3:00 That is a perfect example of good radio communication! I love it when everyone in the pattern is courteous of others and coordinates their intentions properly. Happy landings and VFR weather!
Congrats on the new equipment, Kevin. It looks great in the panel, and sounds like everything is working well. Look forward to the next flight. Happy flying, and safe landing. Take care.
I agree Tim...loving it so far and vacuum failures won't leave you partial panel during IMC! In my case I will always have to keep the pumps as they drive my de-ice boots.
Just got the G5’s in my Cessna 182. Really happy. Enjoyed your Oshkosh video. Had a similar experience flying into Triple Tree Aerodrome for the eclipse last summer.
The ATC reminded me of when I was a student pilot and had to really think about exactly what they were saying... except the shoe is on the other foot here. She’ll get better... soon, we hope
Have to make another comment here, it has to do with the props and “synch” issue. That is the one thing I enjoy the most on your 310 is listening to those props on climb and cruise, wether they are synched or not, it has a sound I enjoy ! Your plane has its own “twin sound” I must say ! One video you have where you can really tell the “synched” issue is when you flew to a Sunday breakfast alone
Glad you're enjoying watching and listening to us! I generally keep the props sync'ed well but some of the minor deviations are hard for me to hear as the noise canceling on my headsets is really really good. :)
Nice video. That G5 set is nice. That will be next in my Cherokee 180. It goes in this week for the Avionics update, Garmin GTN 650, GMA 345 Audio Panel, GTX 345 Transponder and GI 106B. Really looking forward to getting the upgrade. Sarasota Florida N3644R
Glad you liked it Timothy! Sounds like you are in for an awesome avionics upgrade! I love my GTX345...so nice to have on board traffic and weather. :) Stay safe up there.
@@CTBtoday Yeah, with all you're putting in there, it probably exceeds the hull value anyway. You have a Hershey Bar Cherokee? I loved those airplanes when I was learning to fly. I'd love to get a Turbo Arrow.
Awesome upgrade! Thanks for the video. That controller was super confused or lazy. She hesitated every time she talked. That would make me second guess everything she told me.
Great video (as always). Since I've never walked in those shoes I'm not going to comment on the tower other than to say she made me nervous. You handled it all just fine though. The new instruments are nice!
Thanks Donald! I don't really push much off...have the bills to prove it unfortunately. The first year or two was playing catch up but I've almost got here where I want her. Just a couple more things during this next annual and she'll be good to go...for now. :)
Pretty busy there readjusting to your needs with the upgrade. Its like getting a new stereo in your car and reprogramming all your favorite channels, lol...
Good video. I was amused that someone was requesting a practice ILS 9 approach when you were on final; couldn’t plan the filmmaking artistry any better on that one.
I really enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for putting in the hard work to make them so presentable. I am in the process of putting a G5 in my Mooney but I have held off a bit as I have heard several comments about the narrower view of the Attitude due to the readings on either side. I would love your perspective. I am a former 310 driver and heading back that way in a couple years. Thanks again
Hey mate, I have twin G5s in my Arrow and haven't had any issues at all with the PFD having a narrow attitude display, flown a year or two IFR with it. It packs a lot of info in ... heck of a gauge. My HSI one has just been installed and at first glance the compass rose seems small but time will tell!
Another good video... obviously a very talented pilot. It's been a while since I've flown... just getting ready to start again so your videos are helping me get back up to speed.. although my speed is wayyyyyyyy lower than yours.
Glad you liked the video Brad! Congrats on getting back up and knocking the rust off!!! Many of us have taken some time off for one reason or another...it comes back pretty quickly. :)
Hello again Kevin, thank you for responding to all my public comments. When I see one of your video’s in my “In Box” I always think okay another great flight in the 310 ! Okay, even though I like Jamie along as co-pilot(who doesn’t) I like the solo flights with you because I know things will be a little different. Boy were they, whew ! G-5 equipment was outstanding, plane sounded great at idle before takeoff and during flight( good bye rough runway) then things got rough with ATC in the air, first time I heard that with you, thank god your superb on the radio with ATC. I like how you visually are always looking for other planes and I’m sorry but that female ATC gal on the radio made me nervous, she must have had a bad nite. It was also just plain busy on the radio and you sure had to focus on that ! Still another great but different kind of flight with you, looking forward to next video, I already know why Jamie is holding her head for the caption, talk to you again after I see it
Hey Dennis...glad you are enjoying all the different videos! Happy to have the plane back from the shop with the new equipment. Thanks for the nice comment!
Great communications Kevin. I noticed you stopped your descent and climbed back up to 3000 after telling the controller you'd descend to 2500 - just an FYI
Looks great! I need to update my panel in the near future. It was good to see what you did with your panel. Also, we took a business trip over to Knoxville Downtown Island Airport. Man, that's a great little airport! We drove over to the Smokey Mountains for the weekend as it's only about 30 miles to Gatlinburg. You guys may want to try that one sometime.
