Dogs & Daughters - Single Pilot Jet Annual Trek Up North
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- Опубликовано: 20 июл 2023
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May 27th 2023 - We call this annual move north, Dogs & Daughters...which was a lot easier this year.
My wife makes a rare appearance in front of the camera for an intro and a closing (Stay and watch it.
Route of Flight: KFCI-GVE-BROKK-SOUPR-SPARR-KMGN
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Turbine Aircraft Logistics - FlyHJ
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Cameras: GoPro Hero 9, Hero 10, & MAX gopro.com
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5 daughters? Props to you and your wife.
Thanks. The girls are amazing.
When the hondajet 2600 is out of market will you have it??
I'd love to since I'm such a fan of HJ's innovation...but it'll be too much for my current mission requirements. If that changes, I'll be all over it.
Jets… not props 🤣🤣
I see what you did there
Windows and mirrors are tough ones for suction cups. Not only does the glass have to be clean, but so does the suction cup. Also, any glass that is subject to atmospheric conditions (heat & cold), suction may be an issue. Plus, the plastic-whatever it is of the suction cup has to be good quality, which you indicated you have tried several different ones. My recommendation as a video guy, who has stopped using suction mounts, is to use the GoPro sticky mount or directly screwing a mount into the column. Use a swing arm or friction arm to move the GoPro where you want it.
BTW, video editing has stepped it up a notch. Props!
Thanks so much. Great feedback. I did put GoPro sticky mounts in 2 places - forward view over the nose and overhead in the cockpit. Felt super guilty about those in the jet but I agree, it seemed to be the best bet. I'll keep exploring and hope to make a minimum impact on my plane. Thanks for your words on the editing...it's SO MUCH harder than I had anticipated. I thought that certainly, it had to be intuitive. Nope. I do find a,ot of satisfaction it in and I'm not nearly successful enough to job that part out.
Keep it coming - I'll take all of the advice I can get.
Tim,
I think it’s nice that your family are helping you with your videos. It has been years since we were together at Leavenworth, and it was a treat to get an update on your beautiful family. Well done.
I really enjoy you flying your HondaJet, especially discussing the IFR portions and showing your ForeFlight track on the screen as you fly and talking the approach.
Best wishes
Thanks so much, Thom. Let's go fly together before too long.
My home airport KMGN. I think you park near our hanger whenever you are here. Great area!
So nice to be back Up. Come say hello if you see us. I flew the jet down to NC 2 weeks ago.
Ex Navy Pilot - Hueys and T-28s then civilian Beech Baron, Duke and Commander 980 - really enjoy your content
We all appreciate a solid Brown Shoe. I have my hours in the venerable UH-1H! I'd love to fly a T-28. Thanks for watching and especially for taking the time to comment. It's the fun part of this for me
Thanks!
Thanks so much. I really appreciate the support.
Tim
I’ve flown in a Honda jet and love it
Yep, it's pretty awesome. #Grateful
The Honda jet steering is like a Grumman tiger with light braking
Hmm. Not sure I agree.
The first time I taxied to the ramp I felt like I was in was seated in the right. So different with no reverse thrust buckets
Learned something new….
You have FIVE Daughters!
I was thinking you only had three….
Have a blessed day!!!!
Yep, we sure do! Emerson, Kate, Phoebe, Bateman, & Grace.
@29:52 I liked and subscribed for BlueMax7!
Thanks so much. I appreciate you watching
Awesome! Thanks for sharing this video
Thanks for watching. I appreciate the feedback
I love the honda jet. Just got my PPL. One day I hope to have the pleasure of flying in one of these.
Congrats! That's such a major milestone. Enjoy it and thanks for watching
Dat was erg mooi!
Thanks
Wow! 5 daughters! That awesome! You’re gonna need a bigger plane soon when all the grand babies start arriving! Lol! You are truly blessed! More close ups of the pups please. Also have you considered some external camera mounts? Keep up the great work!👍🏽
Thanks so much for watching. Yep, we're going to run out of seats pretty quickly! I'll put some pics of the dogs up on Instagram so please go follow along there too.
Unfortunately we're not allowed to put external cameras on the jet so I'll have t make do with creative internal cameras for now c
Is it that the jet goes too fast for the cameras to hang on, or what's the reason?@@bluemaxsix
Id like to think that it's just such a super fast jet that the mounts can barely hang on...but it's more likely that I just need better mounts.
