Hi Mike as probably your newest subscriber, I like to congratulate you and thank you for your videos. Excellent content and editing...as a single pilot ifr in a 172 these are very relevant and helpful to me...thanks again and keep'em coming..

First off, great content. I have watched countless videos for GA and most can be distilled down 10% at best useful content (for me). You seem to have the secret sauce of content, commentary, animation, safety awareness and self reflection that works (for me). This one I particularly like the meat and potatoes in the beginning followed by the commentary, then the raw. PLEASE keep up the work and keep the videos coming.

@MalibuMikeCFII

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. I really put a lot of thought into it, so I'm glad it's appreciated!

Great video! I appreciate all of the different camera shots.

Great video Mike! Really outstanding production of all the different views, the narration, etc. I like how you highlighted the various views along with the narration. The lessons learned at the end were on the money. I'm really impressed. One thing I'll mention about the missed from doing a bunch of IPCs. You cautioned against stalling during the missed approach (from pitching up too high). I think it's more common for pilots to fail to establish a good climb when initiating the missed approach, most likely due to the somatogravic illusion. It feels like you're climbing when you accelerate, so pilots fail to establish a good climb pitch.

@MalibuMikeCFII

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil! That means a lot to me. :) On a recent missed approach, I suddenly looked down and was shocked I was flying at Vx instead of 15 knots faster like I thought I was. Also, think of the Cirrus in Texas that stalled when retracting flaps on a go-around. I think people can get preoccupied with figuring out what comes next without just flying the darn airplane! Whether that means climbing too steep or not steep enough, both are pretty dangerous.

OMG you are an ACE!! You killed that landing! A great lesson and an awesome video. Keep them coming.

All the different camera views makes it much more understandable. A great way to teach.Thanks for the effort you put into this video!

great video, man- I appreciate you posting and referencing the FARs, instead of just popping off your recollection of them. Solid piloting skills, too. Nice work.

Great content! You just got yourself another sub. Keep posting great videos!

Yo Mike, thanks for this! I just discovered your videos today. Your flying and your presentation are both top-notch. Cheers.

Mike excellent self-reflection, analysis, thought process. Your video is a refreshing departure from the click baited aviation videos and Jerry W's of the youtube community. Please keep up the good work. (ps. Hey Phil V... -Brad P)

Good learning for me so when I get to IFR training. Thanks

Enjoyed the video, glad everything worked out.

Great video, thanks Mike!

It's great to have all the information you need during IFR flying and ForeFlight is a good tool to have at all flights and I'm looking forward to flying a plane with the G1000 and the steam gauge is always there when when the screen goes Off

Nice job CPT. It's just Perfect u are an ace keep it high mate

Great Tube! you have helped me make some GPS choices.

This is excellent. Thank you!

Great video, and thanks for putting this one up. I may do the same one day, if I get enough GoPros. Great job, buddy! Stay safe. -Aviyaytor.

I like the different views. Great video.

mike you just earned yourself a sub. amazing video and I'm glad youtube recommended your video. I fly an SR-22 and have yet to experience a LIFR approach (Not comfortable yet) but seeing this video showed great teaching moments that I'll take with me when I fly. So thank you.

@MalibuMikeCFII

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Where do you fly out of? As you can tell based on my passions, I love teaching. I recently became a CFII.

@jpp0901

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Cardosa awesome congratulations mike. I fly out of 5C1 located about 10 miles NW of KSAT. I’m actually getting ready to go and practice some approaches and landings. Where are you based out of?

@MalibuMikeCFII

4 жыл бұрын

@@jpp0901 Cool! I'm based in Madison, WI (KMSN) where this video also took place. Enjoy your SR-22 out there in San Antonio!

