Thanks Doug. You were a brave man flying those ultralights! If I can't close the door on a plane I'm not getting in that's for sure. What SR22 flight model are you flying? X-Plane or MS2020?
Thanks for taking us along another great trip over some beautiful terrain. I always appreciate the fact that you talk us through everything you are doing in the cockpit. It's helpful to hear your thinking process out loud; helps us to become more integrated into your flight. Thanks for taking the time to produce your videos for us. Blue skies and safe flying. Greetings from NYC.
Impressive and really entertaining. Thanks Steve. Keep them coming. Showing all the details and talking through even the flight plan filing makes it apart from your skillful flight management
Thank you for taking the time to show your preflight routine. Very informative video. Love watching these videos. Very helpful to this student pilot! One Question- when you mention trimming, trimming upon landing - were you slightly trimming nose up or nose down? Thanks!
I'm gently trimming the nose up as I gently reduce power. If I do it right the nose will be slightly up as I pull out the last bit of power and the plane settles on the main gear and then on the nose wheel.
Hi, Steve. It's curious that the Taxi Checklist 08:20 would call for Mixture Full Rich. Would seem that that would present a finite risk of fouling plugs. Thoughts? Thx for another fine video. Wayne. BTW -- I really like how you're now dialing in HDG and ALT changes as you read them back... rather than write/say/read/dial.
Well the answer to your question is that at the 8:20 mark I'm starting to go through my Before Takeoff checklist as I taxi to the runup area. On the BT checklist item 8 calls for full mixture. The Start Engine checklist does suggest leaning the mixture and leaving it that way on taxi and until engine runup. I'll have to pay closer attention to that next time as this is something I've done since day 1. Fortunately, I've not had any issues to date with fouled plugs, perhaps because I take the plane in every 50 hours and the mechanic checks them. Duly noted though. Thanks-Ren
@@TheRenBaron Steve, my SOP is to leave mixture super-lean right until I'm cleared on the runway (you might have waited 10+ minutes after runup before clearance release), when I then do some final checks, e.g. Fuel Pump On, Mixture Set, Runway confirmed, etc.
33:20 Did ATC run you through the localizer (you're half-scale deflection), or when you were in HDG mode and told to "join" did you forget to Arm the NAV? Your nice chest-cam should hold the answer. BTW2, it was pretty darn smoky in the Ontario area.
Hey Ren, hope all is well. You said you we’re awaiting a Sim I’m sure it’s either the Noble or Realsimgear, which one did you end up getting, and how do you like it? Thanks mark, keep up the great work
I've got Real Sim Gear Cirrus Perspective console with PFD, MFD, GCU (G5 version, G6 coming soon I'm told), switch panel, flaps switch, Fuel switch, and fuel pumps. I have the Cirrus sidestick yoke from Noble which I really like. And I'm using the Torque Sim flight model which is pretty darn great.
@@TheRenBaron I was gonna ask about the Torque Sim, I have on order the Noble, I was talking to Austin from Noble and he said you returned yours, did you not like it, also are you using Xplane or MSFS
@@markschussler567 I tested the NFS system for a month and to be quite honest I loved the hardware on the NFS system. But what I did not fully understand when I purchased the system is that Austin and the NFS team are building their own software version of the Garmin G1000 Perspective system independent of X-Plane whereas the Real Sim Gear system and the Torque Sim SR22 model are built around or slightly modify the existing X-Plane G1000 software. Those are 2 completely different paths at the end of the day. The approach the RSG team employed means that their gear is tightly integrated with X-Plane and the Torquesim model and in the end provides more features and more accuracy than the NFS system today. Further down the road I think the NFS system may provide more flexibility once the software is fully developed. I know that NFS has a great throttle quadrant setup in the works which I am most definitely interested in adding to my setup. I've heard some talk that RSG may have something similar in the works as well. I think the bottom line is that for Cirrus pilots who are serious about keeping their flight chops high its a great time to be adding a great sim setup to their toolkit. I think this little exchange has inspired me to do a video showing my current setup.
@@TheRenBaron You read my mind, you need to do a video just on the Flight sim, one last question what monitor setup do you have, I am struggling with that one right now, since I have the Noble being shipped I will give it a shot and see how it goes :)
Hey. Got my private 4 years ago in an SR20 at HHR. It’s been a long time since I’ve gotten to fly in a cirrus. If you’re ever looking/able to take a right seater, I’d love to join you!
