Instrument Flying - Low IMC Approaches

[@matthewwalter6236]

I'm not sure if the average viewer finds this fascinating but I'm nearing the end of my instrument training and to "fly along" with an experienced pilot in true IMC smoothly moving from one well documented step to the next on a couple of approaches is priceless. Thanks so much, Martin.

[@martinpauly]

Hi Matthew. You are right, the "average viewer" might look at a flight in IMC much like they look at static. But to us pilots this is meaningful. Best of luck for completing your instrument training! - Martin

[@Dremekeks]

For real.. after watching these my confidence has gone way up

[@robertthrailkill1368]

Excellent editing Martin. Like the way you talk thru your procedures and prebrief engine failure on takeoff. Outstanding!

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Robert! - Martin

[@chuck_in_socal]

The second best thing to going flying is watching somebody else do it on KZbin!

[@martinpauly]

Good thing there are many of flight to choose from on KZbin then, Chuck! 👍 - Martin

[@ruthandred]

Martin, that was excellent!! Your new format with many instrument views is so much more valuable! Keep up the good work.

[@martinpauly]

Glad you think so - and I, too, like how this one turned out. - Martin

[@rockandrollfish]

Great video Martin! It says a lot about your character when you include the entire content in the video (transponder code, minor altitude corrections, etc) when it’s so easy to edit that stuff out 😁. Thank you for producing high quality content.

[@TakingOff]

ANother great video Martin. I absolutely love flying actual. I remember in my PPL training, my instructor took me up one cloudy day and got ATC to vector us around so I could get my "hood" time. I so much more enjoyed that than the actual hood.

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, Dan. I agree, it is more fun than flying under the hood. I know we need the hood for practice, but it's not really a good substitute for real IMC. Best regards, Martin

[@WolfPilot]

I wish my CFI would have done that. Wearing foggles is stupid when you have the real deal available!

[@rnblase]

Another great video Martin!!... I used to fly for the airlines and then lost my medical and haven't been flying for over 15 years, your videos puts me back in the cockpit for 20 or 30 minutes....Thank You So much!!..

[@martinpauly]

Glad I could bring back some memories, and sorry to hear about your medical. Hard to imagine what I'd do if I couldn't fly, even just as a hobby. All the best! - Martin

[@johnschumacher1769]

Every time I watch this I learn something new. Thanks Martin!

[@martinpauly]

My pleasure, John. - Martin

[@erinchillmusic8930]

Martin, thank you for keeping it real! You make better videos than a lot of schools and CFIIs out there. You show it all, the mistakes and how to fix them too. Brilliant.

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, Erin. - Martin

[@210Driver]

A man of our hearts, pulling out the Skew-T plots!

[@triedproven9908]

I'm skew Tlog(P) You can just be P. Altitude kts. K.

[@aldencoop]

Well done. Gotta love wind drift on the first procedure turn. Good job, Martin.

[@martinpauly]

Yes, it was windy that day... Thanks, Brad. - Martin

[@hlangstein]

Really good video, especially the hand flown part showing how you have to constantly correct for small deviations. Felt like I was in the cockpit. Keep up the great work.

[@martinpauly]

Thanks. Yes, hand-flying in IMC is a constant, never-ending flow of (ideally) very small corrections. - Martin

[@davidseaman8618]

The best real IMC flights on the net. Your calm approach to the procedures, hand Flying v autopilot....really helpful. Thanks

[@Shaneepe1]

Martin, thanks for sharing! It was inspiring seeing you juggling everything on the first approach. As a rookie student, I am really hard on myself when I lose 100 feet of altitude while I am working on something else. Anytime you were off you didn't make a big deal about it, you simply corrected it. Well done!

[@martinpauly]

Well, ideally I wouldn't have been off in the first place, but it happens - all I can do is make a correction and get back to where I should have been. - Martin

[@dennisd7292]

Great job Martin. I just logged two more great you tube approaches to minimums. Enjoyed this one very much! Great editing.

[@martinpauly]

There you go - instruction through KZbin! 🤣 (Just don't ask me to sign your logbook...) - Martin

[@ronjohnson9507]

@@martinpauly Bryan will sign his logbook

[@bobwoodward1089]

Martin, this was a smorgasbord of IFR flight. Two approaches (one RNAV and one ILS) plus a hold/procedure turn, a miss and a full stop, all in actual IMC near minimums and completed in an hour. It helped keep me “mentally proficient” while not being up in the air. Great stuff and thanks for sharing!