Nice airplane, Kevin. Thanks for sharing. One piece of constructive and totally friendly criticism: please consider guarding the throttles against creepback when at lower altitudes, sir. Safe flying!
Also, your controller in Aurora.....dude.....what's up with that?! Distracted, not clear instructions, "lost in the sauce", you name it. I'm glad you had a good/better grasp of what was going on in the sky & what you wanted to do!
My next upgrade will be adding the G5 HSI so I have the dual setup as well. Always frustrating to be given vectors and notice my HSI is no longer aligned with my compass. Good work, nice video.
I've been flying for over 55 years now. Good video except I never saw you use a CHECKLIST AT ALL on any segment of your flight. If you did use one, you would have seen it say PROPS FULL FORWARD AND MIXTURE RICH ON LANDING. Yep you did verify that the gear was down with the 3 green callout. My father taught me how to fly and I started learning with him at 6 years old and was fully capable of flying at 12, had to wait another 5 years for my license. I can honestly tell you that the SECOND MOST HIGHLY DECORATED MARINE FIGHTER PILOT IN HISTORY taught me and the most important thing he always drilled into my head at a young age was CHECKLISTS, CHECKLISTS, CHECKLISTS and you will never have a problem. I now have close to 34,000 hours of flight time in 55 years of flying myself and have NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT, INCIDENT or VIOLATION with the FAA in all those hours..... PLEASE USE YOUR CHECKLISTS ALWAYS.........
Very entertaining. Guess you could just use the new dual system and not look at the old analogue gauges at all. Took a fair bit of coms back and forth to get that test approach. Thanks mate.
Digging the videos lately buddy! This one was great. Great flying, great radio work, new Avionics. Awesome. If I ever see you at the hangar, mind if I stop over and say hi? I’m either working at JA or just hanging around ARR BSing with friends. :)
Hey cool, gladto see you finally got your new Garmin HSI installed and operational! Too bad you didn't get to give it a little more work out when atc couldnt accomodate you on straight in. I thought the controller was struggling a bit behind the curve a little, maybe newer, I cant imagine the pressure new Air traffic controllers must be under, especially when lots of requests are coming in.
Wow, what a nice setup you got there, Kevin! Like Christmas in August! Looks like a HUGE improvement over what was there prior. Very nice! Congrats! !👍👍 Just don't go "poking" these ones ... 😂 Sounded like the airspace was getting a bit busy there! Osh will do that, I've learned. 😊 Enjoyed the flight as always! Love living vicariously through RUclips. 😁
Glad you are enjoying them. I've flown in a Tiger a few times.... great planes! I'd say you can't go wrong with either. I went with Garmin just because everything else was and figured I'd try to keep it all the same. I think both are great safety improvements. Good luck on your upgrades!
Just FYI, It took me forever to realize that if you’ll push and hold the button on the HSI, The heading bug will snap to the top, current heading. One of those “duh” moments for me. I love my G5’s!
Congrats on your new G5. I'm really enjoying mine. It does show glide slope on both the HSI version and the AI version. I have some videos that show that closer. For sure one a week from today coming out that will show it nice and close up. :)
When you took the Instrument Written, had you done one of the "quick study / gurantee pass" classes or long time study with an instructor? Just curious....am beginning. Really enjoy your videos....
I love the setup Scott and would recommend them as great redundant "cheap" glass. I now have no vacuum worries as you said but have to still keep the pumps as they drive my de-ice boots.
If you put a SD card in the G5 it will record a lot of data that allows you to upload to Cloud Ahoy app and replay/analyze your flight. Of course it has a flight log history too. (or at least it does on the experimental version)
We had passengers back there on the skydiving video and I load a ton (figurative) of stuff in the back on the windmill video. Hope that is what you were looking for. Glad you are enjoying Adam.
We also encountered that smog on our way to Oshkosh. It smelled like someone was having a barbeque. It turned out to be smoke from fires in Canada. Something I've noticed in all your videos is that you key the mike and start talking as soon as you switch frequency. Perhaps that is something you have to do in that busy airspace just to get a word in edgewise, but I was always taught to switch frequency and LISTEN before keying the mike. You’re less likely to step on someone that way.
Thank you for the suggestion. I do try to not switch and talk right away but maybe don't wait as long as you are suggesting. We'll be more careful. :) In busy airspace you for sure got to get it in when able!
Like you videos, I grew up flying my dads P model and now have an RamT310R of my own. After an ATT failure we are going the dual G5s route and curious where you mounted the GMU?
Glad you're enjoying the channel Captain! The Ram T310R's really scream. :) They mounted the GMU in the tail somewhere. I really love the dual G5's....it's no TXi but for the money, it's hard to beat.
I agree about the traffic and G5's Darin....love them. Your plane is going to be sweet with the new TXi and STEC 3100! I didn't get the flight stream. In addition to the dual G5's, I waas'ed the 530, installed a GTX345 and Insight Twin G4. I just picked it back up from the shop where I had the heater re-installed after the AMOC/Overhaul and they pulled my GMX200/radar display and installed an EX500 that will do both. Looking forward to getting my STEC 3100 installed in the near future!!!
