This is one of the best videos I've seen. It shows the plane being loaded. But most importantly, we hear the pre-flight checks. Brilliant - more please....
What I find funny about this video is your passengers. Get in and buckle. In and it shows the pilot closing all the doors while doing so I noticed that there is no passengers from what I can see through the windows.... Then the pilot gets in and there are the passengers .... LOL !!!!!!!! :) ... Nice plane by the way ... :)
+Annette Cimini Good observation. :) We filmed this video in many different sequences and then stitched them together so there are some things that don't add up in that sense. :)
Indeed ,, world is small. I remember this gentleman working at Harv's Air while I was doing my CPL. A polite man with a great smile. Good job Sacha, I liked the video and the story you wrote. very nice landings. and thx for lending me your book one day :-)
Great video! I like all the different camera positions used, especially the one from the overhead straight down. Never seen someone put one like that, neat! Thanks for posting!
The Cessna Caravan may not be the fastest, the sleekest , the most attractive aircraft in it's category, but it is definitely the most practical, most economic and the most durable aircraft ever!!!!! Cessna is the leader in practical and efficient aircraft production!!!
Hey Man!! Love your videos. As a new Caravan pilot, I'm enjoying seeing a day in the life so to speak. Hopefully you get a chance to upload more! Thanks!
Wow great video, thank you. The Caravan is such a cool plane. I was reading about a company that mods it - they replace the stock turbine with an even more powerful one and the planes performance gains are significant!
This is great to see some of the older dashboard guages before the newer caravans have the Garmen's. Though they do make it easier. Just going by FS2020 experience lol.
Man, amazing video! I am from Chile, I'm a comercial pilot and I want to travel to Canada in order to start a pilot carrer there! Great views and cool aircraft! congrats!
@flyer5769, We operate on the east coast of Canada - LOADS of IFR and ice! We NEVER operate in severe icing, obviously; moderate icing with extreme caution, and our pods have de-ice boots. Indeed, with a caravan, if icing is encountered, use the boots to get out of it and land ASAP. Glad we only do very short hops :)
I love the Caravan. It's a 172 all grown up. Just as easy to fly, too! (plus or minus a few steps and bells) You run through that checklist like you've done it a thousand times! (Probably more, eh?) Happy Flying!
Sacha Kaboha No- Not enough hours to get hired most places here in the US yet, unfortunately. Not even Commercial! Not yet, at least. Only been lucky enough to spend some time flying one as "acting co-pilot" during a ferry from Denver, Colorado to Baltimore, Maryland. But that was even before my PPL was finished in 2013. (Man, time is flying- No pun intended!) You said you had somewhere on the level of 400 hours on hire up there in Canada? I've been contemplating Bush jobs around the globe (From Alaska to Africa mostly). But Canada, in particular the Yukon and Northern Territories, have interested me recently. Could I pull some snippets from the Canadian Bush Life out of you?
Nice video Sacha. Loved seeing the bush country of Canada. By the way, you can use a Sony ICD-AX412 to record your radio and intercom communications. Use a splitter on the headphone jack to run the signal to your headset and to the Sony. A 1/4' male to a 1/8" male cable is needed to plug into the splitter and into the Sony mic jack. The Sony has an "audio in" option to record a line input from your radios. I record at 48kbps to record in mono from the radios. This audio can then be combined with your video on your computer to make the movie clip.
Sacha Kaboha When the Caravan first came out I thought that it would be a lot of fun to fly it. It must be a real work horse and perfect for getting in and out of the places that you fly into. However, since flying for me is for fun and not for work it is way too much airplane and way too much expensive for me to ever think about getting one. Avgas in Iowa is presently going for $6.90 a gallon. Don't know what JetA is going for but probably around close to the Avgas price.
Great video, thank you for posting! I am PP student and I have a crush for this airplane! The Caravan is fantastic and quite versatile, how is to fly it?
Wonderful videos...very informative !! If possible, could you explain the typical use of prop pitch in the Caravan through the different phases of flight ??? Take-off Climb Cruise Decent and Landing.THANK YOU very much
Steven Anderson thank you!The use of the prop pitch on the turbine is the same as on a piston aircraft. Full fine pitch for take off, slightly less fine for climb out, and more course pitch for cruise. For decent we use to leave the pitch at cruise setting and only put the prop to full fine on final approach (if VFR) in case of a go-around. On an instrument approach, you would put the pitch to full fine for the whole procedure though.
@megabuckbuck1, I hear you. I hate sitting home. May be I will just go to Florida and take a cram course and finish it off in few weeks. I love flying.
Great Airplane and video. I have made a scale model of 90 inch span. Can you please tell me why the left flap has a cut away corner? and the effect of the asymmetrical flaps when deployed on the trim.
This just looks gorgeous! Where in Canada are you exactly? You make very nice videos, especially the walk-around was very detailed and very good explained! Keep up your good work!
What a pity you are not uploading any new videos, Sacha. You have got a very distinctive attitude and charisma compared to some other pilots. They seem to be too stressed, you exude the Australian way of life. Good luck anyways :-)
Thank you Albert! I appreciate the feedback. I have lots of footage on the memory cards, I just need time (who has time these days? lol) to edit it into a montage and upload it. Thanks for viewing and I'll make a point of taking some time to upload something soon! Do you fly, Albert?
