HARD IFR Single Pilot | NO Autopilot | Can't get off the Ground | Frequency DOWN | Mooney N6887N

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Consider Subscribing and Fly Along! Took over 25 minuets to get my clearance at Orange County (MGJ) Frequency and phone number was down. This is my 1st Hard IFR flight to Columbia County (1B1) with no autopilot. Lots going on at once. Be ahead of your plane. I had a great learning experience on this flight. Thanks for Flying Along!
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[@747driver3]

Best co-pilot ever.

[@michellecottelli4406]

Awesome job Chris!

[@azcharlie2009]

What a lovable pup!!

[@tommytorres6699]

Nice job. Love the new intro. Keep up your dreams

[@mustanggearhed]

Love the new intro!!

[@PilotFun101]

Thanks

[@danielbasovitch5087]

That was a nice ride Chris!

[@locustvalleystring]

Calling the FSS number listed in Foreflight might get some movement on the clearance delivery. I imagine the FSS can contact approach control to alert them to the issue. Just discovered your channel and working on IFR currency. Thanks for sharing the good and the bad. It's how things go sometimes.

[@brianharker6697]

Just watched the whole video on my big screen TV with my son. Great job and we have been watching you since you started. You came a long way and congratulations. Nice new intro!

[@mkrakoff]

Quick thought. You can try to call before engine start on the phone for a "hold for release" clearance, ready in say ~20 mins.. At least in that scenario you'd know if anyone will answer before you start burning fuel! (of course that doesn't change the problem of being at the end of the runway and still needing someone to answer AGAIN.)

[@PilotFun101]

Very true. Thanks.

[@garyrisley9170]

You could have called the Flight Service number and they could have hunted down ATC for your clearance.

[@richmcglari9737]

Nice to see you flying IFR finally! You been talking about getting your ticket for years. Great job and have fun.

[@danielruff4632]

Great flight, once you finally got up. 😁. Thanks for sharing, Chris!

[@williamkeyman9014]

Love that panel! Great job!

[@tonymonti9644]

Love watching your video's. Keep doing what you love to do and thank you for sharing.

[@craigbmm4675]

ya next time just edit out the takeoff delay . hahaha that was crazy

[@mcotherman5957]

Woohoo! You got your IFR ticket. Congrats! Get to really use all those pretty things in your cockpit now. Getting that ticket really does improve your skills. I HATE calling those phone numbers! It takes forever! I guess KZbin hasn't been sending notices to me about videos...

[@PilotFun101]

Thank you!

[@robertmichell9444]

Nice job for a couple of IFR flights under your belt. Having no autopilot does add some stress and you handle things well. Keep filing and things will come to you so much easier over time. Thank you for sharing and I ordered a couple of shirts. Nice website

[@petejohnson6983]

Nice job on the climb out!. No autopilot is more work for sure on climb out and approaches in IMC. Congratulations again on your IFR

[@PilotFun101]

Thank you!

[@TridentCapital]

I wonder if you can call Flight Services and tell them you can't reach C/D and see if they have another frequency or number for you.....

[@halo7ification]

Nice intro!!!

[@PilotFun101]

Thanks buddy

[@scottyp1873]

Great video, great plane, great panel upgrade, and a lab. What more can you ask for. I'll be looking for my first Mooney (My first Plane) in about 6 yrs when I retire. Wink, wink..

[@PilotFun101]

Thank you! Hit me up in 6 yrs. you never know. Lol

[@FlyingNDriving]

JUST GONNA SEND IT!!!!

[@PilotFun101]

Lol

[@timothywackerle2374]

You have the panel I dream about for my Mooney.

[@aviatortrucker6285]

If you can takeoff and remain VFR you can request your clearance in route. It’s called picking up an IFR in route. You could probably reach ARTCC or the nearest approach on the radio if you are high enough. I have taken off from airports that have no way of reaching approach or have a clearance delivery, but I remained VFR until I was able to pick up my IFR clearance.

[@PilotFun101]

Very true. But it was pretty low ceilings all around so I couldn’t stay VFR unfortunately.

[@crufflerdoug]

Also, you need to have a plan if they ignore you for a LONG time (which they’re allowed to do).

