Apollo Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 Hey guys, Here I am flying my mooney m20C 1962 from 82TS to F82. (Abilene to Lubbock). I received my instrument rating in October last year, and this is the first time I've put it to good use in the Mooney. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivibvVrG_hY You will notice that it's not the camera that can't see outside, it's the clouds! Then the next day I was flying from KODO back to 82TS (Odessa to Abilene) and recorded some cloud surfing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZCcOAv3q5o Let me know what you think! 1 Quote
FloridaMan Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 Happy, stable, friendly clouds. You look focused. I always get a bit of an adrenaline rush going into the first cloud of a trip. Quote
Jeff_S Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 Totally weird. You had your hands on the yoke. It looked like you were actually flying the airplane instead of letting the autopilot handle the chore. That's MACHO! Quote
The-sky-captain Posted September 17, 2012 Report Posted September 17, 2012 I like it! I was in that IFR mess for close to two hours this past weekend on a trip to Colorado Springs and back. I'm ready for some sunshine Quote
Apollo Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Posted September 17, 2012 Haha - Right you are. No auto-pilot in my bird Although GPS approaches are almost making that possible. Quote
1970m20e Posted September 18, 2012 Report Posted September 18, 2012 Very nice day. The second video is why I want to get my IFR. Not to fly like the first video but to get through clouds and pop up above them safely. Thanks. Quote
Oscar Avalle Posted September 19, 2012 Report Posted September 19, 2012 Really nice...congrats... Quote
bnicolette Posted September 19, 2012 Report Posted September 19, 2012 Very Nice!! I like the first video "don't distract me, I'm flying the airplane here" Right on! Great job and I'm sure that'll boost your confidence and make you glad you got your IFR ticket. Thanks for sharing. Quote
moodychief Posted September 19, 2012 Report Posted September 19, 2012 Congrats on your first successful IFR experience. I thought I was the only one left in the Mooney World that doesn't have or use an autopilot. Maybe we should start a sans autopilot club. I flew my buddy's J model Sunday coming back from the Mooney Homecoming. The three hours of IFR (all on AP) made me realize how rusty my handflying skills would get if I relied on the autopilot for every IFR flight. Quote
eaglebkh Posted September 19, 2012 Report Posted September 19, 2012 Totally weird. You had your hands on the yoke. It looked like you were actually flying the airplane instead of letting the autopilot handle the chore. That's MACHO! Is it macho to use a screwdriver instead of a drill? Congrats on a good start to IFR flying! It is simultaneously the most enjoyable and stressful thing you can do with clothes on... Quote
markm20b Posted September 20, 2012 Report Posted September 20, 2012 I love the video. I’m slowly working on my IFR in an M20B. My goal is not heavy IFR flying but not needing to worry so much about returning home after a layer has come in. I’m also looking forward to flying my wife into the sun as in the video. Mark Quote
Apollo Posted September 22, 2012 Author Report Posted September 22, 2012 Thanks guys. I was afraid somebody would find something to pick on, but it really turned out to be a great trip, I just had a few moments in the clouds to deal with. So glad I got my Instrument Rating, otherwise we would have been sitting at home looking up at the sky. Quote
FloridaMan Posted September 23, 2012 Report Posted September 23, 2012 The only thing that I'll pick on is your lack of a backup attitude instrument. I've now lost two vacuum pumps. The second one was in my Mooney after flying all morning in IMC. It does happen. I had a Dynon D1 backup EFIS in the panel and it was VFR when the pump died, but up to literally minutes before, I was in solid IMC. The condition that triggered the pump failure was when I advanced the prop on my approach. On our return flight, we tested some of the various iPad apps for attitude, just to see. They are worthless. Added: Pump failures are not as friendly as when you're doing your training. And unless you have a post-it available to cover your attitude indicator, it will do its very best to throw you off. Both times the AI took about five minutes to stop working after the low vac light came on. Quote
Apollo Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Posted September 24, 2012 Isn't that the truth. My vacuum pump went out in severe clear while practicing for a GPS approach at a new airport. Boy was that fun! :\ Even in severe clear, I had a hard time not looking at that broken instrument (and thusly trying to correct for 'drift'). Thank god I had a scratch piece of paper to cover up the AI and DG. I however, have had great experience with Foreflight and the Dual GPS bluetooth. It has my altitude within 100 feet of the altimeter setting at any time. http://www.sportys.com/pilotshop/product/16597 Quote
flyboy0681 Posted September 24, 2012 Report Posted September 24, 2012 It has my altitude within 100 feet of the altimeter setting at any time. Just how accurate is the GPS reported altitude on panel mounted units? Quote
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