It was a bit heart breaking when you asked the zoo director about all of the animals 😕 and hearing his response. So sad. But on a good note, Great Video 👍
Yeah it was very sad what he told me. More on that interview on the video we made at Mogo Wildlife Park coming in the next few weeks. Thanks for watching Michael, I appreciate the comment.
This appeared on my options for viewing and didn't know what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised at the superb and simple delivery of commentary. It was a a joy to watch, the quality of the footage was brilliant, the informative commentary was understandable for us mere mortals and whilst I will never be able to fly as you do, at least when I check in for more videos, can be assured "milkshake" will make me smile, whatever the subject matter..
mate that was brilliant ... unbelievable fires .. they started up our way on the mid north coast NSW and up into Queensland last October and are still burning 1500 klm away .... i hope its the wake up to the planet... but anyway that is for another blog .. just wanted to say how much i love your Vids
Yeah I hope more people are paying attention to the fires this year, we really can't go through this again. Thanks for the kind words Calvin, appreciate you watching.
Thanks for the video Stefan, as a fire fighter pilot I was shocked what Australia went through, wish I could have been there to help. Cheers from Spain
Can't wait to share it with you all, it's going to be a fun second half to 2020. Lots of practise flights and videos on the trip to come before I set off though. Thanks for the support, means a lot.
First great video and especially the ATC interaction it is a great learning experience for us who don't often fly to unfamiliar places. Cannot wait for your around the world videos.
Great video stef! loving the new iphone shots you have scattered in as well. Smoke is less than ideal lately just kept on rolling in yesterday from a 10k vis to almost nothing!
Thanks for the video and the reminder of the fires still raging in Australia. BTW, I also follow a YT channel from Andrew Till. While you two are not identical, I did a double take the first time I watched his channel. I thought you had gotten an electric car!
Moruya Airport is also the location of a couple of flight schools, great place to learn to fly with fantastic views. We have had torrential rain last 3 days. Hopefully this will extinguish most of the fires. Thanks Stef
Was still smoky in Melbourne on the 7th Feb. I am 60 . I have never seen fires like this. The amount of smoke is beyond belief. Previous fires a few days , these have been burning more than a month.The “Academy” you flew right over me.
If you are going to do a World Trip - you need to get rid of that massive adjustable spanner and buy a nice compact set of ratchet spanners ;) Superb video as always
Hi Stefan! How relaxing and ejoyable video! Thanks for sharing. I hope, once you do the world-around trip, and had gained much more experience, you maight go one step fourther and do a transition to an complexer aircraft. In my humble and personal opinion, I wish you move to an Diamond DA62. I`ve watched some videos and it seems to be a fabulous arcraft. I don`t know how much it costs, but i`m pretty sure if you decid to go for it, you will! By the way, thank you for the beautiful music. once again, cheers from northern patagonia, Argentina.
I'm sure the SR22 won't be the last plane I ever fly, and yeah there may be an upgrade in the future. If Cirrus ever made a twin with electric engines I might have to give them a call...
A little plane in an enormous sky is always magic. It all looks far too familiar: we've had horrifying fire seasons in western Canada the last couple of years. Be safe.
Yeah I still get surprised how amazing it feels skimming over or flying through clouds like that. Popping out the other side is really magic. Thanks Laura, you stay safe too, hope you have a calm fire season for 2020.
Used to fly Melb to Moroya for hols with relees in sixties in Centurions, Apaches & 182's either direct or via Merimbula. Via the latter, much fun doing circuits at this WW2 'drome then west along totally deserted Ninety Mile Beach etc.. Airline Traffic was mainly Ansett-ANA F27s on Cooma -Melb ie. into YMEN (a joke there somewhere) or same ex Syd., where the coastal route was also mainly Ansett-NSW F27's. Still had Air Radio Stations scattered around, but no GPS or in the case of Radar, zero coverage beyond 30 nm ML, so a lot of trust was the order of the day.
Being American and never visiting Australia, I am so sad to see the ravaging fires and smoke throughout the country. I consider Australia as a cousin to the USA. We are both such new nations. I love the wildlife there.
