Crazy Crosswinds, Flat Tire on the Runway, Flying to Sun n Fun

Aviation is all about people. Fly with some crazy crosswinds, grab lunch, check out one of my favorite aviation events, and another plane lands with a flat tire.

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I've been flying since I was 16 and at age 19 flew around the world by myself in the same 1981 A36 Beechcraft Bonanza I still fly, becoming the youngest person ever to solo circumnavigate by aircraft.

Now, I'm sharing all kinds of aviation adventures with YOU! Ride along as we explore the world from the air and get a close up look at some of aviation's best flight experiences and destinations.

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[gobbel]

Now I know why you did your circumnavigation solo. An entire co-pilot seat for snacks.

[BowzerTowboats]

You reminded me of what a flight instructor told me years ago while we were flying over the forest at night in the Ozarks. " If you lose your engine here at night turn your landing light on if you don't like what you see turn it off" lol Great video Matt.

[daffidavit]

I really appreciate how good a pilot Matt is. If it were not for Matt, I never would have discovered Katama at Block Island. After watching his video we landed our Mooney on the grass at Katama and had the best breakfast of our lives. The trip was only slightly more than an hour from KCDW. But there is one thing I'd like to say to all of you young pilots brought up with WAAS and autopilots. Just imagine learning to fly in the early 1970s and getting your instrument rating with only one VOR on board?
Imagine having to do a holding pattern with only one VOR with no GPS or autopilot or an ipad? Imagine you are flying along and the FAA examiner suddenly says: "go direct to the ABC VOR, hold on the 060 radial, with left turns. Report level at 3, 000 thence climb while holding to 5, 000 ft. Thence report level. After that, if you succeeded, he would direct you to land, while under the hood to the nearest airport with an ILS. He would be kind enough to give you a 30-degree intercept to the ILS or LOC. God forbid you blasted through and let the localizer go full-scale deflection. That was a pass or fail maneuver. If you guys think it was easier to get an instrument rating back in the 70s, you are wrong. To this day, I'm convinced there is only one reason why I passed the test. "God was my co-pilot". Or maybe I should have said, "God was my pilot, I was only the co-pilot". After 50 years of flying, I must admit that I've been saved a few times by something more than pure luck.
I've had experiences where I can't explain why I'm still here while following all the rules. As the Chaplin told Captain Scott in the original movie, God is my Co-Pilot:
" You see, God is every pilot's copilot".
Haven't you ever wondered at least once how you got out of "that mess" you got yourself into? If you haven't yet, you will.
BTW, Alan Hale, the Chaplin in the movie, God is my Copilot" went on to become the skipper of the disabled boat on the tv series, "Gilligan's Island".

[GeFlixes]

7:18 "But I made it a Patreon exclusive" LOL, you're a tease.

[Bhaveshan]

Bro you just saved me ! Was so bored couldn't find any new vids! Now I'm watching one of the best!

[MotoFlightGuy]

Man you were handling those crosswinds like a beast! Cool to see the Skipper. I'm about to finish up my PPL in a skipper, and I'm sure he had his hands full with those winds! Lol

[thomaspittock]

When you were going through that low level wind that was the first time I really saw you smile.

[oltimer]

Hi Matt, cool to see you come into my home airport Hanover County, OFP, where I keep my Stinson 108-3. I wish I had been there that day to meet you. Also, I flew into Martinsville MTV many times in my corporate job flying Gulfstream G280's for Dominion Energy out of RIC(now retired). Nice little café there in MTV to grab a sandwich for lunch. I enjoy your videos. Nicely done. Also, you'd fit right in to a jet seat in the corporate world, if you're ever so inclined. You've got the routine down pat. Not much difference in your tricked out A36 and the cockpit of a Gulfstream. Of course, the jets go a little faster and cruise a little higher. We typically cruised at 40 - 45 K altitude; mach .82 (475K TAS). If we were light and the air was cold, we could see 6000 fpm climb :)) Yee-haw!!

[ryanisflying]

Thanks for posting this video about your trip to Florida. I've been recently planning a VFR flight from Toronto to Orlando and as a lower hour VFR pilot (200 hours) I've been concerned about the weather along my 1000nm trip which crosses the Appalachian mountains. I found this video very informing about what i might expect in the Florida area. I had a good chuckle about the wetlands and gators scaring you more then engine failure in IMC... A very badass, humble and humours comment at the same time. Keep up the good work. Cheers!

[brentjohnson]

Another good video. Thanks for taking us along

[lotsbaich]

I enjoy your channel as much as you enjoy dried apricots. Keep it up! Your videos and professionalism are appreciated!

[pslny]

Beech Skipper, great little airplane, although they say bird strikes occur from the rear. I learned to fly in one. Paul

[bwolper]

New to your channel. Thanks for taking us with on your adventures. Nice channel. I look forward to new videos.

[eduardoblanco]

Hi Matt, great video! as with every one you post. I hope you have a very happy New Year and I look forward to your videos all during 2019. Happy landings! Take care.

[scottrousseau]

Just logged my first hour of flight training today. It was awesome and humbling. When we returned to KDNL, the P51 Mustang "Quick Silver" @ 20:30 was sitting on the ramp getting fuel. How cool is that?!

[JamesGJGSUSHI]

Love the quotes on Appalachian "mountains"

[hawkdsl]

Sun and fun already.. Time is blow'n by. Anyway, it was amazing you found some dry air in Va... It has rained here virtually non-stop sense April.

[JoeSmith-nuoo]

Everything I know about flying comes from watching your videos, so tonight I'm going to my local airport and "borrowing" a "friends" plane to fly around in!! I'm just

[philipp]

cant wait until TOC to start eating 😂 gotta love this guy

[wisdomSP]

Your videos are very entertaining. Thanks for sharing!