Join me as I fly the TBM 850 from the Boerne Stage Airfield (5C1) to Easterwood Field (KCLL). This is a very short flight for a TBM of less than 150nm, however a MUCH longer video than I have ever previously posted. It's the entire flight from startup to shutdown. Hopefully you stick around to catch my sarcasm (attempted humor).

To be a professional pilot means to be regimented in standard operating procedures. To me, this doesn't matter what your license, certificate, or rating that you hold but rather, the way you conduct your flight operations, ensuring safety and passenger comfort/care. Notice my strong use of checklist, checklist, checklist. These are not "do" lists, but checks to verify a "flow" or flow pattern of actions performed. Also, there is a lot of automation management when flying modern aircraft.

Thank you for watching, and feel free to reach out for any suggestions, comments or questions!


CHAPTERS

00:00 [Feel Good Music] Full Startup
06:45 Taxi Out "I'm gonna check my beta... it just sounds cool. My motto: it's either required or you do it for style."
08:45 VFR Departure
16:10 Celsius to Fahrenheit Conversation Trick
17:25 Calling “In Range” for Good Wifey Vibes
20:35 Descent Planning Like a Pro "This little shorthand 99% of the time, it works every time."
24:03 Airspeed Restriction
24:35 Traffic Patterns "1,500' AGL is the turboprop traffic pattern altitude. We don't really need it; it just shows superiority. That's why we do it."


The History of Socata TBM (now Daher TBM)

The SOCATA TBM (now Daher TBM) is a family of highperformance singleengine turboprop manufactured by Daher. It was originally collaboratively developed between the American Mooney Airplane Company and French light aircraft manufacturer SOCATA. In fact, "TB" stands for Tarbes, France where Socata was located, and "M" stands for, you guessed it Mooney!

The design of the TBM family originates from the Mooney 301, a comparatively lowpowered and smaller prototype Mooney developed in the early 1980s. Following Mooney's acquisition by French owners, Mooney and SOCATA started a joint venture for the purpose of developing and manufacturing a new, enlarged turboprop design, which was designated as the TBM 700. Upon its entry onto the market in 1990, it was the first highperformance singleengine passenger/cargo aircraft to enter production.

Shortly after launch, the TBM 700 was a market success, which led to the production of multiple variants and improved models, often incorporating more powerful engines and new avionics. The TBM 850 is the production name assigned to the TBM 700N, an improved version of the aircraft powered by a single Pratt & Whitney PT6A66D. In March 2014, an aerodynamically refined version of the TBM 700N, marketed as the TBM 900, then the 910 with standard G1000 NXi. The 930 arrived by 2016 with the G3000 flight deck, which was replaced by the 940 with autothrottles and autoland in 2019. As a crescendo in 2022, the magnificant TBM 960 has arrived, with the Fadeccontrolled PT6E66XT P&W engine (5,000 TBO). Daher TBM has become a powerhouse in business and personal aviation, around the globe with these impressively performing aircraft.

If anyone has any questions on the TBM, aircraft ownership, or purchasing your first plane (to include a high performance pistons like a Cirrus), I'd love to hear from you, as my full time job is brokering aircraft at Mason Amelia. Feel free to reach out to me, and please subscribe, like, and share.

Thanks for watching!

Jesse

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