Over 50 and Learning To Fly!
Over 50 and Learning To Fly!
You are not too old to learn how to fly!
For those of you over 50 get out there and learn how to fly! I started flying when I was 54 and this is the best thing I ever did. This channel is to encourage you to learn how to fly, but it is not for flight instruction. I just want to share what I am learning as I go about my flying education. Watch the programs and make comments. Let me know what you think and also what you would like to see.
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By the yokes and glareshield, I can tell this is an older Cardinal, which still has the analog instruments, which is perfect for the purpose. The only surprise if not ready, is when going around, andn enough up pitch trim is in, but it's seldom a big issue. Nice video indeed.
How do you connect the audio from your headset to the camera?
Ahh yes what used to be my local airport and is still my favorite museum I miss having airbus a380s and 747s flying over my front yard at 3000 feet
They should let sport pilots get their IR.
I have questions. Why/how did you buy a plane with corrosion so bad on a spar that it has to be replaced? How long have you owned it? how has it passed annual? Pass a pre-buy? How could the spar be so corroded that it has to be replaced but it wasn't found ? How did you go through all this and still not know how to spell EDDY?
This isn’t relevant at all today
Do you need any special permits to go into the sfra?
Basically replace everything… interior… really?
Here is a question: How much over 50? I am 43 (hexadecimal, yes I use base 16 for my age now), in good health. No Pharma for me. I have been at a gym, first time in my life, been going consistently for over a year and a half. Do I stand a chance at getting hired for flying in two years from now?
Yes, it’s all possible. You’re young.!!! get going!
I just turned 58, thank you for the encouragement.
N61655 just radio failed
Yeah, yeah….ever notice you don’t see bush pilots flying amphibs? The most practical mod for the Lske would be to put it on floats. Except for weight increase that would give access to docks, get you high enough to see dead heads, give you compartment floation for safety and increase wave tolerance…just sayin
Hi good evening. Very nice video. I work ATC in the TTZP FIR (PIARCO FIR). Can you elaborate on that strange request you received about leaving the airspace? I'm curious. Maybe I can help shed some light on it also.
You know it’s been almost 2 years and I can’t remember what that request was. I remember in the middle of the islands. A controller told me that they have to charge us for going through their airspace which was really strange and I said OK and he gave me a number to call when we landed at our destination. I think that was it anyway thanks for watching!
Have you already sold your cardinal?
No, nothing was really moving the Airplane market so I decided to hang onto it for a while. Thanks for watching!
@@Over50andLearningToFly right on man. She’s a nice bird. I don’t fly yet, but would like to get a Cardinal. Hope to see your future videos.
Lemme tell ya......if you ever crash in a cornfield the FIRST thing you're gonna want to do is pry all those nice avionics outa there. Because the insurance company thinks they belong to THEM now.....not you !
You should come out to the cardinal flyer meetups, we fly out to sun n fun every year
Perfect. Thank you! (maule pilot)
Excellent content but not the best video. Still you do an exceptional explanation of what's going on. If you aren't already you should consider becoming a CFI.
Good video. I've been thinking of going up there. I'm flying a PA 28 Piper Warrior. All my trips keep getting a little farther out and if there is a restaurant so much the better.
You need better audio when you are initiating a call to Potomac Approach. Can't understand anything the pilot is saying
I live in St. Petersburg and love it. There is so much aviation in the air with local multiple airports. Many planes are vectored over my house and I love it.
If you are located near Birmingham Al, Im a licensed private pilot and a licensed A&P (airframe and powerplant )mechanic looking to resharpen my pilot skills before I purchase my plane (172) in return, Im willing to trade my skills as an A&P for a few refresher lessons on the weekend...any takers
In 1969 I had an introductory flight at the age of 13 in what was then called the Rose Valley Airport. My family lived in Rose Valley maybe a quarter mile from the airport and on lazy summer days my friends and I would lay in the grass at the end of the runway and wait for airplanes to fly twenty feet overhead. I saved my first flight 'logbook' and added it to my PPL when I started flying here in Canada (at an age over 50). What a treat to see this video. My home airport is the Guelph Airpark (CNC4) and every bit as small and fun as KVKK.
