TOTAL UNICORN! The Best Plane This Year? (Full Flight)

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  • Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
  • Note: Kodiak is not a sponsor of this channel and I was not compensated for this video. All opinions are my own.
    The Kodiak 900 is hands down one of the best airplanes I've ever flown. Mark Brown let me demo fly this airplane and showcase what this airplane can do! It can takeoff and land in under 1,500 feet, carry up to 3,000 pounds or 10 people with a cargo pod, and still go 210 knots. It was an incredible experience!
    Video Chapters:
    0:00 - Total Unicorn!
    0:35 - Starting a 900hp Engine
    2:06 - Fun Taxiing
    2:38 - Takeoff
    3:51 - Climb Performance
    4:58 - Cruise Performance / Range
    5:25 - Impressive Slow Flight
    7:36 - Stalls (Unreal!)
    8:36 - Landing
    10:32 - Link to Exterior/Interior Tour
    Link to Exterior/Interior Tour: • The MOST Impressive Ai...
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Комментарии • 227

  • @AirplaneAcademy
    @AirplaneAcademy  16 дней назад

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  • @reallynotpc
    @reallynotpc 11 месяцев назад +174

    I think of the Kodiak as what every Cessna 172 wants to be when it grows up.

    • @masasiization
      @masasiization 10 месяцев назад +3

      Well said

    • @ppgwhereeverett4412
      @ppgwhereeverett4412 10 месяцев назад +1

      Laugh out loud !!

    • @mikewaterfield3599
      @mikewaterfield3599 10 месяцев назад +9

      That’s a caravan, the kodiak is what every bush plane wants to be.

    • @Repented008
      @Repented008 10 месяцев назад +3

      Don't be ridiculous. The Kodiak is what every 172 wishes would ask them out for coffee.

    • @mikewaterfield3599
      @mikewaterfield3599 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@Repented008 The kodiac is a bush plane, full stop. You can install a leather interior, equip the most modern avionics, coat her with the shiniest paint you like, shes still a bush plane. Skyhawks live to tolerate the endless stupidity and neglect of the average student, deal with the most minimalistic maintenance, never see the inside of a hangar, (seriously i pulled an engine post prop strike ramp side and a couple weeks later installed the overhauled engine, she never saw the inside of a hangar), and keep coming back for more. Keeping a plane in a climate controlled hangar and always landing on clean pavement does not erase what she is in the spars and ribs.

  • @williamtrusler1508
    @williamtrusler1508 11 месяцев назад +54

    Mark is a great spokesperson for the Kodiak and a great pilot as well.

  • @ramspace
    @ramspace 11 месяцев назад +67

    The stall clip is an eye opener.
    Flying at 70, in total control.

    • @Magellann365
      @Magellann365 11 месяцев назад +7

      At three times the weight of a 172, pretty awesome

    • @nsudatta-roy8154
      @nsudatta-roy8154 11 месяцев назад

      Impressive!

    • @DeplorableJoe
      @DeplorableJoe 10 месяцев назад

      RIGHT!??

    • @user-ej9jq2zf1y
      @user-ej9jq2zf1y 10 месяцев назад +1

      With the level of engineering and technology we have available today there is no reason why every airplane built today cannot be built so in the same fashion they can't physically stall. That is just my honest opinion!

    • @mickemike2148
      @mickemike2148 9 месяцев назад +3

      @@user-ej9jq2zf1y
      All planes will stall at one point, unless there is some software prohibiting this to happen.
      A stall may not be bad, as demonstrated here, where the pilot still has authority over the ailerons.

  • @foesfly3047
    @foesfly3047 11 месяцев назад +67

    I don’t spend much time watching videos about airplanes costing multiples beyond my aircraft budget. But knowing your experience level and appreciating your modest demeanor, compelled me to watch. You made it fun and very interesting. Congratulations on getting to enjoy AND LOG this rare experience. Seriously happy for you 😎🎩♠️

    • @AirplaneAcademy
      @AirplaneAcademy  10 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you! I appreciate that and glad you enjoyed it. Sweet machine.

    • @graphguy
      @graphguy 10 месяцев назад +2

      $3.5M not bad.😊

  • @markthibault8579
    @markthibault8579 11 месяцев назад +28

    Love the Kodiak. It's been a dream plane for me since the beginning. So capable. Now if only the lottery would hit...

