How to Fly a Cross Country with a NAV LOG (PPL Lesson 49)

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Жыл бұрын

Learn how to fly a VFR cross country with and old fashioned, traditional, VFR Navigation log. This video explains the process of how to use the nav log in flight for dead reckoning, pilotage, and all kinds of calcuations with the flight computer, and even the 60:1 rule! This is Private Pilot Ground lesson 49! This training is intended to follow the aeronautical knowledge areas in Part 61.105 section b for single engine aircraft.
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@FlyingEyesWorld
@FlyingEyesWorld Жыл бұрын
Another great video as always. Looking good in your Ospreys! 😎🙌
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I love ‘em! I don’t know how I ever flew without them!
@matt_b...
@matt_b... Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate your videos. I'm picking up student lessons after 50+ hours of prior lessons some16 years ago. I was decent at hand flying the aircraft, but I struggled with (didn't enjoy) all of the planning and ground work needed. I'm hoping to get the PPL across the finish line this time around!
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome! You’ll get it this time! It comes back pretty fast
@ahmadsamadzai8255
@ahmadsamadzai8255 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love your channel. I'm doing all of the ground lessons on my own and without the cfi. These videos have been tremendous help. Thank you.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate that!
@stanignascimento2355
@stanignascimento2355 Жыл бұрын
Thank you is all I gotta say. You’re doing an amazing job with these videos
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! That means a lot!
@deandadamo7796
@deandadamo7796 Жыл бұрын
Great video, just started to finish up my rating, and like so many flying the plane is the easy part, the planning is definitely more difficult. I enjoy your videos very informative, keep up the great work and looking to see more that would help me in my training, thanks and be safe
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dean! I appreciate that! I’ll see you around!
@z31beck
@z31beck Жыл бұрын
I make extremely tight tolerance tools. I constantly use a timer, because the machines cannot sit and also hold tolerance. We are all human, and forget to reset stuff and or start stuff. I use 3 timers simultaneously. 2 count up normally. I use one for overall time and another I reset. The third timer counts down, but then counts up, if it hasn't been stopped or reset. If I make a mistake on resetting the second one, it's simple math to see where I goofed. It was simple to set up, and easy to use. When I have a significant difference between the countdown and regular timer, then it immediately alerts me to some kind of resistance I need to correct (which would perfectly translate to winds or engine performance altering navigation). I can't believe I lived using a single timer. Great video. Keep it up.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
That’s pretty cool. Great tip! Thank you so much!
@StormChaser290
@StormChaser290 Жыл бұрын
Another great video. Thank you. I use the Easy Activate/Close from 1800wxbrief to open/close, activate, delay, or cancel flight plan via SMS. It's actually pretty decent.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I appreciate that! I’ll have to give that a shot. I just wanted to show how to do it in the video, since no one does it anymore lol
@CoolPilot
@CoolPilot 11 ай бұрын
That GPM calculation is such a time saver! That's unfortunate my CFI didn't approach it this way as I was always struggling in flight coming up with quick precise numbers. Love your approach as I'm still learning as a private pilot. I'm working in getting my CPL now. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos, they are very instructive!
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining 11 ай бұрын
It’s definitely the way to go! Thanks!
@alexissuazo3122
@alexissuazo3122 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, a lot of great information and a good way to be ahead of the airplane.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome! Yes, so true!
@boogerwood
@boogerwood Жыл бұрын
Funny timing. I just completed my first cross country. And my son is going up for his first cross country today! Great video and I’ll be sure to share it with him. Update: your E6B tips for checking real GS were so helpful on my first solo XC!!!!
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
Awesome! I was waiting to release this so it would be perfect timing for you guys 😆 Thanks for watching!
@mach1driver960
@mach1driver960 Жыл бұрын
As always love the videos and super informative! Planning for my dual night cross country from 1H0 to Cape regional. This paper log is the bane of my pilot existence....LoL Still trying to get good with the planning and implementation of it.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it can definitely be frustrating, but it does get easier! Thank you so much for watching and the comment!
