DA42 ME-IR Training | 200+ Kts Gloucester To Coventry IFR | Flight Vlog

After completing Instrument Approach Training at Gloucester Airfield in the Diamond DA42 we fly back to Coventry IFR with a very strong tailwind!
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[@nicknocturnal652]

Fantastic Ben, I hope to be doing some flying with Aeros soon thanks in part to your videos. I hope your managing well and keeping up your skills 👍🏼

[@PlaneOldBen]

Good luck with starting with Aeros!

[@user-ki4fc7xn2e]

Loved this one! Great video mate.

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thanks Sam, great to see you flying the Cub again!

[@bluedinoadventures]

love this, this is great!! -DA40dino

[@willcamden9684]

Good video, nice editing. Thanks for sharing your training!

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thanks a lot, Will! Good luck with your PPL.

[@OllyJ2k9]

Legend.

[@declans4357]

Another great Video Ben and always a great approach. :)

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thanks Declan!

[@flightsimulatorblaine8727]

Love the Da42. Look like a spaceship

[@PlaneOldBen]

Haha it’s really nice to fly!

[@michaellockner5309]

Love all aircraft including GA Aircraft. Keep up the great work and hope you get flying again.

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thanks, Michael.

[@steveschwartz2571]

Nice crosswind landing Ben, right on the centre line, thanks for posting

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thank you Steve, it certainly was a blustery flight back!

[@teresmedical3169]

Great vid as always Ben 👍🏻

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thank you very much!

[@JoeRichardson02]

Great video Ben as always!

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thanks Joe, hope you’ve got back to PPL flying!

[@JoeRichardson02]

@@PlaneOldBenI've got issues with my medical atm unfortunately but hopefully it'll be sorted soon! 🤞

[@CAXAviation]

Very nice! Enjoyed as always

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thank you!

[@SirPlankton]

The DA42 has a special place in my heart. Not the fastest but oh so forgiving, economical and in my opinion, rather sexy. Got my MEP/IR in it 9 years ago and I miss those days now... Airlines are good and all, but theres something about planning your own route and flying it. Good vid!

[@PlaneOldBen]

I really enjoyed this course!

[@joecornelius6409]

Great video Ben!

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thanks a lot buddy!

[@ghostindamachine]

Great flying!

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thank you!

[@bradsparks6008]

So entertaining buddy that DA42 was really going some loved the birminghm radar bit too!!

[@PlaneOldBen]

BHX were great giving us a radar service, I wasn’t keen on flying without one!

[@bradsparks6008]

@@PlaneOldBen Nessecary as you where at airline speeds 🤣

[@musoseven8218]

Nice work. I saw a DA42 just below the clouds flying over Swindon the other day, similar conditions. Rather him than me I thought.

[@PlaneOldBen]

Haha I’m sure it would’ve been a lovely trip for them!

[@markwood1705]

Cockpit centre camera view reminds me of the Star Wars Episode I Phantom Menace, Pod-racer. Nice video

[@PlaneOldBen]

Haha love it!

[@jkelly1701]

Brilliant

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thanks Jim!

[@CristiNeagu]

Didn't know about this channel... i'll keep an eye out for a DA42 next time i hear a plane out there, since i'm living pretty close to Coventry airfield.

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thank you!

[@theflyingfool]

Nice one Ben!

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thanks a lot, Steve!

[@beechcraftkingair3799]

Taking my dual engine land checkride in two days, cheers from America!

[@PlaneOldBen]

Good luck with it!

[@Spikey1968]

great landing mate under such bad weather :D

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thank you!

[@jamesclay4889]

Pretty sure that’s Simon Collins on the 196 flight... it’s from the city for sure with a 38 mile straight in on 15! Miss those days 🙁 cracking vid bud

[@PlaneOldBen]

Haha those were the days indeed!

[@Arounadabout]

Great to see you Ben and great to see the flying videos again you're an awesome pilot. If you don't mind me asking, how old are you ? 🙂

[@PlaneOldBen]

In my 20s.

[@Arounadabout]

@@PlaneOldBen Ok thanks I was just curious 🙂 I am also in my 20's. Keep up the great work !

[@airborne8897]

Plane Old Ben I think you are 24?

[@andersongeorge4653]

*19:15** Nice Landing*

[@PlaneOldBen]

It was a fluke!

[@oneworldaviation3]

yeah, it was a but floaty but nevertheless 100,50,40,30,20,10 RETARD 5 BUTTTERRRRR!

[@iceman55]

Great video mate, love the DA42. How do you explain the big IAS variations? Is it because of wind gradients?

[@PlaneOldBen]

It was very gusty 😂

[@lugash4]

well flown

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thanks Richard, was a nice flight.

[@Daniel999G]

Ben Love your videos I have followed them through my and now my IMC which I hope to complete in a few weeks. I was thinking about buying. Would you buy a da42 or a cirrus sr22 g6?

[@PlaneOldBen]

Cirrus all the way!

[@jurajkukan6626]

Woow great landing 👍 can I ask what kind of table you have on tour knees? I fly DA40 and my knee pad is on the way. This table looks more useful.

[@PlaneOldBen]

If you google DA42 Kneeboard it’ll come up!

[@fredscratchet1355]

Nice flight Ben, just a shame about the shocking weather.

[@douglasb5046]

Fred Scratchet nothing like a good IMC day

[@PlaneOldBen]

It certainly made for some interesting training!

[@kenlynch6332]

✈✈✈✈✈

[@PlaneOldBen]

Thanks Ken!

[@MuhammadNomanKhan]

could you make any video about how to manage money by doing part time job. what to do and what not to do.. please..how many flight hours have you achieved.??

[@Nahiyanize]

Multi IFR with autopilot? That’s awesome. I had to fly a clapped out Seminole for my multi IFR

[@PlaneOldBen]

I didn’t use the autopilot!

[@richiehale1545]

Hey that's my neck of the world, I live 2mi from the main runway at Staverton ( Gloucestershire airport ), I live right on the flight path 👍

[@PlaneOldBen]

Awesome!

[@douglasb5046]

Ben fab video and i wondered who was the CFII?? One question-why did you not file IFR? wouldn't that be the best experience-builder for real IFR operations? your ME CFI would serve as PIC.

[@PlaneOldBen]

The flight was flown IFR, it didn’t require a flight plan. I think there’s some differences between the US and UK going off your questions.

[@douglasb5046]

Plane Old Ben not sure I agree per ICAO Annex 2 “Rules of the Air” Chapter 5 and Chapter 3.6.2 “Adherence to flight plan.’

[@avrsandeezy5242]

Still can't believe you can fly IFR without a traffic service, in Australia it's VFR or IFR with traffic service theres no in-between.

[@PlaneOldBen]

That’s really interesting! We were on a procedural service which covers IFR traffic following the instrument approaches procedures, any other traffic in the area IFR should call Gloucester and then the controller can deconflict, albeit without a radar. You’ll notice on the way back I wanted to get a radar service as soon as possible which Birmingham gave us.

[@Matt.Jernigan]

Ben, do you prefer the Diamond or Cirrus? Thanks

[@PlaneOldBen]

Cirrus!

[@aidannn1623]

What sim is that? It looks way better than MSFS2020

[@PlaneOldBen]

It’s real life lad.

[@aidannn1623]

Plane Old Ben damn is it on steam?