Cirrus SR20 landing 3B0 12-19-09.mov

After about a month of weather delays from late November to early December, I finally managed to get the plane and the weather to cooperate with my schedule. I had planned to meet some friends (flying from the New York area) at Brainard in Connecticut, with me making a stop along the way at Southbridge, MA. When the beginnings of a major storm grounded my friends, I decided to head west anyway and make that stop in Southbridge (3B0) as planned. It would be a new airport for me and one that a friend had recommended for both its proximity to Norwood and its nice little restaurant. I was basically heading due west as I approached 3B0 and the winds were light but out of the north, which favored runway 02. So I stayed to the north and got west of the airport to position for the 45 for the left downwind to 02. This video starts with my call on the 45 and the airport clearly ahead. Again this is a two camera HD shoot with radio comms included. You'll hear some radio from nearby airports using the same frequency, but Southbridge was basically quiet on this day before the snowstorm, so you'll mostly hear me. The landing was fine although I could have held it off a little longer. The pattern was pretty good although you'll hear me mention that I'm a little low just after abeam the numbers which I corrected. Because of the main camera placement on this flight, you should be able to read some of the instruments for altitude and airspeed etc. A nice flight into a nice little airport. Too bad I forgot that the restaurant is closed for the season until April. :) I should also mention that I was fairly bundled up because the heat wasn't working very well that day.

[kleinjogg]

What a delight to watch. Thanks for sharing and regards from Switzerland.

[aahubert]

Hey Rick I really enjoy watching your videos. The quality is amazing. I have a question. Do you know how much the Cirrus SR20 is worth brand new for the model you are flying?

[aslv]

Very nice video and wonderful job. Would it be possible for you to have a camera with a close up to the glass displays (that would be awesome). Thank you very much for sharing and please keep them coming.

[packerfan]

I love cirrus's. I also cant wait untill college. when i get to fly them for my degree in aviation flight science! it is going to be awsome!

[mitgolden]

Another great rdfelty production. I just wish youtube had the bandwidth to support the HD feature they created. I guess I should go back to watching videos at 3am.

[Joe]

wow you actualy have the heater on ive flown the cirrus for a year and ive never had to use the heater (i live in south florida) i love the sr20 amazing plane doing one of my solo flights tomorrow in it i have 10 hours of solo time and will have my pvt and instrument in a few weeks

[XaircraftX]

Nice vid Rick! is that blurry video quality normal?

[tomtom]

@savarzei are you kidding me...his videos are the absolute best quality cirrus videos and the camera angles are perfect. Keep doing what you're doing rdfelty!

[gallardoking]

Nice video. Just wondering, when a person lands at an unfamiliar airport, where do they know where to park? Is it just park in an open spot or something else?

[Agora]

@rdfelty
Alright, I hope so. Nervous as hell, but excited too.

[Transam]

This video gave me the flying bug. I know what I'm doing on my next day off. :)

[aviator]

WHAT CAMERA IS THAT?! also i have a HD camcorder, however when i upload in 1080p it doesnt have the same option that your video does, to change it from 1080 to 720, how do you do that? does it have to go thru editing software and be compressed to 1080? thanks nice landing too, i want a cirrus lol

[Joe]

i have come to miss the cirrus now that im working on my commercial multi engine rating the work load has increased dramatically and i miss the autopilot and glass cockpit of the cirrus

[foxtrot]

@rdfelty If I may suggest, listen to Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) on Live ATC.net. Busiest General Aviation airport in the country with anything from vintage tail draggers to 737 BBJ landing and taking off about every minute.

[Dominoes]

@rdfelty Thanks I have kings schools and Im going to look back at the communications and thanks for the liveATC.net idea thanks. Oh, do they have some feeds of class Gulf airspace? Thanks

[chris]

is that a camera on the window on the left?

[Agora]

What's it like flying the Cirrus? I'm going to be going to college for aviation soon and I'm going to be flying an SR20 as soon as classes start.

[bmp]

@packerfan084 I start my SR20 flight training in a few weeks! I'm getting a degree in aviation flight science also!

[donwert]

Excuse my ignorance, but if the head wasn't working, why would that mean you had to bundle up? I'm ex-Navy and thought the "head" was the toilet!

[wtfsincerlyjapan]

@rdfelty nope they didnt have full gass for the sr20 until 04