On my first Cape Air flight there was a slightly nervous teenager seated front row. He received a stern warning from the Capt. to *not touch* anything, as he started to grab on to various things on taxi out. I've got some very fond memories of coming into BOS on the 420 seated up in that frontseat, really an experience that one should seek out before these aircraft are retired.
I flew Cape Air from Nantucket to Boston in the right hand seat and before we took off, the pilot told me not to touch the controls - I'm assuming because they were functional. The yoke moved in sync with the pilot's yoke. It was a very bumpy ride and people in the back were getting sick - but being in the cockpit, I didn't find it at all disconcerting.
My wife has fought cancer in Boston , Dania Farber . We live in Saranac Lake New York. This service literally has saved her life at least 3 times !! We are on our 3rd 10 pack !! People are awesome !! Pilots are exceptionally!!
Great video! I’m completing my commercial pilots license and Cape Air is my number one choice for my first professional pilot job. Cape Air is not only focused on giving top notch service to their customers, but also to their employees. Arguably, they treat employees better than any other airline in the country; some of it at a profit-loss, just to make things better on a humanitarian level. Thanks for highlighting a little known airline!
As a native Mainer I've flown Cape Air a couple times to get into Boston from Augusta. Definitely well worth it, and a great airline for aviation geeks!
I've flown Cape Air in Montana several times, and it's a great way to fly from small towns more larger regional airports. They meet the real need for transportation in much less populous areas.
I've done this route with Cape Air a few times and have loved it. The most spectacular memory I have with them was a flight from St. Croix to San Juan. I was the only passenger! Just the pilot and I, and she was incredible. One of my more memorable flights! Thank you so much for the flashback.
I used to commute from Hyannis to Nantucket and back using Cape Air. I flew two flights a day for about a year, and it was great. The best flights were when it was only us construction commuters. The pilot would relax and just be one of the guys. On one flight, our pilot was racing the other plane with the other half of our crew on board. He pushed that plane until the windows were whistling. Then there was the blind fog landings on Nantucket or the roller coaster ride as the pilot kept dipping to catch a break in the fog. Nothing like having the fog part and realizing you were about to land next to the runway instead of on it. You know it's fun when even the pilot almost crapped his pants on the landing.
I flew Cape Air for the first time STL-Marion,IL just to experience a 402 finally. Stayed the night and back next day. Moved my dep up and was at airport and there was a mx issue in STL, so the flight was a bit late and they combined the return with a Cape Girardeau, MO flight, so I got the bonus of a CGI stop! And, for the inconvenience of a CGI stop, they gave the MWA pax a free rt ticket anywhere Cape Air goes. So I finally got to realize my 'dream' of also seeing the Maine coast. I flew BOS-Rockland and drove over to BHB and Acadia Park, then Portland, Augusta, etc the next day. Great trip. Am going on Cape mid-July Billings-Sidney,MT just to visit Sidney and maybe get on a P2012 as they have been playing around with them up there for a bit. Love this video!
I’ve been to Bar Harbor, my entire family stayed at the Oceanside KOA in my Grandparents RV. I love the accent over there, I have my Grey Bah Haba shirt from one of the gift shops. Make sure you pahk the cah in downtown bah haba and go to the labstah palah and get the chowdah. Acadia National Park was absolutely stunning in the the late afternoon. The family also went all the way up north to Northeast Whitewater and spotted some Moose at Moosehead Lake. I hope Jeb enjoyed his trip there, I know I did!
FYI, in case anyone was curious why on an approx. 200mi flight they only flew @5,000ft, the Cessna 402 was unpressurized, which surprised me. Enjoyed the vid as always Jeb. 😉👍👍✌️
My parents visited Boston and Bar Harbor in 2017, their first visit to the United States. They fell in love with Bar Harbor and had a fantastic time in the unusually warm October in 2017
Thank you for this video. I absolutely love Cape Air. I have flown them from Boston to Provincetown and it is a remarkable and wonderful experience. Keep up the excellent work.
Flew Cape Air from BOS to ACK...most spectacular flight I’ve ever been on! It’s true that you get the “birds eye view” with them. Can’t wait to fly with them again!
I went on that flight once. When we were arriving in Bar Harbor, I saw oil streaming out of one of the engines. As the passengers were getting off the plane, I told the pilot there was an oil leak. He tapped his finger on the oil pressure gauge and said, "Oh, it looks fine."
That's a beautiful section of the Maine coastline; I lived in Winter Harbor a few months in early 1984, on the former Navy base that used to be on the Schoodic Peninsula.
