RAIN! and ATC, Cessna 182 Skylane Wichita to St Louis Landing

[@vanallen9453]

..another oldie..but goldie...leaving the landing gear down...and that curved and wavy prop...priceless, Capt...

[@onlyforbrian2]

I'm an old retired private pilot no longer able to fly for medical reasons, so I just wanted to say, how much joy I get from watching your videos. Thank you.

[@captmoonbeam]

I appreciate that Brian.

[@spectre5300]

Beautiful scenery with the different cloud formations.

[@captmoonbeam]

+spectre5300 Thanks.

[@SyberPrepper]

Loved it. It's been so long since I have flown, especially IFR, that I can live vicariously through your videos. Plus, C182 is my favorite. Thanks.

[@captmoonbeam]

SyberPrepper Thanks Syberprepper.

[@Windtee]

Ah, C182 + between layers = good times! Cool flight, captmoonbeam!

[@captmoonbeam]

skyyguyy Thanks.

[@marindelgado7737]

beautiful flight once again capitan,i enjoy every minute you look good as passenger.fly safe

[@captmoonbeam]

Marin Delgado I think you may be right. Thanks Marin.

[@gustavoaero]

Congratulation Captain. Beautiful flight!!!

[@captmoonbeam]

+Gustavo Fernandes Thanks Gustavo.

[@86poulin]

Very nice video, love the inbetween layer. Im a cfii in AZ now and miss getting into the soup. but being inbetween the valleys and having the scenery is nice also..Keep up the good work, cant wait till i get my opportunity to fly corporate.

[@captmoonbeam]

Thanks Will do. Arizona is a great place to learn how to fly. But when you're ready to fly in the soup it's hard to find.

[@dave991122]

Relatable airspeeds and ATC...still dreaming on those G1000 avionics... Right now, I spell envy 'C-182' Very nice.

[@captmoonbeam]

+david barker Thanks David. The more I fly with the Garmin PFD's the more I like them.

[@stevehobbs864]

It has been a little over 30 years since I have flown a 182 . Quite a change in the panel

[@captmoonbeam]

+steve hobbs Give it ten more years and it'll be one big screen across the entire panel.

[@smaze1782]

Really, REALLY enjoy your videos sir. I'm binge-watching them now ;) Better then Netflix lol

[@captmoonbeam]

+Spencer Maze Thanks Spencer. I hope you grabbed a lot of snacks and soda before you started watching.

[@smaze1782]

captmoonbeam was wondering. The pilot said "turn east" after atc said 090. Is this acceptable verbiage? Would think that it's not standard.

[@kmccamis]

Just getting to know the G1000. Love it so far!

[@captmoonbeam]

+Kristopher McCamis The more I used it the more I liked it. You can't beat the large moving map display with the NEXRAD overlay.

[@anonymousc.4.3.13]

why do you always end it when you land I would love to see you taxi to the ramp

[@captmoonbeam]

+Bobby Hurst two reasons. My viewer retention drops to almost zero at that point and I've been editing the video for so long I'm looking for a place to end it so I can call it a night. But, you're not the first to say something so I'm thinking I should do more videos that end at the ramp. Thanks Bobby.

[@jmotazedi]

Nice flight

[@captmoonbeam]

+John Motazedi Thanks, John.

[@aeromission9333]

Jim keep the videos coming. I love them!!

[@captmoonbeam]

thanks will do.

[@larryehrlich8702]

Your best fuel economy is with the lowest Prop RPM that is allowed in the cruise section of the POH. The lower prop RPM gives the fuel more time to burn. What else will help fuel economy? An aft CG. The benefits of an aft cg is a slightly higher cruise speed...for your selected power setting. An aft CG will also give you a slightly lower stall speed.

[@dominickatx478]

Please post more Skylane videos if possible! Love seeing some piston action thrown in the mix :-)

[@captmoonbeam]

Wish I could but the Skylane was sold.

[@dominickatx478]

:*-(

[@bobrewer202]

Please show u s’more about the operation of the plane.

[@captmoonbeam]

Wish I could have some more videos on the 182 but,, we sold it.

[@spencerwhealy9945]

Great job Gentlemen.

[@captmoonbeam]

Thanks.

[@elton6656]

very nice, did I hear you say I got the gear, you get the flaps?

[@captmoonbeam]

+elton cultice That was my buddy Scott saying that. He was being funny.

[@skylane1829]

Sorry guys stupid question. Can you put Rain-X on the windshield to repel water better?

[@captmoonbeam]

+Benny A there are special products made for aircraft windshields that repel water. The windshield is a made of Plexiglas so it has to be something that won't damage the windshield.