@jpp0901

4 жыл бұрын

@@MalibuMikeCFII hi. I was wondering if you have an email I can DM you? when a question comes up, I usually like to ask multiple CFIs opinions on a topic and get an overall feel and guidance. I saw something on your video and I wanted to ask since it was a bit different than what I was taught, and frankly, I found it interesting. I learned on steam gauges 15 years ago but took a flying hiatus and got back into aviation 4 months ago. I picked up with SR-22 that I fly and so I was introduced to Glass cockpit. While my confidence has skyrocketed, and workload is much simpler than what I remember back then flying IFR, I don't want to overly rely on automation and I like to keep my stick and rudder skills up. Thank you, Mike.

@MalibuMikeCFII

4 жыл бұрын

@@jpp0901 If you can reply to this message with a way I can get in contact with you (either your airplane N-number, an email address, etc), then wait a minute and then delete the message, I'll still get it delivered to my inbox and will get in touch with you.

Very clear - and flying (via low visual )

Captain Mike, nice opening graphics and the graphics throughout. Also, very good editing job. And ... your chromakeying is very good. >>> This approach would be below my "personal" minimums.

@MalibuMikeCFII

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Yes I know many instrument rated pilots that have much higher personal minimums. I think in order to fly this approach, you have to be as sharp, if not sharper than you were on the day of your IFR checkride. I'm constantly shooting approaches in low IFR to keep my edge sharp. You should never get an "Oh crap, I'm over my head" kind of a feeling -- that means you're pushing yourself too far. Instead, we should gently push our envelope by trying things gradually more difficult that don't put us beyond our comfort range, but that can be hard to do depending on your local weather patterns and your ability to stay proficient.

It's much more interesting, especially on final to see out the front of the plane, not a side view of the pilot.

@MalibuMikeCFII

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, I should have hired a director for this episode. 😂

Mike it’s great to see your videos again. Fly out of KDPA mostly and did a lot of my instrument training this past year up in your neck of the woods so I’m always excited to see the way you fly these often familiar approaches. Is this a new Aircraft? I think the last videos I saw was in an Arrow. Keep up the excellent work!

@MalibuMikeCFII

5 жыл бұрын

Yes it has been far too long since I last made a video. I'm in a flying club that owns 3 airplanes and this is one of them. Thanks for watching!

Nice job, especially your insight and review! Good take away - there can be very little relationship between RVR and inflight visibility. ATP CFII

@MalibuMikeCFII

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked my insights!

You seem like a very competent pilot and a cool guy to fly with. I hope you get hired at a major airline as soon as possible. Your going straight to the training department. Thanks for the vid. Cheers.

@MalibuMikeCFII

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the compliment! Unfortunately I don't fly for a living. But I would love to become a flight instructor in the near future!

Nicely done

Well done. Comparable to a great many single-pilot IFR approaches in low IMC. No prob. Until you're on the ground, the plan is to execute the miss.

The Veiws from you flying and the MFD is great and the synthetic vision

IFR single pilot can be a busy time in the cockpit so make sure that you pay close attention to your approach plates before you are filling of the airport you are looking to land at

Bro tremendous video footage, I love the glass you just need to explain more what's going on with the instrumentation for the people that don't understand. Other then that keep up the good videos bro. I'm a licensed instrument rated pilot 67 years old been doing it for a while but again good stuff, and of course happy trails

At 34:20 Tower: "Right on Charlie, Advise when off" 9DS: "Do we have someone behind us?" Tower: "Not yet". But, what they really wanted to say is "We can't see the runway environment through that fog". Nice job, those are fun. It feels like landing a leaf with that calm foggy air.

Great video.

Great job. Thanks

Great job, I was impressed, what was your day job when you filmed this, I would expect you are a full time pilot now in 2022

Depending on Aircraft that you flying and the 172SP is my favorite and I'm not to sure about the stick controls unless I'm in a Cirrus or a Columbia 400

Great approach is the approach to your alternate

Great video...

I saw your ahrs red x for a moment there, do you know why that happened?

Great video was that a geo ref approach plate and flight instrument on 2 separate i pads? What was the button you pushed when you got cleared to land?