@pogginstone
@pogginstone 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for that. Great to see the real time calculations
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining 3 ай бұрын
You’re welcome!
@TaroIkai
@TaroIkai Жыл бұрын
Very instructive. Thank you.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching
@dmitriipuzankov3696
@dmitriipuzankov3696 10 ай бұрын
That's amazing video. Thank you a lot!
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining 10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@ramongranados8822
@ramongranados8822 Жыл бұрын
wow i have been watching your videos for along time and all of them are pretty good thanks for sharing all that knowledge :)
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Glad to have you around! You’re welcome!
@ramongranados8822
@ramongranados8822 Жыл бұрын
@@FreePilotTraining wow cant belive you replay. this is such an honor thanks. you made my week :)
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
@@ramongranados8822 I try to reply to as many as I can. Especially if I can help answer a question somewhat quickly
@1dullgeek
@1dullgeek Жыл бұрын
I have never actually opened up a VFR flight plan. And for the same reason: whenever I call up the FSS near my home airport they don't respond. The first time I talked to FSS was when I was asking them to help me with weather, and that was well after getting my private. But I *love* pilotage and dead reckoning. I really like how it makes me feel much more familiar with where I'm going. Unfortunately I've really gotten into a habit of just plugging my destination into the GPS and flying that. I need to get back to doing some P&DR flight plans. The one thing I did in my checkride that I did not do in my solo XCs was I didn't try to fly a straight line between my takeoff airport and my destination airport. Instead, I took headings towards waypoints that I could easily identify when I'm close to them rather than trying to find them from 10 miles away. For example rather than trying to fly KJQF direct KILM (my checkride XC) I flew along I-485 to KEQY. And then I could easily follow I-74 along a string of airports that made easily seen checkpoints. Does this add a little more time, distance and fuel? Yes: 11 nm, 5 minutes and 0.8 gallons. But man it reduces the stress level by TONS. As part of my checkride prep, my CFI and I flew this route and it was a lot less stressful then when I flew a similar route for my first solo XC. And when I flew this for my checkride, the DPE liked that I had a visual reference available to me for the entire flight, not just at the waypoints. Anyway I need to do another P&DR flight soon.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
Great comment! I don’t open up the VFR flight plans in flight too often, I think you can call and activate them too, but I wanted to show it in the video, but of course, I was let down because they didn’t answer. I know what you mean pilotage and dead reckoning is not used to often any more, but does make you feel like a real pilot when you use those skills sometimes. It really gets you looking outside and not relying on modern technology
@1dullgeek
@1dullgeek Жыл бұрын
@@FreePilotTraining oops! I meant "activate". I file through foreflight even though I know I'm not going to activate them. I guess if something happens, I want to have something available for someone to look at.
@StormChaser290
@StormChaser290 Жыл бұрын
I use the easy activate/close from 1800wxbrief...to open & close, deactivate. or cancel the flight plan via SMS. It's so much simpler
@mickyweber4925
@mickyweber4925 Жыл бұрын
Always enjoy your content. I started training at Strother years ago. From Ponca city.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Ponca City has a Mexican place on the field from what I understand. I flew a T-6 into there a few times
@coderexe30
@coderexe30 Жыл бұрын
I flew into ponca city a couple weeks ago and we got the chips and queso! It’s delicious
@mikecoffee100
@mikecoffee100 Жыл бұрын
great videos Thank You
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike!
@user-jh5fm7ci6o
@user-jh5fm7ci6o 11 ай бұрын
Good luck getting flight following here in the LA basin
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining 11 ай бұрын
Lol. I’ve heard it’s tough therr
@MrScott_e
@MrScott_e Жыл бұрын
First, who is the guy in the left seat? Second, as a PPL myself, who hasn’t flown in 20 yrs your lessons are priceless. All I do now is MSFS2020 and use all the g1000 and FMC tools and none of the basics. Your lessons have inspired me to “Get back to the basics”. I still have E6B so, it’s time to use the sim to see if I am still a component PP using the sim. Thank you for all your contributions to the flying community both RW and Sim pilots.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
That’s my father in law, Mike. He helps me out occasionally. Eventually, I’d like him to be a significant part of my business l. I really appreciate the feedback! It means a lot. I really enjoy making these videos, and it seems like there are a lot of people that are finding them valuable
@MrScott_e
@MrScott_e Жыл бұрын
@@FreePilotTraining How cool is that ! Great to see he's interested in what you do. Yes, keep it up and King Schools won't have a chance. Good Stuff!
