The camera on the wing while landing was great! Loved the shots along the way of the clouds, things on the ground, and of fellow aviators in the sky. Always a fun flight, Niko! 👍🍻
Your Cirrus is equipped like an airline jet compared to the aerobatic airplanes & experimental aircraft that I fly. No glass panels nor autopilot in my aircraft. I experienced vapor lock on take off in my Starduster II biplane on a humid August day. I was able to glide it back to the runway for a downwind landing. Cowlings trap the heat and bake the fuel lines. I always open up my cowling on my Pitts if I land at a location for a short time. Great video. Well done. Nice cross country flight.
Little tip. When you have vapor lock, flip your boost pump on simultaneously as turning the key to start your engine. Works much better getting the vapor lock out in SR22’s. I do everything you do for hot starts except when I turn on my boost pump. When you turn your key to start and turn the boost pump simultaneously, you’re allowing the fuel to be forced through the lines and the vapor lock will be gone. Try it next time. But it literally HAS to be turned on at the same exact time as you turn the key to start. Never once have had it fail.
Great Views from the wing of a beautiful little aircraft. You will have to fly over New Brunswick, Canada sometime. Fabulous place, great food and fabulous Acadian culture.
Love all the little extra shots like the W&B screen and throttle and mixture controls. Thunderstorms are a pain for flying but sure are beautiful when you're up there among them.
I know there are many different ways to hot start. On my Cirrus I go mixture rich, throttle half full, prime on high boost until I see fuel flow (usually it's fast), switch to low boost, then start. So far so good and I haven't had any problems (yet). Loved the video as usual, and I really loved the landing view on the wing mounted camera!
I always love the view from the air! The view of those storm clouds was incredible! I'm glad you were able to get the plane running and that it was something relatively simple. I saw below a chief mechanic at Cirrus texted you a tip. That's a great resource to have. Great video, really enjoyed the flight!
You continue to impress me with your editing skill improvements. Good job and TYVM for taking the time to post. Not sure I have noticed the wing mount cam having a rotational axis before, but it was a very nice touch. Until next time.
It’s a 360 cam, doesn’t rotate, it films everything all around at all times. During editing I can choose what angle to show and if I want the shot to pan or tilt.
Very good planning with the weather cell. You were predicting the weather cell to be in a certain location, even over estimating that it is moving 50mph and made your decision. Weather is the most wide ranged subject in aviation and the fact that you are so aware and plan according to weather obstacles means you will live a very long and safe life. Keep it up! I really hope newer pilots watch your channel because there is so much to learn here.👍
When I was doing my PPL weather was an eye opener. Being a scientist by trade, aviation meteorology was food for my brain. I took my time with it and studied everything I could about this fascinating subject while trying to understand it by flying and observing.
I respect a pilot/owner that can identify and troubleshoot equipment issues before having to call in the mechanics. Great job! Might have frustrated many other private pilots that don't know their equipment all that well.
Even though I am on holiday in the South of France, I never miss out on these great v-logs. Always a pleasure to watch no matter where I am in the world. Keep them coming Niko. :)
@@NikosWings Oh yes. The south of France is like a 2nd home. Love the old city and it's people. I hope to come over to the states next year but when I am not too sure yet.
Hi Niko, great anticipation of what the weather was doing and the adjustment to your flight plan to stay clear of it all and arrive safely to your destination. You always make it look so simple, youre flying is an inspiration that pushes my learnings and my boundries as cirrus pilot. Keep up the amazing work and as always, love the vlogs!!
What a fantastic video Mr. Nick. And when you brought that plane in to land both times, Lord, it was like you could not tell you touched down. Smooth. Years ago, my instructor told me when I brought his Cherokee in to land, he said he heard the grass hitting the wheels before touch down. lol. Blessings my friends Bishop Keith Kirby. Hope to see you in Ocala Florida sometime.
Niko's perfect instructions are straight out of FAA source books and never change as unfortunately many of us eventually forget to execute. The safest pilot i ever seen and really enjoy watching your videos over and over again. thanks a lot for taking the time and sharing your amazing skills. @Niko i know there is no ROI financially but you really need to be a CFI for those that want to "exclusively" take advantage of your skills. I've been with many CFI's and none can be remotely close to what you do. you are a natural perfect CFI and should train special students ;) great job with details that many CFI's mess them up during explanations :D thank you.
