First Flight as a Private Pilot, with my first two passengers, Mom and Melanie (sister)! Time-Event Guide: 0:57 - Flight Following with Van Nuys clearance delivery 1:01 - Start of Taxi 1:40 - Taxiing 1:55 - Mom's "Old Man in a car" comment :) 2:20 - Melanie notices fuel dripping from fuel vent 2:50 - B-17 taking off runway 16R 3:20 - Run-up checks 6:45 - Wind check 1, right before planned takeoff time 6:50 - Decision to wait for winds to calm down 7:20 - Ten minutes later, wind check 2, and time frame made for go/nogo sequence 8:00 - wind check 3, and decision to GO. 8:40 - Crossing runways for takeoff runway 16L 9:16 - Cleared for takeoff runway 16L 9:30 - Takeoff (I made a bit of a little mistake on takeoff roll, tell me if you can find it) 9:52 - Airborne 10:24 - Climb checks 11:32 - beginning the crosswind turn 11:51 - turning into the downwind turn 12:20 - established downwind, climbing 12:40 - midfield downwind chatting (workload becomes slightly reduced) 12:56 - View of San Fernando Valley and Van Nuys 13:45 - Contacting Socal Departure 15:30 - Tour of San Fernando Valley 17:40 - Passing through Newhall Pass, announcing on practice area unicom 19:05 - Spotting my mom's business 19:23 - Flying over Golden Valley Road 19:28 - A little bump scares mom a little bit, and explanation of orographic turbulence. 20:23 - Approaching our house to circle around 20:57 - Flying over our house, circling. 20:57 - 25:00 Turns around a point, around our house ends 25:00 25:00 - Heading back to Van Nuys 25:55 - Announcing intentions with Socal Approach 26:22 - ATIS Information L 26:54 - Transponder change going into C airspace 27:15 - Newhall pass, inbound to Van Nuys 27:30 - Telling passengers the situation, on the way to Van Nuys 28:14 - Contact Van Nuys tower 28:30 - Make straight in runway 16R 29:20 - Starting descent and beginning sterile cockpit procedures 30:05 - Explanation of the lights on left of the runway (VASI/PAPI) 30:54 - Sylmar area view 31:09 - Balboa area view 31:24 - GUMPS landing checklist 31:51 - Approaching higher speed ,determining slowdown point 32:00 - 118/405 interchange view 32:04 - Traffic spotting as we approach 32:15 - Cleared to land 16R 33:00 - Transitioning to the approach speed and configuration 33:30 - Traffic check 2 34:00 - Final notch of flaps and slowdown to 70 mph 34:00 - Short final approach 35:01 - Really short final approach 35:11 - Landing approach 35:20 - Touchdown 35:47 - Off the runway checks (Lights Camera Action in reverse) 35:15 - Taxi clearance to Signature 36:30 - Beginning taxi back 37:20 - View of the tower at Van Nuys 37:40 - Parking negotiation with Signature Flight Support 39:05 - P-Lead check and engine shutdown. Thanks for watching! Subscribe and check out my previous videos for more professionally produced aviation content! Criticize my flying! I'm a brand new private pilot, so I really appreciate any criticism (within reason) Production value gets better and better every flight, as I learn how to use cameras to truly capture and teach aviation... Enjoy!

• published: 10 May 2014
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