@MalibuMikeCFII

4 жыл бұрын

It was one iPad but I sliced it into looking like it was two. I pushed the landing light on which I use as a reminder that I'm cleared to land.

Maybe SOP has changed, but when I learned single pilot instrument approaches we were taught to fly on instruments keeping your focus on them until reaching minimums or the MAP then look up. If at that time, when reaching minimums, you can see the airport environment (lights etc) you may descend and land. If you do not see the airport environment at that time you should declare a missed approach. I was taught it was dangerous to keep looking outside and splitting your focus.

Great video, lots of good narration and discussion, quick question, why takeoff and landing are left of centerline? My instructor used to harp on that...

@MalibuMikeCFII

3 жыл бұрын

The camera is towards the end of the left wing. ;)

@TheKevintegra19

3 жыл бұрын

@@MalibuMikeCFII thanks again, this video is excellent with various views and narration...

@MalibuMikeCFII

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheKevintegra19 Thanks for the feedback!

Mike what tool are you using during this flight?

Let not the iPad lead us into temptation. The ForeFlight synthetic vision is irresistible! Great video!

Great flight and video Mike. If I may make a few constructive comments that I think would make your approaches a lot better. I apologize if someone else mentioned these in the comments already. 1. Complete your checklist. It is preferred to have your aircraft fully configured for landing by the FAF (Final Approach Fix) ie. Flaps, landing gear and checklist completed. This will alleviate any last minute changes to the Acft and ensure you haven't forgotten any critical items. 2. Fly the approach to mins. The approach is the highest your workload is going to be for any given flight, especially in low IFR. With your eyes focused on your instruments, you'll have less of a chance of momentarily getting distracted and deviating from the G/S or LOC. Overall I really enjoyed having multiple camera angles for the video, very professional looking. Keep up the great work and never stop learning. Glen, CFII

@MalibuMikeCFII

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your detailed and thoughtful comment. In reply to (1), the checklist was actually completed; I like to save the prop-full-forward for the transition to the landing or go-around phase since it can cause issues if done too early. For (2), I do strongly believe that once the ground is in sight, it is prudent to include the outside view in your scan. Otherwise, it seems you are advocating to spend a few seconds to go below minimums in order to look for the runway. To me, that could then lead to normalization of deviance since a pilot may stretch that time longer as they perhaps grow more confident, or worse, have a severe case of get-there-itis. I like to make my decision at minimums, not start to make my decision at minimums.

Great video! Just curious why your a Foreflight AHRS was showing you in a 10 degree nose up attitude most of the time. Are you using a Stratus ? I use Wingx Pro with my Stratus 3 But toggle over to the Stratus Horizon app for my backup AI..

@MalibuMikeCFII

5 жыл бұрын

I agree the AHRS pitch seemed a little off. I probably could have zeroed it out a little better. Yes I'm using a Stratus 2.

@garygazman3827

5 жыл бұрын

Mike Cardosa good deal...I just replaced my DUAL with a Stratus 3. Love it. Take care and be safe. I fly a much slower bird , a Cherokee 140 with a Garmin 430w, NO Ap! Wish I had one , but looking for a faster bird at the moment.

@MalibuMikeCFII

5 жыл бұрын

@@garygazman3827 For long cross country missions, a good autopilot is worth its weight in gold, to take the toil out of the mundane straight and level flight task. Sounds like that might not be your common mission with that airplane with no autopilot. I hope you find the airplane you're looking for soon!

@garygazman3827

5 жыл бұрын

Mike Cardosa Most flights average about 2-3 hours. Not to bad when all is trimmed and smooth air, but in IMC it gets tiring !

@JustinJackson11

4 жыл бұрын

@@MalibuMikeCFII I think the issue was the orientation of the Stratus. Looking at the G1000, as you pitched down, the AHRS on the iPad would pitch up. This would occur if you have the Statrus backwards. I use the Sentry and you have to set it up for either left window, right window or dash. If I set it up for left window but install it on the right window, it's behavior would be the exact same as what occurred in your video.

