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@Michealseay Күн бұрын
Can you drop a link for the tables from Amazon?
@CIOPilot Күн бұрын
Absolutely. Here you go. www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8SGMDMT And these are the latches I used to connect them together. www.amazon.com/dp/B073TXMSJY/
@Michealseay Күн бұрын
@@CIOPilot Thank you!
@CIOPilot Күн бұрын
@@Michealseay Of course. If you have any questions, let me know. You won't go wrong with those tables.
@stuarthutt3740 7 күн бұрын
Very cool, but I wonder what a progressive dinner is?
@CIOPilot 5 күн бұрын
Great question. I didn't know what it was until about 10 years ago when we lived in Alaska. Everyone in the neighborhood that wants to attend starts off at one person's house who has appetizers. After an hour of visiting, then everyone goes to a 2nd house in the neighborhood that hosts the main dinner. That is usually scheduled for an hour too. Then, everyone travels to the final house for dessert and after-dinner cocktails. That last house is the part that we were doing, hosting it in the hangar. We just took it to the next level have not just having dessert and cocktails, but adding in games, music and dancing too.
@Killmonize 9 күн бұрын
Can u live inside hanger? So u need to have a plane?
@CIOPilot 9 күн бұрын
@@Killmonize In our neighborhood you have to have a house and a hangar, you can’t just build a hangar and live inside of it. Done that way so the neighborhood still has a residential “feel”. There are some air parks like Hick’s Air Field in Fort Worth where there are living spaces built inside the hangars. That place has a more “industrial” feel to it. We encourage people to have planes in their hangars because we all have access to the runway here. If you just want to use the space for keeping cars, boats, and RVs and stuff like that, you don’t need to have a runway and it is kinda a waste of runway accessible space to have a hangar with no airplane in it.
@Killmonize 9 күн бұрын
Totally agreed. What a ncie setup. And the plane is awesome as well. Thank you for all the information @CIOPilot
@billy1673 16 күн бұрын
Why would you ever go with a gas fireplace in a room like that??? That house screams for a giant wood burning fireplace!🤦🏻♂️
@CIOPilot 16 күн бұрын
@@billy1673 because we are clean freaks and we absolutely hate the mess that wood burning makes. We have had wood burning stoves before, and even with one that did pellets, although they are efficient, the dust and the mess around them are something we struggle with. We are the kind of people that you will never see us with an unmade bed, dirty dishes in our sink, or stuff just laying around and not put away. We considered a wood burner, but there was no really good way to integrate that into how we like to live, but the gas fireplace, enclosed, with a badass blower does the job with no mess. As an FYI, we went with the fully englassed version because that even eliminates the black soot buildup on the ceramic logs, so we don’t have to worry about looking at that and having to clean it.
@billy1673 17 күн бұрын
You’re gonna have huge lines for that bathroom.🤦🏻♂️
@CIOPilot 16 күн бұрын
@@billy1673 the house is only 30 or 40 steps away, and there are three bathrooms in there if someone really needs to go.
@davidvelen9835 Ай бұрын
Wow just beautiful, that bar is top notch and first class !
@CIOPilot Ай бұрын
Thanks so much, it has ben a labor of love getting there.
@gctg Ай бұрын
This place is great except for one thing, only one bathroom. No offense but the apron outside the hanger would by nasty if a bunch of people were drinking there.
@CIOPilot Ай бұрын
There are three bathrooms in the house too, and the house is only 50 steps away.
@4alphazulu Ай бұрын
Absolutely epic, Spencer! You are definitely living the dream!
@CIOPilot Ай бұрын
Thanks @4alphazulu. It has been a dream for over 20 years, and it has been a labor of love getting here, but happy to be able to actually do it.
@easyv Ай бұрын
Good on you bro!
@CIOPilot Ай бұрын
Thanks buddy, appreciate that!
@GeekfromYorkshire Ай бұрын
So cool!
@CIOPilot Ай бұрын
@@GeekfromYorkshire Thank you!
@brucegoodwin634 Ай бұрын
Spectacular!
@CIOPilot Ай бұрын
Thank you!
@marcorosales3046 Ай бұрын
What aircraft is this?
@CIOPilot Ай бұрын
We are in a 1981 Piper Saratoga (Turbocharged). Had the plane about 6 years and absolutely love it.