We found no noticeable impact on flight performance when testing the camera on the wing. Whatever tiny amount of additional drag it produces is not noticeable and requires no additional control input like extra right rudder for example. The only consideration was the strength of the mount for the force of the airflow exerted on the camera, which is why we use an all metal bracket screwed into the wing. It's also a very good icing indicator, as ice will form on the camera faster than on the leading edge of the wing, but that's a side-benefit :) Thanks for watching Frederick.
Hey Stefan, can I say, as a Cirrus pilot myself on the tail end of his instrument training, your videos are incredibly fun and educational (although I know they are not meant for instruction). Thank you for them. I gotta learn how to mount a camera on my Cirrus one of these days....
Thanks Zachary, glad you're enjoying the videos. And good luck with the rest of your Instrument Rating, best rating you'll ever add to your flying especially in a Cirrus. What Cirrus are you flying?
@@StefanDrury yes, I agree about the rating! The upcoming checkride is making me nervous though! And I fly a 2006 SR22 G2 with a GTN 750/650 setup. It's actually a somewhat similar plan to yours. Same autopilot too.
Here I am, enjoying the excellent music choice, enjoying the views, pondering how trippy the take off looked with the 360 camera, and being reminded that despite distance and media coverage, it's important to remember what's happening in the world, and then. . . then you mention the elections here in America. Ugh. Why you gotta' do me like that!? This is my escape! It's okay. You can still visit my beer fridge on your roundy-round trip.
ATC Comms Tip- "Melbourne Centre, EYZ is airborne Moruya. Standby for departure." No need to give the time you got airborne. Only give your departure time in your departure report.
I said almost exactly the same thing to Steven (engineer) when I landed. I was sad these were pretty dry clouds though, so I washed EYZ when I got back to Morrabbin by hand instead, gah.
Sad to see all that carnage. May I ask why you check your pulse in the air? Is it to do with the high altitude and low air pressure? If so, what sort of increase do you see in pulse? Thanks Stef. I am loving all these videos I think I should probably go to bed now. Cheers.
interesting and informative video - thank you. Well edited - nothing too long winded - well done. Have you any experience with the Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 Camera? I would be interested in your opinion because I am thinking of purchasing one as it has the possibility of overlaying speed, altitude, heading etc on the video. Only problem is that it is an "old" camera, and maybe Garmin will bring out an update soon. Shortly I am gliding from Innsbruck, and would like to record my flight :)
Yes it's AWESOME to see the rain on the radar over SE Australia. The people in Moruya were looking forward to it when I was there during the week, so great to see it raining that way right now. Stay safe.
@@StefanDrury we are heading down the coast for our Anniversary over Easter. Looking forward to doing our little bit for them after such an horrific summer so far.
Hey man, great video! I'm a private pilot myself and I'm wanting to start recording my flights as well! I was wandering what gear do you use to record your audio during flight (i.e. ATC, and yourself?) Many thanks!
The WIFI issue with your 360Max is the housing you have it mounted in. This type of camera only have a very weak 2.4GHz antenna so it isn't difficult to block the signal. Three things you can do to get around the issue (from simple to difficult). 1. The easiest is to try mounting it with the LCD screen facing the cockpit. The enclosure has a large opening where the screen is and that may be enough to get usable signal for it to work reliably. 2. Drill a series of holes in the front/back plates of the enclosure (make it look like honeycomb). This may impact your CASA approval so I'm not sure if it's even an option 3. Replace the housing (or at least the front and back plates) with carbon fiber or plastic. My expertise is in enterprise WIFI so I frequently deal with this type of issue (albeit on a much larger scale).
Thanks those are great suggestions. I can sometimes get a signal and sometimes not, it's very hit and miss. I do have the screen facing inwards (the first shot I actually put it on the wrong way around and changed it after I filmed that!) but holes in the case may be an option for sure. Thanks again.
From an IFR point of view, it's the same. As I'm not visual I have to fly on instruments, just as if I was climbing through cloud. Same as for the approach into Moruya (which will be in a future video) where I had to fly the RNAV Instrument approach as the smoke was obscuring the ground so I couldn't do a visual approach into the airport.