Boston is my home airport, and for some reason it is ALWAYS raining when I fly out of Boston. I have never flown out of Boston on a sunny day. Looks like you had the same experience here🙂
it never rains in southern california, seems I've often heard that kind of talk before. It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn you. It pours, man it pours...
I've flown Cape Air from O'Hare to Decatur, IL. My flight had 2 pilots. I sat in the same seat as you, Jeb. The pilot had to slide his seat up so I could sit down and I had to move my knee so he could plug up his headset to talk with ATC. The only time I've ever been nervous flying. Lol.
Love the video. Brings back memories from 2018 for me. I operated Saab 340s from Boston to Bar Harbor for Silver Airways and got to be based in Bar Harbor for the summer. It was a blast! Hope you enjoyed your trip!
I remember fondly flying Cape Air from BOS to HYA and BOS to ACK to visit my college roommate’s family who owned a summer home on the Cape. Great airline and loved flying “shotgun” . Remember one flight riding in the co-pilot’s seat on a cloudy day when we stopped seeing the ground about 25 feet above BOS and then didnt see the ground again until 25 feet above HYA. All I could see on the weather radar seen by the pilot (who was barely in his 20’s) was a green blob of weather we were flying into!…He did a great job and what’ fun!
I flew Cape Air back in 2003 Boston to Nantucket. Glad to see the Rocking Chairs are still their - brilliant addition to the airport. Anyway i was in the seat by the pilot which was fabulous as he was showing me everything was happening. When we were on the runway at Boston i looked behind and there was a 747-400 behind us, and i said he knows we are here right because he wouldn't even feel a bump if he ran over us. But fabulous flight, whenever there were turbulence you could see the whole plane move through the clouds. About weighing in, one of the guys on our flight said - that lady lied about her weight so i upped mine by 20 pounds. Me, i was wearing steel cap boots, so they weighed me as well as my luggage!! The whole thing was loads of fun :)
I dont hold a lot of respect for Bethesda after the FO76 debacle, but I'd really like to see them do a take on a Chicago ruins. I may be mistaken, but I believe it is a planned area for an upcoming game, whether that be FO5 or beyond
@@JimmyEatDirt That’s cool, Chicago seems like a fresh place for a fresh story! I wish FO5 comes out as soon as possible, I didn’t even reach Diamond City but already got spoiled about the Institute(and its leader)
I flew on Cape Air from Provincetown to Boston and got to fly in the copilot seat. It was every aviation geeks dream. It was kinda cloudy that day too and it was breathtaking when the lights from the Logan Airport runways came into view. The female member of our group was NOT happy about being weighed prior to flight. I dont recall him saying not to touch anything. I feel like that was just a given. I enjoyed also hearing the communications between the pilot and the flight control people.
I used Cape Air several times out of Ogdensburg NY (about an hour south of Ottawa and just across the US border) to Boston, with a switch in Albany. I pointed out the plane just outside the airside door of the terminal as we were going from security to the lounge area and he said, "Oh, I thought that was the plane that was taking us to the real plane!" That trip was on the night that Hurricane Sandy was hitting Boston, we had a lengthy delay in Albany until the pilot came to the podium and announced, "Boston has given us clearance to land there if we have wheels up here in five minutes." With such as small passenger load we made out of Albany in time, and landed in torrential rain and whipping winds in Boston. The ground crew brought a barrel of umbrellas out to the plane for us to use on the dash into the airport.
Our daughter flew Cape Air from Kirksville, MO to St. Louis about a year ago and really enjoyed the trip. We arrived at the small Kirksville airport at about 7:00 AM and there were about 5-6 airport employees on staff to take care of the TWO passengers scheduled for the flight!
My bro's a mechanic with Cape Air down in Hyannis. Got a small tour of the maintenance hangar and workshop. It was pretty interesting seeing the planes behind the scenes, all taken apart and being worked on.
The drive from Boston to Bar harbor is definitely a drive to take. Every time i fly into Boston to visit my family, we’ve taken a trip to Bar Harbor because i just love it so much, hopefully once i get a pilots license, i will be able to fly myself into the town. The town itself is gorgeous as well, I love every bit of it. though the gift shop prices are questionable, it’s nothing compared to my hometown of Las Vegas, where prices at McCarran(now Harry Reid) are ludicrously overpriced.
