Dodging Lightning in My Vintage Cessna | Eastern Expedition Part 6 Finale

Join me, Glen, a private pilot and occasional YouTube cook, as I continue my epic cross-country Eastern expedition in my resto-modded 1961 Cessna 172B. In Part 6 of this thrilling series, I brave storms, rain, and lightning to reunite with the Hope Air Expedition for the grand finale in Timmins.

We start in Sherbrooke, Quebec, where I refuel and enjoy a quick lunch before checking the weather and deciding to push on towards Oshawa. Along the way, I navigate around thunderstorms and lightning, carefully monitoring the weather to ensure a safe journey.

This adventure is more than just flying—it's about raising awareness and funds for Hope Air, a charity dedicated to providing free flights and accommodations to Canadians who need to travel far for medical appointments. Throughout this video, I share my experiences and the emotional impact of flying patients, highlighting the incredible work Hope Air does.

0:00 Welcome
0:35 In this episode
1:46 Departing Sherbrooke
3:12 Watching the weather very carefully
3:54 flying through rain
5:09 There's lightning in that storm cell
6:00 Deciding to land in Kingston
7:18 Airborne again
8:40 I learn so much on these trips
11:12 landing at Oshawa
12:30 Hope Air wrap up party in Timmins

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Stay tuned as we continue our journey and flying adventures, connecting Canadians coast-to-coast and making a difference one flight at a time. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon to follow along with our adventure!

Support HOPE Air:
This flight is part of the Give Hope Wings Eastern Expedition fundraiser! Our June of 2024 flight will see us stop in many communities in Eastern Canada to raise awareness for this worthy cause.
Last year 2023 we raised over $27,000 towards helping our neighbours - we made a positive difference in the lives of many.

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⚠️ NOTE: These videos are edited for time and entertainment. Editing removes context and can remove safety checklists in the interest of time. Do not use these videos for, or in lieu of flight training.⚠️

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[lisamoore]

Your plane looks like a moth from the tail cam. Thank you for taking us along.

[CrooklynPilot]

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing. Great effort from the patrons to raise over $30k for a great cause.

[midhudsonmarketing]

Excellent culmination! Thank you for all your effort and dedication. You inspire us!

[betho]

If I had the money to get my pilots license I would be doing these types of things to help people who have such a need to be helped. So happy to see you’re willing to give your time and energy to people.

[donaldholman]

I love the paint job on your plane and I really enjoy your videos. Thank you so much.

[cathpeterson]

It was great to see all the efforts you Glen, pilots & others are giving to Hope Air charity, I don’t have a dry eye listening to baby Noah’s health story ❤️‍🩹 😢 I hope and pray little Noah gets well, thank you for all you do 🤗

[TokyoJim]

Those pilots that fly you into the boundary waters and lakes when you go on a fishing trip are phenomenal. Great stuff Glen, I made your grandmother's rolls tonight, they were perfect.

[vdubboy]

Thank you Glen for bringing us on your journey, and keeping it true.

[MayhemCanuck]

I think the greatest part of all these trips, beside offering a great service to those in need is, is in bad weather you can pretty much put down at any airport in a Cessna. I'm a little disappointed that Flight Chops stopped in North Bay and never said HI :)

[roadchewerpe]

Studying meteorology in school, and it’s cool to see how people use it in real time in different fields!

[westislandkev]

I’m loving all of your videos whether it’s your cooking channel, your mixed drinks (cocktails after dark) or your flying in your Cessna. I just wanted to say, the rearview (from the tail) facing forward looks very odd to me, almost doesn’t look like you’re flying a real plane at least it just looks very strange to me and I’ve been trying to figure out why and I think it’s just the shape of the plane looking forward. It looks like a model plane that someone’s using in some very amateur special effects video lol. I just wanted to share that to see if anyone else feels the same way, but it doesn’t take away from the enjoyment I have watching your videos at all, it just looks odd to me for some unknown reason.

[elainebradley]

We have boated on the Great Lakes and watching the weather is a very familiar precaution.

[oreally]

Hope Air is so beautiful ❤ I pray it continues to get bigger and bigger and bigger. 🎉

[soflaavr]

Awesome adventure Glen. I use my airplane for Angel Flight trips in the US and it’s very rewarding. Will you be at Oshkosh this year?

[ritzoh]

Hi Glen,
Enjoy the channel, look forward to new adventures.
Is Mike, Victor, Uniform equipt with auto pilot out of curiosity?

[kazflight]

Incredible journey, Glen! And great job on building awareness and fundraising.

Oh and I just missed you again at Edenvale, I noticed you when you taxied by on your way out. I shot your take-off with my phone. Let me know if you'd like a copy and I can email you the link to download it. It was quite the crosswind!

[billclisham]

Glenn, can you explain the difference between air time and flight time as it was listed on the screen??

[Grhb]

How does someone get involved? I’d love to do this next year with our De Havilland Beaver!

[dlphnsfn]

Are there windshield wipers on some aircraft?

[sgmarr]

I have an honest question!
Commercial flights do not alter filghts, with Storms coming in, except tornado, Ice or snow possibly.
What would happen to you/your Cessna, IF lightening struck it? It is grounded nor near the ground...?
Will a Shorting or Fried Electronics still happen?