@@StefanDrury I guess what I am really wondering is, is there a visual difference? I know an obscure and ultimately useless question, I am truly just very curious
Are there any regulations on flying over wildfires? There are also firefighting planes in some aerias I guess. Will they close the airspace where firefighting is active?
Not enough is done to educate pilots on Pyrocumulus. They're incredibly dangerous. From a fireground perspective they can generate their own wind directions than forecasted which is really dangerous as a firefighter because you could be working the edge that will end up being a front. It also can spot embers anywhere up to 100km ahead of the front, create fire tornados, ember attacks,.etc
The smoke also causes some radio issues. I was out on the peat fires the other day, and we were having trouble with our radios (vhf as well) even within line of sight. I also work at a small airport, and our radio recording system was having trouble hearing people through the smoke.
It's so thick in some places I'm not surprised. Interesting to know if that was contributing to the lack of radio contact on climb out though, thanks for mentioning.
hi stef, just wanted to inform you that there is a qantas 747 doing a domestic flight from sydney to melbourne. up to you but it would be a good video (and i am the dreamliner-cockpit boy, who has booked a seat on that plane
Thank you, been trying to get onto one of the QF 747s to make some content for the channel. Hopefully it's going to happen, but I appreciate the tip thanks.
Great professional-looking upload, Stef. 👍 Pardon the ignorance but why does GoPro use wifi rather than bluetooth? Surely BT would be preferable in cases such as this?
I’m just back from working the Cooma (Polo Flat) Airbase and it is interesting to see how high the “wall” as the rotary’s were calling it goes. There was no flying Thursday due the smoke. Let’s hope this rain helps.
Wonder if the local coast VHF repeater got affected by the fires. A few of the communication towers on the NSW South Coast got affected by the fires including the main towers for Batemans Bay/Moyura TV/radio
The same issues for me on the action cams and WiFi on the wings (above and below, high and low wings!). I bought a dedicated remote control button for GoPro and Garmin (I’ve got the Virb360) - spoiler: doesn’t work too!!
Did you have to get LAME approval for the camera mounts? So often you see (American) vids with suction camera mounts on the outside of the aircraft - and you know that they haven't considered the pressure drop in aircraft as they climb, making suction mounts useless...
Yep, every camera mount (external AND internal) have been approved by a LAME, has an Engineering Order drawn up, and has been certified by CASA (regulator) to be used during flight. I carry paperwork in the plane for each one, that includes the suction cup on the front window.
@@StefanDrury Very cool. That should be mentioned in passing as you wander past each mount. :) That would increase the info output of each vid. :) It may stop bad copycat suction mounts from students. :)
Transition altitude is always 10,000 feet but the transition level depends on air pressure. Sometimes we can't get FL110 (11,000 feet) for example if the pressure is too low. ATC will tell you if a flight level isn't available.
IAS depends on my altitude, but TAS (true air speed) is usually around 160Kts at best economy settings for this aircraft. I can get a TAS of 170Kts but I have to burn around 4-5 gallons fuel per hour for that.
@@glennwatson Depends on altitude, but at FL120 I was burning just under 12USG / hour at best economy. Around 9 - 12K feet is the sweet spot for this aircraft.
I've had issues with my GoPro 5s and wifi on a number of occasions. That's why I was curious about the battery life and why these days I just hit record and forget (at times it seemed the wifi disconnected and turned the camera off). I should point out though that another option was available to you - just google "James Allen Ward".
Hey Stef, the Flypad is not a bad idea. Considering that you're going to be documenting the trip, wouldn't having a dedicated device that is stable be good for the trip? It could stay in EYZ and give you a lot more certainty with the filming.
@@markbrown4442 Hey Mark, do you mean in terms of controlling the cameras? Because yes I am giving serious consideration to buying a dedicated remote for the wing mounted cams for the trip.
Can you just go and buy the correct size open ended spanner for that GoPro attachment. The only thing worse than using an adjustable wrench and fiddling with the adjustment which always seems to change while you are using it is watching someone else fiddle with an adjustable wrench that always seems to change while they are using it. This is tongue in cheek/not tongue in cheek. ;-)
I bet you get hit up by people wanting to fly with you. I'm like for reals? We have a heck of a seat in the videos + I'm not fighting Milkshake for her front seat!