If I ever visit the US I would love to take a trip with them, and I found them thanks to your awesome video! Loved this video and I'll be back for more videos from you :)
From a Mainer, welcome! Hope you enjoyed/are enjoying your time here! Never flown on Cape Air but have always been very interested in them. Haven’t seen much content on it, so great video as always Jeb!
Cape air mechanic here. About 0:56 We don't have the Caravans anymore. Our goal is to stay firmly with piston engine airplanes. And the Caravans are turboprop. We had acquired that one in an attempt to have a seaport route connecting Boston and New York. But for reasons i don't fully understand, (aside from the reason I'm about to explain) that never went through. So we sold them. Unfortunately. Haha As for a more general reason, Piston engines are overall MUCH cheaper, and much easier to maintain. And for the type of operations we do, which are short range trips, turbine engines are overkill. And the expenses outweigh the efficiency benefits. If we did longer haul trios, that might be a different story.
I lived in BH for several years and flew Cape Air down to Boston and back as part of a connection. Flight down, seats were assigned so I didn't get to ride shotgun. Coming home I didn't jockey to be head of the line and they didn't assign, was merely first in goes all the way forward, next two take first full row, etc. Was annoyed with myself! Was incredible flying the coast at 5k & ~150kts. Weather was spectacular and was looking for whales while also following the coastline. I now live in Augusta, ME and Cape Air has three daily flights out. Tempted to take it to BOS for a weekend just for fun.
I live in Maine and it is truly beautiful. Logan is an okay Airport to me, they have been updating that place for years but the new terminal is beautiful.
On my last CA flight from Hyannis to Nantucket a woman brought along a live exotic rooster (Brabanter) with a diamond studded collar. Then a construction worker tried to board with his Chocolate Lab. The pilot said “no way”. He told the ramp agent “I’m not flying with a chicken and a dog in the same cabin, someone has to wait for the next flight!!” 😂
Cape Air is also an important connection to the places like Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket where they provide what is effectively commuter service between Hyannis and those two islands (and is the reason they will sell you a prepaid ten-trip travel pass). Yes, the bigger airlines provide connections to larger airports, but the schedules are seasonal and more limited while Cape Air has something like 10-12 flights a day for the thirty mile trip between ACK and HYA.
Love Cape Air. I worked repair and installation for Coca-Cola. During the summer months I would take the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard for four days a week. Many times I would fly Cape Air from the Vineyard to Nantucket to install or repair equipment in Restaurants or large yachts.
Flew Cape Air from St Louis to Kirksville, MO and back in 2016. First time flying within arm's reach of the flight crew. We had a pilot and co-pilot. Two beautiful sunny days for the round trip and two uneventful flights. Still, a unique experience...
Flew for them for 2 years and honestly the best type of flying I've ever done in my pilot career! I surely will miss the airplane and the company! Thanks for the video
Remember the 1990 sit-com "Wings?" The fictional Sandpiper Air also flew a Cessna 402 in New England. The 402 in the opening credits was eventually sold to Cape Air and, at least according to Wikipedia, is still flying.
I will say, being able to check off Cape Air (and sitting right seat) from my bucket list was something else... Kinda brought a whole new perspective on commercial flying and seeing how a small airline plays a really large part for these small communities like Bar Harbor, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Not to mention, who doesn't love ground boarding (when the weather is nice, haha). Two things that sorta stuck out the most for me during my short hop were: 1 - If anything were to happen to the single pilot, well, I guess I would've had to learn how to fly REAL quick... and 2 - landing at BOS in a C402 is REALLY unsettling when you have to taxi next to an A380... All in all, I would love to give Cape Air another go if I can find a route that has the new Tecnam P2012s...
My dad sold a car to a Cape Air pilot and he invited us down to check out the planes which was really cool since I want to be a pilot when I get older.
I'll be flying cape air for the first time when I head to Saranac Lake NY in April, looking forward to experiencing these small planes for the first time.
My wife lived for a number of years about a mile away from BHB. "Way back when" there was some inflight entertainment for flights in/out of BHB: a nearby drive-in movie theater was visible on approach and takeoff (even in its last years when it resorted to showing films which were decidedly more explicit/revealing than what one finds on the typical IFE system).
Had to pick up an aircraft on the Vineyard on a low IFR day. Took Cape Air from Logan. Swore the instruments were busted, because the needles remained centered and unmoving the entire approach to minimums. I guess when all you do is fly approaches all day, you eventually get the hang of it. I was very impressed...
Last time I drove by that airport outside Bar Harbor a WWII B-17 bomber was parked at the end of the runway open to tours. Never slammed on the breaks so fast in my life.