Ok, great. We use the Stratus but we also have 345's in our aircraft at work. I've never used the 345 for traffic, AHARS etc... but I am going to try it out to see what the difference is between the two. The technology that we have available these days are unbelievable! The Stratus was awesome on a long trip from Louisiana to Michigan and back in one day yesterday. 9.6 hours in a twin Commander!
Congrats on your Aspen Geoff! They are great units. It was all about money for me and I thought the G5's were the best bang for the buck. Additionally I thought they would be perfect to mount on the co-pilot side if I ever win the lottery and TXi everything else. Would make for a nice clean panel. :)
Noticed at the 12:34 mark that the G5 altimeter reads 3030’ and the 3 pointer reads 2800’. Is it normal for this kind of discrepancy or perhaps one wasn’t set the same as other?
Marina, no...the G5 flight directer is disabled by STC and only gets turned on if you get their GFC500 autopilot from my understanding. I'm going to find out if the new STEC 3100 will drive the FD or not.
Does your autopilot coupled to the heading bug on the G5 DG? We are possibly looking doing this upgrade but was holding off as the last thing I read about the G5 DG was that the heading bug couldn't be coupled. Nice setup in your 310.
They have a list of supported autopilots where (to my understanding) it will follow the heading bug. They accomplish this through the GAD29B I believe. That said, I had them pre-wire the HSI to easily accept an autopilot but not connect mine as I plan to upgrade that soon and didn't want to waste the time/money. My autopilot is a bit pitchy and I don't plan on spending a dime on it with all the new stuff hitting the market.
Thanks for the reply that is something I'll look into. We've just got the standard DG and I'd love to get rid of it. The G5 really looks like the way to go.
Enjoy your Vlogs. I live in the Chicago area and its interesting to hear you fly around Chicago airspace. I imagine it can be challenging. Do you fly out of Aurora? You are a very competent pilot.
Glad you're enjoying the channel Gilbert! It can be challenging at times with all the traffic around here but it helps greatly that I work as a controller here. Yes, Aurora Airport is our home airport. :) Thank you for the nice compliment.
Very cool upgrades! What do you have tied with the garmin 430 to meet the adsb out requirements? Trying to get an idea of something cheaper to do than the gtn650 / gtx345 setup I really want in my 172
Thank you William! Above the 430 I have the GNS530W for WAAS and my transponder is the GTX345 for ADS-B in/out. Good luck on getting your 172 how you want. There are cheaper ways but I really like the in/out of the 345.
@@310Pilot I've been reading about the GTX335 w/waas and unless I'm missing something, it looks like it will meet the adsb out requirements and only cost about $4k or so. It doesn't do adsb in, but I have a stratus for that. Got a very limited budget with a teenage daughter in high school
i really enjoy your videos. curious: why do you "tap the brakes" before retracting your landing gear? thanks again. ps - also enjoy both of you in the cockpit. :)
Glad you are enjoying them Josh! I tap the brakes because it's in the POH. The reason is it stops the wheels from spinning before retracting the gear. If they are spinning fast the centrifugal force can make them expand and rub the bottom of the plane when trying to go up and in.
Thanks very much for your reply. Totally makes sense, too, thinking about it. It's been decades (not since about 85) since I've flown. I'm sure I must have done the same thing but couldn't remember doing it.
Yes, all propeller driven twins do it. They will have a little indicator to tell you which one is running higher, and once you get a little altitude, you pull back the high revving motor to match. Some airplanes have prop sync that will keep them synced on their own.
Justin Stanley , you have the same thing in multiple prop boats. If they are too far out of synch it can set up a beat frequency that sounds like someone is hitting the boat like drum.
Justin Stanley I fly single engine and wondered about this on a twin but never looked it up. I figured there had to be some difference between the two engines. Thanks for explaining.
CreekBoy, Justin explained it pretty well. Back when I used to instruct it will drive your ears absolutely crazy when the props are sync'ed correctly. I try to keep them sync'ed when flying in cruise and climb. During takeoff most twins will sound a little off as no two engines/props are perfectly exact. Of course with my lightspeed headsets sometimes I won't detect a very minor mismatch.
Do you have an autopilot? If so, how does the G5 interface with it. I was told I would need an EA100 to convert analog to digital, but that is with the Aspen. Great vid btw !
I do. It's the original Cessna 400 IFCS. It worked great when I bought the plane but has since developed a bit of pitch oscillating. I didn't want to put any money into with all the new ones coming out. They wired the G5's to interface with any future autopilot I install. Glad you liked the video!
Rick, my transponder is a Garmin GTX345 and is ADS-B in and out. The attitude indicator, HSI and GNS530W GPS are all tied together into the whole system. Love getting the traffic and weather from ADS-B. :)
My 530 is slaved to the G5's and the 430 to the traditional one. My understanding is that you can't swap between two. It would be nice to have a switch to swap but I don't think Garmin wrote the STC that way.
