Flying the Cessna Citation Excel In Weather, Scottsdale Flight

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  • Опубликовано: 9 фев 2021
  • A day in the life of a corporate pilot flying the Cessna Citation XL private jet. This flight is from the Scottsdale Arizona Airport to the Spirit of Saint Louis airport. We takeoff from Scottsdale just after the rain passes and climb through the weather. The takeoff and landing show the cockpit view and the ATC and pilot intercom conversations are included. This video shows the 3rd and fourth day of this trip and includes a hike up to Tom's Thumb. The Citation Excel is a 9 passenger mid-sized twin engine jet that has a range of 1,850 NM and cruises at 420 kts.
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Комментарии • 153

  • @dfwdon4674
    @dfwdon4674 3 года назад +20

    I never tire of the view when breaking out of the clouds in the climb............truely beautiful!!

  • @noagenda1980
    @noagenda1980 3 года назад +22

    14:03 You got a shout out from your traffic.

    • @iflystuff1
      @iflystuff1 3 года назад +6

      nice catch

    • @stewiepid4385
      @stewiepid4385 3 года назад +2

      Celebrity status is real with this one!

    • @MangoPickles89
      @MangoPickles89 3 года назад +2

      Everyone at SUS knows who he is, I fly out of the school that’s off the left side of 26R

  • @Pilotwisco
    @Pilotwisco 3 года назад +13

    When the helicopter near spirit said "Ive got Captain Moonbeam traffic" I couldn't help but think how confused the tower controller would be if he wasn't a viewer! Nice vlog!

  • @CitationMax
    @CitationMax 3 года назад +16

    Great video as always! Good to see you back!

    • @captmoonbeam
      @captmoonbeam  3 года назад

      Thanks. It's always good to be back. Where are are you off to today?

  • @thoudearestmother3007
    @thoudearestmother3007 3 года назад +11

    Nice way to start the morning, with a new vid from the captain:)

  • @scotty11782
    @scotty11782 3 года назад +1

    Thanks captmoonbeam & mike

  • @markamos1964
    @markamos1964 3 года назад +8

    Great to see more of the Captain's vids!

  • @barrysmith5306
    @barrysmith5306 3 года назад

    Nice to see you posting again, as usual great footage thanks for sharing you adventures with us

  • @jerplane400
    @jerplane400 3 года назад

    Thanks for making the great videos Capt.!

  • @anneholland3447
    @anneholland3447 3 года назад

    I always enjoy watching, thanks for sharing.

  • @wbball15
    @wbball15 3 года назад +1

    Always cool to see the transition between layers.

  • @samueljoejr5191
    @samueljoejr5191 3 года назад +1

    Cap, you're the man. Thx for the video; keep them coming.

  • @williamsmith5647
    @williamsmith5647 3 года назад +1

    You and Mike are dream team.

  • @Isaac-sj3jh
    @Isaac-sj3jh 3 года назад +3

    Always good to see The Moonman still kicking!!

  • @CCitis
    @CCitis 3 года назад

    Nice to see a bit of the routine while on layover... Good Video as always Capt.

  • @CyrusOG666
    @CyrusOG666 3 года назад +6

    I’ll have to try that trail captain. Hope you had a good trip out here.

  • @Aphxphotog
    @Aphxphotog 3 года назад

    Great hike and great views…. been up that many times

  • @Razorback68
    @Razorback68 3 года назад

    Thanks for letting us ride along!!

  • @georgeharrison9012
    @georgeharrison9012 3 года назад

    That was a wonderful classic. Almost, a bit of everything. Thanks

  • @MGAviationNZAircraftVideos
    @MGAviationNZAircraftVideos 3 года назад

    What a fabulous video

  • @kevincollins8014
    @kevincollins8014 3 года назад

    Zipping through the clouds is always amazing to see! Thanks for sharing those spectacular views of the walking trails as well.

  • @ronalds2080
    @ronalds2080 3 года назад +1

    Great video captain. I love the good communication between you and Mike, it's so important.
    Stay safe sir...