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
@@MrScott_e thanks!
@michaeljohn8905
@michaeljohn8905 2 ай бұрын
Love these videos so helpful thank you. And PLEASE when he said BONITA I hope I wasn’t the only one signing the rest of the song BONITA , BONITA ,BONITA 😂🎶🎶 80,s joke if you don’t get it.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining 2 ай бұрын
Thanks! 😂 I haven’t heard it, but I’ll look it up!
@michaeljohn8905
@michaeljohn8905 Ай бұрын
It’s a very old rap 80,s Hip Hip song back When people didn’t use curses every other word . Song is called Bonita Apple bum . Tribe Called Quest. Thanks again for all these videos . I’m an A&P trying to get my PPL . I’ve had my student for a long time. Too long lol It’s a money thing. I can’t wait to finish it up. Are you going to OSH ?
@brandtbecker1810
@brandtbecker1810 Жыл бұрын
Strother Field - Winfield, Kansas. It was a one-time Army Air Forces base during WWII.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
That’s super cool! I didn’t know that.
@dmitryshkut3216
@dmitryshkut3216 Жыл бұрын
What is the white box on left window? Could you make a video about similar trip but with ForeFlight?
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
That’s a sentry. My father in law likes to use that for navigation. I should do that! Thanks for the comment!
@snowman100
@snowman100 Жыл бұрын
FYI, next time go to Augusta 3AU, it's closer to McConnell and never busy during day. Sad I didn't know you were coming, I was there too
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
I almost went there, I chose KWLD because my wife didn’t have to drive out of her way. I was hoping some folks would recognize me from my videos, but I know the camera adds 10 pounds though 😆
@snowman100
@snowman100 Жыл бұрын
@@FreePilotTraining I do my pilot lessons there, if you become a regular in airshow I'll try to spot you.. less the 10lbs 😂. Love your videos and training
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
@@snowman100 nice! Yeah, if you see me, just introduce yourself! I’d love it
@ClydeSnapper
@ClydeSnapper 8 ай бұрын
Your transponder has an automatic flight timer that starts on takeoff. Just press the function key three or four times to get to it. You don’t have to remember to start it.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining 8 ай бұрын
That’s awesome! I didn’t know that. I know it has a timer, but I always have to start it. Maybe that’s a setting I can change
@larryk1865
@larryk1865 Жыл бұрын
You said you picked Trophy Ridge as a way point because there "wasn't much out there." How about the town of Elgin right on the Kansas/Oklahoma border about 15 miles to the east? It's bigger and closer to your last way point (Bartlesville VOR) from which you could have flown a radial (305 degrees?) directly above the Caney River from Hulah Lake. I mean, if you're going to use a VOR radial for positioning, why not fly one to the next way point? Or just follow the river. Elgin also lines up nicely with your last way point "Bend in the road" which I think I would have named "Cowley State Fishing Lake" which is right beside it. I would think this would have greatly simplified your last two legs. But I'm not a pilot. Am I missing something?
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
Great question. I’ve flown out there quite a bit Elgin isn’t really a town. It’s a grease spot in the road and is very difficult to finds I typically will use towns but now that one. Lol
@flymyaviation5646
@flymyaviation5646 Жыл бұрын
This may seem stupid but can you explain selecting correct Isogonic line is it closest or direction of flight?
