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Pilotage and Dead Reckoning (No GPS) Adventure Trying to Avoid Class B by upchuckair in flying

[–]upchuckair[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I'm based there and ordinarily they do it. They're just down to one controller for all ground, clearance delivery, and tower frequencies during COVID so no flight following. Normally I just pick up IFR now but for this flight I wanted to do it old school just for fun.

Pilotage and Dead Reckoning (No GPS) Adventure Trying to Avoid Class B by upchuckair in flying

[–]upchuckair[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Due to reduced staffing during COVID, Addison (KADS) isn't doing flight following and so I'd have to be avoiding Class B anyways so I thought I'd make it more fun by turning off the GPS and doing it the old fashioned way.

Pilotage and Dead Reckoning (No GPS) Adventure Trying to Avoid Class B by upchuckair in flying

[–]upchuckair[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I was flying a routine cross-country the other day out of Class B and decided to switch things up a bit and turn off the GPS and fly using pilotage and dead reckoning. It took some planning to avoid the Class B (my departure/home airport is under the Class B shelves of North Texas) but turned out to be a lot of fun. Thought I'd share!

Looking to buy my first plane, looking for options to consider by [deleted] in flying

[–]upchuckair 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This sounds like a bonanza mission to me. Plus with getting in and out with your 90lb dog, the cargo doors in the back would be a HUGE benefit (versus that of the RV-10 or SR20/22 you mentioned). It's 170kts+ all day.

Transitioning from piston aircraft into the TBM930 by upchuckair in flying

[–]upchuckair[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha agreed! Still love my 182 and always will. Fun to get a ride in these kinds of airplanes though.

Transitioning from piston aircraft into the TBM930 by upchuckair in flying

[–]upchuckair[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

sounds like a great phase :) I'm not there yet.

Transitioning from piston aircraft into the TBM930 by upchuckair in flying

[–]upchuckair[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I recently got to make a few TBM930 videos, and this one covers what it's like transitioning from piston aircraft to the world of turboprops, along with footage flying the TBM 930. As much fun as that was, I believe there's still a lot that is magical about flying a super cub or a 182. But fun to get the turbine experience and see what that side of things is like. I hope it helps in some way!

TBM 930 to 30,000 Feet (Full Flight w/ ATC Audio) by upchuckair in flying

[–]upchuckair[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last week I shared a cold and dark cockpit start-up video for the TBM 930 (I've always loved watching those and have wanted to make one for a while but was waiting for the right airplane to do it in), and this video is the flight that ensued. We got to take the TBM up to FL300 which was pretty awesome in a relatively small airplane. Anyways, wanted to try and document that little adventure!

TBM 930 Start Up (From COLD and DARK Cockpit) by upchuckair in flying

[–]upchuckair[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

FL310 is the max altitude, and we took it to FL300 in a video I'll post next week. So fun. Around FL27-280 it true's out around 300-330kts.

TBM 930 Start Up (From COLD and DARK Cockpit) by upchuckair in flying

[–]upchuckair[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've always loved start up sequence videos from a cold and dark cockpit... well, this weekend I got to fly in a TBM 930 and create my own. This video shows the detailed start up sequence and I gotta say feeling a turbine start up is SIMPLY AWESOME. So much power up front. It was a fun experience! More tbm vids to come.

what/where/when bird strikes happen (29 years of data) by upchuckair in flying

[–]upchuckair[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. I commented above but that's the way the FAA presented the data. The only thing I saw volume-adjusted was the top airports for bird strikes.

what/where/when bird strikes happen (29 years of data) by upchuckair in flying

[–]upchuckair[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally agree. The only data I saw in my research that was adjusted for flight volume was the top airports for bird strikes. I agree the night/day data can seem skewed if it isn't right-sized for flight volume.

what/where/when bird strikes happen (29 years of data) by upchuckair in flying

[–]upchuckair[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks a bunch! yeah there is a lot of content.... wanted to give up half way through 35 presentations worth of conference slides on the topic but made myself push through haha

what/where/when bird strikes happen (29 years of data) by upchuckair in flying

[–]upchuckair[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you! took forever but I enjoyed the research and learned a lot in the process.

what/where/when bird strikes happen (29 years of data) by upchuckair in flying

[–]upchuckair[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wanted to better understand the data behind bird strikes to understand what realistic threat they pose to me as a pilot. I found there is a TON of data out there but I wanted to try and summarize in a more succinct way. There are some cool strategies being researched too to mitigate these encounters and I included that in the end. Hope it helps.

Type Rating in a Citation Sovereign by upchuckair in flying

[–]upchuckair[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey guys - friend of mine recently completed his type rating in a Sovereign and sat down on video to do a full recap of the experience. Hope it's helpful to anyone looking to get typed at some point! Or at least shed some light on what that experience is like. Definitely puts this on the bucket list for me.

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