You know it's winter when you have to shovel snow out of the hangar.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
GoPro Da-42 takeoff and ILS engine failure
This is from a little while back when i flew the Da-42 from Bromma to Västerås and performing a couple instrument approaches.
In the video the approach I'm making is a ILS with engine failure on final.
In the video the approach I'm making is a ILS with engine failure on final.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
GoPro Emergeny Landing Practice
Here is a short clip of one of my students simulating an approach in to a field after the engine died quite mysteriously.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Ultralight emergency landing on beach
This is a school book example of how a emergency landing after an engine failure is supposed to be performed.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
GoPro Power off landing PA-28
This was during my Fi training. I was out flying with another FI student and did a power off landing just for practice.
You'll see that I came in way to high but fixed it by setting full flap pretty early. The black line seen just before touchdown was my aiming point.
You'll see that I came in way to high but fixed it by setting full flap pretty early. The black line seen just before touchdown was my aiming point.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
GoPro Formation flying (Including take off and landing)
After going on his first solo one of my students also got to try some formation flying for the first time.
Great fun after a big milestone in his flight training.
Remember to watch in HD and fullscreen.
Great fun after a big milestone in his flight training.
Remember to watch in HD and fullscreen.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Formation flying
Me and the head of training at SAS flying club did some formation flying with our students the other day.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Sunset approach
I'm back from a nice vacation in Croatia. On the way back I put the GoPro in the window overlooking the wing.
I love approaching an airport in sunset. Make sure to watch in HD.
I love approaching an airport in sunset. Make sure to watch in HD.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Junk in the trunk
This is what goes on in the back of the plane when I drop off the skydivers.
As we approach the drop zone I give the signal to the jumpers. The spotter opens the rear door and looks out to make sure we are in position to jump.
When we are in position the spotter signals me to reduce the power so the skydivers can exit the plane easier.
The skydivers exit the plane in whatever manner they choose, in this video there were only tandem jumpers.
After the last skydiver is out of the plane I put the plane in a steep dive heading north of the drop zone.
You can see me turn and hear the air rushing faster when the last jumper has exited.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Flying the AN2
I have started the path to becoming checked out on the An-2. This brute has had me intrigued for quite some time so I'm really excited that I get to fly it.
The An-2 isn't like other airplanes, you refill the oil and check the fuel level. It might seem like the An-2 is constantly leaking oil but what it is really doing is marking it's territory since the pilots have to wipe the thick black oil from the cowlings and the wings.
The beast handles beautifully in the air although you have to be pretty darn strong to handle it and specially to land it.
The layout of the cockpit feels very Russian as nothing besides the artificial horizon is where you would expect it to be. The picture is taken from where I would have my head while flying, as you can see there is a lot of gauges to keep track of. A couple of them are strategically placed so you have to move to be able to see them.
The An-2 isn't like other airplanes, you refill the oil and check the fuel level. It might seem like the An-2 is constantly leaking oil but what it is really doing is marking it's territory since the pilots have to wipe the thick black oil from the cowlings and the wings.
The beast handles beautifully in the air although you have to be pretty darn strong to handle it and specially to land it.
The layout of the cockpit feels very Russian as nothing besides the artificial horizon is where you would expect it to be. The picture is taken from where I would have my head while flying, as you can see there is a lot of gauges to keep track of. A couple of them are strategically placed so you have to move to be able to see them.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
FINALLY!
I finally got my instructor rating! I can finally sleep again and go back to being a regular person who is not constantly stressed and not on the verge of a mental meltdown.
I can't even begin to describe how good it feels to be done with this check ride.
The day consisted of two parts that I had to prove I could handle.
First I had to hold a theory lesson about warm fronts and cold fronts and meteorological codes (METAR, TAF and SWC). The lesson went great except for that I ran 15min to long. I didn't anticipate the check pilot to as talkative and active during the lesson.
Second I had to instruct a lesson in the airplane with the check pilot as my student. I got level turns and the traffic pattern.
The whole lesson went very well, the mistakes he made were very easy to detect and correct. He was a much sharper student than my instructor ;).
Anyway, I have my flight instructor rating finally and it seems that I might be getting my first student pretty soon.
What is also awesome is that I'm currently going through the technical course on the An-2 which I will soon start flying skydivers in!
Exciting times lie ahead my friends!
First I had to hold a theory lesson about warm fronts and cold fronts and meteorological codes (METAR, TAF and SWC). The lesson went great except for that I ran 15min to long. I didn't anticipate the check pilot to as talkative and active during the lesson.
Second I had to instruct a lesson in the airplane with the check pilot as my student. I got level turns and the traffic pattern.
The whole lesson went very well, the mistakes he made were very easy to detect and correct. He was a much sharper student than my instructor ;).