I don't know the details of your recording setup, but it seems like your in-flight commentary gets stepped on by the audio from the radio. Not sure if you could use the passenger feed to the Go Pro and lower the audio level a little so it's not so overwhelming during flight, or record audio on a dedicated recorder with the ability to split channels so you could balance them out in post. Granted, it's extra edit work, but it would really help being able to hear your thoughts as you fly.
The audio levels is a constant source of frustration. Right now I record the audio from the Garmin Audio panel to a Garmin Virb camera by bluetooth. And when it all comes from the audio panel I'm not able to separate channels to bump pilot audio up above the ATC chatter. On a day like this flight when the ATC audio is literally non-stop it makes it a freakin mess. I actually put in a call to one of our old audio engineers from my old music biz days to come up flying with me to help me sort it out. We'll see how that goes. But thanks for putting up with it for now. Cheers-Ren
Fantastic video...action-packed! 60 yr old ex ultralight pilot here... now enjoy flying the sr22 on the sim. Thanks for the wonderful video Steve!
Thanks Doug. You were a brave man flying those ultralights! If I can't close the door on a plane I'm not getting in that's for sure. What SR22 flight model are you flying? X-Plane or MS2020?
The Ren Baron I use both the default SR22T in msfs 2020 and the SR22T by Torquesim in X-Plane. The Torquesim guys will soon be putting out an update.
Thanks for taking us along another great trip over some beautiful terrain. I always appreciate the fact that you talk us through everything you are doing in the cockpit. It's helpful to hear your thinking process out loud; helps us to become more integrated into your flight. Thanks for taking the time to produce your videos for us. Blue skies and safe flying. Greetings from NYC.
Thanks for the kind words Giorgio. Cheers-Ren
Another top notch video. Currently (impatiently!) waiting on DEC SR22T delivery and recently found your channel - have been binge watching ever since!
Well I guarantee it's worth the weight. The whole delivery ritual is pretty darn fun. Enjoy it all. Cheers-Ren
Impressive and really entertaining. Thanks Steve. Keep them coming. Showing all the details and talking through even the flight plan filing makes it apart from your skillful flight management
Glad you enjoyed it Cheers-Ren
Another great video. ATC had you working overtime. Great Job Steve..
Once again beautiful and professional flight brother! You work at being a pilot like a master craftsman.
Thank you kindly. Cheers-Ren
I love your videos Ren! Such a cool way to see SoCal from above and the way you record your entire flights with atc is awesome!
Well thanks for the kind words Eli. Glad you are enjoying the videos. Do you live here in So Cal?
@@TheRenBaron Yep. Orange county!
Just found your videos and really enjoy watching them. Great job with how you prepared for the flight to KONT.
Glad you like them! I hope you'll subscribe so you'll be notified when new videos are posted. Cheers-Ren
That was excellent. Challenging workload, handled really well
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers-Ren
Man I’m sweating just watching it! Great job! :-)
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for taking the time to show your preflight routine. Very informative video. Love watching these videos. Very helpful to this student pilot! One Question- when you mention trimming, trimming upon landing - were you slightly trimming nose up or nose down? Thanks!
I'm gently trimming the nose up as I gently reduce power. If I do it right the nose will be slightly up as I pull out the last bit of power and the plane settles on the main gear and then on the nose wheel.
Hi, Steve. It's curious that the Taxi Checklist 08:20 would call for Mixture Full Rich. Would seem that that would present a finite risk of fouling plugs. Thoughts? Thx for another fine video. Wayne. BTW -- I really like how you're now dialing in HDG and ALT changes as you read them back... rather than write/say/read/dial.
Mike Busch from Savvy Aviation is a big believer on leaning mixture on the ground (except for the runup of course). It's what I do with my SR22T
Well the answer to your question is that at the 8:20 mark I'm starting to go through my Before Takeoff checklist as I taxi to the runup area. On the BT checklist item 8 calls for full mixture. The Start Engine checklist does suggest leaning the mixture and leaving it that way on taxi and until engine runup. I'll have to pay closer attention to that next time as this is something I've done since day 1. Fortunately, I've not had any issues to date with fouled plugs, perhaps because I take the plane in every 50 hours and the mechanic checks them. Duly noted though. Thanks-Ren
@@TheRenBaron Steve, my SOP is to leave mixture super-lean right until I'm cleared on the runway (you might have waited 10+ minutes after runup before clearance release), when I then do some final checks, e.g. Fuel Pump On, Mixture Set, Runway confirmed, etc.
