A long one, tightly packed with IFR goodness from Dennis my mentor CFI! In this episode, Dennis Simo (mentor CFI to Flight Chops) walks us through the avionics panel and ins and outs of autopilot in a once-neglected but now state-of-the-art Cessna 182. Fascinating and packed with informative detail – watch in real time as…
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An actual Emergency on the way to train for simulated ones! Massive thanks to Osama for being an ongoing awesome IFR mentor! We’ll be flying the TBM 850 and the Phenom 300 more for sure! In this episode of Flight Chops’ IFR Status Vlog Series, Steve trains with longtime mentor Osama and benefits from the…
Written test was complete, so he couldn’t punch me in the face 🙂 In this instalment of the IFR Vlog, Flight Chops and his family are guests in Jim Stroh’s Cirrus SR22T GTS while he prepares for his Instrument Rating. The pilots work through Jim’s personal clearance checklist and flight planner. Luckily, Steve made good…
Pilots building Home Flight Simulator Setup I dreamt of as a kid + Giving one away!
- June 18, 2019
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Can’t wait to hear which one of you gets the panel, and how you set it up! In this episode, Flight Chops does a deep dive into the world of custom home flight simulation and is blown away by how realistic the experience is. During the end-to-end setup process of building this next level IFR…
A completely refurbished Super Cub on floats can be yours! Heads up! EDIT: THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED. SCROLL DOWN FOR THE REST OF THE STORY 🙂 This fully refurbished Piper Super Cub on amphibious floats is being given away right now in AOPA’s Sweepstakes! *NO PURCHASE, MEMBERSHIP OR CONTRIBUTION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A…
Safety Pilot Flying with Air Traffic Controller – Mooney M20 – IFR status VLOG #6
- May 7, 2019
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IFR insights while airborne from an ATC / Pilot = priceless! Get caught up with this special VLOG series that gets into all the nitty-gritty details as Steve goes after his Instrument Rating: __ Huge thanks to all the Supporters on Patreon! Productions like this wouldn’t be possible without your help! For those that haven’t…
Heading into the final stretch of earning this rating! I’m hoping to be IFR flight test ready very soon… Because there is a big announcement coming, and I wanna be able to focus on that next adventure 🙂 ___ Only a few days left — we’re giving away a flight in the Extra 300! Click…
How Julie Clark flies her AirShow – 11,000 hours in the T-34 – she’s a master pilot! (+PHOTOS!)
- March 15, 2019
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Julie has logged 11,000 hours flying the T-34 alone! Here’s where you can see Julie! This is the final season to see her fly. Please help me share this one far and wide! And thanks to Jason from TFP for setting this up, and definitely check out his episode about Julie’s back story! __…
PASSED the Written – Flight Test prep next! IFR status VLOG #4 (+ my study resources)
- February 23, 2019
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Fooled myself thinking 1 hr / day study would cut it; Needed ~6 hrs / day! Huge thanks to Osama for all the hours tolerating me 😛 Here are the links to my IFR study resources: Pilot Training AeroCourse Aviation Ground School Training Courses Calgary Pilot Shop – Culhane Manuals Canada to FAA (USA) Pilot License…
Pilots in this Together… Alone… Flight Training can be Lonely – IFR status VLOG #3
- January 30, 2019
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It really helps to walk Hoover when I need a clear head! Huge thanks to Ryan for the help with this one! Learn more about him here at Cardinal Aviation. And check out “Plane Savers!” on Youtube! ___ Huge thanks to all the Supporters on Patreon! Productions like this wouldn’t be possible without your help!…
On the way home from an awesome general aviation flying adventure in Mexico. Logged over 10 hours in a Cherokee Six 300 (non turbo) covering coastal and mountain routes while exploring the country with my family. Estimating 5 episodes will come out of the material we filmed!
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