I'm just an average guy trying to make it in aviation, and I use videos to document the journey. I hope to use this channel to inspire others to get involved with aviation and help them along the way as I have been helped so much in the past.
😂 no clearance means no clearance. Fix your radio and communicate.
@johnfranklin456723 күн бұрын
THE BIDEN HARRIS SIGN ON THE SUN VISOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR FIRST SIGN
@jyhuhАй бұрын
Good story, I fly class C all the time. My ELT falsely went off during takeoff in a class C, couldn’t hear anything over ELT, I could’ve definitely gotten a number bc I deviated and headed back towards the airport. I didn’t declare emergency but told them the situation
@russellesimonetta9071Ай бұрын
You can do five or six hundred miles a day on cross country trips. That,s a really nice plane.
@coloffroadАй бұрын
Thanks for the memories. Been 50 years since I was in there. Miss it, but way too old.
@chuck_in_socalАй бұрын
In 30 years of flying I’ve had a couple calls. It happens. It makes you fly on pins and needles for a while.
@FINSuojeluskunta2 ай бұрын
I've worked in brand new 172s back to M models, diamonds, pipers...pretty much everything. I appreciate the access to things in the belly of the mooney, working on brake cylinders is really annoying but for Mooney it's in the belly along with most everything else. Mooneys were designed for owners, really. They are not for flight schools or time builders generally. For this reason they're a lot cheaper but, unlike most other GA trainers, the more complex systems add to more maintenance overall. Having retractable gear and a constant speed is just not desirable for maintenance costs. Personally id probably rather own one over a piper but diamond or cessna would be my preference
@gggaskins81922 ай бұрын
I'm loving watching this series. However, I can feel my anxiety rise as I hear you say you have a suspected fouled plug, rough running engine, high oil temps, but you decided to take off like that in high DA and fly over a mountain range based on, "It was probably just a fouled plug and I think I burned it off." I know it's easy to sit back and judge as an armchair pilot, but that could have gone very badly.
@CJE2007.52 ай бұрын
If you ever get back to Orofino, you ought to take a crew car and run up to Dworshack Dam. It's my backyard, basically. Pretty quick drive up to the Dam 15 to 20 minute drive. Glad you enjoyed your trip.
@toadflax6362 ай бұрын
Johnson Creek is NOT the backcountry. Cars, trucks, and 4 wheelers run there daily, and frequently park there for weeks. But your Mooney might feel at home on Indian Creek. And IC is indeed in the backcountry. No cars or trucks.
@libertine56062 ай бұрын
Get rid of the generator! Upgrade to a alternator. Get stuck taxiing at night and come back to a dead battery.
@mikeryan62772 ай бұрын
In the end you made good ADM but I want to add if your picking up an unknown person at a mental institution it is ok to judge them until some question are answered to your satisfaction but until then DONT get in a car with them. Your spidey sense was talking to you and you weren’t listening. You seem like a nice guy, learn to be an asshole sometimes it’s necessary.
@jeffreymartin20103 ай бұрын
You could have taken the car keys and brought them back to Phil.
@torquen3 ай бұрын
Sounds strange until you see the Biden Harris sign on the inside roof of the car. That explains a lot.
@ryanking15953 ай бұрын
As for the mechanic part…if you do enough work with them and you go about it within the regs you can eventually test for your A&P after a couple of years or something like that. Now that’s a future investment of aircraft ownership right there.
@747driver33 ай бұрын
Angels protect children and fools.
@747driver33 ай бұрын
Every airplane has its quirks to learn. People who perpetuate the maintenance myth just don’t have the experience.
@MeatGunz3 ай бұрын
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@HerbOMatic3 ай бұрын
I have a Mooney and this is inspiring. Wish you would post again!
@ClaudioFlightSim4 ай бұрын
What a nice experience ! thanks for sharing :)
@r8drvr8194 ай бұрын
Good video and good flying by a good Mooney pilot! Airspeed, airspeed, airspeed!
