Flying the World's BUSIEST Airspace - an ICONIC Sightseeing Flight
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Күн бұрынAn amazing flight with friends in the Los Angeles area while seeing all the iconic sights. But the airspace is busy and COMPLICATED! On this flight, we navigate the LA Class Bravo airspace on a sightseeing tour around Hollywood, Downtown L.A., Santa Monica, Long Beach, and Malibu.
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Portions of ATC communication and the flight have been edited. This video is not instructional in any way. I am not a CFI. I am sharing my experience and thoughts about this flight and this should be taken as entertainment only. By sharing mistakes and accomplishments alike, hopefully the aviation community will benefit.
00:00 - Intro
00:44 - The Crew
01:08 - The Plan
01:38 - Four Stacks Deapture
03:10 - Departure
03:41 - Transition Burbank Class C
05:15 - DISCLAIMER! and TFP Ground School
05:47 - Cahuenga Pass/Universal Studios
06:47 - Hollywood Sign Flyby #1
07:12 - Under the Busy Downtown Bravo
07:44 - Griffith Observatory
07:55 - Dodger Stadium and Downtown L.A.
08:35 - L.A. Coliseium Fight On!
08:49 - Hollywood Sign FLyby #2
10:18 - West Hollywood to Santa Monica
10:48 - Special Flight Rules Area and The Getty Center
11:49 - Flying Monkey Discord is awesome for local tips!
12:15 - Bye Santa Monica Hello SFRA
13:07 - The Beaches from the SFRA
13:43 - Other Ways to Transition the Bravo
14:50 - Flying RIGHT OVER LAX!
15:03 - Sofi Stadium
15:36 - Hawthorne Airport
16:13 - Picking up Flight Following for Sightseeing
17:20 - Torrance Aiport
17:30 - The Spruce Goose Dome - Howard Hughes
18:16 - Queen Mary and L.A. Ports
18:45 - Catalina
19:11 - SFRA Northbound
20:05 - The Malibu Coast
20:59 - Sick Maneuvers
22:05 - Join our Patreon!
@aSpeedbump 11 ай бұрын
The H-4 Spruce Goose wasn’t actually built in that dome. She was built in Hughes facilities in Culver City in 1942, just north of the LAX area. Her one and only ‘flight’ was nearby in the Long Beach Harbor in Nov of 1947. The dome wasn’t constructed until 1983 and the aircraft was displayed in the dome until she moved to the Evergreen Museum in 1992.
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
ah yes you're right! I forgot that detail. Thanks.
@mikeely343 Ай бұрын
The Aero Club of Southern California took stewardship of the H-4 when the climate-controlled hangar lease it was stored in from 1947 to 1983 was up. The dome was built to house and display the goose. Then after Disney acquired the property they wanted to do something else with it and the H-4 was disassembled and barged up to Portland then move via train to McMinnville. It sat in parts in a plastic tent four years while they built the museum building to house it.
@six_twentythree 11 ай бұрын
I freaking love these videos! So cool that you’re sharing aviation with the younger generation (which is me)! I literally just came home from soloing for the first time today and saw this in my feed. Awesome content.
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
thanks so much!!! And congrats on the solo- that's HUGE and a day youll never forget. :)
@dakotafunnel5635 11 ай бұрын
Congrats on your first solo!
@Officialflymedia 11 ай бұрын
Agreed this channel is one of my favorites not only part off why I started flying, but definitely why I made A channel
@poppinsh.7820 11 ай бұрын
What an amazing day for y’all! I really wish I hadn’t sat that one out … then again, if I had been there, no Zero-G’s 😣 Loved watching all of those smiles. And really love the reminder to appreciate this amazing place where we live!
@jmmtv5 11 ай бұрын
Your flying and video productions skills are ON-POINT. Keep up the great work!
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Thank you! I really appreciate it. :)
@dkoleary88 11 ай бұрын
I did my private pilot training out of VNY last year, so very familiar with this airspace. Bringing back some fond memories
@AV8RLUKE 11 ай бұрын
i’ve watched way too many aviation videos on youtube. the editing on this is insane. this might be my favorite one tbh. great job to everybody involved
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Hey thank you so much!! I really appreciate the encouragement.
@AndrewMHahn 11 ай бұрын
Love the animations and explanations of what's happening.