@@bluemaxsix Honda should make an 'influencer camera package, complete with mounts.' Probably would be $25k though.
@jonlehman6490 Love it
God bless you all. #salute!!!!!
Thank you, Sir
these are awesome.
Hey, thanks Dave. I really appreciate you watching
Been watching for a while, nice content
Thanks!
Another great video! Thanks again!
It was a fun flight. The video editing was a lot harder than I expected. Thanks so much.
Enjoying your content Tim. Thanks. As a retired person, I'm no longer flying (too expensive for me) however I continue my love of flying on MSFS and the HondaJet (recently improved) is surprisingly close to your jet's system. One thing Greg (P1D) does that I would appreciate is the flight plan he flew, so I can re-fly on the sim if I want. Thanks again for your contributions.
You're welcome. I do post my routes on each video. Check the notes in the description.
Enjoying watching the videos. I notice some people don't like the long videos, but I tend to really enjoy the pre-flight and full checklist run through. Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much. I've done a few of the full checklist videos earlier - go take a look and let me know what you think. I love getting the feedback
That aircraft sure seems to have a lot of great automation features. Must be quite a pleasure to pilot it?
It's a total blast. Very easy to fly with the automation...low workload.
Awesome as usual! Loved the Grace segment - her laughing was infectious!
Thanks so much for watching. All of us love Grace's laugh, we were glad she was able to make the flight. She's always fun
Don't mind a succinct bit of taxiing, just don't need to see the entire process. Love seeing some video at altitude, it's so serene up that high regardless of looking out on clouds or distant land below. 👍
Good advice. So, you liked the check-in footage at altitude? Hope my PSA didn't run on too long.
Nice video. Good editing. Hello from Wyoming. I’m following.
Thanks. We appreciate it.
Exactly - 5 daughters and a wife - wow - I know I needed a serious salary for 3 daughters and a son + wife 😂
Luckily for me all kids are now like yours, across the globe in great careers and we have been blessed to be able to retire and have the means to go and visit and travel most of the year .
Love the HondaJets and the advanced systems and flight manners!
Cheers from 🇦🇺
Hah, yes! Thanks for whatching. Last 2 daughters are in their last year of Uni so we're so close...but blessed indeed.
Great video
Thanks so much. Wish I was better at some of the details but we're learning more and more each time we attempt one of these.
I like the taxi time!
Yay! Finally someone! I thought as a joke I'd do a video that was nothing but taxiing.
@@bluemaxsix Definitely!!! You should do that. I'm trying to learn all of the codes or call names between you and the tower to see what makes sense. Most o that takes place during taxiing!!
As a current corporate pilot I have flown large cabin jets to light jets and your Honda Jet looks like it’d be a blast to fly for short hops. I like the G3000 avionics also.
Thanks for watching. You're spot on, it's not the Everything-Jet but it's really well designed and s blast to fly. Fits my business/family mission really well.
Love the video and flight. The multiple screen effect is great. Fun to hear from your wife and daughter. I have 3 daughters myself. I actually like the preflight stuff.
I really appreciate it. I hope you're enjoying the daughters as much as I am. Thanks for the tip on keep in pre-flight content...I'll fnd a way to do that. This one was fun but such a beast to edit.
Richmond VA 😀
Great place to live. At least for half the year.
I'm from Sydney Australia, so I don't expect you to do any flights in my direction any time soon but I have been seriously simming for over 30years and my current setup allows for me to fly in Virtual Reality, which is amazing, as it puts you in the plane and you interact with the avionics etc in the usual manner. I run group flights off the Microsoft Official Forum and the events typically run up to three hours at a time with up to 30 pilots sharing the event with you. Simming is a special place for me at the moment. Pilots offering content like yours helps provide direction to the simming community. We appreciate it.
That sounds absolutely amazing. Back when I was flying Apaches, we did some stuff in the early days of VR and it was amazing. I can't imagine with the tech breakthroughs how incredible it is now.
Go Blue! Gotta love it
Grace, who is in NYC doing a summer internship, sent a text last night after she saw your comment. So....thanks for giving our daughter a reason to reach out to her parents on a Friday night!
wow great landing!
Short runway = exciting landing. Had one in Detroit a week ago that was awesome. Hmmm, maybe I'll post that video next.