    • @realulli
      @realulli 9 месяцев назад +2

      My sentiments... I'm just not sure if I'd prefer this or a PC-24, AFAIK they're at a similar price point... (AFAIK)

  • @WilliamsWings
    @WilliamsWings 9 месяцев назад +6

    Full stall and turning! WHAT!!? Super impressive!

  • @Kevin-yc4pl
    @Kevin-yc4pl 11 месяцев назад +15

    This is my dream plane. So jealous.

  • @bravejango12
    @bravejango12 10 месяцев назад +3

    My dad was a controller at Meacham back in the late 70's early 80's. Kinda cool to run into a video randomly from someone flying out of that airport.

  • @davidcole333
    @davidcole333 11 месяцев назад +5

    The best "beta" noise goes to the Fairchild Metroliner III aka the San Antonio sewer pipe. That thing had a sweet symphony of sound.

  • @mattgirgenti3595
    @mattgirgenti3595 10 месяцев назад +3

    Love the stall portion. Not just a turning stall, but turning WHILE in a stall. Very impressive!!

  • @brianbloom7133
    @brianbloom7133 11 месяцев назад +18

    I might have missed it, but did you mention that it is certified on floats too, that opens it up to a lot more operators. This had to be an absolute blast to fly

    • @mattgirgenti3595
      @mattgirgenti3595 10 месяцев назад

      The 900 is not YET certified for floats. The original Kodiak 100 (Series III) is. They have no indicated and if or when on the 900 float kit.

    • @randerson752
      @randerson752 10 месяцев назад

      This with floats would be so cool..

  • @KDreezy
    @KDreezy 11 месяцев назад +6

    Awesome video. Good landing. Thanks for sharing man!

  • @DaddyRecon1
    @DaddyRecon1 10 месяцев назад +9

    I would have to agree. This is an incredible Aircraft. I’ve been following these guys since the birth of the Kodiak. It always has been my dream to one day fly one and perhaps only one. Thank you for this video. It was truly incredible to see it from your perspective.

  • @07decker
    @07decker 9 месяцев назад +2

    What an airplane!
    Mark Brown, doing the demo is as cool as a cucumber and obviously knows that aircraft inside and out.
    Kudos to his confidence and knowledge of this technological marvel.
    Spectacular and impressive, to say the least!
    Rick Evans

  • @erich930
    @erich930 Месяц назад

    That is one impressive airplane. Congratulations for getting to fly it!

  • @lakeseminole
    @lakeseminole 8 месяцев назад

    Hey Charlie! I keep seeing you through all of these courtesy rides and wow, what a great experience for you! But please don't give up on your ol 172, as she has given you a life of enjoyment!

  • @johnsteele8382
    @johnsteele8382 10 месяцев назад +2

    What an aircraft! Great demo flight and explanation. I'm soooo jealous. Great video!

  • @paulm2861
    @paulm2861 11 месяцев назад +2

    Great video. I love this plane.

  • @5CGQ
    @5CGQ 11 месяцев назад +11

    My dream plane is a PC-12 (or PC-24 😊) or maybe an M600. This thing is nowhere near as sexy as they are, but it's so darn practical! I love the STOL ability. Looks magic with the 5-blade too.

    • @davidclark39
      @davidclark39 10 месяцев назад +1

      I walked up to a Kodiak at an airshow and it was def big and sexy. I was taken by it, not ever seeing one before.

    • @texasfly9925
      @texasfly9925 10 месяцев назад +1

      I hear what you’re saying!! The three aircraft you described are sleek, fast and sexy… kind of like a Corvette! The Kodiak 900 is more like a pickup truck!!! Throw a bunch of stuff in it and go!!! 😃

    • @100M2B
      @100M2B 9 месяцев назад +1

      My dream plane WAS the PC-12 or PC-24 until I saw this video. 😎

  • @Chyeahokay
    @Chyeahokay 10 месяцев назад

    It is an absolutely stunning aircraft. Great video

  • @VIGuy
    @VIGuy 10 месяцев назад +2

    What no one saw the come back?😂 being the coolest sounding plane on the ramp in Beta mode….Piaggio “hold my yoke”

  • @johnanderson8296
    @johnanderson8296 11 месяцев назад +1

    Nice video! My dream plane. In spite of some of the comments it is great to showcase this plane.