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
If there is more than one, I typically eyeball it and pick the one that looks closest. You could use a plotter, but to be honest it’s not going to make that big of a difference
@flymyaviation5646
@flymyaviation5646 Жыл бұрын
I took the opportunity to ask I have had 4 different things stated but I look for the closest, I have not had an issue with xctry and use my foreflight as a backup of comparison thanks for the clarity
@flymyaviation5646
@flymyaviation5646 Жыл бұрын
Love the instruction from your vids
@mingchihko164
@mingchihko164 9 ай бұрын
How do you do North and south flow calculations 😊
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining 9 ай бұрын
I typically calculate a 2-3 mile climb out on runway heading then I calculate an on course heading from there
@coderexe30
@coderexe30 Жыл бұрын
Please tell me you have a 2nd YT channel where you hunt sasquatch down in the woods of AK…!
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
😂 lol, I do, but I don’t have any good videos on it yet. It’s called “Adventure Men.” I’m trying to build up some money. I’d like to buy or build a bush plane and make some outdoor adventure type videos. Bigfoot hunting would certainly be on the list
@traviscoffey9922
@traviscoffey9922 Жыл бұрын
Can we get a 30 second Baby Rain video please?
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
😂 that would be funny
@eduardocobian3238
@eduardocobian3238 2 ай бұрын
There should be a clock aromatically started when the plane take-off.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining 2 ай бұрын
Some airplanes have them. They’re expensive for some reason
@mikecoffee100
@mikecoffee100 Жыл бұрын
I realy like the old 172 and old GPS and wish You were the Flight instructor instead of That Rob Guy in MS flight sim way back when orrrr wish you were around a few years ago would have made my calculations alot faster.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
Thanks! The key is practicing the calculations. I get rusty really fast when I haven’t done it in a while
@The_real_Dr_mysterious
@The_real_Dr_mysterious Жыл бұрын
Can't you use your cell phone calculator as a flight computer
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
In flight, yes you can. Not on the test though
@cubs56698489
@cubs56698489 Жыл бұрын
What's the app your father in law is running on his tablet?
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
He has Foreflight
@artonpaper
@artonpaper Жыл бұрын
I like your hat copilot... Hercules C-130 ...
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
Lol thanks!
@dojoswitzer
@dojoswitzer Жыл бұрын
Why is T-HAT easier for you to remember than THAT?
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
😂 leave it up to me to make things more complicated than they need to be lol
@dojoswitzer
@dojoswitzer Жыл бұрын
@@FreePilotTraining Turn-point is new term to me. I am more familiar with Checkpoint or Waypoint. If you use Waypoint, then your acronym could be WHAT. At the Waypoint, check/change Heading, Altitude & Time. That’s WHAT you do!
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
@@dojoswitzer Turn point is kinda a military term. I like that acronym though. That’s a good one
@kb2ehj
@kb2ehj 5 ай бұрын
video is good but what is it with the father in law and the cell phone? Every video he is playing with it?
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining 5 ай бұрын
Guess he’s bored 🤷‍♂️
@whomitmayconcern
@whomitmayconcern Жыл бұрын
texting during take off and shit, not even paying attention, he should have been in the right seat or the back seat.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
I was the PIC at that point. It’s totally fine. It may not have been obvious in the video, but there was a clear change of controls
@whomitmayconcern
@whomitmayconcern Жыл бұрын
@@FreePilotTraining I would have just been annoyed is all. Kind of a negative comment, my apologizes. Love your videos.
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining Жыл бұрын
@@whomitmayconcern no problem man. I appreciate comments like this. It’s definitely a good conversation to have. It kinda depends on how much he trusts me I guess lol
@misfittoytower
@misfittoytower 9 ай бұрын
This has nothing to do with the information in the video, but those shoulder harnesses look super uncomfortable! 😳
@FreePilotTraining
@FreePilotTraining 9 ай бұрын
Lol, they aren’t too bad, but it’s be more comfortable without them
@misfittoytower
@misfittoytower 9 ай бұрын
@@FreePilotTraining I've already bought padded sleeves to go over the "neck saws" for more than training plane that I've flown. But those double "neck scissors" in your plane look even worse! Haha My thoughts and prayers are with you. 😂
@bobcfi1306
@bobcfi1306 Жыл бұрын
Do not do checklist items during taxi. Stop. Do your Checklist and continue
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