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@user-ly8mg6kk4y Ай бұрын
Great video. Lake looks awesome. Enjoy the weekend. ❤
@CIOPilot Ай бұрын
Thanks! Went out and got some cleaning done on the boat and that was awesome to get ready for boating season.
@lamontcrockett8675 2 ай бұрын
Cool
@SailingwithEvanandAmy 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@jsl151850b 2 ай бұрын
*THANKS!!*
@royjohnson4283 2 ай бұрын
Absolutely beautiful.
@CIOPilot 2 ай бұрын
Thank you, sir. Appreciate that. It was fun and a surreal experience, that's for sure.
@ThePencilNerd 2 ай бұрын
Lol probably saw you. I noticed several planes in the sky when it happened at Mena
@CIOPilot 2 ай бұрын
Probably so. We were pretty high and did have the propeller pulled back to 2300 RPM, but with all the circles we were boring in the sky, definitely could have been us!
@buckerjungmann 2 ай бұрын
Excellent idea! Look forward to seeing pictures!
@leroylipshitz5547 2 ай бұрын
Dude, you never cease to amaze me with what you and Coryee do. Talk about living life to its fullest. Saw your video about your hangar at your new place at the Air Park, so glad you finally got to make that 20 year dream come true. Will have to come see you guys and go hang out on that Lake Tenkiller.
@JeanAugustinsession40 4 ай бұрын
Wow, that actually works
@CIOPilot 4 ай бұрын
It does, but for what I paid for these, shouldn’t have to do that.
@PilotFlyingJay 5 ай бұрын
How was your experience with GATTS? How many hours did you end up getting after it was all said and done ? What was the highest altitude you flew out ? And they require 15 hours instrument time, does this include simulated ? There are hardly any cfii in my area that can go up and log instrument time with me but in the next city they have cfii but they only instruct in the sim :/
@CIOPilot 5 ай бұрын
My experience was good. I had all 15 hours of instrument that were simulator hours, they didn’t have any problem with that. I had to fly 25 hours to get to the required 40 hours of instrument time for my checkride. I was ready for the checkride on day 6, but I didn’t have the 40 instrument hours, so on Day 7 we did another IFR cross country at 55% power and flew down to Wichita, shot a couple of approaches, then went back to Manhattan. Highest altitude we flew in that training was 7000 for the cross country. I commonly fly at 10,000 to 12,000 for my typical flights, but 7000 was okay with me for a training flight. I live in a rural area, so same challenges with finding a CFII. That was part of the reason I really end like GATTS.
@samsanchez8247 5 ай бұрын
Can I ask you, what length downrod are you using with the 88" fan? It's beautifully suspended.
@CIOPilot 5 ай бұрын
That is a 6 foot downrod. Thanks for the compliment.
@samsanchez8247 5 ай бұрын
Awesome! And how high are your ceilings? @@CIOPilot
@CIOPilot 5 ай бұрын
@@samsanchez8247 18 feet in that great room.
@markpeterson3789 5 ай бұрын
Could you kindly share an update about this situation? I realize this is over 1 year old. I'm interested in purchasing the exact 88" model. Did you have issue "balancing" the fan, as well? I have seen some other videos about the balancing requirement, and some wishing that the balancing was done in-house by Maverick during production. It's a shame there are a few issues because I think this is the most attractive fan of them all. Just so eye-catching!
@CIOPilot 5 ай бұрын
Nothing really new. I didn't have to balance the fan at all. The company never did anything to offer up a "fix" for the problem, which kinda ticked-me-off to be honest. I ended up leaving it as-is, and sometimes I just have to turn it on, then turn it off, then turn it back on, and then it will work. For the price you pay for these fans, you really shouldn't have to deal with this kind of problem, but I have no way around it. Once I get it cranked up, it runs great, is balanced well out of the box, and it moves a lot of air and is quiet.
@markpeterson3789 5 ай бұрын
It's interesting that you didn't have this issue with one of them, but did with the other two, would that be correct?@@CIOPilot
@CIOPilot 5 ай бұрын
@@markpeterson3789 Yes, exactly. I also have a slightly different version up in our bedroom, and it is fine too.
@trevorlong8030 6 ай бұрын
Hi Spencer, Thank you very much for this insightful video. I am interested in flying into Taos (SKX) and would love similar content/recommendations from you or someone you recommend. Thanks again and Merry Christmas!
@CIOPilot 6 ай бұрын
Happy to give you some info, and I can get you in touch with two CFIs I know that are Taos full timers. Shoot me an email at [email protected] and I will get it to you. Beauty is that Taos has no where near the terrain issues of Angel Fire, and it has 2 nice runways, so no crosswinds to deal with either.
@chrisstrobel3439 7 ай бұрын
Are you an instructor by any chance? 😉
@CIOPilot 7 ай бұрын
No, but I did sleep at a Holiday Express last year once I think.
@DrJoel-is3uy 8 ай бұрын
can u land on lakes in oklahoma?
@CIOPilot 8 ай бұрын
Yes we can, and Lake Tenkiller here where I live has a number of planes that come in to land.
