Channel Title: Accidental Aviator Channel Description: Aviation from the perspective of someone that doesn't do it for a living! I'm a computer programmer / database administrator by trade, but aviation has always been part of my life! I began flying when I was 14. Soloed on my 16th birthday and got my private pilots license shortly after my 17th birthday! Although I decided to go with computers as a profession, aviation has always been a huge part of my life. I have my ATP and a CE525S type rating. Aside from my programming job, I also fly a Cessna Citation CJ3+, and I own a 1981 Piper Turbo Arrow IV. Join me on my aviation journeys! Feel free to ask me anything and I'll do my best to reply! I appreciate your time watching! <video> ILS 23L at KGSO in a Citation CJ3+ (Clip from full video) Description: This is a clip from my full flight video from Wilmington International (KILM) to Greensboro International (KGSO) flown in a Textron Cessna Citation CJ3+ Lucy is a brand new pilot with 7 hours of time in a Cessna 172 and she accompanied me on this short flight. I love giving young aviators the opportunity to see something that not many pilots get to see. Her amazement was real! You can watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/Dfzviq8MbOE </video> <video> Wilmington, NC to Portland, ME in a CJ3+ (European Series 1 of 13) Description: European Trip 1 of 13. Join use on the first leg of our trips over to Europe. On this flight I'll introduce you to our second pilot and we'll learn a little bit about the Garmin G3000 avionics and how it handles approach plated visual approaches. We brought along a second pilot to make the journey since I had never journeyed across the Atlantic. Hop aboard and enjoy the flight! A special thanks to the Textron Greensboro Service Center. I can't say enough good things about everyone at this facility. We brought 2WB to them a few weeks before our trip just to have everything checked out. They found a few things that needed attention and were able to get us in and out of there quickly. If you need top-notch service, call the Textron Service Center in Greensboro and let them know I sent you! In this video: - Working as a crew and how to divide duties - Meet Jeff Safrit, our second pilot on the European Journey - He used to fly banner towers out of Conway, South Carolina - Departure tour of Wilmington North Carolina - Entering new routing from Washington Center into the Garmin G3000 avionics - Deviating around weather climbing out of Wilmington - Learn about Saf-Air Aviation Services LLC (Jeff's company) - Discussion of when we switch on recognition lights (Indian territory) - Garmin G3000 MFD field set-up - Adding Minimum Safe Altitude (MSA) to the MFD display - Curveball on arrival. Runway switch once contacting Portland Approach - Changing runways on the arrival procedure - Determining how to load the Harbor Visual into the G3000 avionics. - Spectacular views and landmarks arriving into Portland, Maine Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accidentalaviator/ Contact Jeff at Saf-Air Aviation Services LLC: j.safrit@yahoo.com Our home FBO: https://aerocenters.com/ilm-wilmington-nc/ Portland, Maine FBO: https://northeastair.com/ For the FD MODE OFF Master Caution, see this video: https://youtu.be/SMnF6ooZRcA?si=yOn1srynTL-XbnbQ&t=1492 Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:43 Startup and Taxi 00:07:15 Takeoff 00:09:40 Meet Jeff Safrit (our second pilot) 00:11:55 G3000 Route Amendment 00:13:58 More about Jeff (Flying Jets) 00:17:25 Arrival 00:20:48 RECOG light discussion 00:21:40 Garmin G3000 MFD Fields 00:22:20 Landing Approach Curveball (runway change) 00:29:25 Harbor Visual Landing Departure Landmarks (Wilmington, NC) - Market Street and College Road intersection - New Center Drive - Wilmington International Airport - Ogden Park - I-140 Arrival Landmarks (Boston, MA) - Good Harbor Beach - Boston Logan International - Nahant Arrival Landmarks (Portland, ME) - Ram Island Ledge Light - Cushing Island - Little Diamond Island - Fort Gorges - Portland Harbor - Breakwater Lighthouse (Bug Light) - Back Cove - Casco Pay Bridge This entire series: Flying Day 1, from KILM (Wilmington, North Carolina) - to KPWM (Portland, Maine): https://youtu.be/2xLZG_IDD4Y - to CYYR (Goose Bay, Canada): https://youtu.be/DZlVFQETm-8 Flying Day 2, from CYYR (Goose Bay, Canada) - to BIRK (Reykjavik, Iceland): [Coming Soon] Flying Day 3, from BIRK (Reykjavik, Iceland) - to ENZV (Stavanger, Norway): [Coming Soon] - to LHBP (Budapest, Hungary): [Coming Soon] Flying Day 4, from LHBP (Budapest, Hungary) - to LOWW (Vienna, Austria): [Coming Soon] Flying Day 5, from LOWW (Vienna, Austria) - to LOWL (Linz, Austria): [Coming Soon] - to EGPH (Edinburgh, Scotland): [Coming Soon] Flying Day 6, from EGPH (Edinburgh, Scotland) - to BIRK (Reykjavik, Iceland): [Coming Soon] - to BGSF (Sonderstrom, Greenland): [Coming Soon] - to CYYR (Goose Bay, Canada): [Coming Soon] Flying Day 7, from CYYR (Goose Bay, Canada) - to KTEB (Teterboro, New Jersey): [Coming Soon] Flying Day 8, from KTEB (Teterboro, New Jersey) - to KILM (Wilmington, North Carolina): [Coming Soon] - Aircraft mentioned in this video: Wilmington Ground - BlueStreak 5532 Wilmington Tower - Venus 33 - Delta 3016 - Eurocopter N603MT - Embraer Phenom C-GYRI Washington Center - Endeavour 5365 - JetBlue 1193 Boston Center - Speedbird 750 - Capricorn 1T - Citation N15DP - United 721 - Scandinavian 913 - Air France 006 - Brickyard 5682 - KLM 233 - American 2283 - Virgin 157L Portland Approach - Brickyard 3450 - N24LF - Frontier 1058 </video> <video> My Story: How I got into aviation. Piper Turbo Arrow IV introduction. Description: Join me on a flight from Wilmington, North Carolina to Chesapeake Virginia in my personal airplane, a 1981 Piper Turbo Arrow 4. We'll talk about many things on this flight including the performance of my plane, how I got into aviation, and how I got where I am now. Right seat is open. Sit back and enjoy the flight! Routing: KILM ILM CVI DRONE DRONE2 KCPK In this flight: - Introduction to my personal airplane. 1981 Turbo Arrow 4 - I'm trying to keep this channel educational in purpose - Differences in the Garmin G3000 and a traditional six-pack - Simple after-takeoff checklist - Century 21 autopilot discussion - Stability of the Piper PA28 platform - Purchasing a Piper Cherokee Challenger - How I purchased this beautiful aircraft - How I got to where I'm at now. - When and how I learned how to fly - Soloing on my 16th birthday in a Piper Archer - Why I chose a career in computers instead of aviation - Why I was out of and got back into Aviation - How I worked my way into the Pilatus PC-12 and ultimately the Citation CJ3+ - Why I chose Accidental Aviator as my moniker - The performance of the Piper Turbo Arrow 4 - Descending with the Century 21 autopilot - What types of planes are you flying? - The YouTube channels that I watch and learn from - Watching traffic in the pattern - Very gusty landing at Chesapeake, VA (KCPK) - Explanation of Crosswind technique Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accidentalaviator/ Our Home FBO: https://aerocenters.com/ilm-wilmington-nc/ Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:03 Startup 00:02:31 Run-up 00:03:32 Taxi 00:05:03 Takeoff 00:07:44 Garmin G3000 vs Traditional Six-Pack 00:09:38 Century 21 Autopilot 00:10:43 My Aviation Journey 00:15:39 Piper Turbo Arrow 4 Performance 00:18:01 Arrival and YouTube Channels 00:23:16 Landing The YouTube Channels I watch: Citation Max:@citahttps://www.youtube.com/@CitationMax Premier 1 Driver: https://www.youtube.com/@gregmink Baron Pilot: https://www.youtube.com/@BaronPilot Blanco Olerio https://www.youtube.com/@blancolirio Pilot Debrief: https://www.youtube.com/@pilot-debrief </video> <video> Learn to fly a Jet! (ILS to [almost] Minimums at KGSO in a Cessna CJ3+) Description: Join Lucy and me as we take N282WB over to Greensboro, North Carolina for a little bit of maintenance. Lucy is a new