Thunderstorms And Fog From LA To Denver! Single Pilot Jet Flight 

Hi I’m 50 years old and I am an avid aviation enthusiast and a longtime viewer of your channel. I point out my age because I wanted to mention that I’ve had the pleasure of playing Microsoft Flight Simulator for 41 years since it was released in 1982. I play each session as if I’m really flying in that I’m adhering to all the guidelines from the pre-flight checks to making the air speed is alive call to the flight itself and finally the landing and everything in between. Whether I’m flying VFR or IFR it’s always exciting to fly under each of these conditions and following the associated rules. This is one of the things I enjoy most when I’m watching you conduct these flights as you do these things for real. Thank you so much for taking us on your aviation journey I will always watch. Jerry M

Always a joy to see your professionalism on full display. Nice job, Max!

Folks probably underestimate, Max the incredible skill and short term memory it takes to both narrate a video of your piloting duties while communicating with ATC (Air Traffic Control) nearly simultaneously. Congrats on the fine job you do of both!

I still say that if family members are on board while single pilot, I would train each of them on how to land. Your Dad is 100% spot on.

Great to see you back, Max! Love your videos - thank you so much for your contribution to aviation as a whole which is so important. Hoping you're staying safe.

Thank you Max, to you and your family for giving so much back. I live in Scotland and my daughter works at a school where the kids have the same situations as the ones at the school your family supports. Their school relies on food donations from local business's and the public and they too have to sometimes have their clothes washed or are provided with a meal. They all get a slice of toast before going home, regardless of whether they come from a rich family or a poor one. I feel it's important to give back. Children and animals are helpless and deserve help. Thanks again Max

That shoutout on departure was awesome! It's so cool that you're 3000 miles from home and someone says hello.

Such a pleasure flying with you Max. Bless you for what you're doing

You have been missing for a while!! I thought maybe you stopped making your videos!! Glad to see you back!! Stay safe Buddy!!!

Max!! So good to see you again. Always so impressed with your professionalism and attitude. Safe travels!! The Camarillo departure person was working it!

Max, you are the calmest private pilot that I have seen here on YT. Flying must to have been flowing through your veins before you were born. If ever I could afford to hire a private pilot, you would definitely be on the very short list. Great flying with you, stay safe.

I was beginning to think all of the pilots i subscribe to quit unceremoniously. You, Greg, Baron, ( I know 310 pilot actually did). Only Steve-o seems to be posting with any regularity these days. Glad to see you're still hanging in there!!!!

Love the videos my man! You are a true inspiration for a pilot in training!

Amazing family. Some say he was handed a golden ticket. He IS a golden ticket. You are, or become, what you think and believe. He worked very hard and through many obstacles to get there. Love you Max. PPL .

I recently found your videos Max. I appreciate the professionalism of your piloting and narration. More importantly, thank you for giving back to the public school system. I am not yet a pilot myself, at 36 yrs old I've so far let it slip through my wings, but I love the atmosphere of the flying community.

I’m a 53yo working on my instrument rating. Can’t get enough of watching your approaches! Thanks for the content Max!

Hey Max, Thanks for your awesome videos! Way to go to help those unfortunate in the NYC schools. That’s fantastic! Keep up the great work and the inspiration to others. Safe flying

Right-seat with Citation Max IS the place to be... thanks for the ride!!

Pilots are starting to know you! That was absolutely remarkable of whoever that pilot was! Love your videos! Keep it up man! Love you!

We have it all these days at DIA and Centennial; wind sheer, microbursts, lightning, heavy precipitation, moderate turbulence, ground stops, pattern holds due to weather; never a dull moment 😅. Welcome back to Colorado! Love your videos.

What you do with the students is wonderful. You will change lives for the better. Thanks for all you do.

I can't imagine the life you live... You are indeed a blessed man Mr. CitationMax!!! Safe travels sir🙏🙏🙏

Always such an honor to ride along with you Max! I'm not a bit surprised to hear that you've been busy giving back to your community. You and your family are amazing people so keep up the good work and I send you my blessings.

Love watching you fly Max. I’m not a pilot but I throughly enjoy “riding “ along with you. I like hearing ATC talking to the different pilots. Glad to hear what you do for the youth. Do you ever fly to Germany or any European places? See you on the next flight, Max. Be safe.🛩

Max, what a beautiful flight. It makes me miss flying all the more. Those avionics are so nice. Better than any airliner, including the 787. You truly are blessed to have such a nice airplane to fly your parents in.