  • @trent_dyrsmid
    @trent_dyrsmid 10 месяцев назад +2

    Great job flying….and in producing such a wonderful video. Watched it all, start to finish!

  • @collinmiller2027
    @collinmiller2027 10 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing video Charlie
    You keep outdoing yourself sir!

    • @AirplaneAcademy
      @AirplaneAcademy  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks so much! Really appreciate you saying so.

  • @patbika
    @patbika 10 месяцев назад

    This is my favorite all time flying machine,i hope one day i ll be able to ride it,even better fly it.Thanks for sharing this!

  • @keithmiller2714
    @keithmiller2714 9 месяцев назад

    This thing is sick! Drooling.

  • @realulli
    @realulli Месяц назад

    That beta sound when taxiing... it's the plane chomping at the bit, it want to GOOOOO! ;-)

  • @CPLBSS88
    @CPLBSS88 10 месяцев назад

    That beast is impressive!

  • @jasoncy31
    @jasoncy31 10 месяцев назад

    Oh man, this is the greatest. Thanks for posting, Charlie.

  • @user-sp4qg4im2e
    @user-sp4qg4im2e 10 месяцев назад +2

    Awesome video. Good landing. Thanks for sharing man!. This is my dream plane. So jealous..

  • @RCShadow
    @RCShadow 9 месяцев назад +3

    I love it! The price tag set me back! $3.5M to start. Rich guys toy. In that price range, I'd be debating with a C208 (Caravan).

  • @MishMashMoto
    @MishMashMoto 8 месяцев назад

    Very cool airplane!

  • @thefpvlife7785
    @thefpvlife7785 9 месяцев назад +1

    Man this looks like a winner being a Cessna Caravan fan.

  • @mikeabc5355
    @mikeabc5355 10 месяцев назад +4

    That is the kind of airplane I would take on a trip around the world.

  • @romanblevinstv
    @romanblevinstv 11 месяцев назад +5

    Love to fly one someday!

  • @susansticazsky9787
    @susansticazsky9787 10 месяцев назад

    Love this aircraft loved your commercial

  • @flodurpups9846
    @flodurpups9846 9 месяцев назад

    Thx, impressive 70 kn stall. So much stable. It's a good carrier for airtaxi. Your clients will like you at a smooth flight. 😊

  • @mikefatah
    @mikefatah 10 месяцев назад

    Very nice indeed!

  • @monocogenit1
    @monocogenit1 10 месяцев назад

    ha I instantly recognized that ramp space/FBO. Worked in Ops for 4 years at Meacham Airport. Think I have even seen that kodiak there before. Thanks for the video.

  • @TENpilot
    @TENpilot 10 месяцев назад

    Wonderful plane 😮

  • @gregalbert4033
    @gregalbert4033 10 месяцев назад

    I believe that I need one!!!
    Nice!!!

  • @thomaschristener2902
    @thomaschristener2902 8 месяцев назад

    I‘m not a pilot but a big sim-fan since many years. I never really felt a plane, a stall, a dive or something. In 30 years i watched a lot of videos and tried many many planes in the sim. How this plane react in the stall is amazing! Even the Daher TBM, witch i love to „fly“ and of witch i think it is a great airplane, has less control in a stall. Wow, what a plane! Think i‘ll got to grab this for my sim! 👍🏻 ….one of the few advantages of simming - the most expensive plane in my hangar (737-800) costed me something around 80 Dollars😁 Hope the Kodiak is available for MSFS, thank you very much to share this video 💪🏼 and send you greeting from 🇨🇭 switzerland 👋🏻

  • @robertnorkus5582
    @robertnorkus5582 11 месяцев назад

    Awesome

  • @gabrielmihet6787
    @gabrielmihet6787 4 месяца назад

    What an amazing plane cant wait to fly this later in life…

  • @luidyjosedasilva2961
    @luidyjosedasilva2961 9 месяцев назад

    👏Great 👏

  • @DB325i
    @DB325i 10 месяцев назад

    Hey Charlie - We met at the luncheon at Addison the other week. Stopping by to say howdy and give kudos for an awesome vid showcasing one of my favorite airplanes. Really enjoyed watching it!