No, I am not a pilot however I really enjoy watching other guys fly. The more exotic location the better :-) And for some reason I have a soft spot for Caravans. There is some lovely content on youtube that meets these criteria but sadly not much. Your two videos have a unique feeling. Simple but interesting stuff like people getting seated in a plane, the extensive walk around in very nice light conditions... And your relaxed and natural attitude clearly stating: "I am not desperately fighting for every like". I have not seen it anywhere else. You just prove that one does not have to fly to Bermudas in a jet to offer an exotic and attractive content. I hope you find the time to upload new videos. And even if you don´t thanks for those two :-)
Very nice video indeed! How did you became a bush pilot? I´m just in the middle of making my hours for CPL and to fly as a bush pilot is my dream job, which is unfortunately kinda unavailable in the heart of Europe. Thanks for the video and expecting more to come Happy landings!
Great video, mate! Try at the next vídeos to take more images of yourself landing, in order for people to see you moving the controls at the same time we see trough the windshield the landing happens. Congrats from Portugal, Sam
I don't why they call this 'the ugly duckling'. I think it's the most beautiful plane I've ever seen. Oh boy, what I would give to fly one of these big beautiful beasts for a living. That is one powerful engine. I beleive it's not too noisy for the passengers. I am a 58 and am taking my first lesson in a 172 next week, ( Don't laugh ) on my way to finally getting my ppl. I have been on a few flights with a friend, and am finally doing what I should have done when I was 18.
Sacha Kaboha are you kidding me 400 hours total time. Or 400 in the caravan? in Alaska the insurance companies won't look at you until you have a minimum 1500 hrs. total time.and even then you better know somebody.back in 1984 when I first flew there I had about 1580 hours when I first came to Alaska. it was a different world than. the problem was they treated us pilots like we were lowlife and scum,to be seen but not heard. A lot of good pilots were killed because of station managers wanting to make a buck and pushed the weather beyond what the pilots should have . if you turned it down, they'd fire you and then find someone else that was hungrier than you.I did lose some good friends. It's a whole different world there now. the pilots are treated like they should be,the reason everybody is making money. anyway I'm very curious about the time you're talking about.
flyer5769 I totally hear you. I've seen and head of many similar situations over on this end. Still happens unfortunately! To clarify: I had 400 hours when I was hired to fly the 206 and I had a total of 600 hours when I was checked out on the Caravan for the same company. Insurance requirements were met and the CP figured I was safe enough so away I went. I think I was at the right place at the right time though. Most of the guys in this area hit the Caravan around 1000 hours.
HD-COCKPIT SCENES You're right. Many guys will get hired as a co-jo on a light twin right out of school. However, you won't find them as PIC until well over 1000 hours and more multi under the belt. The single turbines are different in that we don't have 2 pilots most of the time. We run them all single pilot.
Hey Sacha! How are you? I'm brazilian and i liked so much your video, i'm a pilot also. I finished the courses in august, and now i'm looking for job. Good flights, man. Big hug. (Sorry my bad english) Hahahaha!!
Love the excellent camera angles and sound. *anyone know of a decent flight simulator for private pilots? It seems MicroSoft has bought up all the small simulator companies. Thanks.
Great question @solartime8983 We were operating on gravel strips, so we would keep the inertial separator open until after take off, so that if we ingested any gravel or other debris while on or close to the ground, it would get ejected out the side of the plenum, instead of entering and damaging the turbine.
I have 97 hours logged in a C -172, I've completed solo but never took the FAA written or practical :( my dream is to fly the Cessna Grand caravan. How is the training? How much ?
Hi Tariq Khan! The Cessna Caravan is very easy to fly. It flies just the same as a C-172 (just a little longer and heavier), but it handles very much the same as a C-172. :) The training to fly the Caravan will depend on which part of the world you are flying and which company you are flying with.
I'm in New York, USA. I'm retired from law enforcement so I don't work now just stay home. It would be nice to find a company who would train me and I would gladly work for free, my pension is enough :)
Tariq Khan Hey, no working for free! You'll get run straight off the airport with that kind of talk. Take your written, and take your checkride. Putting it off just makes it harder!
ok so my dream is to one day become a bush pilot like yourself. i am training in a 172R. can you tell me what is the right path to become one? thx and great video!
Hi Rodney Buckland, Keep that dream alive man! It's totally worth it. I would suggest that once you have finished your training that you apply to work on the ramp for a company that flies in the bush. By working on the ramp you will learn the ropes of the business from the ground up and you will learn a lot. Typically, most bush outfits will start you off on the ramp then get you on the C-182/185 or C-206 then move you up to the Caravan or other aircraft that they have. Be patient as it can take 2 or 3 years, but it's definitely worth the effort. Be teachable and easy going; it'll be a big help on your way to being a bush pilot. :) Happy flights man!
