USA Tour in a Cessna - Part 2

See the USA... in a Cessna! In this episode, see a thrilling RNAV approach down to minimums in Virginia, a takeoff in deteriorating weather in Charleston, WV and a short approach into Atlanta.
In August of 2014, I embarked on a 6,000-mile, 20-States-in-39-days tour of the Midwest & Southeast in a Cessna Skylane. There were visits with old friends, return trips to cities & airports I used to live in and fly out of decades ago, and 5 NASCAR races on successive weekends. This is Part 2 of the 4-part series. I recorded approaches & landings at each airport with a GoPro camera and edited each video entirely on an iPad, primarily as an archive for myself, but am posting them on KZbin for those interested in any of these destinations, or cross-country flying in general...enjoy! Routing in this video: CRW-VJI-CLT-FFC.

[@dellzte]

Wow that was awesome. The very last airport you landed at was the airport I fly out of (FTY) and the Cessna, N8404U was the airplane I completed my initial solo in. Thanks for the videos!

[@CaptainDoron]

LOVE IT !!! 😊

[@larrygreen8912]

At Charlotte did you go to the museum that’s there on the airport grounds ? If you call ahead they will let you park at the museum . The Sully Hudson airbus is in the museum there.

[@ReveDePiloteACBB]

Fantastic. The Atlanta final turn seems "steep" to our standards. Would you agree?

[@GarryWing]

Ha; yeah, it was steep... short approach... keep the nose below the flight path and keep it coordinated (ball centered), and it's no big deal (wouldn't make that turn w/ passengers though...)

[@ReveDePiloteACBB]

Was cool anyway

[@Treetop64]

What's the mnemonic for "lights, camera, action, time, traffic..."? Heard you use that in other videos which, by the way, are great viewing. Edit: "You're in the South now!" after hearing the accent over the radio, lol!

[@GarryWing]

Treetop64 It's: *Lights*: landing light ON, *Camera*: Transponder ON (so they can SEE us), *Action*: Mixture/Prop to the firewall; *Traffic*: Verify nobody on the runway, downwind/base/final.

[@jaymartin5752]

What mounting system are you using for the iPad?

[@GarryWing]

+Jay Martin That was a RAM yoke mount in this video. I've since mounted it in the panel (where the Garmin 496 previously was).

[@jaymartin5752]

Thanks! I noticed you like wind...come fly down in the Rio Grande Valley and you will get your fill...

[@WildSpartan300]

You sir have some wits.

[@MichaelVanHeemst]

Is your 2001 Cessna 182T SkyLane the turbo version?

[@GarryWing]

Michael Van Heemst Yes.

[@MichaelVanHeemst]

Its a beautiful airplane! 135kts?