Good stuff as always, Tim. Blue skies and...sail winds? Hope you're having a good summer.
Thank you, Sir. How's that new baby?
@@bluemaxsix He's doing great, thanks for asking. Planning to give him his first plane ride here in a few weeks. 🙂
That's awesome. See if he sleeps the entire time or if he's somehow interested.
Thank you so much for this video I have been loving this channel!!!!!!
Thanks so much,we really appreciate it. This one was a lot harder to edit and get out than I had anticipated. Getting the feedback makes it all worthwhile.
@@bluemaxsixyou do a fantastic job with flying the aircraft most importantly and showing in detail how you’ve found to be a safe and excellent pilot for the plane and your passengers, and with regards to the video content quality I have to say I have never seen someone talk so well about their aviation background and just in general everything that steered you to where you are now and how you got there. Your story is awesome and I want to thank you for your service to our country! 💯💯💯💯🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I'm a former Navy P-3 flight engineer and a current megafan of the Honda Jet in flight sim. Love your channel! Vids just keep getting better. Also.....SERE does suck! (Brunswick, ME in January.....cold man...cold)
Thanks for checking in! I went to Brunswick too as my 3rd of 3. I was pretty numb by that point even though I went in the summer.
Great video as always!
Glad we were able to get you to comeback and watch. Thanks for the support!
Thanks for the upload brother 🎉👍🏼
Thanks for watching. Always grateful for those of you who keep showing back up.
Love your videos and love your HondaJet. Just wondering how you manage your supplemental oxygen at the flight levels? Keep the videos coming!
Thanks for watching the channel, we really appreciate the support. As far as oxygen goes, I follow the FAR regulations specifically depending on whether I'm single pilot of dual (91.211).. I just edit the video so not filming content with me talking through the mask.
Another good one many thanks for sharing all the best 🇬🇧
You bet. Loved this flight. Thanks for making the time to comment.
I just found your videos and I am enjoying them. You are very personable and communicate pertinent and educational information.
Would it be possible to put flight information, such as altitude and speed on the videos?
Thanks for following along and got taking the time to comment. I'll look into a way to display that. I still have a lot to learn about how to capture & edit good video.
Thanks for sharing from Australia. congratulations with 5 princesses - you may nee dot upgrade to the HJ 2600 once day so save your pennies :)
They're all far from princesses, but are so much for n to have around
First time viewer, new subscriber. Sent by a Mike Ojo short. Glad to join you for the flight. Easy, informative style made the ride fun and interesting. Looking forward to the next one. Thank you. 👍
Thanks so much for flying along. I really admire what Mike's doing for the community and was grateful for his shoutout.
Always enjoy your flights.
We appreciate your support. No all I need to do is get better at video editing.
@@bluemaxsix I'm sure you will pick up on it very quick considering your capability to fly the Honda jet🙂
Thanks. Somehow I feel they're inversely proportional
Looks like a great platform for the type of flying it appears you do
I agree. Matching the mission with the Airframe is everything. Grateful to HondaJet for building such a fantastic platform.
Wanna see as much if the process as you can share. Thanks.
Thanks. I did a few videos of the full cockpit thing - please go look and let me know what you think. I love getting the feedback. It also really helps me figure out how I want to put the content together when I'm editing
1st video of yours i have seen and only a couple minutes in you already earned a like and 1old new subscriber!!!
Learned about your channel watching a Mojogrip video about the Honda Jet so here i am and to stay i think!
Ex Army flyer with 5 daughters and dogs that love you and a hondajet my hat is off to you Sir and thank you for your service!
I never served but grew up in the army until dad retired out of Ft. Hood TX in 1975. He was a Drill Sgt during my younger years so we 4 kids knew the drill!
Always loved aviation but only flew paragliders. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!
Oh just to add, I also enjoy flight simming with msfs 2020, fly it in VR so it's cool and helpful seeing the charts and even flight plan because then we could fly something similar in the sim. I like the Honda Jet but not very good with it. Never been a real pilot other than to have taken maybe 5 lessons in my 1st 20 years lol.
So thanks for the systems and other info about flying.
So cool that you found our channel. Mike Ojo @mojogrop is such a great guy and he's doing amazing things within our community. I remember my Fort Hood/Killeen days so well...that's just a special kind of hot!
nice as always :)))
Always appreciate you showing back up. Thanks for the comments.
