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I piloted this plane a few months ago, probably will again soon. Join CAP and you can fly her too! 😃🛫

@@tonytheflyer yeah, a few of your folks are trying to get me on board. Definitely considering it.

wtf?

It is scary, especially with all the screw ups recently. But then again, I always thought driving was kind of scary too; even mowing my lawn is scary with all the steep hills and trees around here. Heck, even staying in bed all day is scary, I fell out of a tall bed and hit my head once, and another time, a headboard full of nails fell on me in a hotel bed. Come to think of it, just about everything in life is a little scary, but still I carry on. And yes, landing safely is always on my mind every time I take to the skies.

That's a good question. I would say it all depends on your vision. You may not be able to participate in visual search missions, but if you can see well enough to use a camera, you might be able to participate as an Aerial Photographer. I suggest talking to some Aircrew and Mission Pilots at your squadron and see what they say. Hopefully they can find something that works for you.

@@tonytheflyer ok will do

Thank you! I didn't know anyone still watched this video lol. Arkansas is still my favorite place to fly to this day. I've been to a lot more airports there since, but I still haven't tried Gaston's again. I fly a 182 RG now, so I'm a little worried to take it there.

@@tonytheflyer someone flew a Cessna Caravan to restaurant a few months back during the historic snow storm.

@@tonytheflyer you should go back and post more videos

Thanks John! It still surprises me that by far, this is my most popular video. I don't have that camera anymore and now that I have my own plane I use a ceiling mount for my GoPro and really ever use the head strap but on occasion when I do, it turns out better with video stabilization nowadays. Maybe one of these days I'll get around to editing the hundreds of hours of video I have but I've just been concerned about privacy and problems RUclips Pilots have had with the FAA.

Congrats on your first O-Ride! That's one of my favorite things to do as a CAP Pilot. Love the channel name too!

Yes, it was my first time flying. Waited my whole life to fly a plane. I’m excited for where CAP brings me

@@flaps4038 Well, judging by your enthusiasm for aviation, if you just add a healthy helping of hard work it's very likely you will fly far wherever you're at. Enjoy the flight!

@@tonytheflyer thank you!! Yes I’ve loved aviation science I was 4

@@flaps4038 I've loved aviation since I was 0...JK ;-) Truth be told, I've been fascinated by airplanes and aviation since I was five or six. Back then, it was just one of the many other "childhood fascinations" I had, but aviation was pretty much the only one that stuck with me and grew out of control.

Actually, you can just see the tips of stabilator from the cockpit out the side windows. The only control surface you can't see from the cockpit of a Cherokee is the rudder and since the nose wheel is directly connected to the rudder pedals (as opposed to the "bungee" configuration as used in Cessna's) you can't really move the rudder on the ground unless you're moving so you wouldn't really be able to check it anyway.

Hi SPLATS, absolutely, I know several members (including myself) who pretty much just fly, though participating in other actives is generally preferred and appreciated. I used to participate in ground team activities before I became a qualified Pilot, and manage our squadron's aircraft, but these days I mostly fly and instruct. On occasion I've give presentations usually as a part of instructing (a few months ago I hosted a Zoom G1000 training session), sometimes I release sorties (flights) as a Flight Release Officer and sometimes I review other Pilots sorties to verify all the right boxes are checked, but that's all stuff I've volunteered to do. Usually we meet together for the first half hour or so, then we split up into a Senior group (18+), and a Cadet group (12-17) for the rest of the meeting unless the command staff decides they need to cover something that applies to everyone which is rare, but what happens during meetings also varies from squadron to squadron. Some squadrons are Senior only, some are Cadet only, my local squadron is a Composite squadron (both Senior and Cadet). The best advice I give to anyone interested in CAP is to find your local squadron and go visit them during a meeting (or two) to see if it's right for you.

@@tonytheflyer oh wow such wonderful adventures you have had. Im getting my PPL (school offers flight lessons) but I also go to a navy jrotc boarding school in Tampa. I have a local CAP in the city and I was wanting tk put my flying yo good use to serve the state of Florida. I just wasn't sure if I could just fly and participate in minimal activities because I am afraid of my boarding school events would conflict. Thankyou so much for getting back to me. I will look into joining when I get back to school.

Thanks Dr. Wilson! I think I surprised myself lol. The next time I flew that plane it wasn't as good but I could never tell if it was me or the different CFI I was with. Do you mean a TR182 or the fixed gear turbo 182R? My family and I have owned a different R182 with Alamo 260 engine conversion for years now. I've logged 600 hours in it so far and enjoyed every minute of it (except maybe the MX bill ;-). I know why the 182's been called the best personal aircraft ever made.

@@tonytheflyer I had a 1979 turbo and retractable. I loved the plane - it was a train pulling to altitude and I would slap on the Os (plumbed oxy) and get high in the mountains. I found that when I dropped the gear, those big front gear doors acted a bit like a weather vane and would make my cross wind landings look like a high time ATP rated pilot. On those occasions when weather was marginal, could wallow around following the roads in a nice slow and responsive plane. The only plane I flew that I loved more was the cessna 206. Hope you keep enjoying flying. I have stopped flying over the last few years to engage in my other love which is racing (GT 4, GT3, and prototypes). Only so much money. LOL. Don

@@donwilsonm.d.6621 Nice! We looked at a TR182 before we bought the R182 we have now but my mechanic suggested the added expense of a turbo is unnecessary for flying in the central USA, though there are some flights I wish I had a turbo. The mountains I often navigate around where I’m at are ever changing and generally come in various shades of gray or white as cotton. A month ago, I ended up at 14k trying to top some weather and even then I had to weave in and out of some “cloud canyons.” It actually ended up being a lot of fun! I have also noticed crosswind landings are not much of a problem in the R182. I've flown many times with 25-30 knot quartering and direct crosswinds and I always feel like I was expecting the landing to be much more challenging than it actually was. Stay safe with this COVID pandemic and thank you for your service as a Doctor in these difficult times. My Dad is also a Doctor and he hasn't been home for weeks.

