In this video, I take my dog on his very first flight in a small airplane — and it was an unforgettable day. We flew from our local airport to a quiet grass runway in the countryside, the perfect destination for a peaceful hike. This was my dog's first time flying in a general aviation aircraft, and he handled it like a pro. Flying with pets is one of the best parts of being a private pilot, and today’s aviation adventure reminded me why I love it so much. From takeoff to touchdown, this flight had everything I enjoy about recreational flying — great weather, smooth air, and a four-legged co-pilot riding shotgun. Whether you're a fan of aviation content, dog adventures, or just enjoy relaxing pilot vlogs, I hope you enjoy this glimpse into a simple but meaningful trip. ✈️ Aircraft: [Insert your airplane model] 📍 Destination: Grass runway near [optional location] 🐾 Co-Pilot: Dog’s first flight — and definitely not the last If you're into flying dogs, grass strip landings, VFR cross-country flights, or life as a general aviation pilot, consider hitting that like button and subscribing for more! 👉 Subscribe for more flying adventures: [Your Channel Link] 📸 Follow me on Instagram: [Your IG Handle] #FlyingWithMyDog #DogFirstFlight #GrassRunwayLanding #GeneralAviation #SmallPlaneLife #PilotVlog #FlyingWithPets #PrivatePilot #AviationAdventure #RecreationalFlying #VFRFlight #DogLovers #AviationLifestyle #PilotLife #GrassStrip

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🚀 We Took a Private Plane to Costco… Just for a Hot Dog! 🌭✈️ Flying a plane to Costco for a $1.50 hot dog? Yep, that happened. My friend Travis and I decided to take my airplane on a completely unnecessary flight to the nearest Costco—because why drive when you can FLY? This adventure was 100% impractical, way more expensive than just driving, and absolutely worth it! In this vlog, we take you along for the full experience—from preflight checks to landing near Costco, grabbing that legendary hot dog and soda combo, and flying back. Aviation lovers, Costco fans, and anyone who enjoys ridiculous but fun ideas—this one’s for you! ✈️ What’s Inside? ✅ Flying a private airplane for the cheapest meal in America ✅ The most expensive Costco hot dog ever ✅ Landing, parking, and navigating an airport for a snack run ✅ A totally unnecessary but epic aviation adventure Would you ever fly somewhere just for food? Let us know in the comments! #Aviation #Costco #FlyingToCostco #PrivatePlane #PilotLife #CostcoHotDog #Vlog #CheapEats #Adventure #FlightVlog

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1) Understanding your energy needs is essential to determine how much solar you need. Start by making an "energy budget". List all your consumers and their daily usage. For example, if your LED lights use 1W per bulb and you have eight bulbs on for 5 hours a day, that would be 8 Watts for 5 hours or (8x5) 40 Wh (Watt hours). I like to use kWh to keep things consistent. 40 Wh = 0.040 kWh. It's a good idea to list what you're using while at anchor and another list of what you're using while underway (for instance, you don't use your autopilot at anchor). Remember to list everything: fridge, freezer, watermaker, autopilot, nav lights, chart plotters, etc. For example, here aboard Athena, with an electric galley, fridge, freezer, watermaker, two computers, etc, we use an average of 5.5 kWh per day. 2) To give you a quick estimate, use https://globalsolaratlas.info/ to find "Global horizontal irradiation" per day for your location. Take your daily energy consumption from step 1 and divide that by the number of solar hours. In the case of Athena, located in the Caribbean, that would be 5.5kWh per day / 5 sun hours = 1.1 kW solar array. Keep in mind that this is a theoretical number that does not take into account the shading or degradation of the panels over time. Let's add 30%. 1.1 x 1.3 = 1.43 kW. You can now divide that number by the panel's Nominal Power output. In the case of Athena, our panels are 400W SunPower panels. 1430W / 400W = 3.6 panels needed to cover our 5.5 kWh per day consumption. 3) Understand that the amount of solar you can install on a small sailboat is limited by the size of the boat and heavily influenced by shading and, of course, the boat's location. The size of the panels might also be defined by the height of your stanchions or the size of an existing solar arch. Figure out where you're able and willing to install panels. That will dictate the size and number of panels. 4) Use Victron Energy's MPPT Calculator to calculate what MPPT is ideally sized for your solar panels and expected output based on location. Based on our experience in the Caribbean, the estimate provided by the guide is reasonable. https://www.victronenergy.com/mppt-calculator. Remember that it's best practice to avoid combining panels with different specs on the same MPPT. #sailboat #sailboatproject #boatwork #saillife #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #saltlife #sailing #sailingadventure #travel ingcouple #livingonaboat #solar #sailboatsolar

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