  • @BS25BaldEagle
    @BS25BaldEagle 3 года назад

    Great video. I love the little excursions to places of interest. I’m a new follower of yours but already you two guys are like comfortable slippers.

  • @Adam_Gray
    @Adam_Gray 3 года назад +2

    God, what I beautiful sight breaking out of the clouds! What a visual sensation! The description was nice read too! 👍🏼🛩☕️

  • @JoeSmith-nu8oo
    @JoeSmith-nu8oo 3 года назад +1

    I could not believe the number of chipmunks at the Hoover Dam, they were everywhere!!

  • @danrph
    @danrph 3 года назад

    Thanks for taking us with you to Tom's Thumb. I enjoyed that as much as the flight.

  • @davidfarrish9000
    @davidfarrish9000 3 года назад

    Great video. Liked your hike. Great views.

  • @Mike7478F
    @Mike7478F 3 года назад

    Beautiful poetry in motion gentleman. Kudos. Experience you can't buy, it's earned in time!

  • @MrWarwick15
    @MrWarwick15 3 года назад

    Thanks Guys! Always a pleasure.
    Rich.

  • @Klaatu-ij9uz
    @Klaatu-ij9uz 3 года назад +1

    Camelback Mountain is a nice hike.....you can say "hello" to the monk sitting on top while you're there.

    • @captmoonbeam
      @captmoonbeam  3 года назад

      I did camelback about 5 years ago and made a video of the hike. The phoenix area is great for hiking. Love it.

  • @josephjolly1936
    @josephjolly1936 3 года назад

    Glad to see you are back, thanks for the video, be safe my friend.👍✈️

  • @ChrisB257
    @ChrisB257 3 года назад +1

    You covered a lot of interest while in AZ - fascinating scenery... plenty of rocks! Return trip sure a bit quicker than the outbound - saved a bunch of gas. Looked like auto pilot was working quite hard in the weather.
    Thanks for sharing that Jim - stay safe. :)

  • @danielbasovitch5087
    @danielbasovitch5087 3 года назад +1

    Hey, You didn't even break a sweat, Love it. Gets the blood circulating !

  • @brucethompson1879
    @brucethompson1879 3 года назад

    love your videos!

  • @edessa99
    @edessa99 3 года назад +1

    The GV in the distance, N727PR @4:40 is Ken Riccis, owner of Flexjet/Flight Options.

  • @stevenwhitcomb9668
    @stevenwhitcomb9668 Год назад

    I really like watching your vids again. Life is good.

  • @XX-166
    @XX-166 3 года назад +2

    I would love to go there and hit those trails.

  • @BMcD79959
    @BMcD79959 3 года назад +2

    Jim, stay out West, it’s too cold here in StL! Love the videos as always.

  • @mounirbenboubker1406
    @mounirbenboubker1406 3 года назад

    Great ATC Captain. Love it !

  • @tuningsnow
    @tuningsnow 3 года назад +4

    I like more the vlog part than flying part, they are so comfy

  • @lmartinez3633
    @lmartinez3633 3 года назад

    Nice to see the Top Golf and mall in the approach...really nice hike...be well

  • @BEvans-sb3lp
    @BEvans-sb3lp 3 года назад

    1 of My Goals....Sound like Mike on the radio! Nice video Capt Beam

  • @bigd5026
    @bigd5026 3 года назад

    Hi Jim- this is another nice video of you!!!👌😊🙋‍♂️

  • @jamesmarshall3311
    @jamesmarshall3311 3 года назад

    Scottsdale area was one part of the USA I always wanted to visit while I lived in Boston, but never quite found the time being self employed . Now back in Ireland retired to the home country. Ah well, there is another one for the bucket list !! Great video as always Capt`n.

  • @jlalbee
    @jlalbee 2 года назад

    Just discovered your channel Captain and I love it. Can't wait for new material. Can you show us some of your ground ops? Taxi, parking, startup...