I have always enjoyed as a passenger, flying in a very small private plane into a big commercial airport. Most fun was coming into Dulles right behind a giant size Aeroflot Ilyushian.. had to stay way clear of the monsters turbulence!
Awesome video Jeb. The Maine coastline is gorgeous. I always love your enthusiasm for flying and travel. Every time I fly I feel Like it is 1979 again and I am flying for the first time. Continued safe travels and see you in the sky!
I gotta say Jeb, since I live just outside Boston, I see a lot of Cape Air planes flying overhead. Even though they’re only Cessna 402s they’re amazing to see. Haven’t flown on Cape Air yet but I hope to someday 😊
First off great video. I had no idea there air travel between Boston and Bar Harbor, ME. You and Suzanne should make a redo of this for the post-Covid traveling. Finally, many thanks!
My family has a compound on Mount Desert Island and I've been vacationing there since 1990. When I was a kid my dad and my aunt used to fly to Bar Harbor on these flights from Boston (It was Colgan Air I think back then). Glad you got a chance to see where I spent so much of my childhood. I assume that's the West Street Hotel you stayed at. Not sure if you went there, but Geddy's in my go-to spot for a beer and I love browsing in Sherman's Book Store.
Not to discredit your comment too much, but the right-side controls are very much still functional. Note how they move when the pilot's controls move.
Based on what I read, they were non-functioning, but I believe you over my own research! Pinning your comment.
On my first Cape Air flight there was a slightly nervous teenager seated front row. He received a stern warning from the Capt. to *not touch* anything, as he started to grab on to various things on taxi out. I've got some very fond memories of coming into BOS on the 420 seated up in that frontseat, really an experience that one should seek out before these aircraft are retired.
@@GreenerGrass they probably said non functioning so passengers wont try to take control
I flew Cape Air from Nantucket to Boston in the right hand seat and before we took off, the pilot told me not to touch the controls - I'm assuming because they were functional. The yoke moved in sync with the pilot's yoke. It was a very bumpy ride and people in the back were getting sick - but being in the cockpit, I didn't find it at all disconcerting.
Also, they need to be working controls for FAA check rides, live flight training etc.
My wife has fought cancer in Boston , Dania Farber . We live in Saranac Lake New York. This service literally has saved her life at least 3 times !! We are on our 3rd 10 pack !! People are awesome !! Pilots are exceptionally!!
It was a pleasure meeting you, Hopefully we see you again for a ride on the tecnam !!!
Great to meet you, too!
Great video! I’m completing my commercial pilots license and Cape Air is my number one choice for my first professional pilot job. Cape Air is not only focused on giving top notch service to their customers, but also to their employees. Arguably, they treat employees better than any other airline in the country; some of it at a profit-loss, just to make things better on a humanitarian level. Thanks for highlighting a little known airline!
As a native Mainer I've flown Cape Air a couple times to get into Boston from Augusta. Definitely well worth it, and a great airline for aviation geeks!
Do you have to transfer in Portland?
I've flown Cape Air in Montana several times, and it's a great way to fly from small towns more larger regional airports. They meet the real need for transportation in much less populous areas.
Cape Air is great. Used it on a regular basis to fly from St. Thomas to St. Croix. Short flight and great pilots.
I’ve flown Cape Air from St. Louis to Marion, IL. Was the only one on the plane besides the pilot. Was like a private jet!
Only it wasn’t a jet.
@@carmendonesa3615 Okay, okay: like a private (non)turbo-prop then.
Nice, I’ve flown that route too. But with more ppl in the plane
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I've flown a plane from near Edwardsville to Marion. It was a Piper Tomahawk
I've done this route with Cape Air a few times and have loved it. The most spectacular memory I have with them was a flight from St. Croix to San Juan. I was the only passenger! Just the pilot and I, and she was incredible. One of my more memorable flights! Thank you so much for the flashback.
I used to commute from Hyannis to Nantucket and back using Cape Air. I flew two flights a day for about a year, and it was great. The best flights were when it was only us construction commuters. The pilot would relax and just be one of the guys. On one flight, our pilot was racing the other plane with the other half of our crew on board. He pushed that plane until the windows were whistling. Then there was the blind fog landings on Nantucket or the roller coaster ride as the pilot kept dipping to catch a break in the fog. Nothing like having the fog part and realizing you were about to land next to the runway instead of on it. You know it's fun when even the pilot almost crapped his pants on the landing.
I'm reminded of the 90s NBC show "Wings" seeing this airline.
