First off, thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos. I've watched all 3 parts, and they have been nothing less than super educational. I am a business owner/pilot/veteran in Southern California, and lately I've been shopping around lately for a private aircraft to use for business. I think you just sold me on the Honda Jet as the plane that would be best for me. Now, I just can't wait to take one for a spin and see it for myself. Again, thank you for the lessons and I hope to see you in the skies sometime soon.
I'm glad you've found the content compelling...even with my lousy editing skills. DM, me on Instagram and I'll gladly connect you with a great contact while you're exploring.
Thanks for all the great information on the HJet. I have been following its development from the first announcements and live in NC not to far from the factory. Your videos are the first time I have seen what they are like to fly. As someone who got his license in 1983 and an instrument rating before GPS, the automation in these new machines is just magic (as is foreflight). Enjoy the Michigan content as well. Have great memories skiing and playing golf up that way. thanks for the time you put into making these awesome videos!
You have changed my view regarding the Honda Jet in to a positive one . I have always been a pro-citation light jet when my first intro to a citation 500 in '79when my father was getting typed. You have made a complete understanding of the Honda Jet enjoyable , thank-you .
I'm a 76 year old flight simmer and have been watching the inspiring videos by Premier1Driver, Citation Max and others for a few years. Yours are fantastic. Everyone has their own unique style, but this series has really captivated me. It has made flying the Honda jet in MSFS so realistic, especially since I now have a better idea of what I'm doing. By the way I'm over near Lynchburg, so I'm well aware of the airport you fly out of. Keep these coming, please. I wish you could show your flights on Flight Aware so we could see the profile and stats of each flight, but I understand why you probably can't from a business point of view.
Thanks so much, Bill. Candidly this 3 Part Series was a beast to edit...probably because I'm lousy at editing. But your feedback is more timely and meaningful than you can imagine. P1D & Max are botj fantastic channels and they've been gracious in sharing some of their advice and lessons learned. I love flying but it's not a 'lifeltime hobby', I get a few more years to do this and I'm so grateful that I do.
Thanks for this three part series Timothy. Really appreciate the time and effort you take to make these videos available. I really like how your very discipline in your cockpit practices. This is very important to show us pilots that aspire to fly and stay alive. In my humble opinion flying in more about the preflight planning as well as the along the way changes to the planning but being somewhat prepared for those possible changes. You showed that in this video and handled it perfectly. I’m sad to see your selling 2TM😞 I hope you enjoy your next phase of life🙏🏻👍🏻
Agreed! Thanks so much. It cracked me up that after all of the re-routes and ground stops, that I didn't fly the departure or ANYTHING that they'd cleared. Also, did you catch that even the Departure frequency changed on the initial handoff. This series was fun to do. Really appreciate the support & kind words. Happy Easter
Honda put together a great machine! Even better an experienced crew in the machine to give you the details of what is going on while flying it. Thanks for having us aboard as a virtual passenger😁
Don't get me into legal time-out calling it instruction! 😁 Thanks for the positive feedback, it's an incredible aircraft and I'm grateful to get to fly it
Thanks. Really appreciate it. Funny, this series do don't do well but it was exactly aligned to all of the questions and comment. Glad you're enjoying it. Grinding on another video now...not easy but fun. Follow along on Instagram if you'd like.
You are quickly becoming my favorite aviation channel. Thank you for all the details. If possible, please take more close up videos as you work the G3000.
Thanks so much! Editing this one was brutal so it's nice to hear that we're doing OK. I hear you on the G3000. I'm wondering ring and to find a way to do that. Even with Part 2 that was all about programming the Garmin, the video was still too far away.
You mentioned being flexible regarding the changes. I had a missionary in Honduras tell me "Be flexible or you will get bent out of shape." That applies to all walks of life. I'm not a pilot just an airplane enthusiast, but I enjoy your videos.
I’m glad you have the Honda as your platform for many reasons, one being the engine mounting, unique I believe but so obvious after thinking about it, imho
Thanks Keith. It's hard work but fun to do. If you're able, try and join my first RUclips Live attempt this Sunday, 16th at 4:30pm EDT ruclips.net/user/livetFK4m1uyEe4?feature=share
Very nice series, thx for sharing and greetings from Monterrey Mexico, I'm Jaime, corporate pilot and part of the Honda Jet beta team for MSFS. Just started my "Around the World Tour" with this beautiful jet.
