Landing At Bancroft You Can't See The Runway - Glen's Hangar

Landing At Bancroft CNW3 You Can't See The Runway - Glen's Hangar
I knew that when I started posting these flying videos that it would bring out all sorts of negative comments from the armchair pilots. But this video seems to have triggered all sorts of people who keep telling me that my altitude and pattern here are sloppy.
Most of those comments I've deleted - One thing I've learned after having multiple successful YouTube channels since 2007 is that when a commenter uses foul language and starts hurling insults... I just delete them. My life is too short to bothered by online trolls who can't manifest a civil conversation, with somewhat complete sentences.

As for this particular landing: One of the things that you should learn as a pilot is how to fly the 'perfect' circuit. Perfect altitude, distance, and heading in the downwind. Perfect power transition, speed control, and squared off turn into the base leg. Perfect glide, descent, speed and power control on final. Which is great when you are landing at the perfect airport on a large flat piece of land, with perfect sight-lines, no obstacles, and perfectly aligned runways for the wind and weather conditions - maybe even throw in ATC to help you along.

But life and flying aren't perfect. An even more important lesson to learn is how to read the airport. They aren't all the same. They don't all have great sight lines, and runways that are aligned for the wind. As a pilot you need to know when to say - "I need to be farther / closer, higher / lower, faster / slower". As a pilot you need to know when to fly a pattern that isn't a perfect box.
You need to know how and when to adjust, and not just blindly adhere to what was written in your flight manual or drilled into your head by a CFI.

Bancroft is one of those airports - if you fly the 'perfect circuit' you will end up the star of a @blancolirio video... or worse; end up on @ProbableCause-DanGryder

One other thing - you can't judge distance, altitude, or speed from edited GoPro footage. The lenses distort and compress elements of the image to the point that it's just impossible.

0:00 Welcome to the flight
0:15 Pre-Flight checks are done
0:52 Call to Oshawa Ground
1:30 Call to Oshawa Tower for take-off
3:30 Cleared to en-route frequency
4:08 Why are we going to Bancroft CNW3
6:05 Fighting with GoPros
7:23 Buddhist Temple
7:42 Looking at the trees
9:53 First call to Bancroft traffic
10:06 Recognised on the radio
10:26 Wind direction - airport in sight
11:10 Left downwind rwy 30
14:28 Lunch at the airport
15:39 Take-off from Bancroft
17:49 Obviously...
17:56 First call to Oshawa tower for return

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I knew that when I started posting these flying videos that it would bring out all sorts of negative comments from the armchair pilots. But this video seems to have triggered all sorts of people who keep telling me that my altitude and pattern here are sloppy.
Most of those comments I've deleted - One thing I've learned after having multiple successful YouTube channels since 2007 is that when a commenter uses foul language and starts hurling insults... I just delete them. My life is too short to bothered by online trolls who can't manifest a civil conversation, with at least somewhat complete sentences.

As for this particular landing: One of the things that you should learn as a pilot is how to fly the 'perfect' circuit. Perfect altitude, distance, and heading in the downwind. Perfect power transition, speed control, and squared off turn into the base leg. Perfect glide, descent, speed and power control on final. Which is great when you are landing at the perfect airport on a large flat piece of land, with perfect sight-lines, no obstacles, and perfectly aligned runways for the wind and weather conditions - maybe even throw in ATC to help you along.

But life and flying aren't perfect. An even more important lesson to learn is how to read the airport. They aren't all the same. They don't all have great sight lines, and runways that are aligned for the wind. As a pilot you need to know when to say - "I need to be farther / closer, higher / lower, faster / slower". As a pilot you need to know when to fly a pattern that isn't a perfect box.
You need to know how and when to adjust, and not just blindly adhere to what was written in your flight manual or drilled into your head by a CFI.