[@martinpauly]

Glad you enjoyed the flight, Bob! - Martin

[@chadheupel1215]

Thanks for the sample flying... I am an IFR student, and fly a club plane, we just added the Avidyne, and I use Foreflight... I learned a few new things watching your video, Thanks!! Keep them coming!

[@martinpauly]

Glad you found this helpful, Chad! - Martin

[@jimmanint8469]

Excellent videos Martin. The views are great and your proficiency helps me get up to speed mentally on IFR procedures.

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, Jim. Glad to hear you find it helpful for your flying. - Martin

[@jrwarner579]

Thanks for the Flights, Martin...good lessons for all of us!!!

[@randymcmeekin1955]

Great technical video Martin. Loved very minute! More of these please!

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, Randy. - Martin

[@monte01232003]

Thank you so much Martin! Just starting my IFR training so this was perfect timing. Love the split screens and close ups of the panels and iPad. Also greatly appreciate all the dialog to let us know what you’re thinking and doing along the way. Keep ‘me coming!

[@martinpauly]

Glad it was helpful, and good luck with your instrument training! - Martin

[@thomaswenger5036]

Dear Martin. Great. The combination of different views, instruments, maps and explanations is very immersive and extremely instructive. While watching, I really felt like the last time I flew such instrument procedures in clouds with a colleague in the role of co-pilot. A big thank you!

[@martinpauly]

Glad you enjoyed it, Thomas. - Martin

[@dougbusch3227]

Martin, I have my Instrument checkride on Friday, thank you for your inspiration my friend!

[@martinpauly]

All the best for your practical test, Doug!

[@brianparkman8183]

Love the IFR videos.

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, Brian. - Martin

[@grantlarmstrong]

Martin, I have now watched this several times. Just want you to know that I appreciate this and so many of your videos. IFR ground school starts in a week for me.

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Grant - glad you find this helpful in preparing for your instrument training. Best of luck! - Martin

[@jamericanpilot8666]

Great video. So much useful information and explained in a way that a novice can understand. You make instrument flying look fun and easy. Thanks

[@martinpauly]

Thank you for the nice feedback - glad you enjoyed the video. - Martin

[@rodneycichon5993]

Rod Cichon: Great job. Never flew IFR but you made it look easy

[@donemory7459]

Martin, thank you for the instrument approaches...I enjoyed them since I'm an instrument rated Pilot as well! I wish we could get more of these VID's on KZbin. Also, having an Avidyne IFD540 myself, I love those Avidynes!! :-) Again thank you for the VID as it was done really well! Don/NE Ohio :-)

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, Don. I hope you enjoy your IFD as much as I enjoy mine 👍 - Martin

[@BarrieMacLeod]

Thanks for your honesty , love the IFR !

[@martinpauly]

There is something magical about coming out of the clouds and seeing the runway lights ahead! - Martin

[@jtthill5475]

Nothing like hitting minimums and seeing the rabbit run. Great practice. Thanks for sharing.

[@martinpauly]

Seeing the lights when breaking out never gets old! 👍 - Martin

[@GreenGuyDIY]

Loved it. I am geeking over the warning of runway and length. Pretty cool for awareness.

[@martinpauly]

Glad you enjoyed it! - Martin

[@Wolficorntv]

Fun stuff Martin. Always good when ATC knows your name :)

[@martinpauly]

It helps to bring them pastries from the Pella bakery every now and then, Bryan! 👍 - Martin

[@jrbarber7]

Not if your name is Bryan Turner.

[@billcowdin9127]

Wow, busy and beautiful airspace! Thanks for sharing!

[@martinpauly]

My pleasure, Bill! - Martin

[@MerlinspopTBH]

Love the tower at your house. Your personal “cloud stick.” :-)

[@martinpauly]

"Cloud stick" 😁 That's a good name for it! - Martin

[@thomasard4977]

Great Video Martin! Thanks for showing us the Skew-T diagram. Always learning something new.

