Hello Tom, Thanks for the ride! Currently live in Kitchener, so I can attest to the crazy traffic driving into Toronto on the 401! Grew up in Toronto right by the now-defunct Downsview Airforce base, watching T-33s flying overhead. Enjoyed the Toronto skyline fly by; when we arrived in the city in 1964, the tallest building was the Royal York Hotel! Again, thanks for sharing the video, and look for more with your lovely 337G! Cheers.
Subbed! Love Me some Skymaster! I was also trained by an Ex-Military Pilot who flew A7’s for the Navy. He was pretty strict also. Turned out when He started flying for American Airlines He was the Co-Pilot on AA 1420 that ran off the end of the runway in a Thunderstorm killing the PIC (chief pilot) and some Passengers. 😢
Good vid. I’m Looking at an older 337D. I’ve flown with Paul. Great guy. He assisted a buyer purchasing my B58 Baron. I fly for CASARA and will be using the 337 with them. Like Paul, I’m ex military.
The Skymaster has always been my Favorite, the Cardinal being second as far as old school certified airplanes. Got my PPL IN 1991, Instrument ticket in 1993. Bought a couple planes (C-150 & C-170). Then needed a pacemaker/defibrillator in 2004. Lost my Medical but saved my life a couple times now. Still makes me sad though. LOVE your 337! 😊
Great video! You made it informative, exciting, and scenic. I felt like, I was in the plane. Wonderful video editing. Wishing you sucess in all your flights.
Thank you for watching and for your kind words. It is a pleasure and a privilege to make these videos and I am just happy that folks like you enjoy them.
Tom, My very first airplane ride was in a Skymaster when I was 9 years old way back in 1966. It was at what is now the John Wayne airport in Orange County, California. They were promoting GA and giving rides for a penny per pound. You had to get on a scale. Of course the ride was just one lap around the patch but it was well worth it. I’ve been in love with the Skymaster ever since.
Funny, some people have been telling me to make shorter vids but I agree with you that longer is sometimes better. They won't all be this long but I too enjoy the longer format. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the comments! I have spent a lot of time both in front and behind cameras over the years and I do get some help with the video side of things too.
Great video Tom! You are an incredible narrator and I absolutely LOVE your 337! I thought I might share something I just learned from one of our instructors down here in Kokomo, Indiana who is a warbird pilot atop all of her other certifications. Related to the checklist item for “check flight controls free and correct.” She emphasized to look out the windows at the flight controls as you perform each motion of the yoke. You’ve likely done this in most cases but wanted to pass along for others as well, because I wasn’t always doing the visual check as a new student pilot. She knew of an incident where maintenance had hooked the aileron cables up backwards and caused a fatality. Appreciate your emphasis of the checklist and looking forward to more of your content! Happy flying!
Hello Aaron. Thank you for your comments and wisdom. I usually do look out the window while performing control checks BUT part of the problem with doing these videos is the fact that I do things a little differently while shooting the video. I have to be vigilant and ensure that my SOPs remain the same whether the cameras are rolling or not. Thank you for pointing this out.
Wow. I'm a photographer and I did a photoshoot for this plane (G-FAST at the time) at Leeds Bradford airport in the UK; late 80s or early 90s. Remember it well!
OK, don't tease me like that... I simply need to see these photographs and everything else you know about G-FAST. Can you email me at tomATtomair.tv please, please.....
@flightimmersion , can you tell me more about your time with G-FAST in the 80s/90s! Do you have photos? Do you know who the previous owner was or how to reach them? I am trying to put together more of the history on C-GRBR and your insights could be key to this. C-GRBR is unique in that she started her life in France and then the Netherlands, the UK, USA and finally Canada. I would like to put this patchwork history together and maybe create some content for the channel out of it. please email any info you have to tomATtomair.tv
@tomairtv I am based on a little remote island off the coast of Georgia right below Savannah Georgia. Come visit this winter 72ga is the identifier. Love your videos. I'll have a room ready for you.
Wow, I just had a closer look at 72GA. That is a pretty unique and awesome looking place! Do you have a hangar there or do you just pull into the back of one of those houses on the water adjacent to the field? Me, I have never even landed on grass...
Always loved the sky master they should have never stopped building this aircraft with all new technology and materials this bird would have developed into awesome plane
Great video Tom! Enjoyed every minute of it especially given the Skymaster is high on my list for my next twin. The first person perspective and detailed commentary were much appreciated and very informative. I recall from your previous video that Brant takes care of your ship, no better shop in all of Canada! I'm looking forward to your next adventure already.
Hello Gavin. Thank you for watching and for the comments. Yes, Brant Aero take very good care of C-GRBR and I wouldn't have it any other way. They are a top notch AMO and I am very fortunate to have them on my Team. The next video I publish will be all about the fantastic panel update that Brant Aero did for me.
I LOVE THE SKYMASTER. my grandfather was a military pilot in the Navy for 20+ years and then also a captain flying commerical airliners for Eastern Airlines. I did 6 years enlisted in the Air Force with the EC-130 AND THE C-130J. Sadly I don't have a pilots license but it's my dream. I didn't do many hours researching and daydreaming. If I win the lotto one day and get a pilots license etc, over a jet, I'd want a turbo prob. The Piaggio Avanti Evo would be my ultimate. I'd take a Piaggio Avanti Evo or a Beechcraft King Air. Ah so many planes id want if I was a lottery jackpot winner.. But I'd also really want a Pilatus PC12 NGX and DIAMOND DA-62. And I'm unbelievably excited that that an Australian company is making a brand new modern turboprop Albatross. Sure to come out within 2 years I believe. I would definitely want that baby. Can't ya tell I'm a dreamer. But yeah, I really love The SKYMASTER so much. Big fan of Tecnam too. The Tecnam traveler Stol, Love the Kodiak 900 but rather just have the Pilatus PC12. And of course Any beechcraft is amazing.
