Charlotte (CLT) in a Bonanza - Part I: Landing at Charlotte Douglas

[@irchauch9147]

Always said I would learn to fly, but life has its "deviations". I love your channel w/voice over, visual inserts of your instruments. Far more and better than just watching someone go from point A to point B.

[@midlifeflyer]

"Expect the visual." Prepare for the ILS. "Cleared for the ILS." Excellent! Exactly the way to do it. And yes, Wilson is a great FBO for us light GA pilots. Welcome to NC, Martin.

[@martinpauly]

Expect the unexpected, is what an instructor told me early on. 😁 - Martin

[@AidansAviationAdventures]

great video Martin .. nice foreflight inserts .. well done .. and nice landing too ..

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Aidan - glad you liked it! - Martin

[@iFlyiRideiRace]

Your cool and calm exchanges with ATC are inspirational. New pilot here. Learning from you. Thanks again.

[@martinpauly]

Exchanges with ATC are really no reason to be intimidated - of course, it takes a little time for pilots to find that out (me included). And like with most things, practice makes perfect! - Martin

[@kpn574]

Superb! My leisure time is to spend it on your videos, when they are available!

[@martinpauly]

Glad you like them - I'll keep making more! - Martin

[@harryhellerman474]

I like your voice overs and occasional closed captions!

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Harry. I try to add just enough so it's easy to follow along as we fly. Regards, Martin

[@prestonmiller9552]

Nice Job Martin. Always enjoy a ride along with you. Thanks for your efforts.

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Preston - glad you liked it! - Martin

[@billnicholson2470]

Nice advance prep. Having the ILS loaded was a smart move. Very enjoyable as usual. Thanks Martin.

[@1shARyn3]

WOW!!! That is a FULL parking lot (short final to CLT 18L) ;-)

[@clearpropcfi3744]

Yes, I noticed that also. Full of asphalt!

[@ervinthompson6598]

clearpropCFI .....five square miles of parking has been created bordering CLT along with another parallel runway in the past 10 years - it’s another city in itself and a nighttime trip to the observation area by 18C at peak traffic time is a treat - aircraft joining the pattern, landing lights 360 degrees on a clear night !! Mt. Mitchell is 6684’ and then it’s all downhill to CLT !!

[@davewilliams639]

Awesome video Martin. I really like your professionalism in the cockpit.

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Dave - glad you liked it! - Martin

[@markg4459]

Awesome. Very professionally done Martin...flying & the video.

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Mark! - Martin

[@bigmotter001]

Your panel makes it look so easy. Of course it's the brains operating it! Thanks and take care.

[@martinpauly]

The panel sure helps. In-flight weather through ADS-B has been a game changer, and the display on the Avidyne IFD is beautiful and so very helpful, and on the iPad as well. - Martin

[@TibDriver]

Martin, nice approach and radio work as usual. You are an inspiration for that. I kept looking for beads of sweat, but noticed none! Beautiful camera placement. Thank you for making these videos. Gotta love it when the controller in a Class B airspace thanks you for your help...

[@martinpauly]

Thank you. If you want to see me sweat, wait for Part II where I am waiting in line for take-off an hour after I landed. It was pretty warm and humid that day! - Martin

[@gordonfeliciano4315]

Nice video! Enjoy that southern hospitality!

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Gordon - I did enjoy my stay there! - Martin

[@markfletcher4579]

Great Bravo demo Martin! Very professional

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Mark. - Martin

[@dominiccarpenter5890]

Another great video Martin! Thanks for the ride.

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Dominic - glad you liked it! - Martin

[@jayalexander1079]

Great video! I want to get back in the air so bad I can taste it! Starting stopping my training is so frustrating but I am going to get it done so I can fly to NC! That’s where I grew up!

[@martinpauly]

Jay, you seem determined to complete your training, and that alone suggests you'll get it done. Best of luck, and let me know what you get your pilot certificate! - Martin

[@HoosierPilot]

Awesome video! I love you’re plane, it looks great and the panel is super clean. I’ve also wanted to get on the Air National Guard there and fly those C-17s. That’s such a Beautiful area.

