You may have momentarily forgotten the flaps but you did remember the golden rule which saved your life: Fly the fucking aircraft. It was textbook so well done. Took balls to put this out there as well. A short video but a fantastic learning tool.
@prancer1803
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed 100%
@_jamesrayner_
3 жыл бұрын
So so so true, fly the aircraft and THEN work the problem. No point fixing your flaps if you have already nose-dived into a river
@Lemmon714_
3 жыл бұрын
Rule #1, FFA, FLY the FUCKIN AIRPLANE
@devinthierault
2 жыл бұрын
Rtfm, crFm, and FTFA
@greggyd321
2 жыл бұрын
💯
@Ryan-sw4xy
3 жыл бұрын
I'm an airline pilot and I have to say, I'd fly with this guy any time. He made a mistake and forgot to raise his flaps, but he didn't panic, and remembered to fly the damn plane. He calmly analyzed the situation, weighing multiple options. Then he found the problem and executed a solution. Well done.
@benjamind2764
3 жыл бұрын
Any advice for getting the airlines? I'm 16 about half way done on my PPL and want to make a career out of it.
@the5thmusketeer215
3 жыл бұрын
You might - but I’m not flying with any pilot who has “Kamikaze” in the name of his KZitem Channel! 😂
@tuanminhnguyen512
3 жыл бұрын
@@the5thmusketeer215 lol
@duartesimoes508
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed; but he was also lucky to fly a forgiving aircraft. Missing procedures may get you killed. Do you remember that MD-82 from Northwest in 1987 and the MD-87 from Spanair in 2008? No slats on take off, stall, crash...
@markusthl
3 жыл бұрын
Which airline are you flying for, Ryan? Maybe Ryan...air? I'm sorry for that one
@VictorSilva-qf2tu
3 жыл бұрын
The important thing is that you remembered to retract the flaps incrementally.
@matszz
3 жыл бұрын
What happens if you don't?
@VictorSilva-qf2tu
3 жыл бұрын
@@matszz if you retract all the flaps in one go the plane may stall.
@rudavalek
3 жыл бұрын
@@matszz too slow to fly with fully retracted flaps
@archerpiperii2690
3 жыл бұрын
@@matszz You will also drop like a rock because you have just lost all of the extra lift created by the flaps. It's something you don't want to do close to the ground. Just ask my instructor about the day I scared the cr@p out of him while doing a go-around and I raised the flaps all at once on short final...
@abnormaalz
3 жыл бұрын
@@matszz flaps create more lift and lets you fly at a lower airspeed. The flaps also bring a lot of drag, meaning you will need more power to fly faster. In this scenario he was flying quite slow. Not a problem for the flaps setting he had at the moment. However, if you were to bring up the flaps immediately, you may not have enough airspeed to create enough lift to keep you from falling like a brick.
@greatflyer_aviation
3 жыл бұрын
One of the best "student pilot mistake" videos I have ever watched. Thanks for sharing your decision making process, we all learn from our mistakes. Well done!
@estebs1978
3 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY! This just taught me something very valuable.
@hatcherbyron
3 жыл бұрын
Yep - as a student pilot, I greatly respect you for making yourself vulnerable but posting this to help others man. You’re a good human being!
@rondunlop985
3 жыл бұрын
Better than forgetting gear on landing but another great example of why we checklist (at least in our brain) constantly.
@adb012
3 жыл бұрын
"we all learn from our mistakes" .... and from the mistakes of others!!!
@Poop-nu1so
6 жыл бұрын
You could hear the relief in that swear
@ayushgiri1759
3 жыл бұрын
lmaooo
@BULL.173
3 жыл бұрын
That’s the “not today Satan” inflection of fuck
@robotslug
3 жыл бұрын
@@BULL.173 Perfect
@Andi45677
3 жыл бұрын
What did he do wrong
@adamthomas1234
3 жыл бұрын
@@Andi45677 he left the flaps down in the full 40 degree position. Most older cessnas have 10, 20, 30 or even 40 degrees of flap available but only 10 degrees are used for take off. It changes the shape of the wing and allows the plane to fly at a lower airspeed for landing, which is the opposite of what you want on a takeoff.