I will be starting ground school in April of this year. In part because of wonderful content providers like yourself Nico! Thank you very much for the inspiration! I hope to see you out there in a year or two! Blue skies!
As always a wonderful video! So relaxing flying along with you, I guess my bp drops 20 points during your videos. Ok back to work for me! Thanks again!
The joys of vapour lock! Looks like the procedure is the same as my Arrow. Full throttle, mixture ICO, turn the engine and when it starts coughing into life, mixture fully rich, throttle back to idle/quarter inch and hey presto your in business! Great flight and landings!
another great video. Id like to suggest opening the oil door (it wont always stay open because of wind) as that will help with heat dissipation. (it will still be common for the fuel lines to be vapor locked but it helps) Lastly, if you could pop that dipstick it helps as well. You will be surprised at how much steam comes out and that has the benefit of reducing moisture in the crank case thereby reducing engine corrosion. in my 2005 SR22, I always pop the oil cap after every flight. Lastly, I think you would benefit a lot from buying an O2D2 from Mountain High. You will use 1/3 less O2 per flight. Keep op the great vids.
Yup I have the X3 conserver from Precise Flight, which I didn’t use on this flight because I bought it a month after at Oshkosh. By the way the Cirrus is equipped with onboard oxygen tank. I too leave the oil cap and oil door open but I’d hate to forget either open after start. In this case Signature put me upwind in a side of the building that was sunny without any wind. That’s why you’ll notice when I sumped the fuel the airplane was at a different spot, because I made them move me downwind.
@Niko's Wings pretty cool that you mentioned Missouri/Illinois,Shout out here,from St Louis!!! I live about 7 miles from Lambert International Airport!!!
Niko dude love the video.watching you talking to ATC keeps me sharp.Some times ive been in a situation with ATC and have used what ive seen you do and it goes so smoothly.Love your videos and the vapor lock i get that all the time it was interesting what you did sumping ive never seen that.
I really enjoy following your flights. Watching your videos prompted me to rent an SR22 in Vegas and take friends over the Grand Canyon and Hoover damn on Wednesday. That was a Fantastic flight.
Hi Niko! Love all your videos-especially this one-as not being able to start due to vapor lock can be embarrassing. I just competed my Instrument checkride in a SR20 G6. Your videos inspired me and gave me some great insights into real-world IFR situations-and, that flying should be fun! Next, I'm getting checked out in an SR22 G6 as to have FIKI for safe flying during the Northeast winters.
Great music this trip. Beautiful flight! Thanks for sharing! I hope you don’t have to deal with the corona virus. Pay attention! PS. The Caddy was also nice.
Hot engine starts, lol. I know you have a turbo, but the NA 22, I just crack the throttle, full rich, hit boost, and turn it over, no priming if the engine oil is over 100, works every time...… so far anyway, lol. Vapor locked or flooded, they don't start.
Niko's Wings I do the same thing as Paul. Works every time. No priming. Mixture Rich, throttle cracked, hit the Boost pump just as you hit the starter. I’ve never had vapor lock in any SR 22 using that technique during a hot engine start.
Thanks for another great vid. I have to say Vapor Lock scares me a bit especially when you hear about accidents during takeoff but, as a non pilot I think I need to spend more time educating myself.
Guy gets into and flies fantastic little aircraft across the US, has an issue with fuel, sorts it and arrives safely at destination. Gets 11 thumbs down, what gives? Love the videos, keep up the good work.
Nice video Niko. Seems like we missed a lot. Just a little short but that's ok. I'll take what I can get. Liked the wing cam that moved as you were landing. Be safe.
I have no words to express admiration for your artistry of piloting and video productions too. Man, you are next James Cameron. ;-) I'm always impressed when i see your movies. Keep it up. Niko, You should teach people how to fly. I know you are a busy man, but you should think about it. I know what I'm saying. I'm CFI (PPL, CPL and FI) in Poland.
OK my only complaint is we are waiting too long for your awesome videos Niko. Great videos and I'm always waiting for the next vid. Thank you again for taking us on a ride.
