Dan Freedman

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April 3, 2015 20:41:00
Scaring myself - Tail Wheel Flying - Strong Gusting Cross Wind - Ground Loop Risk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0YUxsntZWE
Finding your limit as a Pilot can be Scary... But it's the best way to Learn... Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/ The Ground Loop is one of our biggest ...
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Ok, here's a rather intense one. I hope you enjoy riding a long as I test my limits and slightly scare myself in the process :P This video Just went live on YouTube, so we're back to being caught up with the "2 Paid posts per month" on Patreon not lagging behind the "New Video every 2nd Friday" schedule on YouTube... For now :P

Flight Chops

April 3, 2015 20:41:00

David W Mobley Great video.. I recently did tail wheel training and I was sweating as I was couch flying with you.. Kudos for gutting it out and getting back on that horse and getting it right ..Keep up the great videos

April 4, 2015 13:34:25 · Reply

Flight Chops Thanks David! This one was tough to share - I had a long internal debate about it, but after talking to Dennis we agreed there was value in putting this one "out there".

April 6, 2015 03:49:01 · Reply

I'm super stoked to share this experience!
April 17, 2015 02:55:32
Boeing Stearman - WarBird Training - Tail Wheel Flying - Grass strip
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM99aiK5Zls&feature=youtu.be
First time flying a WarBird and it was more awesome than I could have imagined! Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/ Word's can't describe this experience!...
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I'm super stoked to share this experience!

We've got more WarBird flying content production lined up thanks to all the support! NOTE: I've been swamped and got behind on the reward mail outs - I'm gonna get caught up this weekend! So, all you new supporters - your outstanding flight suit patches should arrive next week! (and any of you that have been supporters longer than a month and still NOT received a patch, let me know; sometimes they get snagged by customs because I do not declare them as gifts - I simply send via regular mail and hope for the best. Thanks again, Steve

Flight Chops

April 17, 2015 02:55:32

Rob Thatcher Seriously though, Flyboy Mutton Chops t-shirts. AVIATOR FOR THE MASSES!

April 17, 2015 10:05:48 · Reply

Flight Chops Haha - yes, James (my director friend) is hilarious - that's all him - I really appreciate his input on the creative when he helps with these productions!

April 17, 2015 14:12:58 · Reply

William Gower Great job Steve. For the record, this was the video that made me say to myself that I had to become a Patreon. Great work.

April 17, 2015 13:25:54 · Reply

Flight Chops Awesome! Thanks William! You'll get my "welcome and thanks" email later today - For now, I'm skipping work to go fly the Super Cub this morning!

April 17, 2015 14:11:25 · Reply

Kurt Pennuto Stellar flight! And great editing!! I really like the "classic" era touch in the intro, who's idea was the "soup can" audio? Perfect! And yes, "Flyboy Mutton Chops" is your new moniker! Thank you James!

April 18, 2015 18:00:24 · Reply

Flight Chops Thanks! And yes, James get's full credit for the "old timey" look and feel of the intro. He directed the iCloth spot that we shot with that same inspiration.

April 19, 2015 00:50:53 · Reply

Flying warbirds is off the charts awesome
May 3, 2015 00:37:05
Learning to land when you can't see ahead! - WarBird Training - Boeing Stearman
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Auz20sHZ6Q
It's a whole new experience landing when your forward view is totally obstructed! Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/ Big thanks to Dennis for the awesome...
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Flying warbirds is off the charts awesome

Thanks for the support to help make this production which really shares the feeling of flying this beautiful airplane! I'm still working on IFR, and flying regular GA planes, but there 's lot's more warbird content is on the way!

Flight Chops

May 3, 2015 00:37:05

A very cool experience using the airspace system creatively
May 15, 2015 20:05:09
Skirting major Class C control zone; no transponder - Super Cub - Flying - ATC audio
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVK8f8uqMuI
My 1st big cross country flight in the Super Cub; happy to share the experience. Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/ Understanding airspace and how to cre...
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A very cool experience using the airspace system creatively

Thanks to the support here on Patreon, I was able to take 3 days off "real work" to edit this one and turn it around in record time - this flight was from last Wednesday!

Flight Chops

May 15, 2015 20:05:09

Dan Clark great off the cuff video, looked like a great day for flying.

May 16, 2015 04:41:17 · Reply

Flight Chops Thanks Dan!

May 20, 2015 02:10:49 · Reply

A rewarding experience helping a friend toward achieving a dream!
June 3, 2015 00:36:43
Becoming a PILOT - Overcoming the barriers to Aviation - Learning to Fly - ATC audio
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aexv9gJUXHo
Helping a friend get started realizing the childhood dream of becoming a pilot! Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/ I'm constantly amazed by how awesome t...
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A rewarding experience helping a friend toward achieving a dream!

Thanks so much for the support - this one was fun to make.

My hope is that this video serves to help answer many of initial questions form aspiring aviators.