@sablestryker
3 жыл бұрын
The real win here was that you didn’t pull in all the flaps at once. Nice work!
@martinlugo648
3 жыл бұрын
I did just that, plane dropped so fast I yanked the flaps right back lol
@anythingelseplease123
3 жыл бұрын
@@martinlugo648 Ah is that why you do it incrementally? The quick drop is too hard to manage?
@martinlugo648
3 жыл бұрын
@@anythingelseplease123 I mean I managed but that’s because I undid my mistake immediately. Had I waited a few more seconds I wouldn’t be here to type this response. The drop was instant and I was only about 200 to 300 feet off the runway on a go around after a failed landing
@anythingelseplease123
3 жыл бұрын
@@martinlugo648 Interesting! thanks for sharing
@TheDox451
3 жыл бұрын
@@anythingelseplease123 Flaps reduces the minimum speed you can fly the aircraft. If you are just above the stall speed with full flaps, and pull them in fastly, you will soon find yourself under the stall speed.
@tntkop
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for having the courage to share with everyone, especially knowing that you’ll likely get negative comments from fellow aviators. Your video may very well save someone else’s life. Great job staying calm, staying in control and working the problem.
@ayokay123
3 жыл бұрын
No, most of the negative comments would come from NON-aviators.
@Sifo_Dyas
3 жыл бұрын
@@ayokay123 took the words right from my thumbs.
@MisterIvyMike
3 жыл бұрын
The same is true here. I've done in aviation a lot of nonsense and I thought to myself, "This can only happen to you." But over time you realize that even the best sometimes do stupid things or forget something. Videos like this are mostly for learning not for blaming!
@brettjohnson8431
3 жыл бұрын
On the negative comments I was taught the simple adage, that “there are those of us that have and those of us that will”! And the more we share our mistakes the more others will be less likely to make the same mistake!
@alanmawson9601
3 жыл бұрын
I had just dropped my instructor off and was about to line up for my second solo flight, through my headset came "G-**** your instructor says you're about to take off with full flaps" i still cringe whenever I remember it.
@Rickinsf
3 жыл бұрын
When the "oh fuck" moment happens, he remembers to "ease" the flaps up. Good save.
@rykehuss3435
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah he had a brain fart to begin with but his training kicked in
@skybot9998
3 жыл бұрын
Oh F*ck's you can recover from,it's the oh shit's that will get ya.
@bjofuruh
3 жыл бұрын
When Jeffrey Quill flew his first flight in K5054 - the Spitfire prototype - he made a touch and go, and forgot to retract the flaps. He got airborne again Ok, and afterword apologized for Reginald Mitchell (chief designer) for forgetting the flaps and potentially endanger the prototype. Reginald Mitchell replied: We had to test that anyway. Now you have done it for us.
@skybot9998
3 жыл бұрын
Were all human.
@outwiththem
3 жыл бұрын
Overpowered airplanes can climb very safely with full flaps. Not a c150..
@davidstuart4915
3 жыл бұрын
@@outwiththem which barely climbs at all with 2 onboard (dont fit either!) - cute cheap plane though :)
@outwiththem
3 жыл бұрын
@@davidstuart4915 Yes.. I stopped teaching on them after i loss a cylinder and the thing wanted me to crash on houses.
@andy_mac
3 жыл бұрын
Great reply 😁
@flyinhawaiian5848
3 жыл бұрын
Nothing to be ashamed of partner, student pilots make mistakes, but your decision to not panic, and fly the airplane straight ahead while troubleshooting was the right choice, a choice that even many seasoned pilots would fail to make! Nicely done!
@cletus2199
3 жыл бұрын
Touch and Go's with chatter in the background can get overwhelming! I did this on my second solo. Had a flight of Apache Helicopters from the nearby Army Base in the pattern right behind me and was overwhelmed with getting out of their way. Applied full power and realized my flaps were down 2 notches. Not my proudest moment, but happy that I caught it.
@estebs1978
3 жыл бұрын
That’s awful dude. I would have landed and waited. LOL. It would have been a nope moment for me.
@jimrhoads9810
3 жыл бұрын
learned to fly in 172 off grass all ways used 20 degree flap take off, and bled them off..