[@aviatortrucker6285]

@@crufflerdoug they usually don’t ignore you if you have a flight plan on file. They tend to ignore people that want to just do flight following.

[@crufflerdoug]

@@aviatortrucker6285usually it’s no problem, but I’ve had to wait over 10 minutes before. Definitely not something to do if you’re taking off into WX that’s barely VMC.

[@aviatortrucker6285]

@@crufflerdoug I understand that. I’m not saying you takeoff VMC into IMC right away. This is in case you’re flying and you can takeoff VMC and remain VMC for at least 20 minutes before having to hit any kind of real bad weather. Usually I do this is the clouds are at my cruise altitude, and I can fly the next cruising altitude below the clouds. I filed IFR on every cross country whether it’s VMC or IMC.

[@ahmadsamadzai8255]

Just got my ifr ticket. I am building some imc time in the C172 without AP and find it not too much fun. lol

[@PilotFun101]

Congratulations. It’s a great rating to have! At least I have a AP now in the new Mooney. Lol

[@ahmadsamadzai8255]

@PilotFun101 I don't mind flying through the layers to get on top but when imc for too long its gets a bit much. maybe I'll get over the anxiety of it once I build more hrs. I had zero imc time while training(just the foggles). 😄

[@StephensonRaceTech]

Great looking panel upgrade!

[@PilotFun101]

Thank you 🙏

[@kenellis2410]

Glad it wasn’t a 100 degree day with the engine cooking.

[@crooked-halo]

Is a GPS the same as an RNAV approach? I noticed he cleared you for the "GPS RWY 03 approach" and you read back "RNAV 03 approach." He _butchered_ your N number with "N466688N" a couple of times! I guess if you know you're being spoken to there's no need to correct a busy approach controller on something minor, correct? I'm getting back in the cockpit after 20 years. Watching your _excellent_ videos for a bit of learning before I start re-training for a biennial flight review and instrument competency check in the distant future! Well, hopefully not _too_ distant!

[@perleycarmichael5498]

Nice😎. Best money….Autopilot!!

[@johnh9637]

Gee, I wonder if service will improve when GA starts getting charged for filing, clearances, flight following, approaches.....

[@MerlinspopTBH]

I don’t have my IR, so don’t know if this would work, but could you have called the FSS number and maybe they could have found you an alternative phone number for clearance? I know they don’t relay clearances anymore.

[@PilotFun101]

Yea. That’s why I decided to call another airports clearance phone number.

[@halo7ification]

@@PilotFun101 chris in America there is an national clearance delivery phone number

[@thomasgross2841]

Which Dynon is that , and what is the gps Nav unit? Very nice panel

[@PilotFun101]

Thank you. It’s the Dynon Certified HDX. And the GPS is the Avidyne IFD540

[@KashifKhursheed-ng1vk]

Awwwwwwlive ! Too cute !

[@crufflerdoug]

A flight in these conditions single pilot without a working autopilot = below my personal minimums. Before departure, I’d also brief & plan how to get back to the departure airport if something went weird. Not criticisms, obviously, just data points.

[@markseward1214]

Are you using Seattle Avionics charts for your Dynon and what's the right file structure/formation for them to be found by your HDX?

[@PilotFun101]

Yes I am. Any thump drive should work.

[@danielbasovitch5087]

Hey Chris, what's an LPV??

[@PilotFun101]

It’s called Localiser Performance with Vertical Guidance. In stead of step downs you follow your glide path (vertical guidance)

[@midlifeflyer]

Interesting that you missed the holding instruction the first time it was given. Or, did you hear it but was trying to figure out what to do before readback? I couldn't see what you were doing between the two times he gave the instruction,

[@PilotFun101]

I actually missed it. When I was editing the video I realized I missed it. Then the other guy was transmitting right after. I have to listen a little closer next time.

[@midlifeflyer]

@@PilotFun101 it gets easier :)

[@mikereynolds8893]

way to make a bad experience into a good learning experience. How much fuel did you burn sitting there and how were you engine temps

[@PilotFun101]

Engine temps were good and did another run up before I took off. 👍