Flying to the Outer Banks and Cape Hatteras

[@geraldturner9764]

We stay in Frisco every summer. Saw the rental on approach to Billy Mitchel.

[@jasonpilla]

Just awesome. Been going to the Outer Banks since 1973 ( I was One year old then! ) My parents since the mid 1960’s. But always just drove from home.... Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard. Great video, so glad I discovered ya’ll. Yep, lived in NC now for 28 years, so I can say Y’all. 😊

[@abigailjones9868]

MORE VIDEOS!!! Every one doesn't need to be epic, just give us epic editing...

[@VTalesAviation]

Soon come

[@barhammd]

Love your videos. Many thanks

[@MikeSierra8282]

gimme more please🙂

[@Bill3558]

Loved the video. Good job.

[@ryancomer4603]

Awesome video

[@mitchellmimier5004]

Just the video I was looking for. I am looking to fly into either Hatteras or Ocracoke in a few weeks but wasn't sure if there was beach access from the Billy Mitchell ramp. Looks like your wife(?) and kids are walking across the runway to the beach without any issues.

[@jonathanmcphail5254]

Man, I can’t get over the panel in that ole bird. Great set up!

[@TM-tw1py]

Love how the kid is too involved in the games to look out the windows. :)

[@charliesadventures5094]

Love that you guys are back! Been a while since your last video.

[@hoss150]

Great video! I searched flying to the OBX. Hopefully taking my wife there soon in our Cardinal from Georgia. Came across your video, truly enjoyed

[@TM-tw1py]

Has to the more gorgeous scenery on the East Coast US!

[@PilotDiggerdavid]

Nice! We’re at South Jersey, VAY

[@Cousin.]

"OK. Get out of the plane you guys..." LOL!

[@johnmesawich313]

Awwsome

[@josephkaminski1857]

The only problem with touch displays is they are what is called a single point failure. For instance, if the unit's processor, internal regulator etc, goes on the blink, in flight, every instrument you rely on thru that panel goes down with the panel. Where individual instruments are by design not single point failures. Even if you have dual panels, they can be single point failures if they have a shared data buss that malfunctions. Especially now that units are ADS -B out and ADS-B receive compliant, those busses are potential single data line failures on the data busses and can wipe out the whole panel of touch displays . you should have a set of old school instruments as emergency backup, in the panel for minimum instruments in the event of a total failure.

[@TrailSage]

Way to throw your cabin personnel under the bus, lol. Another beautifully shot video Per. Question, do you ever have to worry about low flying seagulls when landing or taking off near a beach?

[@VTalesAviation]

Thanks Sage! Low flying birds is always something to look out for. Honestly though, I’m more concerned about Canada geese and deer on the runway in PA than sea gulls on the Outer Banks :)

[@tjmondo4392]

Hey, fellow vtail pilot here (v35) just wanted to say love you channel, it’s quite awesome how you fly yours all over the country ! Quick question for you, I see you use flaps quite often on takeoff when it’s not procedural in bonanzas. I’ve only used them once on takeoff when I was near gross and it was a hot day. Just wanted to hear your reasoning for it and if you notice a benefit.

[@VTalesAviation]

@Tj Mondo Thanks! Yes, flaps on take off. Definitely a topic that can be debated. My instructor originally told me to always take off with one notch of flaps. His reasoning I guess was that the times when it matters, you are going to want them, and the times when it doesn’t matter, you might as well have them. That way you’re always used to it and know how the plane will behave. To your question of how much difference it makes. At sea level, lightly loaded, not much difference at all and if anything the flaps will actually hurt you (but only a little bit). But if you are at a high density altitude on a hot summer day and near full weight it makes a significant difference. Both ground roll and clearing a 50 ft obstacle requires a much lower distance with approach flaps set vs no flaps. This is partly because Vx is lower with approach flaps set. … and because it doesn’t really make much difference at sea level on a cold day if lightly loaded, I just make a habit of always taking off with approach flaps every time (or almost every time).

[@tjmondo4392]

@@VTalesAviation Thankyou for the reply and yes agreed. I have to try it next time I fly, Although my V35 does not have a flap selection switch so in essence it’s the same as the v35b (like yours) just no flap pre set selector (i.e: apprch- final). Thanks for the feedback though !

[@macjohnson4326]

I really love the panel! Forgive my ignorance, but how does your setup compare to a G3X?

[@VTalesAviation]

@Mac Johnson Thanks! That's a great question with a very long answer. You'll find endless discussions about this on forums but a good summary I found on PoA was : "The TXi is TSO'd and is a more robust piece of equipment and has much more capability. The G3X is quite nice, but plays primarily with Garmin stuff and only over digital databuses". For me, because I did my panel upgrade in two phases and put in the engine monitoring system first, I was already half way down the G500 TXi path so therefore never considered the G3X. The G3X hadn't been released when I did my first upgrade.