[@skylane1829]

Sounds good thanks for the info. Did not know that. Love the aviation community they are all cool people. I don't fly, too old for that but, I love everything that flies. Who knows, maybe I'll buy a small plane to learn and cruise around too. Thanks.

[@pplir2000]

Hi Jim, Would you have made this flight if you didn't have a way of looking at the enroute weather through the G1000 avionics? We don't have the luxury of Nexrad in Europe, so it is all guesswork for us.

[@captmoonbeam]

+pplir2000 We checked radar right before we left and it looked like our only real issue was rain. We would be clear in 15 to 20 minutes and would be able to stay on the north side of the weather. I would have waited till later in the day without the nexrad. I didn't know that. it's a fantastic tool for weather avoidance.

[@JPatterson61586]

Nice video. I see why a pilot about that time remarked that he was worried about the river, it is amazing how different the landscape looks when you are actually above it. I need to get up in the air more, instead of just telling you guys where to go.

[@captmoonbeam]

+Jim P Hi Jim are you a controller.

[@JPatterson61586]

+captmoonbeam Yes I am.

[@ttdenadaabba2149]

I LUV IT!

[@captmoonbeam]

thanks.

[@spiro5327]

Aren't you supposed to repeat back 090 not East even though it's the same ??

[@captmoonbeam]

Yes.

[@sleepyhorses6100]

How did you like 93CL? I notice it's for sale.

[@captmoonbeam]

It was very nice but I like the Caravan better. It's very roomy.

[@sleepyhorses6100]

+captmoonbeam so was 93cl a rental plane? what was its purpose?

[@BossaNossa1]

What was chasing you..?

[@captmoonbeam]

+BossaNossa1 The rain showers were moving towards our flight path.

[@pplir2000]

Hi Jim, You have cut off the first part of this video. What a shame - it had great views of the cloud layers before you got on top.

[@captmoonbeam]

+pplir2000 I went back and from m yend the whole 25 minute video is still playing?

[@goutvols103]

Great video. To clarify, does pitot heater get turned on depending upon OAT? Nice glass cockpit. Did the Garmin cost more than the plane? lol

[@captmoonbeam]

+goutvols103 Yes it comes on with the temperature at 40 degrees F or lower and visible moisture.

[@tomasnunez8518]

Cool vid wether u r the pilot or a passenger. May I ask, were u just going for a joyride capt?

[@captmoonbeam]

Thanks. Both of us had been to FlightSafety Wichita for a recurrent class. I think it may have been the Citation m2.

[@Steve31000]

Another great video sir!

[@captmoonbeam]

thanks Steve.

[@larsonjohnson9328]

Hey i am Kinda close to Wichita airport my home airport identifier is KOWI Big fan of the videos

[@captmoonbeam]

+Larson Johnson thanks larson. I don't think I've ever been to Ottawa, KS. At least I don't remember going there. But, in this business who knows, I could be heading there first thing in the morning.

[@pplir2000]

Hi Jim, What software do you use for editing the videos?

[@captmoonbeam]

+pplir2000 Powerdirector 14

[@BossaNossa1]

So, on a flight lasting this long how do you deal with "going", "evacuation" of fluids..?

[@captmoonbeam]

+BossaNossa1 I stop drinking coffee a couple of hours before we leave then go right before we leave.

[@timlundberg161]

get you a H.E.R.E. jug. to pee into. = Human Element Range Extemder !!!!

[@BossaNossa1]

As I was viewing this flight, I thought to ask you, have you been on a flight and filmed a tornado..?

[@captmoonbeam]

+BossaNossa1 Flying into Nassau I saw a water spout under a thunderstorm.

[@IlIlIlIlIlIlIlIl-v9h]

Oooohhh it has climate controls how fancy :D

[@Mikey-vx3yz]

Great video as usual, but who was on the radio???? The RT was sooooo unprofessional; "cleared to go", "left onto east", "up to 7"...

[@stevehobbs864]

Nice video If u still have my phone number text me ur email. I have seemed to have misplaced it

[@captmoonbeam]

+steve hobbs Thanks. Done.

[@pplir2000]

Negative.

[@CA7LOS]

25 minutes looking at a propeller !...............C'mon man !

[@TARS..]

Whats wrong with that?

[@terrydrake1524]

what would you have liked to see?

[@Flyingwithdale]

More of the displays would have been nice.

[@christippin6244]

I appreciated the radio freqs

[@keith2964]

Cm fa what a wiener you probably are a trumpster too. Go watch someone else