Max, I was drawn to your channel a while ago and just love your videos. It is especially lovely to hear you talk about the work your family does. You get what you put out, and your family appear to be blessed in many ways, just as they are able to bless others and give them opportunities to “soar” as you put it. Love it!

I travel for work and absolutely hate flying; tons of anxiety. I've been watching these videos to help me get over the fear and it's been helping. After getting over the ascent, it's actually pretty calming to watch someone fly a plane. Always feel great seeing how smooth the landings are; especially on this one. "greased it" lol

Nice of you to help kids that are underprivileged, keeps you grounded.

Great video. Thanks for coming back.

Super happy to see a CitationMax video again. It’s always such a treat to ride along, thx Max, and nice job helping those kids.😊

Awesome what you guys are doing for the kids! It probably makes such a meaningful difference to them. 👍

I go to Waypoint Cafe all the time It is so good! Camarillo is great community overall

I lived for years about 1 miles from the Camarillo Airport. I took my flight training at El Monte and Torrance decades ago. You are correct...Camarillo Airport is awesome. Animal control is adjacent and I adopted my pup from there. He was a great passenger!

Great video! I love how kind, thankful and humble you are when speaking to anyone. Thank you for sharing! ❤

Max, your landing was as smooth as a fresh jar of Skippy. Its great you work with kids in the public schools. Thanks for another great flight!

I really love your videos. You make operating a complex machine look easy. Your attention to checklists, briefings, professionalism on comms, and your teaching are awesome. I think that watching you helps me to be a better pilot. Thank you.

Helping kids in need is awesome! Somehow I'm not surprised to hear that you're involved. Great stuff, sir!

4:20 - HOLY COW, thats TIGHT

As always…thanks for bringing us along. Very cool, be safe

I used to hangar my PA-30 at Camarillo. Great little airport.

Good to see you, back Capt..

Another great video! Thanks for helping your fellow man! A special thanks to your mom for helping our fur babies!

I envy you Max, I'm 68 now and missed my opportunity to learn to fly. I fly jets in msfs2020 it's fun and great realism, but it's great to watch a real pilot. Fly safe Max.

Great flight. It's good your family is helping out those kids!

Ay finally did a full video out of my home airport! Saw my plane at 5:39 😬 Camarillo is almost always overcast in the morning - the tower staff is always amazing there though!

Great to see you Max....missed ya!

New to CitationMax. How fun for an old time pilot to sit right seat. Sort of. :-) EXCELLENT video editing.

Citation Max so glad to see you! I agree with Jeff Bragg (18 hours ago). Also , happy for Steve-O while missing Greg, Barron and 310.

Guy who comes from an obvious wealthy family and is so nice and humble. Love to see it.

Hi Max; I thought the cloud cover, rain and turbulence was exciting. All the best Shaun 🦉 of NYC

Always a blessing! Thanks.

Max, it is awesome to have you back! I am so happy to hear about your initiative for lesser privileged kids! Kudos to you and your family for your generosity and most importantly, empathy!! Such a rare quality nowadays! Truly inspirational! I wish you the very best!!!

I love how you give back to the community.💗. Another great video! Thank you!

'Greased it.' Those are great words to hear. Thank you, Max, for the fun ride. Very cool approach, no doubt. Beautiful video capture all the way in. Thank you for taking the time to share your flights and experiences with us, and the work you do for the kids. Your family's benevolence is incredible and you're videos are awesome. 👍👍

Thank you, you have given me such a confidence for the small people with your dedication, thank you

As a kid, during the 60's, Camarillo was Air Force. So cool watching the "century" fighters fly off. Pt. Mugu was Navy and there was always a healthy rivalry. When it closed, we would practice figure 8's using the water tower.

Top flight as always. Thank you so much for sharing.

Missed watching you Max. You are such a thorough pilot in all you do and have a good heart and caring family.

That was a great flight Max. Well done. Good for you and your family for helping out the less fortunate children. Great stuff!!!

I highly recommend a visit to the CAF SoCal facility at Camarillo - absolutely stunning collection of warbirds there, and the staff are amazing! There's a great restaurant/cafe at the airport too so make a day of it if you're in the area!

Max, thanks for sharing your efforts with PS169. What a wonderful thing. God bless your family and all of the folks involved with your PS169 opportunities! ❤

What an awesome contribution to kids. My hat is off to you and your family 💙

As an infectious disease epidemiologist, my attention was piqued when I thought that the descent was “cleared direct herpes.”

