Flying a Velocity aircraft from San Francisco to Kansas City, highlighting amazing aerial skyscapes and extraordinary efficiency of the Velocity. This would be of interest to pilots and aviation enthusiasts.
Very nice video, cruising the clouds in and out at 12K with a little ice buildup, so down to warmer air at 10K. Great choice and the pitot heat on too. Excellent IFR cold weather demo and training. At the end of the video you offer up FL190 TAS 180 KTS and a burn of 7.8 GPH and show it on the PFD. Incredible numbers makes me want a Velocity next. Do you have O2 on board for high altitude operations ‘cause none of the video shows any Oxygen in use and your right seater is yawning and looking a little sleepy. So let me get this straight, is the Velocity pressurized?
Beautiful Plane" we have a couple Velocities here at PIE, very popular . had to sell my Long EZE due to health issues, you video brings back some great Memories.
Nice camera views all around. Looks like an awesome plane! Thanks for posting the performance stats too. (music ok at first, would've liked a change of tune after a few mins of it)
Thanks for the video and the upload, beautiful aircraft! As an IFR pilot myself with ice experience I have to say, I would not have descended back down through a moisture layer where I just picked up ice.. you are on top, in the clear, let it sublimate off.. Pitot heat should have been on way in advance and it would have been nice to see checklist usage, not checking for doors and other items when already on the take-off run
Hey Kent. This video sure demonstrates the performance of Your Velocity; and it is amazing. What engine did you put in it? It's also a very nice glass panel. Did you build the kit? Nice video, I like the screen shots to see all the info they show in flight. Very cool. Your other video is great too. Thx for sharing.
For some reason people think a piece of music on top of a video will necessarily add to the emotive experience or create one. I liked the video but couldn't it have been done without the music.
its not the music per say, some times its quite mice to have in the background. it's that damned incessant drumming that makes me shut off a video every time.
@@fadedflage I often think the same thing about individuals who make demands and commands related to the videos produced by other individuals. I think in this comment thread we are just seeing people make suggestions related to what they would like, right?
Interesting “if you feel the need” comment. I am not familiar with that wording in the FAR 91, I am pretty sure the FARs are much clearer on the use of O2 above 12,500. Good training, but not so good head work.
As a pilot that has had doors pop open in flight when they were in lock position, especially Bonanza’s, I said “doors locked” to myself and aloud many times on taxi and takeoff. Not a big deal except you can’t close some without landing.
"Doors are locked" - after the plane starts rolling. To me that sounds like a very late departure/takeoff checklist taking place. I might be wrong. Nice video and nice plane.
The lack of experience with ice really shows. OK, ya screwed up and got some ice climbing up... should not have done that... but, once in the clear, on top, STAY THERE, FFS !!! The ice will sublimate away, no need to go back down into the soup searching for warmer temps (there is more ice down there too)... stay up on top and let nature do it's thing.
Oxygen Requirements: The majority of VFR flights are conducted below 10,000 feet. Above 12,500, however, there are some requirements for oxygen use that you must be aware of. From 12,500 to 14,000 feet, the crew of an aircraft, and that is usually just the pilot for small piston-driven airplanes, is required to be on supplemental oxygen for any period of time longer than 30 minutes. The crew is required to use supplemental oxygen during periods longer than 30 minutes at altitudes from 12,500 to 14,000 feet. At altitudes above 14,000 feet, the crew is required to be on supplemental oxygen continuously. At altitudes above 15,000 feet, supplemental oxygen must be available for everyone on board. So, from 12,500 to 14,000 feet, the pilot and crew have a grace period of thirty minutes. After that, they must be on oxygen. Above 14,000 feet, there is no grace period. They must be on oxygen continuously. At altitudes in excess of 15,000 feet, oxygen must be provided for the passengers although there is no requirement for anyone but the crew to actually use it.
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There is no pressurized velocity aircraft. Even if they were mountain dwellers, 2 weeks at low altitude loses all your acclimatization. They are ..."loose" with the rules, and apparently their lives.
What caught my attention was that instrument with big color display on instrument panel. While rolling on the runway it actually showed the runway. Is this just a gimmick or is this thing actually aware that it roles on runway?