@CesarpaulRivera4 ай бұрын
Remember that day, I had about 10 hours of fly time, and I was flying the school plane, that rocket 152, and landed on this dirt road behind my house, I live on Sinaloa México,and wanted to take my girlfriend and a niece for a ride. I had landed and taken off from there, to practice short landings, and never had a problem Well, picked up my passengers, and started running down the road,at the end, there's this little creek, and this thing wouldn't go any faster than 45, I was thinking it would act like when I was by myself, but with the two extra people, it wouldn't move I couldn't stop, and since I apply the flaps until just before going up, I applied full flaps, it jumped into the air, made it across the creek, and started going down, on the other side, but it never touched the ground, but there were power lines on the other side, and I had to go under them Some how, this thing went up at around 45 mph, so I kept practicing it, and made it every time. But that time, it sure scared the hell out of me, and almost gut those girls killed. Never told them a thing, though, they said it had been an awesome ride. Since I am a dear devil, they thought it was something just to scare them. I was always doing crazy stuff, lucky never killed myself Now, I do crop spraying, which I love, and got pretty good at landing in short strips, but I do dive landing, which was also pretty scary at first, but now I do it with my eyes closed.
@AkPacerPilot4 ай бұрын
Spins are not as bad as many pilots think. To be honest, most planes will come out of a spin by power to idle and let go of all controls then recover from the dive.
@MrJazTube4 ай бұрын
What's the rest of the story? What happened with Jerry and Phil? Did you find out what was up with the mag and brakes? Did he relocate the plane? Did it get repoed? Was it in annual? Did Jerry also owe money to that airport and thus the reason for the ferry flight? Did the police find Phil? Did Phil make it back to the asylum? : )
@petesachs12764 ай бұрын
Couldn’t help notice a Biden Harris crumpled up sign🫤🤣
@ToddUrl4 ай бұрын
Did your aviation journey stop after mastering spins? I’m a long time subscriber looking for new content. Did you make it in aviation?
@lancehaynes4485 ай бұрын
Run your own race, hike your own hike, fly your own flight, etc,etc.
@aslansgirl90145 ай бұрын
Oh boy, what a disaster. At least you can laugh about it now. I really had to laugh when you got to the part about Jerry calling the police to try and stop Phil and ask him to turn around. 😂😂😂
@JustinHuff_EOinDixie5 ай бұрын
Dodged a bullet
@markusschloter82775 ай бұрын
This series did really inspire me since my Plan is to fly from Germany to the States this summer (2024) and your reports of Johnson Creek and Moose Creek strengthened my wish to get there 😊
@stanbrow5 ай бұрын
Wise decision
@TheShadowman685 ай бұрын
Trav, have you done or know of anyone that has made a video of where to grease/lub a Mooney and what greases go where? Could I DM you? Would you do a video? I have a 65 M20C and the IPC doesn't show much, not does the service manual.
@dalesorensen2985 ай бұрын
I had a partnership in a Cherokee 140 which my wife and I used for most cross country flights. My skybolt is quite loud, so ANR head sets are a must.
@BladsonO16 ай бұрын
Excellent story and I’m glad you shared it. It’s surely a learning experience for me. Thanks for sharing 😊
@tonypybus80036 ай бұрын
If you going to any more ferry flight I suggest you reach out to Kerry Mccauley or some one similar - great lesson by the way and well done for documenting it and sharing
@herbertsaylor89126 ай бұрын
Hi Travis, I enjoyed your video so much. I just did a similar thing. I sold a really nice Bonanza to buy a Starduster Too. Unlike you, I'm 69, so the advise you got was very wise, you'll never be sorry.
@guthrieservices27056 ай бұрын
Enjoyed...being from Clarion. FYI a great Mooney guy in Evanston WY KNR Inc...is that a B model?
@malakov56 ай бұрын
Love the mark 20c. With the old windshield and old steam panel.
@hasantolgaucar84456 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for great sharing
@Notaslave19616 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing, similar call signs are a BIG problem. Ask me how I know. Listen to your little voice...
@SuperV8driver6 ай бұрын
When do we get more flight videos? How are you doing :-) Greetings from Austria
@bryyan254017 ай бұрын
My father own/ ran Greenville airport in pa 1966 . Youn Avation, we also built a syybolt N90Y . ❤
@bryyan254017 ай бұрын
Young Aviation
@Europa-Travels7 ай бұрын
It's great to see such an honest approach to aviation with humility, a shame more pilots don't do this!
