Practicing GRASS Landings (Full Length Flight)

[@MrMR-sk8jm]

I love flying VFR. "Where you heading?" "Oh, that way...ish"

[@morrisdyer9560]

Very good

[@marksmith402]

New panel, old panel, regardless of circumstances & location, ALWAYS the BEST videos!! "I'll be turning in front of this dip on this takeoff." Dude, I'm sitting right here!! 😆

[@clubbymcwankfist7063]

Please more raw footage! Doesn't get any better than than!

[@teaganlambert9330]

yes,raw footage is the best way to do these videos

[@elijahmasquelier1238]

i can almost pretend i have the 400 grand it would take to have my own cessna lol... someday i will fly an airplane, someday..

[@teaganlambert9330]

@@elijahmasquelier1238 there are some really cool aircraft nowadays but i am super attracted to the cessna 172 skyhawk

[@chester8420]

@@teaganlambert9330 They aren't the best at anything in particular, except being the all around best airplane.

[@johnrayburn3843]

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[@okcpicker]

Not even close to raw footage - just good documentary style production that is packed with value. Great editing, good narration and much more interesting than watching Netflix!

[@carbonfusion]

Amen!

[@paulr4074]

As a student pilot who is currently in the middle of the cross country phase, this video was incredibly useful and interesting! Love seeing the full flights. Great work as always.

[@GHRiz]

This is the content I subscribed for, and the content I still sub for to this day. I get that you have a passion for the film making thing, and more power to you. There's plenty of room for both. As long as the nerds like me get a nice 30-60 minute raw flight video with lots of technical commentary and radio comms every once in a while, I'll be watching! Still the best GA channel out there.

[@maxmurden3063]

DrShrimpy agrees

[@catdakman1273]

very good from a Black Velvet Video Pilot !!! FS2004

[@jasonruzicka7954]

couldn't agree more...this video touched all the bases I needed to refresh my mind, finish my lessons, after a year off. Totally to the point and your experience in the plane was so helpful for me to relate all I've learned thus far.

[@BeholdSevenWoes]

Full length all day I agree. I like to see and hear everything of the flights. As in booking an intro this summer to start my path to be a privet pilot then commercial

[@skydvrboy]

Grass makes the best landing surface. Even in my Mooney, I enjoy landing on grass strips. Keep in mind though, when you transition from grass to hard surface, cross it at a 45 degree angle, not perpendicular. It keeps the porpoising down if/when there is a dip right before the pavement.

[@ItsK.R6]

I am so inspired by you. Can you please use the fpv cam on your headset more often? I loved the feel of being in the cockpit that way.

[@agujadriver7209]

Yes i felt im the pilot lol

[@teaganlambert9330]

@@agujadriver7209 i feel ya

[@alexenns3203]

Yeah I like the head cam. Josh you are a awesome pilot, I like how talk though exactly what you're doing and why

[@harvey604journeyman8]

Have to agree head cam is hard to watch. But it did show that your interior door frames need a little TLC (clean/sand/paint). A great future shop maintenance video for those of us with OCD tendencies about things we play with! Look forward to seeing the process and final end result. Other than the head cam, great content.

[@jerrysanford3520]

I really enjoy the raw footage and back to basics flying skills. Keep up the great work....

[@cosroe2]

I'm not sure if it's just because you were filming or you do that normally too, but I personally find that while flying solo talking to yourself helps a great deal. Especially when it comes to techniques and decision making. Great video!

[@thegreatleapforward]

I love your videos man! Your narration of your techniques is what makes the videos really enjoyable, as well as the long cuts and great quality recording.

[@LipticZone]

11:18 love this part, knowing someone in ATC watches your youtube

[@Joe-qj7oh]

The Airport where I learnt to fly, had 9 Runways, to choose from, only one was Tarmac, and we mainly flue 172's & Cherokees, loved it, great experience.