7:11 Oh no, where are the passengers gone? :) Just kidding. :) What are you doing at 5:18 if I may ask? Nice flight by the way. I am sure your passengers have been enjoying the flight
Thanks man! :) At 5:18 I was closing the inertial separator. It's basically just a handle that operates a vent at the turbine air intake. When we fly through heavy precipitation or at take off or landing or when taxiing on loose ground, we keep it open so that any moisture or dirt particles or any other foreign object ingested will be thrown out the back before entering the compressor section of the turbine. The blades on the compressor are very fragile and any foreign body can easily damage them. www.pwc.ca/files/en/Know_your_PT6A.pdf Check out page 17 on this PDF.
Ha! That inertial separator handle looks and works just like the emergency hand brake on a 1961 Mercury Comet! You pushed it in just after I noticed it and I thought for a moment that you had taken off with the emergency brake on :-D
I forgot to mention, nice assemblage of videos, and I, also, would like to see more vids of your control inputs while landing. It seems from the vids i see on youtube that from large commercial passenger jets to the little one seaters
That the landings sem to be quite fiddley, like you were playing with inches, unlike what I would have expected to be minimal inputs and just floating in. Sorry for the two part reply, (blasted Ipad1)
For all those fantasist, like me, who are not trained to fly a Caravan, but wonder if I could in an emergency - Pls make a video showing a few of the crucial points and vital controls. I am assuming that that is legal, of course.
Icing conditions generally don't happen very often. Plus I doubt they do much IFR flying. That being said the 208B is not a good known icing airplane anyway. Even though we had deicing equipment we would not fly into known icing. The airplane you see has no cargo pod but most do and there is no deicing for that. And a lot of weight can accumulate their very quickly. Most smaller airplanes set up for known icing like the 2008B use it to get out of that rather than fly into it.
flyer5769 Our company is strictly day VFR, but several of our competitors are fully IFR and they definitely do a good deal of IFR flying between autumn, winter, and spring. Yes, this particular Caravan has no pod (unfortunately), but like you said our other Caravans do have pods. There actually is a TKS ice protection system for the Caravan pod developed by Aerospace Systems and Technology.
If we need to, we can put a passenger up front, but it's nicer to have the right seat empty so that we can use it for documents. I don't like having skittish passengers sitting next to me. I've had too many bad experiences. LOL
Depends how you set the seat height (you can adjust your seat up and down), but it's a pretty long nose so you're almost always going to see part of it, even if it's just the tip.
I never thought that I never get an answer ... lol it was all good the video qas g [d and a cool plane ... I fly RC planes with prop engines same principle in flight :)
Just out of curiosity...as everyone boarded the aircraft it appears that most of the passenger weight is aft of the wing strut...is it critical that the heavier persons sit more towards the PIC location than aft to the entrance door? Seems like a preponderance of the weight is aft of the wing center.
The Caravan is well designed and built so as long as you don't have a large difference in weights, you can normally let people pick their seats. If there were many heavier looking people, then yes, you would want to direct them to the forward seats and have the lighter ones in the aft seats.
Do you or anyone prior to boarding the plane weigh the passengers and baggage to make sure you are not overloaded? Is it obvious that the plane has a huge weight capacity that you could not exceed it when you look at the passengers and baggagge?
As a Commercial operation in Canada, we use standard weights for males, females, children, and infants. Most airlines will use standard weights, the world over. Those weights differ from summer to winter. Baggage is all weighed on baggage scales. :)
Sacha Kaboha Suppose you were to fly a group of extra large people. Like 300-350-400 pounders. Would that change the way you look at peoples weights or would you use a revised estimate? Would you ask people to step on a scale? ie "Hey you fat boy, step on the scale. I need to know your exact weight so we don't crash." How much extra lift is there in an airplane when it says you are at or near full capacity?
Cessna 208B 1 What battery type does it use? What is the amperage? Precautions? 2 Minimum battery voltage for external power start? Battery start? 3 What does a blinking blue LED on the panel mean? 4 How many hydraulically operated systems on the Caravan? I can only find brakes as hydraulic actuated but I am sure there will be more 5 What is Torque and how is it measured? Limits on the torque meter? 6 What are the indications of a primary prop governor failure? 7 What is on the Battery electrical bus? 8 Where is the ELT located? 9 Describe the nose wheel shock absorption 10 Air conditioner system and how it works? (Cant find it anywhere on internet or on meterial) please please please can someone help!!!!
Hi Rafael Grullon. It's very similar! :) She flies and handles the same as a 172. The only major difference is the turbine and the weight plus height off the ground.
I noticed it looked like you were trimming the elevators in some parts of the video. Is it a hassle on these smaller planes to trim the elevators? Are there any additions that make it so you can just use two buttons on the yoke like they do on bigger aircraft?
I fly the 208's baby sister the 172 and it's not too big of a deal. It does require a fair bit of trimming but nothing horrific. Also, there are some newer models that have electric trim. I think it's a standard option on most newer Cessna's I believe.
Yes, many caravans have an electric trim linked to the auto pilot (in this case a KFC 150). The electric trim has two little toggle buttons on the top left side of the yoke so you can comfortably trim with your thumb. I'm a little more old school though; my right hand is always hovering near the elevator trim. Rudder trim is also a big deal on the Caravan, which then induces a need for aileron trim.