If I may suggest a different approach to the hot start. Set mixture full rich and throttle full forward just as you would with a cold start, select prime and watch for momentary fuel flow - 2-3 gal/hr no more. If you have ff then select the pump to boost, throttle to 1/4” and start as normal. If you have no fuel flow the you are vapour locked, don’t even bother cranking the engine, get out and drain the gascolator before trying to start as you did in the video. Works for me in the SR22 every time - ymmv.
i vapor locked an ‘05 piper warrior once. i knew what i did immediately because i had shut it off, hopped out, said hi to a friend, and then immediately hopped back into her and tried to crank her up and it was like 90 degrees outside. had to do the sit of shame on the ramp while i waited for the boost pump to cool off.
Nicely done on this flight. There sure was some amazing views of the surroundings of the storms. Unbelievable how beautiful yet dangerous thunderstorms can be. They definitely look a whole lot better from the outside! 😆 Thanks for sharing and as always stay safe.
Vapour lock - reminds me of our Comanche 400 which was a total disaster to start hot, usually immediately after refueling. Prime to flood, full throttle and mixture lean and crank to almost exhaustion was the only way it would fire up. The starter motor had a right flogging each hot start.
Here is a tip for free, if you are running any Lycoming fuel injector-ed motor try this on a hot start; once you have cut the motor, leave the mixture in the full lean position, after refueling or whatever you have to do.(only hot starts) Master switch on, prop clear, Throttle and mixture full forward for approx. 5 seconds (you will hear the fuel dumping into the cylinders) (this is more than enough fuel to fire her up) mixture back to full lean, throttle full forward and crank the starter. When she fires up, (you will have to use both hands for this) slowly come back with the throttle and with your other hand go rich with the mixture. If the engine wants to cut come back slightly with the mixture and simultaneously add a bit of throttle until the rpm increases and then slowly go richer on the mixture. On a Lycoming engine hot start don't use the boost pump. It takes a bit of getting used to, but works every time. Worst is cranking the battery dead and nobody in sight to assist. Cheers...
NIko, Saw you watching Stefan's site. He is a great guy, I always enjoying corresponding with him. That around the world trip coming up later this year should be amazing. When is yours? :) Cheers, Rik Spector
Nice Niko, thanks for that and all the effort you put in. Really enjoyed listening to your thought process when planning divert a hundred miles out and the various options. Prior planning prevents pi....ahem poor performance. Cheers from Australia!
we have same engine(almost). hot start(not in POH this way) for me is throttle open 1 inch, mixture idle cutoff, fuel pump or vapor suppression on, crank engine, when it catches, mixture rich and pull the throttle back to acceptable idle.
Try this if it's heat soaked again: Throttle at idle, mixture full rich, high boost for about 20 to 30 seconds, turn boost off, throttle full forward, mixture idle cutoff, turn key until it just fires, boost high, pull throttle back to high idle quickly, move mixture forward "a beam" (adjacent) to the letter "X" on the word mixture. What that does is pushes cold fuel thru the fuel pump and sends it back to the fuel tank thru the return line on the pump.
if you ever make a lunch stop in AVL again I HIGHLY recommend hitting the sierra Nevada brewery. it's like a 3 minute ride from the airport and although u couldn't drink, it's still well worth checking the place out and eating there.
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I’m eating lunch watching Niko eating lunch watching my video. The circle of RUclips. Looking forward to seeing you again soon mate.
Same here mate
Love it when fellow RUclipsrs subscribe to each other
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Too funny.........
But COOL too!!!!
Can YOU TWO both stop eating lunch and get back out making RUclips videos so that WE will have something to watch when we eat lunch?? ;-)
Niko’s such a ‘smooth operator’ I cannot tell when he actually touches down. 😊
The camera on the wing while landing was great! Loved the shots along the way of the clouds, things on the ground, and of fellow aviators in the sky. Always a fun flight, Niko! 👍🍻
Your Cirrus is equipped like an airline jet compared to the aerobatic airplanes & experimental aircraft that I fly. No glass panels nor autopilot in my aircraft.
I experienced vapor lock on take off in my Starduster II biplane on a humid August day. I was able to glide it back to the runway for a downwind landing. Cowlings trap the heat and bake the fuel lines. I always open up my cowling on my Pitts if I land at a location for a short time.
Great video. Well done. Nice cross country flight.
That will make you sweat, and it’s not the heat
Little tip. When you have vapor lock, flip your boost pump on simultaneously as turning the key to start your engine. Works much better getting the vapor lock out in SR22’s. I do everything you do for hot starts except when I turn on my boost pump. When you turn your key to start and turn the boost pump simultaneously, you’re allowing the fuel to be forced through the lines and the vapor lock will be gone. Try it next time. But it literally HAS to be turned on at the same exact time as you turn the key to start. Never once have had it fail.