My old stomping grounds as a flight instructor and first pilot for Air Cargo Carrirs MKE based cargo company. Not sure about changing flaps so low? I would just keep the configuration you have and then one less item to change your flight path (baloon).

@MalibuMikeCFII

Жыл бұрын

Full landing flaps in many small GA airplanes is pure drag and isn't wise to extend during the approach but it helps you almost like speed brakes slow down and land. Very standard to add the last notch when the runway is in sight. On airliners it's different because you're doing everything at full flaps. The bottom line is to know thy aircraft and know what produces the best results while not destabilizing the approach.

At 27:47 what does atc mean when she said “….but the rollout is 1600” ?

@MalibuMikeCFII

2 жыл бұрын

RVR has 3 measurement points: touchdown, midpoint, rollout. So from this situation I would infer that the first two were super clear but the last one was not.

awesome!

RVR is a important part of any runway visibility and range

Not sure about the AHRS ON that i pad though….

Nice approach. Something I noticed about this video that was concerning though... the ahrs in your ipad has no idea what's going on. I would have a huge moment of pause before using it as a backup

@MalibuMikeCFII

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure I just need to mount it with the indicator lights pointing backwards instead of forwards, and that was the problem for some moments in this flight.

I can't locate the glideslope on your instruments. I've never used an HSI.

@MalibuMikeCFII

4 жыл бұрын

They are highlighted between 0:58 and 1:03.

That Synthetic Vision Attitude display is terrible compared to the G1000. Maybe it's just due to the video editing and getting them sync'ed? Great job with all the info!

@JustinJackson11

4 жыл бұрын

I think it's based on the orientation of the Stratus. You'll notice as he pitches down on the G1000, the synthetic vision on the iPad would do the opposite. This occurred also when he'd pitch up, the synthetic vision would pitch down. Based on that, it points to the Stratus not being oriented according to it's original setup.

Great video. Why with a great airplane such as the cirrus would you hand fly the aircraft in those conditions? One button to push if you have to go miss. We don't do that in the airlines, why would you.

@MalibuMikeCFII

5 жыл бұрын

This isn't a Cirrus, it's a Diamond DA40. It has a somewhat capable two-axis autopilot but it's not integrated into the G1000 unfortunately. I believe in keeping currency for both hand flying and autopilot assisted approaches. Both are great skills to keep sharp. Often though the autopilot will be oscillating around the glideslope enough that I'll have to take over.

@garygazman3827

5 жыл бұрын

Bill Flying ..That’s How us GA pilots stay sharp and proficient..I would NEVER rely on Automation like you Commercial pilots do. That’s what gets in trouble when something happens and you have to hand fly the plane. ..It’s been proven commercial accident after accident that pilots didn’t know how to recover from a stall or ignored the stall warning because they assumed Automation would save them.. sorry, your comment about the auto pilot rubbed me a little wrong..

@billflying2977

5 жыл бұрын

@@garygazman3827 I appreciate your comment but I hope you are building your skills with a certified instructor in a control environment before flying to minimums like this flight was. Every pilot should take advantage of every available resource . Of course we have the opportunity to use simulators to build our skill level along with being in the right seat for many years under the supervision of a experience Pilot/Captain.

@garygazman3827

5 жыл бұрын

Bill Flying thanks for your insight. I happen to have my own personal minimums , which doesn’t include flying an approach to minimums , especially in my Cherokee 140. Having said that, not sure how much GA flying you do , but relying an AP is not always a positive , especially in moderate or worse turbulence. I like to keep my skills sharp , and hand flying an airplane does just that. I do have a wing leveler in my bird in case I ever need it ( have never needed it ) , but I keep proficient. Just curious, how many ILS approach’s have you hand flown recently?

Very nice but I think I’ll stick to my mins of a 1000-3 😉.

Great video. Great editing. You just seem to be allergic to the center line.