That was exactly what I thought lol!
Yes!
Hadn't thought of it, but you are right!!
Did you know the plane in the opening sequence of that show was owned by this Airline?
@@shyamhk Never knew that but not surprised!
Haha, yes, as a matter of fact there was a pretty good chance that I was in there stuffing myself with something good. Another great video Jeb!
We looked for you! Thanks so much for watching!
I flew Cape Air for the first time STL-Marion,IL just to experience a 402 finally. Stayed the night and back next day. Moved my dep up and was at airport and there was a mx issue in STL, so the flight was a bit late and they combined the return with a Cape Girardeau, MO flight, so I got the bonus of a CGI stop! And, for the inconvenience of a CGI stop, they gave the MWA pax a free rt ticket anywhere Cape Air goes. So I finally got to realize my 'dream' of also seeing the Maine coast. I flew BOS-Rockland and drove over to BHB and Acadia Park, then Portland, Augusta, etc the next day. Great trip. Am going on Cape mid-July Billings-Sidney,MT just to visit Sidney and maybe get on a P2012 as they have been playing around with them up there for a bit. Love this video!
I love this channel. While I always appreciate every video, there's something about these unique, smaller companies that I really enjoy. Thanks Jeb!
"I am looking forward to the post COVID era when websites are accurate" 😂😂😂. Thanks for the laugh Jeb and great video as always.
I’ve been to Bar Harbor, my entire family stayed at the Oceanside KOA in my Grandparents RV. I love the accent over there, I have my Grey Bah Haba shirt from one of the gift shops. Make sure you pahk the cah in downtown bah haba and go to the labstah palah and get the chowdah. Acadia National Park was absolutely stunning in the the late afternoon. The family also went all the way up north to Northeast Whitewater and spotted some Moose at Moosehead Lake. I hope Jeb enjoyed his trip there, I know I did!
I just went up to Acadia with my friends. We took that 4:30 hour drive from Massachusetts to get there. Maybe next time we’ll take cape air
FYI, in case anyone was curious why on an approx. 200mi flight they only flew @5,000ft, the Cessna 402 was unpressurized, which surprised me. Enjoyed the vid as always Jeb. 😉👍👍✌️
My parents visited Boston and Bar Harbor in 2017, their first visit to the United States. They fell in love with Bar Harbor and had a fantastic time in the unusually warm October in 2017
Thank you for this video. I absolutely love Cape Air. I have flown them from Boston to Provincetown and it is a remarkable and wonderful experience. Keep up the excellent work.
Flew Cape Air from BOS to ACK...most spectacular flight I’ve ever been on! It’s true that you get the “birds eye view” with them. Can’t wait to fly with them again!
I went on that flight once. When we were arriving in Bar Harbor, I saw oil streaming out of one of the engines. As the passengers were getting off the plane, I told the pilot there was an oil leak. He tapped his finger on the oil pressure gauge and said, "Oh, it looks fine."
Cape Air is a classic regional company. Love it that you highlight them
My daughter works for a company in Vermont and flys there on Cape Air about every 6 weeks. We love their personal service :)
Watching this after arriving to Boston after a long drive from Bar Harbor.
Bar harbor Maine is beautiful. I love it there.
Glad I found this video. I flew Cape Air from San Juan to Tortola, and loved it. Nice to see the scenery from a lower elevation
Welcome to Maine! I grew up not far from Bar Harbor. Nice to see my home state pop up on this channel.
That's a beautiful section of the Maine coastline; I lived in Winter Harbor a few months in early 1984, on the former Navy base that used to be on the Schoodic Peninsula.
I have taken this exact flight very many times to see my family just outside of Bar Harbor!
Boston is my home airport, and for some reason it is ALWAYS raining when I fly out of Boston. I have never flown out of Boston on a sunny day. Looks like you had the same experience here🙂
I’ve only flown out of Boston on sunny days!
I’ve flown out on a bueatiful day at sunset. I took a picture of it from the plane. Most pretty picture of boston i’ve ever seen
I’ve always flown in when it’s raining, and always flown out when it’s sunny…
it never rains in southern california, seems I've often heard that kind of talk before. It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn you. It pours, man it pours...
Imagine taxing past an A380 in one of these. 😳
These birds are fish in a shark pool, at international airports. It's hilarious 😭
Awesome
You know you’re in a tiny plane when you’re looking UP on a CRJ-200.
You could probably taxi underneath it!
Try it in a Cessna 150/152.