@goku445
3 жыл бұрын
Can you just mute your headphones for critical moments such as landings and takeoffs?
@cletus2199
3 жыл бұрын
@@goku445 gotta listen to what the other people are saying
@flyman1185
3 жыл бұрын
Two “notches” of flaps in most any aircraft is an approve takeoff configuration.
@davethompson6570
3 жыл бұрын
Perfect rookie mistake. We've all done it! For me, the best telltale sign of this is that while I couldn't gain speed or climb much, I did notice that I just popped off the runway super fast. My instructor had pointed this out to me early on in my training, and I always watch for it. This is especially true when it's hot enough that the density altitude requires a longer takeoff roll. But since we know this a pretty consistent sign of a high density altitude, you get used to expecting it. So for example, if you're on your fourth touch and go of the day, if you pop up off the runway quicker than the first three, you really don't want to just assume that the air has cooled off or, even better, the runway is suddenly at sea level! :D You didn't panic (on the outside, anyway), you discovered your error, and most important, you didn't do anything rash that might result in a stall. So good recovery! Plus, there's an added bonus that because all the adrenaline dumped into your bloodstream helps anchor that memory on the hard drive between your ears. In other words, you'll never forget that again!
@jamesmichaelfreer
3 жыл бұрын
I was taught to “milk’em up” ! When I put my flaps up I simultaneously make a “Mooooooo” sound! Just don’t also simultaneously push the talk button!
@dominicnocera7657
3 жыл бұрын
You showed an incredible amount of airmanship for your level of experience. Way to stay calm and fly the freaking airplane!
@2o4II112II26o2
3 жыл бұрын
well up to a point but the touch and go checklist was not followed
@hb6986
3 жыл бұрын
THE HARRY BROWN PROJECT Airmanship is a dated phrase used by Tiger Moth instructors. It’s 2020,;think Aircraft Management.
@dominicnocera7657
3 жыл бұрын
@@hb6986 thanks I’ll make sure I update my vocabulary to your 2020 standards.
@dominicnocera7657
3 жыл бұрын
@@2o4II112II26o2 I’ve never had a perfect flight. I’ve messed up checklist items in fast single seat jets, slow single seat planes and crew aircraft, everything and anything you can think of. Airmanship is how you deal with the problems that arise in flying, even if they are self induced.
@Sumtoshi
3 жыл бұрын
Let’s be honest, most of us have done this before to some degree
@Keys879
3 жыл бұрын
I took off with half mags once in a 152 on a high Density Altitude day. It is amazing that 115HP bird was able to get two grown adults off the ground, barely up to pattern, and enough to get back down and to the runup line for a recheck. Talk about scary, it was like this guy. No lift and extremely poor performance. Couldn't figure out what it was until we went back for the recheck. WHEW.
@acirinelli
3 жыл бұрын
Just a few days ago I went full power before flipping up the flap switch. The plane lifted off and then settled back down, took a little bounce and then off I went. Was an embarrassing and eye opening mistake I’ll try to never make again.
@BB-my2xk
3 жыл бұрын
Yup.....!!
@jhanick
3 жыл бұрын
Pun intended?
@lonelongrider5331
3 жыл бұрын
yea yesterday it was the opposite... went up with 0 flaps
@mikekopf1173
3 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing in a 172. I did exactly what you did. Number one, do not panic, it only makes you make poor decisions. You kept your cool and kept flying the plane and no stall. Well done.
@johnwood551
3 жыл бұрын
You did great. You didn't panic, you kept flying ,didn't try a turn and used your head and eyes. Good going. Good lesson for beginning aviators.
@Iowa_Aviation
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being willing to upload and share. A great reminder for all of us to not forget checklists and memory items in scenarios like these where things flow at a fast pace. Nice job staying calm, and remembering to aviate first.
@brettjohnson8431
3 жыл бұрын
....many, many years ago I took off in a Mooney, it had electric trim, all the other M20’s I had flown had manual trim, I had left the trim full back for landing, I forgot trim neutral for takeoff. 100 feet above the ground, using all my strength to push the nose forward I finally found the trim was nose up... I think I was a 110 hour legend in my own log book. Not long after I left a fuel cap off on a Cessna 210! Those two events and a subsequent CPL sorted my out for 25 years of safe flying. Great video and thank you for sharing.