@MalibuMikeCFII

3 жыл бұрын

LOL why do people keep forgetting that camera is under the left wingtip?

So I’m guessing an engine failure at any point in this flight gives about zero shot of any chance to ditch in a good spot?

@MalibuMikeCFII

4 жыл бұрын

You bring up a reasonable point. First of all, if you are risk averse, don't fly in IMC or at night or when the conditions could possibly deteriorate enough to put the safety of the flight in question. For those of us that don't mind low IFR, we might also not want to make this kind of flight on a new or freshly overhauled engine nor immediately after the airplane came out of maintenance, as those are increased risk factors. To mitigate these risks, adequate pre-flight planning is key to the successful outcome of the flight. Surprisingly, on foggy days like this, a substantial portion of your flight may have reference to the ground poking out around broken clouds. However, if we assume a low overcast ceiling and low visibility prevailing on the ground, I would suggest that if you aren't familiar with the area, review the VFR chart before the flight to determine where you would go in potential ditching scenarios with respect to your anticipated approach path near the airport. If a complete power failure occurred in-flight, the procedure would be to establish best glide airspeed, use situational awareness to pick (on a GPS moving map display) a suitable highway or body of water or known non-congested area to make an off-field landing. An additional consideration to apply in an engine failure in low IMC situation, is that if you are confident you are in a generally good area to land (e.g. farmland), to use a higher than normal approach airspeed since then you'll have more options when the ground becomes visible. Dumping the flaps at the last minute will also give you a good float if you need it.

@MalibuMikeCFII

4 жыл бұрын

One last thought: It's much more likely that throughout your aviation career you will face a challenging approach like this than it is you'll face an engine-out complete power loss scenario. To me, I'd rather practice these kinds of approaches (keeping safety in mind always) and keep my edge sharp than not to. I think it's important also that we all establish personal minimums and take proficiency very seriously. For instance, a personal minimum here might be that I'm not going to practice flights like these unless there is severe clear VFR less than 50 miles away, so that I have an easy diversion if anything goes wrong.

@kevina8172

4 жыл бұрын

I was taught if you don't trust your eng/aircraft Then why did you take off?

autopilot...does wonders for your SA and crm

I was impressed until I saw the synthetic vision!😉

The ground is much closer than it looks on the Synthetic Vision.

SLOW DOWN on those readbacks..... jeez. Cool video :-)

Single pilot IFR down to minimums with no AP just doesn't make sense to me unless you are literally flying the equipment every day and are highly proficient

Looks like a DA40

nicely done but "center line"!!!!

@MalibuMikeCFII

4 жыл бұрын

That camera is mounted towards the tip of the wing. :)

0:15 "I'm so excited to share this video with you" In the most boring, monotone voice ever. Common man act excited!

@MalibuMikeCFII

3 жыл бұрын

I agree that was one of the things I watched back and laughed at. I'm a work in progress. I hope to have another video come out soon that will have a ton of excitement. 😎

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Clarification: you can only attempt the approach if the vis is below minimums once inside the FAF, not outside. 91.175 "The flight visibility is not less than the visibility prescribed in the standard instrument approach being used". Visibility is still controlling whether or not you have the lights. The lights only allow you to continue the approach and descent to 100' agl, you also must have the red termination bars or red side row bars in site to use the lights. Having those in site gives you approximately 2400' vis which is usually the min. vis required. The red bars were not visible in the video (possible visible form the pilot view) , which means the approach was not legal. The roll out RVR was sated to the Endeavor flight because roll out RVR is controlling under 121 ops specs.

@MalibuMikeCFII

Жыл бұрын

Incorrect on multiple accounts. First, 91.175 does not mention the FAF, but rather prescribes what is needed for landing. Flight visibility trumps ground visibility, and you don't know what the flight visibility is until you fly it. Second, the camera doesn't show what the pilot sees -- listen where I call "lights" because I have them in sight. It's different than when the camera picks it up.