Hello Alex, the iPad with ForeFlight running on it is bluetoothed to my transponder and it provides all the traffic, weather, nav data, etc on the iPad. It is a Garmin GTX345 transponder. Hope that helps.
Great.Thanks,I'll take a look through your vids for that.I only ask because all I've ever flown was SEL never finished the PPL.Still enjoy flying and watching skilled pilots do their thing.
3:00 That is a perfect example of good radio communication! I love it when everyone in the pattern is courteous of others and coordinates their intentions properly. Happy landings and VFR weather!
Like that you always have a plan and are ahead of the airplane.
Thank's Bruce. I try to always have a plan A, B and C when flying.
Missed your little copilot... Another fine vlog. Thanks
Me too! He'll get up more soon. Glad you enjoyed it Oshkosh is next if I can ever finish editing it. :)
Congrats on the new equipment, Kevin. It looks great in the panel, and sounds like everything is working well. Look forward to the next flight. Happy flying, and safe landing. Take care.
Thanks Richard! The next one should be the flight to Oshkosh if I can ever get the time to finish editing it.
Very Nice. I have the dual G5 setup in a Debonair and removed the entire vacuum system. Love not having to worry about a vacuum failure in IMC.
I agree Tim...loving it so far and vacuum failures won't leave you partial panel during IMC! In my case I will always have to keep the pumps as they drive my de-ice boots.
Just got the G5’s in my Cessna 182. Really happy. Enjoyed your Oshkosh video. Had a similar experience flying into Triple Tree Aerodrome for the eclipse last summer.
"Good luck with tower..." :) Thanks for another interesting video.
Glad you enjoyed it Mike!
The ATC reminded me of when I was a student pilot and had to really think about exactly what they were saying... except the shoe is on the other foot here.
She’ll get better... soon, we hope
I watched so many of your videos, it's strange to only see you in the aircraft. I learn something new each time I watch. Thank you!
Glad you're enjoying the different videos!
Have to make another comment here, it has to do with the props and “synch” issue. That is the one thing I enjoy the most on your 310 is listening to those props on climb and cruise, wether they are synched or not, it has a sound I enjoy ! Your plane has its own “twin sound” I must say ! One video you have where you can really tell the “synched” issue is when you flew to a Sunday breakfast alone
Glad you're enjoying watching and listening to us! I generally keep the props sync'ed well but some of the minor deviations are hard for me to hear as the noise canceling on my headsets is really really good. :)
Thanks for the ride along Kev, it feels like I'm your copilot! I'm really looking forward to your upcoming Video's. Love all your vlogs!
Glad you are enjoying them Kevin...thank you!!
nice to see how that panel has evolved thru the years
Nice video. That G5 set is nice. That will be next in my Cherokee 180. It goes in this week for the Avionics update, Garmin GTN 650, GMA 345 Audio Panel, GTX 345 Transponder and GI 106B. Really looking forward to getting the upgrade. Sarasota Florida N3644R
Glad you liked it Timothy! Sounds like you are in for an awesome avionics upgrade! I love my GTX345...so nice to have on board traffic and weather. :) Stay safe up there.
Timothy, are you going to add the GFC500 autopilot as well?
Gary C would love to; however we have reached the budget limits for upgrades at this time.
@@CTBtoday Yeah, with all you're putting in there, it probably exceeds the hull value anyway. You have a Hershey Bar Cherokee? I loved those airplanes when I was learning to fly. I'd love to get a Turbo Arrow.
Gary C yes it is the Hershey Bar wings 1970. You can check it out on my RUclips page and see my last flight. ruclips.net/video/bPrqvN_02vo/видео.html
That is one awesome panel now. I am very jealous. Great video Kevin. Thanks.
Thanks Alan! It's coming along nicely. Just need a modern autopilot and clean things up a bit and I'll be set. :)
You're panel looks awfully good now---excellent flying and great radio work!
Thank you Randall...I'm really happy with how things are turning out! Oshkosh video should be up soon.
Kudos to the gentleman that extended to let you take off sooner.
I agree David...very nice of him. :)
Awesome upgrade! Thanks for the video. That controller was super confused or lazy. She hesitated every time she talked. That would make me second guess everything she told me.
You're welcome! I love the new upgrade...need to get out and shoot a bunch of approaches to get fully comfy with the new setup.
Great video (as always). Since I've never walked in those shoes I'm not going to comment on the tower other than to say she made me nervous. You handled it all just fine though. The new instruments are nice!
Glad you liked it Michael! Loving the new instrument. :)
Good job. Nice to see someone dealing with aircraft maint.
Thanks Donald! I don't really push much off...have the bills to prove it unfortunately. The first year or two was playing catch up but I've almost got here where I want her. Just a couple more things during this next annual and she'll be good to go...for now. :)
I just put the G5 in my arrow and had a vacuum failure right after the install. Made me thankful I made the upgrade!
Wow...what good timing for you! I'm a big fan of the new/safer technology making it to our cockpits.
Great video as usual, no more thumping on it!!!