I’ll try it, but on this one there was no fuel to grab, just vapor.
Great Views from the wing of a beautiful little aircraft. You will have to fly over New Brunswick, Canada sometime. Fabulous place, great food and fabulous Acadian culture.
Love all the little extra shots like the W&B screen and throttle and mixture controls. Thunderstorms are a pain for flying but sure are beautiful when you're up there among them.
i dont understand any of this but i enjoy it all. the direction the videos, the music, feels good.
I know there are many different ways to hot start. On my Cirrus I go mixture rich, throttle half full, prime on high boost until I see fuel flow (usually it's fast), switch to low boost, then start. So far so good and I haven't had any problems (yet). Loved the video as usual, and I really loved the landing view on the wing mounted camera!
I always love the view from the air! The view of those storm clouds was incredible! I'm glad you were able to get the plane running and that it was something relatively simple. I saw below a chief mechanic at Cirrus texted you a tip. That's a great resource to have. Great video, really enjoyed the flight!
You continue to impress me with your editing skill improvements. Good job and TYVM for taking the time to post. Not sure I have noticed the wing mount cam having a rotational axis before, but it was a very nice touch. Until next time.
It’s a 360 cam, doesn’t rotate, it films everything all around at all times. During editing I can choose what angle to show and if I want the shot to pan or tilt.
Great video , interesting to see that simply draining fuel cleared the vapour lock issue ...well done
Very good planning with the weather cell. You were predicting the weather cell to be in a certain location, even over estimating that it is moving 50mph and made your decision. Weather is the most wide ranged subject in aviation and the fact that you are so aware and plan according to weather obstacles means you will live a very long and safe life. Keep it up! I really hope newer pilots watch your channel because there is so much to learn here.👍
When I was doing my PPL weather was an eye opener. Being a scientist by trade, aviation meteorology was food for my brain. I took my time with it and studied everything I could about this fascinating subject while trying to understand it by flying and observing.
@@NikosWings awesome 😎👍
The wing camera angle for the last landing was very nice. Good effect with the panning and showing the profile along with the runway. Good job.
I respect a pilot/owner that can identify and troubleshoot equipment issues before having to call in the mechanics. Great job! Might have frustrated many other private pilots that don't know their equipment all that well.
Even though I am on holiday in the South of France, I never miss out on these great v-logs. Always a pleasure to watch no matter where I am in the world. Keep them coming Niko. :)
Enjoy France
@@NikosWings Oh yes. The south of France is like a 2nd home. Love the old city and it's people. I hope to come over to the states next year but when I am not too sure yet.
I love Stef! I learn so much from these videos as a student pilot myself.
Hi Niko, great anticipation of what the weather was doing and the adjustment to your flight plan to stay clear of it all and arrive safely to your destination.
You always make it look so simple, youre flying is an inspiration that pushes my learnings and my boundries as cirrus pilot.
Keep up the amazing work and as always, love the vlogs!!
What a fantastic video Mr. Nick. And when you brought that plane in to land both times, Lord, it was like you could not tell you touched down. Smooth. Years ago, my instructor told me when I brought his Cherokee in to land, he said he heard the grass hitting the wheels before touch down. lol. Blessings my friends Bishop Keith Kirby. Hope to see you in Ocala Florida sometime.
Niko's perfect instructions are straight out of FAA source books and never change as unfortunately many of us eventually forget to execute. The safest pilot i ever seen and really enjoy watching your videos over and over again. thanks a lot for taking the time and sharing your amazing skills. @Niko i know there is no ROI financially but you really need to be a CFI for those that want to "exclusively" take advantage of your skills. I've been with many CFI's and none can be remotely close to what you do. you are a natural perfect CFI and should train special students ;) great job with details that many CFI's mess them up during explanations :D thank you.
Thanks. It’s a dream that I need to achieve
@@NikosWings well it should be aviation community dream to have you as a CFI :)
Really enjoying your videos and expeditions Niko; greetings from UK.
I love the sound when you start the engine. The first seconds sounds like a merlinengine.
It does
I will be starting ground school in April of this year. In part because of wonderful content providers like yourself Nico!
Thank you very much for the inspiration!