[@martinpauly]

Yeah, those C-17 look amazing! - Martin

[@ervinthompson6598]

You would have loved living there in 1970 when ANG was still flying C-124’s - 4360’s rumbling and shaking our china two miles out on final !!

[@HoosierPilot]

Ervin Thompson I’ll be honest I think I would be happy living in Charlotte during any time frame. Would love to have seen C-124’s!!!

[@MichaelLloyd]

Nice flight Martin. I kept waiting for the wheels touch down... that was a very smooth landing :)

[@martinpauly]

Must be my video editing skills, Michael - I remember this landing was a bit on the firm side. - Martin

[@MichaelLloyd]

@@martinpauly Or the camera. My Go Pro, with image stabilization, makes my landings look better than I remember them being. On the other hand, you're a really good pilot I'm going to give credit to the pilot more than the editor :o)

[@donemory7459]

Good flight Martin! I enjoyed it & thanks for sharing! Don/NE Ohio :-)

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, Don. - Martin

[@kenstevenson4133]

Nicely done flying into such a busy hub. Great navigating along the way. Look forward to more videos, thanks.

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Ken - glad you liked it! - Martin

[@buckshot704]

Stunning views over the mountains; it’s like moving through a Snow Cathedral. Swiss watches everywhere are green with envy; the new engine has a powerful, consistent hum of quality they can only aspire to. Smooth editing as always. 😎👍

[@martinpauly]

Thank you so much, Mike. The engine is wonderful - it has plenty of power and runs very smoothly. It's everything I could have asked for in this engine upgrade. - Martin

[@emrebaskocak]

Such a well done video. Amazing editing. Thank you!

[@martinpauly]

Thank you very much! - Martin

[@padsliderfranco9561]

Informative and well flown. Great habits Martin. You have built some standard patterns to your flying and is professional. Thanks for sharing

[@martinpauly]

Thank you - glad you liked the video and flight! - Martin

[@pfd_mark_taylor]

I really enjoy all the hints on screen about the steps you're going through as you fly. I took an intro flight lesson and I'm considering getting my PPL so this is rather helpful.

[@martinpauly]

Hi Mark, glad you enjoyed it. I hope you'll start flying yourself, and when you do, you'll find that all the ATC communication is a lot easier than in this video. You'll be training under visual flight rules (VFR) where there is a lot less structure in terms of talking on the radios. You'll have a lot of fun! - Martin

[@bodriver9719]

Great video. I got to land there while I was shopping for my Bonanza. I didn't end up with the one I got to fly there, but it was a great experience flying into CLT. Thanks for the ride along!

[@martinpauly]

You are welcome, Stan! - Martin

[@Ring0--]

This is so insightful for a beginner pilot. Thank You! Subscribed.

[@martinpauly]

You are very welcome, Paul. - Martin

[@jameslowery4550]

Great video. I enjoyed the views of charts and displays. Very educational. Your cameras captured flight in great detail. Thanks.

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, James. I try to think carefully about all the things you mentioned. Glad you enjoyed the result. - Martin.

[@kylekendall1587]

Another great video Martin!

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Kyle! - Martin

[@raleighleesman1281]

Excellent video! Appreciate the inlays!

[@martinpauly]

Thank you - glad you liked it! - Martin

[@dennisd7292]

Another great video Martin.

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Dennis. - Martin

[@russperkins4054]

Another class Bravo, these are always enjoyable to watch! I had the chance to transit the KSLC bravo airspace the other day, cleared into the Bravo and 8000 over the Hill AFB and KOGD class Delta airspace. Great to work with ATC in the area, they are very helpful and professional. Thanks for sharing your adventures!

[@martinpauly]

Glad you enjoyed it, Russ. As you experienced on your flight, busy airspace doesn't need to be intimidating. With very few exceptions, I've found ATC to be most helpful in the busy places. - Martin

[@weekendwarrior-es]

Hi Martin, great camera setup. Maybe a future video about the one you are using now, explaining the why and the who? It would be a great one for sure. Keep posting your videos, they are so good.