It's a real compliment but yes I do get asked to take people for flights very often. I have to be fair to everyone and politely decline each request, wouldn't be fair to take some people and not others and I could never take everyone! When I buy a 747 we'll do a subscriber flyaway somewhere, just need to earn a little more RUclips revenue before we get there :)
@@StefanDrury Seems perfectly fair and reasonable! Besides, we fly with you and Milkshake on almost every upload. It's safer this way. You burn less fuel, less distractions and we get the under the wing view for the landing. You have to wait for it! I'm happy flying with you this way. Everyone else should be happy as well. Thanks Stef! PS: I can't wait for the Around the World Trip.
Awesome video!
Thanks for including your interactions with ATC, it’s great practice for me as a low time pilot.
No worries, I actually think the ATC calls help tell the story as well. Glad it's helping and good luck with your flying.
It was a bit heart breaking when you asked the zoo director about all of the animals 😕 and hearing his response. So sad. But on a good note, Great Video 👍
Yeah it was very sad what he told me. More on that interview on the video we made at Mogo Wildlife Park coming in the next few weeks. Thanks for watching Michael, I appreciate the comment.
Incredible, almost 10k feet of smoke 💨
Yeah it's been like this for months mate. Some rain the last day or so, hopefully that's been helping.
This appeared on my options for viewing and didn't know what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised at the superb and simple delivery of commentary. It was a a joy to watch, the quality of the footage was brilliant, the informative commentary was understandable for us mere mortals and whilst I will never be able to fly as you do, at least when I check in for more videos, can be assured "milkshake" will make me smile, whatever the subject matter..
Always enjoy your informational videos. Good that you're keeping the topic of fires alive in collective conscience.
Great video Stefan, love your flying and the sensitivity shown to bush fire affected areas of our amazing continent.
mate that was brilliant ... unbelievable fires .. they started up our way on the mid north coast NSW and up into Queensland last October and are still burning 1500 klm away .... i hope its the wake up to the planet... but anyway that is for another blog .. just wanted to say how much i love your Vids
Yeah I hope more people are paying attention to the fires this year, we really can't go through this again. Thanks for the kind words Calvin, appreciate you watching.
Hi Stef, would love to see you at the Corryong “Flying Feast for Fire Affected Communities” on the 29th of Feb
Excellent choice of atmospheric music, Stef. It must be a wonderful feeling of freedom, or extending life's possibilities, by owning EYZ.
Great flight as always Stef...really enjoyed it !!
Found your channel today... glad to have stumbled upon it.. great videos... shout out from Los Angeles..
Hey Hugo, welcome to the channel. Thanks for joining the community and hello back to LA!
Great vid Stef
Don’t know why but gee I enjoy watching your vids. Love the interactions and by gosh how magic is flying through and or over clouds.
Yeah that feeling never gets old. Thanks for watching and for the comment.
Another awesome one Stef😊👍
Thanks for riding along 👍
Thanks for the video Stefan, as a fire fighter pilot I was shocked what Australia went through, wish I could have been there to help. Cheers from Spain
Good Video Stef. Love the IFR videos!
I can dream of having my little plane travelling around!!! Can´t wait for the world tour Stefan! Gonna be awesome
Can't wait to share it with you all, it's going to be a fun second half to 2020. Lots of practise flights and videos on the trip to come before I set off though. Thanks for the support, means a lot.
First great video and especially the ATC interaction it is a great learning experience for us who don't often fly to unfamiliar places. Cannot wait for your around the world videos.
Damn. Taxied right past me on alpha. I was in the sth run-ups before my XC SOLO 2.
Awesome, how did you go with your solo Matt? Hope you had a good flight.
@@StefanDrury yeah it was great. Cobden and Ararat.
Nice video Stefan. Thank you for sharing. In the US we call it a crescent wrench. You probably knew that. Fly safe.
Another great video, remember that little Steve trick, pull the squelch and you may of heard ATC.