[@martinpauly]

Skew-T is a wealth of information. One of these days I'll have to make a video about it with more details... - Martin

[@abrahamnemani3907]

Hi Martin, I am going thru my Instrument training and the HOLDS are kicking my Bott! This was a great flight as it helped me a lot. One thing I noticed you did not mention Turn Time Twist Throttle Talk which my instructor has me do. I guess at the end of the day the following 3 items are the most important tasks. 1- Cross the fix 2- Turn outbound 3- Stay on the HOLD side. Thank you for sharing this was very helpful.

[@crazy10seven]

Just remember if you’re entering from the protected side you’re doing a parallel, if you’re coming from the unprotected side, you’re doing a teardrop (fly 30 deg L/R of the outbound course) through the fix. In Martin’s case, he approached the fix from the protected side so he should be doing a parallel entry.

[@flyingcaba5874]

Completing my IR shortly, this was a great video for me, danke!

[@martinpauly]

Good luck for the instrument checkride! - Martin

[@theflightsimmerupnorth5172]

Martin. I subbed. Thanks for communicating properly your thoughts before the flight. As an aspiring recreational flyer, this is definitely very valuable.

[@leonardwindham2461]

Hi. I enjoyed watching your video. As an instrument student it provides a look at how an actual GA flight might be flown. The preflight summary, comm work, use of autopilot, and how you verbalized your briefing and situational awareness tied in nicely with my training. It also seemed less stressful than my training. Thank you for posting.

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, Leonard. Flight training sure is more stressful than most real cross-country flights later on. It's not just that it's all new, but for efficiency and cost reasons a lot is cramped into very little time. Don't forget to take a breath every now and then to enjoy the experience - and feel free to ask your instructor to create opportunities for that. Flight training is hard work, but it can also be fun! - Martin

[@charlesnichols6908]

Nice, great day for some actual instrument time. I just got my instrument proficiency check today. Can't wait to get into some IMC.

[@martinpauly]

Congrats on passing the IPC, Charles. Enjoy flying in the clouds! - Martin

[@bernardanderson3758]

Martin the Rnav Approach was right on and having to hand fly it was great and I’m ready to do another one to the ILS 9

[@Calgold49]

Wow ! Super cool ! A walk in the park for you, really liked the video!

[@martinpauly]

Thanks - glad you enjoyed watching this flight. - Martin

[@aviatortrucker6285]

You did a very great job on the approaches, but now you made me not feel so bad when I have to hand fly. Most of our airplanes in the rental fleet do not have auto pilot and you have to hand fly it. You showed me that even as many hours as you have holding your altitude where it needs to be is a challenge.

[@tyga3966]

It's so soothing to watch your procedures and how you stay ahead of the airplane. Starting my instrument now and I hope it comes this easy one day!

[@martinpauly]

You'll get there. No magic involved, all it takes is regular practice. - Martin

[@ranjrog]

My instrument checkride is scheduled for third week of January. I hope I can do approaches half as smoothly as you do!!

[@observer1242]

Another masterpiece. You probably spend more time putting these videos together than you do flying. Much appreciated.

[@martinpauly]

Absolutely, Allen. A video like this takes about 20-30 hours to make, vs. one hour of hobbs time. But it's all fun and work I enjoy very much. - Martin

[@observer1242]

@@martinpauly You would be a great CFI.

[@rentalpilot2445]

Thanks for your efforts to film all that! I love tagging along!

[@richardkrentz7553]

Great video, Instruments are a far cry from my days flying the Martin 404. I like your approach to demonstrate how to use the instruments, a great tool for newer pilots. Keep up the good work. yes, I'm old but still capable.LOL

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, Richard. Glad you enjoyed this video! - Martin

[@airslicers4803]

Great video Marin. I’m right in the middle of my instruction as an instrument pilot, so it is great to see how another GA pilot works approaches.

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, and good luck for finishing that rating, Nathan. - Martin

[@joedavis6522]

Great job Martin. It reminded me of my first actual missed approach. Into Leesburg VA at the end of a 3.5 hr flight. I survived obviously, but then I totally screwed up an ILS into Dulles just minutes later. I think I landed about 15 minutes after my plane did. Some serious reflection ensued.

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, Joe. Glad to hear your approach at Dulles worked out OK despite the difficulties. I love the way you worded the part about "being behind the airplane" (landing 15 minutes after your plane), and it's very good for pilots to realize when that happens, because we all go through this at times, but only those who recognize it will learn from it. Best regards, Martin

[@NativeSioux]

Really nice video. Good corrections. Very good content. Thanks Martin

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, William! - Martin

[@davidseaman8618]

Fantastic video, Martin. Good as it gets

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, David - glad you enjoyed the video! - Martin

[@billnicholson2470]

Great video Martin! Excellent camera work. Flying can be really disorienting in those conditions if you don't stay proficient. Great practice. Thanks for the experience. We have to get your subscriber numbers up!

