... looks so amazing!

Flying a Cub is about as much fun as one can have with your clothes on, @@GerbenvanSchaik!

😄 believe it@@extraordinarypilots

If I may ask, what do you think which new plane can be compared to a cub? Aviat Husky, cub crafters?@@extraordinarypilots

@@GerbenvanSchaik: Well, as in many of those comparisons, the answers is: It depends. The Husky, all the Cub Crafters offerings, even a "rebuilt" Cub each has pluses and minuses. It's important to first evaluate what your needs/wants are, then choose what fits your mission.

My name for my little yeller bird is "sensei," Japanese for "teacher." And it is one of the best, as you experienced. Thanks for the comment.

Glad it helped! I've been experimenting with tagging to improve that "disjointedness."

That's certainly a player, @Bob-cd5pp !

More prominent in the south, @Bob-cd5pp.

Thank you! Wonderful comment and takeaways, David. @YouNumba1

Glad you're enjoying the videos, @gerbenvanschaik2771. Are you talking about a possible future video about the fear of the unknown?

@@extraordinarypilots Exactly, I think will be interesting

We'll put it on the list, @@gerbenvanschaik2771

You are a very brave hombre, @mhilderbrand7693! There are dragons where you tread! Maybe have her view the video? Good luck!! 😊

You have been teaching her all of her life as she watches the way you are behind the wheel. Your habits are already ingrained in her thoughts. Its better to let another, she has nothing to prove, to coach her on the initial steps to performing the task for herself. She doesn't need to be fighting your expectations at the same time as her nervousness.

Thanks for that honesty, @AnthonyMartinez. The Cub is deceptively simple, and harder to fly WELL than many heavier airplanes. Your struggle is real...

@@extraordinarypilots I had plans to get some more Cub time this week, but bills had other ideas. When the stars align I will get back at it.

Great, @@AnthonyMartinez! That "Lack-o-Jack" thing is soooooo inconvenient!

Glad you enjoyed it, @Coops777. Thanks for checking in.

@extraordinarypilots You drew my attention when I saw the cub thumbnail lol I own a Legend AL3 and totally love the little plane. Very good points made in your video

Thanks, @@Coops777. Enjoy that Cub!

Yes. "Leave your shoes and your ego at the door..."

I'd guess many of us wish we were more "mature" when we were younger, @felixniederhauser7799. But what a gift of age to still be a student -- and always learning!

That's a player, @jamesrice6096.

I thought it was going to be "oh shit". 😀

@@bernie9728 Could be a player, too!

Your mayor provided an excellent example. You are fortunate to have experienced his caution, @pierrelarocque3214.

Glad it rang the bell for you, @phillipwells6758.

Indeed, @tobberfutooagain2628.

We'll open the Hit Line to three and four word phrases a bit later, @dougwilliams8602. ;)

That one should certainly raise the hair on the back of your neck, @garyowen9044!

I usually include this in dangerous 3 word phrases since it is almost always "Hey, watch this!" When somebody discovers they can do something they probably shouldn't and are about to do it again showing why they shouldn't.

Those two words are also contenders, @locustvalleystring. Glad you enjoyed the video. Stay tuned...

Thanks for watching the "fun meter" in my Cub@martind181968 . Yeah, I was stopping for fuel when I shot that video. You bring up an interesting point, though: The Cub's fuel gauge might be "stupid simple" but that doesn't make it "foolproof"!

Could be, @craigpatterson3612 . Thanks!

I hear Richard is not doing well, these days @jimmckillip.

What a wonderful comment, @stephennazworth8330! Made my day/night. Love that Ford quote, by the way. I hope you'll find some motivating content here to light the way for you, and perhaps one of these days, we'll shine that light on YOU with an interview. Good journey on your instrument rating and CFI. Stay in touch.

I respectfully disagree, @Themheals. We don't have to be "rewarded" for being extraordinary by the company that signs our paycheck; in fact, that is NOT the real reason we engage in any extraordinary process in life. Our biggest "reward" is the satisfaction of doing it because we love it, because we derive enjoyment from it, because we are offered so many opportunities to grow in so many ways from it, and because we see value in doing things well.

@@extraordinarypilots Oh wait I must have missed it on the way up. I have far too much evidence of what I typed in my comment. What you are talking about is what pilots SHOULD be and you are at the end of your career and you have no doubt made enough money so that you cant be punished by anyone. No one needs your assessment from the destination, thats where you are by the way. You have arrived. You are there. The end. The little people starting out have to struggle through the most horrible shit for humanity imaginable. Essentially the Hamas of aviation management and owners. Filth that would happily trade your life for five dollars if they could get away with it. Before you disagree with me again you need to understand that your ride to the destination may be completely different than mine and many others. No pilot starts out wanting to break the rules. No pilot wants to cut corners. They do it because its company culture and if they want to eat they will do what they are told. Period. I think you need to do better than what you have typed as far as advice goes. You aren't a bad person I'm sure but your sunshiny advice is near worthless. I've been there many times and all I ever wanted was to do an exceptional job. To do it right.

