Cessna 150 Flight Training: 3 Touch-and-Go's

[@Parr4theCourse]

Good job Matteo, Rich is a great instructor, very calming!!!

[@FlyingwithRich]

Matteo could be soloing quickly if he could do some conventional flight training!

[@clchristensen746]

This was a really fun video. Normally I am watching Rich demonstrate some very sophisticated aircraft that are for sale. But watching Matteo get some instruction from Rich brought me back to my first flights as a student, several decades ago like a few of us have commented on already. I really enjoyed seeing the fast learning by Matteo with excellent instruction by Rich. With each pattern, Matteo got better with trim, control harmony, throttle use. Keep at it Matteo! I can tell you will become an excellent pilot!!

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thanks.

[@charlielegeman3366]

Great video. Brings back found memories of my first experience in a 150 60 years ago.

[@jasonsan9517]

I took a discovery flight a month ago. I can totally relate to this video! I wish I had an instructor like Rich! My discovery flight didn’t go this well. I won’t say it was my instructors fault. I’ll just say, maybe I’m not the student for him. I learned a few things from this video! Thanks Rich, for posting!

[@FlyingwithRich]

A good instructor match is really important. We have a shortage of experienced instructors now so tough to find really good ones. Thanks for watching!

[@ericwilliams626]

Very good about gently getting inside the student's head about how to think and what tendencies are when you learn. Always relating to the student so they feel normal. Great personality makes all the difference. I'm sold on Cessna for learning.

[@FlyingwithRich]

Me too!

[@stephenp1717]

Rich excellent video. Matteo is lucky to have you show him flying. You are very good at coaching. Beautiful airplane. Started really nice.

[@mikemayfield487]

C150 WITH wheel pants! Beautiful!!!!! Love it! Got my PPL in this. Rich I admire your humor and patience. Well done!

[@DurhamFlyer]

Matteo working through some serious information overload, but rising to the challenge!

[@dmh54321]

Memories! 152 training at Gunnell Aviation Part 141 at SMO in the mid 80's. SMO was the busiest single runway airport in the nation at the time. My first solo in the pattern I was number 8 in sequence for landing. Busy. It was the best of all things. I think Matteo is hooked! Thank you for another great vid.

[@EduardoGarcia-cd7vf]

Ok .. now add power just a little bit... right little bit left little bit....up just a little bit hold just a little bit ... now when you hit the runway... full throttle to left ...right... you got it!!

[@firing_pin9971]

Great teaching Righ. Nice, calm instruction. Good job letting Matteo control the airplane with good positive reinforcement. Stick with it Matteo!!

[@Herbal90]

Pitch, Roll, Yaw...and Jovi 🤘.

[@bethavellini4862]

Great instruction, Rich. Well done, Matteo. As your mother, it was tough to watch your first attempt as pilot. I see a world of difference this time around. Still exhaling.

[@FlyingwithRich]

Mother’s approval - priceless!

[@flyfreak23]

Loved this video Rich! Terrific to see Matteo, who admittedly didn’t know anything about the aviation community when you brought him on, now taking flight lessons. Certainly a testament to your passion for aviation and willingness to share that with others. Keep it up. Would love to see him get his PPL one day!

[@FlyingwithRich]

Let’s see - he’s definitely getting more interested. Pretty cool to see him go from an airline only perspective to seeing GA!

[@fatesandmyths]

Fun video. I remember now my first couple of flight school turns about 35 years ago.

[@mitchwinder1204]

What an awesome little 150. Great job! Learning from the Legend. Can’t beat that. Well-done. Thanks for posting that.

[@RusscanFLY]

It’s actually a trip to see brother Rich in a 150! I’m so used to watching him fly much more sophisticated, and complex aircraft.

[@FlyingwithRich]

Love them all!

[@Devon787]

This reminds me of what my dad did in his flight training days he did a couple touch and go's and because i thought it was so cool and i love the feeling of flying i want to become a fighter pilot a navy aviator but videos like this aswell can inspire people to become a pilot so tysm for recording this as it brings me back so many chats me and my dad had about his flight training ty rich!

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thank you!

[@Devon787]

:)@@FlyingwithRich

[@hmetz4182]

Nice slam n go 👌🏼

[@jasonsan9517]

Great job Matteo!

[@PaulCrooks-qj6di]

Absolutely best training

[@rowaaa]

The smile on startup gave me joy! The skies have chosen him! Enjoy your training skipper

[@PauloT.Silva-pts.anywhen]

Amazing teacher.

