+Chris Ryan thank you for watching and your kind words. It's great to know my videos are helping others.

Thank you. I am glad you continue to enjoy my videos.

Thanks for watching! Good point!! This one was strange. Even though I could see it extending my ADS-B weather didn't show movement and neither did ATC when I enquired.

Thanks! Ya I love the IFD100 app.

+Brian H thanks!

Thanks for watching! Let me know when you get it. They are great airplanes!

Baron Pilot just purchased my Baron 58 and brought it home Saturday.

FRANCE?? That's awesome! I love hearing from viewers from around the world!! Thanks for watching and saying hi. I was hoping to discuss more but as you saw it was a very busy flight. I do have a tutorial video on the IFD100 scheduled for Monday, so stay tuned!!

+Brent Reddick even my hard core garmin friends can't argue against the IFD100!! Wait till the next release that takes advantage of the ifd550 comes out! I see more upgrades in my future!

I fly a Saratoga and have been flying about 3 years. I passed my written IFR last spring but have really slacked on completing the flying portion until getting settled with my panel. I just recently upgraded my 530W to the IFD550 and got my Ipad pro9.7 mounted on the right stack (by going with remote mount transponder). With foreflight on the yoke and a garmin G5 as a backup AI (to my standard vacuum 6 pack) I now feel like I have a fully capable panel to travel IFR. Thanks again for the excellent video!

+Brent Reddick sounds like a great setup. I would love to see that. Also, consider getting some solid hood time with a CFI or even consider something like Simcom or equivalent. I just finished my annual recurrent training at Simcom. Even though I fly regularly, every year I am amazed at both how much my skills have slipped and at how much better I am when I leave there. Besides all the emergency procedures, My scan and hand flying skills improve greatly. If I could afford it I would go every six months. That's how much I think it helps. I mention this only because you mentioned not flying much IFR since last spring.

Thank you & thanks for watching!!

Brazil?? That's awesome!! I was there back in July. Loved it!! Thanks for watching!!

*****​ Really??? normally you come to which city? I ever want goes to there, who knows one day...

I was in Rio for the Olympics.

*****​ Nice, although of the problems that we living now, Brazil it's a great country...but, USA have more freedom and support much more for the pilots

I've heard that.

+vadermike777 congratulations!!! Remember you now have a license to learn. I learn something nearly every flight. Even if only something small. Thanks for watching!

+James Coker thanks for watching. Afternoons in Florida can be bumpy down low this time of year. Avidyne makes a great product. Best decision I ever made. Stay tuned for more videos!

Wilco. I live near KVNC. I know what you mean about florida weather.

Nice. I fly to PGD often.

That must have been an amazing time in your life. Yes things like ipad provide so much now. I too started flying before all of this technology and I must say it adds so much safety to the cockpit.

I know, right! I used to fly around with a paper map and a compass. I never got lost but I was a might bewildered a couple of times. I've aged out now and these videos are priceless to me. Keep them coming. Very envious of those ipad thinga-ma-jigs.

I had a buddy when I was in the Army (1969)who was a helicopter pilot (Hueys). He got lost one time and landed in a field beside a country store. His crew chief ran into the store to ask where they were. The clerk pointed out where they were on the map. He went back and showed my friend and off they went. When he took off, everybody in the store was outside watching. I bet they still tell the story to this day.

Hahahaha every time they see a helicopter!

Thanks for watching!

I've been told in person I talk to fast so I should be right at home! LOL Thanks for the kind words! :-)

Nice!! I just looked it up. Thanks for sharing!

No it's my son's school mascot. I talk about it in another video.

Rodger that. Thanks for call back. Love all your vids.

Thanks

Foreflight for my ATIS & Clearance

Adding more cameras is a slippery slope. I am now up to 6 although there always seams to be one or two that malfunction at the worst times!! And the new 5s malfunction the most. I am going to buy new SD cards to see if it helps. For editing, I use Final Cut Pro 7 on the Mac. There is a newer version but I really like this version so I am holding out as long as I can.

Yea, I figure it will be a steep learning curve! I will most likely have to go with adobe since I am using a microsoft windows platform. My H5 has been working flawlessly (knock on wood) for about 10 hours of video so far. I control it mostly through the app on my phone. But I work with a 100,000.00 FLIR system on my helicopter and it malfunctions more than my 400.00 GoPro, lol. Thanks for the reply, have a great day

What SD card are you using?

Sandisk Ultra Plus 64GB U1 MicroSDXC

And i always delete and reformat it through the app while the card is in the camera.

2 Tall Paul 428 good advise for a single engine. In a twin its gear up at positive rate in case you lose an engine you've gotten rid of that drag, could be the difference between clearing the trees or not!

There are two schools of thought when it comes to this & I hope to never prove either of them right or wrong. When I owned my Mooney, I would delay retracting the gear. If I lost my engine at a low altitude I was a glider and had no option but to land straight ahead. Although one could argue that the more altitude gained the more options one may have. But every scenario will dictate different options. However in a twin, you have much more going on. Low, slow and dirty with an engine lost (Critical engine or not) is a twin pilot's worst nightmare and he/she has only seconds to make the right input. My goal is to increase airspeed to give me a margin of safety above the VMC speed as soon as possible. . As soon as my gear goes up I can feel the airplane accelerate and climb rate increase. To be honest, a gear up after a power loss is the insurance company's problem not mine. My priority is to survive the incident. I will not even climb at Vy since I still get 1,000+ fpm 20kts faster which will give me a larger margin of safety. I'm not saying you are wrong, I am simply saying I follow a different train of thought. Thank you for watching and thank you for your comments. Critiques and opposing points of view are always welcome.

+RW Branch 3?!?! Wow!! I expect a failure on every takeoff but I hope to only have them from the safety of the simulator. Thank you for sharing your story and experience.

+RW Branch WOW!!!

They are window shades to keep the Florida heat out. They are silver like the sun shades you have in your car windshield. When I don't have rear passengers I leave them in. It keeps it much cooler.

Good idea , I've flown in the heat in NY , I can only imagine what FL heat must be like to fly in

Correct. Its a quicker way of giving a heading verses saying "fly heading 130" since I am already flying 130

+Gm Furnald the mixture is the only one that is uneven and it does drive me nuts but with new engines in the near future it's not worth spending the money to fix it. Thanks for watching!

At 10:25 the mixture is the worst, but the prop is off too. I used to own 3 different twins, let me tell you about chasing a prop sync issue on a Duke!

Depends where you plan on mounting it. But I would say a mini gives you more mounting options. And welcome back. That's awesome.

Ipadyokemounts.com tell him I sent you.

Baron Pilot Thank you, sir!

+Beechbum Bonanza I have had good luck with the 3M tape on the GoPro mounts. But I have found you can not stick it directly on the headliner. I stick mine to the center vent covering the speaker and the light/air vent cover.

That's where I put mine as well, so I was not sure if you screwed it in or something . Thanks

+Beechbum Bonanza no. How hot is your cockpit getting when the plane is parked? I can see the tape letting go if it gets to hot.

Baron Pilot this was early spring while suiting in my hanger. I have AC in the plane I'll try a new role of the 3m as mine was sitting in hanger a month or so

My overhead camera stopped recording but I will try to give you a better view on future videos. Thanks for watching and you comments!!

Haha an award is issued at the end of the year! 😂

+Ted Triche Great question. I have a mirror on my engine cowling that allows me to visually verify my nose gear is down and locked.

Thanks for your prompt reply. I enjoy your post.

+Ted Triche My pleasure. Thanks for watching!