Anyway, I have my flight instructor rating finally and it seems that I might be getting my first student pretty soon.
What is also awesome is that I'm currently going through the technical course on the An-2 which I will soon start flying skydivers in!
Exciting times lie ahead my friends!
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Landing at ESKN
Here is a short video from a landing I did at ESKN. For those of you flying the PA-28, what did I do wrong?
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Monday, May 14, 2012
A day as an instructor student
My day starts at 0600 with me getting up and putting on the coffee.
While the coffee is brewing I get on the computer to see what the weather will be like.
I eat breakfast while pretending to teach today's lesson, trying to speak as if I was in the plane.
After performing my morning ritual which to a spectator would make me seem completely mad I gather all three bags of stuff that I need and head out.
I get picked up by my instructor and we proceed to the airport which is about an hours drive from Stockholm.
After arriving at the airport the weird part of the day begins. This is where my instructor (who is FAR more experienced than me) loses all his flying skills and knowledge and becomes my student.
This is a very strange sensation, I don't have half the knowledge and skill of this man and yet now I have to act as though he is my student.
The session starts with a short briefing of today's flying lesson.
Here we cover what maneuvers we are going to train and some theory to back it all up with.
For example if we are going to train turning I don't simply go through how to enter,hold and exit a turn. I go through in detail how to enter, hold and exit a turn but I will also go through WHY we do what we do.This includes explaining the forces that act on the airplane while turning.
It's simple for a student to learn a list of actions but he/she also have to know why we do what we do.
We also go through weather, the students planning for the day, weight and balance and some other stuff.
After the briefing we head out to the plane, do the preflight inspection, get in, start the engine and start taxiing.
Remember that my instructor is still my student so he will mess up everything, checklists, taxiing, flying, everything.
When we get airborne it's time to start the lesson. The usual way to perform a lesson is that I begin by explaining the maneuver followed by me demonstrating and explaining.
Now it's time for my "student" to try the maneuver. This is where it becomes tricky for me, I have to identify not only the faults but the root cause of the faults and tell my student how to fix this.
After about an hour of me trying to teach my instructor how to fly we land.
After we refuel and get the plane back to the hangar it's time to debrief.
This is where I go through the flying lesson with my instructor (who still is my student). I tell him what he did good and what he did wrong (usually a lot) and we discuss how to fix these faults.
Finally after a long time of pretending to teach the teacher I get to be the student. We go through if I could have done anything differently, how to better use the time, if I missed any faults in his flying etc.
After doing two or more sets of the above we finally head home for some much needed rest, the days usually run as long as 12h.
So there you have it, a day in the life of an instructor student.
While the coffee is brewing I get on the computer to see what the weather will be like.
I eat breakfast while pretending to teach today's lesson, trying to speak as if I was in the plane.
After performing my morning ritual which to a spectator would make me seem completely mad I gather all three bags of stuff that I need and head out.
I get picked up by my instructor and we proceed to the airport which is about an hours drive from Stockholm.
After arriving at the airport the weird part of the day begins. This is where my instructor (who is FAR more experienced than me) loses all his flying skills and knowledge and becomes my student.
This is a very strange sensation, I don't have half the knowledge and skill of this man and yet now I have to act as though he is my student.
The session starts with a short briefing of today's flying lesson.
Here we cover what maneuvers we are going to train and some theory to back it all up with.
For example if we are going to train turning I don't simply go through how to enter,hold and exit a turn. I go through in detail how to enter, hold and exit a turn but I will also go through WHY we do what we do.This includes explaining the forces that act on the airplane while turning.
It's simple for a student to learn a list of actions but he/she also have to know why we do what we do.
We also go through weather, the students planning for the day, weight and balance and some other stuff.
After the briefing we head out to the plane, do the preflight inspection, get in, start the engine and start taxiing.
Remember that my instructor is still my student so he will mess up everything, checklists, taxiing, flying, everything.
When we get airborne it's time to start the lesson. The usual way to perform a lesson is that I begin by explaining the maneuver followed by me demonstrating and explaining.
Now it's time for my "student" to try the maneuver. This is where it becomes tricky for me, I have to identify not only the faults but the root cause of the faults and tell my student how to fix this.
After about an hour of me trying to teach my instructor how to fly we land.
After we refuel and get the plane back to the hangar it's time to debrief.
This is where I go through the flying lesson with my instructor (who still is my student). I tell him what he did good and what he did wrong (usually a lot) and we discuss how to fix these faults.
Finally after a long time of pretending to teach the teacher I get to be the student. We go through if I could have done anything differently, how to better use the time, if I missed any faults in his flying etc.
After doing two or more sets of the above we finally head home for some much needed rest, the days usually run as long as 12h.
