Flying to work in BAD WEATHER: Single-Pilot IFR

A short #flight in #imc , busy #airspace and with an instrument approach. Come along on this #IFR hop to Northeast Philly, as I commute to work to beat the 2-hour traffic on the road. A step-by-step view of getting an IFR clearance from a non-towered airport, then a short and intense flight with moderate turbulence, IMC and a GPS approach. Hope you enjoy and thanks for watching!

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[danielbasovitch]

Nice short flight Bruno, you know your plane so well, smooth dead center landing. BRAVO.

[keltron]

That's some skillful flying! Would love to see more IFR content like this!

[GrummanCheetahPilot]

Gotta finish my IFR - Great Flying Bruno

[TurningFinalOfficial]

Excellent work Bruno. Single pilot IFR is no joke, regardless of experience.

[shockwave]

In the middle of studying IFR procedures right now, so this was well timed and helpful.

[smacfe]

Awesome! I commuted every day from KSNA to KVNY. A great way to sharpen you for a day’s work and the perfect way to clear your mind at the end of a busy day.

[jakouriholmes]

This Video was greatly needed for IFR pilots

[stealhty]

Nicely done Captain, Muito Obregado estou em XLL

[Wookierabbit]

I would have never accepted that initial approach from Control. Go Around, deny the clearance, and request to be vectored in again.

[meb]

Nice IFR panel in that Tiger! Great job and excellent landing “right on the centerline”!

[goneflying]

The view looking back from the dash makes it look like you have a swept wing Tiger. It looks super cool!!

[NealHill]

Punching holes in the sky, one cloud at a time ➕💯‼️ Excellent!

[damaquina]

Que pouso foi esse senhor!!!! kkkk, nem gastou borracha. TOP!

[veisystems]

I had to do my first IFR (to escape a coming hurricane) a week ago after getting my rating 23 years ago. (includes a 17-year flying hiatus). Never even did proper IFR *with* an instructor. But here I got an instructor for an hour before the flight and had them sanity check everything for me. But no actual instrument approach yet, as my destination was CAVU.

[marcericdavis]

If you look at the front tire, it is offset to the left in flight. I'm not familiar with the rigging on the Tiger, but on other planes this can be adjusted out using the links from the rudder pedals to the nose gear. If you leave it like this it can cause the plane to veer to the left as the nose wheel touches down on landing. This is more prominent on planes with solid links between the rudder pedals and the nose gear like many Piper aircraft. Less so on planes with spring linkages. I'm not sure how the Tiger is designed. Thanks for the video.

[davidkosec]

Nice landing. Plenty of landings on 33 at PNE. Good job…

[ThomBesch]

Thanks for the video Bruno. I am a low time IFR pilot also. Please keep sending us these IFR trips.

[deansiracusa]

Excellent video! I’ve been instrument rated since 2004. It’s so nice that modern technology has greatly increased situational awareness, and added so many more precision approaches.

[mrsaskriders]

I'm quite an avid flight simmer. And I really appreciate videos like yours. I love it how you explain things and show things visually. Because it really helps and understanding all the procedures. I have just under fourteen hundred hours and fly on vatsim and talk with real Virtual controllers. Msfs thx

[roxiworldny]

The folks at NE Philly are so great. I had a flat tire there and they were very helpful. Wonderful video and perfect length.