Love the flight! Great! I love the ADM and constant adjusting of the flight to manage risk! Getting an instrument rating really helps to reduce the stress of clouds ahead as long as icing is not a factor in a light aircraft. I would have filed an instrument plan and planned the RNAV/ILS into KLUK with a divert farther west.
@WingsOverTO4 күн бұрын
Thanks very much. Interesting. I hadn’t thought of diverting further west. IFR wasn’t an option when I departed from Toronto but became an option as I got close to Cincinnati. But it didn’t occur to me to do a split flight plan VFR-IFR. I’ll have to keep that in mind. Thanks for watching.
@amamdawhatever4 күн бұрын
@@WingsOverTO interesting; do they not allow for an IFR international departure for GA? I’ve only ever flown biz jets in or out of Canada.
@WingsOverTO4 күн бұрын
@@amamdawhatever oh no they do, and I’ve done that before. But my plane is not rated for FIKI and icing was a problem that day. IFR altitudes would have required me to go through the clouds - not an option, unfortunately.
@amamdawhatever4 күн бұрын
@@WingsOverTO Ah makes sense!
@4420dano4 күн бұрын
Kam - I find it interesting that with your IR you chose to bounce along with your wife at 3k, instead of filing and flying like 8 or 10k where it had to be a lot smoother -- looked like the tops weren't an issue and you'd have a more pleasant ride for the wife? Anyway, she seems a trooper -- I'd'a might'a decided that Cincinnati was far enough for the day after that myself!! hahahahaha --
@WingsOverTO4 күн бұрын
Hey Dan. It was the icing that was an issue. The icing level was about 1000’ AGL in Ontario that day, and there was icing reported all around, so I couldn’t punch through the clouds and get above. I thought about getting up higher as we went south but the temperature just wasn’t warming up much until we got pretty close to Cinci, if I’m remembering right. But yeah, M is a trooper. 😀 Thanks for watching, Dan.
@WingsOverTO4 күн бұрын
Oh and one thing I was worried about was clouds were reported as scattered and broken for most of the route that morning, so even if I could get up top, getting back down through them might have become an issue.
@swiftadventurer4 күн бұрын
Well now, uploading one with all that white stuff in it is a nice depressing way to end August. 😉. Still, like watching this.
@WingsOverTO4 күн бұрын
lol yeah, we did that flight in late March, and I’d forgotten how much snow there was at the time.
@berniebrown91155 күн бұрын
Really enjoy your wife riding along
@WingsOverTO4 күн бұрын
Thanks your comment made her smile.
@GMascelli5 күн бұрын
Looking forward to the rest of the trip. That was a constant bumpy ride...yikes hard on the back. ;)
@WingsOverTO5 күн бұрын
Yeah, that was not pleasant. Wait til you see the first leg home from New Orleans! :) Thanks for watching, Gary.
@AV8OR515 күн бұрын
Cool video! Looking forward for the next one
@WingsOverTO5 күн бұрын
Thanks! I'm hoping it'll just be a couple of weeks for the next one.
@realediciocco15985 күн бұрын
Excellent planning as always. Did you consider filing IFR on this trip?
@WingsOverTO5 күн бұрын
Thanks, Reale. I chose not to fly IFR because of icing. I would have had to be up in the clouds, and the temps that day were just above freezing at ground level. Unfortunately, the instrument rating isn't a cure-all. :)
@loczsterАй бұрын
I worked at KTEB Sig, miss it like crazy. 95% are jets and it's an insane area. ATC in KTEB, KJFK, KLGA, KEWR working together in one of the most busiest area in the country, you can see why they are the best.
@WingsOverTOАй бұрын
Nice. Yeah, they really are phenomenal. Thanks for watching!
@RetreadPhotoАй бұрын
Flight sim, only way to get it back affordably.
@fly-n-m9445Ай бұрын
I’m glad your back. I missed your vids in that nice sierra. 😉
@WingsOverTOАй бұрын
Thanks 👍
@GlensHangarАй бұрын
Good to see you flying again!
