Awesome video! So many lessons in it! How to fly to Canada, customs, fly into Bravo, progressive taxi, flyover DTW, wow. Watched it over 3 days but loved every minute. Good job!
Thanks for that valuable feedback! While doing my homework for flying into and returning from Canada I learned that there wasn't much current information of value on RUclips that I could use. I had started to plan to make a video of my own processes - getting the paperwork in order, getting a good grasp of the proper sequence of operations, and actually performing the flights. I wanted to do it a few more times before I assembled that video. Unfortunately right now it seems I won't get any more chances to fly to Canada any time soon so I shelved that video project. If I'm able to do it in the future, you'll see it on my channel.
I wouldn’t recommend this to most recreational flyers. Thankfully ATC in Detroit is very helpful most of the time, but this isn’t a great idea if you’re not proficient in this type of airport
I agree. Once my aircraft was flying I visited a lot of different airports and got flight following as often as I could to get used to being in the system. Class B is another level, but after a year and a half of flying I felt comfortable being vectored into DTW and following the Chicago Flyway. DTW ATC didn't do what I expected but my studies of the airport layout helped me and I did pretty well. I was pretty tired on the way home and got bit by a moment of confirmation bias, but fortunately I fixed it quick. All the ATC crews I've encountered in Michigan have been great to work with.
Awesome video! So many lessons in it! How to fly to Canada, customs, fly into Bravo, progressive taxi, flyover DTW, wow. Watched it over 3 days but loved every minute. Good job!
Thanks for that valuable feedback! While doing my homework for flying into and returning from Canada I learned that there wasn't much current information of value on RUclips that I could use. I had started to plan to make a video of my own processes - getting the paperwork in order, getting a good grasp of the proper sequence of operations, and actually performing the flights. I wanted to do it a few more times before I assembled that video. Unfortunately right now it seems I won't get any more chances to fly to Canada any time soon so I shelved that video project. If I'm able to do it in the future, you'll see it on my channel.
I wouldn’t recommend this to most recreational flyers. Thankfully ATC in Detroit is very helpful most of the time, but this isn’t a great idea if you’re not proficient in this type of airport
I agree. Once my aircraft was flying I visited a lot of different airports and got flight following as often as I could to get used to being in the system. Class B is another level, but after a year and a half of flying I felt comfortable being vectored into DTW and following the Chicago Flyway. DTW ATC didn't do what I expected but my studies of the airport layout helped me and I did pretty well. I was pretty tired on the way home and got bit by a moment of confirmation bias, but fortunately I fixed it quick. All the ATC crews I've encountered in Michigan have been great to work with.