Damn, I absolutely love the first Socal controller after your departure in french valley! He sounds so friendly, self-confident (in a good way), and professional! Looks like he has fun doing his job! Thanks for dropping the whole video for us josh! Kind regards from Germany

@creativeaviation1853

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@TheAndroidCorner

5 жыл бұрын

I fly there all the time and he’s my fav controller there

@alfonsovance3073

2 жыл бұрын

instablaster.

Anyone getting bored watching this should not be a pilot.. Anyone loving every minute of this should be a pilot. Great video!..

Omg that socal controller was sooo dang good

Learn so much looking over your shoulders & listening to ATC. Fun ride! Thanks for a fabulous series!

Took my first flight instruction and soloed at SMO as a Navy ROTC midshipman, at the University of Southern California, in 1975/1976. Haven’t been back since, till now. It was a challenge maintaining visibility back then with all the air pollution, but today you can literally see for miles and miles. Thanks for this special cut of an epic flight.

Love it Josh. More of these series please. I’m a UK ppl holder (easa and faa). I did my check ride at F70 back in 2008 after spending 4 weeks intensive training in San Diego. Brought back some memories seeing the landscape again!! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🛩

I 'm glad you took the time to share this video and I do hope that you post more videos like this. I've always been interested in the details of flying through an airspace like this.

Great video and series. Videos like this from a SoCal pilot helped me get back into the aviation communications groove a few years back after being out of it for some time. I never was afraid of the radio and have flown class Bravos before, but I know many who are not comfortable with it. Keep the videos coming. They are great for all...new or experienced.

Awesome video, Josh. I really appreciate you uploading these full-length videos. Thanks!!

Kept me enthralled throughout. Keep em coming!!!

Hi Josh, great video. I got my PPL at Addison (KADS) in the Early 80's, I thought I was pretty proficient on the radio at that time, listening to this video over SoCal was making my head spin, I realized if I every want to get back into flying I'm going to have to do a lot of studying to learn all the new airspaces and to get proficient on the radio again.

Excellent teamwork you guys--great video and scenery!!

Love your vids! I love the nuts and bolts of flying as much as anything else and I was waiting on the edge of my seat for this video! Keep up the good work.

Love this video. My last flight in 1994 was to Santa Monica from the SF Bay Area in a 172RG. This was pre-KZread and pre-GPS, but the action in LA was about the same, with the same extremely competent controllers in both LA and SF. I haven't flown since, but this is certainly giving me the bug again. Thanks for a great video.

Totally awesome series, Josh. Thanks so much for the great videos and super editing job.

Is going to be a real shame to lose KSMO. The airport was there long before the houses.

@TheAjs71

5 жыл бұрын

Happening here in Straya too, unfortunately. Aviation is not seen as financially viable to politicians, unlike property development close to airports...such a shame IMO.

@KutWrite

5 жыл бұрын

So, the People's Republik of Santa Monika is blading the airport? I worked there and got my commercial-instrument ticket in the mid-70s. When Mr. & Mrs Jane Fonda ran the city, there was a huge "No Jets" sign at the approach end of 21. Mysteriously, it went away one day. I figured Fonda got a bizjet about then. They also started blading and constructing on the N side of the runway. That business probably had a jet, too. Great memories of that airport. RIP Cloverleaf, ATP and Krueger aviation. I doubt LSI is still making chips there - the silicon kind. Here, we can see that the elitist kommissars who have run Santa Monica since the 70s have put the final nail into SMO. I'll guess they land their city jet at LAX or VNY. They will also socialize FBOs and hangars there, until the demise of the airport in or before 2028. www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-santa-monica-airport-20170128-story.html

@Visualflightrules

5 жыл бұрын

I hear they are still trying to save SMO. I still want to land over there before she’s close.

@mgmm14

5 жыл бұрын

I heard about some of the ongoing issues recently from someone in the AOPA. Sounds like they’re still optimistic.

@Mike-01234

5 жыл бұрын

California Property values climb so fast any land can be developed into highest possible profit eventually will be converted to living space.