@kurtreber98137 ай бұрын
Reminds me of a classic swiss cheese model
@FrederickHeald7 ай бұрын
Everyone makes mistakes; recognizing and learning from mistakes makes you a better pilot. As far as I can tell, the main mistake was not circling just outside of the airspace while waiting for a confirmation call of "You are cleared...". I busted a corner of the LAX airspace once, over Dodger stadium coming out of KSMO, because I was reading a paper map wrong. I didn't get "call this number" but I did get "say intentions". And then I got a handheld GPS!
@Travelingchefmark7 ай бұрын
Ha ha did you leave the camera there and make him land again to pick it up to get that shot 😂 looked fun Trent ! Thanks for sharing, can’t wait to get my rating
@acbennettcfi7 ай бұрын
Dude great video. I'm a 21 year CFII, and have never had a call from the FAA ... until the day it might happen. You gave some great advice in both avoiding such a situation, and how to handle it if you do. Thank you!!
@nathanaller16027 ай бұрын
LOL this is great story. These guys just called my company. Sadly, I told him I could not do the work. Poor JERRY
@willseyaboutthat12117 ай бұрын
What a dumpster fire. Biden Harris sign was a dead give away
@CokeyCoke7 ай бұрын
11:35 damn son get your passengers a helmet that is miserable 😂
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😂 no clearance means no clearance. Fix your radio and communicate.
THE BIDEN HARRIS SIGN ON THE SUN VISOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR FIRST SIGN
Good story, I fly class C all the time. My ELT falsely went off during takeoff in a class C, couldn’t hear anything over ELT, I could’ve definitely gotten a number bc I deviated and headed back towards the airport. I didn’t declare emergency but told them the situation
You can do five or six hundred miles a day on cross country trips. That,s a really nice plane.
Thanks for the memories. Been 50 years since I was in there. Miss it, but way too old.
In 30 years of flying I’ve had a couple calls. It happens. It makes you fly on pins and needles for a while.
I've worked in brand new 172s back to M models, diamonds, pipers...pretty much everything. I appreciate the access to things in the belly of the mooney, working on brake cylinders is really annoying but for Mooney it's in the belly along with most everything else. Mooneys were designed for owners, really. They are not for flight schools or time builders generally. For this reason they're a lot cheaper but, unlike most other GA trainers, the more complex systems add to more maintenance overall. Having retractable gear and a constant speed is just not desirable for maintenance costs. Personally id probably rather own one over a piper but diamond or cessna would be my preference
I'm loving watching this series. However, I can feel my anxiety rise as I hear you say you have a suspected fouled plug, rough running engine, high oil temps, but you decided to take off like that in high DA and fly over a mountain range based on, "It was probably just a fouled plug and I think I burned it off." I know it's easy to sit back and judge as an armchair pilot, but that could have gone very badly.
If you ever get back to Orofino, you ought to take a crew car and run up to Dworshack Dam. It's my backyard, basically. Pretty quick drive up to the Dam 15 to 20 minute drive. Glad you enjoyed your trip.
Johnson Creek is NOT the backcountry. Cars, trucks, and 4 wheelers run there daily, and frequently park there for weeks. But your Mooney might feel at home on Indian Creek. And IC is indeed in the backcountry. No cars or trucks.
Get rid of the generator! Upgrade to a alternator. Get stuck taxiing at night and come back to a dead battery.
In the end you made good ADM but I want to add if your picking up an unknown person at a mental institution it is ok to judge them until some question are answered to your satisfaction but until then DONT get in a car with them. Your spidey sense was talking to you and you weren’t listening. You seem like a nice guy, learn to be an asshole sometimes it’s necessary.
You could have taken the car keys and brought them back to Phil.
Sounds strange until you see the Biden Harris sign on the inside roof of the car. That explains a lot.
As for the mechanic part…if you do enough work with them and you go about it within the regs you can eventually test for your A&P after a couple of years or something like that. Now that’s a future investment of aircraft ownership right there.
Angels protect children and fools.
Every airplane has its quirks to learn. People who perpetuate the maintenance myth just don’t have the experience.
PTI-PRG High strength paint remover m32684
I have a Mooney and this is inspiring. Wish you would post again!
What a nice experience ! thanks for sharing :)
Good video and good flying by a good Mooney pilot! Airspeed, airspeed, airspeed!
