Direct Crosswinds in Tampa

[@theVRpilot]

Welcome to Tampa! I was the initial controller arrival/departure controller that handed you off to final approach. So cool and rare to see the other side + with audio! That's why I fly in VR =)!

[@TheChallengerPilot]

@@theVRpilot You were the one who denied my request for 10? 😂 You guys do a great job, Im a former center controller, so I know to appreciate good controllers 💪

[@theVRpilot]

@@TheChallengerPilot Haha, Yes, I thought about it. I understand the crosswind component is not so fun, but with the sequence of arrivals, the moon, the sun, the congress and the winds have to align sometimes to make 10 happen. I spent 15 years down at KMIA and been here for the last 2! Thanks for sharing this great perspective!

[@idekav.]

@@theVRpilotcan you clear me a touch n go at TPA tonight on a rental cherokee 😂

[@theVRpilot]

@@idekav. haha, I did work today! Yeah!

[@Kevin-yc4kg]

@@theVRpilotquestion I live in Tampa avid plane spotter how come with bad weather I see all the arrivals holding in the gulf say a right hand hold and you have a couple planes doing left hand turns in that same hold meaning it seems there isn’t a protected side did the the airline pilots mess up the hold lol always been curious about that

[@spediegunz]

I really appreciate that my suggestion for subtitles was implemented. Videos are so much better now thank you

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Of course, we have to get a little better with each video!

[@JoJo-ps4ml]

@ 5:54 This Flight flew right over my home, over Seminole Lake Largo, Florida. Sweet! You can see it on the track and out the windshield.

[@paulazemeckis7835]

I live on sunny and warm St. Petersburg. Am an avgeek. The skies of Tampa Bay are always filled with planes! Always watch approaches going south over the bay into TPA. Love to see the left turn on final...the dog leg. During Christmas time the big jets are non-stop. There's a lot of air traffic given the number of airports. In December 2021 a B737 or A320 was approaching my home and it was very, very low. It was a bit nerve-wracking but it was controlled flight. Then walla! It flew between me & my neighbor's house. Must have been 1k feet above me I sort of wish I called TPA about it but didn't. Another time a Coast Guard prop plane C130 (?) Flew right over me.. I mean about 100 ft! ...I saluted! So Tampa Bay has Tampa International, Clearwater airport, McDill, Albert Whitted airport in St. Pete, Coast Guard and maybe another airstrip or two. Pilots are heroes! ❤️

[@paulazemeckis7835]

Omitted another body of heroes...the controllers...yikes!😵‍💫

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Thanks for sharing!

[@seemore1539]

I start my instrument training at KVGT 13 January with Liberty University. I’m getting a head start on the reading. Currently reading the Instrument Flying Handbook and Instrument Procedures Handbook! I Graduate May 2026. This is my ultimate goal. I don’t want to go to the airlines. I’m doing a professional career switch from healthcare provider to private jet pilot. I love watching your vids. Gives me inspiration.👍💪✈️

[@TheChallengerPilot]

@@seemore1539 Thanks buddy, and good luck!

[@evanm6739]

Im interested in Liberty University but I’m trying to fly cargo on the line

[@JRadventures96]

I’m reading that same book at the moment. 😅

[@kylegreenfield6020]

Still got a long ways to go👍

[@marksamuelsen2750]

I’m a 71yo Veteran and a Retired Pilot. I flew the Dassault Falcon 900EX many years ago!😊

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Nice!

[@masonhenslee5905]

This is literally my dream jet, I'd rather fly the Challenger over a Gulfstream any day. There is just something about the design and layout of the Challenger that hits different. I see Flexjet Challengers occasionally at my home airport and it just lights a fire under me to work hard. I'm a 600 hour CFI, a Challenger First Officer job is definitely what I'm aiming towards. Thanks for giving a first person POV of my dream job!

[@TheChallengerPilot]

@@masonhenslee5905 Absolutely, keep pushing, youll get your chance when the time is right!

[@mikoriad]

I didn't realize challengers were basically a full commercial flight deck. I always assumed they were setup like the standard biz jet. I don't know how I've never run across this channel with all the aviation videos I watch. You get a new sub from me, great videos!

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Thanks!

[@EZTRAVELZ]

PLEASE DO A TAMPA DEPARTURE! MY HOME TOWN!!

[@richardingraham-yy4sz]

Great flight gentleman I never seen Tampa from the air also great airmanship thank you for this video.

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JoJo-ps4ml]

This Flight flew right over my home, over Seminole Lake Largo, Florida. Sweet! I can See it out the windshield and on the Chart. Bravo!

[@katherineray4685]

I think I just saw my house! haha, well, its somewhere down there! Thanks for the ride, this is great. I grew up in Clearwater and my Dad was a GA PP. I always looked out the window and learned from a young age how to figure out where I was. Of course, back then it was easier (giving away my age!) to tell since the major roadways were easy to spot between the orange groves, pastures and of course the bay and beaches. When I work from home I always have flight aware up for KTPA , and Tampa ATC . I get a fair amount of air traffic flying over, so when I hear one close, I jump and run out to the backyard and see "who" it is! My brother went on to become commercial pilot and he flew cargo and recently retired from Kalitta. I keep telling him to get his CFI and teach his lil sis to fly. So far, he's enjoying retirement, but I bet he'll get the itch to fly again. Thanks for the great vid!