Hi ClassicChameleon, So far, you can only configure the Caravan 208 onto floats or amphib floats. The Caravan 208B is not yet certified for floats, but that might change in the near future.
Sacha Kaboha thats what i figured, i'm absolutely enamored with the caravan. Been my dream plane since day one. Im currently flying its baby cousin the 172 so im hoping one day i get the opportunity to fly a 208.
This is one of the best videos I've seen. It shows the plane being loaded. But most importantly, we hear the pre-flight checks. Brilliant - more please....
I will try to make more. Thanks for watching. :)
Очень классное видео! По белому завидую такой работе!!! Успехов в полетах!!!
What I find funny about this video is your passengers. Get in and buckle. In and it shows the pilot closing all the doors while doing so I noticed that there is no passengers from what I can see through the windows.... Then the pilot gets in and there are the passengers .... LOL !!!!!!!! :) ... Nice plane by the way ... :)
+Annette Cimini Good observation. :)
We filmed this video in many different sequences and then stitched them together so there are some things that don't add up in that sense. :)
Well done; thanks for your efforts in putting this together. I also enjoyed your walk-around video.
I just noticed it too aha :)
Indeed ,, world is small. I remember this gentleman working at Harv's Air while I was doing my CPL. A polite man with a great smile. Good job Sacha, I liked the video and the story you wrote. very nice landings. and thx for lending me your book one day :-)
Thanks Osama rifai! Good memories from Harv's Air Pilot Training. :)
Dude with the best job in the world :)
I LOVE this airplane. When I get my license, this is what I want to fly.
AMEN this aircraft is a beauty
Great video Sacha! I bet it is beautiful flying up there!!!!
Thank you elgordo496 ! Northern Canada is beautiful country! :)
Do you fly as well?
Great video! I like all the different camera positions used, especially the one from the overhead straight down. Never seen someone put one like that, neat! Thanks for posting!
Thank you for viewing!
The Cessna Caravan may not be the fastest, the sleekest , the most attractive aircraft in it's category, but it is definitely the most practical, most economic and the most durable aircraft ever!!!!! Cessna is the leader in practical and efficient aircraft production!!!
Amen to that.
Aaah.. The Trusty old Workhorse.
Hey Man!! Love your videos. As a new Caravan pilot, I'm enjoying seeing a day in the life so to speak. Hopefully you get a chance to upload more! Thanks!
Thanks TeeKeh24! Appreciate the feedback.
Happy flying. Enjoy the Caravan. It's a heck of a bird! :)
Excellent flying sir, amazing and fun vids; very scenic. Keep up the great job you’re doing!!
Very nice video ! I am flying the ATR 42/72 scheduled flights, so bush flying seems so much fun ! - Happy flying :)
Wow great video, thank you. The Caravan is such a cool plane. I was reading about a company that mods it - they replace the stock turbine with an even more powerful one and the planes performance gains are significant!
Thanks for sharing. The Caravan is my favorite aircraft along with c206
Same here. I got to fly both the 206 and 208 for the same company. Both great airplanes.
Thank you
So awesome! I can't wait to upgrade to something like this from the 172.
I'm working on a video of a walk around on the caravan. I should have it posted in a few weeks!
hello so can you sleep in the back of a Cessna Caravan and camp out at the air port
lol heheh
Sure can the electronic man! Did it a few times when waiting for passengers. :)
i some time's fly the cessna caravan on flight simulator x gold indishon
i fliy in melbourne victoria austatila
Nice! I'm originally from Canberra. What do you fly down in Melbourne?
This is great to see some of the older dashboard guages before the newer caravans have the Garmen's. Though they do make it easier. Just going by FS2020 experience lol.
Hey man, nice video! Love the caravan. Fly a king air now days, but still miss the van. You've got the ladder flick down to an art 😉
Larry Punter Thanks for watching man! :)
How do you like the King Air?
Looks like some incredible flying. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! :)
Man, amazing video! I am from Chile, I'm a comercial pilot and I want to travel to Canada in order to start a pilot carrer there! Great views and cool aircraft! congrats!
Thanks! :)
This was exactly what I wanted to see. Thanks!
You're welcome! :)
Good God I love that engine whine up sound
Isn't it the best sound?
@@Pilot_Man_Bushe Yes apart from the ANTONOV an 2 startup
Nice video, thanks for making it!
Thank you by the excellent video!
Nice vid Sacha! Haven't been to popular river in a while these days haha!
Thank you! Who's this...?
Nice Video - Love this plane. Looking forward to fly it in the near future. Any more videos?
+JoyofFlying172 No more videos at this time, but hopefully will get some up in the next 6-12 months. :)
+Sacha Kaboha I am waiting for it ;)
Awesome video. I'm in flight now, would love to fly a Cessna caravan on wheels, straight floats or amphibs.
Awesome video, happy landings.
@flyer5769,
We operate on the east coast of Canada - LOADS of IFR and ice!