Thanks Jamie, for dropping in another comment. Earlier this week I was at the HondaJet Factory meeting with the guy who was the first(I think), to fly his HJ around the world. His stories are amazing.
thanks so much for your amazing videos, I learn so much even though im not flying anymore its always in my heart and I do a lot of sim flying and day dreaming lol
this was friggin outstanding stuff, I was always under the impression you hit the NAV button when you wanted to go onto FMS autopilot but I see you where manually following the FMS then when you hit AP it started to track the FMS Lateral navigation path
That's the beauty of the Flight Director. I can get the guidance even if I'm hand flying. There's the AP button for turning on the Autopilot and the other AP button for putting the Autopilot into the Approach mode. I always double check those.
This was a fantastic 3 part series. Such an interesting insight into how you operate your Honda Jet. Beautiful aircraft! Great flying. Thanks for sharing! :)
Thanks, I used a tip to add 'just a touch' of audio from one of the cameras which helps fill in some background sound. The headset audio that I record seperately is pretty sterile
Thanks. It's still a work in progress but the comments and suggestions help. We're still wildly inefficient with the editing process. That's a whole other skillset
Great video! What does the 4000 refer to that was mentioned by automated voice as you landed. So enjoy seeing you and your friend enjoying a shared passion. Brings back good memories. Keep the videos coming.
Thanks Jerry, Steve is a great guy. Most Army-Brat-Turned-Soldier folks dont have friendships going back 45 years. Too nomadic. The "4000" call out was the runway distance remaining. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Hi, you need to dedicate a camera just for the G3000 so we can follow all the interactions with the avionics. It needs to be closeup. Avionics is a major component of the HondaJet and therefore important that we can see it clearly. Thx
Arm Chair tips are always welcome...Great point! I always did that with my prop planes. With jets, it's a speed limitation. I want speed and altitude quickly. I'll get past my gear retract speed super quick which is why I we're taught in the type-rating that gear comes up as soon as we have a positive climb rate
Yep. Exactly correct. In the G3000 there's about 5 ways to accomplish a single task. My button-flow on this is based on having been cleared to a point not on my route and having to go back and insert. Both good ways to get to the same place
Wow, thanks so much. If nothing else, it proves that 1) I'm listening to the advice and 2) I'm coachable. I'm trying to make improvements with each video - this was hands-down the most difficult to edit so far
Really enjoyed 3 part Anatomy of HA420 flight. Would it be possible to do some video on how your type rating training was like? Flight safety sim? Syllabus, ground instruction, flight portion, # of flight training, duration, total flight time, study material such as POH, G3000 manual, How difficult to memorize memory times. etc. No need for fancy pictures / video. HA420 is a lot faster than helicopter and flies higher. Is it easy to get used to the difference? I may have a chance to start HA420 flight training after mid April 2024.
Yep. I know. I've been way behind. I have to do these on my wife's computer (MacBook). We were talking this morning abiut have a 2nd so that I can up the content. Thanks for the nudge
Tim I don't have a instagram account and wanted to a email address I can use with my g-mail address I have a few e-mails to you that were bounced back. Thx @@bluemaxsix
Outstanding video. It was great to watch you work the screens and instruct at the same time. Especially in a jet that I plan on owning. One suggestion: on final it was hard maintaining visual on the runway. That due to the placement of the center cockpit forward-viewing camera. The pillar in the middle of the windshield is a bit too wide for that view. I noticed you switched to another camera as you approach the threshold. Watching others wrestle their beloved beasts to the runway is half the fun of watching aviation videos such as yours. Also, I've never liked Opa-Locka weather. I live near Tampa (PIE).
Thanks Kevin, I keep wrestling with cameras and angles but think I'm close to a final working solution. My issue is more about battery and memory management to make sure they're all up and running during the different phases of flight. On the landing I had 3 sync he views - Cockpit, Nose, and Wing. Thanks for continuing to check in on the channel and provide feedback. This last video was a beast, for sure.
Great flight many thanks for sharing, just one suggestion might want to check your cameras they may be set to the wrong speed for the panel view it’s revolving so a bit hard to see. Cheers
Thanks Paul, that's one of the things I discuss in the video. With the version of the Garmin G3000, that's the best I can get. 4K video with 60FPS. I'll keep trying though. We really appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment
Some aircraft have windshield wipers; when you were waiting before departure, your windshields had a lot of rainwater on them. When airborn, the water seemed to blow off; what is used on ground to disperse any of the water?