pilot with 9 hours of time and this is her first time sitting up front in a jet. She got so see a bunch of amazing things including an ILS to 300 feet in Greensboro. Since Lucy asked so many great questions along this flight and I spent a lot of time explaining everything to her, I decided to make this video a full narration and show everything that was going on. Strap in and enjoy the quick trip over to Greensboro. There was 1 cockpit item that I did not brief her on. Extra credit if you can tell me what that is and why I didn't brief her! Please let me know what you think about this video and leave Lucy a message encouraging her and her aviation journey. Route: KILM RAEFO SDZ BLOCC BLOCC2 KGSO Altitude: 12,000 feet In this video: - Introduction to Lucy, my close friend and neighbor - She's got 10 hours of time in a Cessna 172 - Fully narrated pre-start Checklist - Complete engine start sequence - Fully narrated / explained pre-taxi flows and checklist - Showing the PFD numbers in conjunction with the autopilot - BLOCC 2 Arrival into Greensboro, NC (KGSO) - Learn more about Lucy on the climb out - Military Operating Areas and my vectoring - Picking up the weather for Greensboro (300 overcast) - Lucy gets to fly the Citation CJ3+ - Loading the ILS 23L into the Garmin G3000 Avionics - Setting up landing numbers - Briefing the ILS23L ILS approach - Unsureness of our assigned heading (330) - COM Radios explanation - The boringness of flying at altitude - Having everything set up and staying ahead of the airplane - Speed limits under 10,000 feet - My experience with approaches to minimums - Does the autopilot help me with speeds? - The Flight Safety Blue Banana - Vectoring us to final - ILS approach to 300 feet and 2 miles visibility - A little more talk about how low we can go on an ILS approach - What did I not brief her on? Rudder Bias Description: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-9e6Yr5dpo More about me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VsX6JtUKbQ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accidentalaviator/ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Accidental-Aviator/61566366417744/ Our home FBO: https://aerocenters.com/ilm-wilmington-nc/ Textron / Cessna Greensboro Service Center: https://txtav.com/service/greensboro-service-center Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:57 Startup 00:07:07 Taxi 00:10:42 Takeoff 00:14:02 Meet Lucy (A Student Pilot) 00:16:48 Prepping for Arrival 00:17:53 Lucy Gets to Fly 00:20:59 Approach Setup 00:25:56 Clearing up Confusion 00:28:40 The Boredom of Flight 00:33:26 Garmin Avionics Similarities 00:37:37 Approach 00:40:13 ILS 23L @ Greensboro (KGSO) Aircraft in this video: Wilmington Ground & Tower: N7665U N412MW N6884N N513LH Wilmington Departure: N412MW Washington Center: Moxy 771 N513LH N71HL N525MS Cutlas 3850 Raleigh Approach: FlexJet 424 NetJet 805 Endeavor 5269 UpJet 805 N239ST N773AB Pike 676 Greensboro Approach: Apex 2020 Heavy N6382J (something) 734 Heavy N945K N7883L </video> <video> Rain and Turbulence on Canadian Descent (European Series 2 of 13) Portland, ME to Goose Bay, Canada Description: European Series (2 of 13) Portland, Maine (KPWM) to Goose Bay, Canada (CYYR) Welcome aboard our second flight in our European series. This is Flying Day #1 and Flight #2. We just stopped in Portland, Maine for some fuel and we're headed up to Goose Bay, Canada for the night. Unfortunately I left the audio camera unplugged and didn't notice it until it was time to shut off the cameras. I edited up the departure to include subtitles and narration. On this flight we'll encounter some pretty rainy weather going into the Goose Bay area. Come along for the ride with Jeff and Me! AIRCRAFT: Textron Citation CJ3+ ROUTE: KPWM TOPPS N707A SERBO CYYR In this video: - This is our second flight on our European Series - Great turn from Northeast Air at Portland, Maine (KPWM) - Portland Tower switching departure runways - Discussing Goose bay or Gander - Guitar