  • @pushintincharters
    @pushintincharters 3 года назад

    Great video again.

  • @wolfganghofmann3977
    @wolfganghofmann3977 3 года назад

    love your vids captain thanks

  • @Airflores322
    @Airflores322 3 года назад

    Nice work Jim, awesome video as always!

  • @quintincairncross1088
    @quintincairncross1088 3 года назад

    You are very fortunate. We are confined to our hotel rooms in Riyadh, nowhere to exercise, gym closed and no flying on the radar. So it's vicarious flying for me via your channel. Let's hope things return to normal soon. Thanks for the videos.

  • @ronarnott1801
    @ronarnott1801 3 года назад +1

    you are so honest. I loved that you face the fact that the breakfast is going to destroy everything you just did to improve your health. Hopefully the climb / hike after breakfast destroyed the ill effects of the breakfast and you are good to go.....

    • @captmoonbeam
      @captmoonbeam  3 года назад

      I think I burned off breakfast and lunch on that hike.

  • @randc47
    @randc47 3 года назад

    Sweet video! Tom’s Thumb is a solid hike! Hope you had a good time in Scottsdale!

  • @armandovianaavo6518
    @armandovianaavo6518 3 года назад

    Nice way off start the day hehehe i must try too, tanks for sharing capitain

  • @CLdriver1960
    @CLdriver1960 2 года назад

    You sure brought back memories. I did some completion centre work over at Jet Aviation (Mid Coast) in Cahokia. My employer had contracted MidCoast to finish 13 Challenger 850s there and in Savannah, so I got to know both cities quite well.
    Retired now, and flying sailplanes for fun.
    Keep the Blue side up!

  • @michaelplesch
    @michaelplesch 3 года назад

    Another delightful video, thanks for sharing. good day.

    • @captmoonbeam
      @captmoonbeam  3 года назад

      Thanks and a good day to you Michael.

  • @vanallen9453
    @vanallen9453 3 года назад +1

    ...Good Morning Capt..Always a Good Day when we See your Smiling Face again .....Thanks for Sharing with us all Jim...we are now all Frickin' Freezing out here.. Stuck in this Deep Descending Bi- Polar Oscillation Vortex..

    • @captmoonbeam
      @captmoonbeam  3 года назад +1

      Hi LR. We're getting snow and sub temperatures back home today. Mike and I are enjoying Florida today. It's weird to think we can go from artic type weather to 85 degrees in an hour and 55 minutes.

    • @vanallen9453
      @vanallen9453 3 года назад

      @@captmoonbeam ..keep on enjoying your time and fun in the sun..best wishes from all of us...and keep on posting.. all your always enjoyable and highly entertaining trips ..

  • @nemo227
    @nemo227 3 года назад +2

    I'm sitting here laughing, knowing I should be on my exercise bike or the cardio-glide just 15 feet away but . . . you're out there braving the cold.

  • @ericm333
    @ericm333 2 года назад

    I have family in Phoenix. Will have to get on that trail next time I visit them. Thank you CAPTAIN. Sounds like a maze flying out of KSDL

  • @GusCarlson
    @GusCarlson 3 года назад

    beautiful clouds and vistas in this video... not to mention airplanes.

  • @danabergman6904
    @danabergman6904 3 года назад +2

    Would love to have seen top of descent and approach briefing included thank you Captain

  • @PaulGarthAviation
    @PaulGarthAviation 3 года назад +1

    1:48 Tom Thumb Trail - that should be pretty quick.
    Great video.

  • @MrNavyellis
    @MrNavyellis 3 года назад

    Nice video, as always!

  • @dan-phokathedewman4696
    @dan-phokathedewman4696 3 года назад

    Excellent. Keep up the good work!

  • @garrymorrison1769
    @garrymorrison1769 3 года назад

    Great flight!
    Hope you enjoyed the step climb.

    • @captmoonbeam
      @captmoonbeam  3 года назад

      Hi Garry. Always enjoy flying. Even if it's step by step.