[@gtr1952]

One thing I noticed, I was watching this at my guitar recording workstation. The laptop, to a 5db boost to L&R near field monitors. Matteo was on the right side and Rich on the left. I don't see that stereo separation very much. That's a good thing. Nice job Matteo!! Right hand on the throttle and you'll be in a Citation in 2 weeks! LOL Congrats!! 8) --gary

[@ericfoerster2009]

Good job! You got this.

[@davewilliams9948]

That is the cleanest 150 on the planet! Absolutely beautiful!

[@TomTiller-kd7fr]

Boys, this was awesome! Mateo, great job. Just a few more hours and you will be ready for the M2! Rich this brought back many memories. Thanks for doing this! Tom

[@FlyingwithRich]

Fun flight - brought back a lot of memories for me too!

[@mikegreene4152]

You are such an excellent instructor, Rich! I hope that I end up with an instructor as good as you when I start my flight training in about a month. And that smile on Matteo's face on the third takeoff, reminds me that this is why we fly.

[@TheAlf61]

What a great instructor Mateo has. He’ll be a great pilot.

[@mafp22w]

One of Rich’s best videos. Makes me want to send a student to him.

[@PaulCrooks-qj6di]

This is the very best video I have ever seen. Indeed help with my landing ,and you say just fly it down to the runway. That awesome.

[@bestesadventures7095]

What a nice 150! Matteo did a great job, especially jumping right into touch-n-gos without slow flight work. Great (and calm) instruction, Rich! Hope to see you two back at it again soon.

[@skyepilotte11]

Nice job Matteo...that is a very nice 150...Rich is a great instructor. I learned to fly in a 150 then went to 152...memories ! Thx

[@justicebdone]

Great job young Sir... you have a helluva solid teacher

[@billsfone]

Keeping the hand on the throttle all the time was always a challenge with so much input going on.

[@sergivan08]

What a beautiful aircraft! Looks as if brand new

[@armandocifuentes6249]

Omg I don’t miss any of your videos, or at least I try not to. But I’m so glad I didn’t miss this one! What a great instructor!

[@MasterCarguy44-pk2dq]

He is. He has lots of hours as a CFI.

[@J.T..]

Good job Matteo. I hope you consider getting your ppl. Right hand on the throttle👍 Thanks for another great video Rich.

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thank you!

[@mrkc10]

Mixture…”Flying with Rich” 🤩 Great job Mateo! Another cool video 👍🏻

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thank you!

[@verge5384]

This was fun to watch! The look on his face reminded me of my first day! 😂

[@LarryMattingly-l7n]

Awesome video. Acquired my license in 1972 from Eagle Aviation which was located off of 25R at Long Beach. This brings back great memories.

[@FlyingwithRich]

Eagle hangars still there!

[@myleslovegrove7856]

Nice job Matteo! Go for the PPL! My instructor used to smack my hand if it wondered back to the yoke. Rich has the super calming influence to give confidece and stress free instruction. Pleasure to watch.

[@michaelb.8953]

If my instructor did to me I think I would have smacked him. That is a pet peeve of mine though is keeping one hand on the throttle during climb out.

[@glendavis1266]

Nice Cessna 150. Appears well kept!

[@yankeetango]

Rich is a good instructor...laid back and unintimidating givng calm instruction and just the right amount of assist to allow a green pilot to build confidence and muscle memory.

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thank you - good assessment of good instruction!

[@jonathanbanks7744]

Loving the quality of these videos lately great work!

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thank you!

[@dalethomas8431]

Nice video. I instructed a lot in 150s. Really liked you reminding him one hand on yoke one on throttle.

[@JT-1969]

Nice job Matteo, for having very little flight experience I think you did fine. I learned to fly in a Cessna 152 in the late 80’s at Vincennes University, this video brings back memories. Rich, your calmness is great when teaching, there is a lot happening when you fly, even the simplest aircraft like a 150, staying calm makes learning easier and more enjoyable. Love your videos, keep going Matteo, get you license, the sky’s the limit. 👍😀

[@ericwgreen]

Awesome video. Did my private training mostly in a 1965 150E with the manual flap bar. Rich is cool as a cucumber, even when he used all the runway width for the third landing!