serenading from one of our passengers - Gusty departure off of Runway 29 - A really cool takeoff from an airliner - Uneventful departure and diversion around weather - Some interesting aircraft that we saw in Goose Bay - Possibility of diverting to Gander, Newfoundland - We saw a great sun halo descending into Goose Bay - Single pilot mistakes when flying for a crew - Not switching runways - Briefing the RNAV 26 from MASIN - Using the radar on the G3000 avionics. - Showing ground clutter and storms on the radar. - The niceness of Canadians. Multiple times! - Flying into pretty heavy storms on the descent - Deviation around some strong storms - Accidentally turning off Approach Mode - The beauty of the bays in Goose Bay Canada - Shoreline being picked up by the radar. - Windshield fogging up on approach - In and out of storms on the way in - Jeff recognized I wasn't in approach mode. - Beautiful night rainy approach - Cool Water Bombers outside of the FBO - Using the Bleed Air to was off the windshield - Thank you Canada, you were amazing! Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accidentalaviator Portland, Maine FBO (KPWM): https://northeastair.com/ (Thank you for the quick turn!) Goose Bay FBO (CYYR): http://woodwardaviation.com/fbo-info/goose-bay-yyr/ Our home FBO: https://aerocenters.com/ilm-wilmington-nc/ 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:53 Taxi 00:04:38 Airliner Takeoffs 00:05:37 Takeoff 00:07:41 Goose Bay Aircraft 00:08:10 Arrival 00:11:35 Descending into Weather / Radar use 00:14:31 Turbulent Weather and Storms 00:19:27 Landing This entire series: Flying Day 1, from KILM (Wilmington, North Carolina) - to KPWM (Portland, Maine): https://youtu.be/2xLZG_IDD4Y - to CYYR (Goose Bay, Canada): https://youtu.be/DZlVFQETm-8 Flying Day 2, from CYYR (Goose Bay, Canada) - to BIRK (Reykjavik, Iceland): [Coming Soon] Flying Day 3, from BIRK (Reykjavik, Iceland) - to ENZV (Stavanger, Norway): [Coming Soon] - to LHBP (Budapest, Hungary): [Coming Soon] Flying Day 4, from LHBP (Budapest, Hungary) - to LOWW (Vienna, Austria): [Coming Soon] Flying Day 5, from LOWW (Vienna, Austria) - to LOWL (Linz, Austria): [Coming Soon] - to EGPH (Edinburgh, Scotland): [Coming Soon] Flying Day 6, from EGPH (Edinburgh, Scotland) - to BIRK (Reykjavik, Iceland): [Coming Soon] - to BGSF (Sonderstrom, Greenland): [Coming Soon] - to CYYR (Goose Bay, Canada): [Coming Soon] Flying Day 7, from CYYR (Goose Bay, Canada) - to KTEB (Teterboro, New Jersey): [Coming Soon] Flying Day 8, from KTEB (Teterboro, New Jersey) - to KILM (Wilmington, North Carolina): [Coming Soon] </video> <video> Takeoff from KILM (Clip of full flight) Description: This is a clip from my full flight video from Wilmington International (KILM) to Greensboro International (KGSO) flown in a Textron Cessna Citation CJ3+ Lucy is a brand new pilot with 7 hours of time in a Cessna 172 and she accompanied me on this short flight. I love giving young aviators the opportunity to see something that not many pilots get to see. Her amazement was real! You can watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/Dfzviq8MbOE </video> <video> Garmin G3000 VNAV automatic speed bug and 10,000 foot speed restrictions. #garmin #G3000 #aviation Description: A quick clip/demonstration of how the speed bug works for selecting your appropriate airspeed with the Garmin G3000 avionics. The G3000 does a really good job at deciding what airspeed you should be it! Watch the full flight here: https://youtu.be/y7j9dH4S3f4 </video> <video> Climbing out of Fort Lauderdale #aviation #citation #pilot #cj3 #jet #flying Description: A clip taken from a full flight from Fort Lauderdale, FL to Wilmington, NC climbing out over some storms. </video> <video> Fort Lauderdale to Nassau, Bahamas (Single Pilot CJ3+ Entire Flight) Description: Join me on a flight Fort Lauderdale Executive (KFXE) to Nassau, Bahamas (MYNN) Fort Lauderdale is my home-away-from-home! I'm down there a ton and I fly a lot to they keys, Bahamas and