[@rodolfocastro65]

Loved this kind of videos! For us private pilots it is very informative and instructional. Nice work!

[@JOSHL50]

Really like the head camera view and also very much appreciate your talking through what you are doing. Thank you for a great video. Looks like a ton of fun!

[@Night_Sketching]

The "self-talk" a loud throught the video helps a lot. I learned a couple of things from it. Great stuff man, keep the blue side up!

[@mattbasford6299]

I learned my lesson on a sandy grass strip. I stopped and had to dig out one of my 172 tires.

[@horse12100]

Love the raw video... my PPL check-ride is scheduled for 12JUN so this helped reinforce some techniques for me. Thanks.

[@RJ9mech]

Hope the checkride went smoothly for you!

[@gregaleksandrovsky5806]

Hey Josh, something I learned during my CFI training is it is slightly counter-intuitive to take the nose wheel completely off the ground like that as since you're pitched up, you will be causing more drag which will increase the roll out. In turn, I was taught to reduce the pressure off the nose gear, just barely enough where it is either barely touching the ground or just a centimeter or two off of it. Let me know what you think!

[@camdenlink5244]

I'm a student who flies out of a grass strip. My instructor is a 14,500 hour ATP pilot and he says keep it no more than 2 inches off the ground

[@darrinmclaughlin9237]

Hey. One of your best videos. Just did my first soft field landings in pursuit of my PPL. Thanks for the great content and your use of checklists. Awesome stuff.

[@Mrcaffinebean]

I always enjoy the checklist stuff and you do a great job reading it all out.

[@faithgarcia8660]

IalWaysenjoyTheCheCklisStuff GreatJobReadingitallOut. andyoudoa

[@wilson4328]

I prefer a mix of camera angles but more fixed than head mounted. Body or head mounted almost makes me dizzy. Thanks for exceptionally well done videos!

[@RJ9mech]

Josh, I can really appreciate the longer form videos, and although they're not for everyone, there is certainly value for your audience. As mentioned near the end, keep working to nail that final approach speed, and she'll settle into the grass nicely without too much float. Keep it up sir!

[@braxtoncarroll5133]

As someone who has dabbled with getting a private pilot cert and had to circle back several times due to life happening.. this kind of content is exceptional. Really helps me focus and motivates me to make this a priority and get it done. Keep it up please!

[@TerryTipton1]

I was pleasantly surprised after I sat through the vertigo inducing startup and pre-taxi checklist, that I enjoyed the rest of the head cam footage. You asked so yes, definitely sprinkle in some more of these old school "Mr Aviation 101" technical, avgeek videos with your cinematic endeavors. Both are always top notch.

[@ArturD_01]

Well done made it was beutiful you landed totally smoothly even when there was crosswind!!

[@tomcotton6308]

Loved the video . Longer is better . Raw is real . Thanks .

[@miguelquiroz1550]

Josh. Bro, I got addicted to your videos bro. Great Content!

[@colin7763]

Thanks for the video. I wonder if you have ever read Vietnam above the tree tops, by Brian Flanagan. He flew the Cessna 0-1s. He writes about take off and landing's on in improved fields. Once again thanks for the videos. Love em.

[@cesarrivarola6409]

I like your raw video, and shows how much you know, as a former bush pilot back in south america I learned how to read wind speed on the ground and other VFR that a pilot needs to know and identify before taking off or before landing it will be appreciated if you touch those points , I mean when the situation is not like flying always with information on the head.

[@johnbolin7098]

Hi Josh, this vlog brought back a wonderful time in my life. My dad trained in an L19 when he earned his wings at Gary Air Force base in San Marcos. Much of his training required soft field landings. When we had our C172 later, he and I would fly to a farm in South Carolina where his flying buddy lived and he would refresh his soft field landing skills on his grass runway. Some of my fondest memories as a kid.

[@bushtrash2286]

One of the best bush planes in my opinion... this vid put a smile on my face.