@jeremykemp3782
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing. I would like to say that after take off I use the acronym ‘ FELT’ flaps, engine , light and trim. 👍 And yes this happened to me once , but my acronym saved me
@kriswalsh4668
3 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't that make FETL?
@jeremykemp3782
3 жыл бұрын
@@kriswalsh4668 Just corrected it thanks
@jeremykemp3782
3 жыл бұрын
@@kriswalsh4668 I recently started flying a citabria which had a fuel pump that I had to switch off after take off. So my accrnym then went to FELT P, as in felt pen. To remind me of the pump!
@kriswalsh4668
3 жыл бұрын
@@jeremykemp3782 Thank you for your reply. Acronyms help a lot. I will definitely use FELT P. Thank you for sharing.
@bestdjintown
2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes, the biggest problems are solved by the simplest solutions. And you learnt one important thing: your plane will take off with full flaps, it may not go too far or too fast, but it will get you up in the air! Great video and thanks for sharing.
@BumHaven
3 жыл бұрын
I am a fairly new pilot and for whatever reason (probably credit to my instructor) I seem to have retracting flaps burned into my mind. That being said, until watching this video I had never considered what would happen if I forgot to retract flaps on takeoff. Thank you for sharing this learning experience so that hopefully I and others can avoid a similar misstep.
@ArnieTX
5 жыл бұрын
The best lessons are real ones like this. You really learn when this happens. It makes you a better pilot.
@goku445
3 жыл бұрын
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger?
@GeorgiaNFA
3 жыл бұрын
Yikes. Glad you figured it out logically and without panic. If you didn’t take a quick scan like you did, who knows what would have happened.
@johnjerrehian4642
3 жыл бұрын
I'm not a pilot, (scuba diver) but you didn't panic and assessed the problem and figured it out. Nice job! Just like in diving. Panic can kill...
@farmgene
3 жыл бұрын
I was scared of the nose high attitude on final. Glad you made it out alive!
@CoderMan
3 жыл бұрын
All things considered you had amazing situational awareness, and kept calm. I'm preparing for solo after a few more lessons and really enjoy this perspective. They've drilled in to always Aviate first.
@misstakenot9582
3 жыл бұрын
Took some balls to post that. It's good to learn from your mistakes, but better to learn from the mistakes of others. Thank you for allowing others to learn from yours.
@adriansmessages
3 жыл бұрын
So glad you maintained your flying. Great video! Glad you recuperated and were safe! Thank you for the video. Great lesson for all of us - even when licensed pilots are flying drones. This lesson from my CFL saved many a potentially bad situation even when flying my DJI P4.
@shreedevi2005
9 жыл бұрын
That was scary! But good save.
@alecandrews7016
3 жыл бұрын
I had a similar experience on my first solo, Cessna 152, over 30 years ago now, my instructor advised first solo etc, he said “I’ve done your vital actions away you go” he got out, I composed myself, radio “ready for departure” advisory service“ your discretion etc” started ground run, T&P’s are in the green, then I momentarily thought oh I haven’t set my flaps, reached for the flap switch, touched it then remembered, my instructor had done my vital actions, back to continuing with my take off, this is happening in split seconds, unfortunately this aircraft was different to the one I had previously been flying through my training, the spring return to neutral didn’t work, the flaps continued to deploy fully, I was now airborne not very high, couldn’t climb, speed not building, but as this young man in this video realised just in time and incrementally reduced flaps, I lived to tell the tale, just!
@beevo412
3 жыл бұрын
I did exactly the same thing on my first solo! My poor instructor had hopped out and was watching from the fence.... realising what was going on and remembering to sneak those flaps in bit by bit... I feel your pain!
@coltonnewkirk326
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing and for your humility. I'm glad you noticed your error and hope you are well and still flying.