Thanks for paying close attention and asking - I've flown aircraft with and without wipers. The HJ windows are angled and coated so as soon as you move, they're clear. For me it hasn't been an issue. On the plus side, there's no drag from having external wipers. When I flew AH-1 Cobras, we has air that would blow them clear. I loved that system. @CitationMax has that feature in his aircraft
Excellent Video - love the details on the avionics - I would like to see the details of the flight plan in the FMS in a future video if possible - it looks much different than the G1000 SR22 that I fly. BTW - OPF is my base airport - great airport IMO!
SR22 - Amazing airplane, G1000 - powerful system, OPF - awesome location. You're as fortunate as I am grateful! Thanks for the feedback and the 'ask'. They are different and I'm happy to jump into that at in a future video. Thanks again for watching, I bit the bullet and finally mounted a gopro mount overhead, which I had been reluctant to do. But it makes a difference. I still need to show more of the center pedestal and closeups of the G3000
I don't know if this was mentioned before but im curious to know how close is the honda jet in msfs compared to the real jet in regards to handling on the ground and in the air, how close are the instrumentation. Do you think its st a study level? Your videos are great and informative. Keep them coming
Great question and TBH, I'm not sure how close they are. I've tried it once but that was about 18 months ago. The handling was spot on and some of the G3000 capabilities weren't in place yet. As a pilot who flies the jet, it takes some concentration to engage switches that I'm used to touching. As far as training goes...YES! Using sims in general and MSFS specifically, to train is a fantastic tool.
Such a great question. Pre-Departure Clearance is actually available at Miami Opalika but since they were under a SPECIAL wx forecast, they didn't use it. I left Greensboro 2 days ago and it was all digital. We also have something called CPDLC for all digital communication with ATC. Unfortunately, the version I have only works in Europe...don't get me started on that. Really good observation!
That was too funny. Yep, he overshot and turned back in. I was able to give him enough space and the weather wasn't an issue. But...NO BEER! I went by his hangar. Oh well, it's always good to have someone 'owe you one'
1) Icing is very rare (but not impossible) above FL340 and 2) the power requirements on the aircraft at or above that altitude make it smarter for it to be a Pilot-Decision vs Automatic
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Probably one of the best channels when it comes to breaking down each step of flying. This channel is becoming my favorite to watch.
Thanks so much. I'm working on another video this weekend.
First off, thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos. I've watched all 3 parts, and they have been nothing less than super educational. I am a business owner/pilot/veteran in Southern California, and lately I've been shopping around lately for a private aircraft to use for business. I think you just sold me on the Honda Jet as the plane that would be best for me. Now, I just can't wait to take one for a spin and see it for myself. Again, thank you for the lessons and I hope to see you in the skies sometime soon.
I'm glad you've found the content compelling...even with my lousy editing skills. DM, me on Instagram and I'll gladly connect you with a great contact while you're exploring.
Thanks for all the great information on the HJet. I have been following its development from the first announcements and live in NC not to far from the factory. Your videos are the first time I have seen what they are like to fly. As someone who got his license in 1983 and an instrument rating before GPS, the automation in these new machines is just magic (as is foreflight). Enjoy the Michigan content as well. Have great memories skiing and playing golf up that way. thanks for the time you put into making these awesome videos!
The design and automation is what drew me to the HJ. It's incredible.
You have changed my view regarding the Honda Jet in to a positive one . I have always been a pro-citation light jet when my first intro to a citation 500 in '79when my father was getting typed. You have made a complete understanding of the Honda Jet enjoyable , thank-you .
That's awesome. Keep asking questions.
I'm a 76 year old flight simmer and have been watching the inspiring videos by Premier1Driver, Citation Max and others for a few years. Yours are fantastic. Everyone has their own unique style, but this series has really captivated me. It has made flying the Honda jet in MSFS so realistic, especially since I now have a better idea of what I'm doing. By the way I'm over near Lynchburg, so I'm well aware of the airport you fly out of. Keep these coming, please. I wish you could show your flights on Flight Aware so we could see the profile and stats of each flight, but I understand why you probably can't from a business point of view.