Links or camera descriptions?
MY life’s dream is to own one. Aventura is my price range. I happen to love the Avs visibility as well.
Great presentation👍 I learnt in Cessnas and have flown both the 177 & 210 as well as did several years aircraft engineering before I went on to fly commercially. When the C210 crashed here in Oz where the wing let go I silently prayed that I got away with it all those years ago!
Looks as if there was no corrosion treatment even in 1968. And it doesn't look as if you took the aircraft completely apart, although you have taken the interior out, the wings off and the carry through out.
Had no idea you could change frequency from Flight Following to listen to weather. What if they need you to do an abrupt direction, climb for traffic.
You just tell ATC that you’re switching over to talk to flight service and that you’ll be right back and then switch your frequency back to ATC and let them know that you’re back. People do this all the time and it’s a great way to keep in contact with both. Thanks for watching!
@@Over50andLearningToFly Thanks, I am a student pilot. Just completed my long solo last week. I will now know I can do this. I am learning everyday.
Contigo me voy hasta las estrella 🤩 🤗🥰😌💞
Llévame a volar !!
Not over 50 but I just got a job working on Jets interior work and came across your channel appreciate the videos
Where’d you find an LED beacon? Would love the efficient draw against the alternator/battery vs. incandescent.
Absolutely!!!!
Usually, at least for 210s, Cessna has to forge a new carry-through since the planes have been out of production for so long. It ain't cheap...
I know !!!
Similar thing just happened to me a few weeks ago except in my case I had an RPM drop. The right mag dropped like normal and the left mag sputtered to a near stop. It turns out that the left mag's break point was not breaking enough causing a loss of voltage going to the spark plugs.
Why does a new engine need a new alternator? If your alternator is working fine there’s no need to replace it.
It’s just best practices to replace the alternator with a new engine. Thanks for watching!
@@Over50andLearningToFly I think it really depends on the age of the alt. If it has the same hrs as a run out engine like 2000 then sure. But if it was replaced a few hundred hrs ago and checks out I wouldn’t. Chances of failure with a new unit are much higher.
I really like the aviation field. But I didn't join the society as a pilot's perspective but as an engineer or researcher. I've already passed over 50s. One of my dreams is to get a pilot license to get the confidence that can build my second life. Thanks for your encouragement and motivation video.
I just bought one of these for my Tripacer. Looking forward to using it!
Flew a Cardinal for my required complex time during commercial training. It was love at first flight after “living” in a 172 through private & instrument training. School only had two complex/retractable gear aircraft, the Cardinal & an old, worn-out, Hershey Bar wing Arrow. That meant scheduling the Cardinal was difficult since everyone loved it! I was thoroughly briefed on landing the 177 before flying it & had no problem at all in transitioning from a 172. I was signed off for solo in an hour. I would rent a Cardinal today without thinking. What a wonderful airplane!
By an airplane???😂
You can always make it to the ground. It is always better to survive the landing, a bonus if you can use the airplane again.
The next time you make a video you need to turn off 5he music in the hangar so we can hear you.
Congratulations!!
Are you a CFO member?
Yes!
love cardinal
I always ask people who just landed what it's like. It can be a clear day but still be pretty bumpy. If I'm taking a non-pilot up, I'll need to know that
This is why u do preflight while parked at FBO. It’s not worth what you save on the hobbs meter
Excellent! Pending med clearance, I'm all-in to pursue my PPL at age 63. Will be an excellent adventure!
I’d really like to know how to record the audio from the headset to capture the radio calls.
You have to get a special audio cable you can find them at Amazon or sportys
thanks for the close up shots of the seals after
Good post! I'm a prior aircraft owner, so I'm not new to that. I'm looking at buying a Cardinal around mid-year. I plan on using the prebuy inspection. Did the $1500 price tag cover Keith's transportation to/from the location?