@TheWoodFly 2 ай бұрын
So I'm hearing there's a market for "the little plastic piece between them" so there is something STRUCTURAL to hold it and not just solder joints. Hmm: $0.25 to manufacture, retail for $5. Times the number of Century 41 autopilots out there....
@CIOPilot 2 ай бұрын
@@TheWoodFly yeah, but getting that piece "certified" for use would be interesting. But yes, I think it should be done, and the various FAA approved repair stations would be the target audience.
@beacher425 2 ай бұрын
Interesting. Could you do a demo video of the autopilot in use in your airplane? Cann't find any on youtube.
@CIOPilot 2 ай бұрын
Absolutely. Once I get it back from repairs, I can do that. It is pretty intuitive, but I agree, it would be nice to see a video before you get in the plane and try to figure it out. I was lucky to have a CFII who really knew how to use it teach me.
@beacher425 2 ай бұрын
@ Thanks!
@firemedictv 3 ай бұрын
I found this video while searching PAR approaches for my students. It’s funny that Ft. Riley popped up on here because I did all my training from Instrument to CFI with Flex Air in Manhattan. I was lucky enough to do a few PAR approaches in actual with Marshall. My very first actual IFR flight after receiving my Instrument rating was out of Manhattan in a 172. I had planned a trip to Omaha with a friend to go to the Zoo there that day. Ceilings were right at my personal minimus at 1000 feet and the overcast layer was 3000’ thick. Visibility was 10+. Everything was normal on the run up. Got the IFR clearance taxied out and took off. Entered IMC and the GPS started to flicker. This was normal for this particular GPS so I didn’t think anything of it. Shortly after the transponder and GPS shut off. I looked at the AMmeter and it showed a discharge. Since the GPS quit (Garmin 430) the primary comms quit as well. But the battery still had some juice to power the secondary comms. I heard over the radio “Cessna 12345 KC center on guard, if you can hear this transmission contact me on {some frequency}” I wasn’t tuned to Guard but somehow heard their transmission. I believe they transmitted over multiple frequencies and I received it. I tuned to them and contacted them. Told them that I had an alternator failure. I declared the emergency because I was in IMC and had no way to shoot an approach due to my complete electrical failure aside from my secondary com. I requested vectors back to Manhattan but soon realized that wouldn’t work because I was in IMC and couldn’t shoot any approach. Shortly after I popped out on top and was at least not only staring at my instruments for reference to the horizon. I remembered the PAR so I requested that to Ft. Riley. Unfortunately, it was the weekend and the controllers there are gone. They gave me several locations more than an hour away with better weather but the entire region was overcast. I decided to continue to Manhattan. I started to hear the radio click and I knew it too would quit. I relayed that to KC center and within 1 minute it was silent. I navigated towards Manhattan with ForeFlight and got to an area where I knew the terrain. Because ceilings were 1000’ I had enough to be comfortable. I descended through the clouds and popped out and there was the airport with all the pretty lights from the fire trucks. Light gun signals were given and we landed safely. If you are an instrument pilot and aren’t familiar with PAR or ASR approaches you need to be. They can be a life saver. I now teach in Iowa but I make sure all my students fly to a place with a PAR so they know what to expect if they need one. Most class C and B will do these approaches in an emergency situation. So just because you don’t have a PAR in your area, doesn’t mean controllers aren’t able to provide it to you in an emergency. The second thing is stick to your personal minimums. If I would have taken off with 200’ ceilings I would have been screwed. The 3rd lesson I learned was possibly to have a sentry or portable radio with ILS/VOR capabilities. I could have shot an approach with that. (Also, I attempted to call the tower on my cellphone after lost comms but didn’t have service) Lots of things didn’t work out but many also did on this flight.
@CIOPilot 3 ай бұрын
@@firemedictv great story. My instructor was insistent that we learn it and not just the theory, but to actually know what to expect. Glad to know you are teaching these to your students. I am probably going to get my commercial this year and add on my CFI, not to do it full time, but to be able to give folks discovery rides, get them interested in aviation p, and perhaps start them down the path (hopefully earlier in life than I started). I am all about safety, not the adrenaline rush, and hope to start people off with the right attitude. Thanks for the comment.