Thank you! These are very helpful! Nice work on these videos!

Well done again Josh. Very educational. Headed for Page and Marble canyon in April.. Keep up the great work

Wonderful Videos as always TY

Hey josh have to say hats off to both of you once again did an amazing job in the cockpit you know, And its just amazing when you look out over the horizon trying to look for other planes when we see it we just see sky nothing there, but then from no where another plane pops up just amazing how it works, And like that pilot said hats off to the controller to who manage to keep on top of everything telling where all the aircraft to go next, you need skill to do that job for sure so hats off to him

Man that’s exactly what I’m doing and why I watch your videos to learn so many things from other pilots even though I’m not a pilot yet. I appreciate the videos. Keep it up!

Another great v-log Josh. Enjoyed watching you both in this series. Great views, landings and points of interest. See you soon..

I love your vids and they were inspirational during my training. I recently got my private out of Hawthorne (HHR) right at the edge of the LAX class bravo and a few miles from SMO. I love your XC and hope to one day do a trip like that of my own. I’m bias, but this is my favorite of all your vids, for obvious reasons, lol. Thanks for making flying out of F70 look so easy, every time I fly over there it always crowed. Continue post Josh, you definitely making flying look cool lol

Thanks a bunch for the good videos. I’ve learned a lot from watching your videos on KZread. It’s a huge part of what helped me make my private pilot certificate!

Josh it was fun to watch you 2 make your way through the busy So Cal corridor to my home airport at KSMO. I've been flying for a little over 2 years and this lunacy is all I've ever known. You guys did a nice job of teaming up to make it nice and smooth. Two heads are definitely better than one. I hope you enjoyed your brief trip to LA. Cheers-Ren

This is what aviation videos should be. Thanks and fun, educational, and real.

Thanks for sharing these. As a new student with a son who is also a student, I love watching these as educational moments. They complement both our ground school and our lessons.

Josh you opened a whole new world for me. Thanks

I purchased the note pad and love it. Very helpful and keeps things organized. Thanks Mr. Aviation 101.

Wonderful video. Appreciate the detailed coverage.

Really enjoyed the Bravo video. Thanks!

@creativeaviation1853

5 жыл бұрын

Thats ok!😀

And also some instruments placed on the top of videos! Thanks again.

Josh I have really enjoyed your coast to coast series. The scenery is beautiful and the editing is great. They are very educational as well. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

Great video. You're right, SoCal controllers are awesome. Learning to fly in LA is challenging, but you get good at comms. Also fun to see French Valley again - my first solo XC was LGB-CRQ-F70-LGB

I occasionally fly into the airspace east of the LA bravo, the SoCal controllers are always top shelf. I’m always amazed at their patience with those who can’t listen

I really want to experience this before the airport closes.

Thanks for doing this. Great video and nice to see how you navigated all the airspace. I hope to do that sometime.

Nice series of videos. Enjoyed them very much.

Thanks for sharing this. Bucket list item for sure!!!

That was crazy busy. Good job. Really liked this one too.

Awesome video Josh. This is home territory for me, as I learned how to fly out of Brackett Field and Cable Airport. Thanks for sharing !

thank you for Bravo explaination

A VERY educational series!!

I got my Instrument Rating at American Flyers at SMO back in 1994. There were the same doom and gloom closure stories back then and before that too. It’s still there though. I used to fly back and forth to Torrance Municipal (TOA) frequently via the Special Flight Rules Area directly over the top of LAX. You could also take a route right along the beach below 1,000. What a life back then.

Love this had an opportunity to do this recently...

That Socal controller was certainly working for his pay cheque. Busy, busy, busy!

Great video and coverage.

Great job of CRM boys. Lots of busy radio, but I think that makes the length of the video worth it. Glad you made one for the "airplane nerds." Enjoyed it.

I love all your vids

Dont be afraid of the bravo clearance. I get them all the time. Just be sure to get it if you plan to go through it though. Sometimes you have to ask even when they know your route. Its pretty rad to go over LAX too.