@NbenGames
3 жыл бұрын
I remember doing exactly this during my PPL checkride on my first landing at my airfield. I went to taxi and she took off. (172R so only 30° of flaps though) i noticed it right away but soon as i took off i didnt try and force her down even if i had the runway space. You did what was right and you kept calm and collected. Good job flying her and figuring it out. Well done
@Kadams1997
2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking "Flaps" when I saw the power go back in, but I was proud when I saw you retract flaps incrementally. Some people would have retracted altogether.
@georgearmani5867
3 жыл бұрын
Really can't add anymore to the previous comments, Wish there were more people like you in the world, to be bare faced honest and post on a media that we all can learn from..Thank you..now looking for you tube videos about honest banking mistakes..
@Curious_Skeptic
3 жыл бұрын
OMG! New underwear time! Glad you figured it out just in time. Haven't flown in so long, but pretty much flaps up first after safely under control on the ground. So much going on early in training. I miss it. I remember not shutting the door completely once on an early solo. Was so nervous something horrible would happen. Got it shut enough that I didn't have to worry about it flying open once I stopped. LOL.
@josuerodrigues9848
2 жыл бұрын
There's a guy who did the same mistake, but his plane was a c172 with 4 people inside and he didn't have time to realize his mistake on the flaps. he stalled after taking off with 40 flaps and they are all gone. I'm so glad your plane was not so heavy like that. Thanks for sharing, may God bless your flights.
@GeneralChangFromDanang
3 жыл бұрын
I made that mistake on one of my earlier solo flights in a Rans S-7. I figured it out when I got off the runway in about 100 feet.
@andrewzimmerman3690
2 жыл бұрын
Made this exact mistake today, tried to take off while forgetting flaps were 40. Fortunately, I noticed how we climbed out incredibly high, incredibly early, and so immediately knew the problem. Priority 1 was not to panic, just like you handled it, but sloooowly get those flaps up. Glad to see it wasn't just me. Will never forget again now that it's an organic mistake
@kaefermichaify
3 жыл бұрын
You did allright: fly straight, fix the Problem...
@IslandSimPilot
3 жыл бұрын
I'm normally a proponent of touch and go's, but not at 2.5 hours PIC time. Glad you made it. And don't take this the wrong way - everyone makes mistakes. I went to pull the power back one time and pulled the mixture. Just one of many.
@tokillamurderer
5 жыл бұрын
Well handled, man. Good save. I've had this happen, barely climbed over the trees. Scary stuff!
@peterosullivan5611
3 жыл бұрын
I flew with a former Thunderbird. I was instrument rated, 1000 hours flying an aerobatic Bonanaza (yes, I had aerobatic training) and he STILL would never let me do touch-n-go's. Not safe. Land, taxi, checklist, take-off. Excellent video. Could have happened to anyone.
@billbrisson
3 жыл бұрын
yup... as C150 with 40* flaps... open the throttle and all it does is makes more noise, it will barely get out of its own way! thanks for posting, us weekend worriers have to learn from others mistakes, we wont live long enough to make them all ourselves! My pucker moment was in a 172 on a hot day, with lots of gas and two passengers out of a grass strip... barely cleared the trees... and I was thinking "Why wont this thing climb?" ....then I pushed the carb heat off and away it went
@shader26
3 жыл бұрын
As a student pilot I found this excellent. That you shared the thought process you had, and it was the correct one too, avviate. Priorities. Also later when you made the video, you learned a lot from not just the initial mistake, but also picked up on missing the long straight road because of stress, if a situation occurs again, I bet you would see the road as an alternative. As others have said, you posted this, were critical of yourself, but not just negative, you learned and I thank you for imparting that to us as well! Thanks!
@scottwillson5562
3 жыл бұрын
haha at least you put them up incrementally, my first time forgetting they went all up at once and i sank a couple hundred feet!
@hughmacdonald7872
3 жыл бұрын
OMG! That could have been ending. Fortunately, never made this mistake.
@davidwhite8633
3 жыл бұрын
Probably because you didn’t get the nose down immediately. If you were above the green arc and pitched down immediately you’d just feel the acceleration and lose little if any altitude.
@alphabravo4173
3 жыл бұрын
You stayed calm. At 2.5 hours you learned the importance of checklists for each phase of flight. Memory items followed up the hard copy. Awesome.
@texasabbott
3 жыл бұрын
By uploading this video, along with subtitles, you became a superb teacher for this moment. Also, having kamikaze in your name helps drive home the point.
