The unexpected cause of our IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY

On the first day of my practical IR training I first suffer a GPS outage, then the engine keeps quitting - all while in and out of the clouds. None of us could believe what the causes were, but I'll reveal all in this episode. Watch as I'm startled by the engine stuttering, rush to a diagnosis and enter a mild panic! As well as explaining what happened, I'll reflect on my own human performance. I make inspirational videos about my flying adventures around the UK and Europe. I have a dream too, to one day fly my PA28 across the atlantic to the USA. Subscribe to my channel for more inspirational flying vlogs and honest post-flight debrief videos. About me: https://www.jonhunt.net/ Bonus content on Patreon: Patreon: theflyingreporter Facebook: Facebook: theflyingreporter Instagram: Instagram: flyingreporteruk My channel advertisers and sponsors I'm most grateful for the guidance and support of Aero Anglia - A light aircraft maintenance organisation at Elmsett in Suffolk. The nicest and thorough aircraft engineers I've come across. https://www.aeroanglia.com/ I've recently partnered with Aerobytes to promote their services to commercial aviation. Aerobytes is fanatical about flight safety - a passion close to my heart. Aerobytes provide Flight Data Monitoring services to the airlines. https://www.aerobytes.co.uk/ AOPA has supported me for many, many months now. They work so hard to promote our interests as private pilots and I'm happy to endorse AOPA UK's mission to secure our freedom to fly. Get a 25% discount on your AOPA UK membership. https://www.aopa.co.uk/flying-reporte... For all my licence revalidations, tests, and flight training I turn to the team at Anglian Flight Centres. It's a friendly flight training organisation (ATO) based at Earls Colne in Essex. With its hard and grass runways and open airspace, it's a great place to learn to fly. https://www.anglianflightcentres.co.uk/ Before CloudbaseGA, my aircraft log books were a work of fiction. Now that I have one of their automatic flight loggers fitted, all my trips are recorded automatically and updated to a cloud server. It's a great solution for flying schools, clubs or aircraft shares. https://www.cloudbasega.aero/ If you should ever need your engine overhauled, require a shock load inspection, or general advice about the operation of your engine, contact Norvic Aero Engines. I only partner with companies who treat their customers fairly and offer good service. I am thrilled to be working with Norvic and I am delighted to be able to endorse their services. https://www.norvic.com/ Before I had my propeller dynamically balanced by Proptech, I used to experience quite a lot of vibration in the cruise. Proptech came to my airfield with their equipment and after a short time they'd tuned-up my prop so that the cruise is silky smooth (turbulence permitting!) https://proptech.aero/ I keep my aeroplane clean and dry in-between flights by using a custom-made cover from Vertigo Covers. The Hampshire-based company prides itself on excellent customer service, an attention to detail, modern designs and materials and covers that are lightweight and affordable. https://www.vertigocovers.co.uk/ #generalaviation #flying #privatepilot #pilot #atc #airtrafficcontrol #aviation #pa28 #flight #debrief #travel 00:00 Introduction 00:43 The purpose of the flight 01:48 Take off 02:10 GPS failure 04:33 AOPA news 05:45 Engine starts quitting 06:44 Startle factor 07:16 Trying to diagnose the problem 07:56 I start to panic! 09:02 Diverting to the nearest airfield 11:23 Closing the throttle 11:37 Glide approach 13:08 Landing 14:00 The cause 16:34 Human performance reflections