[@dalemullins4562]

man, your a great instructor even I felt comfortable

[@whatta7793]

Felt like I just took a discovery flight even though I've never even been in an airplane lol

[@davidbrownlee8903]

Beautiful little aircraft

[@captgrant]

Hey Rich, how is the training going with your daughter? A 150 is still a cool machine to go have fun in. Excellent instruction. Sometimes you take for granted all the things to keep track of in the pattern. Brings back a flood of memories. Thanks for posting another good one.

[@FlyingwithRich]

She’s on deployment so back to finishing up her training this fall. Brings back a lot memories for me too!

[@billadams8795]

That is a beautiful 150.

[@arproediciones6595]

Nice video and great flight instructor. I learned flying in a Cessna 152-II (a little more power). How happy I would be then, in my 20s, if I'd have an instructor like Rich. Good job Matteo (a bump is just that, a bump in our lives). JSC (Guatemala, La Aurora international airport).

[@Strikepig335]

I did my flight training in a 150 and 152 on the north side of the field in 2003 when working for Million Air/Boeing before OCR existed. Rich, I'm interested in 4LD if you guys put on the market. Good stuff as always! Keep 'em comin! 🤙🏼

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thanks - shoot me an e-mail and I’ll let you know.

[@jasonrwilkinson9216]

Great tuition Rich - echo the comments about being so calm!

[@gordonturner3554]

The ten million circuits as an instructor, oh the memories. At 70, wish I was back in the right seat with a student.

[@FlyingwithRich]

Get back in there! We need instructors with experience!

[@paullehr9236]

A flood of memories came back of when I owned a 1968 150H from 1975 to 1979. I bought it for $5500...yes...$5500. How 'bout that. It got destroyed in a bad storm in February of 1979. All ropes held but 2 out of the 3 rings did not hold. Tail tiedown ring came out of the tail cone and right wing tiedown ring broke off at ground level. Tower said there were a couple of hurricane force wind gusts. Sad night. I got about 650 happy hours of flying memories in it. Rich, thanks for posting this video...and keep flying Matteo!!!

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thanks for the message - where was that!

[@paullehr9236]

@@FlyingwithRich At KHVN airport in Connecticut. Even though it was February it was a very windy rainstorm, not snowstorm. Winds out of the southeast with the plane tied down with the nose facing almost due north. The tiedown that held kept it from hitting the Piper Cherokee next to it, or other planes nearby. Ended up on its back.

[@FlyingwithRich]

I watched a similar thing happens I. Wichita, KS in the early 90’s. Thanks for the message!

[@bnix-cc]

If I had an instructor like you I would have stayed with it, great job

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thank you!

[@jumpinjack1]

Good vid, takes a lot of patience to flight instruct. I soloed at that airport back in 86 in a 150, Mark C. Marvin was my flight instructor ( good guy), forget the name of the FBO. I do remember after a flight the tower called the FBO and said I needed more instruction on runway identification and freq's as they switched my runways mid flight in pattern :/....good thing they didn't say call the tower as that would have been new too., after 3500 hrs now I think I got it :)

[@MasterCarguy44-pk2dq]

Good job Mateo 😊. You got some rudder help and his hand gently hovering under yoke but hey, hope it makes you want to keep taking lessons now. Ah the memories of the first flight👍👍. Matteo, always keep ypur right had on that throttle when not doing something else and practice taxiing on tbe ground to become familiar with rudder control. 700 rpm and it'll taxi along hust fine. As I was taught "we're always flying" the plane, even after touch down. Hope you want to keep going with this. Its expensive now but hey 😊. I would expect OCR to take care of you on fees. Blue skys, fair winds.

[@michaelboley4428]

Loved it very fun to watch.

[@Hardenawer]

C150’s are such a mother… did all my ppl with C152’s and they forgive you almost anything❤

[@judyt.3228]

Supper nice job!!!!!!!!!!

[@JosephStewart-q1t]

Great Job, Rich. I really enjoy your videos. Hope to catch up soon, it's been a few decades since our days back at Cessna IDP. Joe

[@FlyingwithRich]

Hey Joe - good to hear from you. Let’s definitely catch up soon!

[@frankjablonski9403]

Great video. Thanks Rich. That's a NICE 150.

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thank you!

[@budowens6478]

Good job

[@benmorgan51]

Good job. Keep it up. Rich did a great job

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thank you!

[@Skibo777]

First touch and go was without flaps? Great video, keep them coming.