94th! Great video as always Stef. Moment of silence for the people who are suffering in the bushfires......
another great video 👍 "...youre number 1"
Sometimes when ATC say that, I'm kinda tempted to reply "no, YOU'RE number one"
Heard you on 3AW yesterday. Great listening and great job.
Great video stef! loving the new iphone shots you have scattered in as well. Smoke is less than ideal lately just kept on rolling in yesterday from a 10k vis to almost nothing!
Many thanks Leigh, hopefully this rain will put a lot of those fires out now. We need it.
Thanks for the video and the reminder of the fires still raging in Australia. BTW, I also follow a YT channel from Andrew Till. While you two are not identical, I did a double take the first time I watched his channel. I thought you had gotten an electric car!
First! Love your stuff Stef
Woo, so fast! Thanks Christian. 🏃♂️💨
Moruya Airport is also the location of a couple of flight schools, great place to learn to fly with fantastic views. We have had torrential rain last 3 days. Hopefully this will extinguish most of the fires. Thanks Stef
The smoke haze was awful today. I live 5kms west of the CBD and you couldn't see any of the buildings because of the haze.
Was still smoky in Melbourne on the 7th Feb. I am 60 . I have never seen fires like this. The amount of smoke is beyond belief. Previous fires a few days , these have been burning more than a month.The “Academy” you flew right over me.
If you are going to do a World Trip - you need to get rid of that massive adjustable spanner and buy a nice compact set of ratchet spanners ;) Superb video as always
Hi Stefan! How relaxing and ejoyable video! Thanks for sharing. I hope, once you do the world-around trip, and had gained much more experience, you maight go one step fourther and do a transition to an complexer aircraft. In my humble and personal opinion, I wish you move to an Diamond DA62. I`ve watched some videos and it seems to be a fabulous arcraft. I don`t know how much it costs, but i`m pretty sure if you decid to go for it, you will! By the way, thank you for the beautiful music. once again, cheers from northern patagonia, Argentina.
I'm sure the SR22 won't be the last plane I ever fly, and yeah there may be an upgrade in the future. If Cirrus ever made a twin with electric engines I might have to give them a call...
A little plane in an enormous sky is always magic.
It all looks far too familiar: we've had horrifying fire seasons in western Canada the last couple of years. Be safe.
Yeah I still get surprised how amazing it feels skimming over or flying through clouds like that. Popping out the other side is really magic. Thanks Laura, you stay safe too, hope you have a calm fire season for 2020.
Nice video!
Stefan,
On a clear day you can see forever,however,
Here there is Smoke from a not so distant fire:)
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Used to fly Melb to Moroya for hols with relees in sixties in Centurions, Apaches & 182's either direct or via Merimbula. Via the latter, much fun doing circuits at this WW2 'drome then west along totally deserted Ninety Mile Beach etc.. Airline Traffic was mainly Ansett-ANA F27s on Cooma -Melb ie. into YMEN (a joke there somewhere) or same ex Syd., where the coastal route was also mainly Ansett-NSW F27's. Still had Air Radio Stations scattered around, but no GPS or in the case of Radar, zero coverage beyond 30 nm ML, so a lot of trust was the order of the day.
Great work shining a light on the good work at the animal welfare centres. 👍
Being American and never visiting Australia, I am so sad to see the ravaging fires and smoke throughout the country. I consider Australia as a cousin to the USA. We are both such new nations. I love the wildlife there.
Question: What is the influence of the camera on the wing? More fuel? Turning more to the right?
Thank you for sharing your interesting video with us.
We found no noticeable impact on flight performance when testing the camera on the wing. Whatever tiny amount of additional drag it produces is not noticeable and requires no additional control input like extra right rudder for example. The only consideration was the strength of the mount for the force of the airflow exerted on the camera, which is why we use an all metal bracket screwed into the wing. It's also a very good icing indicator, as ice will form on the camera faster than on the leading edge of the wing, but that's a side-benefit :) Thanks for watching Frederick.
Hey Stefan, can I say, as a Cirrus pilot myself on the tail end of his instrument training, your videos are incredibly fun and educational (although I know they are not meant for instruction). Thank you for them. I gotta learn how to mount a camera on my Cirrus one of these days....