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Bill. Please keep spreading the word on the videos, that is ultimately what will help grow the channel. Have a good weekend! - Martin

[@MrSuzuki1187]

Well done! Happy to see you had the confidence to hand fly the first approach to minimums. This was a great day to fly IFR approaches in actual IMC. You are a very proficient instrument pilot. I teach instrument flying and wish all of my students had your level of competence I have flown both of these approaches many times in a B-737.

[@rustycalvera977]

So much to like in this video, but I'll only mention two words: camera angles. Camera has privilege...really liked the shots of the throttle, prop, mixture and pedal controls. Keep em coming Martin.

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, Rusty. I'll use this camera setup more often in the future. - Martin

[@avee8ter]

Thanks for posting these Martin.

[@martinpauly]

My pleasure - thanks for the feedback. - Martin

[@MrGoldman9]

nice flight martin just remember for holding yous the 5Ts: Turn Time Twist (OBS to inbound course) Throttle Talk

[@edm303]

Thanks for the insightful dialogue and wonderful pace of communication.

[@martinpauly]

Glad you enjoyed it, Ed! - Martin

[@billcoltharp]

Very Good Martin! I really got into it. Very informative. Keep it up.

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Bill. Glad you enjoyed it! - Martin

[@odayta]

Martin, your video presentations are some of the best on the web. Solid content and professionalism at its best. A very valuable learning experience in this particular video. Thanks and well done.

[@martinpauly]

Thank you for the kind feedback! - Martin

[@MrMihawes]

That was very entertaining and informative. Thank You. And that was a great landing to finish it!

[@martinpauly]

Thank you! And yes, I think I did alright with the crosswind landing. 😁 - Martin

[@sirthomas9835]

Excellent Video! Great close ups of the instrumentation and descriptions of the procedures.

[@martinpauly]

Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for the feedback! - Martin

[@PastorKwangle]

Another outstanding and thoroughly educational video - thanks for posting! I enjoyed the ride along!

[@martinpauly]

Glad you enjoyed it, Keith. - Martin

[@bruceerwin2541]

Great deep soup tutorial, Martin. Thanks.

[@martinpauly]

My pleasure, Bruce - glad you liked it! - Martin

[@phil413running]

Thanks for sharing. Still learning vfr for ppl, but something to look forward to. I learned a lot. Your communication with ATC was helpful. I admire your calm demeanor.

[@jwald6795]

Another excellent flight, professional as always.

[@martinpauly]

Thank you so much 👍 - Martin

[@bernardanderson3758]

Good evening to see you doing some approaches and I’m flying along side you to continue on with my Rating and this has been a fantastic opportunity to seeing what to doing to staying current with when I get mine

[@martinpauly]

Glad you could fly along in the simulator, Bernard. Best of luck for getting your instrument rating! - Martin

[@bernardanderson3758]

@@martinpauly thank you sir and I’m studying very hard and once it’s done then the flying is the best part

[@rodolfocastro3222]

Absolutely beautiful video. I learn so much from you! Love all the camera positions, the whole production is excellent. Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing. Planning to get my instrument this year in a Mooney.

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Rodolfo, and by all means please do get the instrument rating. It is a lot of work, but well worth it! Best of luck! - Martin

[@stanspiper]

Excellent! The best IFR videos! You inspire me to film mine!

[@martinpauly]

Thanks! - Martin

[@BlessedtoFly]

5 stars again Martin. You must have 25 cameras in N70TB! As a novice at aviation videos I truly appreciate the time you put into making these quality vids. As I have learned from you, besides making a vid for others these are great for debriefing and driving ourselves to better pilots. Appreciate that you leave the minor mistakes in. None of us are perfect and it is good not to portray that those that are learning. Thanks so much. Hope to see you in the Chicago area sometime soon. Scott - Blessed to Fly

[@martinpauly]

Hi Scott - thanks for the kind words. Not quite 25, but yes, there were quite a few cameras on this flight. 😁 The cameras are merciless, they never look the other way when I do something wrong... which makes for a great learning experience 👍 - Martin

[@frankward67]

Martin great video, I too am nearing the end of my IR training. Couldn't fly today because of thunderstorms in the DFW area so this was my IFR flying fix for today. Nice flying and landing, I noticed you squeaked that right wheel down for a perfect crosswind landing.....I'm still trying to perfect my crosswind landings.