Flight Chops

June 3, 2015 00:36:43

Greg Hopp I see this problem all over the place and really appreciate that you have confronted the issue head on and hopefully brought another pilot into the fold. Initially, I wasn't sure where you were going with this video, but it ended up being one of my favorites yet because the message is so vital to our collective success as pilots. Another great one; thanks Steve.

June 3, 2015 01:45:37 · Reply

Tail wheel instructors have to fly with almost no forward view - I wanted to try it :)
June 17, 2015 03:06:19
Flying with NO instruments from BACK SEAT - Super Cub - Tail wheel training - ATC audio
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVxlxaofhGs&feature=youtu.be
Tail wheel instructors have to fly with almost no forward view - I wanted to try it :) Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/ An other step toward flying War...
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Tail wheel instructors have to fly with almost no forward view - I wanted to try it :)

Thanks so much for the continued support!  I am currently packing up to head to California in the morning with my production team!  This sort of thing would not be possible with out the help you're providing here on Patreon!  I can't want to share some epic mountain flying training!  We'll have enough material for several videos!  Here's the itinerary!  I can't wait!  http://adventure.learnthefinerpoints.com/#itinerary

Flight Chops

June 17, 2015 03:06:19

Part 1 of our most epic production to date!
July 4, 2015 02:07:40
Birth of a HUGE Wild Fire - California Mountain Flying - C182 Skylane - ATC audio
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqtRNwXyMvA&feature=youtu.be
Having an aerial view to witness how fast a wild fire can grow, was humbling. Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/ Flight Chops CONTESTS! Win something awe...
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Part 1 of our most epic production to date!

Thanks so much for the support - there will be A LOT of content coming from this material; The crew and I couldn't have got to California to shoot this series with out your support!  AND thanks to the ongoing support, we have more awesome episodes in pre production planning stages!

Flight Chops

July 4, 2015 02:07:40

A flat land Pilot in the Mountains!
July 16, 2015 18:34:09
Landing at 8,500 ft Density Altitude - NorCal - C182 Skylane - California Mountain Flying
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0S8ymxmtwE&feature=youtu.be
Drinking from the Firehose! 1st C182 Landing, G1000, high DA and NorCal all at once! Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/ Flight Chops CONTESTS! Win someth...
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A flat land Pilot in the Mountains!

Here's another episode from the recent epic NorCal production!

Flight Chops

July 16, 2015 18:34:09

Dave Lee Awesome location and chap seems like a great instructor too - looks like a lot of fun!

July 16, 2015 20:39:14 · Reply

Flight Chops Cool yeah, lot's more material coming from this one! :)

August 2, 2015 01:47:18 · Reply

Dan Clark Very good video, nicely put together. Looking forward to more mountain vids. Good to see some Cessna work as this is what I'm learning in also :-)

July 16, 2015 21:08:11 · Reply

Flight Chops Awesome thanks! And yeah - We shot enough for ten episodes! More Cessna / G1000 content coming!

August 2, 2015 01:48:21 · Reply

John Comley Great video, some great lessons! I love mountain flying . . . there is so much to learn and know. Thank you.

July 18, 2015 17:30:42 · Reply

Flight Chops This really solidified for me how important it is to get additional training for mountain flying! I knew it would be a change, but it felt A LOT different than i thought it would.

August 2, 2015 01:49:27 · Reply

Happy to share this epic experience!
August 3, 2015 03:36:57
Formation Aerobatics - AeroShell T6 Texan - Oshkosh AirVenture 2015 - ATC Audio
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmGCpmpYKWs&feature=youtu.be
Huge thanks to Bose for this Flight! You can WIN an A20 Aviation Headset! Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/ Flight Chops CONTESTS! A new contest EVERY m...
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Happy to share this epic experience!

Despite having minimal set up / planning time; I tried to make this video as immersive as possible - hopefully you feel like you're riding along!  And please enter the monthly contest!  I really want you guys to have a chance at winning some of the awesome stuff we're giving away - having a "Grand Prize" A20 headset from Bose to give to a viewer this season, is very rewarding for me!  You'll never get any spam from the mailing list. 

Happy flying everyone,

Steve

Flight Chops

August 3, 2015 03:36:57

Mark Oda That was way too cool! It's neat to see formation flying. In a way it's like everything slows down. What a neat experience. Glad you could do it and share it with us.

August 3, 2015 21:46:52 · Reply

Flight Chops That's a good point Mark. I can tell you one thing is that all the focus is on lead - so I sure felt like nothing else was happening being keeping track of that plane :P

August 17, 2015 02:55:16 · Reply

Thomas Couper Hmm flying formation in the T6 and meeting Bob Hoover and who knows what else. Looks like Steve had a good time. Awesome video even though it was a cyclops cam :-) Glad you had a good time.

August 4, 2015 22:53:33 · Reply

Flight Chops Thanks Thomas! Yes, #OSH15 was all around awesome for me :)

August 17, 2015 02:52:34 · Reply

Kurt Pennuto Steve, thanks for the experience! How awesome was it to take the controls of the T6! Your pilot was so cool about letting you be more than a passenger. Any chance you coming down to the AOPA fly in in Minnesota? Would love to visit. Thanks again.