Thanks Zachary, glad you're enjoying the videos. And good luck with the rest of your Instrument Rating, best rating you'll ever add to your flying especially in a Cirrus. What Cirrus are you flying?
@@StefanDrury yes, I agree about the rating! The upcoming checkride is making me nervous though! And I fly a 2006 SR22 G2 with a GTN 750/650 setup. It's actually a somewhat similar plan to yours. Same autopilot too.
Here I am, enjoying the excellent music choice, enjoying the views, pondering how trippy the take off looked with the 360 camera, and being reminded that despite distance and media coverage, it's important to remember what's happening in the world, and then. . . then you mention the elections here in America. Ugh.
Why you gotta' do me like that!? This is my escape!
It's okay. You can still visit my beer fridge on your roundy-round trip.
Ha, sorry Christian! Next time I'll focus on the Europeans, mention something about Brexit...
Hi there. Is your SR22 a turbo model? Thanks for your wonderful content!
Hey Benjamin, no it's a normally aspirated G3 SR22. So my service ceiling is 17,500 feet. Thanks for watching, cheers.
ATC Comms Tip-
"Melbourne Centre, EYZ is airborne Moruya. Standby for departure."
No need to give the time you got airborne. Only give your departure time in your departure report.
flying through the clouds is a free car wash for planes :D
I said almost exactly the same thing to Steven (engineer) when I landed. I was sad these were pretty dry clouds though, so I washed EYZ when I got back to Morrabbin by hand instead, gah.
Sad to see all that carnage.
May I ask why you check your pulse in the air? Is it to do with the high altitude and low air pressure? If so, what sort of increase do you see in pulse?
Thanks Stef. I am loving all these videos I think I should probably go to bed now. Cheers.
interesting and informative video - thank you. Well edited - nothing too long winded - well done. Have you any experience with the Garmin VIRB Ultra 30 Camera? I would be interested in your opinion because I am thinking of purchasing one as it has the possibility of overlaying speed, altitude, heading etc on the video. Only problem is that it is an "old" camera, and maybe Garmin will bring out an update soon. Shortly I am gliding from Innsbruck, and would like to record my flight :)
Once again Stef awesome video. How good is the rain up here in Sydney & surrounds. Hope you guys are getting it down in Victoria.
Yes it's AWESOME to see the rain on the radar over SE Australia. The people in Moruya were looking forward to it when I was there during the week, so great to see it raining that way right now. Stay safe.
@@StefanDrury we are heading down the coast for our Anniversary over Easter. Looking forward to doing our little bit for them after such an horrific summer so far.
@@gdinsdale68 That's great to hear. Little efforts by us all like that can hopefully make a difference. Have a great anniversary trip Gavin.
Hey man, great video! I'm a private pilot myself and I'm wanting to start recording my flights as well! I was wandering what gear do you use to record your audio during flight (i.e. ATC, and yourself?) Many thanks!
The WIFI issue with your 360Max is the housing you have it mounted in. This type of camera only have a very weak 2.4GHz antenna so it isn't difficult to block the signal. Three things you can do to get around the issue (from simple to difficult). 1. The easiest is to try mounting it with the LCD screen facing the cockpit. The enclosure has a large opening where the screen is and that may be enough to get usable signal for it to work reliably. 2. Drill a series of holes in the front/back plates of the enclosure (make it look like honeycomb). This may impact your CASA approval so I'm not sure if it's even an option 3. Replace the housing (or at least the front and back plates) with carbon fiber or plastic. My expertise is in enterprise WIFI so I frequently deal with this type of issue (albeit on a much larger scale).
Thanks those are great suggestions. I can sometimes get a signal and sometimes not, it's very hit and miss. I do have the screen facing inwards (the first shot I actually put it on the wrong way around and changed it after I filmed that!) but holes in the case may be an option for sure. Thanks again.
On the way to Sydney is there any chance of you stopping at Katoomba Airfield?
Excellent video as always. Can I ask...is flying through smoke different, aside from the smell, than flying through clouds?
From an IFR point of view, it's the same. As I'm not visual I have to fly on instruments, just as if I was climbing through cloud. Same as for the approach into Moruya (which will be in a future video) where I had to fly the RNAV Instrument approach as the smoke was obscuring the ground so I couldn't do a visual approach into the airport.