Thanks Ricky! I'm done thumping on instruments!! :)
Wish guys at my airport were that nice. Thanks for posting
You're welcome Buck...that was pretty easy going of him.
Pretty busy there readjusting to your needs with the upgrade. Its like getting a new stereo in your car and reprogramming all your favorite channels, lol...
Ha ha...very similar. :)
The gal in the tower seemed to be a bit overwhelmed.
Another awesome ride along. Thanks man, and keep the videos coming!! Glad to se all the new avionics are working.
Glad you liked it!
Hahaha that tower controller just got taken to school, "How about this, I'm not in the delta so i'm going to go ahead and do waht I want"
Another great flight Kevin, and thanks for sharing!
Glad you liked it Rob!
Good video. I was amused that someone was requesting a practice ILS 9 approach when you were on final; couldn’t plan the filmmaking artistry any better on that one.
Thanks James...glad you liked it! :)
Pretty sweet glass now. That should make for easy flight planning etc. Sound is good.
Thanks Grant! Glad to get that upgrade behind me.
What a nice 310! Keep the videos coming Kevin.
Thanks Vince!! Oshkosh video will be next. The alternator is working great thanks to you. :)
Another great video Kevin! Love that 310 of yours. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Love watching your videos. Thanks again for sharing
Glad you're enjoying them...thank you!
Great example of the safety benefits of flight following too in this video.
I agree Dave. :)
310 Pilot loving the 310. My dream plane. I think it’s brilliant. Love your channel.
Great video. Great traffic management lol. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it Todd!
At 1 minute, that's my old ground school instructor, Joe. I'll recognize his voice until the end of my days.
Thanks for posting the new HSI video. Although, I though I was at Walmart here in MS with the phrasing "have a good one."
Ha ha. I grew up in small town Georgia. :)
I really enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for putting in the hard work to make them so presentable. I am in the process of putting a G5 in my Mooney but I have held off a bit as I have heard several comments about the narrower view of the Attitude due to the readings on either side. I would love your perspective. I am a former 310 driver and heading back that way in a couple years. Thanks again
Hey mate, I have twin G5s in my Arrow and haven't had any issues at all with the PFD having a narrow attitude display, flown a year or two IFR with it. It packs a lot of info in ... heck of a gauge. My HSI one has just been installed and at first glance the compass rose seems small but time will tell!
Another good video... obviously a very talented pilot. It's been a while since I've flown... just getting ready to start again so your videos are helping me get back up to speed.. although my speed is wayyyyyyyy lower than yours.
Glad you liked the video Brad! Congrats on getting back up and knocking the rust off!!! Many of us have taken some time off for one reason or another...it comes back pretty quickly. :)
Nice video Kevin, I’m sure your glad to get the G5 installed after going without it a couple times!! Thx for the vids and keep up the good vids!
Glad you liked it Donald...I'm excited to have it!
Not quite what I was expecting. I was hoping for more of the avionics procedure etc.. I totally get that the airspace was just jammed.. OSH!
Hello again Kevin, thank you for responding to all my public comments. When I see one of your video’s in my “In Box” I always think okay another great flight in the 310 ! Okay, even though I like Jamie along as co-pilot(who doesn’t) I like the solo flights with you because I know things will be a little different. Boy were they, whew ! G-5 equipment was outstanding, plane sounded great at idle before takeoff and during flight( good bye rough runway) then things got rough with ATC in the air, first time I heard that with you, thank god your superb on the radio with ATC. I like how you visually are always looking for other planes and I’m sorry but that female ATC gal on the radio made me nervous, she must have had a bad nite. It was also just plain busy on the radio and you sure had to focus on that ! Still another great but different kind of flight with you, looking forward to next video, I already know why Jamie is holding her head for the caption, talk to you again after I see it
Hey Dennis...glad you are enjoying all the different videos! Happy to have the plane back from the shop with the new equipment. Thanks for the nice comment!
Good luck with the tower round 2, I love it.
Great communications Kevin. I noticed you stopped your descent and climbed back up to 3000 after telling the controller you'd descend to 2500 - just an FYI
Love the vids dude! Keep cranking um out btw the new instrument is 👌
Thank you! The next video I'm working on is our Oshkosh trip.
Nice! Cool additions to the panel. 👍
Thanks Harold...I'm happy to be back to a fully functional panel. :)
Looks great! I need to update my panel in the near future. It was good to see what you did with your panel.
Also, we took a business trip over to Knoxville Downtown Island Airport. Man, that's a great little airport! We drove over to the Smokey Mountains for the weekend as it's only about 30 miles to Gatlinburg. You guys may want to try that one sometime.
I love the Gatlinburg area...we need to get down that way soon. Thanks for the heads up on the airport!
Nice airplane, Kevin. Thanks for sharing. One piece of constructive and totally friendly criticism: please consider guarding the throttles against creepback when at lower altitudes, sir. Safe flying!
Glad you enjoyed it! I'm always open to learning. I try to do that but as with many things, I'm sure I can do better. :)
Luxuriously long runway :) Nice flight and av upgrade.