We NEVER operate in severe icing, obviously; moderate icing with extreme caution, and our pods have de-ice boots. Indeed, with a caravan, if icing is encountered, use the boots to get out of it and land ASAP.
Glad we only do very short hops :)
Yes, several operators in this area operate the Caravan in icing conditions. It's a pretty good work horse and can take good deal of ice.
looks like a verry awsome aircraft to have
Very good controlling aicraft! I want this, too! The pilot is profy, landings a very exciting! I saw beauty of autumn after take off!
Thank you! :)
Nice video mate - enjoyed it.
I love the Caravan. It's a 172 all grown up. Just as easy to fly, too! (plus or minus a few steps and bells) You run through that checklist like you've done it a thousand times! (Probably more, eh?) Happy Flying!
You bet Keys879 . Lovely aircraft and so useful! :)
Yes, I went through those checklists several thousand times. LOL
You fly the Caravan too?
Sacha Kaboha No- Not enough hours to get hired most places here in the US yet, unfortunately. Not even Commercial! Not yet, at least.
Only been lucky enough to spend some time flying one as "acting co-pilot" during a ferry from Denver, Colorado to Baltimore, Maryland. But that was even before my PPL was finished in 2013. (Man, time is flying- No pun intended!)
You said you had somewhere on the level of 400 hours on hire up there in Canada? I've been contemplating Bush jobs around the globe (From Alaska to Africa mostly). But Canada, in particular the Yukon and Northern Territories, have interested me recently.
Could I pull some snippets from the Canadian Bush Life out of you?
Keys879 Right on! For sure! Send me a PM and we can chat. Keep the dream alive man! :)
Nice video Sacha. Loved seeing the bush country of Canada. By the way, you can use a Sony ICD-AX412 to record your radio and intercom communications. Use a splitter on the headphone jack to run the signal to your headset and to the Sony. A 1/4' male to a 1/8" male cable is needed to plug into the splitter and into the Sony mic jack. The Sony has an "audio in" option to record a line input from your radios. I record at 48kbps to record in mono from the radios. This audio can then be combined with your video on your computer to make the movie clip.
Nice! I'll have to try. Thank you!
Sacha Kaboha
When the Caravan first came out I thought that it would be a lot of fun to fly it. It must be a real work horse and perfect for getting in and out of the places that you fly into. However, since flying for me is for fun and not for work it is way too much airplane and way too much expensive for me to ever think about getting one. Avgas in Iowa is presently going for $6.90 a gallon. Don't know what JetA is going for but probably around close to the Avgas price.
I recognized you from the walk around video at Harv's Air. Well done
Haha right on! Did you attend Harv's Air at any time?
@@Pilot_Man_Bushe No, only for the groundschool. I'm doing my CPL in BC, enjoying each moment of it. Wishing you all the best Sasha
@@jetblast5902 Good for you! Have fun.
Nice video footage. Great flying scenery. That plane can haul a lot of weight off a gravel runway. Can it be configured for floats? Thanks for sharing
Hi David. Thank you for watching! Yes, this particular Caravan actually spent most of it's life on amphibian floats.
Awesome thanks!!
Great video, thank you for posting! I am PP student and I have a crush for this airplane! The Caravan is fantastic and quite versatile, how is to fly it?
Marco Busch Thanks for watching.
The Caravan is a wonderful plane to fly, Easy transition from a C-172 as it flies pretty much the same. :)
Excellent video
0:43 sec where is everybody?
That was fun sacha lol thanks for the ride
Wonderful videos...very informative !! If possible, could you explain the typical use of prop pitch in the Caravan through the different phases of flight ??? Take-off Climb Cruise Decent and Landing.THANK YOU very much
Steven Anderson thank you!The use of the prop pitch on the turbine is the same as on a piston aircraft. Full fine pitch for take off, slightly less fine for climb out, and more course pitch for cruise.
For decent we use to leave the pitch at cruise setting and only put the prop to full fine on final approach (if VFR) in case of a go-around. On an instrument approach, you would put the pitch to full fine for the whole procedure though.
@megabuckbuck1, I hear you. I hate sitting home. May be I will just go to Florida and take a cram course and finish it off in few weeks. I love flying.
Interesting video, looks fun to fly there.
Pilot Training Thanks man. Different for sure. :)
Very beautiful place and nice aircraft, but to northem Manitoba there aren't hard runaway?
Thank you Mirco! Some of the communities we serve can have challenging runways, but most of them are well suited for the Caravan.
excellent video! I Would love to be able to capture in flight video's!
After 6:10 before touch down it is another video that u pasted in right? The clouds are different. I guess the landing in the first vid was firm?😉
Haha was too long ago to remember, but quite possible.
I think I just had so much footage and I was trying to cram a bit of everything in.
Looooove that plane....
Lovely video, mate! Where are you flying? Safe and blessed travels
Thanks! Northern Manitoba mostly.
Great Airplane and video. I have made a scale model of 90 inch span. Can you please tell me why the left flap has a cut away corner? and the effect of the asymmetrical flaps when deployed on the trim.