I hope to see you out there in a year or two! Blue skies!
Great decision! Hope to meet you at one of the aviation events or at your local airport.
Great video as always.
Just about about go to bed, Niko wings uploads......... bed can wait a bit longer
Agreed
Love your use of checklists. Sadly, not everyone uses them. I’ve flown with a couple pilots that don’t. Just once!
yes I agree with you.use that check list every and all the time thats what its for not forgetting one little item that could cost you.
I saved this for Saturday... Your experiences are much closer to my Skylane flying. LOVE THE OTHER GUYS, but being a little lower and slower....
As always a wonderful video! So relaxing flying along with you, I guess my bp drops 20 points during your videos. Ok back to work for me! Thanks again!
Those seats look so comfy!!
The joys of vapour lock! Looks like the procedure is the same as my Arrow. Full throttle, mixture ICO, turn the engine and when it starts coughing into life, mixture fully rich, throttle back to idle/quarter inch and hey presto your in business! Great flight and landings!
Yup
another great video. Id like to suggest opening the oil door (it wont always stay open because of wind) as that will help with heat dissipation. (it will still be common for the fuel lines to be vapor locked but it helps) Lastly, if you could pop that dipstick it helps as well. You will be surprised at how much steam comes out and that has the benefit of reducing moisture in the crank case thereby reducing engine corrosion. in my 2005 SR22, I always pop the oil cap after every flight. Lastly, I think you would benefit a lot from buying an O2D2 from Mountain High. You will use 1/3 less O2 per flight. Keep op the great vids.
Yup I have the X3 conserver from Precise Flight, which I didn’t use on this flight because I bought it a month after at Oshkosh. By the way the Cirrus is equipped with onboard oxygen tank. I too leave the oil cap and oil door open but I’d hate to forget either open after start.
In this case Signature put me upwind in a side of the building that was sunny without any wind. That’s why you’ll notice when I sumped the fuel the airplane was at a different spot, because I made them move me downwind.
I love flying along with you....thank you for all your time it takes to make it happen!
Niko have you stopped at SSI yet for the BBQ at Southern Soul? It's life changing! Thanks for the ride along.
It’s on my to do list, and been to SSI many times
Great video. I learn something every time you post something new. Thank you so much.
@Niko's Wings pretty cool that you mentioned Missouri/Illinois,Shout out here,from St Louis!!! I live about 7 miles from Lambert International Airport!!!
Great video Niko and you watching Stef our home town pilot is pretty cool 👍
Nice flight Niko. Situational awareness at its best. Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you. Fly safe.
Niko dude love the video.watching you talking to ATC keeps me sharp.Some times ive been in a situation with ATC and have used what ive seen you do and it goes so smoothly.Love your videos and the vapor lock i get that all the time it was interesting what you did sumping ive never seen that.
Beautiful flying .Peaceful most of the time Niko
I really enjoy following your flights. Watching your videos prompted me to rent an SR22 in Vegas and take friends over the Grand Canyon and Hoover damn on Wednesday. That was a Fantastic flight.
I did the same thing back in November, the GC is amazing
Thanks for the ride Niko! I enjoyed the ride! Don/NE Ohio
Hi Niko! Love all your videos-especially this one-as not being able to start due to vapor lock can be embarrassing. I just competed my Instrument checkride in a SR20 G6. Your videos inspired me and gave me some great insights into real-world IFR situations-and, that flying should be fun! Next, I'm getting checked out in an SR22 G6 as to have FIKI for safe flying during the Northeast winters.
Good choice
Great music this trip. Beautiful flight! Thanks for sharing! I hope you don’t have to deal with the corona virus. Pay attention!
PS. The Caddy was also nice.
Nice landing at the end. The cirrus is a great cross country plane , thanks for sharing these experiences.
Hot engine starts, lol. I know you have a turbo, but the NA 22, I just crack the throttle, full rich, hit boost, and turn it over, no priming if the engine oil is over 100, works every time...… so far anyway, lol. Vapor locked or flooded, they don't start.
I had the same technique with my G2 NA
Niko's Wings I do the same thing as Paul. Works every time. No priming. Mixture Rich, throttle cracked, hit the Boost pump just as you hit the starter. I’ve never had vapor lock in any SR 22 using that technique during a hot engine start.