@WingsOverTOАй бұрын
Thanks, Glen. Really enjoying your Give Hope Wings videos.
@GMascelliАй бұрын
Always good to see your content. I'm in the same boat but I'm current. I always say currency goes in the log book, proficiency saves your bacon. ☺ Shedding the rust and keeping the buttonology fresh is always a workout. Good luck in flying and the new career. 👍
@WingsOverTOАй бұрын
Thanks, Gary! Good to hear from you.
@kmg501Ай бұрын
I have been wondering where you have been, good to see you at it again.
@WingsOverTOАй бұрын
Thanks! And thanks for watching.
@MistamannfourАй бұрын
If you have a flight sim, you can stay proficient, but maybe not current, by using Pilot Edge and flying the I-Rating flights. Oh, very nice Beechcraft Sierra panel!
@WingsOverTOАй бұрын
Thanks! Yeah I need to dig my old flight sim gear out and set it up again. Thanks for watching!
@realediciocco1598Ай бұрын
Wishing you all the best in your new endeavor. Take care and good to see you back.
@WingsOverTOАй бұрын
Thank you very much!
@hamiltonmcclymont1967Ай бұрын
Good to see you back!
@WingsOverTOАй бұрын
Thanks! Felt good to be back at the computer editing a video. :)
@therustypilot3452Ай бұрын
1st!!! hope things are going well
@WingsOverTOАй бұрын
lol thanks! All good here, hope you are too.
@whit10mm72Ай бұрын
Really great real-world video. Thanks for sharing
@airslicers4803Ай бұрын
Man that’s frustrating. I had some slow movers in front of me last year. We got down to 73 knots at one point because of the guy in front of us.
@shekharphogat791Ай бұрын
Amazing to see your adventure as I take plunge towards starting my PPL journey & eventually buy my own Cessna, :)
@WingsOverTOАй бұрын
Oh nice, good luck with the PPL! Thanks for watching.
@FloridaBard89Ай бұрын
nice job with the Radio comms man!
@WingsOverTOАй бұрын
Thanks very much!
@lakeguy65616Ай бұрын
why was the bottle of scotch half empty? have you been practicing ditching at sea? Excellent video!
@WingsOverTOАй бұрын
lol. That scene took a LOT of takes and I had to keep wetting my whistle 😀
@mustangmarkdАй бұрын
Great video! I’m flying to KTEB Saturday morning for the first time. Cheers!
@WingsOverTOАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. Good luck with the flight to Teterboro! It’s not as bad as you’re probably thinking. 😀
@andrewseneker75152 ай бұрын
Good job on the approach briefing! I feel like a lot of times it’s easy just rush through them, but you were super thorough :)
@WingsOverTOАй бұрын
Thanks, Andrew! I hope I'm as thorough with the briefing a few years from now as I am today.
@andrewseneker7515Ай бұрын
Yeah personally I like to have Jepp charts since I’m the USA but I dont know if they have them for Canada or not looks like it was just gov charts you had
@WingsOverTOАй бұрын
@@andrewseneker7515 yes I use Nav Canada charts. They’re different than the FAA’s charts and I quite like them. To be fair, I’ve never tried using the Jepp charts but I have taken a look at one or two and didn’t see a big difference against the Canadian ones. At least not enough to make the cost worth it for me.
@leonottokruse6342 ай бұрын
Awesome content, love the music!
@WingsOverTO2 ай бұрын
Thank you! You’re the first person to say they like the music, all other mentions of it are more like “music is not necessary”. Lol
@DanFrederiksen2 ай бұрын
Large synthetic vision helps a lot. should really be a legal requirement.
@WingsOverTO2 ай бұрын
I agree it would help. But making it a legal requirement would price probably 2/3 of private GA pilots out of aviation.