[@martinpauly]

Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpWwiXtqa8ujjNE - Martin

[@tyga3966]

Thank you so much for posting these. I'm almost to my Private, but these are awesome for getting prepared on what to expect for future instrument training, and what it's like in the real world!

[@martinpauly]

That's awesome - good luck for finishing your private training and for your checkride! - Martin

[@steven2145]

Great landing considering it seemed like your having to keep your speed up brought you over the threshold super fast. The beautiful thing about class bravo airports is nice long and wide runways!

[@martinpauly]

Yes, that makes the landing at one of these usually pretty easy. Plus the Bonanza is fairly easy to slow down once the gear is down. - Martin

[@channel48]

Clear !!! Hi cap thanks for this sweet video

[@martinpauly]

You are welcome! - Martin

[@wyflyguy114]

I need to do this sometime just to get more comfortable with busy areas. Nice job!

[@martinpauly]

Like in so many cases, comfort here comes from practice. Go with a CFI sometime, and you'll get used to it very quickly. - Martin

[@Parr4theCourse]

Nice flight, another Class-B checked off....I'm still at Zero Class-B landings, but you've inspired all of us to get at least a few checked off!

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, Ron. I don't know why these Class Bravo airports fascinate me so much, but they do. - Martin

[@billr8667]

Thanks as always for posting. That annunciator on the GPS is great for confirming runway identification.

[@martinpauly]

Yes, it is a nice, reassuring voice! - Martin

[@homertalk]

Excellent camera set-up, love seeing you punch the equipment!

[@martinpauly]

Thank you - glad you liked it! - Martin

[@h2oski1200]

welcome to charlotte!

[@martinpauly]

Thank you! - Martin

[@GGBSystems]

Great one, Martin. I love seeing the flow of these Bravo landings.

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Jeff - glad you liked it! - Martin

[@scarter176]

Another good video Martin ! When will you do one on the Good and Not so good on the IFD 550 install ? Did I miss that one ?

[@martinpauly]

You mean, like this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5ClhH6ug82dgLc - Martin

[@billfly2186]

Great enunciation on your radio work. I used to work at CLT FBO when it was Signature. CLT is a friendly Class B for general aviation. Just make sure you get the east runways to slip in and out with ease.

[@martinpauly]

The east runway sure helps a lot, Bill. CLT was a bit busy on that Friday afternoon, especially when I departed an hour later. But it was easy and the controllers were friendly and welcoming. - Martin

[@UnusualAttitudes]

Another great video, Martin! I’d really like to see a video of you programming your full flight & approach into the IFD550. I know it’s pretty easy & I’ve done some, but I haven’t put approaches, etc. into one yet. (even if it’s relatively short) Keep up the great work!

[@martinpauly]

Thanks, glad you liked it! I'll probably do a few videos over the winter dedicated to explaining the IFDs a bit more. - Martin

[@mikeblackford994]

Another "great" vid, Martin.

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Mike - glad you liked it! - Martin

[@olbuck]

You are as very good pilot, Martin! I'm blown away by your panel and your knowledge and use of the features. That's fun to watch. BTW, I know you know, but a V35B can hold 170 kts to just short of the threshold and still land shorter than the jets...takes a bit of practice to be comfortable with it.

[@martinpauly]

Yeah, 150 KIAS is a bit conservative, but I like to fly approaches below the gear speed - so that I can drop the gear when needed without having to slow down first. If on a given day ATC requests a higher speed for me to fit in, I can do that - 170 knots in a descend is no trouble for the A36 either, though you are right in that the V tail has a speed advantage over mine. Regards, Martin

[@bobmcguirk7272]

Great video!

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Robert - glad you liked it! - Martin

[@ko.kurt2024]

Thank you going back to your original video style Martin. Please stay on this form. Also could I ask you to a video on explaining how Bonanza lands, as per a recent video I watched flaring in a Bonanza differs than some other aircrafts due to heavier nose. Thank you in advance Martin.