    • @AirplaneAcademy
      @AirplaneAcademy  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks Clint! Great to meet you the other day, too!

  • @RadDadisRad
    @RadDadisRad 10 месяцев назад

    That’s a dream plane for me. I live in Iowa and this thing would get me comfortably across the country.

  • @dphillips4351
    @dphillips4351 9 месяцев назад

    Awesome 😅

  • @arthouston7361
    @arthouston7361 10 месяцев назад +2

    When I started flying, my original goal was to be a pilot for missions, and it turned out that they wanted me to have my A and P as well, and I spent all my money on my flight training so I did not turn out to be a missions pilot, but I would love to fly an airplane like this. It would be perfect for the job.

  • @mattwoody1089
    @mattwoody1089 10 месяцев назад +3

    Another nice high wing is the air van it’ll land 450 ft and stall around 50 mph and carry as many people and all with a fuel saving piston engine

    • @CockpitScenes
      @CockpitScenes 9 месяцев назад

      And piston engine unreliability and short TBO.

  • @cessna688
    @cessna688 9 месяцев назад

    Beautiful plane, love the red with black interior

  • @kirbyclone3293
    @kirbyclone3293 6 месяцев назад

    “Gettin’ on top never gets old.” Well said…..

  • @Vico649
    @Vico649 10 месяцев назад

    I watched this plane at the Gaborone international airshow in 2013. It was impressive!

  • @AshtonCoolman
    @AshtonCoolman 9 месяцев назад

    The Missionary Bush Pilot flies a Kodiak and it's a beast of a plane. He also makes landing on mountain tops in remote parts of New Guinea look easy.

  • @TCE1911
    @TCE1911 10 месяцев назад

    I'm going to have one of these one day!!! 😍

  • @McMartinVille
    @McMartinVille 9 месяцев назад

    Great video! I need to get a contract job flying these! :D

  • @Slarti
    @Slarti 10 месяцев назад +2

    Sounds like a decent sky diving aircraft.

  • @space1commander
    @space1commander 10 месяцев назад

    Sweet, I want one!...

  • @JSFGuy
    @JSFGuy 11 месяцев назад +1

    Took the 100 series up a few times skydiving and even that was a blast.

  • @h418lfc
    @h418lfc 8 месяцев назад

    Money can buy happiness if you spend it on one of these, beautiful plane. All i need now is money and friends 😂

  • @keypoppy
    @keypoppy 10 месяцев назад

    Like you, I love my 182, but wow I love this aircraft too, for all the same reasons you do.

  • @mikeryan6277
    @mikeryan6277 9 месяцев назад +1

    Sitting here watching and thinking what’s not to love about this plane then you said 64 gph

  • @MAGApepe
    @MAGApepe 10 месяцев назад

    amazing :)) .... no switching of the inertial separator needed ?

  • @richardromero8049
    @richardromero8049 10 месяцев назад

    It’s like a bus with wings😎

  • @randyporter3491
    @randyporter3491 10 месяцев назад

    Big thanks to Mark and Charlie for the ride here. Great airplane !

  • @eksemos
    @eksemos 10 месяцев назад

    Waiting for the detailed tour!! When can we see it?

  • @Jared-Brubaker
    @Jared-Brubaker 10 месяцев назад +1

    What is the stall speed? Sweet airplane and great video!

  • @christianbiedenharn228
    @christianbiedenharn228 11 месяцев назад

    Great video! Just wish she was affordable!

  • @JonathanBarrientos
    @JonathanBarrientos 11 месяцев назад

    One day ❤

  • @letsgobrandon7112
    @letsgobrandon7112 10 месяцев назад

    What was you descent rate in the controlled stall? Amazing plane for sure. I now need to hit Powerball so I can buy one.

  • @Meowface.
    @Meowface. 10 месяцев назад

    Lovely stall characteristics
    She’s a beaut

  • @andreluis_it
    @andreluis_it 11 месяцев назад +2

    Make a video comparing the sensation in flight compared to 182. Is it so much different in abilities necessary to flight?

  • @baomao7243
    @baomao7243 11 месяцев назад +6

    Unicorn means it is something i will never experience… 😉
    But “reports from others” say it’s awesome ! Slow flight and stall characteristics look SWEET.

