Mike Bigler of Bigler Aviation at Mather and Mark examine Mike's Beechcraft Premier 1 and take it up for a flight. We want to publicly acknowledge Mike's generosity. #jet #pilot #aviation #beechcraft @skywagonuniversity5023
A fabulous way to spend 45 minutes and burn some Jet-A. What a machine! Mike knows his stuff, which you have to, to keep 30 minutes ahead of the missile, before it bites you on the bum!! Thanks Mark 😀
I’ve been flying this Premier IA jet for about 12 months. I have the Pilot in Command Type Rating in the Premier with Single Pilot Endorsement. I enjoyed flying Premiers. I have dialed in to a point I was greasing these jets on for almost every landing. You have to fly these jets by the number. You can’t exceed Vref by more than 10 knots if you don’t want to float forever. It is not a short field jet but I felt confident landing on runways as short as 4800 feet. I refuse to fly these Premiers to airports with runways shorter than 4500 feet when the runways are wet. Biggest drawbacks of flying these old birds are maintenance, payload and range. Parts are getting expensive as they are no longer made. It has 6 to 7 seats but you cannot carry 6 full size adults and fly for 1000 nm. If you carry 6 passengers of 200 lbs or less, you can plan on flying for no more than 2 hours in IFR conditions with IFR reserve fuel.
I love the Collins Proline 21.. sure.. the huge Garmin screens are nice.. a lot of information.. but there's something so nice when you're behind the Proline.. it's all business.. clean and professional.. gives you what you need when you need it..
Really enjoyed this. I was the maintenance superintendent in the Comm Sq when Mather was an Air Force Base. I did the commissioning inspection of the ATC tower. The ASR had been destroyed by a fire and we installed a microwave link to McClellan who shot their radar signal to Mather and we imposed our map over it. For reasons no one seemed to understand there was a bump in the glideslope. The SAC wing commander only flew once a month, would see the bump and climb and be forced into a missed approach, which made him a very unhappy camper. Randolph AFB (TX) would fly a bunch of T-38's to Mather on a Friday, claim "maintenance issues" and then head for Tahoe or SF for the weekend. On Monday, those issues would magically disappear and they'd return to Texas. Mather was the training base for all military navigators.
Great video. Great airplane. Great pilot. The absolute sophistication of this aircraft is only exceeded by the knowledge and skill of this pilot. He makes it look so simple and straightforward. But remember, he's flown over 10,000 hours and has 27 type ratings. Wow. His comment about the differences between the Citation and the Premier are easily placed in perspective by a reference to another of my favorite youtube channels, "Premier1Driver", hosted by an owner/operator who flies his Premier for business and personal use. He comes to the Premier with over 1,000 hours in the General Dynamics F-16! That's probably just about the right background to fly this unbelievable space/time machine. It truly is a controlled missile with incredible capability.
Looking forward to that PC-12/King Air Video next ;o) Thanks for the great content! Really informative and enjoyable. Greetings from German Piston World.
Enjoyed the uninterrupted flow. The CF fuselage structure increases the available cabin volume by nearly 15% and reduces the weight by about 20% and probably doubles the strength in comparison to a conventional alloy construction.
This was a very interesting video and aircraft. Mike is one very knowledgeable pilot and very professional. I’m assuming his checklists are electronic and are showing up on the instrument panels. If it doesn’t, he has one hell of a memory and I liked how he was talking through what he was doing during the entire flight. I bet he would be a hell of a flight instructor!
Awesome video guys!!! I really enjoyed the focus on the tech and specifics of the Premier 1 and Mikes enthusiasm in running through all the systems and showing her off! Beautiful plane for sure.
Mike, you made my whole day!! My last jet was a Premier 1A for just short of 700hr, mostly SP out of KPAE. After 20 years flying Navy jets, and 15 years flying 737s, the Premier was still a challenge to learn and a pure pleasure to fly. Passing up Citations was always fun. Once comfortable, you could make it sit up and speak! Loved the plane but the 2008 economy dump put an end to that. No one is looking for 83 yr old premier pilots now. If you ever get into KBVS, come over to our flight school at Cascade Aviation and have a cup of coffee. Bob
Your network is your net worth. Knowing people who will take you out in their jet and let you film it all for content is something not many people have access to. Sharing your own experiences is a wild dream for many and a real joy to watch. Go pro make a good camera every other generation. 7 bad, 8 good, 9 bad, 10 good, 11 bad. 12 released soon.