Thanks so much, Bill. Candidly this 3 Part Series was a beast to edit...probably because I'm lousy at editing. But your feedback is more timely and meaningful than you can imagine. P1D & Max are botj fantastic channels and they've been gracious in sharing some of their advice and lessons learned. I love flying but it's not a 'lifeltime hobby', I get a few more years to do this and I'm so grateful that I do.
Thanks for this three part series Timothy. Really appreciate the time and effort you take to make these videos available. I really like how your very discipline in your cockpit practices. This is very important to show us pilots that aspire to fly and stay alive. In my humble opinion flying in more about the preflight planning as well as the along the way changes to the planning but being somewhat prepared for those possible changes. You showed that in this video and handled it perfectly. I’m sad to see your selling 2TM😞 I hope you enjoy your next phase of life🙏🏻👍🏻
Thanks so much for the kind comments. Yes, I'm selling but that's temporary...I plan to move to another HondaJet soon!
I'm not a pilot but I enjoy watching you fly in a Honda Jet.
Thanks. Grateful to get to fly it and grateful for you all folowing along
I enjoyed these miniseries. Thanks
Glad you like them, thanks for watching
Gotta love reroutes, but I always say: better on the ground than in the air! Good job Tim/Steve!
Agreed! Thanks so much. It cracked me up that after all of the re-routes and ground stops, that I didn't fly the departure or ANYTHING that they'd cleared. Also, did you catch that even the Departure frequency changed on the initial handoff. This series was fun to do. Really appreciate the support & kind words. Happy Easter
@@bluemaxsix
Yea I caught that too!!!
Have a blessed Easter ☦️
It may be Friday...but Sunday is coming!
Honda put together a great machine! Even better an experienced crew in the machine to give you the details of what is going on while flying it. Thanks for having us aboard as a virtual passenger😁
Don't get me into legal time-out calling it instruction! 😁 Thanks for the positive feedback, it's an incredible aircraft and I'm grateful to get to fly it
Absolutely LOVE this series man!!!!! Brilliant! Well done man and great flying I love that Honda jet!
Thanks. Really appreciate it. Funny, this series do don't do well but it was exactly aligned to all of the questions and comment. Glad you're enjoying it.
Grinding on another video now...not easy but fun. Follow along on Instagram if you'd like.
You are quickly becoming my favorite aviation channel. Thank you for all the details. If possible, please take more close up videos as you work the G3000.
Thanks so much! Editing this one was brutal so it's nice to hear that we're doing OK. I hear you on the G3000. I'm wondering ring and to find a way to do that. Even with Part 2 that was all about programming the Garmin, the video was still too far away.
You mentioned being flexible regarding the changes. I had a missionary in Honduras tell me "Be flexible or you will get bent out of shape." That applies to all walks of life. I'm not a pilot just an airplane enthusiast, but I enjoy your videos.
That's fantastic insight...especially on an Easter Morning. Thank you for taking the time to follow along.
I’m glad you have the Honda as your platform for many reasons, one being the engine mounting, unique I believe but so obvious after thinking about it, imho
Completely agree. Thanks for taking the time to watch.
Tim, much appreciated all the content
Thanks Keith. It's hard work but fun to do. If you're able, try and join my first RUclips Live attempt this Sunday, 16th at 4:30pm EDT ruclips.net/user/livetFK4m1uyEe4?feature=share
Very nice series, thx for sharing and greetings from Monterrey Mexico, I'm Jaime, corporate pilot and part of the Honda Jet beta team for MSFS. Just started my "Around the World Tour" with this beautiful jet.
Thanks Jamie, for dropping in another comment. Earlier this week I was at the HondaJet Factory meeting with the guy who was the first(I think), to fly his HJ around the world. His stories are amazing.
thanks so much for your amazing videos, I learn so much even though im not flying anymore its always in my heart and I do a lot of sim flying and day dreaming lol
Thanks. That's exactly why I put them together. It seemed to address a lot of the questions I was getting.
this was friggin outstanding stuff, I was always under the impression you hit the NAV button when you wanted to go onto FMS autopilot but I see you where manually following the FMS then when you hit AP it started to track the FMS Lateral navigation path
That's the beauty of the Flight Director. I can get the guidance even if I'm hand flying. There's the AP button for turning on the Autopilot and the other AP button for putting the Autopilot into the Approach mode. I always double check those.