[@martinpauly]

Hello. Glad to hear you like the "original" style of the Bonanza videos, and I will keep making more in that style. However, in addition I will also make other videos, and I hope you'll enjoy some of those as well. Best regards, Martin

[@FlyChuckyFly]

Wow, amazing that you got the entire ATIS without 3 or 4 calls from ATC.

[@martinpauly]

That's rare indeed with these long ATIS broadcasts at large airports! 👍

[@waelbeheiry6056]

thanks Martin it is a nice video as usual,

[@christinewunder8433]

Thanks, Martin, I landed at Fort Myers and the FBO nailed me for $25! Nothing there...

[@martinpauly]

Unfortunately most FBOs at larger airports do that, so CLT (Wilson) was a nice surprise. I assume you meant RSW? Because Page Field has a great reputation for service and fees/value; I'd be shocked if they charge $25 for a small airplane to land at Page Field? Regards, Martin

[@christinewunder8433]

@@martinpauly yes that's correct Martin! My mission was SRQ-RSW in a tricked out 2012 Turbo Skylane for a, XC with a CFII to get an H.P. and G-1000 sign off. Note to self, drink less water or it may cost $25, lol, the bathrooms were clean! Of all the flights out of SRQ, into SPG Albert Whitted in a Piper Arrow was my favorite. Landing 36 over the bay was super cool and they have a great restaurant! My home base is GFL so I fly regularly into Albany theses days not much else around here. I've got some great wing cam video of Lake George I should post it to my (very lazy) KZbin channel. My clients keep asking me to do so. Thanks for your great video's, your hard work, and effort shows. Look forward to more Martin Pauly packed with helpful tips! Regards, Christine

[@mattholsopple]

I appreciate you sharing this. We are based at Greenville downtown airport KGMU and I wondered if it was worth it to fly to Charlotte. I'm very surprised that the fees are so low. Thank you!

[@martinpauly]

Hi Matt. The fees can vary significantly from one large airport to another. Charlotte wasn't bad, and ATC was helpful. Regards, Martin

[@wassolldasalles8204]

Hallo Martin, immer wieder schöne Videos von Dir. Komm doch mal (wenn das möglich ist) mit der Bonanza nach Europa. In mehreren Flug-Etappen müsste das doch evtl. gehen? 🤔 ich muss aber dazu sagen dass ich eine Bonanza nicht gut kenne.......

[@martinpauly]

Ja, das geht schon, allerdings ist da doch sehr viel (und sehr kaltes) Wasser zu überfliegen. Das überlass ich lieber den Ferry-Piloten - auch wenn es natürlich ein Traumurlaub wäre, die eigene Bonanza mal kreuz und quer durch Europa zu fliegen. Gruss, Martin

[@MrGoldman9]

Martin ,,, As uswal you are doing vary god and Profesional pilot skills I cant what to meet with you in person thanks so much for your video captain and always wish you a safe flight one of your fans from Jordan CL 605 captain

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Goldman - glad you liked the video, and maybe we'll meet in person one day! Greetings from the United States (currently in Florida). - Martin

[@TheFirePilot]

Nice!

[@martinpauly]

Thank you! 😁 - Martin

[@tomdouglas8945]

Loved seeing those C17s when you landed.

[@martinpauly]

Yes, they are impressive! - Martin

[@av8npa]

Willkommen aus NC, Martin (aber für mich, ein bisschen spät!)!

[@martinpauly]

Danke, Andy! - Martin

[@ProPilotPete]

Hope you got some ice cream! Wilson is great!

[@martinpauly]

Yes, I did - that was a nice surprise from the FBO (Wilson)! - Martin

[@accessiblenow]

Good video

[@lowoveraviation3650]

Hi Martin. Great video as always. Do you use Sirius or ADSB for in flight weather? Any comments on which is preferred? Thanks in advance. Devin.