Thank you Paul!
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Great video, hope new instruments are okay. Cheers.
Thanks Colin...so far, loving it!
Also, your controller in Aurora.....dude.....what's up with that?! Distracted, not clear instructions, "lost in the sauce", you name it. I'm glad you had a good/better grasp of what was going on in the sky & what you wanted to do!
really i love ur videos! TNX
Glad you're liking them...thank you!
Good Job Buddy and nice panel.
Thank you Mauricio!
My next upgrade will be adding the G5 HSI so I have the dual setup as well. Always frustrating to be given vectors and notice my HSI is no longer aligned with my compass. Good work, nice video.
It's a great upgrade...especially considering the cost. I think you'll love it! Glad you liked the video!
I've been flying for over 55 years now. Good video except I never saw you use a CHECKLIST AT ALL on any segment of your flight. If you did use one, you would have seen it say PROPS FULL FORWARD AND MIXTURE RICH ON LANDING. Yep you did verify that the gear was down with the 3 green callout. My father taught me how to fly and I started learning with him at 6 years old and was fully capable of flying at 12, had to wait another 5 years for my license. I can honestly tell you that the SECOND MOST HIGHLY DECORATED MARINE FIGHTER PILOT IN HISTORY taught me and the most important thing he always drilled into my head at a young age was CHECKLISTS, CHECKLISTS, CHECKLISTS and you will never have a problem. I now have close to 34,000 hours of flight time in 55 years of flying myself and have NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT, INCIDENT or VIOLATION with the FAA in all those hours..... PLEASE USE YOUR CHECKLISTS ALWAYS.........
Very entertaining. Guess you could just use the new dual system and not look at the old analogue gauges at all. Took a fair bit of coms back and forth to get that test approach. Thanks mate.
Thanks Spiro! Loving the new technology but keeping the old stuff in place as backups. Can never have too many options I suppose.
Good Stuff... thanks for the ride!
Glad you liked it. :)
Wow! Busy Busy, And that is why you ask for flight following!
Digging the videos lately buddy! This one was great. Great flying, great radio work, new Avionics. Awesome. If I ever see you at the hangar, mind if I stop over and say hi? I’m either working at JA or just hanging around ARR BSing with friends. :)
Glad you are liking them Mike! If you see the door open or a big black truck out front swing by and say hi!
Hey cool, gladto see you finally got your new Garmin HSI installed and operational! Too bad you didn't get to give it a little more work out when atc couldnt accomodate you on straight in.
I thought the controller was struggling a bit behind the curve a little, maybe newer, I cant imagine the pressure new Air traffic controllers must be under, especially when lots of requests are coming in.
I'm glad to have it now Don...I'll get back up soon and hammer down a bunch of approaches with it to get comfortable!
Wow, what a nice setup you got there, Kevin! Like Christmas in August! Looks like a HUGE improvement over what was there prior. Very nice! Congrats! !👍👍 Just don't go "poking" these ones ... 😂
Sounded like the airspace was getting a bit busy there! Osh will do that, I've learned. 😊
Enjoyed the flight as always! Love living vicariously through RUclips. 😁
Thanks Smitty! It is a big upgrade over before. I won't go banging on anymore instruments. :)
cool videos!
Thank you!
Nice set up thanks for sharing cheers
You're welcome. Cheers!
Great videos! I have a Grumman Tiger, and am thinking dual G5 or the new Aspen. I guess you would vote Garmin. Fly safe!
Glad you are enjoying them. I've flown in a Tiger a few times.... great planes! I'd say you can't go wrong with either. I went with Garmin just because everything else was and figured I'd try to keep it all the same. I think both are great safety improvements. Good luck on your upgrades!
Just FYI, It took me forever to realize that if you’ll push and hold the button on the HSI, The heading bug will snap to the top, current heading. One of those “duh” moments for me. I love my G5’s!
Thanks for the heads up Stan! I read that but forgot about it. I will start doing that instead of a bunch of twisting.
Hey, just getting my G5 installed. Does your G5 show your glide slope?
Congrats on your new G5. I'm really enjoying mine. It does show glide slope on both the HSI version and the AI version. I have some videos that show that closer. For sure one a week from today coming out that will show it nice and close up. :)
When you took the Instrument Written, had you done one of the "quick study / gurantee pass" classes or long time study with an instructor? Just curious....am beginning. Really enjoy your videos....
Dual G5’s... lucky fella. No vacuum worries now...
I love the setup Scott and would recommend them as great redundant "cheap" glass. I now have no vacuum worries as you said but have to still keep the pumps as they drive my de-ice boots.
310 Pilot I’m gonna look into one. Thx
Thank you for the video
If you put a SD card in the G5 it will record a lot of data that allows you to upload to Cloud Ahoy app and replay/analyze your flight.
Of course it has a flight log history too. (or at least it does on the experimental version)
That is awesome. That could be an amazing feature for aviation vloggers.
I didn't know that Brian...thanks for the heads up! I''ll have to try that one day and see if I can add some of it to videos.