@johnfitzpatrick2469 11 ай бұрын
G, day from Sydney Australia. Fantastic video production with great sectional chart airspace explanation and views of nice assets from the cockpit. Chilling was the hanger dome of the H4 "Hercules" Hughes plane. 🌏🇭🇲
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! Yeah the Hercules is on my list to visit up in OR.
@Mets747 11 ай бұрын
Fantastic video! So much great information given! I just got my PPL out of VNY and been wanting to do this sight seeing flight for a while, I definitely learned a few things, thank you and you just got a new subscriber!
@jimsimon4432 11 ай бұрын
I would call this a master class in navigating SoCal for sightseeing!
@danielreuter2565 11 ай бұрын
Such a great video, Eric. I loved the narration as well as flight details as a reference for future use. Really special stuff. Thanks.
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! I really appreciate the specific feedback.
@danielreuter2565 11 ай бұрын
@@SoCalFlyingMonkey it's a perfect mix of scenic escapism and how to guide haha
@ruperthauser7377 11 ай бұрын
Great content, as always ! LOVE it !
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Thanks!!
@1976PEZZA 11 ай бұрын
Loved it!
@AV8OR51 11 ай бұрын
This is such an awesome video! Great narration & editing! Great job as always!
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Thanks Krish! And thanks for your support making this stuff possible!
@skybound.adventures 11 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed watching this video! I love your content and the new map animations are super helpful!
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it. The graphics are time consuming so it’s good to know they are being enjoyed!
@alexrcastillo1977 11 ай бұрын
Another great one always enjoy watching.
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@andyhoffman2666 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for annotating places (post processing.) Beautiful LA day!!!
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it the graphics. I appreciate the feedback!
@jamesgames.4 11 ай бұрын
Love this!
@Flying_AZ 11 ай бұрын
Great video. I fly out of the Phoenix area, but am from the Camarillo area and still have family there. This will be very helpful for my next trip up there. I'd love to be able to take a sightseeing flight like this. Also Waypoint cafe is awesome.
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Glad it might be helpful for you!
@TheOddSavants 11 ай бұрын
You are one of the first channels I tuned into 2 years ago before I got my license. I love your videos, plane, editing, and content!
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! And thanks for sticking around. :)
@xenaandzenafromsanbernadin3807 11 ай бұрын
What an awesome day to fly VFR over LA.
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
It was very clear compared to some low viz hazy days.
@flysport_tedder 11 ай бұрын
had fun seeing the Queen, a SpaceX booster, and the USS Iowa, but my transit from TOA to SMO was so weird the tower controller at SMO was in awe. Not a good thing.
@BrianAnim 11 ай бұрын
Just landed at Whiteman for the first time picking up my buddy for our trip to Vancouver! Uploading the video today! We flew the LA SFRA both going north from SD and back south. Saw some awesome volcanic lightning on the way back south afterword's.
@mikeely343 11 ай бұрын
Very nice videos. My first 6,000 hours was flown all over Southern California.
@colelindenfelser3374 11 ай бұрын
You have to have the best GA videos! Love the narration and visuals you overlay. Also cant get enough content from fellow cherokee 6 owners. Were getting dual G3X's in ours soon!! Keep up the amazing work 👏
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the encouragement
@tommiebartley3081 8 ай бұрын
So quick backstory, I dreamt of being a captain of a 747 since I was about 8, I got into flight school literally months before 9/11 and pulled out due to the uncertainty of the airline industry at that time which financially was the right choice. I'm in my mid 40's and make enough to get back into training and subscribe to your channel because of your family/flight connection, its special and honestly I'm envious and hope to be able to do similar family trips down the road. My oldest is your daughters age and because I'm in law enforcement ive been able to do fun and silly things for her over the years to mess with her friends or drive like an F1 driver to get a yell or laugh within reasonable safety because of my training and ability as a driver. I have to admit I had a HUGE smile when you were showing her friend from UND, same college I was in actually, about the complex radio traffic and demand of flying in that insane airspace and the low gravity maneuvers... seeing the smiles on their faces and your calm and cool proud papa face was really enjoyable and genuine and know that your daughter will forever remember that and you were the "COOL" dad in that moment and she ate that up. Well done sir!
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 8 ай бұрын
Thanks so much. I appreciate you sharing that and so glad you connected with those moments. It’s definitely been so fun to share the privilege and perks of aviation with my family and makes it that much more enjoyable.