[@martinpauly]

Hi Devin. My weather display is based on ADS-B 'in', i.e. FIS-B. I have not yet tried XM weather myself; many people who have used both seem to prefer XM, but I have to say I find ADS-B FIS-B plenty good for strategic weather avoidance. - Martin

[@observer1242]

When you were flying I have far in the summer time around build up some storms do you always try to keep yourself in visual conditions so that you can see the build ups and cross reference it to your instrumentation? Seems like it could be a little concerning to be in cloud in such conditions all the time with the threat of embedded storms not being able to put your eyeballs on them. Be interested in your approach.This was a good clinic. Great video.

[@martinpauly]

Hi Allan, yes, what you point out os very important. The radar shows great information about the intensity of precipitation and its location, but the information is always old, which means it is super helpful to verify things by looking outside. On this flight to Charlotte, that was easy to do. Much harder when I am in instrument conditions, in which case I'd stay away much further from anything on the radar. - Martin

[@edsonherald3720]

Nice Flight ! Any Chance To Have a Glimpse In How The Flight Plan is Filled ? Many Thanks ! Best Regards !

[@martinpauly]

Thanks. I can show he flight plan filing sometime, but you may be disappointed: it's pressing a button which says "FILE". You can see all the planning that goes up to that point in my "Iowa to Florida Flight Planning" series here on KZbin. Regards, Martin

[@edsonherald3720]

Martin Pauly ! ! ! AWESOME ! ! ! “WILCO” ! ! ! Or “CC” (Copy and Will Comply” ! ! ! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@kevin4sambos119]

Hi great videos, love your Avionics! For your Avidyne IFD, can you email me how you are getting great weather and what you’ve done with your IFD to accomplish this please. Thanks and keep up w great videos.

[@martinpauly]

Thank you, Kevin. The weather and traffic are coming into the IFD from my Lynx transponder. I had to install a wire (or maybe a pair of wires) for that to work. If you have a compatible ADS-B 'in' transponder, your avionics installer should be able to make this connection easily. It is very helpful to have weather depicted on the IFD's map, as well as traffic. - Martin

[@kevin4sambos119]

Martin Pauly Hello Martin, I have an IFD540 w a Lynx NGT9000 transponder so if and when you have time can you tell me how your shop wired up the Avidyne to get weather from your Lynx pin connections. I want to verify my shop wired them or not because I’m not getting weather like yours on my IFD540. I’ve had another issue recently I had different shop fixed where I wasn’t getting the aural alerts for traffic on my IFD. Which is fixed now at a different avionics shop. So Martin any help would be greatly appreciated for me to troubleshoot myself 1st then take to shop for weather on my IFD. I am an electronics technician and if you send me pin layouts from Lynx to IFD would be great help. Keep up great videos and thanks.

[@martinpauly]

@@kevin4sambos119 Kevin, your installer has access to the IFD installation manual. You need to add an RS-232 connection (two wires) for the weather and traffic information. Figure D - 62: "NGT9000R Interconnect" in the install manual. The connection is called "CAPSTONE TFC + Wx HIGH SPEED" in the install manual.

[@channel48]

Ahh that sound - 6 cyl right? sounds a bit like the c206

[@Blitzaviation]

Yes, its a IO-550 same as what is in a Cessna 206

[@channel48]

Bill Litz my ears don't fool me live that sound

[@Blitzaviation]

@@channel48 you cant beat the sound of that 6 cylinder. I've flown an Aztec with 2 of the Io550 engines and it sounds amazing.

[@Marauder92V]

Any reason you don’t used the LOP lean find capability of your JPI 930?

[@martinpauly]

The lean find feature of the JPI EDM930 is a great visualization tool for learning to grasp what you're doing when switching from ROP to LOP, and for identifying the cylinder which needs to be references (which is the last one to cross peak on the way from rich to lean). Once you know that, my experience is you can learn more quickly by simply watching the EGT of that cylinder. - Martin

[@juliomartinezdeandino3973]

Martin, Is there a particular reason you prefer to dial the Comm frequencies using the knobs vice using the touch screen? Just curious as I have seen a lot of Avidyne users use the touchscreens and the knobs during chop.