@danw8012
3 жыл бұрын
Legend for sharing that
@VictoryAviation
3 жыл бұрын
That took a lot to share with you everyone. Thanks a bunch for doing that. I’m really glad you kept everything level and gentle. That could have turned out a lot worse.
@JMcdon1627
3 жыл бұрын
I remember this in my training. At altitude, my CFI asked for flap speed and full 40º flaps. Then, he asked me to climb 500 feet. Well, this was a 1966 Cessna 150, I believe the last year that they were manufactured with 40º. We did not climb an inch, not with full power. Thank you CFI Tandy Bull. I soloed in that same aircraft in May of 1967.
@heregoesmike
3 жыл бұрын
I had a similar event happen at around the same stage in my training. On a solo flight to CAT4 (Qualicum), I was on my second touch & go, retracted flaps and began my climbout. at 200ft above the field I began experiencing a rapid airspeed drop and nearly uncontrollable nose-rise. I followed the same protocol. AVIATE first. After dumping trim in, holding the nose down to avoid a stall, checking the engine, which was wound up, and adequately providing takeoff power, I looked down and noticed the flap switch stuck in the "down" detent. After a similar expletive was spoken, I incrementally raised flaps and reduced nose-down trim while building airspeed to resume climb. It's amazing how much we become focused on where the airplane is going. All it would've taken is one glance out the window, but that is the last thing on our minds. Very well handled!
@johnathancorgan3994
3 жыл бұрын
I've never done this on a touch-and-go, no siree, nope, never have, not even once. 👀
@ryanp6999
3 жыл бұрын
You want a cookie?
@kevinklassen4328
3 жыл бұрын
@@ryanp6999 Wooooooooosh.
@ryanp6999
3 жыл бұрын
Kevin Klassen smh, I didn’t even catch that.
@2o4II112II26o2
3 жыл бұрын
yes because there are aviators and then there are diligent aviators - who use checklists !!!
@eric514
3 жыл бұрын
Good job flying the plane !! Been there too, but with a CFI and 10 degrees flap. Good thing is that those mistakes stay with you and make you a better pilot.
@brianwhite455
3 жыл бұрын
That made me nervous. But definitely one I will not forget as I start my training. Thank you for sharing. Great job. Glad everything turned out okay.
@CMCSeahawk
3 жыл бұрын
Great job recovering. The mistake is not the issue - it's that you recognized what was wrong, and recovered (properly). We have ALL made mistakes, to varying degrees of severity. You went through a mental checklist that was hammered into you from training, and finally found the issue. Well done! And thanks for sharing.
@aboriani
3 жыл бұрын
I've done the exact same thing on my first solo flight... but I was at flap 30 so the performance was not that bad... I noticed only when entered the downwind and looked at the runway and saw the flaps were still down... few milliseconds of terror later, I raised the flaps and laughed about it...
@OuttaHere7
3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate you sharing a frightening sequence of moments. Glad you had the lightbulb illuminate!!! Wisdom gained⭐️
@nickcovington6454
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you made that mistake with favorable terrain for that situation and kept yourself safe to learn from it- and I bet you'll never do it again, and I hope I never do it after seeing this video! Thank you for sharing.
@MotoFlightGuy
3 жыл бұрын
Everyone has these moments. And now you will never forget the flaps again :)
@2o4II112II26o2
3 жыл бұрын
not everyone - use checklists !
@andreasbacher2695
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this upload! We all forget something sometimes, therefore, we use checklists. However, if an item is unintentionally skipped on a checklist, one has to act as you did. Keep flying the plane as safely as possible, and then search for the mistake. You were lucky with this error at this particular airport without raising terrain.
@leftoverhippie2397
3 жыл бұрын
Count me in for the same mistake😰 but your video was awesome and the relief you expressed said it all...you kept the plane flying. Brilliant, and I bet you’re a heck of a pilot today.
@ducaticessna9386
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for sharing. You are in tune with the aeroplane to recognise it isn't performing to expectations. You remained calm and looked for the reason for degraded performance. You looked for your options. You found the problem and fixed it appropriately. You were the pilot in command of the aeroplane all the time. Well done. Truth is that every pilot has forgotten to retract flaps on go-round or after take off at some time. Inferior pilots won't admit it, they will forget it and do it again.
