Funnel Cloud on Takeoff MWCR Grand Cayman Phenom 300

[@VesaGuardian]

Very professional. Very enjoyable to watch!

[@carlosjrbatista7021]

Congratulations dear captain!!! I am a phenom 300 pilot in brazil and I have been following your videos..... tanks and post more videos for us here!! Have good winds!

[@ChrisMathews518]

That is where we saw our very 1st waterspout in 1992; Awesome!

[@albird87]

Very nice video! I am a controller down in GCM and we are indeed a non radar environment. As you can hear, it does require a lot more transmissions back and forth and regular position updates. The Radial issued out on departure is indeed to keep you separated from the arrival traffic from the North. It allows you to climb out unrestricted until above them before getting an turn on course. Weather however always messes up our plans and thankfully the controller before the departure recognized that the initial radial would probably be a bad choice, but the left turn out wasn't going to work either (can see traffic on the TCAS) so a turn to the south was more suitable (which sadly didn't work out as well!) Altitude was low so even if you made the a turn for safety before getting a clearance for it, you were going to be separated. Its a lot of hard work but we get the job done!

[@IllFlyIt]

You guys do a great job. I flew in/out on Dec 26th in the morning. On our departure I think you were working 4-5 inbounds and 2 outbounds. Keep up the great work! Hope to see y’all again soon!

[@akapopag]

Hi, excuse my ignorance, why are you non-radar. Is it to do with relatively low air traffic volumes?

[@mikeblackford994]

Love the weather you navigate and the IFR approaches you seem to get into.

[@pilotskcx]

Good stuff. Cayman Radio was hoppin'!!

[@radioace318la]

Man, that was one of the coolest break outs I have seen in a while. Oh and the production of your videos are amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@IllFlyIt]

Thanks Rick!

[@jimbeck3230]

Jessie, like your graphic presentations. Its really very educational. And thanks for your quick response to my question on the 7700 video. I’ll watch your Aspen video next. Flew in there several times when I lived in Wichita.

[@PenzeADV]

Hello Jesse, Perfect the takeoff configuration information. Thank you

[@craigritz717]

To me FLYING is hours of transquility, punuated by seconds of shear terror. I love it.

[@MrMihawes]

Very enjoyable. Thank You.

[@TraneFrancks]

The propeller beanie on the headrest behind the 1st officer's seat was a giggle. 👨‍✈️

[@IllFlyIt]

haha Todd was going to wear that but decided not to. I cant remember where we even got that thing... hmm

[@wmgroner]

I'm from Central Oklahoma, we have news helicopters that fly within a few miles if tornadoes filming them for the news. Pilot talk about feeling the aircraft getting pulled into the inflow, that's when they know they're starting to get too close, so they move away before it's too late.

[@elliotcule]

Good work

[@stanislavkostarnov2157]

you can actually just see the funnel start to form around 8:02 (as you are turning from the parallel taxiway onto the runway access slip).

[@01Talento]

I work at Meacham and I have seen the Phenon departing and landing. Cool channel and cool videos👍🏽

[@scottfgv]

They should have the A/C part of the MEL when in the Caribbean :-)

[@mundlkalli4396]

What is the reason for not flying above the weather like 30.000feet ? Thank you ! Love your videos

[@OrionFH]

He just took of and had to gain altitude first

[@ChrisCokeRobinson]

Hello Jesse. Seeing that the Air Conditioning wasn't working, my question is: How does this aircraft pressurize the cabin? Does it have its own separate turbocompressors for pressurization?

[@justincase5272]

When in doubt, go around. You're always approved to deviate from clearances as necessary for safety, and severe convective activity renders it necessary.

[@caca121112]

Why font you engage the A/P after 400 ft? less workload....great video!!! Thanks for sharing!

[@IllFlyIt]

To be honest, I just like to hand fly. The AP does a fine job but we needed to turn quickly. The AP would have been maneuvering slowly when we needed to maneuver quickly.

[@italiano100]

Classic miscommunication at 18:20 Controller said “... keep the speed BACK for one departure” the pilot said “....keep the speed up” then the controller said “...correct” not good!!

[@BlueLineSpeed]

Sal Taglireno; you're absolutely right. There are plenty of examples of this is plenty of videos all over the internet. A lot of people think standard phraseology makes you sound "up tight" So in an attempt to seem calm and experienced they reply with their own phrases or altered non-standard phraseology. Unfortunately this can't always be understood by the receiving party, or may be completely miss understood to mean a different clearance or request. Some Examples for anyone who is unfamiliar with aviation RT (Radio Telephony); STD: Climb Altitude 4000 / Descend Level XXX Non-STD: Climb "to" 4000 -understood as - Climb 24000 STD: Reduce/Increase speed XXX Kts / Minimum approach speed / Minimum Clean Speed Non - STD: "Slowdown to 300" - understood as - Go down / descend FL300 Non - STD: "Start bringing it back to below XXX" Non - STD: "we need to keep it below 300" = you want an altitude clearance below FL300? STD: Ready for departure Non - STD: Ready for takeoff / TWR am I cleared for takeoff. (could be misunderstood by other aircraft as a takeoff clearance if radios are broken; "XXX for takeoff") STD: ZZZ123, 1300 climbing 5000, YYY1T Departure Non - STD: Climbing "through" 1300 "for" 5000 = Climbing to 45000? Non - STD: Leaving 197 for 5 = Leaving 19745 (a frequency?) Non standard RT becomes a much more significant problem when flying in remote regions with poor VHF / HF reception and international controllers who's first language isn't English. This is why clear, correct RT phraseology is a sign of a diligent professional focused on flight safety. Sal Taglireno, this comment was not directed at you, but I use your comment to expand on the topic, I hope you don't mind.