[@faithgarcia8660]

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[@flyingmaniac3827]

i am stuck harm chair frying right now and you are my first choice wen it com to flying Vlog even do i am Canadian your methodical and calm approach to flying practice is one of the best on you tube pleas keep sharing all basic practice video loge you have , i will be grateful for it. P.S i wish i had a GFI like you when i started , calm and composed not all over the place

[@TheJetexproductions]

This video format is by far the best (full flight, headcam)

[@PaulGarthAviation]

25:50 This brings back memories! I did my entire PPL at Class G airspace cutout Bayport Aerodrome (23N). Only difference is that after ground effect I needed to climb out Vx to clear the trees ahead and then to Vy, and then power back and level off at 600' to be under KISP's Class C. Really fun to see your video today.

[@mrsaskriders]

I am mostly in the Cessna 172 in the SIM and I learn a heck of a lot from you so I thank you. Great videos

[@joespeed1952]

Hey! This came out on my Birthday last year. Cool! It's strange how I'm getting back into aviation stuff, but it is nice to see these old videos yet.

[@rbrdly]

Started flying a few years ago, but due to injury, haven't been back on the stick for a year. You're tugging at my enthusiasm dude! Can't wait to get back in the air and try and bust through the uncomfortable feeling I still have flying solo.

[@davidrobins4025]

Grass landings are fun. I have lots to learn about doing that well. Thanks for bringing us along on this flight.

[@philostroff6163]

Great video! I just started learning to fly out of Spicewood with a Piper Sportcruiser partnership I bought into. I've been practicing circuits at Burnet and Llano. No grass runway stuff but this video will help when I do!

[@SeanAllocca]

Another great video Josh. 44 minutes of fun.

[@rogermurray4253]

Thanks for this. I enjoyed both the fixed and head mount cameras. Fixed gives a good solidly referenced view, while the head mount gives me a better idea of where the pilot is/should be looking.

[@Macylifetoday]

Just a tip I teach, in the round out I go carb heat cold which adds just a bit of power and also provides filtered air so grass etc won’t be ingested. Works great in all planes I’ve flown 🙂

[@jayneal8154]

Love your videos! Great video today and I love when you show the whole trip from pre-flight to run up and everything! Thanks!

[@rohannsmit6570]

Loving these raw full flight videos!! Keep on posting them, will defs watch them!!

[@faithgarcia8660]

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[@catdakman1273]

Very good pilot.......Very good Videos !!!!!!

[@FrancescoSpace]

Great job buddy, the C172 is always lovely!! 😍

[@karhukivi]

Hi Josh, great videos as always! With a quiet grass strip all to yourself, you could practice glide approaches which are a useful skill in a forced landing situation. When I was learning at a small strip many years ago, I would pull the power on base and try to make it to the threshold without adding power - great fun! By contrast, powered approaches feel risky over trees or rough terrain as one is depending on the engine not to quit.

[@elcastorgrande]

Vintage Aviation 101! Back to basics is the way to go.

[@faithgarcia8660]

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[@teddyballgame4823]

I really liked this video. Learned a lot from your technical analysis of your flight.

[@faithgarcia8660]

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[@eivindlundager1008]

This was very useful. About to have my skill test in a few days on a C172, so thanks for your tips. :)

[@onfloat17]

Nice! As a student pilot I was going through the check lists as you were going through them. It gave me a chance to chair fly what you were doing. I even pulled out the E6-B when you got the local winds to determine what kind of crosswind you going to have, which was confirmed when you mentioned the stiff wind and your track on final. Thanks!

[@jwf5997]

Great Job with the new camera.

[@robinj.9329]

Back in the 60's when I was earning my first "Ticket", I chose to get my Private in tail wheel aircraft. Our home strip had both grass and paved runways. Landing on grass you will decelerate faster. But taking off from grass, dirt, sod, gravel your acceleration is slower then on pavement. To me, these were always the key differences.