@@skywagonuniversity5023 Alas! As the GoPro camera seeks glory in the heat of action, that very heat becomes its tragic flaw like a fickle actor, leaving the quest for the perfect shot a tale of 'to be continued... Are You using the new white batteries? They hold up much better to the older blue ones. Where the sun doth blaze, Go pros record their scenes not in summer's sweltering days.
@@skywagonuniversity5023 O noble Don, whose skilled hand doth weave the tapestry of images and tales, thy work with the DJI Osmo, though born in Chinese lands, shines like a beacon of excellence. As the CCP hath mastered the art of surveillance through lens and light, so too doth this technology grace our humble consumer goods. And lo, let us not forget GoPro, that emblem of American ingenuity, despite its fiery tempests of overheating woe. For in the land of stars and stripes, it doth endure, capturing adventures and escapades with fervor and flair. To Don, whose lens captures the essence of life's grand tapestry, and to the cameras and tools that grace his artistry, we offer praises as boundless as the horizons they unveil.
@@skywagonuniversity5023 The GoPro 12 is out now. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UZ5G0tVwBkI.html this is what you have been hoping for
Great video. It's always impressive to see a professional pilot at home in the office. Definitely some takeaways that private pilots like me can use when flying much more simple machines.
Actually, he was incredibly generous with his time and his jet. He goes into instructor mode, but at no time did we feel like he was anything like you described. It is unfortunate that you were left with that impression of him. Mike is a very nice person. - Don the Camera Guy.
Greg sold his company and is semi retired splitting his time between his places in Flordia and Colorado IIRC. I think he talked about it in the last video he posted, or perhaps it was an Instagram story.
Very interesting and I enjoyed the instructive nature. I enjoy your videos always but you found a guest with a talent for making complexity seem possible to master.
Did Mike ever tell you what instrument you have in your Mooney that is not in the Premier? Hint: it rhymes with slip/skid indicator. Cuz swept wing aircraft have yaw dampers.
@@skywagonuniversity5023 Yes I was paying attention to how you did that ... it had me confused at first when he asked and I thought that was where it should be , --- then it wasn't. @williamschwab3384 Yaw dampers, copy that.
The presence of the yaw damper has nothing to do with the lack of a turn coordinator. It has to do with angle of bank for a standard rate turn the flight director operates. It’s greater than a standard turn coordinator depicts. It’s based on speed. A Beech Duke has a yaw damper and a turn coordinator for example. Btw, most jets do depict the “slip/skid” on the PFD. They just don’t have the standard “two minute turn” turn coordinator you are used to seeing in a smaller airplane.
Stunning. Great video and commentary too. Remarkable machine. The nearest I get to that is programming into flight sim a Lear 45, sketchy wx into Telluride 😉😄👍✌️💜
Fantastic video! Very informative. I would love to hear more about Mike's philosophy on instrument interaction/management that he mentioned during the flight. Again, fantastic!
G,day from Sydney Australia. Thanks Mark, alittle more knowledge in my memory bank about the Beechcraft Premier 1A with Williams jet engines. * nose wheel locking pin * composite carbon fibre fuselage * single engine capability to maintain a rate of climb * TCAS alert and collision avoidance * Stopped production 2012 * VNAV 'stepdown' It's seriously 'heavy iron' quality kerosene burners! 👼💨
I was very confused about your trip to “Squaw Valley” at only 11,000 feet, because I didn’t know about the town near Fresno. After a bit of ForeFlight and Google searching, I learned about the little town and its contentious, recent name change to “Yokuts Valley.” Your (as usual) very cool aviation video gave me an enjoyable evening learning about California geography, history, sociology, etc! Thanks!