[@martinpauly]

Hi Julio, No particular reason. Part of it is probably coming from the GNS where the knobs were the only way to dial in a frequency, so it formed a habit for me. And it's quick to do with the knobs, whereas for alphanumeric input (waypoints, airports etc.) I really do like the touchscreen keyboard of the IFD. In the end, a lot is personal preference - there are usually multiple different ways to accomplish a task with the IFD. Best regards, Martin

[@juliomartinezdeandino3973]

@@martinpauly That was my assumption - old habit from the 430/530 days. I trained on 430s so I can see it happening. Been away from flying for 10 years but looking at getting back in soon, and your videos are very useful to see how avionics tech has changed so drastically. Definitely a fan of Avidyne vice Garmin... so I am building my avionics buckets list for when I purchase my plane. Also a fan of the STEC3100 autopilot; are you planning on upgrading the autopilot soon on 0TB? Enjoy your videos very much, thanks for the time and effort you put into them.

[@robincole5739]

ATIS transmitters are designed with broadcast power limited only 50 miles. Of course, your mileage may vary, affected by terrain. “AO2 altimeter” ? Why not also transcribe pilot’s transmissions, too? Just curious, how do you record your iPad? Really cool how you insert it in post-production.

[@Parr4theCourse]

Robin Cole Screen recording, swipe down at an angle from upper right corner of the home screen, press the bullseye icon.... Then swipe up from the bottom to return to ForeFlight. Press red bullseye to stop recording.

[@robincole5739]

Parr 4 the Course Thank you for responding, I’ll try that.

[@Parr4theCourse]

Robin Cole Let me know if you have any issues . . .

[@martinpauly]

For the iPad, I have a dedicated external video recorder from BlackMagic. The iPad screen recording function has gotten much better over time, but still has occasional hiccups. - Martin

[@Parr4theCourse]

@@martinpauly Ahhhhh, I just started using Black Magic DaVinci program, a bit of a learning curve as Pinnacle was SO EASY to use, but kept hanging up on me and losing all my work! I have started recording my screen on my iPad, but data will fill up pretty quick or would hang up as well and not save, so I would record snippets didn't know you could use an external video recorder to record the entire flight, which would be so much better!! what model recorder?

[@scottsmethers5663]

Martin, do you ever need to ask for progressive taxi? How is that request received with ground controllers at larger airports?!

[@martinpauly]

I rarely ask for that - but I don't know of a good reason why one should avoid it if it's helpful. I have a shorthand notation for copying the taxi clearance, and I don't find it hard or complicated to do that. - Martin

[@chrisc161]

Hi Martin. Talking about Lean of Peak, Rich of Peak. Can you please consider doing a lesson on it. Nice to see how you do it on your plane using your digital displays but would you do it with only a fuel flow meter and an old EGT cage? Also what does it really mean? What is the goal in adjusting the mixture one way or another? Just a recommendation.

[@martinpauly]

A lesson on Lean of Peak? But of course: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmTFcoeMjbJ7h8k Enjoy! - Martin

[@aviatortrevor]

Why didn’t the GPS load the ZIMOG fix? I know it’s only relevant for the LOC procedure, just curious why it didn’t load?

[@martinpauly]

Good question - I do not know the answer. I'll try to find out... - Martin

[@aviatortrevor]

@@martinpauly I've heard that years ago there used to be a difference between the Garmin database and the Jeppesen database for Garmin units, and the Jeppesen would have those extra step-down fixes for localizer approaches that come after the FAF. But yours is Avidyne, so, not sure if they suffer the same issue or if this was just a rare database mistake. You could still execute the step-down if you were flying the LOC procedure, but it's just a pain in the ass to have to do the math.

[@aviatortrevor]

@@martinpauly Hey Martin, did you ever figure this one out?

[@crevusllohcin]

I see that you put in $120 for fuel. How much per gallon and how much fuel did you use.

[@martinpauly]

Brett, the exact answers to your questions are all listed on the fuel receipt - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpnRmJVoirB9d80 - Martin

[@harvey604journeyman8]

It seems YOU-TUBE no long notifies viewers even with the bell activated. Now subscribers have to scan our favorite you tubes videos.