Great video as usual. Really appreciated the call outs you did on the approach helps people like me who fly the HJ in Microsoft Flight Simulator. Exemplary camera work from your wife as usual. Would love to see your HJ fly into my local airport Cambridge UK, I see quite a few Longitudes but have'nt seen a HJ yet there yet. Thanks again for all your videos
We really appreciate you sat hung and commenting. I just read this to my wife. Thank you
Agree - SERE no fun but necessary ONCE
Dude...I went 3 TIMES! Army, Air Force, & Navy. 10/10 do NOT recommend
@@bluemaxsix 3 times is almost criminal
@@terrytomlinson8772I feel pretty sure that I'm due some reparations
When did PLN have a tower?
I've been working at zmp in area 1 (134.6 and many other freqs) for around 7 years now. It must have been long before I started
OK, first off Minneapolis Center is AWESOME & tuning 134.6 is when I know I'm home. I'm super grateful for you all. I'll check in on PLN. It's definitely been towered within the lastv15 years...but at my age, I mess time up.
In school they teach that FL360 is the sweat spot flying just at the top of the troposphere. Flying in the stratosphere has higher temps and lower density altitude. Flying above FL410 have your found a significant degradation of performance in the stratosphere? Is your aircraft certified to fly in the RVSM airspace? I look forward to seeing more content. Semper Fi.
Hey Mark, Great insight. We never had to worry about that in helicopters! I can see my best TAS/Mach at FL360 and for me, the fuel savings up at FLs410-430 is worth it. I don't have any issues with the temps or performance. ISA is typically the biggest factor related to performance for me.
Forgot to add - yes the jet is rated and certified for RVSM, as am I.
very good. Did the dogs have to go through some preparation to fly?
Hmmm. Well we run them hard and let them go to the bathroom but nothing ng more. Why, have some ideas? Little white dog does fine and loves it. My big lab is rock solid in a Duck Blind but squirrelly when it comes to traveling in any vehicle.
Always amazing to see your videos... 2 Questions (you might have already answered so my apologies if so). What does V1 and Rotate equate to? When you are flying by yourself (with no camera or passengers) do you announce it out loud still? (and if so, why?)
No worries, I get a lot of questions but you're the 1st to ask those. Here goes. V1 - Take Off Decision Speed. The maximum speed at which the pilot must the first action to discontinue the take off. VR - Rotation Speed. So even when I'm alone in the cockpit with no cameras (like was earlier today), I still do it exactly the same way...and out loud. I do that to build consistency. I'll know immediately if something is out of the norm.
Thanks for watching and for asking interesting questions. Keep them coming.
I hope your two daughters are enjoying life in the UK. Any plans to fly to somewhere like Prestwick to pick them up for the holidays!?
Probably not very cost effective. But I do want to make the flight at some point. They really do love living in the UK
Four screens on the video display at once. Your getting to be a video Geek.
Tell the daughter in Scotland that the Royal Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle is coming up and she needs to stream the movie the Da/Vinci /code then visit Rosalyn Church
Hah. Yep. I guess Necessity really is the Mother of Invention. I kept losing cameras at inopportune times so had the idea to show as many views as I could to make up for it.
#4 is in Scotland and loves it. Not sure she'll ever come back. She has a summer internship in Edinburgh right now and I shared your recommendations with her.
@@bluemaxsix
Even a 2600 needs a fuel layover in Iceland to get to Edinburgh. Lots of history there. 1/2 pint of Caffrey’s in the afternoon at the pub watching golf balls land on the 18th at St. Andrews is fun as well
Honda Jet, Wife, 5 daughters and some lovely pets, wonderful.
I'm 54 ex PPL pilot will you adopt me into your family please - from UK 😉
Grace looked a bit like Julia Roberts
Just get to fly this plane on MSFS - New subscriber for sure, happy flying.
Thanks so much for following along! If you're able to...get back out there and fly again. It's what we call a No-regret decision. If not now, then when you're able.
I'll pass along your insights & observations to Grace; she's so much fun.
