Flying in a glass panel Bonanza to pick up my Grumman Tiger

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4 жыл бұрын

A friend picks me up from Los Angeles in his Garmin G3X equipped Bonanza and flies me to Northern California to pick up my Grumman Tiger from annual inspection.

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@JC-mt4vr 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you back man.

@lanceg.8458 4 жыл бұрын

Dang!!!! love that panel-

@karlasantaanna5015 4 жыл бұрын

Nice avionics from Alireza there :) Keep uploading stuff Wolficorn! Like your versatility!!!

@rickh4310 3 жыл бұрын

Gary is an excellent mechanic and wouldn’t take my airplane anywhere else. Great video!

@robertg5393 4 жыл бұрын

that is an amazing panel.

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

Yup. Drool-worthy

@simisteve1425 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the fun trip. That Bonanza...YEOW!. Good to see the Tiger back in the air.

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

Thx Steve

@dixielandfarm 4 жыл бұрын

Nice trip with you to pick up the plane. In sims, I fly both - glass panels are nice to fly and you get used to them pretty quick.

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

Thx. Yeah the G3X would be a great upgrade. I don’t think my bank account would agree with me 😬

@JustPlaneSilly 4 жыл бұрын

Nice Panel!! Great video man!

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

That guy also has an AG5B and it's currently getting the same panel. I keep telling myself to remember that it won't make the plane any faster, LOL

@N1120A 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but my AG5B is faster than yours for other reasons :-P

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

Alireza Alivandivafa sounds like we need to make a race video whenever your plane is finished...sometime in 2021.

@da20eclipse 4 жыл бұрын

Boy how I miss my Tiger. Don’t get me wrong, at this point in my life, I’m enjoying my Sling LSA, it’s perfect for me in retirement. It more than fits my current mission, but the Tiger, well, is IMO the best 4 place single produced. Thanks for the videos Wolfie.

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

Those new Sling TSI's look pretty amazing. That Rotax 915 engine would be awesome in the Tiger!

@da20eclipse 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, The Airplane Factory hit it big with the TSi. I’m waiting to see how the High Wing TSi turns out, it’s due the end of next year. I’ve become a big fan of all engines Rotax.

@gottf257 4 жыл бұрын

I was your BFL controller on the way up, was nice talking to ya :)

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

Niiiice. Sorry that part got cut, haha. The audio recorded during that flight up wasn't very good so alot of it wasn't very usable. Thanks for the great service!

@N1120A 4 жыл бұрын

Ha! Bryan left the part out where we talked about how great you guys are lol.

@par5eagles 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video, thanks for sharing. Your production quality is excellent. Are any special precautions or testing necessary after the annual? Or is the flight just "business as usual"?

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

thx man! Other than some ground testing together with the IA and a thorough run up, it was biz as usual. If I had a more extensive annual, then perhaps we'd both go up and flight test.

@N1120A 3 жыл бұрын

Man, we were getting killed by that headwind.

@Wolficorntv 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but it made a fast trip back for me that day :)

@N1120A 3 жыл бұрын

@@Wolficorntv I wouldn't know. I ended up on Southwest lol

@fearnsey8800 4 жыл бұрын

Is glass cheaper in kit planes for some reason ? They all seem to have it and I am certain in lots of them its not 70 k ? Does it make easier to actually fly ? and on a very basic note does it make you spend more time looking at the screens rather than looking out and flying or does it give you more time to look out by reducing the work load ? Would be great to put sensors on pilots heads and measure this ? But all said and done looks an amazing set up !! Almost an Airbus ! N.B. Love the Pilatus hat

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

There is a big difference cost-wise between avionics for experimental vs certified aircraft. From what I understand, alot of it boils down to the increased expense for manufacturers to get these products certified by the FAA. The glass panels mainly come in handy for IFR flying. They can centralize alot of info into a smaller space. For VFR alot of it is overkill, honestly. But it looks cool, right? I would love to put a similar setup in my Tiger one day but I just can't justify (i.e. afford) the expense.

@N1120A 4 жыл бұрын

Chris, who co owns the plane, and I fly IFR all the time. Sometimes sitting on the soup for nearly an entire flight. Having a panel like this so significantly reduces workload and allows for you to be so much more rested and on it when you're in the terminal area.

@DanFrederiksen 4 жыл бұрын

Both planes look like they have a ton of headroom in very upright seating positions. Must cost on aero/speed/engine needs/fuelcon

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

They are both pretty roomy. The Tiger is actually the one of the fastest in it's class (180hp) with great fuel economy (relatively speaking). I get an honest 130 kts TAS at 8.5 gal/hr when cruising around 7-8K. I could go faster but I prefer to cruise @ 2500 RPM (it's fixed pitch).

@N1120A 4 жыл бұрын

@@Wolficorntv We all know you fly slow :-P

@Procrastinator3217 2 жыл бұрын

Will the Tiger get Glass as well?

@Wolficorntv 2 жыл бұрын

I need to sell a kidney first. 😂 My goal is to pull out the vacuum system and put in dual GI275s…but I’m not ready to pull the trigger on that yet.

@christopherolsen113 4 жыл бұрын

Huh, that Bo sure looks familiar, lol

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

Are you his partner?

@christopherolsen113 4 жыл бұрын

@@Wolficorntv Yep. Flying up tomorrow to go pick her up, kind ironic, lol

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

@@christopherolsen113 haha I thought Ali was bs'ing me at first about the magnetos. Sweet ride...except the right seat can get a little uncomfortable in it's current state.

@christopherolsen113 4 жыл бұрын

@@Wolficorntv Yeah, the seats a bit of an issue unless it's nap time, in which case it's perfect.

@lambertoroscioli7350 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I could get Gary to do my first annual... I'm just too far...

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah Florida is a bit far 😏

@jthrilla9147 4 жыл бұрын

Ayeeee I was saying to myself like 2 days ago like where is wolficorn bro but I see it was getting inspection

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

Sup! Did you see my SoCal Tracon video? I posted that about 2 weeks ago!! LOL

@jthrilla9147 4 жыл бұрын

@@Wolficorntv yup I seen it soon as you posted it you've inspired me to wanna fly

@jthrilla9147 4 жыл бұрын

@@Wolficorntv are you thinking of going glass garmin in the tiger

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

@@jthrilla9147 I would loooooooove to. My bank account begs to differ. Alireza also owns a Tiger and it is currently getting an all glass panel. I'll make a video about that.

@Wolficorntv 4 жыл бұрын

@@jthrilla9147 awesome! Go for it! If you're ever in LA , we'll go up.