@@robertf863 I have talked with an aircraft designer/Engineer about what it would take to pressurize a Velocity and she stated that to do it properly you would need to redesign the structure of the whole aircraft. Basically if it wasn't designed from the start to be pressurized you aren't going to pressurize it. But who knows with the 6 place arriving soon maybe some one will come up with a reverse eggshell banded system that could work with Velocity's structure design with out loosing that much internal space. A pressurized Velocity would be spectacular.
Ignore the critics, we'd all push grandma down the stairs to get a chance to fly such a cool plane. If I could afford such a plane, first thing I would do is engineer a way to fit a ballistic parachute on it... otherwise cue the Alanis Morissette track 'Ironic'
Nice video. My thinking is that most individuals who take the time and effort to add a soundtrack are merely trying to capture a particular feeling that THEY experienced. Most aren’t professional video editors and their music tastes may not be the same, but let’s appreciate their effort and their willingness to share. As a viewer I just sit back, adjust the volume accordingly, and enjoy the ride. …. just saying.
I've been watching the Raptor for several years. How are they going to deliver all the planes? Production will be too slow, at least at my age. Gotta look elsewhere.
You have to be stupid to watch them. They are scam artists. Almost same design/HP(turbo), heavier empty weight, more fuel capacity(true) yet claim 3.5X the range at a heavier empty weight and loaded weight... Boo Yea! Brilliant. The topper? Claim 25k ft... As if the FAA is ever going to allow you to fly up there. HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Which part of, its heavier empty weight using same power as Velocity do you not understand? Medium/Low speed Aerodynamics have not changed in 50 years. And while engines have improved, they have not improved by that much regarding fuel consumption.
Did I understand you that you didn't have the pitot heat on prior to entering visible moisture? For a departure such as the one depicted it really should have been on for takeoff.
Nice plane. Other than that, what purpose did this video serve? Didn't seem like either of the guys was enjoying the flight. Also, more irritating music.
And you can't go anywhere other than long paved runways... What the Hell is the use of that? Fly commercial, get there cheaper, sooner, and safer with the ability to rent a car.
Sigh... is that how you calculate T/O and landing...? Or does any rational person also calculate a non perfect landing/take off conditions and failure modes using additional runway? Oh right, it is the later. Requiring ~2000ft paved + minimum. There is nothing free in Aviation. Trade offs. Want speed and ability to carry 4, you are going to have a longer runway requirements. Especially true since there is ZERO propeller thrust over the tailplane = worse performance at low speed = higher T/O & landing speed requirements for stability calculations OR, you go with ever larger canard, Winglet rudders and decrease your top speed. Pick one, you CANNOT have both. @@tylerfb1
Rudder pedals. Each vertical stabilizer at the end of the wings has a rudder. Each rudder only moves outboard. Pressing the right pedal moves only the right rudder to the right while the left rudder stays streamlined.
If you mute you miss all the engine, ATC and other flying sounds. Thats the point of people commenting about music. I cant imagine someone not being able to figure that little detail out from comments. hopefully you're not a pilot with that lack of correlation skills.
@@G3TSH1TD0N3 Yes I'm a pilot, not sure about your "statement of lack of correlation skills" I hope you are not pilot yourself if it take so little to distract you I can't imagine you having a problem in flight or maybe a rear passager making a bit of noise that you don't like.
@@gilkennedy7638 about as moronic a response as can be. Comparing watching youtube to being a pilot. Next time if youre going to try to be witty make the effort yo think it thru and actually reply with substance. Otherwise it just proves my point of your inability to make any sense of things. There is a reason there is a substantial amount of negative comments about the background music. Pilot or not, you're a moron. Good luck out there
I did not like the music neither, my first reply was just to be funny, Nothing else, I apology if you got it differently. I wish you the best what ever you do, have a good weekend.
It would be nice if pilots uploading RU-vid flight videos would not pair music. You kill the experience for us viewers...no really. But thanks for uploading it none the less.
yeah I'm puzzled by that too. Might just be a typo but pretty bad when so emphasized. RU-vid allows uploading a new version of the video without missing the views and publishing date