I watch a lot of aircraft posts on KZread. It is cool to see someone flying from an airport I am familiar with. Love French Valley

Good 👍 video as usual. It seemed to keep both of you busy and I don’t think I would like that much of a workout without a good co-pilot/navigator/radio operator. Good job 👏 to you both. Thanks for sharing guys

Wow that was awesome, teamwork there looked great. Just did my 2nd flight into the Bravo into Addison (KADS) in Dallas and it was really busy but super fun. 4 more flights till my PPL checkride!!

Awesome to see french valley. I just did my long XC solo and that was my 2nd stop before heading home.

Love these “geekier” videos!

Thats a beutifull skyhawk!

Great flight. I fly in the north east KJFK, Newark, Philly and Atlantic City. Very busy also. Great controller in seen.

Great video thank you

As a cfi from SoCal, this is a normal flight for students on flight following.

@KutWrite

5 жыл бұрын

It was much like this when I got my commercial-instrument ticket in 1977. Not so many fancy names for the airspace, though, and a nice VFR corridor right over LAX.

@radiomantodd

5 жыл бұрын

Dan Lima I started my lessons at BUR in the 90s, and learned pattern work among 737s. Just an average day....

Welcome to my neck of the woods. Yeah, isn't the Los Angeles airspace fun? Never boring. Keep flying safe and yes I saw all the videos.

Outstanding video and narration. I fly in Class Delta and Charlie Airspace but have zero experience in or around Class Bravo. Practicing on Flight Sim with PilotEdge to get practice with communications.

Very professional!

Dude you were in my area?! (French Valley in Murrieta) It's been a long while since I've seen any of your vids. We had recently moved here from the east coast and you suddenly show up in my area. Thanks for giving me a good idea of the local controllers in the vid, still hoping to get a PPL as I start college later this year

I always watch your vid well, thx for virtual experience

As much as I enjoy the Cinematic videos, its nice to watch one like this it helps me to listen and learn! keep it up!

Haze makes flying in the LA basin not as fun as it could be. After a wind or rain when the skies are clear general aviation has an uptick in activity. Way more fun to see far.

@mattcollins4550

5 жыл бұрын

I think you mean "smog"

I earned my Commercial and Instrument at KSMO and operated in SOCAL for about 10 years total. It was a blast and made me a much better pilot. After a few hours you get very comfortable with the comms and volume of radio calls. One of the coolest things to do is to fly the LAX Mini Route which takes you right over LAX, the view is amazing as you pass over the airport.

I just started my PPL flight lessons at French Valley - putting this flight in my must do list :)

Wonderful flying videos !

Damn SoCal Approach sounds like an auctioneer

Really got attached to 37H during this EPIC flight. I can't believe Arnoldo sold it when he got back to Florida. Kinda like losing a dear friend.

I first learned at KSMO about 10 years ago before later switching to KVNY as "home." Love them both. SMOG is by definition partly fog, so yeah, that haze is HAZE tinged with a bit of pollution. We ARE next to an ocean, after all. ATC is generally great around here. Busy airspace, lots of fast movers, and yet they're usually very accommodating and friendly and manage to keep it fun and lighthearted. Never figured it out, but KSMO will sometimes clear you from WAY out and then clear someone else (or several others) in front of you. Happened to me more than once (usually being the one they stuck in front of some jet on a 10 mile final). I got a chuckle from your friend's reaction when that happened. As a student around here, you learn there's no such thing as a "B" game... you bring your "A" game or stay on the ground. You're playing in the big boys' playground here. I'm wondering why, though, you went WAY out of the way instead of taking one of the several VFR routes. As someone else mentioned, the Mini Route has you flying low right over the center of LAX and traveling northbound, basically dumps you into a left downwind for KSMO 21 on the south side. Interesting tidbit... at least when I was flying there, KSMO would generally have you stay in the pattern on the south side doing a left pattern, but planes coming in from the north (and a common practice area was up over Malibu) would be brought in on a RIGHT pattern on the NORTH side. So you'd have one or more planes on downwind on the south side, and one or more planes on downwind on the north side, and base is basically flying a head-on. Of course, KSMO would space it (and extend downwind legs and such) so that never happened, but it is still a little weird knowing someone else is on the other side trying to wind up the exact sample place that you are. As for "threading the needle," take a look at the area over downtown that's under the 25/100 LAX Bravo section. Maximum 2,500' to stay under the Bravo, but with downtown being up to nearly 1,400' tall buildings, keeping 1,000' above (VFR) the congested area means flying no lower than 2,400'. Been there, done that. Haven't seen your videos in a while. Enjoyed this one, particularly since it is in my backyard.