@michaelmeden9117
3 жыл бұрын
Mistake yes. BUT, you kept your wits about you and worked the problem. Not panicking is the key here. I would say well done and good save!
@SayTrueSteve
3 жыл бұрын
Great Video! I've been there before, Flaps left down or carb heat on. You kept the flying the plane and you didn't hit anything... that's rule number one! good job! Thanks for sharing.
@claytonandersontar21
3 жыл бұрын
Nice job for not attempting a turn back to the run way. You did exactly the correct thing. Good job for staying calm and keeping you airspeed.
@John-ne6jv
3 жыл бұрын
Gotta say, climbing with full flaps in a 172 is a beast for any pilot. Good that you had the physical and mental ability to keep flying the airplane until you solved the problem. On my long cross country I was almost back at Pitt Meadows and doing my pre-landing checklist when I realized I'd flown from Nanaimo on the nearly empty left tank (I've since added a cruise check that includes verifying the fuel in both tanks). It's amazing how fast these things can happen.
@luber905
3 жыл бұрын
Made exactly the same mistake as a solo student pilot in a C-152. Happened to notice it sooner, had positive results once I stepped them out. Also the Cessna did actually climb, slowly, even at full flaps
@adb012
3 жыл бұрын
"My number one priority was NOT TO STALL!!!" You, sir, have your priorities right. Respect.
@nunyabidness9895
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, I did the same thing doing t&g's out at N. Perry Airport in FL. I noticed my takeoff run was too long and retracted flaps just before I ran out of runway. I can't believe you got that thing off the ground like that! Made my anxiety spike just watching you! Glad you're ok!
@flugjung
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent decision making! One learn from mistakes. This will teach you also to follow your SOPs regardless of aircraft. You are on a good start and I’m glad you shared it. I will keep on following your channel. As an airline pilot myself with more than 5000hrs we never stop learning.
@RJ1Reed
3 жыл бұрын
Happens to the best of us and thats how we learn. Good job for not letting it overwhelm to the point of irrational planning. You thought it out and made the right checks. Been there done that and have the grin to prove it ;) Stay safe!
@darthvaderr
3 жыл бұрын
I have done that on a hot day (36ºC), 4 heavy people onboard on a cessna 172R. In the AD that I flew, there is a cellphone tower that is 300ft high about 3km away from the runway. I remember passing by lower than it and that I diverted using only the pedals, to leave both wings as symetric as possible. It was my second class of TGL
@PaulGarthAviation
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah... done that. Awesome job on keeping her going straight. Even more awesome job on milking up the flaps... Continued success.... even though this is 5 years later....
@davidgrier403
5 жыл бұрын
Been there, done that.
@carrma3831
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, really refreshing to see since I'm at 2.5hr PIC as well. This isn't so much an issue in the aircraft I fly as it'll happily climb on landing flaps but the takeaway from this is 100% Aviate Navigate Communicate. Thanks!
@TheSecondWitness
3 жыл бұрын
Common error - good job sticking with it and figuring it out. Just as important was your reducing flaps “incrementally” to avoid loss of control. Great job!
@SSAviation737
2 жыл бұрын
Sure, you may have forgotten to retract flaps, but you handled that problem PERFECTLY. You did what ALL pilots must do during a situation: fly the goddamn airplane first. First and foremost. Maintain aircraft control, THEN analyze the problem, and take appropriate action. Splendid job!
@MarkWilliams-rx6bl
3 жыл бұрын
Well done and thanks for sharing. We learn from our mistakes that don’t kill us. Very impressive work and keeping our cool while sorting out your situation.
@DeltaBravoTango
2 жыл бұрын
Not only did you realize the flaps were still deployed...but you remembered to raise them in increments. nice
@tyroneclarke1666
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you were alerted to flaps weren’t retracted. You won’t forget that one again. Hope you’re doing plenty of flying now fella. Cheers from Perth WA 🦘🇦🇺
@Laxa30
2 жыл бұрын
You lived to digest what happened. You'll never make that mistake again. well done.