@@bluemaxsix Sadly my life took several bad turns a few years back - I doubt I ever fly again, so keeping my interest going watching YT, using MSFS, for my practice of systems, IFR - thanks for sharing your journey's & experiance it truely helps us grounded lot now.
i guess the fuel flow is reverse from a fuselage engine mounted jets vs a honda jet,,ie bladder ,, belly,, wings,,so would think having the wings full all the time makes a more constant and smoother ride ? not sure if other jets could tell when the wings are empty just by the feel or not
I thought that too when I 1st started flying the HJ. I'm so used to all fuel flowing from the wings to a center tank. It was explained to me that this was a more efficient way to provide fuel to each engine. The engineering of this jet continues to fascinate me.
@@bluemaxsix well its easy to understand and remember the path of the fuel flow when all ppl have to do is remember where the engines are mounted ,, on top of the wing,, so fuel empties from the farthest point first ,, ie bladder :))
Great job for a new RUclipsr !!!! Maybe it’s me, but I can’t make out what you’re saying when atc is talking a lot.
Thanks. Nah, it's not you...audio has plagued me and continues to.
Blue Man Six! Responding to your comment about flight sim. I would totally be down to do a video with you and show you my sim. It's a 15k setup with honeycomb alpha/bravo controls rudder pedals a 49" Super Ultra wide and also have quest pro VR. Can fully simulate your hondajet flights and I'm even hooked up to VATSIM so your talking to real ATC in the Sim. I'm a student pilot with 20 or so hours and my boss and I Fly an Sr22 out of KABE (PA). I'm about 10 minutes from KABE. Come on down, I would die to see a hondajet in real life!
Hmmm. Interesting
@@bluemaxsix ill post a video of my setup and a quick flight and tag you
If you moisten your mount cups before you apply the pressure, you will likely never have one fall off again.
Hah yep tried it. But I'm open to all of the ideas!
@@bluemaxsix 2 way tape ?
Can't put that on our cockpit glass.
@@bluemaxsix use it on the sun visor as its close to that level ?
@@MAGApepehmmm...good one. Tried once last year but it wasn't stable enough. Bounced around too much.
I've read through a couple comments section and can't find if you answer this; what would happen if you flare the HondaJet when landing? What is it about the plane that makes it so that you should land it how you do? Thanks!
Great question. It's more about how the plane (and other high performance jets) is designed. Flaring tends to use-up runway. The HondaJet has a very high performance wing which continues to fly after you touch down. So for landing performance, it's about getting the jet firmly on the runway and then dissapating energy as effeciently as possible.
When I land at longer runways (8000'or longer) I will is just a it of flare to s,tooth out the touchdown.
I'm here for Lynne. More Lynne.
Trust me brother, we all are. I know the audience
Flying out of Chesterfield??
Yep. I did. Love that field. One of the best FBOs I know
Can u get an atp rating in the military? How do ratings transfer if they do to civilian flying? Thanks!
Military ratings don't transfer Dept of Defense is the authority vs the FAA. But the FAA does credit the training and hours. Of course you still have to pass all of the written exams and rides.
Does your Elite have auto land? If not, will you be able to upgrade to that option?
Hi Kevin, I have an APMG, not an Elite. The 5 variants are the Legacy, APMG, Elite, Elite S, and Elite II. The Elite II is the newest and the only one with both Auto-Throttle and Spoliers. There's no plan to make that a retro-fit to the earlier models. Who knows thought.
@@bluemaxsix Your family gets any bigger, adopt a few dogs, perhaps, some grandchildren, and you'll be flying a Gulfstream IV before you know it. I went through my materials and the Elite II offers Auto Land. That and the other equipment strengthens my resolve to invest in an Elite II or better when the time comes. It's incredible how much Honda can fit into such an efficient platform. They continue to distance themselves from the competition. Take care and stay safe.
Agree that it is better with less videos of the taxying. Is it possible to include a little more showing the flight planning? Things like weather and fuel planning ??
Jerry
Thanks for the feedback Jerry. I did a whole 3 Part Series on that stuff and it tanked. That said, maybe it's on how I presented it. I'll work to add more in. I'm about 5 videos behind right now so it may be awhile before you see it on RUclips. I'll absolutely put some of that content up on Instagram asap.
18:08 dog drinking out of the toilet ? lol
. So great in a Duck Blind. So bad in the plane.
need to work on the audio!!
Thanks. I think I solved it. User error in editing & post-production. Thanks for watching.
Volume seems to come and go
Agree and I can't figure out where that's happening. I run a seperate digital recorder and mix in a ambient audio from 1 of the cameras. It's good until Final Cut Pro pushes to the mp4 format for posting. I think I'm ready to pay someone to sort it out. Drive me nuts.