@MrsSinette 4 ай бұрын
I've bought two fans from this company. I love the look of it, but they are so unreliable. Have you found a fix? I was thinking about getting a cheaper fan and using it's insides but doing know enough
@dereklucero5785 5 ай бұрын
Basically he’s saying is pucker up.
@CIOPilot 5 ай бұрын
The first couple of times...yep, absolutely.
@dereklucero5785 5 ай бұрын
Angel fire is so beautiful, but I drive from Las Vegas NM.
@MyrajoL.heart.withART 6 ай бұрын
Looks like fun
@jrlang9017 6 ай бұрын
How do I turn the fan on? All of the instructions show off and forward/reverse!
@CIOPilot 6 ай бұрын
You need to make sure power is going to the fan (usually with the switch), then use the remote to tell it to "go". Should hear a small beep come from the controller in the ceiling going to the fan when it gets the signal.
@jrlang9017 6 ай бұрын
@@CIOPilot yes thank you!
@CIOPilot 6 ай бұрын
@@jrlang9017 of course. Good luck. I love these fans, but they are aggravating to have these little problems for the price they charge for them.
@jefficoboose2012 6 ай бұрын
dental clinic also in this bldg
@LynnWhaley-n9f 9 ай бұрын
Great video. Lake looks awesome. Enjoy the weekend. ❤
@CIOPilot 8 ай бұрын
Thanks! Went out and got some cleaning done on the boat and that was awesome to get ready for boating season.
@lamontcrockett8675 9 ай бұрын
Cool
@SailingwithEvanandAmy 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@jsl151850b 9 ай бұрын
*THANKS!!*
@royjohnson4283 9 ай бұрын
Absolutely beautiful.
@CIOPilot 9 ай бұрын
Thank you, sir. Appreciate that. It was fun and a surreal experience, that's for sure.
@ThePencilNerd 9 ай бұрын
Lol probably saw you. I noticed several planes in the sky when it happened at Mena
@CIOPilot 9 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 9 ай бұрын
Excellent idea! Look forward to seeing pictures!
@leroylipshitz5547 9 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 11 ай бұрын
Wow, that actually works
@CIOPilot 11 ай бұрын
It does, but for what I paid for these, shouldn’t have to do that.
@PylotGuy Жыл 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 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын
Can I ask you, what length downrod are you using with the 88" fan? It's beautifully suspended.
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
That is a 6 foot downrod. Thanks for the compliment.
@samsanchez8247 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! And how high are your ceilings? @@CIOPilot
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
@@samsanchez8247 18 feet in that great room.
@markpeterson3789 Жыл 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 Жыл 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 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын
@@markpeterson3789 Yes, exactly. I also have a slightly different version up in our bedroom, and it is fine too.
@trevorlong8030 Жыл 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 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын
Are you an instructor by any chance? 😉
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
No, but I did sleep at a Holiday Express last year once I think.
@DrJoel-is3uy Жыл бұрын
can u land on lakes in oklahoma?
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Yes we can, and Lake Tenkiller here where I live has a number of planes that come in to land.
@mik7794 Жыл бұрын
*promo sm* 🙃
@vkendig17 Жыл бұрын
Whoa! Very cool 😎
@CIOPilot Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын
I have always been hooked, so cool.
@jandrews1157 Жыл 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 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын
That's my airport! You've gotta appreciate the job the town has done with lighting, it looks absolutely stunning at night.
@CIOPilot Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын
Would love to know more about the running costs? And, why are there so few 250/270s ever on the market?
@CIOPilot Жыл 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 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын
Go for it. Thanks.
@d7105-x6r Жыл 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 Жыл 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 Жыл бұрын
The ol “Go Around” again saves the day!!! I’m sure that was a shock for the boater as well.
@HOSSDOG3 Жыл 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 Жыл 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!
@MotoFly23 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this content!
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate that.
@TerriGarza-p2h Жыл бұрын
its finally done!!
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Well, almost. The big door is the main thing missing right now.
@chriswilcox9650 Жыл бұрын
Looks great
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Thanks, getting better all the time. Can't wait to get the door installed.
@jonathanszarzynski Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video! Very informative
@CIOPilot Жыл бұрын
Glad you found it useful!
@barbarahamons5478 Жыл бұрын
Pretty darn cool!