Piper Cherokee 180 checkout flight

Ed Bryce was kind enough to take me up on a rainy afternoon to get certified by our club to fly the Piper Cherokee 180. We flew out of Auburn, then shot a couple landings at Crest (Norm Greer) before heading back to Auburn for a few more landings.

[@chrism.5675]

Excellent instructor. Nice job with those landings over those trees man! Looks tough.

[@BrianSiskind]

Dig this instructor... I would have been nervous too getting familiar with a wing that sinks and trees coming at me. Well done.

[@tonyrosewell1488]

What an excellent instructor, very calming but one jump ahead of you all the time. Good flying between the trees! well done!

[@ajs1691]

Oh I love your instructor! Cool, clear, timely advice, and upbeat, too. I came to your video because I'm a new PPL trained on Cessna about to check out on a Cherokee. Thanks.

[@PilotAndrew]

Thank you! My instructor is the best. He is helping me get my IFR ticket! Cherokees are fun, little different but fun to fly.

[@ejnixon]

what a cool club instructor. I am thinking of joining a club myself once I finish my PPL. General aviation planes are uber expensive right now

[@jdub7771]

WoW! those trees! Good job.

[@elizabethclapp9623]

Oh man, those trees were sooo close. I held my breath.

[@PilotAndrew]

So did I! Lol

[@mikhailskobov2622]

Ed is just about the best instructor out there

[@jamisonnichols2950]

He sure does seem like it. Patient and calm!

[@RaceMentally]

Damn dude that approach was insane. Did you fast forward that?! Wtf

[@PilotAndrew]

Real time footage- the GoPro captured it well, those trees looked really close, plus Norm Greer isn’t very wide so it looks faster. Either way, I was glad I had an expert instructor with me.

[@sniping_all_day]

Good Job dud dud!❤

[@PilotAndrew]

Thanks bub bub! ❤

[@igclapp]

Andrew's One-Minute Tree Trimming Service!

[@PilotAndrew]

Afterwards, Ed told me that the tips of trees are very soft, much like grass. I wish I had a belly cam-- I swear the mains touched the tops.

[@user-jh5fm7ci6o]

That approach looked scary thru the trees.

[@floridaman964]

Thanks, subbed.

[@aviatortrucker6285]

During takeoff I noticed the DG is not correct. They didn’t do a proper run up. Too much aileron movement during the stall initiation. Approach too fast and unstable and flared too high.

[@ericthomas8147]

That airport is ridiculous!

[@user-jh5fm7ci6o]

What about the run-up

[@PilotAndrew]

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