I've flown Cape Air from O'Hare to Decatur, IL. My flight had 2 pilots. I sat in the same seat as you, Jeb. The pilot had to slide his seat up so I could sit down and I had to move my knee so he could plug up his headset to talk with ATC. The only time I've ever been nervous flying. Lol.
Nice to see these smaller airlines. Loved the shots at the end, as well as the sunset! Beautiful!!
Glad you enjoyed it
I am always excited when you upload a new video. Always informative and your personality makes these videos shine brightly. Until next time!
Glad you enjoyed Cape Air, come back again
Love the video. Brings back memories from 2018 for me. I operated Saab 340s from Boston to Bar Harbor for Silver Airways and got to be based in Bar Harbor for the summer. It was a blast! Hope you enjoyed your trip!
I remember fondly flying Cape Air from BOS to HYA and BOS to ACK to visit my college roommate’s family who owned a summer home on the Cape. Great airline and loved flying “shotgun” . Remember one flight riding in the co-pilot’s seat on a cloudy day when we stopped seeing the ground about 25 feet above BOS and then didnt see the ground again until 25 feet above HYA. All I could see on the weather radar seen by the pilot (who was barely in his 20’s) was a green blob of weather we were flying into!…He did a great job and what’ fun!
Flew from Cape Cod to Nantucket on my honeymoon. Basically took off, and turned to Nantucket and landed. Loved it.
This gave me flashbacks to when I flew Cape Air from BWI to Lancaster, PA over 10 years ago with my mom. Excellent video!
I flew Cape Air back in 2003 Boston to Nantucket. Glad to see the Rocking Chairs are still their - brilliant addition to the airport. Anyway i was in the seat by the pilot which was fabulous as he was showing me everything was happening. When we were on the runway at Boston i looked behind and there was a 747-400 behind us, and i said he knows we are here right because he wouldn't even feel a bump if he ran over us. But fabulous flight, whenever there were turbulence you could see the whole plane move through the clouds. About weighing in, one of the guys on our flight said - that lady lied about her weight so i upped mine by 20 pounds. Me, i was wearing steel cap boots, so they weighed me as well as my luggage!! The whole thing was loads of fun :)
Just did this exact flight! It was great and I’d do it again. Thanks for the comprehensive guide on using Cape Air.
Looks like a holiday version of Boutique Air, love to see Bar Harbor which is a background for Fallout 4!
No, Cape air is it’s own airline and has no affiliation with Botique Air
@@E-man5375 he/she said it looks like Boutique Air, didn't say Cape Air is affiliated with Boutique Air
I dont hold a lot of respect for Bethesda after the FO76 debacle, but I'd really like to see them do a take on a Chicago ruins. I may be mistaken, but I believe it is a planned area for an upcoming game, whether that be FO5 or beyond
@@JimmyEatDirt That’s cool, Chicago seems like a fresh place for a fresh story! I wish FO5 comes out as soon as possible, I didn’t even reach Diamond City but already got spoiled about the Institute(and its leader)
@@E-man5375 @rightseated has your back
I flew on Cape Air from Provincetown to Boston and got to fly in the copilot seat. It was every aviation geeks dream. It was kinda cloudy that day too and it was breathtaking when the lights from the Logan Airport runways came into view. The female member of our group was NOT happy about being weighed prior to flight. I dont recall him saying not to touch anything. I feel like that was just a given. I enjoyed also hearing the communications between the pilot and the flight control people.
Nice review Jeb. What a cool experience that must have been.
As a 414 owner, I’m amazed they use this types of aircrafts in an airline
As a student pilot with 25 hrs I will definitely be flying cape air. Seems like such a cool experience
Acadia is a treasure. So glad you got to see it!
I used Cape Air several times out of Ogdensburg NY (about an hour south of Ottawa and just across the US border) to Boston, with a switch in Albany. I pointed out the plane just outside the airside door of the terminal as we were going from security to the lounge area and he said, "Oh, I thought that was the plane that was taking us to the real plane!" That trip was on the night that Hurricane Sandy was hitting Boston, we had a lengthy delay in Albany until the pilot came to the podium and announced, "Boston has given us clearance to land there if we have wheels up here in five minutes." With such as small passenger load we made out of Albany in time, and landed in torrential rain and whipping winds in Boston. The ground crew brought a barrel of umbrellas out to the plane for us to use on the dash into the airport.
Our daughter flew Cape Air from Kirksville, MO to St. Louis about a year ago and really enjoyed the trip. We arrived at the small Kirksville airport at about 7:00 AM and there were about 5-6 airport employees on staff to take care of the TWO passengers scheduled for the flight!