[@mundlkalli4396]

What was the mechanical issue with the AC ?. Can there be any other major concerns connected with AC not working,or is it just that issue ? thank you

[@Victor-hb4hj]

That was fun

[@acastellini]

Thank you Jessie. Very useful learning for me. Two questions if I may: radar tilt gain setting on initial climb? Thank you!

[@IllFlyIt]

Thanks for the question. When we're close to the ground we have to tilt the radar up to eliminate ground returns. The gain setting stays in the calibrated mode most of the time. On this flight the rain showers were HP (high precipitation) so they reflected a lot making it easy to pick our way through.

[@acastellini]

Thank you Jesse; would you say the tilt to be around +10?

[@IllFlyIt]

I can’t remember the exact tilt setting. The setting (number) isn’t all that important. I adjust it to see what I need it to see.

[@acastellini]

tks!

[@anthonywindfield8439]

are u a fan of the UFly mic? for the Bose

[@sosco22]

Look out the cockpit more often

[@PicklePilot]

Averett alum subscriber! Didn't know you were on here. Good stuff! Starting to dabble with GoPros and stuff. Gets boring single pilot ;)

[@IllFlyIt]

Gives me something to do on boring layovers. It turned into a lot of fun. Be careful it’s mildly addicting haha

[@PicklePilot]

JesseFlies ha. Need more cameras and a way to record atc/intercom

[@kerryharper349]

Hey Jesse your videos are very much appreciated.... great job! Any chance you would share where you received your flight training? My Son aspires to be in aviation, and is applying to Embry Riddle...... thank you! Safe Flying!

[@IllFlyIt]

Thanks Kerry! I went to college at Averett University in Danville, Virginia. They have a fantastic flight training program.

[@nwsrcphotog]

Great video! I see you use Final Cut Pro X to edit your videos.. what do you use for your animated text graphics? the one where it has the little circle and line that draws and ends with the text.. really nice!

[@BLACKMONGOOSE13]

Another great video guys. I was wondering if there is any delay in your weather radar? I watched an accident case study where a pilot of a Piper 6 was flying alongside a line of severe weather using a Nexrad and didn't realize there was 4 minute delay and flew right into the middle of it.

[@IllFlyIt]

I know exactly what accident you’re talking about. I was flying the night that piper crashed. It was a sad one because it was just before Thanksgiving. Our weather radar is real-time and is very reliable. The XM is delayed and we usually only use it for long range weather decisions. Down in the Cayman Islands the XM weather doesn’t even work. Thanks for the question!

[@BLACKMONGOOSE13]

Thanks for the reply. I live in the DFW area; more the FW but out by Alliance Airport-ish.

[@connerpierce6726]

Any idea when you will be coming back to College Station (CLL) ?

[@IllFlyIt]

I was just there last night for graduation. We are down there at least a few times a week. I don’t have anything on my schedule coming up as of now.

[@ThorNjord]

Hi Jesse! How many nautical miles do you stay clear of TCU and heavy precipitation?

[@blake86303]

No video of funnel cloud. I'm out.

[@vecchiotom1]

You guys did not have any passengers on this flight? Who do you fly for?

[@zachg1017]

Jesse, those definitely aren't Bose A20s, and they look a lot like the regular headphones which I assume is what they are. How do you have them rigged up?

[@IllFlyIt]

Zach Golden I’m using Bose QC25 with the Harmony UFlyMic. It’s ok but I’m switching to Bose A20. The QC25 setup works great until the battery gets low. The ANR will kick off usually while on takeoff or landing bumping down the runway. When the ANR cuts out it’s really difficult to hear anything. Other than that, they’ve been great.

[@zachg1017]

JesseFlies I own the A20s and I do like them a lot. Especially after having some old AF issued David Clarks. However, I do wish I had taken more advantage of Sporty’s try it out for 30days and return it policy. If I had it to do over again I would’ve tried some of the non ANR in ear super light headsets. On super long trips even the A20 gets somewhat heavy. But yes they are great.

[@jeffr532]

Great content. Didn't appreciate the ads in the middle though.

[@IllFlyIt]

I've turned the mid roll ads off. I didn't know they were enabled, it was a mistake. Thanks for letting me know and for watching Jeff.

[@NathanCAY1010]

This was back in november? Great stuff, buddy Nazario marshalled you guys out

[@IllFlyIt]

Yeah back in November. I’m slow to edit/upload! We’ve been so busy and I had recurrent training. Finally now have some time to get caught up. I’m scheduled to come down again on Dec 18th. Hope to see you again!

