Good material, I'm at the same flight school you were at! My aviation adventures also started with hangliding. Recently bought an Atos.
@RyanVoight
2 күн бұрын
@@wjmayers howdy! Maybe see you in Ellenville on a North West day? Best wishes with the flight training- don’t rush through, it’s not a to-do list it’s important to learn each piece along the way. The school tends to scurry people through the syllabus but often they get hung up at stage checks because of a deficiency or two that might not have existed if the progression wasn’t stacked so tightly. Keep the blue side up and the brown side down 😎
@JeffCurtisIflyHG
3 ай бұрын
I totally agree that piston aircraft engines are extremely antiquated! The systems that control ignition and fuel delivery were designed prior to WWII and have not changed. I would argue that a significant portion of their reliability is dependent on the pilot remembering to do the right thing at the right time. This increases pilot workload and distracts from actually flying the plane. Even then the mechanical systems in use today are crude, and don't optimally operate the engine. If the pilot isn't paying attention engine failure due to improper mixture control can happen in a matter of minutes. Mike Busch from Savvy Aviation argues that replacing the mechanical ignition and carburetor systems presently in use with their electronic equivalents as has been done with car engine for the last 40 years will make the engines 10x more reliable. Unfortunately, when the requirements for certified engines were written no one had ever conceived of the possibility of more automated engine controls so the requirements were prescriptive instead of performance based so we have been stuck with what we have. In experimental aircraft electronic fuel injection and electronic ignition are possible and in use.
@RyanVoight
3 ай бұрын
I was fortunate to get some time flying some Diamonds that have the Austro engines (fully FADEC Mercedes engines modified for Jet A) and the simplicity and efficiency of use was great. There were definitely some annoyances, like ECU codes that would require maintenance clearing with a laptop, or replacing sensors that were faulty. The tolerances between the two ECU’s self checks are very narrow from my understanding. But if flight the mixture was always correct regardless of power settings and density altitudes, and that kept the engine and oil temps nicely consistent, which must be better for longevity. Like you said, “experimental” aviation is so far ahead in so many ways. If I were to ever buy a plane that’s where I’d probably have to be.
@daveschapman
7 ай бұрын
Excellent video Ryan! You encapsulated the path to becoming a pilot very well with regard to the potential barriers of achieving that goal. Wish we had had a chance to have several long conversations before you moved and embarked on the path.
@RyanVoight
7 ай бұрын
Thanks Dave! I definitely could have leaned more into the available resources I had- good friends like you, established in the industry- a lot better before I started. To be honest I thought, with your air force experience and credentials, it was apples and oranges between us. I did talk to a number of people and got some good advice... but I also found some things were a bit different for me than expected, and I think part of that is the flight training environment and the CFI-level has changed a bit since my advisors (mostly senior captains who trained a while ago) got their start. As we've seen in hang gliding instruction also- insurance companies have continued to raise the costs and requirements, so many of those "low time pilot" jobs have become more like "medium time jobs". It is what it is, but I wanted to do my part to share what I learned and help future pilots prepare for what's ahead.
@daveschapman
7 ай бұрын
Yeah, I can see how my experiences would have led you that direction. Little known though is that I started as a private pilot before I went the Air Force route.. Currently my daughter is doing your route and son Sam started with his private as well. Regardless, your video was quite good as to the route you chose. I look forward to seeing your next moves!
@designbydave
7 ай бұрын
@12:47 - Flying an airplane is easy AF. OPERATING an airplane is hard.
@RyanVoight
7 ай бұрын
Eloquently said. Flying is fun, operating is work and that’s why pilots (eventually) get paid well.
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