Remember that day, I had about 10 hours of fly time, and I was flying the school plane, that rocket 152, and landed on this dirt road behind my house, I live on Sinaloa México,and wanted to take my girlfriend and a niece for a ride. I had landed and taken off from there, to practice short landings, and never had a problem Well, picked up my passengers, and started running down the road,at the end, there's this little creek, and this thing wouldn't go any faster than 45, I was thinking it would act like when I was by myself, but with the two extra people, it wouldn't move I couldn't stop, and since I apply the flaps until just before going up, I applied full flaps, it jumped into the air, made it across the creek, and started going down, on the other side, but it never touched the ground, but there were power lines on the other side, and I had to go under them Some how, this thing went up at around 45 mph, so I kept practicing it, and made it every time. But that time, it sure scared the hell out of me, and almost gut those girls killed. Never told them a thing, though, they said it had been an awesome ride. Since I am a dear devil, they thought it was something just to scare them. I was always doing crazy stuff, lucky never killed myself Now, I do crop spraying, which I love, and got pretty good at landing in short strips, but I do dive landing, which was also pretty scary at first, but now I do it with my eyes closed.
Spins are not as bad as many pilots think. To be honest, most planes will come out of a spin by power to idle and let go of all controls then recover from the dive.
What's the rest of the story? What happened with Jerry and Phil? Did you find out what was up with the mag and brakes? Did he relocate the plane? Did it get repoed? Was it in annual? Did Jerry also owe money to that airport and thus the reason for the ferry flight? Did the police find Phil? Did Phil make it back to the asylum? : )
Couldn’t help notice a Biden Harris crumpled up sign🫤🤣
Did your aviation journey stop after mastering spins? I’m a long time subscriber looking for new content. Did you make it in aviation?
Run your own race, hike your own hike, fly your own flight, etc,etc.
Oh boy, what a disaster. At least you can laugh about it now. I really had to laugh when you got to the part about Jerry calling the police to try and stop Phil and ask him to turn around. 😂😂😂
Dodged a bullet
This series did really inspire me since my Plan is to fly from Germany to the States this summer (2024) and your reports of Johnson Creek and Moose Creek strengthened my wish to get there 😊
Wise decision
Trav, have you done or know of anyone that has made a video of where to grease/lub a Mooney and what greases go where? Could I DM you? Would you do a video? I have a 65 M20C and the IPC doesn't show much, not does the service manual.
I had a partnership in a Cherokee 140 which my wife and I used for most cross country flights. My skybolt is quite loud, so ANR head sets are a must.
Excellent story and I’m glad you shared it. It’s surely a learning experience for me. Thanks for sharing 😊
If you going to any more ferry flight I suggest you reach out to Kerry Mccauley or some one similar - great lesson by the way and well done for documenting it and sharing
Hi Travis, I enjoyed your video so much. I just did a similar thing. I sold a really nice Bonanza to buy a Starduster Too. Unlike you, I'm 69, so the advise you got was very wise, you'll never be sorry.
Enjoyed...being from Clarion. FYI a great Mooney guy in Evanston WY KNR Inc...is that a B model?
Love the mark 20c. With the old windshield and old steam panel.
Thank you so much for great sharing
Thanks for sharing, similar call signs are a BIG problem. Ask me how I know. Listen to your little voice...
When do we get more flight videos? How are you doing :-) Greetings from Austria
My father own/ ran Greenville airport in pa 1966 . Youn Avation, we also built a syybolt N90Y . ❤
Young Aviation
It's great to see such an honest approach to aviation with humility, a shame more pilots don't do this!
Reminds me of a classic swiss cheese model
Everyone makes mistakes; recognizing and learning from mistakes makes you a better pilot. As far as I can tell, the main mistake was not circling just outside of the airspace while waiting for a confirmation call of "You are cleared...". I busted a corner of the LAX airspace once, over Dodger stadium coming out of KSMO, because I was reading a paper map wrong. I didn't get "call this number" but I did get "say intentions". And then I got a handheld GPS!
Ha ha did you leave the camera there and make him land again to pick it up to get that shot 😂 looked fun Trent ! Thanks for sharing, can’t wait to get my rating
Dude great video. I'm a 21 year CFII, and have never had a call from the FAA ... until the day it might happen. You gave some great advice in both avoiding such a situation, and how to handle it if you do. Thank you!!
LOL this is great story. These guys just called my company. Sadly, I told him I could not do the work. Poor JERRY
What a dumpster fire. Biden Harris sign was a dead give away
11:35 damn son get your passengers a helmet that is miserable 😂