[@NathanCAY1010]

JesseFlies ahh, nice nice i will be in so see you soon, as well be ready for crosswinds buddy, the winds are hectic down here and the temp is a bit cool lol

[@capncrunch9313]

Jessebabe Do you need the GPU on every engine start?

[@IllFlyIt]

The GPU is not needed but it is nice to have. It allows us to do all of our preflight tests, ATC clearance, and avionics setup prior to starting engines. MOST IMPORTANTLY, in the summer time it allows us to run the air conditioning. If we are using the aircraft's batteries to start the engines we try to start them ASAP after initial power up in order to ensure a successful engine start. Also having a GPU reduces wear on the engines due to a faster start up cycle and lower temperatures in the turbine section.

[@larrygarot8909]

Heh Jesse you guys OK?? Your last 4 weeksago!!

[@IllFlyIt]

Oh yes all is good! We've been very busy the past month. I just finished my rotation (Jan 1-10) and totaled 40 hours flown. Working on a video right now that should hopefully be uploaded by Friday. Thanks for checking in Larry.

[@larrygarot8909]

Good to hear Jesse. 40 hours in 10 days!! Reminds me of my days with Mitsubishi as a demo pilot with the MU-2 and Diamond. :)

[@sparky6200]

Those cats don't automatically give you vectors around extreme precip???? That scares the shit out of me that you had to ask for it 25 seconds after switching, in the middle of the ATOCL & then got weird instructions instead of a snappy vector issued.... "Remain east of the 215 Radial"... ? What is this 1985? I remain terrified of 135 ops outside the US.

[@IllFlyIt]

Having good situational awareness is absolutely essential. The VOR is located on the airport and we took off going to the East so we are already diverging from that radial. That clearance essentially gave us a gigantic sector to maneuver in as necessary to avoid the weather. That's why I immediately start a left turn to go through a gap that I saw. ATC usually provides assistance with weather avoidance but in the Caymans they just don't have the equipment to do so.

[@03Wale]

The airspace is a non-radar environment so they really can't give vectors. You'd usually have to ask for avoidance yourself.

[@albird87]

Non Radar so no turns issued by ATC. We operate with the original ATC style and it may not be as expeditious but it works and will keep you out of other aircraft!

[@observer1242]

That was hairy.

[@bob39434]

Dosen't the GSM interference from your cell phones annoy you?

[@IllFlyIt]

Almost as bad as the old 56k dial up noise! haha

[@Tigers9596]

It was probably only a waterspout/landspout that never formed all the way.

[@Marty2Man]

At least you did not have any passengers to complain about no AC. Was the island affected by Harvey? I always enjoy your videos. Keep on flying and filming.

[@IllFlyIt]

Yeah thankfully we were empty! I don’t think they had any adverse affects from Harvey. It was business as usual. At my hotel that morning I was awakened by roosters 🐓! Thanks for watching Frank, glad you’re enjoying the videos.

[@NathanCAY1010]

Frank South na we only got a bit of winds and overcast but other than that the island was all good

[@ryanmcfarland6086]

Jesse, I recently found your channel; great stuff! What software are you editing with?

[@IllFlyIt]

I'm glad you enjoy the content Ryan! I'm using Final Cut Pro to edit. Previously I used iMovie but took the plunge and purchased FCP earlier this year and it has been great so far. Every time I use it I learn something new and the end result seems to get better each time.

[@ryanmcfarland6086]

JesseFlies Looks good and sounds good. I use Adobe Premiere but it doesn't have some of the cool graphics you're using. I'll look at Final Cut. :)

[@macxud]

to which camera you connected the mic?

[@IllFlyIt]

Usually the one over my left shoulder looking out the left window. It's closest to the intercom headset plugin.

[@macxud]

JesseFlies thaks for reply, I meant if it’s gopro or smth else as i’m trying to find one with mic input, on all you videos ATC sound quality is very good, if you can advise anything would be perfect.

[@IllFlyIt]

I’m using Nflightcam’s GoPro audio cable linked here: www.nflightcam.com/collections/cables/products/nflightcam-audio-solution-for-gopro-hero5 I also use Final Cut Pro to analyze and fix the audio. I don’t know if it’s a Phenom intercom issue or the audio cable issue but there is an annoying hiss/hum. Final Cut removes it almost perfectly and balances the audio.

[@ysfsim]

neat

[@asokoniso]

And here I'm complaining like a little kid that we have way too many checklists in B738. You guys must have had enough by now, right? :)

[@brianmcgee115]

If no AC didn't make you sweat, the weather did lol

[@1bandzzz]

It blue just wht

[@williameudy633]

Funnels are scary but mushrooms are worse.

[@buckbuchanan5849]

All the money that runs around that island, yet NON radar environment. What gives.

[@IllFlyIt]

Having radar would undoubtedly increase safety and efficiency but the Cayman ATC does a fantastic job separating traffic. Pilot participation and compliance is also a vital part of the equation. I personally love flying down there using radials and DME like the good ol' days.