My First Discovery Flight // Piper Cherokee // Mesa, AZ // Start-Up to Shutdown

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5 жыл бұрын

My discovery flight in a Piper Cherokee. This was a fantastic experience and I highly recommend taking a discovery flight even if your not an aviation fan. It's a once in a lifetime experience!

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@Kris-ru5ue Жыл бұрын

Best Discovery flight video I've seen. Detailed and real. Thank you.

@benbradshaw4991 4 жыл бұрын

A few days ago i had my discovery flight and it was awesome. Went up in the same plane, ran through the checklists, then after my instructor took off he handed me the controls. I did a pattern then touch n go. Then he helped me land it, cus my touch and go was a bit rough but right on the line. I'm going to be taking lessons until school starts back, im 15. Then hopefully on my birthday I can solo

@andrewsaviation7792 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great flight! Flying these kinds of planes are really something special. Hopefully you can get your hours and training in before your birthday so you can complete your solo :)

@BillyWunebuger 3 жыл бұрын

Me too, I have one soon this week and I’m beginning school at 17

@jamesm.2802 4 жыл бұрын

Good for you for asking to do a stall on your discovery flight! You're braver than I was!

@RusscanFLY 3 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%!

@woovlogss Жыл бұрын

My first discovery flight is tomorrow at 11. Very nervous but excited. I’m on step one to achieve my dream I’ve had since I was a kid

@boneal82 11 ай бұрын

How was it. I need to schedule mine but kinda nervous also lol

@harrothepilot 4 жыл бұрын

Good stuff, stalls are nothing to fear, and with an FI beside you, perfectly safe. They teach you them so you get an idea of how the aircraft behaves approaching and entering a stall. I think we fear more what it might be like, rather than the actual stall. Very important particularly at low alts, like in a circuit turning base or final, for example. Heaps of other situations also, like graduating to a high performance aircraft, thats nowhere near as forgiving as a Cherokee. Not picking on Mooneys here, but they can have a quite abrupt stall, and you need to recognise the onset of a stall/incipient spin and take remedial action before it happens. Practice practice practice is the go. Good luck with your training.

@natorator1014 3 жыл бұрын

I’m about to fly this for my sixteenth birthday. Just trying to prepare!

@andrewsaviation7792 3 жыл бұрын

The more you know the better! Then you can focus more on the fun part instead of trying to figure out what the heck is going on the entire time :)

@benwaldeck741 3 жыл бұрын

Same, but for my fifteenth. Good luck and I hope you impress your instructor with the preparation and knowledge.

@dougmccloud3703 3 жыл бұрын

WOW! I did my first solo in this plane back in Sept 2020. Loved that plane. Sadly it's been sitting without a prop for months now. Not sure what they'll do with it. Supposed to be for sale. The other piper is waiting on the engine to come back for repair, N4323X

@LoanwordEggcorn 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for posting! Looks like a lot of fun!

@andrewsaviation7792 3 жыл бұрын

It was! :)

@bobfitzpatrick8952 2 жыл бұрын

Been there many a time, since a 1975 airshow where we got to see a Harrier jump jet demonstrated. Wonderful airport, with a wonderful museum. My sister lives just down the road.

@jeffb9939 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed watching this.

@Aviatorpassion Жыл бұрын

You are a great man congratulations

@RandyBroderick 3 жыл бұрын

Great video Andrew, and you couldn’t have picked a better plane for your first flight.

@jackamo1997 4 жыл бұрын

Congratulations, you just earned a sub. Great video

@andrewsaviation7792 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Welcome to the club :3

@jacknick429 4 жыл бұрын

Good for YOU !!!! Great Video - thanks for sharing your experience. I'm 65 years old and it's always been my dream to fly an airplane. Maybe it'll come true for me some day...….(I'm Reg/Green color blind - so I may only get to go as far as a "Discovery Flight" - but It will be worth it I'm SURE!!! I lived in Gilbert for 27 years and own a 2nd home just south of Falcon Field. I've seen many kinds of aircraft flying in and out of Falcon Field over the years.

@andrewsaviation7792 4 жыл бұрын

You should absolutely go for it! It is worth EVERY PENNY I swear. AZ is one of the best places to do it, and I think there's probably discovery flights pretty frequently at Falcon Field. Hope you can accomplish your dream, and stay safe!

@cpy 3 жыл бұрын

actually red green colorblind is no problem at all! When you get your PPL, you cannot fly at night by yourself, you must have another pilot/CFI with you, but other than that go for it

@farmgene Жыл бұрын

Nice video. I like these types of videos. (I like flying. I fly a 172B.)

@slcarlsson7424 3 жыл бұрын

There are so many videos on youtube which either anc-out the engine at the start or are covered with music. I love you for the real, true sound. It was quite a surprise. :D

@andrewsaviation7792 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's not a real flight video without the sweet sounds of the engine :)

@slcarlsson7424 3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewsaviation7792 exactly! Thanks for sharing. Do you own a ppl?

@andrewsaviation7792 3 жыл бұрын

Currently I do not, but I'm looking to obtain one in the distant future. May I ask, do you have one?