Thank you for the video - be glad you went up there in warmer weather. Calling for sub-zero temps this week up there. Take care and be safe.
Stay warm
@@NikosWings I am trying to keep warm. Woke up to -11 F Wind chill --22 F
Lansing, MI! That's where I am! Wish I could have known you were coming, I would have taken you to dinner and beers. Maybe next time.
Thanks for another great vid. I have to say Vapor Lock scares me a bit especially when you hear about accidents during takeoff but, as a non pilot I think I need to spend more time educating myself.
It doesn’t happen on high power settings that much. And that’s why we always run the boost fuel pump during takeoff and landings.
You probably flew right over my house in Greenville on your way to Asheville. Cool.
Guy gets into and flies fantastic little aircraft across the US, has an issue with fuel, sorts it and arrives safely at destination. Gets 11 thumbs down, what gives? Love the videos, keep up the good work.
Nice video Niko. Seems like we missed a lot. Just a little short but that's ok. I'll take what I can get. Liked the wing cam that moved as you were landing. Be safe.
Your editing skills have gotten so much better!! Also the 360 camera is awesome 👍🏽
Now that was again a very good video. Impeccable landings and a capricious Conti 550... Do it the Greek way baby ;-)
Oil the plane up and dive in???
I have no words to express admiration for your artistry of piloting and video productions too. Man, you are next James Cameron. ;-) I'm always impressed when i see your movies. Keep it up. Niko, You should teach people how to fly. I know you are a busy man, but you should think about it. I know what I'm saying. I'm CFI (PPL, CPL and FI) in Poland.
Thanks Piter. I love teaching. Maybe soon when I get a break I can instruct young pilots.
OK my only complaint is we are waiting too long for your awesome videos Niko. Great videos and I'm always waiting for the next vid. Thank you again for taking us on a ride.
Good videos take time to produce and work always catches up to me
Niko's Wings yup forgot about work. Always gets in the way of fun. Thanks again amigo absolutely love your vids.
Landing from end of the wing’s view is awesome.
Yeah, I like it too. I’ll make it a habit to include these shots
Always enjoy to watch your videos Capitan NIKO ,great flight.
As always, great video and thanks for taking us all along. 👍🏼
You motivate me man to have that same view out my own cirrus someday!! Flying by weather like that is absolutely amazing to watch!
Love the wing tip camera view. It gives a great perspective.
If I may suggest a different approach to the hot start. Set mixture full rich and throttle full forward just as you would with a cold start, select prime and watch for momentary fuel flow - 2-3 gal/hr no more.
If you have ff then select the pump to boost, throttle to 1/4” and start as normal. If you have no fuel flow the you are vapour locked, don’t even bother cranking the engine, get out and drain the gascolator before trying to start as you did in the video. Works for me in the SR22 every time - ymmv.
Exactly and that’s what happened here. There was zero fuel flow
i vapor locked an ‘05 piper warrior once. i knew what i did immediately because i had shut it off, hopped out, said hi to a friend, and then immediately hopped back into her and tried to crank her up and it was like 90 degrees outside. had to do the sit of shame on the ramp while i waited for the boost pump to cool off.
The sit of shame… lol 😂 so true!!! It recently happened to me at FXE. Zero fuel flow! It was just too darn hot and humid…
@@NikosWings Well, yeah, that’s south Florida in early summer for you! 🤣
Great navigating. Smooth landings and as always, great editing. Thanks -
Nicely done on this flight. There sure was some amazing views of the surroundings of the storms. Unbelievable how beautiful yet dangerous thunderstorms can be. They definitely look a whole lot better from the outside! 😆 Thanks for sharing and as always stay safe.
Great video, as always. Glad you arrived safe.
Vapour lock - reminds me of our Comanche 400 which was a total disaster to start hot, usually immediately after refueling.
Prime to flood, full throttle and mixture lean and crank to almost exhaustion was the only way it would fire up.
The starter motor had a right flogging each hot start.
Always entertaining and instructional to watch. Thanks for the quality and content. Keep it coming Niko.
Got to love hot starts in the Southeast ... love your videos!