@mik7794 8 ай бұрын
*promo sm* 🙃
@vkendig17 9 ай бұрын
Whoa! Very cool 😎
@CIOPilot 9 ай бұрын
Thanks. My goal in life is to get people hooked on aviation. I didn’t get my pilot’s certificate until Feb 2017 at 44 years old. It is worth it.
@vkendig17 9 ай бұрын
I have always been hooked, so cool.
@jandrews1157 9 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video Spencer. I really appreciate how you addressed the unique terrain and its challenges. I'm a Colorado pilot with friends who have a 2nd home near Angel Fire and I plan to fly there to visit them sometime. I'll carefully watch this again and plan accordingly.
@CIOPilot 9 ай бұрын
Awesome. Glad you found it useful. I would be interested to hear what you think after you make the flight and let me know if I missed anything.
@abbyfluoroethane 9 ай бұрын
That's my airport! You've gotta appreciate the job the town has done with lighting, it looks absolutely stunning at night.
@CIOPilot 9 ай бұрын
Yeah, they did a great job. Unfortunately, some contractors tore up the ramp area and then walked off the job, so the ramp and fuel area is unusable right now.
@wjggmt1180 9 ай бұрын
Would love to know more about the running costs? And, why are there so few 250/270s ever on the market?
@CIOPilot 9 ай бұрын
I don't have those answers for you, but if you want to email me at [email protected] I can get your question over to Charlie McFarland, my neighbor who owns the plane.
@AviationVault 9 ай бұрын
Stunning video. Can I feature this amazing video in one of my next episodes? Of course, with a link to this original video. PEACE.
@CIOPilot 9 ай бұрын
Go for it. Thanks.
@user-ob5wk7pc3h 9 ай бұрын
Great video. Two additions: 1) Turbulence from rotor/rotor clouds can become severe when wave conditions exist off the mountain range towards the west (Taos). Any wind speed above 15kts at the top of the mountains should give you pause. 2) Fly in and out of Angelfire in the mornings, when turbulence is lower (especially if you have an intact valley inversion), density altitude is lower and thermals haven't started yet. Just watch for the wind shift on climb out. Good info on local emergency field options. I enjoyed your video - Thank you!
@CIOPilot 9 ай бұрын
Yeah, I tried to limit the comments a bit when I did the editing, my first shot of the video had those comments in there with some explanations, but the video was approaching 22 minutes long and one of the suggestions I received was to remove that section since that is pretty much, "Table stakes for Mountain Flying, and people should get that part researching mountain flying in-general". I'm with you though, absolutely essential things, and even experienced mountain fliers need a reminder. Thanks for watching the video and I hope you found it useful.
@robertcampbell3120 10 ай бұрын
The ol “Go Around” again saves the day!!! I’m sure that was a shock for the boater as well.
@HOSSDOG3 10 ай бұрын
My 13 yo and I flew into Angel Fire AXX August 10th (10am) and out on the 13th (8am) with pressure altitudes about 9300-10000 for our 5th annual mountain biking trip. We were able to do this trip so much easier with the info given here and other forums. This was my first time flying into a high density airport so we went light (200lbs under gross) in our 1984 Mooney M20J non turbo. landing was actually more difficult for me than the takeoff. we used runway 35 and i did not account for the airspeed being so much slower than the ground speed and started my transition/flare too early dropped and bounced once on my mains not my nose then settled down due to the slow speed. next time i will pay more attention to my indicated airspeed and less on my subjective runway speed and just hold it off as long as possible before i power to idle. leave a little power in until you are sure you are in ground effect then slowly reduce to idle the runway is loong! oh and correct for the crosswind more than you think. i drifted off to the right of centerline after my "bounce". the wide runway allowed me enough room to correct back to center. at take off (runway 35) i left my flaps down (take off flap setting 10-15 degrees) longer than i normally would but retracted my gear like normal after crossing the 17 threshold. we were able to climb out at 500 fpm and 90 kts go to the east side and make the turn back south just before eagles nest lake. when we crossed back over the airport we were already at 10,000 feet and were able to climb out of the valley to the south at 10,500. my engine is the IO360 200 HP. our 3 hour flight back home to fort worth was so much better than our normal 9-10 hour drive (and stopping at the Texan). arrive early 7-10am and leave early 7-10am and the weather seems to cooperate. do not leave or arrive after noon the weather seems to move in every afternoon at least during august and September. (monsoon season they say). cant wait to try during the winter when the air is even cooler and the plane has more authority. just wish they had hangar space to park your plane!!
@CIOPilot 10 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the review of your experience. I probably should have spent a bit more time in my video discussing some of the landing characteristics, specifically as you said about the increased ground speed when compared against your indicated airspeed, it really is a BIG deal that is easy to explain in theory, until you actually experience it. Most of all, so glad the video and our conversations gave you the confidence to give this a try the first time, and awesome that you and your son had a great time. Can’t wait to hear about the next trip!
@jennis23 10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this content!
@CIOPilot 10 ай бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate that.
@user-yf9gc1zm8i 11 ай бұрын
its finally done!!
@CIOPilot 11 ай бұрын
Well, almost. The big door is the main thing missing right now.
