I dont even know what to say..

Sam D said:
I'm fascinated by his videos. Watched this one recently:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgEQw4RsAk8

Noticed his IFR departure from Auburn was RH 2600 then LT to 210. Meanwhile, the ODP for Auburn runway 25 is climbing right turn to 5000. It sparked a review on my part as to whether ODP's are required for part 91 (they are not).
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Lucky for him, part 91 aircraft are immune to obstacles on the ground.
 
timwinters said:
Thank you, Greg.
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How many wannabe pilots give up when then see what a bunch of pansy snitches GA pilots are? Oh well you guys are doing a great job redirecting people and money from GA to snowmobiles and jetskis. Huge as ever.
 
Phoenix said:
How many wannabe pilots give up when then see what a bunch of pansy snitches GA pilots are? Oh well you guys are doing a great job redirecting people and money from GA to snowmobiles and jetskis. Huge as ever.
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Umm, this guys buzzes houses. Which do you think is the reaction to that?

1. Ooh, that guy has a 10 foot wiener!

2. I wanna do that too!

3. Holy crap, he almost destroyed my house! Dang, those little airplanes are dangerous.

4. Hide the stash, the Feds are after us!

You do not attract people to GA by flying like an ***hole. Especially scaring passengers and bystanders. And the public expects us to police our own, in no uncertain terms.
 
Here are my views, yes he was not legal. I'm going to trust however that he had lots of experience and knowledge of the local area. Behind one of those clouds could have been a mountain. I won't talk about him scaring his daughter because obviously I don't know anything about their personal relationship.


By the way, isn't the 2000 ft. rule over marked areas encouraged but still optional? Like, you can do it but the ranger might get mad at you end of story?
 
Sam D said:
I'm fascinated by his videos. Watched this one recently:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgEQw4RsAk8

Noticed his IFR departure from Auburn was RH 2600 then LT to 210. Meanwhile, the ODP for Auburn runway 25 is climbing right turn to 5000. It sparked a review on my part as to whether ODP's are required for part 91 (they are not).
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This is a pretty good point. I wonder if he knows what an ODP is, and where to find it.
 
My view on it is that he may have been borderline breaking the regs but certainly not enough to be wound up about it. He was not being courteous to the other visitors in the park by flying lower than the recommended 2,000' AGL. He was not as safe as if he had been well above the peaks and the clouds, but he wasn't suicidally unsafe. If he wanted to be safer he could have stayed on the ground but that's not what airplanes are for. As far as his daughter goes, to me, she didn't sound terrified, more like a combination of being thrilled-scared. At one point she tells him it's "awesome" or some words to that effect.
 
We are all trying to act like we are perfect pilots all the time... this guy just decided to post a video he may have wanted to keep to himself.. ;)
 
I always found it funny talking about mountain flying where someone thought that if that if someone else flew 500 - 1000 feet higher that they would be less dead when their engine quit.

Seriously, I flew helicopters in the Black Hills for 4 years around Mount Rushmore. When you are making the climb to Harney Peak - 100 AGL, 500 AGL, 1000 AGL you are the same amount of dead if your engine quits. There was maybe like four spots on the long routes where you could make a good engine out to.

For what its worth, my opinion is based on two engine failures in helicopters in mountainous terrain, both below 500' AGL. Above 500' AGL everything looks like a good landing spot, below that you can actually identify a good landing spot - again from first hand experience.

Meh, one and half cents worth....
 
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It's pretty funny that all the comments on that YouTube page are "way to go!", "best ever!".

Can't tell if he's serious when he's demanding his daughter to "fly the plane" or if that's all a part of some act he's doing.
 
"Holy $h!t just fly Dad"

Cheers
 
Great footage? Sure. Illegal moves? You bet.
Should we start a pool on how soon he takes the video down? (he would NOT be the first :) )
 
He's got another recent video where he flies right traffic into AUN Rwy 07 even though it's a normal left pattern. He tried to justify it as being safer somehow.
 
Firstly, beautiful flying video, one of the best I've seen. Totally legal? I doubt it.

He said it was "clear" at Yosemite, but when he got there, it really wasn't, but the urge to complete the mission was too great because once he got there, it was stunningly scenic, as in: "Oh, man - can't pass up seeing this!" He could've waited a few days for the clouds to clear after the storm. The snow would've still been there.

Yes, he got too close to clouds and the ground on several occasions. Probably illegal, by the book.

Was his daughter scared $h!tless? Noooo, she wasn't. She sounded like an inexperienced passenger when it comes to anything other than straight n' level flight on a CAVU day. I heard some nervousness, but nothing close to terror or panic. I've heard the same tone from my kids and wife if I barely strayed off the GPS heading or handed them the yoke for only a few seconds.

If I was him, I wouldn't post such videos on YouTube. I understand the desire to share such an experience, but it ain't a good idea.
 
She's not scared because she believes he's a safe and smart pilot.. By her standard he is.. He's not dead yet is he? Passengers trust pilots..

Some of us on here say he's otherwise..
 
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While I don't like the fact that he continually frightened his passenger, especially because it's family, that's the only gripe I have.

I do LOVE when you little scamps start thinking you can judge altitude and visual separation from a camera lens! HA! What a complete joke. YOu have NO clue what his altitude is, nor does anyone make mention of a problem through his own admission or inquiry by ATC. Don't make me slap you.

Just shutup and enjoy the video.
 
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