This was a fantastic 3 part series. Such an interesting insight into how you operate your Honda Jet. Beautiful aircraft! Great flying. Thanks for sharing! :)
Thanks so much. It's a blast to fly and I'm grateful to be able to share it.
Love these videos! I'm coming up on 1000hrs TT and looking to transition into corporate flying, I find your videos fun and educational. Nice work!
Hey thanks so much and huge congrats on the 1000 hour milestone. Keep going!
Another great video, Nice Landing
Thanks Ted - I hope that means that you watched until the end!
Agree on the big jump in audio quality. Very nice. You’re dialing in the tech stuff! 👍🏻 Thx for another great video.
Thanks, I used a tip to add 'just a touch' of audio from one of the cameras which helps fill in some background sound. The headset audio that I record seperately is pretty sterile
Hope to see more videos soon Blue Max Six hope you and your family are doing well Stuart@Cambridge UK
I'm so far behind. Hopefully soon.
Great job so far on the videos.🛩
Thanks. It's still a work in progress but the comments and suggestions help. We're still wildly inefficient with the editing process. That's a whole other skillset
Great series.
Thanks so much - you all are the ones who suggested it...I just got to fly, film, edit, & upload it. We really appreciate the feedback
Great video! What does the 4000 refer to that was mentioned by automated voice as you landed. So enjoy seeing you and your friend enjoying a shared passion. Brings back good memories. Keep the videos coming.
Thanks Jerry, Steve is a great guy. Most Army-Brat-Turned-Soldier folks dont have friendships going back 45 years. Too nomadic.
The "4000" call out was the runway distance remaining.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Beautiful just beautiful. #salute!!!!!
Thanks for watching and for all of the comments. So far with our channel, I've been intentional to reply to every comment....so BUCKLE UP!
Thx will do!😂
Hi, you need to dedicate a camera just for the G3000 so we can follow all the interactions with the avionics. It needs to be closeup. Avionics is a major component of the HondaJet and therefore important that we can see it clearly. Thx
Great tip, thanks. @citationmax has a camera that's clipped to the dash. I'll look for a mount that won't be in the way. Thanks
BM6, could you shoot the HondaJet's Electronic Check List on the PFD or MFD in a future video ? Just clear enough to pause and copy it
Great idea. Will do. Thanks.
great vid,,, my arm chair tip of the day is,,,, leave the gear down till over the end of runway in case of engine flame outs etc :))
Arm Chair tips are always welcome...Great point!
I always did that with my prop planes. With jets, it's a speed limitation. I want speed and altitude quickly. I'll get past my gear retract speed super quick which is why I we're taught in the type-rating that gear comes up as soon as we have a positive climb rate
@@bluemaxsix now i know,, ty :))
@@MAGApepe Keep it up. The questions and comments on the channel so far have been incredible. Totally unexpected but super fun
@@bluemaxsix 9:38 can you also just scoll down the flight plan and hit the waypoint mak and then does a direct show up to hit for it ?
Yep. Exactly correct. In the G3000 there's about 5 ways to accomplish a single task. My button-flow on this is based on having been cleared to a point not on my route and having to go back and insert. Both good ways to get to the same place
Audio is way better. Another great video. Great little series. Just fyi, 1920 nautical miles from Bermuda to Azores. I guess we can't make that trip?
Wow, thanks so much. If nothing else, it proves that 1) I'm listening to the advice and 2) I'm coachable. I'm trying to make improvements with each video - this was hands-down the most difficult to edit so far
Really enjoyed 3 part Anatomy of HA420 flight. Would it be possible to do some video on how your type rating training was like? Flight safety sim? Syllabus, ground instruction, flight portion, # of flight training, duration, total flight time, study material such as POH, G3000 manual, How difficult to memorize memory times. etc. No need for fancy pictures / video. HA420 is a lot faster than helicopter and flies higher. Is it easy to get used to the difference? I may have a chance to start HA420 flight training after mid April 2024.
Hmm. Let me think about the best way to do that. Any ideas?
Tim you really need to do this more often when the time allows .
More often? Videos in general or the planning series?
Tim the video's in general. Sorry that i didn't make that clear .@@bluemaxsix
Yep. I know. I've been way behind. I have to do these on my wife's computer (MacBook). We were talking this morning abiut have a 2nd so that I can up the content.