I've walked that troubled path to arrive at this "destination,"@@Themheals. Flown for the ass***** and the idiots, flown the crappy airplanes, survived the inhumane schedules. But if I felt the way you do every day, I'd find another line of work. Life is short, my friend. Ask my pilot friend who was just diagnosed with Stage Four Pancreatic Cancer, a virtual death sentence. Make your life moments count, sir. You only get one ticket to the dance.

Technically, since he’s outside the aircraft, and the one propping, he doesn’t really need to call, “Clear prop.” It’s really for a “blind start” while the one who starts the engine s sitting in the cockpit.

As @sstolarik says below, the "Clear prop" warning is designed to make people near the machete end of the aircraft that it's about to get dangerous. It's pretty easy to see that when someone is standing next to the machete.

Keep up the questions, @markmcgoveran6811! Please. It's a sign of curiosity -- and intelligence.

@@extraordinarypilots it's a miserable process if you're going to get anywhere because you have to ask the hard questions and ignore everybody's feelings. Everybody is proud of their glide ratio but if you think about it your glide ratio must drop a lot the tighter you turn the farther it drops and the faster you can fly while you're gliding the faster your glide ratio drops while you turn and with all of these mathematical limits it's the impossible turn that everybody thinks they have to try. Every airport should be having pictures of a possible turn from the low altitude that we are discussing and people should be briefed to land at those if they have a failure at take off. I see this in aviation a lot they just don't do the math. For a short takeoff and landing display with three airplanes who should fly first? Obviously the guy with the highest stall speed should fly first because he is inherently going to be in front of the other guys at a slow speed.I Saw Three guys land in the wrong order at a short takeoff and landing thing the slow man was in front he came in and a beautiful almost stalling speed the guy behind him had to exceed that speed or we would stall and he did all he could but he corkscrewed into the ground and nobody figured out the simple lesson here the guy with the highest stall speed should be in front of the guy with the lower stall speed in any landing situation with more airplanes than 1.

Yeah, those are pretty dangerous, @onmyworkbench7000!

Thank you, @dennisashley7319. Welcome.

Perhaps you're working for the wrong people, @Themheals.

@@extraordinarypilots Not anymore but where I am its every one of them.

Me too, @craigfoster3431! Thanks for rejoining...

You are very wise (at 73!) for continuing to ask questions, @phlyr01!

Those two are certainly in the lexicon, @MrWATM!

Did it ring the bell for you, @gerbenvanschaik2771 ?

Hopefully, followed by a careful inquiry, yes @mkshffr4936?

Thanks for watching, @nicholasreynolds7558!

There's a lot of wisdom in that, @waynemeredith4287!

And true, right @jamesfrels7492?

Absolutely. Truth is behind every question. Glory to God !

Indeed. "Showing" makes it clear how deep the "knowing" goes quite quickly. It's an effective tool for teachers, @alancampbell1161.And you're right: There is no end to the opportunities for learning. It's all about choice.

Late-in-life student pilots are in it for the right reasons, @MichaelDellGeekoftheNorth! Welcome aboard!

Certainly some do, @wilfredpacquin2213. Some do...

That's not true at all. Every pilot I know has very little ego and is generally offended if you do something like miss a takeoff briefing.

There's a place for that "Zen stuff," and a place for clear, concise instruction in our flight training, @commentatron. Sounds like you need an instructor who will provide more of the latter.

Curiosity and questions are the lifeblood of a life worth living, @yelyab1.

Lovely! Thank you!

Did you find our website, @miltonpilot? artfulpublishing.com

"As the years go by I find the thirst for knowledge only gets greater." Love that, @arlo4051! Learning to fly a Cub while sitting on phone books sounds challenging! (BTW, that IS this "phone book" that you mention? ;) )

My book that Hunter so graciously mentioned that he says made a difference in his flying is "Artful Flying," and it's available at www.artfulpublishing.com, @miltonpilot. Hardcover or audiobook, your choice. Thank you!

Yeah, I hope to address the "learning" issue (often) in upcoming episodes, @iguanaamphibioustruck7352.

The T-6 is a wonderful airplane, but does require some extra attention, @jamesfeuilherade3664. It's a good trainer for that reason.