Off to the airport now this is my first flight in 2018.
I flew a warrior in Singapore you saw the video of that but I haven't flown Tango Delta Sierra
Sierra Cirrus for about six weeks now. Actually...
before I go I just want to talk to you about something. You know when you
haven't flown for a while right and I don't know whether you get this but I do
I sometimes feel I get that doubt in my mind in my own abilities. Because you're
out of practice and I sometimes think that I'm gonna turn up to the plane and
I've forgotten something huge like forgotten to check the weather or
forgotten to put a flight plan in, forgotten to un chock the wheels or
you know all those radio calls I think I've forgotten how to make radio
calls. In the spirit of openness on this channel I want to share some of these
thoughts that I have as a pilot with you to hopefully make you guys feel better.
Because I remember when I was learning to fly I never realised that other
people felt the same way. And I used to turn up two flights so worried that I
was going to make a mistake that I didn't actually make the most out the flight
itself and I probably didn't learn as well as I could. Had I've been a bit more
relaxed and really remembered the fact that making mistakes is a huge part of
learning. I even remember flying with some
instructors in the past who made me feel bad for making mistakes. I used to feel
like I was going to get told off if I did something wrong. And this is an important
point and mainly for you student pilots out there so you guys who are still
learning how to fly. If you're learning with an instructor and they make you
feel bad for making mistakes you need a new instructor. It reminds me of one of
my favorite quotes and it's not just relevant to aviation but life in general.
And that is you need to focus on progress not perfection. If you're trying
so hard to get something perfect every single time you're not going to grow in
the way you can and you're not going to learn from that experience. This is
relevant for flying this is relevant for life this is relevant for relationships
everything. Alright now I didn't know I was going to chit chat so much thank you
for listening anyway now we are going to the airport we are flying Tango Delta Sierra.
We are going to get up and do the ILS at Avalon. I've got the GoPros loaded
let's go. Cue some happy travel music.
It's just a bit of traffic, it'll clear soon okay play the happy music again.
Hello Tango Delta Sierra. hello you miss me you miss me I missed you I missed you
probably didn't miss me I know you've been flying with other people over
Christmas and New Year but it's fine we can share you can share. What I always
think the best thing to do if you haven't flown for a long time is
obviously try and get back into flying as quickly as you can again but don't
just rely on what you think you can remember. Just jump on board do a quick
flight with an instructor and shake all the rust off when you've got an expert
sitting next to you. That's exactly what we're doing today. So Mike you remember
Mike from previous episodes my Cirrus instructor, he's going to take me on
about an hour-long flight. We've booked to do the ILS at Avalon Airport might
get some actual IMC conditions as well there's a bit of cloud around Avalon
today. So yeah it's just that this is what this flights about it's all about
that progress not perfection that practice is better than trying to get it
100% right every single time. Because we got Mike on the flight as well I'm
obviously gonna be focusing on the flight itself and not vlogging so much.
But for now switch to GoPros.Tango Delta Sierra Foxbat joining
downwind four miles to the south of the field, clear for takeoff. Clear for takeoff Tango Delta Sierra.
Foxbat eighteen ninety four number three. Airspeed's alive.
Engine temps are in the green.
70 knots.
Melbourne Departures, Tango Delta Sierra passing 2500 climbing 3,000. Tango Delta Sierra
g'day Departures identified information echo for Avalon
the QNH 1019 expect vectors for the ILS 18. 1019 and we have
Echo Tango Delta Sierra.
Tango Delta Sierra fly heading two eight zero vectors for the ILS. 280 Tango Delta Sierra.
So I'll go heading mode, altitude, and go into VLOC mode now we've got vectors.
That's Avalon confirmed, identified. One zero nine five over the heading so
it's 176 on the course. Our missed approach procedure we go missed will be
to track to 176 degrees so track runway heading, or track the same heading that
we'll be on, and climb to 3000 feet. Tango Delta Sierra continue on the heading contact Avalon
Approach 133.55.
Continue heading 133.55 Tango Delta Sierra.
Avalon Approach Tango Delta Sierra maintaining 3,000
heading two eight zero received echo currently in cloud.
Tango Delta Sierra Avalon Approach.
Tango Delta Sierra turn left heading two six zero. Two six zero Tango Delta Sierra.
Now are you autopilot or hand flying? I think I'll hand fly this one actually.
Tango Delta Sierra two miles left of the localizer turn left heading two one zero to intercept
cleared ILS runway 18 approach, report established.
Left turn 210 cleared ILS 18 Tango Delta Sierra.
Tango Delta Sierra is established.
Tango Delta Sierra and are you in cloud or visual?
Visual Tango Delta Sierra.
Copied thanks and any cloud below 3?Negative Tango Delta Sierra. Tango Delta Sierra roger, and for you the publish missed approach
or would you prefer visual left turn to Sierra Alpha advise. A visual left to
Sierra Alpha will be great, Tango Delta Sierra.
Tango Delta Sierra Roger in the missed approach visual left turn to Sierra Alpha report in the
missed approach climb 3000. Visual left turn to Sierra Alpha climb 3000 in the missed Tango Delta Sierra.
Right so in the meantime, slowing us down, flaps are out.
And pre-landing checks. Brakes, undercarriage, fuel pump's on, landing light on.
You'd be secured on the right if we were landing.
Minima, so that's going around.
Tango Delta Sierra in the missed approach.
Tango Delta Sierra cleared to land.
Cleared to land, Tango Delta Sierra.