Sorry for the late reply. I honestly can't tell you why the cut away in the flaps, but it does not affect the controls at all. :) Sacha
This just looks gorgeous! Where in Canada are you exactly?
You make very nice videos, especially the walk-around was very detailed and very good explained!
Keep up your good work!
Thank you. I used to fly up in northern Manitoba.
Used to? What has happend?
Long story. Would still love to be up there, but unfortunately, it didn't work with my plans.
Awesome stuff man!
Thanks! :)
Awesome vid!
Thank you gag4s !
What a pity you are not uploading any new videos, Sacha. You have got a very distinctive attitude and charisma compared to some other pilots. They seem to be too stressed, you exude the Australian way of life. Good luck anyways :-)
Thank you Albert! I appreciate the feedback.
I have lots of footage on the memory cards, I just need time (who has time these days? lol) to edit it into a montage and upload it.
Thanks for viewing and I'll make a point of taking some time to upload something soon!
Do you fly, Albert?
No, I am not a pilot however I really enjoy watching other guys fly. The more exotic location the better :-) And for some reason I have a soft spot for Caravans. There is some lovely content on youtube that meets these criteria but sadly not much.
Your two videos have a unique feeling. Simple but interesting stuff like people getting seated in a plane, the extensive walk around in very nice light conditions... And your relaxed and natural attitude clearly stating: "I am not desperately fighting for every like". I have not seen it anywhere else. You just prove that one does not have to fly to Bermudas in a jet to offer an exotic and attractive content.
I hope you find the time to upload new videos. And even if you don´t thanks for those two :-)
Thanks @@albertjurcisin8944 !
Very nice video indeed! How did you became a bush pilot? I´m just in the middle of making my hours for CPL and to fly as a bush pilot is my dream job, which is unfortunately kinda unavailable in the heart of Europe.
Thanks for the video and expecting more to come
Happy landings!
GENIAL EL VIDEO AMIGO CAP.
commander402 Thanks! :)
Not often you see a plane with it's own Driver's err I mean Pilot's Door...LOL
Great video, mate! Try at the next vídeos to take more images of yourself landing, in order for people to see you moving the controls at the same time we see trough the windshield the landing happens. Congrats from Portugal, Sam
Thanks! I will try to do that. :)
Great video! Who's the guys you are flying around?...miners?
+J Weigand They were construction workers. We flew pretty much anyone and everything. :)
I don't why they call this 'the ugly duckling'. I think it's the most beautiful plane I've ever seen. Oh boy, what I would give to fly one of these big beautiful beasts for a living. That is one powerful engine. I beleive it's not too noisy for the passengers. I am a 58 and am taking my first lesson in a 172 next week, ( Don't laugh )
on my way to finally getting my ppl. I have been on a few flights with a friend, and am finally doing what I should have done when I was 18.
Right on Paul!!! Good for you!! Glad you're learning to fly. Stick through it; you'll enjoy it all. :)Sacha
Are you flying up North on the reserves ???
Very nice, I finish my IFR and I'm coming. How many hours you had when hired?
I had about 400 hours.
Sacha Kaboha
are you kidding me 400 hours total time. Or 400 in the caravan?
in Alaska the insurance companies won't look at you until you have a minimum 1500 hrs. total time.and even then you better know somebody.back in 1984 when I first flew there I had about 1580 hours when I first came to Alaska. it was a different world than. the problem was they treated us pilots like we were lowlife and scum,to be seen but not heard. A lot of good pilots were killed because of station managers wanting to make a buck and pushed the weather beyond what the pilots should have . if you turned it down, they'd fire you and then find someone else that was hungrier than you.I did lose some good friends.
It's a whole different world there now. the pilots are treated like they should be,the reason everybody is making money.
anyway I'm very curious about the time you're talking about.
flyer5769 I know a friend hired at 250h copilot on twin otter here in Canada
flyer5769 I totally hear you. I've seen and head of many similar situations over on this end. Still happens unfortunately!
To clarify: I had 400 hours when I was hired to fly the 206 and I had a total of 600 hours when I was checked out on the Caravan for the same company. Insurance requirements were met and the CP figured I was safe enough so away I went.
I think I was at the right place at the right time though. Most of the guys in this area hit the Caravan around 1000 hours.
HD-COCKPIT SCENES You're right. Many guys will get hired as a co-jo on a light twin right out of school.
However, you won't find them as PIC until well over 1000 hours and more multi under the belt.
The single turbines are different in that we don't have 2 pilots most of the time. We run them all single pilot.
Hey Sacha! How are you? I'm brazilian and i liked so much your video, i'm a pilot also. I finished the courses in august, and now i'm looking for job. Good flights, man. Big hug. (Sorry my bad english) Hahahaha!!
Kalki Carvalho Thank you! All the best with your job hunting. :)
Thank's!
Love the excellent camera angles and sound. *anyone know of a decent flight simulator for private pilots? It seems MicroSoft has bought up all the small simulator companies. Thanks.
Dream job 😊
Great video ! Why do u wait til airborne to close Inertial seperator ?