@bilalhijjawi8860 11 ай бұрын
Amazing Birds Eye views …. I once flew in a Cessna piloted by an F16 pilot and his pilot buddy in the mid 1980s over the Bay Area taking off from Santa Rosa… the experience is always so special! Funny enough the fourth passenger with us was also a redhead female friend.
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Sounds like a fun memory!
@austingreathouse 11 ай бұрын
Ehh, I could see my old apartment near the Burbank airport! Lol I’d love to come fly in SoCal sometime if I get the chance
@keithmaxon9510 11 ай бұрын
First time I flew the mini route, it was terrifying but so satisfying. I learned to fly at KTOA so had alot of the South Bay to look at. Going into LA proper was a whole other world. And that spicy burger at Camarillo is top notch :)
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Yeah it’s scary at first but once you do it it’s not too hard. Waypoint cafe at Camarillo is so good!
@mianatwood 11 ай бұрын
Lol my friend called me about doing our commercial 300NM cross country flight into LA like 2hours ago, initial plan was Oregon border but now I see this video randomly as well😂
@loveplanes 11 ай бұрын
I miss a lot flying in CA. Thanks for the ride
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
It’s really great flying in California. Glad your enjoyed the video.
@ManOmega777 11 ай бұрын
I do the Coastal Route all the time in the KC-135 out of March. It’s a lot of fun!
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Nice! It’s a good route especially when the marine layer is a little higher.
@JoshandBabe 9 ай бұрын
Great video
@paratyshow 11 ай бұрын
👍☑ Another fantastic video, tks so much!
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Thank you too!
@dennisnbrown 11 ай бұрын
Great vid Eric
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@agentjuiceaviation 10 ай бұрын
Yeah, SoCal airpsace is pretty crazy, but it makes for a great trial-by-fire learning environment.
@skyepilotte11 11 ай бұрын
Great video...place labels, at comms....thx for an excellent flight.
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@ericsd55 11 ай бұрын
2:19: Did someone get evicted from their "hangar home?" Great vid!
@jrhusney 11 ай бұрын
I’m doing my PPL training at El Monte and all of the CFIs plan instruction flights to Camarillo just for the food. I’m looking forward to sinking my teeth into a tri-tip sandwich one day soon. Hope to hear you on frequency!
@karmabasedj8184 11 ай бұрын
Very well explained for all types of audiences
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@halepauhana153 11 ай бұрын
Fantastic tour, thank you! And I thought Vancouver BC airspace was complicated!
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@jerasaurus1926 10 ай бұрын
This is so awesome!!! How did you get custom sounds for autopilot disconnect??
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 ай бұрын
It’s a feature of the audio panel PMA450B. I think the feature is called flightmate. You can record any sound as an alert for a standard trigger signal input. I have a full review of the audio panel on my channel.
@TrentSiggard 11 ай бұрын
Just stopping by to say this thumbnail kicked ass, video didn't disappoint either!!
@70PaulW 11 ай бұрын
I’m based out of Redlands (REI). I’d like to fly this loop. I’m instrument rated and have experience flying in SoCal. Do you have any Whiteman CFI recommendations? Flying initially with a CFI is a great idea.
@acastellini 10 ай бұрын
Thank you very much! Do we need to take an FAA online course before (like before flying the Hudson SRFA)?
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 ай бұрын
no that is not required but you do need to review the latest version of the procedures and have a terminal chart and SFRA procedure descrpiton in the plane with you.
@acastellini 10 ай бұрын
@@SoCalFlyingMonkey , thank you!
@johnuhrig6993 11 ай бұрын
KWHP! Did my training there to get PPL
@PghGameFix 11 ай бұрын
My original training was at CNO back in 1992
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
nice!
@heinrichgerhardt6119 11 ай бұрын
Nice video, and I've done similar flights in my RV, usually with visitors. So, how come the instrument-rated right seater thought that zero G was such a strange thing? Do CFI's not teach or at least demonstrate that anymore? Waypoint at CMA has excellent tri-tip sandwiches, but unfortunately only on Wed and Sat-Sun. Finally, it's Palos Verdes with an 'S' on the end, but that's quite the minor nitpick. 🙂
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
I don’t know if they teach it or not. UND is a great program and all the young pilots I know out of there are very good. It was fun to fly with the teenagers. :)
@Peacewind152 11 ай бұрын
Good lord... and I thought the Class C around Toronto was daunting...
@Xanthrochroid 11 ай бұрын
Fight on!