$26,000 a set of brakes??? Is that to replace the calipers pads and rotors? I sit because you have to replace the wheel hub / spindle each time? At least there's no TR's or LE devices... Also wondering, are the spoilers not approved in flight? - while you discussed decent profile and being ahead of the airplane... Did you discuss the cabin in the previous video - I'll look for it. Hope you noticed the painted on window! OH, and the instrument not on the panel was on his control yoke,.... turn & bank ind. [slip] maybe I went to sleep if he mentioned it, or did you fail the quiz and edit it out? :)
As a Canadian we have been metric since the 70s. However in my shop I’m still 99% imperial because most building materials are sold in imperial sizes eg. 4 by 8 plywood. When building a shed or deck I think imperial eg studs on 16 in centres, and buildings an decks are built in 4 foot increments to maximize materials. Our temperatures are somewhat strange as house and outdoor temps are exclusively metric but the water temp in our lake is always imperial. Cooking is mostly imperial. We have a ways to go before we are fully metric.
Cool to see something different… Barbie jets are fun! Funny though - the bigger bird you fly for work, the more you miss general aviation and tail wheel days…
Well that was interesting, and nicely filmed, thanks. I like Mike's explanation of the instrumentation logic, ie whether you look at a traditional 6 pack or full glass, they basically are all telling you the same thing. The presentation is different, but the message is the same, basically how to get from A to B laterally, and with the introduction of VNAV you're offered A to B plus vertical guidance. I think Mark was impressed with the level of automation, (never heard him so quiet!) and by adding auto throttle an even further hands off experience is present. I don't know the Premier aircraft, but looks like no auto throttle here. Also, wasn't sure if this aircraft has a spoiler / speedbrake system, but this is where Mike's gear and flap speed limits and descent profile can all be helped. As for the unanswered question as to what instrument is in Mark's Mooney, not in the Premier, my money was going to be on a Manifold Pressure gauge.......... jets normally show power in percentage of N1 (compressor) speed. Thanks again all, keep up the good work.
The Premier 1A does not have auto throttles , but it does have speed breaks. Mike kept on about speed control/management and being 30 minutes ahead of the plane so he didn’t have to deploy the speed breaks. The only time you really want to use speed breaks are after touch down, otherwise you are wasting fuel.
Greg Mink's channel Premier 1 Driver www.youtube.com/@gregmink has years of videos showing single pilot ops in a Premier 1A .. really the best and only channel that i know of that's dedicated solely to this wonderful aircraft (it has some short videos of the MU-2 he owned before the RA390).. everything said in this video is spot on.. It's a little owner/operator jet that acts and feels like a medium size jet.. they can be purchased right.. just be prepared to pony up for maintenance and repairs.. Beech has always been very proud of their parts.. nothing's changed.. it's the perfect jet for that citation owner when they get the "training wheels" off..
The early 2000 premiere i fly in had a hydraulic landing gear failure so the pilot had to pull the cable so that killed the landing gear doors but the catch tray was installed incorrectly so the carbon fiber started delaminating but he loves this jet so much he paid to have it fixed and his son flies it and maybe i will soon
We use a program called Telemetry Overlay. It uses the GPS data from the GoPro to create the effect. Not 100% accurate, but it gives you the idea. - Don the Camera Guy.
No. It is actually a bit slow in roll. You have to get significantly nose up to do a proper aileron roll due to relatively slow roll rate. Passing that on from a friend.
There were three of us on that flight with Mike. Not one of us ended up with the same conclusion about Mike that you did. Mike is an excellent instructor and was very generous to give us a flight on his jet. He mentors young aviators, helping them transition to jets ... for free. We think that is pretty impressive, but not in the way you meant.
Consider who would use this , Up in the Morning Have breakfast Spend all morning boasting how much money they have Go to the airport and fly somewhere for lunch (refuel) Buy some realestate ... just because ... Continue to final Have dinner Spend all night complaining about how hard their day was... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@skywagonuniversity5023 the rear "windows" on both sides in the exterior shots are not in fact windows. They are painted on. It's a running joke in the biz jet/charter world that we make fun of premier flyers/owners for this because they are compensating since there are far superior jets in it's class