Great question @solartime8983
We were operating on gravel strips, so we would keep the inertial separator open until after take off, so that if we ingested any gravel or other debris while on or close to the ground, it would get ejected out the side of the plenum, instead of entering and damaging the turbine.
@Sacha, have you been studying in harv's air? I think I saw you on the lesson videos! :D
@Vadym K - Hey there. Yes, I studied and also worked @Harv's Air, about 10 years ago. Was (and still is) a great place!
Now that is a full Caravan.
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Good video where are you flying too ?
Thank you! I fly in northern Manitoba.
NICE BEAUTIFUL AIRPLAN YOU GOT THERE CESNA MY FAVOURITE
Nice video...
Thanks for share!
hola genial videos
At the very last landing in the video did you reverse the beta on the prop while flying level with the runway before touchdown ?
I have 97 hours logged in a C -172, I've completed solo but never took the FAA written or practical :( my dream is to fly the Cessna Grand caravan. How is the training? How much ?
Hi Tariq Khan! The Cessna Caravan is very easy to fly. It flies just the same as a C-172 (just a little longer and heavier), but it handles very much the same as a C-172. :)
The training to fly the Caravan will depend on which part of the world you are flying and which company you are flying with.
I'm in New York, USA. I'm retired from law enforcement so I don't work now just stay home. It would be nice to find a company who would train me and I would gladly work for free, my pension is enough :)
Tariq Khan Hey, no working for free! You'll get run straight off the airport with that kind of talk. Take your written, and take your checkride. Putting it off just makes it harder!
Tariq Khan i agree with MegaBuckBuck1 . Don't work for free. You'll just devalue yourself and the rest of the industry. :)
ok so my dream is to one day become a bush pilot like yourself. i am training in a 172R. can you tell me what is the right path to become one? thx and great video!
Hi Rodney Buckland,
Keep that dream alive man! It's totally worth it. I would suggest that once you have finished your training that you apply to work on the ramp for a company that flies in the bush. By working on the ramp you will learn the ropes of the business from the ground up and you will learn a lot. Typically, most bush outfits will start you off on the ramp then get you on the C-182/185 or C-206 then move you up to the Caravan or other aircraft that they have.
Be patient as it can take 2 or 3 years, but it's definitely worth the effort. Be teachable and easy going; it'll be a big help on your way to being a bush pilot. :)
Happy flights man!
thanks man. ill keep that in mind.:) flying is an addiction to me :P
7:11 Oh no, where are the passengers gone? :) Just kidding. :) What are you doing at 5:18 if I may ask?
Nice flight by the way. I am sure your passengers have been enjoying the flight
Thanks man! :)
At 5:18 I was closing the inertial separator. It's basically just a handle that operates a vent at the turbine air intake. When we fly through heavy precipitation or at take off or landing or when taxiing on loose ground, we keep it open so that any moisture or dirt particles or any other foreign object ingested will be thrown out the back before entering the compressor section of the turbine. The blades on the compressor are very fragile and any foreign body can easily damage them.
www.pwc.ca/files/en/Know_your_PT6A.pdf
Check out page 17 on this PDF.
now that's what I call a good and informative answer, Thanks a lot and well done. You really seem to know what you're doing.
Ha! That inertial separator handle looks and works just like the emergency hand brake on a 1961 Mercury Comet! You pushed it in just after I noticed it and I thought for a moment that you had taken off with the emergency brake on :-D
I forgot to mention, nice assemblage of videos, and I, also, would like to see more vids of your control inputs while landing. It seems from the vids i see on youtube that from large commercial passenger jets to the little one seaters
That the landings sem to be quite fiddley, like you were playing with inches, unlike what I would have expected to be minimal inputs and just floating in. Sorry for the two part reply, (blasted Ipad1)
wow, very cool!!
Great Stuff!
For all those fantasist, like me, who are not trained to fly a Caravan, but wonder if I could in an emergency - Pls make a video showing a few of the crucial points and vital controls.
I am assuming that that is legal, of course.
Kind of looks like Cross Lake?
Pine Dock, Bloodvein, Berens River, Poplar River, Little Grand Rapids, etc...
I take it you don't operate in winter? -I didn't see any anti-ice equipment, such as boots on the wings, struts and gear.
We do operate in winter, but obviously only in non icing conditions. Our other Caravans have boots and such. :)
Icing conditions generally don't happen very often. Plus I doubt they do much IFR flying. That being said the 208B is not a good known icing airplane anyway. Even though we had deicing equipment we would not fly into known icing.
The airplane you see has no cargo pod but most do and there is no deicing for that. And a lot of weight can accumulate their very quickly.
Most smaller airplanes set up for known icing like the 2008B use it to get out of that rather than fly into it.
flyer5769 Our company is strictly day VFR, but several of our competitors are fully IFR and they definitely do a good deal of IFR flying between autumn, winter, and spring.
Yes, this particular Caravan has no pod (unfortunately), but like you said our other Caravans do have pods.
There actually is a TKS ice protection system for the Caravan pod developed by Aerospace Systems and Technology.
More vidéo flying please 😊😊😊😊
Why did the front seat remain empty? Could a passenger from the back sit in the front seat?