[@TeemarkConvair]

curiosity; i have noticed the elevators in a nose down position while you were,probably, flying level, about 28:15 in[ and earlier] certainly enjoys this vid, but i'm one of the few who voted against the head cam, for me, too much rapid motion. thanks :)

[@aliciamacdonald8149]

More full length videos, please!!! Great video....good soft field...what about lifting your flaps after you've slowed down a bit on landing, that should put more weight on your mains, slowing you down more?

[@joywyse6996]

Love this video. Thanks so much.

[@faithgarcia8660]

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[@KevinGoldenEnterprises]

3 and 4... Like butter. Nice! Thx for the vids

[@imc2cavu]

Great vid. Love the full length. As I’m getting back into flying, and prepping for the BFR (in a 172) I like absorbing the full flight, tasks, etc. ✌🏻

[@colinthepilot]

The view with the head cam is great! I'm surprised I liked it, but it was really cool!

[@easttexan2933]

great teaching video. very well done. always enjoy your videos.

[@kutzy62]

Love this video. LIke the head POV and the basics!!

[@faithgarcia8660]

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[@mohamedakhsassi5137]

Good job work

[@ScottStClair-dm6vk]

Man when i was a kid, all those rivers had way more water in them! Great work on the vids! Cheers from Alaska :)

[@grj512]

HEY! N172JD! Good shot. Love that plane.

[@z3245861]

My experiences with grass landings were at point Roberts, Washington state. Their grass made yours look like asphalt. 6 inches of thick grass really has a effect on your rolling speed. That was in a Cessna 152.

[@morrisdyer9560]

Love it.

[@faithgarcia8660]

Loveit.

[@donaldsmith3048]

I like almost everything you have put out! You talked to your computer, I thought l was the only one to talk back to my computer.

[@kenhurley4441]

My first airplane ride was a 172 on a grass strip. I didn't land or takeoff on a paved runway until I started taking flying lessons! I prefer grass!

[@egejurukenneth4861]

great job well done

[@faithgarcia8660]

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[@glendavis1266]

My initial flight training was on a grass strip in Macomb Illinois in the middle 1960s. Thought nothing of it. The earth was very solid and not mushy. I did many many touch and goes. Did not seem like any trouble at all. Now Macomb has a newer airport with paved runway. But looking on Google maps I think the old grass strip still exists!

[@sinfulranger12]

I loved the video and missed the old raw footage videos and especially enjoy the FPV videos

[@imajeenyus42]

Gotta say, much prefer the fixed camera - the motion of the headcam is too much! Have you thought on trying a 360 video inside the cockpit? That would be really cool - Volvo Trucks do this with some of their clips.

[@danhenrie]

Head cam is cool, I like how it shows a bit of you thought process as you look around the cockpit but I almost threw up a few time from feeling motion sick. I would suggest looking at the overall motion of the clip your splicing in and if it moves to much (like on your preflight) I would use another angle. Otherwise great video.

[@kevinantoniomorrison2415]

I like your grass landings. Very good to practice on hard pavement.

[@RobertForslund]

Wonderful video, as always! =) I really liked the comment you made about the terrain, made me lol a bit! ^_^ Keep up the good work and stay safe up there!

[@SagulaVladimir]

Great landings. I am student pilot, we have only grass runway. I am a bit hard on landings still but I hope I will improve and will be as soft as you were!

[@darrylmeredith8789]

Great instruction on the grass landings at Llano. Well done. Darryl Meredith, patron.

[@AviatorGamer]

It will be great if you had a chest mount so we can see the instruments but still love the POV view

[@rogue8853]

Aviator Gamer Jose Beat me to it haha (chest cam)

[@prestonmiller9552]

I used to fly sailplanes out of Refugio, TX. Always got plenty of soft field landing practice with a Super Cub we towed with. The head mounted camera is a bit much to keep up with and makes me dizzy with the rapid head movements. Otherwise great work on the grass. The floating would be even worse in a low wing aircraft.

