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Preflight and talk about geared engines on an Aero Commander 520.
stratobee
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A brief preflight and talk about engines. As you can see, she's in dire need of a paint job and some attention to her right engine. The engine is getting fixed now.
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No flap approach Aero Commander 520.
stratobee
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Twin Commanders are almost always landed with full flaps. I realised I hadn't done a no flap approach in ages, if ever. So I decided to do one, which was a non-event.
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Amazingly short take off in the Aero Commander 520 - only 600ft!
stratobee
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I'm off just before the threshold, which is about 600ft from my start at El Monte when measured. Quite impressive! Granted, I was lightly loaded with just me on board and a...
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Aborted approach to Agua Dulce (L70) - crosswind too gusty.
stratobee
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Had a 90 degree crosswind with very gusty winds as can be seen in the video. Strip also very narrow, so decided to abort and come back another time.
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Ipad 2 and Foreflight mounted in the Aero Commander.
stratobee
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Recently installed a RAM-mount to fit my Ipad 2 with 3G in the cockpit. I run Foreflight on it and I love the whole setup - very user friendly. I can even check my emails i...
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Nebraska to Los Angeles travelogue cross country in my Aero Commander 520 w. full ATC, Part 2/2.
stratobee
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Second part of xcountry. Landed LA at night. Uneventful trip and no malfunctions.
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Chicago to Nebraska travelogue cross country in my Aero Commander 520 w. full ATC, Part 1/2.
stratobee
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After having shredded a couple of oil rings and valves coming into Chicago, it was time to take the old girl home to California again. Did a quick stop in Minnesota on the ...
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Aero Commander 520 from KEMT to KSMO full ATC
stratobee
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Short flight from KEMT to KSMO in the old Aero Commander 520. Only took about 10 minutes. Beats driving and sitting in traffic for +1hr. Beautiful morning views of Downtown...
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El Monte to Stockton in Aero Commander 520, full ATC.
stratobee
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Flew the old gal from El Monte to Stockton to have the gear horn and the gear unsafe microswitch re-aligned. Uneventful flight, made good speed. Full ATC included.
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Piaggio Royal Gull P.136 amphibian splashing down in insanely small lake.
stratobee
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This rare but wonderful Piaggio Royal Gull p.136-L1 is owned by famous air show pilot John Mohr. He was kind enough to splash her down in some lakes with me onboard and you...
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