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Thanks! thanks for sharing as well

[@rodmunch69]

At 8:43 you can see Tropicana Field on the right hand side with its roof ripped off from the hurricane. You get a very quick shot again at 9:16 where you can see it more clearly.

[@TheChallengerPilot]

@@rodmunch69 Yes, very unfortunate

[@JoJo-ps4ml]

@ 5:54 This Flight flew right over my home, over Seminole Lake Largo, Florida. Sweet! You can see it on the track and out the windshield.

[@stevenk6781]

Always love watching your videos. I’m trying to get into a flight school. Want to be a commercial pilot

[@TheChallengerPilot]

@@stevenk6781 Thanks, good luck, hope it goes well!

[@JoJo-ps4ml]

I want to Fly Like an Eagle!...Go Birds!

[@JustDoinFlorida]

The accent change between American and Israeli is hilarious😅Need to show my Saba your videos so he can enjoy listening to the Hebrew

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Thanks!

[@sirjustinlee]

15:05 they go right over sr60 or Courtney Campbell causeway. Great scenic route

[@TheChallengerPilot]

It is!

[@markcornish6393]

that's west spruce street (616). At 14:35 you can see highway 60 and I-275

[@sirjustinlee]

At 8:45 is downtown st petersburg. Tampa Bay rays baseball field is there Tropicana field. And also the grand prix races. This was recorded after hurricane milton. Because there is no roof on the stadium

[@TheChallengerPilot]

You're right, Nov 5th was the recording date

[@alirazayousif8976]

You are amazing for IFR Students thankyou for content ❤️

[@TheChallengerPilot]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@eatingcheese1447]

I get to do this soon "soon is prob 3 years" I just passed my Commircal pilot SEL and studying for my CFI right now but holy crap this gets me hyped for what I could be doing soon in the future.,

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Nice job, keep pushing!

[@sirjustinlee]

Right around 7:50 the flight path was right over my house. You are landing from the south over tampa bay. You are about 5-6000 feet going over my house. I have fightradar24 app. I can see almost any plane in the skies. Amazing to point it at an plane and I can tell you the carrier flight number and orgin amd destination.

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Nice, unfortunately you can't see us on FR24 haha

[@firepilot109]

Great flight as always!

[@TheChallengerPilot]

@@firepilot109 Thanks!

[@scottfulky7632]

Pretty Cool! Nice Work!

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Thanks!

[@ronjacob5911]

Profile of the pilot gives me some John Wayne vibes.

[@Alphakilo84]

Shalom!!, welcome to Tampa

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Thank you!

[@sgbawg0]

Never seen a checklist where it calls for APU start before landing. I wonder why that's the case. Usually APU start is on the after landing/Taxi checklist.

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Reason is to have a 3rd generator online and to move the bleeds to the apt so you have more thrust available and protect the pack during take off and landings

[@SammyLeau]

Nice video!

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Thanks!

[@stevengrizzle]

hard to not say ruth anymore? lol :) welcome to tampa hev-ray! I am trying learn flying now at age 40, on the sim first

[@TheChallengerPilot]

@@stevengrizzle Good luck!

[@Mark-rh6ub]

You made it holy s*** I was wondering if you could.. I used to do that stuff raw data and a Cessna 172.. hahaha. Even though I was an airline pilot it was my side gig flying students into Tampa. I used to park my car over at signature.. how's the weather getting a jump seat up to JFK or LAX depending on my schedule.. I have no idea why this video fell off on my feed.. as expecting you guys to get a violation with all of your distractions in the cockpit.. yeah I used to fly 74 classics with after glass all around the planet even Hong Kong.. I started on the old DC-8s landing in the ki tech Airport Hong Kong

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Thanks!

[@seththomas3194]

Left rudder right aileron. Nicely done. Why not Rnwy 10? Was it closed? Would have been a direct headwind and probably got you to the FBO faster. Miss flying. Left the biz 23+yrs ago as a line pilot for a commuter. It was a nightmare. 57yr old now. Corporate gig would be awesome flying something like a Challenger.

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Absolutely, we asked for 10 at the start of the video, unfortunately due to traffic management Tampa APP was not able to give us 10... You should go for it, super fun

[@jamieslijngard4313]

Great landing

[@TheChallengerPilot]

@@jamieslijngard4313 Thanks!

[@paulazemeckis7835]

Controllers are unsung heroes! They sure have a lot of balls and brains! Forever grateful for them. 😍

[@chdrives120]

in the challenger do you do the side slip with aileron into the wind and rudder to straighten yourself out? I ask because I heard in some jets they are designed to sideload as they don't land with the one wing low method

[@TheChallengerPilot]

@@chdrives120 We so the same technic that you use in a Cessna, exactly what you described

[@fred5727]

Great video, thanks for sharing. Question: you were cleared to descend to 2600, how do you determine the rate of descent after ANAZE (Final Approach Fix)?