Thanks for the nudge
Tim I don't have a instagram account and wanted to a email address I can use with my g-mail address I have a few e-mails to you that were bounced back. Thx @@bluemaxsix
Tim did you get my question , do you an alternative e.mail address that I can use from my gmail account ? @@bluemaxsix
Outstanding video. It was great to watch you work the screens and instruct at the same time. Especially in a jet that I plan on owning. One suggestion: on final it was hard maintaining visual on the runway. That due to the placement of the center cockpit forward-viewing camera. The pillar in the middle of the windshield is a bit too wide for that view. I noticed you switched to another camera as you approach the threshold. Watching others wrestle their beloved beasts to the runway is half the fun of watching aviation videos such as yours. Also, I've never liked Opa-Locka weather. I live near Tampa (PIE).
Thanks Kevin, I keep wrestling with cameras and angles but think I'm close to a final working solution. My issue is more about battery and memory management to make sure they're all up and running during the different phases of flight. On the landing I had 3 sync he views - Cockpit, Nose, and Wing. Thanks for continuing to check in on the channel and provide feedback. This last video was a beast, for sure.
Can you give your climb/ decent speeds you generally use and your cruise speed you file flight plans with. Thanks. Mike. Enjoy your videos
Thanks Mike. I'm happy to. Tha KS for following along. I'm working on a video today and I'll include that. Probably won't be out until next week.
Great flight many thanks for sharing, just one suggestion might want to check your cameras they may be set to the wrong speed for the panel view it’s revolving so a bit hard to see. Cheers
Thanks Paul, that's one of the things I discuss in the video. With the version of the Garmin G3000, that's the best I can get. 4K video with 60FPS. I'll keep trying though. We really appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment
Some aircraft have windshield wipers; when you were waiting before departure, your windshields had a lot of rainwater on them. When airborn, the water seemed to blow off; what is used on ground to disperse any of the water?
Thanks for paying close attention and asking - I've flown aircraft with and without wipers. The HJ windows are angled and coated so as soon as you move, they're clear. For me it hasn't been an issue. On the plus side, there's no drag from having external wipers. When I flew AH-1 Cobras, we has air that would blow them clear. I loved that system. @CitationMax has that feature in his aircraft
Excellent Video - love the details on the avionics - I would like to see the details of the flight plan in the FMS in a future video if possible - it looks much different than the G1000 SR22 that I fly. BTW - OPF is my base airport - great airport IMO!
SR22 - Amazing airplane, G1000 - powerful system, OPF - awesome location. You're as fortunate as I am grateful! Thanks for the feedback and the 'ask'. They are different and I'm happy to jump into that at in a future video. Thanks again for watching, I bit the bullet and finally mounted a gopro mount overhead, which I had been reluctant to do. But it makes a difference. I still need to show more of the center pedestal and closeups of the G3000
I don't know if this was mentioned before but im curious to know how close is the honda jet in msfs compared to the real jet in regards to handling on the ground and in the air, how close are the instrumentation. Do you think its st a study level?
Your videos are great and informative. Keep them coming
Great question and TBH, I'm not sure how close they are. I've tried it once but that was about 18 months ago. The handling was spot on and some of the G3000 capabilities weren't in place yet.
As a pilot who flies the jet, it takes some concentration to engage switches that I'm used to touching.
As far as training goes...YES! Using sims in general and MSFS specifically, to train is a fantastic tool.
When are they going to move over to more of a digital clearance, etc. That way it can be seen and recorded correctly?
Such a great question. Pre-Departure Clearance is actually available at Miami Opalika but since they were under a SPECIAL wx forecast, they didn't use it. I left Greensboro 2 days ago and it was all digital. We also have something called CPDLC for all digital communication with ATC. Unfortunately, the version I have only works in Europe...don't get me started on that. Really good observation!
not sure wanted happened with the guy flying the piston on final, did he say he missed the airport and turned back onto downwind to rejoin final
That was too funny. Yep, he overshot and turned back in. I was able to give him enough space and the weather wasn't an issue. But...NO BEER! I went by his hangar. Oh well, it's always good to have someone 'owe you one'
Anti-ice system is automatic until FL340, after thatmust be set manually, correct?
Absolutely correct. Good catch, thanks
1) Icing is very rare (but not impossible) above FL340 and 2) the power requirements on the aircraft at or above that altitude make it smarter for it to be a Pilot-Decision vs Automatic