@chriswilcox9650 11 ай бұрын
Looks great
@CIOPilot 11 ай бұрын
Thanks, getting better all the time. Can't wait to get the door installed.
@jonathanszarzynski 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video! Very informative
@CIOPilot 11 ай бұрын
Glad you found it useful!
@barbarahamons5478 11 ай бұрын
Pretty darn cool!
@HOSSDOG3 11 ай бұрын
Fantastic briefing Mr Hamons!
@CIOPilot 11 ай бұрын
Thank you very much…I appreciate that.
@user-yf9gc1zm8i Жыл бұрын
hello
@sharkdog2609 Жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation!
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Thank you @sharkdog2609, appreciate that feedback.
@buckerjungmann Жыл бұрын
Cool video man!
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed that.
@craigstapleton4230 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Well done Spencer. Technically, on an RNAV, you are flying a Glide Path. Glide Slope is for ILS. Same damn thing, just different terminology.
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Good point...that is on the Instrument written test.
@barbarahamons5478 Жыл бұрын
Wow! That's beautiful!!! Congrats!!
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@dravenhadi9783 Жыл бұрын
u dont have the remote for these fans?
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Yes, I do have the remotes, but I shouldn't need them unless I want to change the speed or the direction. Even if I use the remote, they don't start up like they are supposed to.
@caarche Жыл бұрын
Looking to vacation in the area of Angel Fire in the future and came across your video while researching it, thank you very much for a truly informative video. I am fortunate to fly a high performance aircraft which mitigates some of the problems related to high altitude operations, however good decision making and flying skills are the most important ingredient in keeping anyone from becoming another unfortunate statistic. You got a very enthusiastic thumbs up my friend!
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much @caarche, I appreciate it. You nailed it in your comment.
@bikefreakstl Жыл бұрын
Ha ha I had Branden as well for my instructor
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
He was a cool dude, super chill in the cockpit. He sure was good about getting you distracted and putting a little pressure on the rudder or a small touch of the yoke.
@bikefreakstl Жыл бұрын
@@CIOPilot right lol
@paultemple3859 Жыл бұрын
Is the nose fixed but the mains retract?
@robertcampbell3120 Жыл бұрын
No…it’s a fixed gear Saratoga with the main pants off for soft field practice.
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
@@robertcampbell3120 exactly. The field is a little soft in some spots and I don’t like dirt and mud getting inside the wheel pants. It is a pain to clean them. I the nose gear doesn’t have a lot of weight on it during the landing where the soft spots are at, so didn’t worry about that one.
@robertcampbell3120 Жыл бұрын
Where yo pants…???
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Have them off to keep the mud from getting caked up inside.
@guskohlin5347 Жыл бұрын
Was this no gyro as well?
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Yes, a no gyro approach.
@donutbeeswarm.8035 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video im planning on going in 2 days do you know if this run in still open or if they made any changes since then?
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Yes, this run is still open. Only changes are that they widened it a bit in a few locations, otherwise pretty much the same. Enjoy!!!
@donutbeeswarm.8035 Жыл бұрын
@@CIOPilot Thank you!
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
@@donutbeeswarm.8035 Let me know how it goes. Hope you have a great time.
@mariagarza1231 Жыл бұрын
YEAH ANDREWWWWW!! 🥳
@TonyLee-nb6lr Жыл бұрын
Congratulations and love the new home! Wanted to show my wife the video but that princess closet would create drama in home and cost me money :).
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
I get that brother! Coryee has always wanted a closet like that (she would actually have wanted it bigger).
@mariagarza1231 Жыл бұрын
aaaaaaa GORGEOUS!! 🥳 ya'll are hosting Thanksgiving next year, right? 😉😋loll no but seriously, cant wait to visit you in your stunning new home!
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
We can't wait to have you out also!
@chriswilcox9650 Жыл бұрын
Easier than angel fire to fly into? I'm just up the road on Grand Lake and fly out of Grove KGMJ
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, not every landing here is crosswind like it was in Angel Fire. High Density Altitude day might be 2000 feet. I haven't flown to Grove yet, but hear a lot of traffic going in-and-out of there on 122.8.
@robertcampbell3120 Жыл бұрын
That’s awesome you two…can’t wait come up and visit, especially now that I have the option to fly myself into your backyard.
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Absolutely, can't wait to have you!
@4alphazulu Жыл бұрын
Awesome job, Spencer!
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jarellbrandt4042 Жыл бұрын
Awesome congratulations to you both. Jerry and Nedra
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Thanks...we are enjoying it for sure!
@Alefnain Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video. I almost purchased on tonight. Did you find a solution? Sucks that it’s $1K and having issues like this…
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
I didn't really get much in the way of support. What I did do is get on scaffolding and use my air compressor to blow out any small debris from inside. There were a few tiny pieces of the crappy styrofoam being used inside the housing. Also cleaned the blades with wood polish while I was up there. That seemed to have helped the start-up a lot, although every now-and-then I do have to turn it off, let the fan start to turn, then turn it back on and it works. However, it isn't nearly as bad as when I first got the fans. They look great and make a big statement in the room, but I agree, for $850, this shouldn't be happening.