[@martinpauly]

Thanks for the comment, Frank, and good luck for your instrument training and checkride! For crosswind landings, look at my tailwheel videos here on KZbin. If you understand how to handle a crosswind in a tailwheel airplane, it'll be a piece of cake in a tricycle gear airplane. - Martin

[@monacosfranz4202]

Hi Martin. Great video. I really like the multiple instrument views.

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, glad you liked it! - Martin

[@mishmish1968]

Thanks for sharing this in depth flight , i must mention that the cameras view are magnificent and clear and the cameras are positioned correctly in the best locations , plus the way you explane things is great , and i'd love to see more of these flight , i saw the DME arc video and it's as good as this one , thumb up.

[@martinpauly]

Glad you enjoyed it, and I will use these camera angles more in the future - I agree they worked well in this video. - Martin

[@mishmish1968]

@@martinpauly Thanks a lot , and my appreciation to the great content you put into the channel , it is a big pluse for aviation enthusiasts and pilots.

[@williesturner9398]

Very good. I will practice this using X-Plane 11 as I prepare for my IFR Rating.

[@coppi60]

Nicely done Martin!

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, George! - Martin

[@harryhellerman474]

Fascinating

[@bodriver9719]

Thanks for the ride. I love watching these, as our set ups are so close to the same. It's almost like I'm flying myself. I'm taking 1PC to the avionics shop in January to have the GPSS module installed. One less thing to have on my work load......

[@MikeysRC]

Thanks for posting! That was the most educational well edited IFR practice video I've seen. I learned a bunch watching this. Looking forward to more.

[@martinpauly]

Glad you enjoyed it! - Martin

[@waelbeheiry6056]

hay Martin, a nice video full of information. I learn a lot from you. thanks

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Wael. - Martin

[@kylejenkin6567]

Working on my IFR rating now, great to see the hand flying stuff and management of the instruments

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, Kyle - good luck for getting your instrument rating! - Martin

[@SanfordDentalArts]

What a good real world educational video! Thanks for doing these.

[@martinpauly]

You are welcome, Ray. I enjoy making these videos. - Martin

[@kevincollins8014]

Nice IMC flight, thanks for bringing me along.

[@martinpauly]

My pleasure, Kevin. - Martin

[@420Donnelly]

Well done sir!! You deserve a beer after those approaches.

[@martinpauly]

Cheers to that! 👍😁 - Martin

[@olbuck]

That was fun! Great airplane, super avionics, excellent pilot. I learn something every time!

[@martinpauly]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dominiccarpenter5890]

Great video Martin. Your photo of the transmission tower near your house made me laugh. I have a 1100 transmission tower across the street from my house too, about 8 miles SE of KSBN. I do the same thing. It’s a great way to estimate the ceilings without a METAR.

[@martinpauly]

Exactly! One look, and you know what the ceiling is, right then. - Martin

[@pilotactor777]

Great pre takeoff briefing. Aced it.

[@martinpauly]

I do a departure briefing on every flight. Didn't learn that from my initial instructors back when I started, but it makes complete sense to me now. - Martin

[@djs9977]

Excellent 👍👍👍. Love the format. Like I was right there with you. Lots of good discussions of thoughts and explanations 👍👍👍

[@martinpauly]

Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for the kind feedback! - Martin

[@jackparkin1863]

Martin, Super awesome video! As a controller, it’s fun doing these local IFR approaches! Definitely good practice from our end as well, especially on slower days, so feel free to come up to ALO anytime! Also great crosswind landing on 9! Those can always be challenging! Only comment I have, and correct me if I’m wrong, but when on an IFR flight plan, I believe we’ll want you maintaining your last assigned altitude until actually being cleared for the approach, even if you are told to advised established inbound like what happened for the GPS13. Lemme know your thoughts! Keep in touch, Jack.