@Mr_Hammers
3 жыл бұрын
Did a damn good job under pressure. A good example of what to do when you mess up.
@heeberman
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting. No shame in being vulnerable bro. This was an awesome learning opportunity.
@shevetlevi2821
3 жыл бұрын
Good job. Once after a 12 year layoff from flying and getting recurrent I did a similar checklist type error; I didn't remove carborator heat. If I remember on the Cessna 172 I was flying that sacrificed about 75-100rpm. I still had a positive rate of climb but it was extremely anemic. Like you I flew the plane, scanned the panel and aircraft and eventually saw what was going on.
@emergencylowmaneuvering7350
3 жыл бұрын
I used to make them take off with full flaps, then take them off on ground effect to practice like a Go Around From Flare" maneuver. Carb heat off, full power, push nose down to stay in ground effect, flaps 20, raise speed and then raise flaps to 10 and 0 later.. Great exercise. They will never forget about the flaps on climb out after a few of those Go Arounds from flare".. Never ever...
@weofnjieofing
2 жыл бұрын
Exceptional job not to panic and try to make that turn. You knew that you could continue to fly the plane straight and that was ok. Trouble shoot got you to the problem and another skilful thing to do was retract the flaps incrementally rather than all st once and create a stall. I’m sure most trainee pilots faced with your circumstance would have ended up crashing. Well done and hope to God you make it to the airlines or wherever you want to go in aviation! I’d be happy to fly in an aircraft with you as captain!
@johnfriend862
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being honorable enough to post your mistake. Any pilot who won't admit to doing that isn't telling you the truth. To be totally honest I normally takeoff with zero flaps so I don't forget them. Lots of power cures the need for flaps. Despite a lot more power my new plane requires T/O flaps, so I'm going to have to change my mindset.
@SkylaneCaptain
3 жыл бұрын
Great job handling the situation and staying in control of the aircraft. On the plus side you will most likely never do that again!
@revilog4563
3 жыл бұрын
I‘m pretty sure that this happened to most of all pilots. You made good decisions, stayed as calm as possible and the result is that this won‘t happen to you again ;-)
@paullee5573
3 жыл бұрын
Show me a pilot who claims never to have do e this and I'll show you a bloody liar. Great vid thanks. I have subscribed because I can no longer fly due to my age. But of all the flight vids available I like yours best. Hape a great life with aviation son.
@alk672
3 жыл бұрын
I did it a bunch of times with 10 degrees for soft field take-off, always wondered how bad it would be with full flaps... Pretty bad. Great job staying calm. At least with 40 degrees you can't overspeed them :)
@bettigio
3 жыл бұрын
Welll done flying straight and not turning👍 You’ve just learned the most important lesson: stay calm and fly. River or field? Always field if you can, especially in winter😬👍
@itsmejaypee9295
3 жыл бұрын
I can feel the pressure in yoke man!! Good save!
@tonylloyd5077
3 жыл бұрын
Great job not to panic - simple mistake that could have been "unpleasant" if you had forgotten to maintain control / flying speed while you ran through your checks. Good reminder for even experienced pilots. Thanks for sharing 👍
@andrewmyralane6673
2 жыл бұрын
Well done !! We all make mistakes. You kept flying the plane and kept a cool head. The plane stayed in the air with barn doors out and you looked your situation and made the correct movements of the controls and found the flaps down. I like to use GUMP-F with an F. Flaps So I don’t forget. Then back it up with check list after the get some safe altitude
@taxidermydavid
3 жыл бұрын
This will put the thought to check flaps in the head of many new aviators. Great courage to share the mistake.
@flightTime123
3 жыл бұрын
From an airline pilot, great basic airmanship. Mistakes happen, especially when training. The ultimate rule was followed here and ultimately saved him- fly the airplane first!
@juniormckie2462
3 жыл бұрын
Yep, that happened to me once. But I got it by looking out the side window where I saw the flaps in the down position. I literally floated off the runway in a C-152. Nice job, kept his calm and always flew the airplane and did not get distracted.
@CrocAU
3 жыл бұрын
you will never forget to check your flaps again :D, well done for solving the puzzle and thanks for sharing
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