@DanFrederiksen2 ай бұрын
@@WingsOverTO They should arrange for an avionics producer to have an inexpensive option so it's not a 60k$ operation. Garmin offers it's G3x for 3k. They might cost 400$ to make. It's possible
@easternpa22 ай бұрын
What a lovely video, I really enjoyed it! My wife and I drove from the "other Trenton" (NJ) to Lake Erie and onto Cleveland, where we caught a breathtaking view of the eclipse.
@WingsOverTO2 ай бұрын
Thanks very much! Your eclipse experience sounds like it was really nice as well. Cheers.
@chuckmartin57732 ай бұрын
Great videos. Im considering a Sierra, how does it handle crosswind landings? I fly out of KDDC and the winds seem to always be 18-25 on average.
@WingsOverTO2 ай бұрын
Thanks very much, I appreciate you reaching out. It's actually pretty good for crosswind landings. It's a heavier plane than a C172 or something like a Piper Archer or Arrow, so it is more stable and resists the crosswinds a bit better. If the winds are routinely 18-25 and mostly crosswind, you'll certainly get good at it! :) I max out at 25kt winds with a 15kt crosswind component - absolute max for me and only if it's a must - but the plane is rated for a 17kt crosswind.
@chuckmartin57732 ай бұрын
@@WingsOverTO thanks for the info! I appreciate it!
@jon_august2 ай бұрын
Great video!
@WingsOverTO2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@wannafly342 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this video. IMC + Teterboro in a GA aircraft...not easy. Well done.
@WingsOverTO2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@tomdick6932 ай бұрын
dont go to teterboro......ever. Too many fast jets and we dont like new pilots trying to mix in with us there....go to morristown
@rocket8622 ай бұрын
It happened to me on downwind for 27, I suspect he nevever saw me. Controllers told me to extend my downwind, likely because they knew talking to him was useless!
@WingsOverTO2 ай бұрын
Yeah there's a lot of crazy stuff that happens there. Glad your situation was nothing more than an anecdote!
@PaperPilotJack2 ай бұрын
Just finished the overhaul (after 12 months) in my Sierra. Now looking forward to breaking in the engine myself towards the end of the week. Wish me luck!
@WingsOverTO2 ай бұрын
Oh wow 12 months! Good luck this week! Let me know how it goes.
@srrlrrmuseumphillips2 ай бұрын
Good job Wings. Loved the Bahamas in the same way as the pics and comments you made. Please brief youself on scuba + flying there are serious issues. Be well Dave
@WingsOverTO2 ай бұрын
Thanks! Yes, very familiar with the guidelines around flying and scuba diving. We didn’t dive on this trip and are generally overly cautious about it. Have fun!
@reyesben2 ай бұрын
Cool
@WingsOverTO2 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@jhc2362 ай бұрын
Could have done without the ad.
@WingsOverTO2 ай бұрын
KZbin controls the ads, not me, unfortunately.
@flyingmaven3 ай бұрын
Great video!!
@WingsOverTO2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@davidbrewster97433 ай бұрын
Hey! I am in Toronto and just bought my first plane (I used to be a working pilot) arrow turbo 4. A Bahamas trip is on my immediate bucket list so this series is great!
@WingsOverTO3 ай бұрын
Congratulations! Which airport are you based at?
@davidbrewster97433 ай бұрын
@@WingsOverTO plane is in Oshawa now but I’ll be moving it to CNC3 I’m a few weeks. Where are you?
@WingsOverTO3 ай бұрын
@@davidbrewster9743 nice, I’m in Oshawa as well. Let me know if you want to get together and talk Bahamas planning.
@JabariHunt3 ай бұрын
I'm in the process of buying a Sundowner and have been look at options to upgrade the panel. The uAvionix AV-30C has now been updated to solve the issues you mentioned, including HSI and autopilot integration.
@WingsOverTO3 ай бұрын
Interesting, thanks. Do you have a source for that? I just looked at their site and it doesn't seem to say anything about it having support for an autopilot. What I found in an FAQ is that it *will* work with just S-Tec autopilots for now, because those have their own roll/pitch source. So hopefully your Sundowner has an S-Tec already or you're willing to put a used one in, because there are no new S-Tecs certified for our planes.
