Sometimes the plan doesn't exactly work out....
I learned a lot on this VFR to IFR flight to take my plane for its annual inspection. Departing VFR and picking up an IFR clearance in the air can be a useful way to use the IFR system, but sometimes it doesn't go quite as planned.

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Portions of ATC communication and the flight have been edited. This video is not instructional in any way. I am not a CFI. I am sharing my experience and thoughts about this flight and this should be taken as entertainment only. By sharing mistakes and accomplishments alike, hopefully the aviation community will benefit.

00:00 Intro
00:11 The Reason for the Flight
00:27 The Plan
00:42 Working Ahead on the Ground
00:50 Cleared for Takeoff
00:55 VFR with IFR Pickup Plan
01:09 Transition Burbank
01:45 Approaching Cloud Layer
02:09 Over to SoCal Approach
02:37 Asking for IFR Pickup
02:51 Up to 5,500
03:06 Too High for Approach
03:26 Passed off to another Controller
03:50 This Approach is not Happening...
04:11 Expect a New Approach!
04:21 Briefing the VORA
05:04 IFR Clearance Incoming
05:18 Finally Got a Clearance
05:32 Clearance Readback
05:49 Vectors!
05:55 Identifying the VOR
06:12 The BIG CLEARANCE
06:46 Mistakes coming up
06:50 Watch FULL LENGTH Multiview Approaches
07:09 Confusion About the Needles
07:34 Over to Tower
07:47 Share Your Mistakes
07:54 On Course
08:03 Entering the Clouds
08:09 Condition Report
08:23 Flying the Approach
08:36 Breaking Out
08:47 Circle East or West?
09:15 Dropping in omn the Circle to Land
09:35 Short Final
09:49 Landing