@slcarlsson7424 3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewsaviation7792 Same here. Here in germany it‘s about 10.000€ in total. 🤯 Need to save some more. But sure planning on have it someday. 😎

@andrewsaviation7792 3 жыл бұрын

@@slcarlsson7424 I know what you mean. Flight school is very expensive everywhere you go. Hope you get airborne someday as your own captain :D

@Exquistic Жыл бұрын

Mine Discovery flight is tomorrow!! For the first time, I'm gonna get on the small plane. Really excited 🎉🎉

@boneal82 11 ай бұрын

How was it? Kinda nervous about my discovery flight coming up 😳

@MrJimbosan 3 жыл бұрын

It brings back good memories. I did my initial flying in P28 140 also.and guess what I can still remember BUMFCH and HAZEL etc

@BillyWunebuger 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@edgrigsby8610 3 жыл бұрын

I love Mesa Gateway. Nice little airport!

@andrewsaviation7792 3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed!

@RusscanFLY 4 жыл бұрын

I remember my first discovery flight. Scared the mess out of me! Decided to fly again anyway.

@andrewsaviation7792 4 жыл бұрын

That's great that you went and flew again! First flights can be frightening but so much fun in a small plane :3

@sammalone7352 3 жыл бұрын

I did a discovery flight a couple days ago. I learned more in this 16 minute vid than the hour the CFI spent with me during that flight

@andrewsaviation7792 3 жыл бұрын

The CFI in this video was a really good teacher, and like any kind of teaching experience, the person teaching can make all the difference. If you don't have a good teacher, who wants to show you everything, it won't make for as good of a flight. Glad you were able tp pick up some things you missed :D

@boneal82 11 ай бұрын

man don’t say that lol. I’m about to go on my discovery flight soon.

@markfranz536 2 жыл бұрын

discovery flight is cool but getting to see a B-25 Mitchell landing while on your discovery flight is cooler

@argonwheatbelly637 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite large twin!

@deltatango5765 4 жыл бұрын

Falcon Field! I live a few miles from there and have done hundreds of touch and go's there in my C172 home cockpit. I'm hoping to take lessons there one day.

@andrewsaviation7792 4 жыл бұрын

Oooh. That sounds like a nice place to learn! Arizona is one of the best places to learn how to fly cause it's so beautiful!

@FerbyArisaka Жыл бұрын

Piper is my favorite aircract, i also fly it many times back in the day in Fly 2K Simulator is a Navajo Variant 😁 But in MS Flight Simulator only have Cessna unless i download it 😁 Anyway i will subs to your channel 👍

@kraljpetar4677 Жыл бұрын

As I student pilot I would recommend you to sign in flight school , another words to start learning to fly.

@MattCampbelification 3 жыл бұрын

typical az. just bumpy by 3pm in the summer

@nicklindsey494 3 жыл бұрын

So I don’t know if you continued your path on aviation or not but if you did not the reason it was so bumpy was because it was such a clear sunny day as the sun heats up the ground it creates thermals and that’s what bounces you around

@harryshaw4998 2 жыл бұрын

I had a Cherokee Cruiser 74` at Coolidge Az. 43333

@stealhty1 2 жыл бұрын

Yess ,,,we'll like you to get your Privated pilot license, Im sure Classic Air Aviation has some sort of finance program,,believe me it worth every Penny

@markstebbins2014 3 жыл бұрын

@ Andrew's Aviation How long were you in the air for?

@andrewsaviation7792 3 жыл бұрын

Around half an hour to an hour I'd say.

@naturallyherb 2 жыл бұрын

What's that aircraft type coming in to land at 0:01?

@groatracing 3 жыл бұрын

Most bugs I have ever seen on an aircraft. How many wings did that Piper Cherokee have? I counted 100,000 give or take

@andrewsaviation7792 3 жыл бұрын

@USAv8tor lol. More wings just means more lift. Guess thats what happens when you leave your plane out in the desert and don't wash it. 😆

@arnaudnicolau2093 Жыл бұрын

no mag check before shut off? :O

@brandond5209 4 жыл бұрын

You said "we run the engine up to full power" for run up! 2000 RPM is not full power.

@andrewsaviation7792 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, @brandon D, you're right. I meant that more as a general statement for "testing the engine" than actually going to full power, but thanks for pointing that out! :3

@Beast9894 3 жыл бұрын

These flights in my area at least have gone up to $200

@rasim81 2 жыл бұрын

Did you get your PPL?

@aa1bb2cc3dd4 6 ай бұрын

Hope you weren't expecting us to be able to hear you talking

@buf.aviation9977 3 жыл бұрын

I wanna do that 🥺

@andrewsaviation7792 3 жыл бұрын

You absolutely should if you ever get the chance. Flying a plane and spotting them are so different but so awesome :)

@buf.aviation9977 3 жыл бұрын

I’m gonna try to that next summer. I was too young to do it this one 🤦‍♂️

@andrewsaviation7792 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool. When you get around to it, if you could pick a place with amazing scenery it makes all the difference 😄

@buf.aviation9977 3 жыл бұрын

Spaghetti with butter and garlic: prepare spaghetti by package directions and then drain. Add 4 cloves of minced garlic and 2 tablespoons of butter. Mix well until the butter has melted and served with a side of garlic bread.

@andrewsaviation7792 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice. Would recommend roasting the garlic cloves or frying them before mixing into the pasta to get rid of the unpleasant acid taste of the garlic and leave behind the flavor we love. Also, for a good creamy sauce, add 1 part half and half, 3 parts parmesan cheese, 1 part mozzarella, and salt and pepper to taste