  • @timaz1066
    @timaz1066 3 года назад

    Another nice job.

  • @stevetaylor2443
    @stevetaylor2443 3 года назад +2

    Love seeing your "Sovereign In The Back ground :)

  • @johnrhodes6593
    @johnrhodes6593 3 года назад

    Great video!

  • @freds5619
    @freds5619 3 года назад

    Another nice flight gents

  • @flacodebuenosaires
    @flacodebuenosaires 3 года назад +1

    Excelente!

  • @adamkoelling417
    @adamkoelling417 3 года назад

    9:33 I thought 0GM @premier1driver, didn’t sound like him though. Nice flight thanks for taking us along as always!

  • @dannycook9433
    @dannycook9433 3 года назад

    Love it👍👍

  • @theflyingplumber
    @theflyingplumber 3 года назад

    Hey Cap, favorite area. Try Camelback next time. Tough trail.

  • @-_captain_lyle_-
    @-_captain_lyle_- 3 года назад

    You two make for a well-oiled machine. Well done.

  • @goldfishhhification
    @goldfishhhification 3 года назад

    My dad lives about 20mins from there. I have hiked those exact places you did. amazing place.

    • @captmoonbeam
      @captmoonbeam  3 года назад

      One of my favorite places to hike.

  • @shreddder999
    @shreddder999 3 года назад +4

    That unique altitude alert is absolutely the worst!

  • @NatesRandomVideo
    @NatesRandomVideo 3 года назад +1

    I can see clearly now, the rain is gone...
    Have a great day, Cap.

  • @ericm333
    @ericm333 2 года назад

    “Jus do it” it is 🤙🏾

  • @cdesha
    @cdesha 3 года назад +1

    That climb was like death by a thousand cuts lol

  • @robertpearse6472
    @robertpearse6472 3 года назад +1

    Need motivation for the walk sometime Jim. Cheers from Downunder.

    • @captmoonbeam
      @captmoonbeam  3 года назад +1

      Hi Robert. you and I both. Sometimes I just have to throw myself out the door.

  • @ronhatcher7734
    @ronhatcher7734 3 года назад

    that was cool. love Key Westl

  • @gtr1952
    @gtr1952 3 года назад

    Very cool! Just curious, can you share the Vne on the Excel? I saw a report, might have been on a different Citation, that the Vne was 260, thought that was kind of low. Thanks for sharing!! 8) --gary

  • @tylerfrederick5846
    @tylerfrederick5846 3 года назад +1

    I was expecting a Tom Thumb at the top, get you some Nolan Ryan beef!

  • @paterpull
    @paterpull 3 года назад +1

    NIce.

  • @BeechSportBill
    @BeechSportBill 3 года назад +4

    ...waiting for the alien mothership to come over the ridge!

    • @stewiepid4385
      @stewiepid4385 3 года назад +1

      Question is ..... would they take 'moonbeam', his #1, or both? Discuss amongst others.

  • @richardkrentz7553
    @richardkrentz7553 3 года назад

    Last time in there we used 7100 ft of runway to rotate. Temp outside was 114 degrees we were loaded. Whew!

    • @captmoonbeam
      @captmoonbeam  3 года назад

      That's hot. Days like that make me really feel for the crews without an APU.

  • @9HighFlyer9
    @9HighFlyer9 3 года назад +1

    You can certainly tell we haven't had much rain for the last year.

    • @captmoonbeam
      @captmoonbeam  3 года назад

      Unfortunately we saw a lot of areas on our drive that has fires.