Hey Steve awesome video! How can I get some of those flight planning sheets you use?
Send me email at renman@renmanmb.com and I'll send to you. Cheers-Ren
33:20 Did ATC run you through the localizer (you're half-scale deflection), or when you were in HDG mode and told to "join" did you forget to Arm the NAV? Your nice chest-cam should hold the answer. BTW2, it was pretty darn smoky in the Ontario area.
It looks like I was just following the heading until he cleared me for the approach and then hit the APR button which turned me into the course.
Good call calling socal when you were over PV as a reminder. He was a little late to turn you to SLI
Yeah for a while I thought I might have to refile my flight plan to Hawaii. Cheers-Ren
Hey Ren, hope all is well. You said you we’re awaiting a Sim I’m sure it’s either the Noble or Realsimgear, which one did you end up getting, and how do you like it? Thanks mark, keep up the great work
I've got Real Sim Gear Cirrus Perspective console with PFD, MFD, GCU (G5 version, G6 coming soon I'm told), switch panel, flaps switch, Fuel switch, and fuel pumps. I have the Cirrus sidestick yoke from Noble which I really like. And I'm using the Torque Sim flight model which is pretty darn great.
@@TheRenBaron I was gonna ask about the Torque Sim, I have on order the Noble, I was talking to Austin from Noble and he said you returned yours, did you not like it, also are you using Xplane or MSFS
@@markschussler567 I tested the NFS system for a month and to be quite honest I loved the hardware on the NFS system. But what I did not fully understand when I purchased the system is that Austin and the NFS team are building their own software version of the Garmin G1000 Perspective system independent of X-Plane whereas the Real Sim Gear system and the Torque Sim SR22 model are built around or slightly modify the existing X-Plane G1000 software. Those are 2 completely different paths at the end of the day. The approach the RSG team employed means that their gear is tightly integrated with X-Plane and the Torquesim model and in the end provides more features and more accuracy than the NFS system today. Further down the road I think the NFS system may provide more flexibility once the software is fully developed. I know that NFS has a great throttle quadrant setup in the works which I am most definitely interested in adding to my setup. I've heard some talk that RSG may have something similar in the works as well. I think the bottom line is that for Cirrus pilots who are serious about keeping their flight chops high its a great time to be adding a great sim setup to their toolkit. I think this little exchange has inspired me to do a video showing my current setup.
@@TheRenBaron You read my mind, you need to do a video just on the Flight sim, one last question what monitor setup do you have, I am struggling with that one right now, since I have the Noble being shipped I will give it a shot and see how it goes :)
I’ve got Samsung 49” curved monitor.
Hey. Got my private 4 years ago in an SR20 at HHR. It’s been a long time since I’ve gotten to fly in a cirrus. If you’re ever looking/able to take a right seater, I’d love to join you!
Well I'll keep that in mind once all this Covid 19 stuff is over. Cheers-Ren
The Ren Baron 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 I appreciate it
where can i find some of your flight paper info things?!
Send me your email address and I'll send it to you. Cheers-Ren
I don't know the details of your recording setup, but it seems like your in-flight commentary gets stepped on by the audio from the radio. Not sure if you could use the passenger feed to the Go Pro and lower the audio level a little so it's not so overwhelming during flight, or record audio on a dedicated recorder with the ability to split channels so you could balance them out in post. Granted, it's extra edit work, but it would really help being able to hear your thoughts as you fly.
The audio levels is a constant source of frustration. Right now I record the audio from the Garmin Audio panel to a Garmin Virb camera by bluetooth. And when it all comes from the audio panel I'm not able to separate channels to bump pilot audio up above the ATC chatter. On a day like this flight when the ATC audio is literally non-stop it makes it a freakin mess. I actually put in a call to one of our old audio engineers from my old music biz days to come up flying with me to help me sort it out. We'll see how that goes. But thanks for putting up with it for now. Cheers-Ren
You were in panic mode for a brief moment there, workflow is rusty with all of during this covid thing
Definitely a little rusty.
The Ren Baron I was the same but I did a bunch of work on my sim which helped a bunch. Pilotedge and X-Plane helped
これはとても貴重な資料だ😓
??? Welcome I think. Cheers-Ren