So there you have it, a day in the life of an instructor student.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
GoPro Cockpit view of AN-2 descent from 9000 feet
Here is the second video of a descent just after we dropped off the last skydiver.
GoPro Cockpit view flying AN-2
Here is the first video from the AN-2 cockpit. Some taxiing, takeoff, flying and landing in this one.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
My day in the AN-2
My day of flying skydivers in an AN2 was amazing. I got to fly with a person who has logged over 2000h in the AN2 alone and have survived 5 engine failures in single engine airplanes.
The day started with changing spark plugs on 3 cylinders due to the engine running unevenly.
After about 1,5h of work including climbing over the cockpit window (4m in the air) to check the oil we finally got ready to fly the beast.
We loaded 10 skydivers in the back and headed out on the grass strip.
As we sped down the runway I was amazed by the short take off distance of the 5500kg plane. I had read about how short this plane lands and takes off but its a strange feeling to take off in a shorter distance than a PA-28 with a plane that weighs 4 times as much.
After climbing to about 1500ft I got to take over the controls. The airplane handled so well and was surprisingly easy to maneuver. I proceeded to climb up to 8000ft where I left the plane in more capable hands for the last positioning over the drop spot.
Nearing the drop spot we gave the 3 minute heads up to the jumpers who began preparing and opening the back door. The plane jostled quite a lot when the cargo (jumpers) started moving around in the back.
As we flew over the drop spot I was watching as one after one jumped out of the airplane. The feeling of for the first time seeing people actually jumping out of the airplane that I am strapped in to can only be described as a mix between wonder and discomfort. I would never have thought that it would feel so strange seeing the cargo leaving.
As soon as the last skydiver left the airplane we started a very steep spiral descending at 12-15m/s (around 3000ft/min). We descended from 9000ft and landed in 3,5 minutes, around the same time the last skydiver landed.
The landing was spectacular! We landed with 30 degrees of flap giving us around the same landing distance as a Super Cub which weighs about seven times as little as this beast.
With full flap the AN2 has a shorter landing distance than the Super Cub.
The day continued with us flying 5 loads of skydivers and me logging 1h of flying this wonderful beast.
Hopefully I get to learn how to fly the AN2 and carry skydivers.
For those of you who want to try skydiving or try flying an airplane, contact me at info.rydair@gmail.com and I will refer you to the correct people.
The day started with changing spark plugs on 3 cylinders due to the engine running unevenly.
After about 1,5h of work including climbing over the cockpit window (4m in the air) to check the oil we finally got ready to fly the beast.
We loaded 10 skydivers in the back and headed out on the grass strip.
As we sped down the runway I was amazed by the short take off distance of the 5500kg plane. I had read about how short this plane lands and takes off but its a strange feeling to take off in a shorter distance than a PA-28 with a plane that weighs 4 times as much.
After climbing to about 1500ft I got to take over the controls. The airplane handled so well and was surprisingly easy to maneuver. I proceeded to climb up to 8000ft where I left the plane in more capable hands for the last positioning over the drop spot.
Nearing the drop spot we gave the 3 minute heads up to the jumpers who began preparing and opening the back door. The plane jostled quite a lot when the cargo (jumpers) started moving around in the back.
As we flew over the drop spot I was watching as one after one jumped out of the airplane. The feeling of for the first time seeing people actually jumping out of the airplane that I am strapped in to can only be described as a mix between wonder and discomfort. I would never have thought that it would feel so strange seeing the cargo leaving.
As soon as the last skydiver left the airplane we started a very steep spiral descending at 12-15m/s (around 3000ft/min). We descended from 9000ft and landed in 3,5 minutes, around the same time the last skydiver landed.
The landing was spectacular! We landed with 30 degrees of flap giving us around the same landing distance as a Super Cub which weighs about seven times as little as this beast.
With full flap the AN2 has a shorter landing distance than the Super Cub.
The day continued with us flying 5 loads of skydivers and me logging 1h of flying this wonderful beast.
Hopefully I get to learn how to fly the AN2 and carry skydivers.
For those of you who want to try skydiving or try flying an airplane, contact me at info.rydair@gmail.com and I will refer you to the correct people.
PS.
Don't miss the videos at the bottom of the page and remember to subscribe!
DS.
Don't miss the videos at the bottom of the page and remember to subscribe!
DS.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
GoPro Tutorial: Hat mount
This is what I'm going be using while filming today. Stay tuned and don't forget to subscribe!
More coming up!
Later this afternoon me and another instructor student are going to do one or two rehersal flights and of course I will be filming it.
I will probably not get the video up until later the coming week since I will be home very late tonight and tomorrow and tuesday I'll be going in the AN2.
Stay tuned for more nice flying videos!