August 5, 2015 02:05:50 · Reply

Flight Chops Thanks Kurt! I need to see about making it to at least one of those AOPA fly ins! That one might just be the closest for me - I will look into it!

August 17, 2015 02:51:52 · Reply

A sad story; hopefully a happy ending...
August 18, 2015 01:47:08
Severe Prop Strike! Complacency: May have KILLED the Super Cub - Human Factors - Flying
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23NE8mushvc&feature=youtu.be
Heart broken to find my favourite airplane in pieces after #OSH15! Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/ Flight Chops CONTESTS! A new contest EVERY month; s...
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A sad story; hopefully a happy ending...

This is a short one, but as those of you that have been following the channel for a while know, this airplane is some what of a central character in the "Flight Chops" evolution.  Hopefully this is the start to a longer series about bringing the Super Cub back to life. 

There is a ton of awesome stuff coming thanks directly to the support here.  The recent mountain flying trip yielded a ton of great footage, and so did the Oshksoh trip - I was actually secretly relieved to have this short one to fit in between the more epic things we've produced lately.

I look forward to sharing more solid episodes, and am able to put in the editing time thanks in large part to your being on board with this campaign!  I am REALLY happy to be able to give back to you guys via the give-aways from sponsors - thanks to Bose coming on board the monthly prize is now up to $750 and I have an A20 headset worth over $1000 to give away this season!  Please enter the contests so you can get a chance to win.  It amounts to being on my mailing list from which a news letter will be sent about once per month.  I have your email addresses here on Patreon, but I don't dare add you to any sort of mailing list with out consent - As it stands, when you get an email from me, I send them one at a time by manually getting your address from the account profile here. 

Thanks again for sticking around as we build this "Flight Chops" thing!

Steve.

Flight Chops

August 18, 2015 01:47:08

Dan Clark oh what a shame, great aircraft. I have that book too, I'm going to give it to my flight buddy who recently obtained his RPL and is not far off his PPL

September 1, 2015 20:44:46 · Reply

More California Mountain Flying Training!
September 3, 2015 22:36:37
Survival after Forced Landing - California Mountain Flying Training - ATC Audio
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdp3znbrGEU&feature=youtu.be
Living through a crash in the mountains is the least of your problems! Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/ Flight Chops CONTESTS! Win something awesome - ...
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More California Mountain Flying Training!

I hope you all enjoy this one - I'm proud to be able to independently produce stuff like this, that holds up against TV standard shows!  Lot's more coming out of the awesome content we shot down there!  Thanks for the support helping to make this happen!

Flight Chops

September 3, 2015 22:36:37

A bare bones shoot...
September 17, 2015 03:43:44
iPhone6 drop test: 2 THOUSAND feet! + Complete ENGINE tear down - Super Cub - Flying POV
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEF7s5tKXpA&feature=youtu.be
Some fun Super Cub memories, while tearing apart her damaged engine :( Proud to be associated with ForeFlight: http://www.foreflight.com/flightchops/ Flight Chops CONTESTS! A new contest EVERY mont...
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A bare bones shoot...

...But a heck of an edit :P 

I felt like I was doing mental gymnastics when cutting this one!  Thanks for the support allowing me to take a few days full tome to focus on making these two separate stories into a cohesive single episode.  I'm happy with how it came together. 

Flight Chops

September 17, 2015 03:43:44

Jonathon Solum "A bare bones shoot..."....Blowing Snow! Put it this way sir schteevie, your "bare bones" is 1,000 times better than my full hardest attempt at what someone might vaguely call a production piece. It was nice to see something that reminded me of when I first started watching your videos, when you only had *gasp* one or two cameras! Sometimes it's nice to go back to your roots. But don't get me wrong, I do love the full production shoots though, but these are great also!

September 17, 2015 18:37:45 · Reply

Flight Chops Thanks so much for this feedback Jonathon! I appreciate knowing that I can get away with stepping the production insanity back a notch now and then to get some breathing room :P

September 18, 2015 04:08:01 · Reply

Jonathon Solum Anytime Steve. It's nice to be "oooo'd and ahhhh'd" by pretty graphics and smart camera work, but it's the content that makes it! If I didn't like the content you put out, I wouldn't be on Patreon shouting "TAKE MUH MONEY!"

September 18, 2015 13:41:23 · Reply

Bill Sedgwick What happened to that great little aircraft was a bummer and I hope the idiot who did it paid big time. That said, it's really interesting to see the inner workings of the plane and hear the care and trouble that is taken to keep planes flying. And the iPhone, week that's ridiculous!

September 22, 2015 23:36:38 · Reply

Flight Chops Thanks Bill! I'm just back from filming in Atlanta - and hopefully we'll be filming more of the Super Cub rebuild soon.

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