Nice video, slick editing, and well done for keeping an old Sky Master going, great aircraft. I have a similar mission with a 1965 Comanche, takes every $$ I have but love it. Coming from the old country, other side of the Atlantic, we never say getting the Flaps 'In', they are either down or up over here..... but hey that's minor. Operating multi crew is when terminology has to be spot on, especially when your colleagues don't have English as their first language. Ask me how I know?! Love your work, great content.
21:31 You don't NEED boost pumps for takeoff, but I turn it on anyway - because losing an engine-driven fuel pump on initial climbout can really ruin your day. I shut off the boost pump at 1000' AGL. Then turn it on again when on downwind and leave it on until I've landed, in case of a go-around - for the same reason.
I would be careful doing things not specifically stated in the POH. Running the boost unnecessarily could also cause an engine failure or power loss. Might be running too rich then. Some more food for thought, don't move the flaps up during the landing rollout. Wouldn't be the first time someone accidently moved the gear up instead and with your speed the squat switch is light.... @@tomairtv
@@marcelszabo9585 If memory serves, the 337 has a return fuel circuit on its fuel injection system. Any fuel not required by the fuel servo gets sent through a check valve and back into the fuel sump. So you can't send the engines too much fuel (causing rich mixture) because the system is already designed to run with an excess of fuel, and to simply return the fuel not required. That is if the boost pump is in the "low" setting. Running the pump at "high" could (I think) overwhelm it and flood the engine at low power settings - but I would refer to the POH, it's been close to 30 years since I touched the controls of a 337. :)
Such a great, detailed flight! Felt like I was there with you. Awesome stuff Tom, keep up the good work. I’d love to see more of the outside the cabin view
Agreed. I sometimes turn the cockpit cameras around for the view outside but I need 1-2 more dedicated cameras for that. That's the plan for the future. More data...!
I really wish you had cameras on the outside of your beautiful SKYMASTER. That would really make the video seeing that beautiful awesome plane flying from a couple different outside views
Good Evening Sir, OUTSTANDING informative video 👍👌😇Yes Check List is a Life Saver 😇🙏 Get that sucker function correctly 🤣🤣👍👍Great trick about that Beacon On 😇👍No Carb Heat Check ? 🤔Probably Injection Engines ? 😇 I agree about using the full Runway and give you more option in ( Just in case situation ! ) 😉 OUTSTANDING ATC Informative video Sir 😇👍👍Full Watch Sir Cheers 👍👍😇😇🍻🍻
Yes, the SM is fuel injected. I have been flying fuel injected for so long that I have almost forgot what carb heat is. Just like I sometimes forget to use right rudder on take off in a single engine...
Awesome! I REALLY enjoyed the flight planning process as well, I haven't seen many other GA pilots do that. Enjoyed seeing it from start to finish! Will you do shut down procedures as well? That would be cool to watch and learn from as well.
Hi love your videos. Could you provide info on the kind of mount are you using for your iPad on the yoke? I haven’t found one that seems to fit well. If you ever get to KBMC, feel free to reach out. Thanks
Hello and thanks for watching. The transponder traffic box is called a RYAN TCAD. A little older tech now but it works great and "sees" all the non-ADS-B traffic as long as their transponders are on and they are close. With the RYAN TCAD and ADS-B I see virtually ALL traffic.
Curious Tom. Your Insight G4 I believe is a primary instrument for most if not all of your engine parameters. Why isn’t it set up to power up with the master. I have a JPI 900 primary in my plane and it is wired to turn on with the master.
That's a good question and I will ask my AMO who did the install. I actually do still have the legacy analog engine monitoring instruments on the right side of the panel (CHT, Oil Temp, Oil Pressure etc.) but I do reference the G4 primary. Perhaps that factors into it.
The G4 is only certified primary for EGT, CHT, and TIT. The manufacturer requires that the G4 be powered off the avionics bus. Your JPI900 is certified primary for all required engine parameters, which is why it must be power off the main bus. Hope this helps!
Love you cannel, few questions stall speed, cruise speed 8000ft, fuel burn cruise,does the under pod effect cruises peed, retired pilot last aircraft aerostar 600A flightplan 220 nts 8000 Christopher Ottawa
At 7500 feet (full throttle = 75% power) what is the speed with: 1) both engines running 2) front only running 3) rear engine only running Can it be ran with front or back off? Is there any fuel savings. How much?
I found the owners manual. Single engine at 7500 feet is 35 ft climb and 10.5 gal/hr at 99 mph which is 9.42 mpg. You don't save any fuel by flying one engine.
This is one high strung pilot … type “a “… my observation… and that’s exactly why my father convinced me , I would make-a terrible commercial pilot … and I agreed …
I read one if the issues of 337 is cooling the rear engine , my aircraft is a canard pusher cozy 4 ENGINE IO 360 lycoming, I have modified the cylinders baffeling and ducting and no more heat issues on take off continously climb full power , made a document of data and pictures, if you interested send me your email i can email it to you .pdf file .
I like the Skymaster a lot. This video had more time of watching the narcissist making this video instead of the airplane, takeoff, scenery, and landing.