    • @GreenBlueWalkthrough
      @GreenBlueWalkthrough 11 месяцев назад

      To me it means a miracle of engeering that I hope to get in a sim one day.

  • @normancarter5419
    @normancarter5419 11 месяцев назад +1

    You need to go fly an experimential Velocity pusher with the canards.

  • @scubasleeve3497
    @scubasleeve3497 9 месяцев назад

    Sold! I'll take two.

  • @denisonpizzato1311
    @denisonpizzato1311 10 месяцев назад

    ISSO É AVIÃO 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻um dia um diaaaaa

  • @JamR0ck
    @JamR0ck 11 месяцев назад

    Machine❤

  • @timmellin2815
    @timmellin2815 9 месяцев назад +1

    I am not a pilot.....my sister's late husband built his own plane from a kit, and he flew it in air show formations, too. (he died of natural causes, not a plane issue.) But even though I don't fly, I was impressed by the "no stall" function. You'd think other plane builders would have figured that feature out and built it into their plane / wing / design themselves.....maybe now they will. Has it been patented ?

  • @francisvantuyle
    @francisvantuyle 9 месяцев назад

    Just for grins what are the inputs for Autopilot. How are the inputs administered?

  • @Spessforce
    @Spessforce 10 месяцев назад +1

    The payload capacity and performance at all speeds would make it a great SAR/Border Enforcement aircraft with a few optical pods and sensor operators.

  • @nyboardsports
    @nyboardsports 10 месяцев назад

    Now I need one…

  • @GregiiFlieger
    @GregiiFlieger 9 месяцев назад

    I am sold. Where can I pick one up? Great aircraft and great video!

  • @rogerhundley9490
    @rogerhundley9490 10 месяцев назад

    Until I win the lottery, Sim flying a Kodiak is as close as I'll get. It shines even in simulation.

  • @eddyg1794
    @eddyg1794 8 месяцев назад

    During the stall I take they were losing altitude even though they had aileron authority?

  • @gustavoheberle6265
    @gustavoheberle6265 10 месяцев назад +1

    As the saying goes : if it looks good it flies good !

  • @mariomorales2659
    @mariomorales2659 10 месяцев назад

    I want it😮

  • @hetfieldprophet
    @hetfieldprophet 10 месяцев назад

    Flying with Rich had me sold on one of these months ago. I just need to come up with the millions to buy one.

  • @cleekmaker00
    @cleekmaker00 4 месяца назад +1

    But what about your C182? With all of the fawning over the Kodiak, your 182 must feel like the 3rd Wheel!

  • @shittyecrap
    @shittyecrap 11 месяцев назад +1

    Wow my guy is swinging yoke left n right in a stall with no rudder input whatsoever. I wonder how fun it would be to recover from a spin in this thing.

  • @BlackHawk-yl5gu
    @BlackHawk-yl5gu 2 месяца назад

    That airplane suits you or the caravan. I always like the caravan ex no belly mod myself .

  • @mikeblackford994
    @mikeblackford994 9 месяцев назад

    Did Mark ever mention cost of the plane you guys flew?

  • @janwrede4555
    @janwrede4555 9 месяцев назад

    The stalling characteristics are insane.. you literally learn in UPRT not touse the ailerons.. fascinating 🧐😳

  • @petediaz9310
    @petediaz9310 8 месяцев назад

    Looks like dry central Tx

  • @oyeog77
    @oyeog77 10 месяцев назад

    So it’s a Cessna Caravan that Kodiak looked at and said “I know exactly how to make this 100x better”

  • @antonyh37
    @antonyh37 10 месяцев назад

    I love the Kodiak, I think it's even better without the wheel pants. It just seems too big of an aircraft for wheel pants.

  • @StrikerSG
    @StrikerSG 11 месяцев назад

    👏👏👏

  • @ditto1958
    @ditto1958 5 дней назад

    How does this plane compare to the Cessna Caravans?

  • @etarheel1
    @etarheel1 9 месяцев назад

    She a beauty! I’m scared to ask what it cost.

  • @freedomforever6718
    @freedomforever6718 8 месяцев назад

    Welp, another item on my bucket list.