@@StefanDrury I guess what I am really wondering is, is there a visual difference? I know an obscure and ultimately useless question, I am truly just very curious
Are there any regulations on flying over wildfires? There are also firefighting planes in some aerias I guess. Will they close the airspace where firefighting is active?
@1:15 Pan Shot. That's dope! #GoPro ?
Thanks, yep all done in post production using the GoPro Max 360º camera.
Stefan Drury That’s pretty awesome!!
Not enough is done to educate pilots on Pyrocumulus. They're incredibly dangerous. From a fireground perspective they can generate their own wind directions than forecasted which is really dangerous as a firefighter because you could be working the edge that will end up being a front. It also can spot embers anywhere up to 100km ahead of the front, create fire tornados, ember attacks,.etc
The smoke also causes some radio issues. I was out on the peat fires the other day, and we were having trouble with our radios (vhf as well) even within line of sight. I also work at a small airport, and our radio recording system was having trouble hearing people through the smoke.
It's so thick in some places I'm not surprised. Interesting to know if that was contributing to the lack of radio contact on climb out though, thanks for mentioning.
Hey, Steff, do you know the exact name of the sound you used at 11:00
Looked like the caps handle was covered. Was there a reason for that ?
hi stef, just wanted to inform you that there is a qantas 747 doing a domestic flight from sydney to melbourne. up to you but it would be a good video (and i am the dreamliner-cockpit boy, who has booked a seat on that plane
Thank you, been trying to get onto one of the QF 747s to make some content for the channel. Hopefully it's going to happen, but I appreciate the tip thanks.
@@StefanDrury if you want to know, row 51 is free in the window seat. A row in front of me
Hi Stefan, Could you please link me to the oxygen tube holder for A20 head set? Trying to manage a system my self... Thank you! Nice videos BTW
Great professional-looking upload, Stef. 👍
Pardon the ignorance but why does GoPro use wifi rather than bluetooth? Surely BT would be preferable in cases such as this?
you should do vids from melbourne to albury and back
I’m just back from working the Cooma (Polo Flat) Airbase and it is interesting to see how high the “wall” as the rotary’s were calling it goes. There was no flying Thursday due the smoke. Let’s hope this rain helps.
Interesting, thanks Ian. Yeah hoping this rain falls in the places that need it most. It's pretty smoky over Melbourne again today as well.
Hey Milkshake!!!
That cloud looked like a beaver
Wonder if the local coast VHF repeater got affected by the fires. A few of the communication towers on the NSW South Coast got affected by the fires including the main towers for Batemans Bay/Moyura TV/radio
Ah yeah could be. Thanks Kenneth.
If so, it would be in the NOTAM's.
Yes the fires are not in the news very much here in the UK, but there is still some talk about them.
Haha my attitude exactly towards the TAS lady 15:54
For Gopro buy the dedicated remote controls... phone never works well.
By the way do you have ADSB in Australia?
Yes, ADSB out has been mandatory for IFR and Controlled Airspace in Australia since around 2017.
what is the status of the bush fires in Australia?
hey mate do you have your night rating?
The same issues for me on the action cams and WiFi on the wings (above and below, high and low wings!). I bought a dedicated remote control button for GoPro and Garmin (I’ve got the Virb360) - spoiler: doesn’t work too!!
It’s very devastating
Idk wath to say...
Hi!
What's the service ceiling for the SR22? Just curious.
Service ceiling is 17,500. But I don't really take it much above FL130.
I was told that fine smoke particles can get through the filter and potentially damage the engine
Particulate past the filter is too small to cause engine damage.
those pyrocumulous clouds would be responsible for a few fires starting, with their indiscriminate lightening
Hey, Stef, did the smoke affect your performance on this flight?
Hey, no discernible difference in the aircraft performance flying through the smoke.
It’s still on the news in Melbourne
I am out of San Diego CA so the scenery looks unfortunately so familiar.
Yes we've seen some pretty horrific fires from your way as well. Here's hoping to a calmer season in 2020 for you all.