Caribbean. This is a beautiful flight on a warm spring afternoon. We'll talk about departing Lauderdale on the GABOW2 departure procedure and the arrival into Nassau and deal with a crossing restriction issue in the Garmin G3000 avionics. ROUTING: KFXE GABOW2 RAJAY MYNN On this flight: - Different taxi route at Fort Lauderdale Executive. - Hand flying out of a busy class C airport - Step climbs up to flight level 210 - The GABOW2 departure to Nassau - Getting set up for the arrival into Nassau - Setting up a crossing restriction over RAJAY - A Garmin G3000 gotcha - Crossing restriction confusion - VNAV direct to a fix - Briefing the RNAV 10 at MYNN - Mandatory crossing restriction on the approach - Light rain in Nassau - The beautiful waters of the Bahamas For the FD Mode Off Master Caution, see this video: https://youtu.be/SMnF6ooZRcA?si=yOn1srynTL-XbnbQ&t=1492 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accidentalaviator/ Our home FBO: https://aerocenters.com/ilm-wilmington-nc/ Fort Lauderdale Executive FBO: https://www.banyanair.com/ MYNN FBO: https://jet-nassau.com/ Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:16 Taxi 00:03:22 Takeoff 00:09:39 Arrival 00:13:40 G3000 issue with Crossing Restriction 00:16:55 Approach 00:23:16 Landing </video> <video> Key West to Fort Lauderdale in a CJ3+ (Entire Flight) Description: Join me on a flight from Key West International to Fort Lauderdale Executive. It's a clear day with a lot of things going on in a short amount of time. Right seat is open. Enjoy the flight ROUTE: KEYW CARNU HULKY BHHIA3 KFXE In this video: - Removing waypoints from the Garmin G3000 avionics - Departing off of Key West International with an immediate turn north - See the 14,000 foot tethered balloon pass by on the Synthetic Vision - Why I have an Air Conditioner /Low on my After Takeoff Checklist - It appears there's a transponder in the tethered balloon - BHHIA3 RNAV Arrival Procedure briefing - Ask me any questions and I'll always try to answer - Descend Via clearances and Top of Descent - VFR Departures at night off of Key West - Single engine aircraft flights down the coast - Loading the ILS 9 and performance numbers - Load management and staying in front of the airplane - Punching in and correcting a wrong frequency (my fault) - Always ask the controller if you have any questions - Very gusty 17 knot crosswinds - Gain in airspeed just before touchdown Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accidentalaviator/ Our home FBO: https://aerocenters.com/ilm-wilmington-nc/ Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:57 Clearance 00:03:17 Taxi 00:05:50 Takeoff 00:09:07 Fat Albert Balloon 00:11:34 BHHIA3 Arrival 00:14:24 Landing Performance Numbers and ILS 9 00:17:08 Expectation Bias 00:22:15 Approach 00:23:00 Landing </video> <video> Rainy RNAV Approach into Goose Bay, Canada (CYYR) (Clip of full video) Description: This was clipped from our European Series #2 (KPWM-CYYR). This is the RNAV Runway 26 on a rainy evening. If you like this approach you can watch the full video including departure, climb and descent at: https://youtu.be/DZlVFQETm-8 Follow me:: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accidentalaviator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566366417744 Our home FBO: https://aerocenters.com/ilm-wilmington-nc/ </video> <video> Fort Lauderdale to Key West in a CJ3+ (Entire Flight) Description: I recorded this entire flight. Join me on the way from Fort Lauderdale Executive to Key West International. There are some stunning views on this flight down the center of South Florida just after Sunrise. I'll narrate the start sequence, and I've added some different camera views / inlays on this flight. Right seat is open, so enjoy the flight! Route: KFXE FLL1 MAYNR GUCEL KEYW Let me know what your favorite part of the Florida Keys is! On this flight: - Narrated start sequence - Inlays of all checklists - Inlays of avionics for takeoff and landing - Northwest departure out of