[@TheChallengerPilot]

@@fred5727 You hit the APPR button and the GP takes care of that, you do have a fpm aid on the plate (in regard to your airspeed)

[@timothyhowell127]

very cool thanks for sharing

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Thanks!

[@DavidM.R.]

More of this drug!!!!!

[@TheChallengerPilot]

I got more incoming don’t worry 💪

[@ap70621]

8:46 Tropicana Field without its roof is visible.

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Indeed

[@AviationSafetyX]

Awesome video.

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Thanks!

[@colbsters13]

Just curious, do you fly for Jetlinx?

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Nope

[@colbsters13]

@@TheChallengerPilot Oh do you fly for a certain charter service or is it just privately owned? Because I just noticed a lot of your destinations were similar to Jetlinx.

[@shaulkadmon3646]

Great video! What camera are you using?

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Thanks! Go Pro Hero 12

[@shaulkadmon3646]

@ how do you manage to capture the inside and the outside of the cockpit so well? Any special custom setup on the go pro? אחלה ערוץ יש לך 👍🏻

[@omaryovesen8527]

What's your camera and audio set up?

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Go Pro Hero 12 with the nflightcam audio adapter, and the go pro max on the side for external audio

[@krispy6k614]

What case/mount do you use?

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Just the standard headmount

[@krispy6k614]

@@TheChallengerPilot sorry i meant for the ipad set up

[@krispy6k614]

also, whats the foreflight filters you use that has the terrain blue

[@TheChallengerPilot]

@ I just use the aeronautical map

[@justpolgb]

What language do you speak with your captain? i'm curious 😄

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Hebrew

[@197jm]

Been waiting to see you in tampa bay

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Haha love that area

[@197jm]

Nearly started my private down there, the practice area for a lot of the schools is over the coast and the barrier islands. The view probably beats a cornfield in Kansas haha

[@TheChallengerPilot]

@@197jm Definitely haha

[@DanielNavas1]

My future base one day😎

[@TheChallengerPilot]

@@DanielNavas1 Great place to live except for the hurricanes 😅

[@irit31]

What’s the plane called

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Challenger 300

[@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254]

Excelente 👏

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Thanks!

[@lbowsk]

It's so nice to see a pilot land upwind gear FIRST with the long axis of the plane aligned with the RCL. Sadly, this seems to be a rarity these days.

[@TheChallengerPilot]

It is unfortunately

[@tremainelewis6887]

Is it a challenger 350 or 3500?

[@TheChallengerPilot]

300

[@colbsters13]

Does the challenger have a nosewheel tiller?

[@TheChallengerPilot]

@@colbsters13 It does, only on the captain’s side, thats why he is always taxing

[@colbsters13]

@@TheChallengerPilot Do you ever taxi with the rudder or is that not possible with the challenger?

[@TheChallengerPilot]

@ no the rudder doesnt move enough to actually taxi the airplane

[@colbsters13]

@@TheChallengerPilot kinda figured that would only be in the cessnas I fly haha.

[@Don3PO]

You flew over my house.

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Haha nice!

[@diegocasabella1327]

What plane is this?

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Challenger 300

[@cplcarlman]

Good look at MacDill Air Force Base @ kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4GwdpqsbMd2apo Also, you can see the Tampa Bay Bucs stadium near the upper corner of the right windshield @ kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4GwdpqsbMd2apo It's the structure with the big red "Bucs" signage.

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Nice!

[@Jackson.a]

What airline?

[@TheChallengerPilot]

135 company

[@MikeX3000]

What is the other name of this aircraft? I never heard of this.

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Bombardier Challenger 300

[@EpicSauce12345]

Ah you’re Israeli? Didn’t hear the Hebrew at first, but then it clicked. Cool :) your English accent doesn’t have any inflection at all. תהנה גבר

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Haha thanks!

[@ryano913]

Wish they’d say the date and time of day

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Nov 5th at roughly 16:00 EST

[@sirjustinlee]

If the auto pilot is on why is the pilot have his hand on the yolk

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Every pilot has their own habits of flying, I dont like to have my hand up there, but I guess some pilots feel like they can respond faster if the AP disconnects for some reason

[@arctain1]

Man, I seriously dislike this ‘new’ way of pronouncing 3… it adds nothing to pronounce it ‘tree’ instead of ‘three’… so, why are controllers doing this crap?

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Its not that new, they do it cause thats the standard phraseology 😅

[@arctain1]

@ - 😁 - I guess I could have looked it up instead of just complaining about it (like I did…) And, of course, there is a very good reason for it… and now you know my hazardous attitude that has to be kept in check when flying 😁

[@blueblockhead34]

What plane is this?

[@TheChallengerPilot]

Challenger 300