Love the busyness.. good workload and professionalism all round

Waypoint Cafe ... a favorite amongst locals and not just pilots; saw my neighborhood as you held just short of 26; I can see the airport from my backyard; it's been May Grey and June Gloom ... haven't seen the sun that much; it's nice and chill though - no heat!

Great flight as usual Max and fab to hear about your wider charitable endeavours with PS 169 in addition to Citation Mom's work with homing dogs. Have a great weekend!

Always enjoyable flying right seat with Max. I lived in Ojai, so did some touch and goes at CMA. You're right -- busy...

Awesome video. Very nice job with the arrival. Lots to do when you’re single pilot and you’ve got the conditions you had. Nice job. 👍🏻

Excellent! What a fun plane… can’t wait to see you getting it the love it needs! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️

Thanks Max, I'm on nightshft at the back of the clock here in Australia, so just enjoying your latest flight video. Keep up the great content please!

Happy to see you 😊

Another great video with very good comments as you fly the route. KAPA and the Denver Area was home base for many years with Pilatus. Several trips in the Citation and CE-421 throughout the years. Always felt great arriving after an ILS-35R. Occasional severe turbulence on the descent out of FL180 when coming in from the southwest. I have done more than one "weather swap" with my route due to the thunderstorms close in or a few hundred miles away. Glad to see the GARMIN working for your needs. If KAPA may go below minimums, I always filed KCOS or KPUB as alternate and advised Denver ARTCC to place that info in "REMARKS". One night, it saved me an interrogation by ATC as to why I wished to head to my alternate. They even queried me if I wished to squawk a "certain code." Oh well, ATC was just doing their job!

Saw a CAF hangar with an AF C-47/DC-3 out front as you were taxiing. Got to board the commercial version (Pan American DC-3) at Spokane's Felts Field (SFF) yesterday (6/10/23). That was fun climbing up that tail dragger to the cockpit. It has swivel reclining chairs with ash tray in the arm.

Great flight today Max, thanks for the ride...super busy leaving LA and fun watching you noodle the weather into APA.

I love that shot at 23:19 for that brief moment that you're at the top of the clouds. You put together some really nice videos.

If you ever need a "road dog" just let me know. Student pilot here who loves your videos - and I have a little free time these days in between jobs! Holler if you need a wizo.

Max Best channel ever! I love the attention to all the details. Great stuff Sir! Fly Safe! 👍👍

That’s awesome! I grew up not to far from PS 169 and my dad was the school Custodian.

Great to see ya Max. Enjoyed the flight and the nice landing. You’ve got quite a view both inside and out of the cockpit.

Lucky kid! Love what you guys do!

Great outlets across the street as well

Good grief, I hadn't seen anything from you in so long I thought you'd stopped posting stuff for whatever reason. Glad to have you back, Max! 👍‍

Great to see you again, love your videos, you always do such a great , your the best, keep up the great job.

Happy your back Cookie Max 🍪…excellent flight video as usually ..boy I’d love to meet u in Oshkosh recall last time you were there ..u had to move plane due to weather to Waukesha and flew right over where I live ..still have it in saved videos 👍might be able to make it there Monday or Thursday …take care Max say hi to family especially your mom - such a classy lady ..

Missed your chance to lead in with Charlie Parker’s Relaxin’ at the Camarillo. 😂🎷

Great video. You are a good pilot. And i love the cessna citation jets.

Great to have you back Mad Max!!!! 👍👋

your landings Max and your videos are awesome

Wow! Was that a really cool busy approach. Thanks Max.

Camarillo was an Air Force base long ago. It has a portion of the paved runway available because of noise abatement for the houses to the east. Best hamburgers in California.

Beautiful approach! Thank you for sharing Max! C-ya!!

Another great video Max! Thanks!

I missed it! Nice to see you back Max. ❤😎 Angel from DR! 🇩🇴

Missed you max. Thanks for coming back 👍🏻

Hi Max.. good to see your videos and love the history for the kids... thanks for sharing ... I am not in Instagram but always waiting for you videos here... All the Best !!!

"She had that Camarillo brillo Flamin' out along her head," (couldn't resist)

Hey Max… I did my first cross country from Torrance, to Camarillo, to Santa Barbara and then back to Torrance. I remember flight following was too busy to talk to me… but I did do a good job avoiding pt huineme MOA.

Nicely done ! That weather is something else! Love the videos Max!

I live so close to Centennial airport. Landing in colorado is always a bumpy ride.

Great riding along with ya into Centennial. It's nice seeing the ground in green compared to the last flight you posted going into KAPA! Cccc-ya! 💙✈🤙🏼