Checking Out A New Jump Pilot At Our Super Short Runway!

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Ай бұрын

New jump pilot Nick gets checked out to fly out of the 2500 foot grass strip in Baldwin Wisconsin.
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@emergencylowmaneuvering7350 Ай бұрын

05:28 I was a Bush Pilot CFI. If too fast on the flare, you can level it at say 3 feet and cut the flaps to Vx flaps. But hold the nose from dropping hard, On high wingers, the nose tend to drop when cutting flaps. On low wingers, nose tends to raise a bit. That is called "A 3 FEET FLAP CUT". Im the CFI that sent you my old ideo of doing 5 kinds of EFATO and landing with 16 knots tailwind.

@KerryDMcCauley Ай бұрын

I've done that too but going into reverse is a faster way to slow down and once the mains are on the ground you can apply more reverse as needed. Just what works for me.

@bernardanderson3758 Ай бұрын

Have fun flying jumper Nick because it’s so much fun !!!!! Jumpers away in 2 minutes 😀

@tuttt99 6 күн бұрын

So that's where my favorite jumpship's been hiding.

@theresamueller5196 Ай бұрын

Way to go Nick! We’re cheering for you!

@sanfranciscobay Ай бұрын

Nick is looking forward for a Hot Meal, a Cold Beer and Peace and Quiet after Flying Jumpers all Day.

@KerryDMcCauley Ай бұрын

Not necessarily in that order!

@bernardanderson3758 Ай бұрын

You got to dip 🤣,, Dive and flare

@bernardanderson3758 Ай бұрын

The Caravan which I’ve flown in and we beat the jumpers down for another load of fun jumpers and tandems

@KerryDMcCauley Ай бұрын

That's the fun part!

@markp3309 Ай бұрын

Cool shot of the wingsuiter above the airplane after exit! Awesome!

@KerryDMcCauley Ай бұрын

I'm going to try and get one flying in formation with the Caravan. It's a cool shot!

@markp3309 Ай бұрын

@@KerryDMcCauley That'd be awesome!

@Bengilmore Ай бұрын

Hey! I fly Caravans and the stall warner tends to go off in a tailwind if that was the case 🤷‍♂️

@KerryDMcCauley Ай бұрын

That was probably it, but I've been flying that Caravan for years and that's the first time it's happened.

@Bengilmore Ай бұрын

@@KerryDMcCauleyFair enough mate!

@paratyshow Ай бұрын

👍✅ tks for the jump footage Kerry!

@paultaylor9939 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing all the best cheers

@DLehrke Ай бұрын

Haha Brian's reaction, clearly not planned.

@KerryDMcCauley Ай бұрын

Yep, he had no idea I was coming.

@mrsaskriders Ай бұрын

Very cool and cheers to Nick!

@KerryDMcCauley Ай бұрын

Nick's doing a great job. We're happy to have him!

@Twizlair Ай бұрын

very cool insight into jump ops

@greenthing99100 Ай бұрын

Thanks Kerry , I'd say Nick will be an asset, calm and consistent - ideal for a jump pilot. At least he won't do what the jump pilot did on my one solo static line jump back in the 1980s, and stall-spin the plane out of the jump zone, with two very scared students still onboard, finally getting it straight and level at about 200 feet agl. He didn't fly for them again !

@KerryDMcCauley Ай бұрын

Was that incident at Stanton in Minnesota? Because I know the jumpmaster that was in that plane!

@greenthing99100 Ай бұрын

@@KerryDMcCauley Hello Kerry, that was at Tilstock Airfield just south of Whitchurch, Cheshire, UK which has been a skydiving centre since 1964.

@KerryDMcCauley Ай бұрын

@@greenthing99100 Crazy that the incidents were so similar. In the Stanton case the jumpmaster was able to grab one student and throw him out. Then he puller his reserve while inside the plane and was yanked out just before the plane recovered at a VERY low altitude!

@ikay2102 Ай бұрын

More jumping videos Mr Kerry

@KerryDMcCauley Ай бұрын

I've got some good stuff on the way!

@thefamilythatfliestogether Ай бұрын

Very cool. Also, it was nice to see the outside view of Nick's landing from your chut.

@KerryDMcCauley Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it. We didn't even plan that shot, just got lucky.

@danielreuter2565 8 күн бұрын

Thanks for the insight Kerry! What hours do you require for caravan pilots?

@KerryDMcCauley 7 күн бұрын

New pilots need 750 TT to qualify.

@danielreuter2565 7 күн бұрын

@@KerryDMcCauley super cool. That's lower than I've seen other places for turbine positions.

@MrSnicklesnickle Ай бұрын

That looks like so much fun. Where do I apply?

@KerryDMcCauley Ай бұрын

Flying jumpers is a blast! I've been doing that for over 35 years. It's one of the best stick and rudder flying jobs in the world but you need 750 hours TT to qualify for the job. Most guys start by flying jumpers at a smaller DZ in 182s.

@tedsaylor6016 Ай бұрын

Kerry, how many hours do you have behind the Garrett? Did you follow the Oceanside CA crash June 22. They went to add some power near final and got nothing and the oceanside surrounding terrain left them (pilot & co-pilot) nowhere good to go. Just wondering your opinions on steep decent Garrett ops. blancolirio (Juan Browne) covered it in a YT vid.

@KerryDMcCauley Ай бұрын

I've got 430 hours in the Garrett and I'm very familiar with the Oceanside crash. The co-pilot/instructor used to fly jumpers at my DZ. I've got my own ideas about what happened but can't go into them here.

@tedsaylor6016 Ай бұрын

@@KerryDMcCauley Totally respect that. I'm working on a project using the Garrett and we are keen to know the pain points.