Cirrus SR22T Gen 6 Perspective + Tips and Techniques-VFR Flight to Palm Springs International

On a recent VFR flight to Palm Springs Ren Baron puts his Cirrus SR22T Gen 6 through its paces and offers some of his best tips and techniques on how to get the most out of its Perspective + avionics system. Come along for the ride.

[doggielama]

Here's a thumbs up to you; you're out there flying and putting your skills to use and learning new ones. It takes guts to break out of the comfort zone, and many never do. Sometimes your commentary is hard to hear with the background radio traffic, but that's the real world in busy places like SOCAL.

[raymourradhakrishnan]

Thanks for this great video, awesome learning experience for me👌 Really appreciate the production quality as well!

[davidbeardsley]

Love your vids Steve! Actually very helpful for me transitioning into a Cirrus from 800hrs on steam gauges in my 172. Mastering the avionics and automation is 99% of the work in these planes. More videos like this one showing best practices and tips / tricks using perspective would be great. Thanks for the excellent content!

[pslny]

Nice video Steve, on that ATIS cutting in and out, you can turn the squelch off, make sure the flip flop arrow is on the active radio, then push the volume knob. Works most of the time for me. Take care.

[MikeKobb]

I always learn something from your videos. The exchange you had with the Palm Springs tower regarding the landing traffic was actually really great to see, because it demonstrates in real life something that I think a lot of people think is theoretical -- the reason that "negative contact" is so different from "traffic in sight". When you said "no traffic in sight", he wasn't sure what you said, so he asked for clarification, and when you clarified, I think you stepped on the very end of his transmission, so he only heard "traffic in sight", and then instructed you to follow traffic you didn't yet see.
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[GeezerGeekPilot]

Clarification for your viewers: 06:26 Once SoCal Approach responded to your check-in with your tail number, then you are good to enter any Class C airspace, unless instructed otherwise. So since you made this connection before entering the March Class C, you were good to enter... UNTIL SoCal instructed 06:39 "outside of the March Class C"... and then came your nice rescue with the ForeFlight charts. Steve, as usual an excellent video. Thx. Wayne

[CrooklynPilot]

Another great video, and good VFR flight tips / XC. As I progress with my XC training, I'd like to tip with ATC to re-confirm the traffic pattern.

[Shaneepe]

Always learning! That is why I love watching these videos. I was just talking to my cfi about decent planning and the monkey wrench atc gives you with a crossing restriction. Great job. Btw just finished my 6th lesson. Progressing nicely for my ppl. Thanks for sharing!

[JeffBronstein]

I would have absolutely landed on the taxiway if not for that little tidbit of info.... thanks!

[donaldjohnston]

Another great video Steve, Thanks for sharing!

[f-guy]

VFR flying utilizes a whole different set of skills, and often it is harder to fly VFR than IFR for the reasons you mentioned in the video. Definitely harder in SOCAL. Not so bad out here in NM !! Excellent video !!

[colinwallace]

I like when you leave the radio audio up for us. It just shows what sort of distractions are just “there” at all times, even on a routine flight.

[pilothound]

That was great and also very helpful and very informative. Thank you 🛩👌

[JonMulveyGuitar]

The Ren Baron bringing the wisdom down from up high to educated and enlighten!:-) I really appreciate your format, and style of content. No wonder Incubus was so successful!:-) I grew in Palm Springs a thousand years ago. And cant wait to fly in. Do you ever fly west of San Jacinto. Over Anza Berrego and come up the Valley? Thanks Steve!

[CanuckFlyer]

Love PSP Atlantic. Always had great baked goods and cold Iced Tea!

[jakegreenbaum]

Love the videos. Recently certified Private Pilot, and N808DC (at the end of the video) is actually one of the planes I fly. Next thing I am looking forward to is receiving my Complex/HP Endorsements and Instrument Rating. However, because of my financial situation, it will probably be a while before that unfortunately. Thinking about starting a flying channel myself. Thought it might be interesting for people to see a UCSB student balancing college while also beginning their flying career. Anyway, maybe we can fly sometime. Keep up the great videos!

[Osoruiz]

Love when Youtubers fly into KPSP. Great video love it

[dansanchez]

Excellent video, love the content !!!

[GeezerGeekPilot]

21:57 I'm sure you know this, but better to say "negative contact".

[justsmy]

Nice video. Question on the video editing, ATC is pretty loud and sometimes you are narrating over ATC, making it hard to hear you. Can you put the ATC audio on one track and your narration on a second track, which would allow you to turn the ATC volume down when it’s just chatter with other airplanes and they aren’t talking to you?
You have an awesome airplane and it’s been fun watching you improve and master the new plane and avionics!