I will probably not get the video up until later the coming week since I will be home very late tonight and tomorrow and tuesday I'll be going in the AN2.
Stay tuned for more nice flying videos!
Saturday, April 28, 2012
GoPro Flying cockpit view
Editing took a bit longer than expected but here it is! Yesterday was a really good day for flying with nice clear weather and a light chop in the air.
Most of the time my instructor was flying as I was "teaching" him.
Coming back from my first flight we did an ILS-approach in to runway 26 at ESKN (skavsta), the landing is after that approach.
I would like comments and suggestions of angles or maneuvers you would like to see on film.
Most of the time my instructor was flying as I was "teaching" him.
Coming back from my first flight we did an ILS-approach in to runway 26 at ESKN (skavsta), the landing is after that approach.
I would like comments and suggestions of angles or maneuvers you would like to see on film.
Friday, April 27, 2012
GoPro video coming up
Today I filmed my first video from inside the airplane while I was flying. Most of the time my instructor was doing the flying as I was "teaching" him how to do basic maneuvers using only instruments.
The video will come up in a couple hours, just have to edit the video.
Here is a screenshot for now
The video will come up in a couple hours, just have to edit the video.
Here is a screenshot for now
Monday, April 23, 2012
Instrument flying
I'm currently studying how to introduce a private pilot student to flying using only instruments. This is something that I do without thinking anymore. And to teach only as much so that the student can perform basic handling is no easy feat. I am struggling against the urge to pour to much information in to this lesson.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
AN2, My latest love
This has got to be the coolest single engine airplane in the world. It's not because it's high-tech or fast or beautiful.
It's because it's old, low-tech, very slow and weird looking.
This 5500kg plane has a stall speed of 26kt (that's roughly 50km/h). Check out the video of it flying pretty damn slow.(the guy filming is stupid for not having the ground as reference the whole time)
And the start procedure, doesn't get more Russian than that.
I'm scheduled to go (and hopefully try my hands at flying) in one of these 30/4 and 1/5, hoping for better weather this time around.
It's because it's old, low-tech, very slow and weird looking.
This 5500kg plane has a stall speed of 26kt (that's roughly 50km/h). Check out the video of it flying pretty damn slow.(the guy filming is stupid for not having the ground as reference the whole time)
And the start procedure, doesn't get more Russian than that.
I'm scheduled to go (and hopefully try my hands at flying) in one of these 30/4 and 1/5, hoping for better weather this time around.
Lockheed U-2 Flight - 70,000ft
For those of you who haven't seen this video, watch it. This is about as cool as flying gets before it's called space travel. What I wouldn't give to go that high just once.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
First GoPro video
Here is the first video shot with the GoPro. The video quality is sick compared to every other camera I have ever used.
The editing itself was the hardest part, I'm trying to learn how to use a new editing software that is a lot more advance than what I'm used to. The upcoming videos are going to be awesome I assure you.
I know this isn't related to the topic of this blog but it's a good first taste of the GoPro. Check it out in HD and don't forget to subscribe!
Friday, April 13, 2012
Snow and bad weather
Todays An-2 flight was cancelled due to crap weather.
ESSB Metar is reporting 800m visibility and snow.
ESKN (where the AN-2 has it's base) doesn't have as bad weather but still bad enough for the skydivers to cancel.
Instead of a nice video and some photos of the AN-2 in flight i guess I'll post this cat classic instead.
ESSB Metar is reporting 800m visibility and snow.
ESKN (where the AN-2 has it's base) doesn't have as bad weather but still bad enough for the skydivers to cancel.
Instead of a nice video and some photos of the AN-2 in flight i guess I'll post this cat classic instead.
Rainy day
Todays two flights were emergency landings and a low altitude navigation.
The navigation became both low altitude and very low visibility due to rain. To make it all more exciting the temperature was at 0C so the risk of ice was very real even though icing was not forecasted.
All in all it was a good flight to remind me it is possible to fly and navigate in marginal weather.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Nya leksaker
Då har jag skaffat min första simulatorutrustning att ha hemma. Flight sim x installeras as we speak. Sen blir det plugg inför morgonens flygning med dom här som hjälp.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Med lite tur får jag åka med och förhoppningsvis provspaka världen ballaste flygplan, Antonov 2.
För er som inte känner till denna skönhet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2
För er som inte känner till denna skönhet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
På skavsta
Sitter på Skavsta flygplats och väntar på att få flyga mitt andra pass för dagen.
Jag går Flyginstruktörsutbildning på skolan EFTA som har bas här nere.
Nästa pass blir bedömningslandningar i en del vind.
Jag går Flyginstruktörsutbildning på skolan EFTA som har bas här nere.
Nästa pass blir bedömningslandningar i en del vind.
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