Do you have any videos showing loading the rear seats in the 310 and possibly the baggage areas? Great stuff on here. Thanks.
We had passengers back there on the skydiving video and I load a ton (figurative) of stuff in the back on the windmill video. Hope that is what you were looking for. Glad you are enjoying Adam.
We also encountered that smog on our way to Oshkosh. It smelled like someone was having a barbeque. It turned out to be smoke from fires in Canada.
Something I've noticed in all your videos is that you key the mike and start talking as soon as you switch frequency. Perhaps that is something you have to do in that busy airspace just to get a word in edgewise, but I was always taught to switch frequency and LISTEN before keying the mike. You’re less likely to step on someone that way.
Thank you for the suggestion. I do try to not switch and talk right away but maybe don't wait as long as you are suggesting. We'll be more careful. :) In busy airspace you for sure got to get it in when able!
Another great video! However, missed your better half!😊
Thanks James! She will be back on the next video...off to Oshkosh!
310 Pilot I'm a die-hard Dawg fan...Washington Huskies...I respect your Georgia, lid (gotta represent). Good luck to the Bulldogs!
So, is your iPad tied into your avionics package? Or is it just "useful information" already loaded into the app to utilize throughout your flight?
Like you videos, I grew up flying my dads P model and now have an RamT310R of my own. After an ATT failure we are going the dual G5s route and curious where you mounted the GMU?
Glad you're enjoying the channel Captain! The Ram T310R's really scream. :) They mounted the GMU in the tail somewhere. I really love the dual G5's....it's no TXi but for the money, it's hard to beat.
looks good brother,be safe, looking forward to opening weekend *Go Dawgs*
Roll Tide
Me too! Go DAWGS!
Sorry Matt...there's a new big dawg in the SEC. :)
@@310Pilot wishful thinking in Athens. Roll Tide. To be the beat you have to beat the beat. Hasn't happened yet? Ready for kickoff, for sure.
Sweet! Any other avionics upgrades in the future? ...or only when you bust the glass? LOL
Thanks! I plan on upgrading the autopilot whenever the new ones get approved for 310's. Can't wait!
Was it “ take your kid to work day” at ATC ? Another great video Kevin, thx for sharing ! Safe skies !
Glad you liked it Randy! :)
Having traffic rocks and the G5s are nice. What all did you have installed? Did you get a Flight Stream?
I agree about the traffic and G5's Darin....love them. Your plane is going to be sweet with the new TXi and STEC 3100! I didn't get the flight stream. In addition to the dual G5's, I waas'ed the 530, installed a GTX345 and Insight Twin G4. I just picked it back up from the shop where I had the heater re-installed after the AMOC/Overhaul and they pulled my GMX200/radar display and installed an EX500 that will do both. Looking forward to getting my STEC 3100 installed in the near future!!!
Are you getting that AHARS and traffic info on your Foreflight app from the 345? or do you have a Stratus?
I get that from the Garmin GTX345...love that thing!
Ok, great. We use the Stratus but we also have 345's in our aircraft at work. I've never used the 345 for traffic, AHARS etc... but I am going to try it out to see what the difference is between the two. The technology that we have available these days are unbelievable! The Stratus was awesome on a long trip from Louisiana to Michigan and back in one day yesterday. 9.6 hours in a twin Commander!
I guess the word of the day is «hectic»... :)
Kevin, i installed the Aspen PFD unit in 2018. just curious what was your decision criteria for the G5's. And I'm now having TXi envy....
Congrats on your Aspen Geoff! They are great units. It was all about money for me and I thought the G5's were the best bang for the buck. Additionally I thought they would be perfect to mount on the co-pilot side if I ever win the lottery and TXi everything else. Would make for a nice clean panel. :)
Thanks and I think you're correct in your plan.
Noticed at the 12:34 mark that the G5 altimeter reads 3030’ and the 3 pointer reads 2800’. Is it normal for this kind of discrepancy or perhaps one wasn’t set the same as other?
It looks like 3030' and 2980' to me. I didn't have the old one on 30.01 it was on 30.00. They are usually within 40 feet or less of each other.
Hey, now a year later are you still digging the G5s or wishing maybe something else like the Aspen stuff?
When you were flying the LPV approach, did the G5 flight director give you pitch and roll commands?
Marina, no...the G5 flight directer is disabled by STC and only gets turned on if you get their GFC500 autopilot from my understanding. I'm going to find out if the new STEC 3100 will drive the FD or not.
Does your autopilot coupled to the heading bug on the G5 DG? We are possibly looking doing this upgrade but was holding off as the last thing I read about the G5 DG was that the heading bug couldn't be coupled. Nice setup in your 310.
They have a list of supported autopilots where (to my understanding) it will follow the heading bug. They accomplish this through the GAD29B I believe. That said, I had them pre-wire the HSI to easily accept an autopilot but not connect mine as I plan to upgrade that soon and didn't want to waste the time/money. My autopilot is a bit pitchy and I don't plan on spending a dime on it with all the new stuff hitting the market.
