Road Tripping in a small airplane: Arkansas to California / Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- This is the 2nd part of a series about flying across the country in a small airplane. We flew my small airplane, a Grumman Tiger, from California to Arkansas and back to visit family for the 4th of July.
In this video, our 2-day trip takes us from Hot Springs, Arkansas to Amarillo, Texas and Santa Fe, New Mexico on the first day. Then we fly to Prescott, Arizona before finally getting home to Los Angeles, California.
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Prescott is pronounced Prescuit, like biscuit.
Noted! Thx.
53 mins I am late bro can't believe you went coast to coast so hype for you wolfi
thx j! I didn't quite make it to the east coast. One of these days.
@@Wolficorntv man that's pretty close if u ask me..... I mean flying into NYC has gotta be as hectic as LA right ?
An flying no tsa just dropping in on the family is dope asf
@@jthrilla9147 I actually learned to fly on Long Island in Farmingdale. They are equally hectic. Would love to take the Tiger there one day. If I do and you’re in the area…let’s go fly!
@@Wolficorntv I remember you telling me that atleast you learned in a hectic airspace prob benefits you when you go to meets (can't remember the name but I remember your vlog from it ) you showed how hectic it was an I was thinking man wolfi handled that like a boss I would've been shook
You forgot the 3rd option, "Press-Kit"
You’re a fantastic story teller and the cinematography is fantastic. Feel lucky that the algorithm recommended your channel.
Much appreciated! Glad you found my channel.
-cut for the locals 😎
Thanks for the very entertaining video. There seemed to be some concern with wind. The ATIS mentioned winds from 110 at 23kts. Seems like that would be a fairly straight-on headwind on runway 10. Was that runway not available? Thanks.
Glad you liked it Jon. Regarding the winds at KSAF, the concern was mainly raised by ATC, as a jet was possibly unable to land due to the gusty winds (reported gusting at 37). My guess is the jet was possibly unable to land on 10 perhaps due to the unique terrain for that particular approach and other runways exceeded it's crosswind limits. Regardless, I ended up landing 10 and the winds, while squirrelly, weren't too bad. My main concern, however, was if I needed to go around, my airplane performance was limited as DA at the time was around 10K. Getting blown around with 37 kt gusts in that scenario is not ideal.
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Why not go "crazy french" pronunciation and say something like "presque-oot"? Very nice trip video! Your maps show straight lines, but did you have to do some zig-zagging for terrain? What were some of your higher elevations?
Ha. Yeah I certainly didn't fly as straight as my GFX show. Santa Fe was the highest airport I landed at on this trip...6,550. The biggest issue on the trip was density altitude in AZ and NM. Def a consideration for planning where to stop. Times like those I wish I had more horsepower.
Your forward canopy seal is installed backwards and might allow water to get in your cockpit. One half of the seal has a square edge and the other has a tapered edge. The tapered edge is meant to engage along the inner bead of the double bead seal on the windshield bow. The half with the square edge should be glued flat against the canopy bow with the tapered half protruding forward. The Grumman pilots association has a couple good videos showing proper seal installations.
Canopy Seals Issues - Grumman Style - RUclips
Canopy Seal Install - Grumman Style - RUclips
Thx for the observation and info!
Looks like a great trip. Surprising how fast those Grumman’s are compared to a Cherokee. What airport do you fly out of near LA?
I'm based out of WHP, near Burbank. As much as I'd always like it to be faster, it's not bad.
Great videos as usual. One of my favorite places to visit - Hot Springs. What part of Arkansas are you from. Sorry about the plant!
I grew up in Little Rock from the elementary years thru high school. The plant is alive and slooooowly returning to her former glory.
Bryan, as always a very very well-produced video... and those reported winds in Santa Fe were sporty; cool that the winds on arrival were more manageable! All the best. Wayne
Yeah it was a little gusty but almost down the runway. DA was over 9K so not much spare power for go around.
Greetings from Hell, Norway. Nice video, but too short 🙂.