@neilhutson88233 ай бұрын
Do you need to get a transponder code to cross the border so they know who you are?
@WingsOverTO3 ай бұрын
Yes, you need to be on either VFR flight following or on an IFR flight when you’re crossing the border. Check out my video from a couple of months ago if you’re curious - I laid out the steps for planning and making a cross border flight. Cheers.
@goneflying1404 ай бұрын
I got to fly a Sierra once when I first got my license. It was a Beautiful airplane to fly.
@TJFlyingAdventures4 ай бұрын
Cool experience... I was chasing clear skies a little further south on the path and saw the eclipse from altitude ... Luckily no ADSB targets for me :-)
@WingsOverTO4 ай бұрын
Thanks, TJ! It really was amazing, and fun to get to watch it with a bunch of other aviation enthusiasts. I even ran into my mechanic there, who'd also flown out from my home airport.
@AV8OR514 ай бұрын
Very nice! I missed it this time!
@WingsOverTO4 ай бұрын
You’ll have another chance in 2033 in Egypt! 😀
@AV8OR514 ай бұрын
@@WingsOverTO lol! I should plan for that. Btw, I have been trying to reach out to you. Do you have a good email address to reach?
Amazing experience! I'll throw in another vote for advancing the use of ADS-B in Canada. In the busy sky of Southern Ontario - Quebec City corridor, it would really improve safety and awareness.
@WingsOverTO4 ай бұрын
Completely agree. It would also just really help English-speaking pilots flying around Quebec, since they wouldn’t really be able to understand other pilots are reporting their position and know where to look. (And French pilots in the rest of the country; too.) Thanks, Glen.
@terrypedersen74 ай бұрын
Totally agree with the need for ADSB everywhere. I couldn’t imagine flying without it now especially in busy US airspace. I just wish Garmin would come to the plate and offer software updates to add diversity to existing units. Hoping they cave in with pressure from US customers wanting to come into Canada. Great experience as we totally missed the eclipse.
@WingsOverTO4 ай бұрын
Yeah I really wonder what Canada is going to do about US planes. Because just the software change wouldn’t be enough - you actually need a second roof mounted antenna as well. So that’s an expense that most US pilots just won’t be willing to take on.
@terrypedersen74 ай бұрын
It might be wishful thinking but I would not be shocked if a Garmin GTX335 or 345 is the same hardware as a 335D or 345D (diversity to allow two antennas) but has different software to allow so. I am certainly hoping this for my future requirements and will be holding off to see how it plays out. Alternatively possibly Garmin will offer a factory upgrade to modify the units if a hardware upgrade is also required. We just need our neighbours to apply some pressure in numbers.
@Acc0rd794 ай бұрын
Being in Florida it got a bit gray outside but that's all. I forgot all about it and was sleeping till I had to wake up to get my son from school. Having a baby really messes up your sleeping schedule. At least you got to have some fun!
@WingsOverTO4 ай бұрын
Thanks! And thanks for watching.
@MichaelKipper4 ай бұрын
I also had a PPR for CYSN, but the cloud cover looked terrible so I ended up scrapping the flight and went to Rondeau Provincial Park near London. Glad I did, because I would have been really sad if I had missed seeing totality with my own eyes.
@WingsOverTO4 ай бұрын
Totally agreed! Thanks for watching.
@sip47514 ай бұрын
Yes to ADSB out. Solo night to finish rating saw the guy circling over Seagrave same altitude. Made a call asking intentions and no response so I started to descend and altered course. They turned towards CYOO and made a beeline passing to the right and a bit higher. He made his radio call he's going back and that was it. I was pretty annoyed he didn't even seem to noticed or try and fly further away. Afterwards I thought about it and maybe he only had 1 radio and he was circling to get ATIS. Pretty sure it was a flight school plane though and I thought they all had 2 radios.
@WingsOverTO4 ай бұрын
Yikes. That’s scary. Yeah even more important at night. Glad all was ok with your incident!