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Video: Flying in a 1962 Piper Apache in Beverly, Massachusetts

In this video, you will see me flying with a CFI in my flight school’s 1962 Piper Apache at Beverly Municipal Airport.  It was supposed to be a normal day of plane spotting but when I went down to the Beverly Flight Center for a quick visit, a CFI invited me to go flying with him. And, I actually did get some flying time as well to put in my logbook! Me and Greg, the BFC Flight Instructor I flew with, took off using runway 27 and made a left downwind departure.  We went out to Gloucester, did a simulated engine failure on one engine, and then came back for some pattern work.  When I wasn’t filming, that’s when I was flying. It was an unexpected flight but I had a great time!  The reason why the CFI was sitting in the left seat was because that’s where the only breaks were.  There were no breaks in the right seat so if I was to sit in the left seat, the CFI would not have control over the breaks in the right seat.  But that’s only in this particular Apache.

It was odd flying a 1692 Piper Aircraft coming from Piper’s that are in their 80’s and 90’s.  Some differences are the trim, which is located on the ceiling of the plane and you have to twist it to go up or down.  Second, the yokes are shaped like a square and the push to talk button is an attachment to the aircract because when it was made, it did not come with a PTT button on the yoke.  This Piper Apache had it’s engines converted to two 180hp engines instead of 160hp engines changing the name of the aircraft to a Piper Apache-Geronimo.  The aircraft’s tail number is N4462P.  It was fun getting some twin engine flight time!

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PA32 Departure from KLWB 22May2011

***Watch in HIGH DEFINITION***

The above video is the second half of a previous post I wrote about – PA32 Landing at LWB 22May2011.

A dear friend of mine with a PA32, also known as the Piper 6X, lends me his airplane whenever I’m in need of a little flying fix. This flight was a return trip from Lewisburg, WV (KLWB) to Danville, VA (KDAN) after taking my special lady friend on her first $100 hamburger run.

This second video starts holding short of runway 22 at KLWB. You’ll hear me give my takeoff briefing explaining what actions I’ll be taking in the event of any emergency during departure including how I’ll fly if we lose the engine during climb out. My IFR flight plan was for 5,000ft direct from KLWB to KDAN, although my issued clearance was for a climb to 7,000ft, presumably due to the mountainous terrain and the minimum vectoring altitude for that area.

Tower clears me for takeoff from runway 22 on course. After takeoff, and at 700ft above ground level, I make a left turn direct to Danville, VA (KDAN). As we climb out and level off, I talk my passenger through choosing an emergency landing spot by looking for roads and fields below us and we decide the interstate below us is our only viable option. I also explain how I am searching for other aircraft traffic both visually outside and using the Avidyne traffic equipment.

In addition to air traffic control communication, you’ll hear me talk through my check list items, as well as verbalizing all of my actions and decisions so my passenger (not a pilot) understands everything that is going on. The video ends during cruise portion of the flight but captures about the first 13 minutes after takeoff and includes some nice visuals of flying over the Blue Ridge mountains.

Please pardon the following amateur video mistakes: I forgot to clean the windscreen and I forgot to turn off the camera’s built in image stabilization which caused some rolling on the screen.

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Clear Skies & Calm Winds,

Len Costa