll let you know!

I'll have one out soon with just myself and a minimum amount of fuel. On cold days in that configuration it's not uncommon to see 5-6,000fpm at low altitude.

I feel blessed to be able to do this while I can! Thanks Carl!

Thank you! I appreciate you watching!

Thank you! I appreciate you watching as always!

Thank you!

Doing great now! Just got out of recurrent. Thanks for watching!

I looked when we hit it and there were no planes around (I've hit wake turbulence before in this plane and it was "upsetting!" We just assumed it was some waves coming off the mountains.

So I went down to Monteray and spent most of the day there and when I drove back I went to Half Moon Bay airport! Being an aviation nerd I had to stop there! The airport looked deserted though. I'm guessing all the planes were in hangars? I am a occasional golfer too, so I'll have to remember that the next time I'm out there!

I would love to visit your country some time! Greetings and thank you for watching!

Thank you! I always appreciate everyone watching! I like the 25 minute video I think too. What do you think?

@@AccidentalAviator Whatever you put out is great. I have tried recording some of my flights to Wichita, Springfield, Fayetteville, Little Rock and still haven't had time to edit and post any, so I get how time consuming it is to put out the content that you do. I enjoy watching and learning how different pilots handle different approaches and challenging weather systems lately. You do a great job of explaining to non pilots and pilots on what is going on in the cockpit and what you are seeing on the instruments. I'm sure Flight simmers appreciate it as well. Thanks again and keep up the great work!

@@firepilot109 I appreciate the kind words. It is extremally time consuming, and even more so when you're starting out. Adobe Premier was a pretty steep learning curve, and that's coming from someone that understands computers/programming, but now that I've figured most of what I need out, I can crank one out in 16-20 hours, but that's still a lot. If I can help you in any way, please let me know!

Yes, that's exactly what I was asking! Where have you found that information? The G3000 manual is very sparce... Especially now that we have the upgraded software.

@@AccidentalAviator not sure where in the manual. I feel like in school I must show my work! I like using the vnav numbers in climb and descent. Figure the Cessna engineers know better than myself! I have max Trescott’s book so it may have been in there?

@@ProPilotPete What book are you referring to?

@@AccidentalAviator Max Trescott’s G3000 and G5000 Glass Cockpit Handbook.

@@ProPilotPete I'll have to get a copy. You can never have too many books 😛

Is "rain" their call sign? I was wondering that and meant to look it up.

@@AccidentalAviator don’t know.

That's great! Congrats! Back when I got my commercial you had to have the high performance endorsement before you took your commercial. The instructor I had signed me off in my Arrow (which was a mistake and caught) cause my Arrow is 200hp, and the High Performance endorsement had to be > 200hp. I just wound up doing in in a Seneca, which had basically the same engine as my Arrow but it was 220hp. What's next on your plate?

my FAA written for instrument within the next month hopefully. then finishing my instrument rating. then complex, commercial, multi, cfi, cfii, and mei. I'll be 52 in a month so no airlines for me .... I'm just loving the learning part.@@AccidentalAviator

@@josephschenk2631 I know you can fly until 65 (I believe). Is there a minimum age at which you can get hired? If they wont take you, 135 is hiring like crazy and I'm sure you can find a part 91 job too.

YES! I'm glad I looked at the weather before I went to the Giants game, cause it was 90 degrees where I was staying in Fairfield, but 58 degrees in San Francisco!

200 knots is our flaps-15 speed, but the bug should go there after I put the flaps down. I think ProPilotPete might have the right answer(s), but I'd love to see it in writing somewhere! Thanks as always for watching!

"Mountain Wave" as in winds coming over the mountains. We had been talking about them earlier.

We always hangar it when we can, but if it's left outside, I tie it to the seatbelts. I don't know any Citation pilot that actually uses their built-in gust lock.

I apologize for not getting back to you early. I've been pretty busy. Yes, I am a computer programmer as a living, but oddly we have 5 people at my company that are also pilots (or were at one time). I definitely took a odd route into the Citation. When I was younger I could have chosen aviation or computers, and I chose computers because my father was never home (He flew LearJets), and If I had kids I wanted to be there. Although I went into computers, I always stayed in aviation. I own a Turbo Arrow, and my brother is an A&P/IA with a Cardinal. The company I work for owned a Pilatus and we had a full time pilot, the the owner also flew. I just slowly nudged my way into flying right seat in the Pilatus a bunch (our main trips are between Wilmington and Lauderdale and all of my family lives down in Florida). After a bunch of years doing that and knowing the Pilatus inside and out, they finally just sent me to school for that and I became a captain In that (I think) in 2012. In 2013 I stumbled into an opportunity to get my ATP in a Piaggio and jumped on that. Then in 2019 we decided to upgrade from the Pilatus to the CJ3+, so me, the owner and our full time pilot all went to school for that. Since then, our full time pilot retired, and the owner had some medical issues, so it's just me in the left seat, but there's usually always someone on board that is a pilot and can help out in an emergency. I definitely have a great gig where I'm at, and it's the right amount of flying for me. Personally I love the travelling, but I wouldn't want to be away all the time. This doesn't feel like work to me and I'd like to keep it that way! I hope this answers your questions! If I didn't please ask away! I love sharing and talking aviation with everyone!

@@AccidentalAviator No worries about response time, we're all busy folks these days. Thanks for taking the time to explain everything! I begin training for my PPL this week and so I've got a long way to go, but I do hope I have a similar opportunity at some point. I've always thought flying jets is one of the coolest things ever. Subscribed, thanks again :-)

@@moocowVAL Good luck and keep me updated! 20 or 30 years ago I would have never dreamed I'd be flying a jet! It can definitely happen!

Except I was at 5,000 feet and Wichita is 1333. I know going out of Lauderdale it jumps from 200kts to 250 when I cross 3,000 feet (I'm assuming there's built in buffers to help you). I think ProPilotPete has it right... that it has something to do with having the approach dialed in and being in the "terminal area" on the side of the approach, but I've never seen it in writing. He thinks he saw/read it in a G3000/5000 book written by someone, so I think I'm going to purchase a copy.

@@AccidentalAviator Again I don't know, but I think he is right. That's why I wrote "FMS referral" as (close to) being within the Terminal Area buffer. Please let us know when you find out what it is...

@@raccoonair I appreciate you taking the time to answer. If I ever get a definitive answer (in writing) I'll let you know!

Thank you! I appreciate you watching!

@@AccidentalAviator pease keep me updated on your futures pilot class....✌️💯

@@oliviaprater5217 Unfortunately I am not a flight instructor as I really don't do this for a living. So there are no classes! I'm just enjoying sharing my videos with everyone on RU-vid