@thomashurley666 11 ай бұрын
I know I asked this question before, but can't find your answer. What kind of mount do you use for your iPad on the right side? I like the fact you can turn it a bit to face the pilot. My Arrow would accommodate a mount like that. Thanks for any info you can provide. And a HUGE thumbs up for your channel!
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
It’s the MyGoFlight mount with universal cradle. I think it’s called the panel mount or sport or stud mount or something. My video about the audio panel has a good shot of the mount without the iPad in the section where I talk about music inputs.
@thomashurley666 11 ай бұрын
Thanks I’ll check it out!
@EB-zn4hs 11 ай бұрын
thank you for the subtitles. I'm surprised we don't have more air collisions given how inaudible radio commutations are. idk how you understand each other.
@chrisschack9716 11 ай бұрын
You know what you should be hearing, makes it easier to tell what you're getting.
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
He’s right. Knowing what to expect and the standard format makes it much easier.
@carlott13 10 ай бұрын
Are you in bend oregon right now?
@cdfman1 11 ай бұрын
what is the link for the discord?
@MooneyM20J 11 ай бұрын
Eric, BUR radar ends right before Dodger Stadium. Your best traffic advisory would be SMO, and not SoCal approach. Their radar service is excellent and they will always accommodate the request. I always talk to to them for traffic advisory right after I departed VNY for sightseeing the area especially over Down Town LA. They usually hand me off to BUR for transition to Holyrood Sign or over Universal Studio. All D & C airspace can offer traffic advisory within their vicinity if you can not get a hold of ATC.
@TomCook1993 11 ай бұрын
Not all D towers can provide traffic advisories as you said…. Not all towers have radars!
@MooneyM20J 11 ай бұрын
@@TomCook1993 that is true. Most of LA class D they do.
@TomCook1993 11 ай бұрын
@@MooneyM20JSBD doesn’t. POC doesn’t. Pretty sure WHP doesn’t either.
@MooneyM20J 11 ай бұрын
@@TomCook1993 i knew about SBD POC but I thought Whitman they do and it’s not so great.
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
I’ll give it a try next time. They usually cut me loose when I do the sightseeing in reverse after taking friends to Catalina for lunch. But I’ll ask to stay on with them.
@davegrundgeiger9063 11 ай бұрын
I fly out of KWHP. 🙂
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Stop by my hangar anytime!
@markusjantzon2074 10 ай бұрын
How do you like your Dynon HDX?
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 10 ай бұрын
love it. full review: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e8dke6eAyZjeYYk.html
@Andrew-mz4ec 11 ай бұрын
i was trying to connect to the discord, can i do that without singing up to your Patreon??
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
If you join at the free level in a few days I’ll be opening it up to that tier as well and you’ll receive email instructions.
@duanejohnson6271 11 ай бұрын
You mean Oskosh don't you!
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
i dont know... I lean more towards SOCal by the numbers... SCT has over 5000 operations a day on average. (over 2 mil per year). Last year (2022) Oshkosh by their own account had 18,684 operations over 11 days... SCT is a much bigger area though so I guess it depends on how you are measuring "busiest".. :)
@jimsimon4432 11 ай бұрын
If looking for new content why not come to Singapore and then record your travels in a brand new Diamond DA40 or 62 with air conditioning covering Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and maybe even Vietnam? I am from OC but have lived here 20 years and can help
@MasterCarguy44-pk2dq 11 ай бұрын
SoCal def far from the busiest airspace in the world and def not the busiestt in the states.
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
See page 10 of FAA’s Traffic by the Numbers. www.faa.gov/air_traffic/by_the_numbers/media/Air_Traffic_by_the_Numbers_2023.pdf SCT is the busiest terminal control area listed. If you have any facts I’m happy to learn them.
@alexdarcydestsimon3767 11 ай бұрын
First !
@poppinsh.7820 11 ай бұрын
Bragging rights! That’s what they got! 😊@@sirwinstonchurchill2052
@TomCook1993 11 ай бұрын
This new generation doesn’t know OG Star Wars 🤦♂️
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
I think maybe he just didn’t hear it clearly the first time because of ATC. My own kids are well versed on everything Star Wars. :)
@dwykejack1279 11 ай бұрын
Is that where you do all the crazy stuff??🫤No we are not doing anything crazy
@ssteve2542 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for the aerial tour of LA! I did most of this on the ground a few years ago with my family, you brought back fond memories. Great video. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
@SoCalFlyingMonkey 11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
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