Norway...nice. That would be an amazing place to fly. The video was a little short but honestly I prefer making them shorter when I don't have enough interesting footage to show.
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Nice dive bar. I have been there and listed to music as well.
that place was a classic!
Great sharing my friend. Full support here as always. Stay connected
Thx Delma!! :)
I've killed many a trap over the years. Finally I planted one in a fishbowl and put a loose glass lid on top. The trap has been thriving for at least five years and I only have to add water every 6 months or so!
Venus is still alive and slowly recovering! Only add water every six months!? I read it wanted distilled water every 2-3 days and that's what I've been doing.
@@Wolficorntv Glad to hear Venus is still with us! My trap is living in almost a closed system. I add distilled water every six months or so. When I stop seeing condensation on the lid I add water to heavily moist, not quite wet. They seem to love humidity, maybe require it. They seem to tolerate heat and cold OK.
What cruise level and setting to you find the best for those 3h+ flights? Nice videos! / Swedish grumman pilot
David, if terrain isn't an issue I'm usually at @ 8000-ish. It's kinda the sweet spot for the Tiger. There I'm usually pulled back to 2600 RPM. Saves on fuel consumption. Oftentimes in the Southwest USA I go up to 11,500 or so for terrain clearance. At those altitudes I'm usually burning 8.5 gal/hr at around 128kt TAS. My longest leg I've done was 4.5 hrs and I still had 16 gallons left in the tank when I landed.
Nice! I grew up in Little Rock and In-laws are from Hot Springs and lived on Lake Hamilton for many years just a little south of where you were staying.
I grew up in LR from 3rd grade thru high school. Graduated Hall in ‘91.
@@Wolficorntv Small world! I graduated in the 80s (I won't say exactly when LOL) from your rival Catholic High. Ahh the really dumb things we did in the name of our rivalry. I've been looking at acquiring a Tiger myself as personal transportation. Good stout aircraft.
@@chrisrains2316 I went to Catholic for 2.5 years. Good ol’ Father Tribou, LOL.
@@Wolficorntv OMG I'm still recovering from the experience all these years later.
That’s nice long x-country in the Tiger! I hope I could do something like that in the future. As always, great video!
I've done several of these long cross countries and I learn so much every time.
Love the film making, well done aviating!
What was your average speed and fuel burn?
I usually average 128-130 TAS @ 8.5 gal/hr. I could go a little faster but I like the fuel burn at this power setting.
You boiled Venus. I can hear the screams, throwing up flies, just horrific.
LOL. She's still making a slooooow recovery.
Epic road trip....more please!
Phenomenal, Bryan! 👏👏
Thx man...it was a fun trip. We've gotta get you back up in the air sometime soon.
@@Wolficorntv home from tour this week!
@@jmjbassplayer congrats on the tour! I'll be in NYC all next week but but maybe we can hit up someplace in November.
@@Wolficorntv Sounds great to me.
Great video bro, Prescott is pronounced Pres-cutt, for the correct AZ pronunciation
I think I pronounced it differently each time I said it.
@@Wolficorntv The locals aren't any better than that, so I'd say you are doing as well as they are! 🤣
Stop, in Co Springs... Take me for a apin 😂🤣
I've flown over but never landed in CO. That needs to change. Such a beautiful state.
@@Wolficorntv Yes, it is!!
I loved the two video series, and I am in love with your wonderful plane.
thx and yes...she's certainly a good one.
@@Wolficorntv Love them Grummans, eh Wolfie?
A thumbs up isn’t sufficient. Nice trip…Great edit!
thx Jim!! Thx for following along.
@@Wolficorntv You bet. I always enjoy your vids. We missed you in Oshkosh this year. 😁
@@diepenj47 yeah I really wanted to go but it would haven been the week after I got back from this long trip. Hopefully next year!
Epic! I haven't done a long cross country overnighter trip since EAA 2017. I think it's time to do one soon. Nice job with the filming and glad it was "uneventful". PS - give my condolences to Venus. :-)