If we need to, we can put a passenger up front, but it's nicer to have the right seat empty so that we can use it for documents. I don't like having skittish passengers sitting next to me. I've had too many bad experiences. LOL
just wondering, did you see the nose cowling of the aircraft or you don't see the nose of the aircraft when you seat on the caravan ?
Depends how you set the seat height (you can adjust your seat up and down), but it's a pretty long nose so you're almost always going to see part of it, even if it's just the tip.
You should really consider making more videos.
Thank you! I just have to find the time to stop and edit the video data. Should have another video up in a month or so! :)
Sacha Kaboha `
Cool, will be looking forward to it.
00:06 - i just swatted a bug off my screen and permanently destroyed a mess of pixels. Now I can't see the bug anymore. Thanks for the vid!
I never thought that I never get an answer ... lol it was all good the video qas g [d and a cool plane ... I fly RC planes with prop engines same principle in flight :)
+Annette Cimini Right on! Keep it up! :)
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Just out of curiosity...as everyone boarded the aircraft it appears that most of the passenger weight is aft of the wing strut...is it critical that the heavier persons sit more towards the PIC location than aft to the entrance door? Seems like a preponderance of the weight is aft of the wing center.
The Caravan is well designed and built so as long as you don't have a large difference in weights, you can normally let people pick their seats. If there were many heavier looking people, then yes, you would want to direct them to the forward seats and have the lighter ones in the aft seats.
You should make far more Videos while flying pls .
Do you or anyone prior to boarding the plane weigh the passengers and baggage to make sure you are not overloaded? Is it obvious that the plane has a huge weight capacity that you could not exceed it when you look at the passengers and baggagge?
As a Commercial operation in Canada, we use standard weights for males, females, children, and infants. Most airlines will use standard weights, the world over. Those weights differ from summer to winter. Baggage is all weighed on baggage scales. :)
Sacha Kaboha Suppose you were to fly a group of extra large people. Like 300-350-400 pounders. Would that change the way you look at peoples weights or would you use a revised estimate? Would you ask people to step on a scale? ie "Hey you fat boy, step on the scale. I need to know your exact weight so we don't crash." How much extra lift is there in an airplane when it says you are at or near full capacity?
Cessna 208B
1
What battery type does it use? What is the amperage? Precautions?
2
Minimum battery voltage for external power start? Battery start?
3
What does a blinking blue LED on the panel mean?
4
How many hydraulically operated systems on the Caravan?
I can only find brakes as hydraulic actuated but I am sure there will be more
5
What is Torque and how is it measured? Limits on the torque meter?
6
What are the indications of a primary prop governor failure?
7
What is on the Battery electrical bus?
8
Where is the ELT located?
9
Describe the nose wheel shock absorption
10
Air conditioner system and how it works?
(Cant find it anywhere on internet or on meterial) please please please can someone help!!!!
Hi,
You can purchase the Cessna Caravan AFM online (or maybe even find a free version online). All the info will be in there.
compare to flying a Cessna 172. how hard is it to fly a caravan model?
Hi Rafael Grullon. It's very similar! :)
She flies and handles the same as a 172. The only major difference is the turbine and the weight plus height off the ground.
Thanks
I noticed it looked like you were trimming the elevators in some parts of the video. Is it a hassle on these smaller planes to trim the elevators? Are there any additions that make it so you can just use two buttons on the yoke like they do on bigger aircraft?
I fly the 208's baby sister the 172 and it's not too big of a deal. It does require a fair bit of trimming but nothing horrific. Also, there are some newer models that have electric trim. I think it's a standard option on most newer Cessna's I believe.
Yes, many caravans have an electric trim linked to the auto pilot (in this case a KFC 150). The electric trim has two little toggle buttons on the top left side of the yoke so you can comfortably trim with your thumb. I'm a little more old school though; my right hand is always hovering near the elevator trim.
Rudder trim is also a big deal on the Caravan, which then induces a need for aileron trim.
Trim = Cessnas autopilot xD
The prop was still tethered to the wheel when you got in..
Haha it was. We filmed it in 8 or 9 sequences. The part when I get in the airplane was fake. The plane was just tied down and sitting.
Sacha Kaboha Ye figured that was the case :)
How and where did you get your start flying??
Hi gag4s! You can follow my story on my blog: the-flying-islander.blogspot.ca/
The last post is old, but I'll be updating it soon. :)
that ONE engine for 12 passengers tho.....
Can you reconfigure any caravan to an amphibian? or only certain models?
Hi ClassicChameleon,
So far, you can only configure the Caravan 208 onto floats or amphib floats. The Caravan 208B is not yet certified for floats, but that might change in the near future.
Sacha Kaboha thats what i figured, i'm absolutely enamored with the caravan. Been my dream plane since day one. Im currently flying its baby cousin the 172 so im hoping one day i get the opportunity to fly a 208.
Sweet! Thanks for the update.
FlyBoiAndy where do you fly right now?
I am based primarily out of KHTO (East Hampton) but I often fly from Brookhaven (KHWV)
Did you take off with full flaps?
No sir. 20 degrees flap on T/O.