Here is a tip for free, if you are running any Lycoming fuel injector-ed motor try this on a hot start; once you have cut the motor, leave the mixture in the full lean position, after refueling or whatever you have to do.(only hot starts) Master switch on, prop clear, Throttle and mixture full forward for approx. 5 seconds (you will hear the fuel dumping into the cylinders) (this is more than enough fuel to fire her up) mixture back to full lean, throttle full forward and crank the starter. When she fires up, (you will have to use both hands for this) slowly come back with the throttle and with your other hand go rich with the mixture. If the engine wants to cut come back slightly with the mixture and simultaneously add a bit of throttle until the rpm increases and then slowly go richer on the mixture. On a Lycoming engine hot start don't use the boost pump. It takes a bit of getting used to, but works every time. Worst is cranking the battery dead and nobody in sight to assist. Cheers...
On the continental the hot start process is the same…
vapor I got it . Thank you Niko. love you always fighting with the thunderstorm
I’m in the market for my first plane. Your videos are selling me on the Cirrus!
Great airplanes, one tip that someone gave me a long time ago was to make sure the airplane matches the mission.
That’s great advice, thank you. A lot to think about, in the mean time I’ll keep logging flight hours and enjoying your films. Cheers!
Nice flight
Cool video as always .
Always love your daily flights/view of your day
nice one mate, great to see another upload - great channel & content
NIko,
Saw you watching Stefan's site.
He is a great guy, I always enjoying corresponding with him. That around the world trip coming up later this year should be amazing.
When is yours? :)
Cheers,
Rik Spector
I’ll live through him for my around the world trip, and hopefully he will let me fly a small part with him.
Lansing tower information WHISKY!
The controller sounds so excited haha :)
Another great video Nikko! It seemed you instantly knew it was vapor lock for why you couldn’t start it after you refueled.
Took my first flight in a Cirrus SR-20 today, got my HP rating. Climbs like a rocket.
Nice try a 22Turbo like mine and get some high altitude experience. Climbs like 2 rockets lol
For now I will have to live through your videos. Most of my money going to getting my IFR. Like many, I really appreciate your videos.
Nice methodical approach
Nice Niko, thanks for that and all the effort you put in.
Really enjoyed listening to your thought process when planning divert a hundred miles out and the various options.
Prior planning prevents pi....ahem poor performance.
Cheers from Australia!
Another great flight video! Thanks Niko!
Welcome to Lansing! I live just 20 min from LAN. Hope you enjoyed your time here
Great Vlog as always good to see you are keeping up with Stefan Drury in OZ
Welcome to Michigan Lansing is where I work hope you enjoyed your stay!
Well done
Gotta' love that Stef shout-out. You guys gonna' hang out during his flight around the globe?
A bird told me yes but wait until you hear from Stef
@@NikosWings Awesome. That should be fun.
Cirrus knows you guys are pretty much convincing all of us we need Cirrus's right?
Great Video Niko....thanks for sharing... 😊
we have same engine(almost). hot start(not in POH this way) for me is throttle open 1 inch, mixture idle cutoff, fuel pump or vapor suppression on, crank engine, when it catches, mixture rich and pull the throttle back to acceptable idle.
Try this if it's heat soaked again: Throttle at idle, mixture full rich, high boost for about 20 to 30 seconds, turn boost off, throttle full forward, mixture idle cutoff, turn key until it just fires, boost high, pull throttle back to high idle quickly, move mixture forward "a beam" (adjacent) to the letter "X" on the word mixture. What that does is pushes cold fuel thru the fuel pump and sends it back to the fuel tank thru the return line on the pump.
Thx will try it
The factory turbo TSIO 550 you have typically doesn't have that issue. It's more an issue with the IO 550 tornado alley engines like the G3 has
Great video again Niko, thanks for sharing!
Leaves on trees, green grass haven't seen that in S.E. Michigan in about five months! (It's currently snowing)
if you ever make a lunch stop in AVL again I HIGHLY recommend hitting the sierra Nevada brewery. it's like a 3 minute ride from the airport and although u couldn't drink, it's still well worth checking the place out and eating there.
Niko...MISSED OPPORTUNITY....You were right next to Sierra Nevada!!!!! You MUST go there next time.
Willco
I'm unable to work but I'm saving every penny I get for a half hour flight in a sr20 this spring.
Impressed by your weather avoidance skills. I predict that one of these days you'll transition to the Cirrus Jet and just fly over the tops. 😎.
Hello from Palm Beach Florida! Would love to meet you one day! Safe travels
Great video sir...
Love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Hopefully someday soon I'll be up there too. Great Videos!
Enjoyable flight as always!