Did you have to get LAME approval for the camera mounts? So often you see (American) vids with suction camera mounts on the outside of the aircraft - and you know that they haven't considered the pressure drop in aircraft as they climb, making suction mounts useless...
Yep, every camera mount (external AND internal) have been approved by a LAME, has an Engineering Order drawn up, and has been certified by CASA (regulator) to be used during flight. I carry paperwork in the plane for each one, that includes the suction cup on the front window.
@@StefanDrury Very cool. That should be mentioned in passing as you wander past each mount. :) That would increase the info output of each vid. :) It may stop bad copycat suction mounts from students. :)
what place are you most looking forward to going to on your round the world trip?
What altitude is the transition level in Australia?
Transition altitude is always 10,000 feet but the transition level depends on air pressure. Sometimes we can't get FL110 (11,000 feet) for example if the pressure is too low. ATC will tell you if a flight level isn't available.
What happened to your around the world trip?
It's happening - departing later this year, end of June.
What IAS do you normally cruise at Stefan?
IAS depends on my altitude, but TAS (true air speed) is usually around 160Kts at best economy settings for this aircraft. I can get a TAS of 170Kts but I have to burn around 4-5 gallons fuel per hour for that.
@@StefanDrury What's your fuel efficiency like on best economy?
@@glennwatson Depends on altitude, but at FL120 I was burning just under 12USG / hour at best economy. Around 9 - 12K feet is the sweet spot for this aircraft.
Stef what O2 boom are you using on your headset?
It's by a company called Mountain High, something like the "EZ Breathe Boom".
@@StefanDrury thank you
I've had issues with my GoPro 5s and wifi on a number of occasions. That's why I was curious about the battery life and why these days I just hit record and forget (at times it seemed the wifi disconnected and turned the camera off). I should point out though that another option was available to you - just google "James Allen Ward".
I'd comment a MAX joke about the WiFi connection and the 360 camera, but all the MAX jokes are out of production.
I'd do a MAX joke as well, but I'm scared it doesn't come across. ;)
BTW it's 439 on the 15 th of February
Do you fly full time or is it a hobby?
I run a few companies as my 'day job', but I fly and travel to make content here on RUclips and sometimes to transport myself to work meetings too.
FLYPAD, 👍👍
I like to give everything a name 👍
Hey Stef, the Flypad is not a bad idea. Considering that you're going to be documenting the trip, wouldn't having a dedicated device that is stable be good for the trip? It could stay in EYZ and give you a lot more certainty with the filming.
@@markbrown4442 Hey Mark, do you mean in terms of controlling the cameras? Because yes I am giving serious consideration to buying a dedicated remote for the wing mounted cams for the trip.
Can you just go and buy the correct size open ended spanner for that GoPro attachment. The only thing worse than using an adjustable wrench and fiddling with the adjustment which always seems to change while you are using it is watching someone else fiddle with an adjustable wrench that always seems to change while they are using it. This is tongue in cheek/not tongue in cheek. ;-)
But the adjustable means I can just carry one tool, less weight. I'm sure Steven cringes when I do that as well!
ps... it's qf439
I bet you get hit up by people wanting to fly with you. I'm like for reals? We have a heck of a seat in the videos + I'm not fighting Milkshake for her front seat!
It's a real compliment but yes I do get asked to take people for flights very often. I have to be fair to everyone and politely decline each request, wouldn't be fair to take some people and not others and I could never take everyone! When I buy a 747 we'll do a subscriber flyaway somewhere, just need to earn a little more RUclips revenue before we get there :)
@@StefanDrury Seems perfectly fair and reasonable! Besides, we fly with you and Milkshake on almost every upload. It's safer this way. You burn less fuel, less distractions and we get the under the wing view for the landing. You have to wait for it! I'm happy flying with you this way. Everyone else should be happy as well. Thanks Stef! PS: I can't wait for the Around the World Trip.
@@John_Be Cheers John, great to have you following the adventures, cheers mate.
Third!!!!!!!
I know what you mean with the gopro app. Frustrating!
I would rather hear updates on the fires in Australia then listening to all the garbage about elections in the US
Need a haircut Steph 😂