Great Video!

I flight instruct out of F70!! Would’ve been cool to meet you. A tip too in SoCal, the chart supplement for F70 shows March GCA as a departure frequency on 133.5, contacting them initially helps streamline the flow into the ARTCC system when SoCal is a little busy for a lengthy request. And you flew right over my house! 😂 Welcome to SoCal! The traffic here comes in waves as you noticed. Always seems to happen wherever you are though. 🤷‍♂️😂

Love your checklists, do you have them posted somewhere?

That is a fun area, I grew up and living in the areas you flew over, only regret didn't get my PPL while in So.Cal, nice job on the Wix web construction

The first SoCal approach controller was brilliant, learned a lot from him as a controller myself.

You guys were flyin around my backyard. I've been to F70 many times for the $100 burger. I think that private airport you were referring to is the one on the south end of Lake Elsinore, its a VERY busy sky diving place. Next time you're out you'll have to fly to Catalina Island. The view from the restaurant is great and they have buffalo burgers.

Nice video. Inspiring.

I get anxiety just watching this. Great video.

You flew right over my house on V186! Started my logbook at Santa Monica.

Great video I watched the whole serious. It was sure interesting for a none pilotlike me to listen to the busy ATC chatter.

That landing was BUTTER

Great video. One useful video tip my be to overlay the VFR chart every now and then with a position update so we can see where you are in relation to your starting point and destination. Or use the map to highlight any POIs along the way. thanks again.

Great video

So cool! You took off out of my home airport

I was lucky enough to stay in California for 6 Months in 1960 - on our way to Tokio from the UK. I was only 20 years old and flew many hours at Santa Monica with my brand new PPL. How I survived I don't know. Santa Monica Flyers; the controllers used to laugh at my English accent with the callsign ending in Sierra Foxtrot :)

Lucky too since they're planning to close Santa Monica not to long from now!

I always said if you can fly in SoCal you can fly anywhere in the world 🌎 ...That was a beautiful zoom camera 🎥 keep up the great videos! 👍

Gotta love that LA Smog

Great listening to flight following

Dude!! You flew out of my home airport!

That close traffic was going to Lake Mathews practice area. Very busy practice area

Excellent video. Great instructional content. Isn't GPS navigation wonderful?

I flew into Santa Monica for my Commercial cross country in 1970. While taking a break on a bench in front of the FBO a Beaver landed with lovely ladies wrapped in sarongs, they got out of the plane. About two minutes later a gentleman that looked about 7 feet tall with white hair and a beard came around the corner, and collected hugs from the ladies. He turned and looked at me and it was Marshal Dillon, James Arness. He got into the Beaver with the ladies and headed out to sea. I assumed they had come in from Catalina and were returning. Flight Memories of the heart.

Another great video, Josh. Would you be so kind as to clarify what "Red, blue, green: Runway's clean" entails? I'm not sure how the colours come into play here. Thanks for everything.

@jeffshirton7234

5 жыл бұрын

I've been wondering about that as well... A quick Google search revealed a likely meaning: red - mixture rich; blue - prop control correct green - 3 greens, gear down runway's clean (self-explanatory)

Very good

Nice seeing you transition my stomping grounds. I got my IFR a commercial tickets at KRAL

Good job

Love your videos. Keep up the great work. So who bought dinner?