Cape Air is so cool ! Thanks for this fantastic video.
My bro's a mechanic with Cape Air down in Hyannis. Got a small tour of the maintenance hangar and workshop. It was pretty interesting seeing the planes behind the scenes, all taken apart and being worked on.
The drive from Boston to Bar harbor is definitely a drive to take. Every time i fly into Boston to visit my family, we’ve taken a trip to Bar Harbor because i just love it so much, hopefully once i get a pilots license, i will be able to fly myself into the town. The town itself is gorgeous as well, I love every bit of it. though the gift shop prices are questionable, it’s nothing compared to my hometown of Las Vegas, where prices at McCarran(now Harry Reid) are ludicrously overpriced.
The denizens of the darkest pits of the abyss enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work!
Sharing the view with pilot seems fantastic.
Thanks for making quality content jeb i really appreciate it.
If I ever visit the US I would love to take a trip with them, and I found them thanks to your awesome video! Loved this video and I'll be back for more videos from you :)
Great video ! Thanks for taking us along !
From a Mainer, welcome! Hope you enjoyed/are enjoying your time here!
Never flown on Cape Air but have always been very interested in them. Haven’t seen much content on it, so great video as always Jeb!
My husband and I did Cape Air from Logan to Martha's Vineyard. Jeb, I really think you would like that flight.
What a cool flight. Thanks for sharing!
Cape air mechanic here.
About 0:56
We don't have the Caravans anymore. Our goal is to stay firmly with piston engine airplanes. And the Caravans are turboprop.
We had acquired that one in an attempt to have a seaport route connecting Boston and New York. But for reasons i don't fully understand, (aside from the reason I'm about to explain) that never went through. So we sold them. Unfortunately. Haha
As for a more general reason, Piston engines are overall MUCH cheaper, and much easier to maintain. And for the type of operations we do, which are short range trips, turbine engines are overkill. And the expenses outweigh the efficiency benefits.
If we did longer haul trios, that might be a different story.
I lived in BH for several years and flew Cape Air down to Boston and back as part of a connection. Flight down, seats were assigned so I didn't get to ride shotgun. Coming home I didn't jockey to be head of the line and they didn't assign, was merely first in goes all the way forward, next two take first full row, etc. Was annoyed with myself! Was incredible flying the coast at 5k & ~150kts. Weather was spectacular and was looking for whales while also following the coastline. I now live in Augusta, ME and Cape Air has three daily flights out. Tempted to take it to BOS for a weekend just for fun.
I live in Maine and it is truly beautiful. Logan is an okay Airport to me, they have been updating that place for years but the new terminal is beautiful.
Nice to see the new Airside B to C connector at Logan (with refurbished gates) making progress
New England is magical. The coast of Maine is majestic.
“Rainman” flying on Cape Air: “Definitely not a jet. Not a jet. Not a jet. Definitely definitely not a jet.”
Would love to hear the takeoff roll and climb with just the sweet sounds of the plane!
Great job Jeb! Excellent on the ground videography. Keep it up!
On my last CA flight from Hyannis to Nantucket a woman brought along a live exotic rooster (Brabanter) with a diamond studded collar. Then a construction worker tried to board with his Chocolate Lab. The pilot said “no way”. He told the ramp agent “I’m not flying with a chicken and a dog in the same cabin, someone has to wait for the next flight!!” 😂
Cape Air is also an important connection to the places like Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket where they provide what is effectively commuter service between Hyannis and those two islands (and is the reason they will sell you a prepaid ten-trip travel pass). Yes, the bigger airlines provide connections to larger airports, but the schedules are seasonal and more limited while Cape Air has something like 10-12 flights a day for the thirty mile trip between ACK and HYA.
I envy a lot you guys who enjoy the flight. I wish I could be so nonchalant. But I love watching the flight videos. Thank you for your RUclips.
Love Cape Air. I worked repair and installation for Coca-Cola. During the summer months I would take the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard for four days a week. Many times I would fly Cape Air from the Vineyard to Nantucket to install or repair equipment in Restaurants or large yachts.
I lived in Boston for 5.5 years. It was amazing to watch them turn those planes at BOS. Mere minutes.
I’ve always found it interesting that Cape Air flies out of Billings, MT to smaller communities in the state. Great video, Jeb, as always.
They will fly to wherever they can get the EAS money.
Very cool experience, love the C402! You should be the first to review their Tecnam service!! Thanks, as always Jeb, for another great video.