Bancroft is one of those airports - if you fly the 'perfect circuit' you will end up the star of a @Blancolirio video... or worse; end up on @Probable Cause: Dan Gryder

One other thing - you can't judge distance, altitude, or speed from edited GoPro footage. The lenses distort and compress elements of the image to the point that it's just impossible.

[zoburg]

I'm semi local to Bancroft (a few minutes out if town and frequently use the atv trail (the trail at the end of the runway that you flew over as you landed) and I love watching y'all land. I'm hoping to get my ppl at some point in my life and do that landing at some point in time. I'm glad I found this video so I could see Bancroft from y'alls view. If you ever come again I recommend eating at The Granite (a little pricey but one of the best places in Bancroft to dine at). If you come and need a ride there so you don't have to walk/use a taxi I'd be more than glad to give you a ride given I'm free.

[PatrickPoet]

That was cool that you landed, planted a couple of cameras, took off, landed again to collect the cameras, then reversed the landing and the takeoff in your final product. Great production.

[devrarayvals]

I really enjoyed this video. It was interesting to me that you and Julie started out in forestry. I have been a tree seed collector for 34 years now and go to bancroft every autumn to collect conifer cones. It was fun to see it all from the air.

[gregdownunder]

Thanks for the fun landing spot. Just crashed 3 times following the virtual approach indicators.Trees.. Followed your course and "walked" away from an interesting and rather windy landing...Thanks Glen for letting us tag along and thanks MS for a wonderful simulator experience

[RCAFpolarexpress]

🚧🚧 You can put aluminum foil as a sun shield above your camera, it work great to keep the heat inside in cold temperature -20c so it should help to keep the heat OUT from the sun 😇👌👍Outstanding landing Sir 👍👌🧐Cheers 🍻🍻🚧🚧

[MagicalFlyingMachine]

Great vid! CNW3 is tricky for sure. You did a great job coming in to land and I’m sure it will help other pilots attempting to land on 30 for the first time. I’m a member of the Bancroft Flying Club and fly the 172 (parked on the grass in your video). CNW3 is my favourite place to fly. Hope you can make it out for the pancake breakfast this year!

[meghankrajchi]

Botanist here! Thanks for talking about forest type. I had long suspected that Julie was a forester!

[niklaspilot]

16:05 you could say, you're keeping your Flight Chops sharp? ;) Steve would be proud haha

[DitFN]

Forgetting where you were 25 years ago is perfectly normal. Forget where you are today is when you should begin sweating.
👋😝

[sennest]

Bancroft! Thank you Glen! Such nostalgia. Haven't visited since I was a kid. You make the best videos in the whole wide world🍻🙏🍻 You almost make me want to move back to Ontario!!😂 thank you!

[jimgordon]

I have driven past Bancroft' airport many times. It is even obscured from the highway!

You convinced me to land there soon! Thanks

Love this "Land of Lakes" area!

[jeffreyhaugen]

I think the stripes you put on the ground is a great solution to that tight hanger fit.

[davidmccleary]

This becoming my weekend getaway. Thank you for letting me sightsee with you.

[thetwopointslow]

That fall foliage is spectacular. Love to hear you’re a bit of a tree nerd yourself. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

[Emme]

I love your cooking channel. Make a lot of the recipes. However, this channel is so exciting. Loved your trip to Quebec City. Cheers from Buffalo and in the summer Crystal Beach. 👍👍👍

[debexspacecadet]

I could watch these all day, oh how I wish I could fly again. Thank you, all these videos make my heart sing with the joy of remembering what it felt like, the radio calls, all of it. Merci beaucoup

[MayhemCanuck]

I was going to comment about checking out CND4... Then you mentioned it, looking forward to see that landing.

[JT-pylv]

I agree... get rid of the haters. I can see keeping comments that may have a different view than what your view is. Just call that a critique. But haters have no place. They just try to tear everyone down to make themselves feel better. Good on you Glen.

[AlanDayley]

I loved the shots of the Bancroft runway at about the 11:25 point of the video. Lovely landscape!