It's the middle of winter in Melbourne, it's 2 degrees currently, there's ice on the windscreen
of the car I don't know why I've come out for a run.
But I was running and I remembered that I had some footage from a great flight on the
way back from Horsham to Moorabbin the other week which I'd completely forgotten about
until now.
Flying over the top of an unbroken layer at 3000 feet and then descending through cloud
to shoot the RNAV into runway 35 at Moorabbin as well.
Pretty dramatic flight with some great footage so, think it needs a pretty dramatic intro.
No no no, too much, too much drama, just cut to the cockpit.
Horsham traffic, Tango Delta Sierra is entering and will be rolling runway 08 departing to
Moorabbin, Horsham.
So 500 feet, flaps away, CAPS is available, fuel pump off, landing light off.
Tango Delta Sierra departed Horsham time 10 we're tracking 121 passing 3200 climbing 5000
estimate ESDIG top of the hour.
Tango Delta Sierra area QNH 1031.
1031 Tango Delta Sierra.
Cloudy Melbourne, cloudy cloudy Melbourne.
Tango Delta Sierra request descent 3000.
Tango Delta Sierra no reported IFR traffic 3000.
Descend 3000 thanks Tango Delta Sierra.
Tango Delta Sierra the area QNH 1030.
1030 Tango Delta Sierra.
Alright 3000 is good right above the clouds here.
And now we can do a bit of cloud surfing.
Alright if any of you are sitting there at home and thinking that you might get your
Instrument Rating, maybe what you can see out the window here at the moment might convince
you to finally do it.
This is incredible.
This is the very first time I've done this on my own and my feelings are mixed between
absolute awe at what I'm seeing and a little bit of nervousness because I'm realising I'm
flying on the top of the clouds for the first time.
But all good, we know what we're doing, we're under control, we're flying at the right height,
and we're thinking forward now to what's going to happen next.
So we'll enjoy the view no more, let's concentrate on what's coming up.
Tango Delta Sierra contact Avalon Approach 133.55 for clearance.
133.55 Tango Delta Sierra.
Avalon Approach Tango Delta Sierra is maintaining 3000.
Tango Delta Sierra Avalon Approach, would you like an amended clearance from Avalon
to Sierra Alpha?
Affirm that would be great thanks, Tango Delta Sierra.
Tango Delta Sierra cleared to Moorabbin tracking Avalon direct to Moorabbin Sierra Alpha maintain
3000.
Cleared Avalon to Moorabbin Sierra Alpha maintain 3000 Tango Delta Sierra.
Air Traffic Control are awesome, I know I said it in one of my previous videos but I
have to say it again.
What Air Traffic Control do for us pilots here, especially low time single pilot IFR
guys like me just makes things so much easier so if anyone from Air Traffic Control is watching
this I just want to say thank you.
Thank you for being patient and helpful and making it easy for us.
And we have a bit of a break in the clouds, that's very friendly, thank you clouds.
So flying over water, so in case we need it I'm going to bring the life jacket out and
pop it on the seat next to me.
Alright here we go.
Time to get some real IMC practise.
That is brilliant, coming out of the clouds like that.
And we have Moorabbin Aerodrome in sight, visual with the airfield.
Moorabbin Tower Tango Delta Sierra at Carrum 1500 visual inbound with Romeo.
Tango Delta Sierra opposite direction traffic about 4 miles ahead on departure to the South
is an Aquila and prior to 3 miles break off the approach right downwind runway 17 right.
Right downwind 17 right and traffic sighted Tango Delta Sierra.
And we'll break off the approach here, just keep out the way of all the traffic.
Tango Delta Sierra breaking off the approach and joining downwind 17 right.
Tango Delta Sierra number one.
Tango Delta Sierra.
Alright we will turn.
Final stage of flaps in.
Tango Delta Sierra cleared to land.
Cleared to land Tango Delta Sierra.
Alright speed is better, 80 knots.
Flaps down, clearance to land.
Alright welcome back to Moorabbin everyone.
Why is it that every one of these episodes has to end with me waiting for the fuel truck?
No fuel truck.
No fuel.
Still no fuel.