@@tonytheflyer Too bad about the turbo - it is a really simple turbo and a carbureted Lycoming. The turbo produced enough heat that I do not think I ever even thought of carb icing. The only think I did was really watch my temps and spent time doing so coming out of altitude and then allowed several minutes at idle when landed to cool the turbo. One of the things I did was maintain some throttle when I dropped the gear early - you get a big blast of cool air up through those front gear doors when they opened. I was always suspicious that a low power setting and opening those doors on a cold day could shock the engine a bit. Old bush pilot friend of mine made that suggestion and never had an issue in over 700 hours. We are staying safe up here with SARS - Cov2 and it is a challenge. Hats off to your dad (say hi from up here) and be very careful. Unfortunately this is a long haul issue and we have been agitating government since February - with no one really listening. I guess you would be socially isolated at 10000 feet just looking around LOL. My wife told me that I am in full PPE and socially isolated in my fire suit and helmet (visor down) on the track.

@@donwilsonm.d.6621 The TR182 is turbo normalized (32” MAP redline) right? I have always thought turbo normalized engines were better on maintenance than ground boosted engines cause the engine never produces more power than a normally aspirated was designed to produce at sea level but again, according to my mechanic he said turbo normalized engines still get too hot. Regardless, I still love the R182 we have now. We sometimes talk about maybe upgrading to a twin as I just got my multi rating last year but I’m not quite ready to part with this plane yet. I'll tell my Dad you said hi! Luckily he works in more rural areas so he hasn’t seen many cases so far but I think it's starting to pick up everywhere now. He’s been isolating himself from my Mom and I just to be safe and we’ve been staying home as much as possible. I did go out last weekend to fly solo. The airport was IFR so nobody else was out there, very easy to social distance when you’re the only one there ;-) I went up and got some actual instrument practice to help maintain some level of proficiency and enjoyed the sunshine on top. It's nice that we both have hobby's that are easy to socially isolate ;-)

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It's not hard at all. The audio from all sources goes into the aircraft's audio panel and comes out over the intercom. I have an adapter that plugs into my camera from a regular headset jack.

Whoa man, chill out! Are you suggesting I commit aggravated assault? We're talking about a Piper Cherokee 140 here, not a Boeing 747. I don't think any pilot who fly's multiple aircraft regularly can honestly say they never get numbers mixed up and there's more to flying than just flying the numbers. And I've witnessed (and flown) a whole lot more questionably maintained aircraft fly safely. Someone told me a story once: If a pilot says to a skydiver "why would you jump out of a perfectly good airplane?" the mechanic overhearing the conversation speaks up and says "there's no such thing as a perfectly good airplane. There's always something that's broke or about to break." We can't all live in a perfect world. Last I checked that guy and plane are still flying safely. I do hope they got that fuel tank fixed at the next annual.

Cherokee or 747, you never takeoff with a known problem , especially a fuel tank! Your comments only prove your unprofessionalism and general incompetence as a pilot, i hope you never fly commercially, and when you do fly, take a parachute with ya, you are eventually gonna need it!!!!

I don't remember, I probably didn't know it had 3 notches or maybe we just did reduced it because of the winds.

Airplanegeek if you see he actually asks “how much flaps” after applying one notch and the gentleman says “ ah that’s fine, it doesn’t matter” 😊

It can be depending on whats available in your area. For example, if there's a squadron near you that has a C172 you can join and pass a CAP checkride and fly it kinda like a flying club except you can't fly non-CAP passengers. If all they have is a C182 you'll need 100 hours before you can fly it. Self funded flying in CAP is usually cheaper than a rental and CAP instructors aren't allowed to charge for their instruction however to fly funded missions "ie. free to you flying" you need 100 hours PIC and 50 hours X/C minimum to qualify for Transport Mission Pilot (TMP). Once you have TMP you can fly aircraft to/from maintenance and missions and also fly communications missions but not a search for disaster relief (SAR/DR) missions. For that you need 200 hours PIC and specific training in SAR/DR operations to become a SAR/DR Mission Pilot. Once you have 200 hours PIC you can also fly cadets on orientation flights. Like everything that's good there's pros and cons but my suggestion would be to find a squadron near you and go visit them and check it out for yourself. Visitors are always welcome at CAP meetings. Fly safe (and fun!) and good luck on your Private checkride!

They are great planes. I have the privilege of owning a 182 RG myself now and I love it! Just wish my mechanic would cut my maintenance bill in half ;-)

How do you know I didn't? I started learning to fly in a 1977 C172 and every time we took off the wheels would shake and rattle as they slowed down so I learned early on to tap the brakes just after lift off. Thanks for the comment John! Fly safe and have fun!

You too bubba. My instructor was an old ATP that had flown since his days in corsairs in WWII. He'd elbow me if I missed something unless I told him I was doing it on purpose.

Well with a video from 2013... the modern aircraft are amazing and definitely get used

Hell no! Not in a million years brotha.

That's very interesting. Slaughter is probably only a good name to advertise if you're like a butcher or maybe an assassin or something ;-)