Flying my Cirrus from Miami to Chicago IFR and VFR at 16,000 feet with Oxygen

On this routine business flight I got to experience some beautiful scenery along the way and received excellent service from ATC. Flying at 16,000 feet with oxygen ensures a restful flight and feeling great at the destination albeit the 6 hours flight time. Hope you enjoy.
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I am NOT a Certified Flight Instructor and my videos are not for instruction purposes. The video is intended for my own personal experiences and for entertainment purposes only. Do not use my video content as information about how to fly an airplane. To properly learn how to fly you MUST visit your local flight school and work with an experienced Certified Flight Instructor.

FAQs
- What airplane is this? This is a Cirrus SR22T (Turbo) Generation 6 (G6) built in December 2018.
- Why do you fly so much? I fly for business primarily supporting my clients and staff at meetings and conferences and vendor partner relationship building for my Government Payments platform company called Autoagent
- What do you use to record your videos? I use 3 GoPro cameras (models 5, 6, 7), I use ND4, 8, 16 filters on the cameras, I use a Sony FRD-AX53 4K camera with mechanically stabilized optical zoom, my iPhone 13 PRO MAX for many of the video shots you see when the 4K camera is too bulky to carry. I record audio with an old iPhone using voice notes and I use a cockpit audio recording cable I bought on Sporty's.
- What software do you use to edit your videos? I use Final Cut Pro on a MacBook and iMac
- Do you do all the editing? Yes, all this work other than some filler video clips and music is my work 100%
- What oxygen system do you use? I use Precise Flight cannulas and their X3 oxygen conserver regulators with the boom cannula. Works good but the boom could use some better engineering.
- Do you promote products? Never! I keep my videos sponsor free and continue have unlimited and unrestricted fun without a "boss" or watching my words.
- You fly so good don't you make mistakes? I make tons of errors which I will never show you lol
- Where are you from originally? I was born and raised in beautiful Greece and came to the US as a College student. Loved the Country decided to stay and build my career here. Best decision ever.
- How do you afford to own an airplane? Airplane ownership can be expensive but when done right, in the US, it becomes a wonderful tax deduction that can allow you to fly for business almost for free. Get trained well, get a bank loan and buy yourself an airplane for your business.

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[ahmadsamadzai]

Been watching you for years. I have been day dreaming about some day flying and taking the fam on a cross country flight. After a 6 year battle with the FAA I got my medical and TODAY I get to fly the fam on a 5 hour cross country flight in the C172.

[mohammedabdulhussin]

Man I started watching your videos back in 2020 and I got obsessed with flying
And honestly you are one of the people who made me make the best decision in my life
Now I'm Private pilot with a 160 hours TT and also going through my instrument training already passed my instrument written exam hopefully I will finish my instrument by May and be commercial pilot by the end of this year
Thank you for the amazing channel and the motivating videos and I hope one day I'll meet you in person and thank you in person if you ever fly near KMQY I'll be way more than happy to see you and maybe take you on a tour in our beautiful Music City Nashville Tennessee

[chriholt]

Great ATC, as you said. Thanks for taking us along as always!

[ProducerStefanSchnabel]

Awesome work. Watch your videos since a long time! Keep up the great work! Thank you for this inspiring pictures. 🛩✌🏻🙂🎶

[vanallen]

..way to go Niko..and many thanks for sharing all this fun..once again..

[awhitmo]

Nice to see that you included a view of KGYY! Stop in any time.

[BeechSportBill]

WOW! What a collection of military hardware at Hickory!

[jamest]

Always love flying with you Niko! Your video camera work is always so clear and beautiful, and I love your plane! Thanks for the privilege of flying along with you!

[QFWP]

Beautiful 2 leg flight and no icing, storm clouds or other deviations needed :D. Love your interaction with ATC, particularly your call with Chicago ATC, he was relieved it was someone who read his mind :D

[EricIsMagic]

Another amazing video buddy! I’m 3 hours away from hitting 40 hours. Currently working on my private. I’m flying an SR20 for my training. You are inspirational buddy! Clear skies. ✈️

[bettgantt]

Very nice. I live in Hickory, and just came across this video of landing, fueling, and takeoff from my hometown airport. Next time in Hickory, walk up to the Crosswinds Cafe. Only a few steps from the terminal. Awesome Food. And they have pull - up parking right off of Runway 24. Thanks again!

[SmittySmithsonite]

Great to see you, Niko! Beautiful shots as always, and 2SZ is still looking as gorgeous as the day you took her home! 👍😎👍

[Data-FlightSim]

Thank you Niko. Always enjoy your videos!

[bobr]

Great vid! You could give FAA seminars on how talk on the radio…most excellent!

[underloard]

As always Niko, thank you for sharing your flight. It sure was a beautiful day for flying.

[helloeveryone]

Another awesome video. Last time seen I believe you flying white color Cirrus.

[usahome]

Thanks for the wonderful escape! Your videos always make my day brighter! ✈️

[frankiemae]

Very cool! I driven past the last airport many times, but never flown in there.

[segamy-performancetextile]

Always a pleasure to read your video and happy you can share your experience. Learning my FCL055, very good support from me. Waiting for next video😂😂

[Fimpiekijke]

Great flight, Inflight entertainment and lunch :-)