[@martinpauly]

Hey Jack, Thanks for the feedback. You are pointing at something that's worth discussing. You are correct in that I started my descent from 3,000 too soon - fortunately for me, the approach clearance came immediately after I started the descent. Let me expand this: was I even allowed to fly the hold? The Departure controller sent me to PAYLO and said "advise when inbound on the approach". That was not an explicit approach clearance, yet there was no doubt in my mind that he wanted me to fly the hold. For the hold, I had a choice between teardrop or parallel entry. Parallel (as flown) was the textbook answer, but it delayed intercepting the inbound course to the point where it delayed my approach clearance past the intermediate fix. I should have questioned all that, and asked for explicit instructions. I would argue that ATC should have been more explicit to begin with. And it would have been nice to get the approach clearance much sooner - on the way to PAYLO, really, because then I know (1) I can fly the hold and (2) I can descend per the procedure. Delaying the descend from the IF to the FAF makes it all the harder to arrive at the FAF configured and at speed for the final descend. Maybe to a controller it seems helpful to take the pilot through the procedure step by step, but I actually much prefer to get cleared at the beginning and then just fly without having to wonder when I'll get permission to do what. Would appreciate your perspective on whether that is possible - might be great discussion topic for a future Third Thursday! Enjoy your Sunday, Jack! - Martin

[@jackparkin1863]

@@martinpauly That’s usually what I try to do as well! When you want a course reversal at the IAF, I’ll try to give you the actual approach clearance before you even start the entry. Cedar Rapids may have had something else going on so I can’t speak for them but they’re all great controllers. You were allowed to fly the procedure turn with how the controller instructed you to “Proceed direct PAYLO and advise inbound” but yeah I think a clearance earlier could’ve been more helpful. Great learning experience for both side either way so thanks for the great video!

[@jbhomme]

Really interesting as always, thanks! Even though I'm not a pilot it's easy to see how important it is to stay proficient when doing these procedures.

[@martinpauly]

That's right. Flying skills in general, but instrument flying skills especially are perishable. We need regular practice to stay proficient. - Martin

[@FlyDriveShoot_It]

Awesome flying...and video views....

[@martinpauly]

Thank you! - Martin

[@StudioRV8]

“No promise Martin!” First name basis with the controllers?! That’s great!

[@martinpauly]

KCID is a small place, people get to know each other over time. And it helps to bring treats for the tower crew every now and then! 😁 - Martin

[@flygy481]

This was a great refresher, thanks Martin!

[@martinpauly]

You are welcome, Scott! - Martin

[@UAL1kFlyer]

Outstanding stuff as usual.

[@martinpauly]

Glad you enjoyed it! - Martin

[@SkyKing58318]

New Subscriber. I've just completed IFR Ground School, changing FBO's so flight instruction re: Instrument rating will wait a bit, but man, you make it look easy!

[@martinpauly]

Thanks - that comes with practice, and you will get there as well! Best of luck for completing your instrument training and rating! - Martin

[@falcon1722002]

Underrated channel I really enjoy your videos nice job

[@bowhuntinoh]

Thanks for the insight into ifr flying. I have to get my instrument rating next year.

[@martinpauly]

Go for it, Leslie. It takes a lot of work to get, but you will never look back. - Martin

[@knoerolo]

Thanks for the excellent video. I'm a pilot flying in Europe (Switzerland) and like it to see how you fly in the US.

[@martinpauly]

Ein herzliches Grüezi in die wunderschöne Schweiz! - Martin

[@MrMwurm]

I'M chosing to stay on the ground, but flight is my hobby, pass time and such. so I really appreciate the flight [s], maybe catch you again. I have absolutely no doubt in my mind, if I ever fly, it will be with IFR. training. I personally don't see the point of not learning to read and use the instruments provided. just so much more life saving information at hand. enjoyed

[@martinpauly]

No doubt, an instrument rating is very useful for travel, and the training towards that rating can be good even for VFR flying. Having said that, there are many nice, clear days when VFR-only flying can be a lot of fun and very safe. Regards, Martin

[@jameslathrop2783]

Nicely done. Great videos. Thanks!

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Sir - glad you enjoyed this one! - Martin

[@Joe_Not_A_Fed]

Well done. I've been away from flying for quite a while and looking to get back in the saddle. I'm very interested in how approaches/holds/etc are done. Calm and cool. I especially liked how you verbalized your actions...even tho you were alone. My first instructor taught me that and it has served me well. Thanks.