i had a very similar incident but i think my reason for aborting was being unfamiliar with the fixed pitch.. i had flown the constant speed version and was used to about 500 more RPM than i was getting lol. in my video u can see i also abort but right after rotation
@DiamondPilotDan Yeah I imagine if your use to being in a fixed pitch that you may tend to forget these things. Thanks for watching and I subscribed to your channel too. :-)
@cholubaz haha yeah at the time i thought it was a bad mag.. thats what i told the FBO lol but when i think about it... yeah probably my issue. 2250 RPM at rotation at sea level just felt weird..especially fully loaded lol. I was used to hearing it bump up to 2700 and ease back to 2650..
but no doubt i would have done the same thing you did in this video lol! i just wouldn't have figured it out
Great job noticing there was a shortage of RPM, even better job doing something about it...
It's amazing how much runway ya chew up there in Flagstaff after being in Phoenix, especially on a warm day. I've double checked my mags on several occasions up there to make sure I was on "BOTH".
@rdfelty my batteries were dead on my other camera so I was stuck with this and couldnt get a good angle out the window. :-( Hope to get some setup like yours in the future.
Great call, too many folks might have been tempted to push a bad thing. Easy to check things out on the ground. Great video to show how to handle decisions like that. Very interesting video.
i had a very similar incident but i think my reason for aborting was being unfamiliar with the fixed pitch.. i had flown the constant speed version and was used to about 500 more RPM than i was getting lol. in my video u can see i also abort but right after rotation
DiamondPilotDan 3 weeks ago
@DiamondPilotDan Yeah I imagine if your use to being in a fixed pitch that you may tend to forget these things. Thanks for watching and I subscribed to your channel too. :-)
cholubaz 3 weeks ago
@cholubaz haha yeah at the time i thought it was a bad mag.. thats what i told the FBO lol but when i think about it... yeah probably my issue. 2250 RPM at rotation at sea level just felt weird..especially fully loaded lol. I was used to hearing it bump up to 2700 and ease back to 2650..
but no doubt i would have done the same thing you did in this video lol! i just wouldn't have figured it out
DiamondPilotDan 3 weeks ago
@DiamondPilotDan It's things like these that as a low time pilot will make me not forget in the future. :-)
cholubaz 3 weeks ago
@cholubaz haha same
DiamondPilotDan 3 weeks ago
Great job noticing there was a shortage of RPM, even better job doing something about it...
It's amazing how much runway ya chew up there in Flagstaff after being in Phoenix, especially on a warm day. I've double checked my mags on several occasions up there to make sure I was on "BOTH".
MacGyverGTP 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@MacGyverGTP Thanks for that. Yeah a little leaner mixture is needed up there :-)
cholubaz 1 month ago
What type of intercom do you have? It sure is very quiet and clear.
flyguy8294 4 months ago
@flyguy8294 Garmin 340 Audio Panel
GARMIN GNS430 GPS/COM/NAV #1
GARMIN GNS430 GPS/COM/NAV #2
GARMIN GTX330 Transponder
STEC 55X Autopilot System
It's a nice plane. I rent it for $75/hr Dry
cholubaz 4 months ago
Cool video Chris. Thanks for posting this.
rdfelty 4 months ago
@rdfelty my batteries were dead on my other camera so I was stuck with this and couldnt get a good angle out the window. :-( Hope to get some setup like yours in the future.
cholubaz 4 months ago
Great call, too many folks might have been tempted to push a bad thing. Easy to check things out on the ground. Great video to show how to handle decisions like that. Very interesting video.
justlostagain 4 months ago
bring back the mixture bud. :)
RedDevilSquadron 4 months ago
@RedDevilSquadron Yeah that's what I did. Part 2 will be up shortly and we takeoff for Deer Valley DVT
cholubaz 4 months ago