Cirrus SR22 - Super Cross Country - 3000 Miles 20 hours - Day 1 BCT to PWK - Foreflight Arrivals

The first day of a very long cross country trip. This one was a usual flight I do between Boca and Chicago with a stop at Lawrenceville, GA.

See how we load new routes into the avionics and how to process an arrival procedure into busy airspace. Later on, I had to cancel IFR and go VFR on the last few minutes before landing at Chicago Executive Airport because of Chicago approach routing me all over the place.

[scottmajor]

Alright!--another long cross country. So jealous of all the flying you get to do for work. :-)

[wrightes]

Awesome video hope you and your family stay safe with this hurricane coming

[dominiccarpenter]

Great video Niko! Thanks for giving us a look at the Nav setup in the Cirrus. I have most of my time in a DA40 G1000. Nice to see other systems.

[christopherolsen]

Looks like Irene is headed right for Boca. Keep the family and plane safe.

[BaronPilot]

Nice video as always. Did you ever figure out why you couldn't load the PAALA ONE arrival in the IFD? I checked mine and saw it was there. Just curious.

[Victor-lodq]

Hey Niko, love this video. I have a question .. i'm looking to buy and SR22 but i'm afraid of the 'dated' avidyne avionics. What is your experience with this ? Is it true that there is no real upgrade path ? Because when I saw you going at 6:10 that looks like recent equipment ?

[gordsh]

enjoyed the video, thanks for posting.

[bustacapptv]

Hurricane Irma is looking very scary....stay safe!

[pdutube]

Preemptive thumbs up, will watch the other half of the video later.

[PAOLD]

Hi Niko, make sure your plane and your family are safe when the storm Irma comes!
Greetings from the Netherlands.

[saigunaranjanvasireddy]

Hey Niko! Had a question, how much did it cost you the but the airplane( SR22), and what was the procedure you followed?
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[zeberdee]

I have watched quite a few of your video's Niko and I have to say your flight instructor was like my very first driving instructor . I learnt to drive in the Military …..six weeks from none driver to HGV2 ( medium sized trucks ) …...ask me I think that was a bit to soon I think so but I didn't kill any one or crunch anything so I guess I did alright . How ever my first Driving Instructor was a old veteran grey haired guy, had an amazing moustache …….bit like an old Spitfire Pilot :-) . I must apologise as I don't remember his name I wish I did, how ever the reason I say this is, he said to me " to be a good driver you should drive a car so smooth It should feel like your running on rails like a train ", he said not just for you but your passengers . Well after seeing quite a few of your video's im guessing that some old grey haired moustached guy said to you way back when " flying a plane should be like flying on rails like a train " LOL . I know its a stretch but did my old RAF driving instructor move on to wheels with wings and pass his wisdom on ? ..lol I doubt it but I see your flights and landings and its smooth like on rails . Except when you get turbulence …….which in my case is big unavoidable pot holes in the road !! . Love your video's and thank you from an Un-trained pilot .

[HighMo]

@Niko's Wings - can you please advise how long you've been flying your Cirrus SR22, and how long it took you to feel perfectly comfortable with it? TIA

[DandRo]

Niko how many NM"s do you get on the SR22 with 1 hour reserve? Not basic calculations but actual distance on normal operations with decent weather etc..

[meridianpilot]

Great video. Always enjoy it. I just passed my checkride. Will fly for a bit then IR. Thinking of doing transition training after IR to the Cirrus..

[Benitonews]

Yassou Niko,
I like to watch your videos, very educational.
How are things with the Florida hurricane ?
I did not see any new videos this month so I watch the old ones - again and again.
Great videos !! Hope everything is OK with you, keep the videos coming !! Yia Hara !!

[capncrunch]

Hi NikkoI really enjoy your vlogs. Could you give me an idea what cost/hr. you get on the Cirrus.

[cirruscapo]

Niko, do you use any type of ADS-B in your SR22???

[hotmknight]

hey, I need a job like that. you know of any?? haha. love all that flying you do

[AaronRobertson]

Hey. Hope you are safe right now. Remember watching last time you flew from hudricane. Stay safe.