Fort Lauderdale Executive - Hand flying up to 5,000 feet out of Fort Lauderdale - Many frequency and altitude changes on departure - Textron Citation CJ3+ and Autopilot requirements for Single Pilot - Why I go to the autopilot after departure - Old style departure procedures (Fort Lauderdale 1) - Setting up avionics for an RNAV approach - Crossing restrictions and the Garmin G3000 avionics - The Top of Descent marker, times and chime - Amazing views in the Keys (Key Largo & Marathon) - Fat Albert and the Cudjoe Key Blimp - Master Caution for Flight Director Mode Off (FD MODE OFF) - Flying ATC assigned arrival speeds - Arriving into Key West with Boca Chica NAS. - King Air, Helicopter, Birds and Caravans around the airport - Close in Landing to Key West International - Caravans on floats following me in Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accidentalaviator/ Our home FBO: https://aerocenters.com/ilm-wilmington-nc/ More Information on Fat Albert: https://www.keywestislandnews.com/2023/02/chinese-spy-balloon-fat-albert/ Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:37 Engine Start 00:05:00 Taxi 00:08:30 Takeoff 00:11:52 Autopilot and Single Pilot Operations 00:17:04 Descent 00:23:17 Fat Albert (Keys Blimp) 00:26:36 Approach 00:26:54 Landing </video> <video> Beautiful formation flying and narrated SUN 'n FUN arrival procedure! Description: Join my Niece Rylee and me on a trip from Pompano Beach to Lakeland Florida to attend the 2024 SUN 'n FUN fly in. This will be her first trip to SUN 'n FUN and my 25th. We'll be flying in formation with my brother who owns a 1973 Cardinal that I affectionately refer to as "the ugly cardinal." In reality though, it is a beautiful all-original airplane that you can definitely pick out from anywhere. Our trek takes us out of Pompano Beach in the early morning hours, around Lake Okeechobee, over Sebring and Winter Haven, and ultimately into SUN 'n FUN via the Fantasy of Flight transition to the Lake Parker Arrival. Enjoy the flight! Route: KPMP RELLI VPFSY VPTCK VPKER (Lake parker arrival) KLAL In This Video: - Departing for SUN 'n FUN in the early morning hours - Taking off toward the Goodyear Blimp hangar - My brothers plane (The Ugly Cardinal) - Beautiful South Florida Sunrise - Formation flying briefing - Air to Air communications on 122.75 - Fluffy clouds - Close-in formation flying - Narrated arrival procedures with landmarks pointed out - Fantasy of Flight transition into the Lake Parker Arrival - Overflying the second arrival waypoint (Racetrack) - Crossing over lake parker smokestacks and rocking your wings - Finding the Cake and Golf Ball towers - Close in Right Base for 28r (landing on a taxiway) - Taxi instructions to parking Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:50 Early Morning Departure 00:05:31 Formation Flying 00:10:15 SUN 'n FUN Lake Parker Arrival 00:12:30 Fantasy of Flight 00:15:08 Lake Parker 00:20:14 Landing Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accidentalaviator/ Sun N Fun Fly In: https://flysnf.org/ Sun N Fun 2024 arrival notam: https://flysnf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024-SUN-n-FUN-NOTAM.pdf Our home FBO: https://aerocenters.com/ilm-wilmington-nc/ Special thanks to Aero Center Lakeland for taking care of us this weekend: https://aerocenters.com/lal-lakeland-fl/ Aircraft inbound with me: N34685 N8407W N2886U N83591 N74PK N69NX CGDRN N234MG N255DA N5273P N688ER N8854Y N8321B N7385A N24047 N28TT </video> <video> Wintery arrival into Kansas City Downtown Airport. CJ3+ Single Pilot Jet Description: Join me on a flight into Kansas City's Downtown Airport. Since the Miami Dolphins decided the were going to slide sideways into the playoffs this year, it was time to plan a trip to Kansas City Missouri to see them. The only problem with this decision was that the weekend of the game were some of the coldest temperatures on record for an NFL Football game. With a snow/sleet/ice storm coming through the night before the game, we