Great video .... very informative. My first time watching one of your flight videos .... I love the rails.
Mainer here, thank you for pronouncing Bangor correctly!
Should show the town. I live in Australia and will never get there but love living though your videos
This channel is Gold... I mean First Class!
Flew Cape Air from St Louis to Kirksville, MO and back in 2016. First time flying within arm's reach of the flight crew. We had a pilot and co-pilot. Two beautiful sunny days for the round trip and two uneventful flights. Still, a unique experience...
Flew for them for 2 years and honestly the best type of flying I've ever done in my pilot career! I surely will miss the airplane and the company!
Thanks for the video
Not familiar with the 402, but how come the pilot advanced the props full forward just before pulling throttles idle? is that sop?
@@Idlover123456789 it's sop
Like the real life version of the TV show "wings"
Great job Jeb as per your usual
The aircraft used in the opening sequence of that show was owned by this airline.
Remember the 1990 sit-com "Wings?" The fictional Sandpiper Air also flew a Cessna 402 in New England. The 402 in the opening credits was eventually sold to Cape Air and, at least according to Wikipedia, is still flying.
I love your videos, so much information and scenery
I will say, being able to check off Cape Air (and sitting right seat) from my bucket list was something else... Kinda brought a whole new perspective on commercial flying and seeing how a small airline plays a really large part for these small communities like Bar Harbor, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Not to mention, who doesn't love ground boarding (when the weather is nice, haha). Two things that sorta stuck out the most for me during my short hop were: 1 - If anything were to happen to the single pilot, well, I guess I would've had to learn how to fly REAL quick... and 2 - landing at BOS in a C402 is REALLY unsettling when you have to taxi next to an A380... All in all, I would love to give Cape Air another go if I can find a route that has the new Tecnam P2012s...
My dad sold a car to a Cape Air pilot and he invited us down to check out the planes which was really cool since I want to be a pilot when I get older.
I would LOVE to be up that close to the pilot, and see the flight controls. You are so lucky!
I'll be flying cape air for the first time when I head to Saranac Lake NY in April, looking forward to experiencing these small planes for the first time.
My wife lived for a number of years about a mile away from BHB. "Way back when" there was some inflight entertainment for flights in/out of BHB: a nearby drive-in movie theater was visible on approach and takeoff (even in its last years when it resorted to showing films which were decidedly more explicit/revealing than what one finds on the typical IFE system).
Had to pick up an aircraft on the Vineyard on a low IFR day. Took Cape Air from Logan. Swore the instruments were busted, because the needles remained centered and unmoving the entire approach to minimums. I guess when all you do is fly approaches all day, you eventually get the hang of it. I was very impressed...
Last time I drove by that airport outside Bar Harbor a WWII B-17 bomber was parked at the end of the runway open to tours. Never slammed on the breaks so fast in my life.
Great video! Thank you!
Cape Air always reminds me of the old sitcom "Wings" and Nantucket Airlines.
Cape Air actually owns and operates the aircraft used in the opening credits. Nantucket Airlines is also part of Cape Air now.
I have always enjoyed as a passenger, flying in a very small private plane into a big commercial airport. Most fun was coming into Dulles right behind a giant size Aeroflot Ilyushian.. had to stay way clear of the monsters turbulence!
Awesome video Jeb. The Maine coastline is gorgeous. I always love your enthusiasm for flying and travel. Every time I fly I feel Like it is 1979 again and I am flying for the first time.
Continued safe travels and see you in the sky!
My Saturday isn't complete without Jeb.
I'm honored to be a part of it!
These travelogues are absolutely brilliant!! Regards to the wife
I gotta say Jeb, since I live just outside Boston, I see a lot of Cape Air planes flying overhead. Even though they’re only Cessna 402s they’re amazing to see. Haven’t flown on Cape Air yet but I hope to someday 😊
First off great video. I had no idea there air travel between Boston and Bar Harbor, ME. You and Suzanne should make a redo of this for the post-Covid traveling. Finally, many thanks!
Most of JetBlue’s terminals have rocking chairs to watch there lovely plains.
My family has a compound on Mount Desert Island and I've been vacationing there since 1990. When I was a kid my dad and my aunt used to fly to Bar Harbor on these flights from Boston (It was Colgan Air I think back then). Glad you got a chance to see where I spent so much of my childhood. I assume that's the West Street Hotel you stayed at. Not sure if you went there, but Geddy's in my go-to spot for a beer and I love browsing in Sherman's Book Store.