[@martinpauly]

I heard about that - not sure there's anything I can do about it. I do announce all my videos on my Facebook page (N70TB) which you can follow so you get the alerts, as well as my Patreon page (you don't have to become a Patron to see the announcements there). KZbin has their own ideas of what they want to push... Best regards, Martin

[@yesrevyesrev3444]

What headset are you wearing?

[@martinpauly]

It's the Halo, made by Quiet Technologies. - Martin

[@yesrevyesrev3444]

Martin Pauly thank you sir

[@clearpropcfi3744]

Would there have been a landing or ramp fee if you hadn't purchased fuel? ($6.16/gallon including tax).

[@martinpauly]

Possibly, yes - I do not know about Wilson at CLT, but that would be typical at most large airports. - Martin

[@antoshemil5177]

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[@ukorff]

Great video, unfortunately so many commercials now...., esp. political commercials, not good......

[@martinpauly]

I thought I had adjusted that to only two commercial breaks. Just went into KZbin this morning and found out you are right. I have a feeling KZbin is pushing commercials a little heavily these days... At any rate, I hope my adjustment actually worked this time. - Martin

[@ukorff]

Martin Pauly well then I am happy I could be of some help here. Keep up the great work!!

[@redowlranchairfield5994]

Mr. Pauly; I like the channel, but a thought crosses my mind... Do you consider it appropriate to use Class Bravo airspace unnecessarily? Certainly it can be done safely, but during the day it poses stress points and potential conflicts requiring resolution that need not occur. Even without those considerations, your flight takes up valuable resources needed for the commercial flights for which that airspace was designated. The compromises created seem - to me- to be an unreasonable and unnecessary impact on safety and or capacity for safety. I know a lot of folks like to feel like they're part of the "jet set" but we GA types are most definitely not. If you have an insatiable desire to land at these fields, why not try it at 2 or 3 in the morning? There's very little or no commercial traffic to pose a conflict to. Heck, at that time of night the controllers welcome the diversion. I have done this flown GA aircraft into (then) TCA's myself, but experience has made me reevaluate the risk/benefit equation. I encourage you to as well. No matter how that ends up, you're still top drawer and I enjoy riding along IFR with you! Keep up the good work.

[@martinpauly]

Interesting question, and probably one which deserves a bit more than a 'yes' or 'no' answer. First of all, yes when I fly, I use resources. When I drive my car, I also use resources. When I use electricity to air-condition my house, that's also using resources. Roads, utilities companies, airspace, ATC etc. are there for one reason: because people use them. Now, you asked if I consider it appropriate to use Class Bravo airspace - so what is appropriate use of those resources? That's where it gets gray very quickly. As a society, we could make much better use of our road infrastructure by car-pooling to work more. We could reduce the expense of upkeep on the electrical grid by running air conditioning less in the summer. We could reduce the workload on ATC at busy airports by flying less - not just small airports, but really every person buying a ticket to or from Charlotte contributes to the workload there. Of course, all of these examples have good, reasonable use, and one can also easily think of unreasonable use. I highly doubt that my two or three landings a year at busy airports ("insatiable desire"? Really?) make a dent, and I go there on "normal" days, not when a storm is approaching and everyone is scrambling to deal with things. I've spoken with controllers at these busy airports and asked them if I am an inconvenience to them when I fly there - the response being, "no, that's what the system is designed for, and that's what we are trained for". I do land at smaller airports at the other 99% of my flights (most of which never end up on KZbin), but in summary I can say I do not feel bad when, on occasion, I go to a large Class Bravo airport. Best regards, Martin

[@redowlranchairfield5994]

@@martinpauly I respect your outlook and feel much better knowing you've actually thought about it. I do not share your views in this instance but I believe in everyone's right to their opinion. As mentioned, this is still one of the most entertaining aviation channels on the tube and I appreciate the effort it takes to continue it. Thank you for sharing your aviation adventures with us.