Thanks for watching regardless of the lousy audio
Enjoy your video
Hi there Blu Max Six just have a weight and balance question I hope you can answer as I can't find an answer anywhere, doing my manual weight and balance calculations for the Honda Jet standard as per the example in the AFM, I have worked out how to calculate % Mac etc but there is one entry that I can't understand where the figures are coming from.
It's the sample weight and balance line item 19 Minus Taxi / Run up fuel its 100 Pounds of fuel to minus off the ramp weight to give the take-off weight but I'm just not sure where they are getting the arm and moment for the 100 pounds of fuel that's being removed to get to take-off weight, they have -100 pounds fuel with an arm of 288.59 and moment of 288.6. Its driving me nuts trying to understand where these moment and arm figures were derived and how, because I can't see any where how this was derived from the Fuel graphs, thanks for any assistance you may be able to offer.
Sorry it took me a few days on this, I got to fly this week.
Wow, good one. To be honest, I do all of my W&B in Foreflight. I also get my %MAC from Foreflight. The later versions of the HJ have Graphical Weight & Balance built into the G3000 so they're able to save a step or 2 in the preflight/programming process. Also, I use 80lbs of fuel for startup/taxi as does everyone else I know so I wonder why that's at 100lbs?
OK so on to your question. I reached out to the owner of Turbine Aircraft Logistics (FlyHJ.aero)to get the best possible answer. I'll share what I hear back.
So here's the better and more complete answer from Carson at Turbine Aircraft Logistics
I understand the confusion surrounding the weight and balance calculations for the HondaJet, especially when it comes to the specific arm and moment values for taxi/run-up fuel. The intricacies arise due to the aircraft's unique fuel tank distribution and the resulting changes in center of gravity (CG) as fuel is burned.
In many aircraft, the change in moment as fuel is consumed can vary significantly based on the initial fuel load. This is particularly true for the HondaJet because of the different locations of its fuel tanks. The fuselage tank, for instance, has a much larger arm than the carry-through tank. Therefore, burning 100 lbs of taxi fuel will have a different impact on the overall moment and CG, depending on whether that fuel comes from the fuselage, carry-through tank, or wing tanks.
In their effort to simplify calculations for pilots, Honda provides an average change in the moment for various fuel loadings in a single table. This means that instead of calculating the change in CG for every possible starting fuel weight and burn-off amount, you can refer to this table for an average value.
The specific figures you mentioned, an arm of 288.59 and a moment of 288.6 for the 100 pounds of taxi/run-up fuel, are likely derived from this averaged data. They may not directly correspond to the exact values from the fuel graphs but are representative values meant to simplify calculations.
As a quick reminder, the arm is calculated using the formula: Arm = Moment/Weight
@@bluemaxsix thanks very much for taking the time to answer that it's very helpful indeed,I wouldn't have bothered you but it's very hard to find an answer unless your affiliated with the correct companies and I could not locate that fuel graph, much appreciated this was bothering me lol
@@bluemaxsix I must admit I'm mentally challenged when it comes to anything mathematical but I enjoy working it out and it's rewarding to be able to manually calculate the weight and balance even if it's just sim based and your help provided the last piece of the puzzle, that type of answer you would never find out unless you connect with a legend that flies the Honda jet, that sir is you. Thank you for taking the time to answer this.
@wayne9638 thanks so much. I'm headed to my recurrent training and certification next week so I need the positive reinforcement!
You should teach your daughter how to fly.
I should teach ALL 5 of them how to fly! Otherwise at some point, this all goes away.
@@bluemaxsix i know how to fly,,, you can adopt me :)) lol
Excellent point
cool content. terrible sound.
Hah yep...the audio continues to plague me. Time to pay for some help, I'm thinking.
Subscribed because @mojogrip mentioned you
Awesome. 10/10 should do what MojoGrip tells them to! 😁 Thank you. I hope you enjoy the content.
Thanks!
Hey thank you so much. We really appreciate you watching
@@bluemaxsix Absolutely, excellent video. I live in Michigan use fly all time had Saratoga HP. Our spot was Bay Harbor however currently live Central MI. I Love Honda Jet excellent choice… Thx for giving me that great flying feeling. 😄
Please make sure to say hi if we ever cross paths Up North!