Great question. We could talk to ATC because we were on an IFR flight plan. Additionallly, we were on the warbird/turbine arrival. So the proceedures are different. Frankly, it is a lot less stressful. My brother, who you saw in the video, flew a Cessna in VFR last year and ended up holding for two hours with no autopilot. Crazy. So you know he was happty to come along with me. He's an airline pilot too.

@@mauricioleal4440 Q: why would general aviation propeller planes NOT have to speak to the tower? (Don’t all planes landing + taking off have to speak with the tower?)

@@ioptimizerealty Q1: why would VFR NOT have to talk to ATC? (Whereas IFR does?) (I’m a novice, so please pardon my question if it sounds ignorant) Q2: if your bro had no communication w/ATC - how would he know where to circle for 2 hours w/no instructions?

@@ioptimizerealty Thanks for the reply Don. I hope you, your brother and the rest of the family enjoyed the show!!! 😃🙋🏻‍♂️

Yes. The flames were a mock bomb run. Part of the show. 26:00 was a B52 On the NY Post story, that is correct. We just mentioned that building in one of our blogs. Amazing. It sold for 3% of the price it that it sold for in 2016.

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! It's always exciting to share the experience of flying with new viewers.

Thank you. I appreciate that.

I’m not a pilot, but he said ‘ready for takeoff.’ Shouldn’t he have said ‘ready for departure,’ and then the tower would respond (as they did) with ‘cleared for takeoff’? Apologies for the comment, I’m not trying to sound like a know-it-all, but this particularly stands out when emphasizing proficient communication.

Ready for takeoff is clear and concise. It works. Also, "Departure" is non-standard language which you do not want to use. Consider that there is a "Departure" controller and frequency that come immediately after the Tower controller and frequency. So, no, ready for "Departure" would not work.

Tom, good point about the lights. Thx. The leap from piston to jet is a big one. I would suggest turbine time in a turboprop first. I had a Meridian for 18 years and lots of hardcore flying in that before going to jets. And then, it was a serious, no joke, push. I had to earn my commercial and multi rating quickly before even going to the 18 day FlightSafety course. They give you two days off in the 18 days, and I was smart enough to come in on those days anyway on work the desktop sims they had. I passed my checkride on the first try, but it's a serious 2.5 hour checkride that is easy to fail, and some did in my class. Then, the FAA mandates 50 hours of mentored flights in the real plane. Insurance companies will probably ask for at least 100 hours, especially if you are coming out of a piston. They may not even underwrite the policy. So figure a lot of mentored hours and honestly, it is worth it as it could save your bacon. Jets are fantastic, but it is a different kind of flying then a piston, or even a turboprop. Don

Thanks a lot! I do try every time as you never know when you will really have to pull out a great landing in difficult conditions. Don

Thank you.

Rob, thanks for the tip. The downside of 10k is the fuel burn, but maybe with less of a zig zag routing, it will even out. Don

Yeah fuel burn is a drawback.

I'd file HFD west bound

from the east and 10,000 below

Thank you very much!

Christopher, that is why I choose the HondaJet, so I concur. Thx for watching. Don

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad you enjoyed it and glad KZbin served it up. We post flight videos about once a week so subscribe and perhaps turn on the bell. We also post real estate videos, but if that is not your thing, it is easy enough to skip them. Thanks, Don

Manny thank you for watching. More to come soon. Don

You bet. Glad you liked the commentary. Don

Thank you for watching and being a fan. We try hard. Don

Parker, thank you so much. The Lord has truly blessed me. I am very grateful to help others. Don

Thank you for watching. More coming soon. Don

Fabio, great question. If my memory serves me, something like 405 knots. I will try to remember to look next time and note it. At FL430, its around 385 to 390 knots and the fastest altitude is FL320. At that alittude it gives 422 knots. Don

Thank you for the compliments. I've been flying for a lot of years, so experience helps a lot. Don

Thank you for your service!!! I assume you are talking the 82nd? Don

@@ioptimizerealty Yes. 3/A/307th Eng Btln.

@@ioptimizerealty Don my previous reply was regarding my unit assignment, by ground teams I was referring to psyops and Delta. Goats! Those studs were fantastic to play 2 way rifle range games.

Marcy, wow, what a compliment. I can tell you when I started out I felt a bit overwhelmed. It just takes time and lots, and lots of flights. I can recal back in the bad old days of using paper charts, cases of them, and VORs, protractors. It's amazing where aviation has come. Simulators have gotten so good. I am sure that will cut your learning time. Plus, there are so many KZbin videos now, instead of the books I had back in the day. So drive on, you will get there faster than you think. Don

Jessica, I'm really glad you enjoyed it! SkyHope loved it and they may want you to speak at an event :-)

So nice of you. Thanks and you too!

:-)

Thank you Michael. Glad you got to see it.

That's right! Have you been there before?

Our pleasure!

Ya, I just heard that, but I don't know who that was or who they were talking to. I was on with Clearance.

Understood. We try to make different types of videos. This one should me flying around and through the complex airspace of NYC. Not your average flight. Great interation with some of the best controllers in the world. Thx for watching. Don

Thanks for watching!

Mohammad, thank you. I like KGYY. Nice field, not far from Chicago, without the ripoff fees.

@@ioptimizerealty You are welcome Don. Have fun.

Welcome aboard!

Same here Ha.

Funny

Thanks for the feedback

Great idea. I'll try to remember that for one of the next ones.

Thank you Art.

Thanks!

Thank you Fab. I believe she has what it takes and I think she will become a pilot.

Thank you.

Thank you kindly

Nick. Thank you so much. More coming soon. Oshkosh!

Then no one would buy our debt! Ouch! Can't do that.

@@ioptimizerealty maybe I don’t know enough about finance (?) . . . But I find myself wondering, why not just apply the payment to the principal instead (if the interest were canceled). _Who_ is getting all this interest anyway?

Thanks, will do!

Thank you too!

Fabio, well being I am Sicilian, you have solved a mystery for my family. Thank you, Don