Thanks for the reply that is something I'll look into. We've just got the standard DG and I'd love to get rid of it. The G5 really looks like the way to go.
Enjoy your Vlogs. I live in the Chicago area and its interesting to hear you fly around Chicago airspace. I imagine it can be challenging. Do you fly out of Aurora? You are a very competent pilot.
Glad you're enjoying the channel Gilbert! It can be challenging at times with all the traffic around here but it helps greatly that I work as a controller here. Yes, Aurora Airport is our home airport. :) Thank you for the nice compliment.
@@310Pilot Did not know you work as a controller there. Thats fantastic. Look forward to future vlogs.
Im wandering if you can put a Bard Minimum on a G5 ADI when you reached your DA or MDA?
Hey Matt, you added two units. I'm interested in adding the HSI part of the G5, but do I need both units?
You don't have to have them both. You can get either one separately. I like them both separately or together.
Very cool upgrades! What do you have tied with the garmin 430 to meet the adsb out requirements? Trying to get an idea of something cheaper to do than the gtn650 / gtx345 setup I really want in my 172
Thank you William! Above the 430 I have the GNS530W for WAAS and my transponder is the GTX345 for ADS-B in/out. Good luck on getting your 172 how you want. There are cheaper ways but I really like the in/out of the 345.
@@310Pilot I've been reading about the GTX335 w/waas and unless I'm missing something, it looks like it will meet the adsb out requirements and only cost about $4k or so. It doesn't do adsb in, but I have a stratus for that. Got a very limited budget with a teenage daughter in high school
i really enjoy your videos. curious: why do you "tap the brakes" before retracting your landing gear? thanks again. ps - also enjoy both of you in the cockpit. :)
Glad you are enjoying them Josh! I tap the brakes because it's in the POH. The reason is it stops the wheels from spinning before retracting the gear. If they are spinning fast the centrifugal force can make them expand and rub the bottom of the plane when trying to go up and in.
Thanks very much for your reply. Totally makes sense, too, thinking about it. It's been decades (not since about 85) since I've flown. I'm sure I must have done the same thing but couldn't remember doing it.
In the audio it sounds like the engines oscillate a little is that the difference between the two engines rpm?
Yes, all propeller driven twins do it. They will have a little indicator to tell you which one is running higher, and once you get a little altitude, you pull back the high revving motor to match. Some airplanes have prop sync that will keep them synced on their own.
Justin Stanley , you have the same thing in multiple prop boats. If they are too far out of synch it can set up a beat frequency that sounds like someone is hitting the boat like drum.
Justin Stanley I fly single engine and wondered about this on a twin but never looked it up. I figured there had to be some difference between the two engines. Thanks for explaining.
CreekBoy, Justin explained it pretty well. Back when I used to instruct it will drive your ears absolutely crazy when the props are sync'ed correctly. I try to keep them sync'ed when flying in cruise and climb. During takeoff most twins will sound a little off as no two engines/props are perfectly exact. Of course with my lightspeed headsets sometimes I won't detect a very minor mismatch.
nice job k-bo
Thanks Gare-bear!
Do you have an autopilot? If so, how does the G5 interface with it. I was told I would need an EA100 to convert analog to digital, but that is with the Aspen. Great vid btw !
I do. It's the original Cessna 400 IFCS. It worked great when I bought the plane but has since developed a bit of pitch oscillating. I didn't want to put any money into with all the new ones coming out. They wired the G5's to interface with any future autopilot I install. Glad you liked the video!
Cool, can’t wait to get mine done. Both Garmin and Aspen are behind on shipping because of KOSH.
Nice hat!!
Go Dawgs!!
are you transmitting ADS B data with your new unit?
Rick, my transponder is a Garmin GTX345 and is ADS-B in and out. The attitude indicator, HSI and GNS530W GPS are all tied together into the whole system. Love getting the traffic and weather from ADS-B. :)
Sensacional.
Is your 530 slaved to your lower G5 and the 430 to the traditional GS/Loc in the low position? Can you swap them or direct the 430 to slave the G5?
My 530 is slaved to the G5's and the 430 to the traditional one. My understanding is that you can't swap between two. It would be nice to have a switch to swap but I don't think Garmin wrote the STC that way.
Looks like a nice install. Don't tap this one, okay?
Was that a new controller in the tower?
I'm done tapping instruments! :)
hello,
may I ask what device you have hooked up with ff on your ipad?
wx gps external?
thanks!
Alex
Hello Alex, the iPad with ForeFlight running on it is bluetoothed to my transponder and it provides all the traffic, weather, nav data, etc on the iPad. It is a Garmin GTX345 transponder. Hope that helps.
Would you mind demonstrating an engine failure procedure at some point for us???
I will for sure Joe. Thanks for watching and the suggestion. I did shut one down on the first video I made if you want to look back at my BFR video.
Great.Thanks,I'll take a look through your vids for that.I only ask because all I've ever flown was SEL never finished the PPL.Still enjoy flying and watching skilled pilots do their thing.