decided to leave and get in before the worst of the weather. I'm not quite sure what we were thinking. A bunch of people that grew up in South Florida headed to Kansas City for one of the coldest games in NFL history: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins Routing: KJWN FAM TYGER TYGER7 KMKC Instrument Approach: RNAV 4 (KMKC) In this flight: - Discussion of my planning into a wintery Kansas City downtown airport - The beauty of a snowy approach into Kansas City - Should we turn left into the beauty of the west? - Following a medivac aircraft in from the south who decided to circle to Runway 1 - Runway contamination discussion - Reasons for landing on Runway 4 as opposed to circling to runway 1 - Short field capabilities of the Citation CJ3+ - The Beautiful skyline of Downtown Kansas City Special Thanks to Signature FBO for hooking us up with a heated hangar while we were there: https://www.signatureaviation.com/fbo-pages/1238-G41/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accidentalaviator/ Our Home FBO: https://aerocenters.com/ilm-wilmington-nc/ Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:58 Arrival 00:03:13 Cold Weather for Southerners 00:08:45 RNAV Approach Runway 4 00:13:08 Demonstrated Short Field Landing </video> <video> Ground Stop in South Florida. CJ3+ Single Pilot: Fort Lauderdale (KFXE) to Wilmington, NC (KILM) Description: We got a 20 minute ground hold after starting our engines at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport just after Christmas! See how we talked to Clearance Delivery to get our departure procedure switched to one that was open. I can't say enough good things about the Miami Approach and Fort Lauderdale Executive controllers! Come fly this amazing Textron CJ3+ with me. Right seat is open! Enjoy the flight! Routing: KFXE FEALX2 ETECK GRUBR Y299 SEELO GARIC ILM KILM On this flight: - Miami Approach ground stop after engine start - Changing our departure from the FRSBE2 to the FEALX2 - Watching a Learjet and Global land in front of us - Line up and wait before departure - Why there was a ground stop - We discuss EDCTs - Departure speeds on the FEALX2 and climb offsets - Climbing at 250 knots in the Textron CJ3+ - Fuel planning with ForeFlight / Taking extra fuel - Transition Altitude checklist - Climbing on FLC (Flight Level Change) and not VS (Vertical Speed) - Flying in the weather the entire way home - Amazing traffic saturation in the Jacksonville sector - Turbulence down to 11,000 feet - Beautiful Cape Fear on the descent into Wilmington - Master Caution caused by unknown VNAV path - Airspeeds on approach - False Glideslope indications - N1% settings for approach speeds More info on EDCTs: Advisory Circular 90-102A https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_90-102A.pdf Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accidentalaviator/ Our home FBO: https://aerocenters.com/ilm-wilmington-nc/ Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:09 Taxi 00:05:15 Ground Hold Solution 00:06:33 Watching Airplanes 00:07:33 Takeoff 00:12:38 EDCTs (Estimated Departure Clearance Times) 00:13:56 Departure Speed Restrictions 00:15:43 Fuel Planning 00:16:54 Climbing with FLC instead of VS 00:18:39 Climb Timelapse 00:19:06 Descent 00:24:47 Approach 00:27:41 Landing </video>

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Aviation from the perspective of someone that doesn't do it for a living!

I'm a computer programmer / database administrator by trade, but aviation has always been part of my life! I began flying when I was 14. Soloed on my 16th birthday and got my private pilots license shortly after my 17th birthday!

Although I decided to go with computers as a profession, aviation has always been a huge part of my life. I have my ATP and a CE525S type rating. Aside from my programming job, I also fly a Cessna Citation CJ3+, and I own a 1981 Piper Turbo Arrow IV.

Join me on my aviation journeys!

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