[@donaldsmith3048]

I love all your videos. I didn't see any new ones for a short time. I just wished I could fly but I am sure I will not be doing any more. Age and money won't let me. So I just watch videos from you and others.

[@StanBarankiewicz]

Who knew solo pattern work could be so entertaining! ;)

[@faithgarcia8660]

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[@browntownpr]

Best video ever. More video like this please. Awesome. Shout out by ATC was even more awesome. For you next video, can you do some power on and power off stalls? Thank you

[@farmgene]

Nice, but I kept worrying about landing traffic on Rwy 17 from your left as you crossed that runway. Great job!

[@Marv4yer]

Part of the reason I like your videos is the high production values. The forehead camera seems a bit of a step backward when used as the main view. It is a good supplemental view, but way to much camera motion for a long video.

[@Mark_Texas]

Josh, if you ever decided to put your coast to coast series for sale on DVD or iTunes, I would buy it.

[@liamedmonds4545]

Just about to go do soft field landings today for the first time, looks fun!

[@faithgarcia8660]

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[@longreach207]

Totally invaluable content and wildly entertaining! 🛫❤

[@benb1924]

Good video josh keep the content up

[@harrythomas8868]

Josh, great video. I enjoy watching you work on your piloting skills. It's good instruction for us all. Couple of things: Why have you not installed a flap switch to select the degrees of flaps you want? Second, my vote is for no head cam.

[@lawrencethompson465]

Ha! The video next up in the queue after Josh’s was a doctor showing a maneuver how to self treat/alleviate vertigo! Nevertheless, another great video, Josh!

[@scotty11782]

Thanks Josh, Stunning Views

[@faithgarcia8660]

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[@hesynergy]

Hey Josh....Sim pilot here and lonnnng time fan ....how far above your eye level is your head cam mounted 3-4 “.? Trying to adjust seat height for my X-cam. Lovely flight! And grass landings...makes me wanna get into my Super cub and get some more stick and rudder grass landings at the farm. Love the raw...”let’sGoDontNeedToDoNothinButHaveFun” flyin’ Nice to see a vet still using his checklists! Chas

[@mdb777exec]

Where in ForeFlight do you get the runway and altitude fallouts. Are they Bluetooth to your headphones? Love the videos…….except the head cam 🤪. You do a great job describing all the processes. Thank you.

[@depfordbusinesscoaching2212]

Really nice pre-flight checks. Much appreciated!

[@faithgarcia8660]

Reallynicepre-flightChecks.Much AppreCied!

[@rogue8853]

I enjoyed the vid thanks for sharing! Some are commenting they don’t like the Headset cam but I think pilots like it bc we can follow better. I think flightchops uses a chest cam for the panel which is nice for IFR vids etc. A split cam shot is always sweet but prob a ton of work to edit.

[@MichaelLloyd]

-1 pilot. I don't mind it every now and then but the wing cam parts of this one were moire valuable to me. I'm not a fan of the constant switching back and forth. One of the draws of this channel is Josh's extremely high quality videography. Head cam shots don't fit into that category. That said, the POV of the head cam is pretty good

[@rogue8853]

Michael Lloyd that’s what’s nice about split screen shots, there’s no back and forth but they’re tricky to do right I’m sure. Some of the best edited aviation channels I’ve seen was friendlyskies but he quit ;(

[@MichaelLloyd]

@@rogue8853 Agreed. I don't know what editing software he uses but It's pretty easy to add split screen Premiere Pro.

[@michaelhollowell9306]

How did you feel about flying in some of the busiest airspace in the world? I learned to fly out of Fullerton and French Valley was one of the airports to fly to through my school. KSMO was another. If you learn to fly in So.Cal airspace, you can fly anywhere. Thank you for your videos. They give a lot of insight about being a pilot.

[@ronaldchampagne9744]

Great vid. Have done very little soft field work. enjoyed the school.