[@shamaaaan7]

i need this kind of coach in my life 👏👏👏👏 will done rich

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thank you!

[@william_ochieng]

I'm always amazed by how Rich flies almost every airplane I know. Rich, you are an amazing pilot 💯.

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thanks - just lots of flying over the years!

[@william_ochieng]

@@FlyingwithRich That's awesome, I wish you many many more safe flights and happy landings.

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thank you!

[@william_ochieng]

@@FlyingwithRich Anytime.

[@movingart8026]

Nice video Rich! Excellent flight instructing. I think you're from the Caribbean, because you're calm & cool like an Islander...😂

[@larrymalpaya]

Very nice Thank you....I did my solo on the 150, 30 years ago lol.... a well maintained a/c too

[@FlyingwithRich]

Very cool airplane. Thanks for watching!

[@MarkSnop]

Good Job! Rich you are a great instructor! I'd love to fly again. But... Been too many years.

[@CanadianGrenadian]

Excellent 😊

[@cardoncarl]

Great instructor 👍

[@charleskelly5672]

Did he just say: "Turning the engine ON?" I can see a lot of work here! Mike Kelly, Old School Aviator and CFI, San Angelo, TX

[@puckthefens6934]

This is how you be a flight instructor

[@shanealbert6122]

You guys are hilarious

[@orvillespooner1]

With Continental engine in the 1967 model we always use carb heat on reducing throttle below 2000RPM in the pattern. Thoughts on that?

[@Airplane_Stuff]

You are one cool CFI!!!!

[@JeffreySun-p9o]

opposite to my instructor who would not give me full control at my 10 hours of training. I may need to talk to my CFI. thanks for the great video.

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thanks for watching!

[@Recklessness97]

Not a pilot... yet. I can afford a PPL but not a plane so I don't see a reason to get it yet as constantly renting and waiting for available planes seems like a bad way to build hours. I'd love to have Rich as my CFI. Great video!

[@MrMuppetbaby]

This was a lot of fun to ride along. I wish I had continued my flight training out of Van Nuys. 52 hours in the log book but ran outta money and got married. Oh well. :) Tod in Vegas. Beautiful plane. I was signed off in a 152.

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thanks for watching and the message!

[@freud198]

Great Video!!!

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thank you!

[@mustang19ms]

amazing, I was a little nervous watching this :))

[@seca0815]

very chiilled flight Instructure hehe. cool video thx

[@NEW_N18155]

Beginning hitting my PPL training here next few weeks. Have 20 broken hours. Own a 150L hence the KZbin name.

[@wyatt92563]

I wish I still fit in a C150/2 😕 I could back in my teens. But now at 6’3, 225lbs, I don’t. I fly by myself a lot and rental would be much more affordable. Oh well, I’m enjoying my time in a C172SP. Getting use to the G1000 panel 😬

[@barnard-baca]

Nice

[@psycho479]

I wanna learn how to play as well looks like a lot of fun

[@nickhoffmann4024]

Hey Rich - Have you decided if this aircraft will be going up for sale? I checked your site, but didn't see it. I would be interested in learning more if you decided to let it go.

[@FlyingwithRich]

Not yet -send me an e-mail and I will let you know.

[@appamaddox8190]

Where's the sippy cup of coffee, the crinkly bag of chips or air puffed and the floating cigarette butts on negative g ? Oh well, guess things have changed. U done good kid; keep soaring! Thx Rich.

[@FlyingwithRich]

Thank you!

[@operationcenterbravo]

This OC boy is so cute.

[@haroldrileyii3036]

I am working on my PPL, wondering if that 150 is for sale? Price? Great video I folliw you to learn ad much as I can through these videos. Appreciate you guys alot. Keep the videos coming!!

[@FlyingwithRich]

Not for sale right now. Thanks for watching?

[@jessievato]

Should you be handling the prop like that in the intro?

[@Pasovineyard]

Looks like Long Beach. Have thousands of hours of instruction there.

[@mikercflyer7383]

Amazing photography, it must take a bit of time to set up the shots.

[@matteoavellini7840]

Thank you! Normally it does, but this time I had to focus on flying myself!

[@mamulcahy]

Geez Rich, your slummin’ today based on your previous videos! Lol

[@chapposa]

Rich if I was going to fly I would get you as a Instructor for sure ☺☺

[@eggchanYT]

when landing dont you also need carb heat out?

[@FlyingwithRich]

You do.