  • @davidmarcelmcdaniel
    @davidmarcelmcdaniel 3 года назад +1

    He greesed it in Nicely

  • @niklaspilot
    @niklaspilot 3 года назад

    I have ATPL theory exams in 4 subjects tomorrow. Great video to calm my nerves and motivate me to do well 😬

    • @captmoonbeam
      @captmoonbeam  3 года назад +1

      Hi Niklas. Go knock it out today😎

    • @niklaspilot
      @niklaspilot 3 года назад

      @@captmoonbeam Thanks Captain! Passed GNAV and MET but missed POF by one question and RNAV by two.
      Although I will appeal the result for POF as there were some unclear questions where perhaps multiple answers were correct. So we’ll see if that changes anything 😁

  • @stewiepid4385
    @stewiepid4385 3 года назад

    Question & point of observation. I'm a flight sim hobbyist, never have flown in the real world. During your departure I noticed you were issued climbing altitudes in slow steps (similar to a stepped climb) by departure. Was that due to traffic within your airspace or was that a SID with departure vectoring? & I noticed you turned the anti-ice on prior to decent into the clouds. Active Sky 2016 (weather engine) in my simulator simulates icing like that. Typically when entering a frontal zone and the temperature is warmer at 150 than say 50. I fly the Citation X in FSX. Love your content!

  • @alexanderdavidson7837
    @alexanderdavidson7837 3 года назад

    Mikes a damn cool dude... Should have been voice actor in another life!

  • @elenacolon3880
    @elenacolon3880 Год назад

    thank you captain moonbeam: for such a teriffick video fantastickkkk

  • @heavysighs
    @heavysighs 3 года назад

    Great video. As a controller who has worked at ZDC for 30 years, when you climb 1,000 feet at a time, it usually means there’s a ‘faster behind’ and as they climb, so do you.

    • @captmoonbeam
      @captmoonbeam  3 года назад +1

      Thanks Brian. That's a tough job you've got. Respect😎👍

    • @heavysighs
      @heavysighs 3 года назад

      @@captmoonbeam Thanks Captain! Anytime you want to talk Aviation and ATC (especially NE corridor) hit me up! Aviation is the most fulfilling career field, full stop. My daughter is headed to becoming a controller and my son an USAF pilot. It’s contagious.

  • @ecossearthur
    @ecossearthur 3 года назад +2

    Look west ya can see us ! Right by Luke AFB

  • @Erik72Belanda
    @Erik72Belanda Год назад

    Is everything alright with you as we have not seen you posting things for a while, hope the pandemic did not lost your job or affected your health.

  • @danielbasovitch5087
    @danielbasovitch5087 3 года назад

    Jim, When your NOT flying Corporate jets or Instructing, do you fly GA or R/C aircraft for pleasure?

  • @Alexgeo4975
    @Alexgeo4975 3 года назад

    Great video! I do have one question-what was originally in place of those GTN 750s? An FMS? I’m guessing the plane didn’t come from the factory with that configuration.

    • @captmoonbeam
      @captmoonbeam  3 года назад

      Thanks Alex. The Garmin 750's replaced the two audio panels and the radio heads. We still have the old technology PFD's and MFD tubes.

    • @Alexgeo4975
      @Alexgeo4975 3 года назад

      captmoonbeam Very nice. Whoever did the install did a really clean job. The color-matched bezels make the units look like factory installs!

  • @ralphwoodard609
    @ralphwoodard609 3 года назад

    Hey Captain, please buy a gimbal for your camera as I was getting vibrated way too much watching the vid. 🧐😜

  • @alm4625
    @alm4625 3 года назад

    What's the state of the piloting business right now with covid? Has corporate flying slowed down or otherwise been affected.

  • @0422andrew
    @0422andrew 3 года назад

    0GM got in the video!!

  • @TeachAManToAngle
    @TeachAManToAngle 3 года назад +1

    Do you just have to find stuff to do while waiting for the passenger / owner to want to fly home? Is it scheduled or on their whim?

    • @captmoonbeam
      @captmoonbeam  3 года назад

      We're just looking for something to do while hanging out in the hotel for a couple of days.

  • @dmscpu1
    @dmscpu1 3 года назад

    No way am I trouble shooting you. On the GTN 750 when you are entering a frequency, i.e. 124.75 all you have to type in is 24.75..